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Muhammad Ali is no more SCOTTSDALE, JUNE 4 (REUTERS): Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74. Ali, who had long suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome which impaired his speech and made the once-graceful athlete almost a prisoner in his own body, died a day after he was admitted to a Phoenix-area hospital with a respiratory ailment. Even so, Ali’s youthful proclamation of himself as “the greatest” rang true until the end for the millions of people worldwide who admired him for his courage both inside and outside the ring.

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NSCN (K) defense secretary arrested DIMAPUR, JUNE 4 (MExN): The Assam Rifles on Saturday said it has apprehended the ‘self-styled’ defense secretary of NSCN (K), Kughato Chishi, during an operation at Molvom area, Dimapur on June 1, 2016. The operation, which was carried out jointly by the 37 and 33 Assam Rifles, was launched on obtaining “accurate information regarding movement of the target NSCN (K) cadre on Jharnapani-Molvom road,” the press statement said. According to the AR press statement, the NSCN (K) defense secretary was tasked by ‘self-styled’ brigadier Akaho Jumah, finance secretary of the group, to carry out ‘extortion’ from government departments based in Kohima. He had distributed approximately 20 notices to various government departments demanding payment of 24% tax of employee within two weeks, the AR claimed. The AR press statement further claimed that Chishi was also tasked to carry out ‘extortion’ on NH-29 at Kohima, from trucks plying towards Manipur.

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DIMAPUR, JUNE 4 (MExN): Nagaland Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, M. Lokeswara Rao on Saturday said the illegal trade in wildlife (ITW) is pushing many species of animals and plants toward local or global extinction and robbing us of our natural heritage.

“The loss of any species, even at a local level, is an erosion of the biodiversity that underpins the natural systems upon which we all depend for our food security, medicines, fresh air, water, shelter and a clean and healthy environment,” Rao, said on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 2016 in a press statement.

This year slogan for WED is “Go Wild for Life.”

“Slaughtered elephants lying in the African savannah with their tusks hacked off by poaching gangs; tiger skins with embalmed heads roaring silently from market stalls in Asia; the shells of giant sea turtles impounded by customs agents before they reach their Western buyers. These highlight how the booming illegal trade in wildlife products is eroding Earth’s precious biodiversity, robbing us of our natural heritage and pushing whole species toward extinction,” the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests stated.

The killing and smug-

illegal poaching, logging and mining worth up to $258 billion

BRUSSELS, JUNE 4 (REUTERS): Illegal logging, mining, poaching and other environmentally destructive trade earned criminal gangs up to $258 billion last year, the United Nations said in a report published on Saturday.

The scale of crimes ranging from illegal gold mining by drug cartels in Columbia to pillaging forests by rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo is expanding two to three times faster than the global economy, the study by the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and Interpol found.

“Environmental crime is growing at an alarming pace,” Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock said in a statement.

The amount spent by international In this file photo a forest police shows two eviscerated body of Sumatran tigers found in agencies on combating environmentally a cool box after it was confiscated from villagers at the Deli Serdang district in Indone- damaging crime - $20-30 million - is just sia’s North Sumatra province. (REUTERS/Files) a fraction of its estimated value of $91-258 gling of wildlife is also undermining economies, fuelling organized crime, and feeding corruption and insecurity across the globe.

The trade endangers iconic elephants, rhinos, tigers, gorillas and sea turtles. Lesserknown species include helmeted hornbills, pangolins and wild orchids. Efforts to protect them have scored some successes. However, these and many other species remain at risk despite international campaigns to influence policy and considerable investments in conservation and law enforcement, Rao noted.

He pointed out that illegal wildlife trade has evolved into a complex activity and India being one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots has emerged as a potential source country.

The porous borders of India along with various gaps in wildlife law enforcement allow various protected species of wildlife and their parts to be trafficked.

On the scenario of illegal wildlife trade in the North East Region, Rao said it is a thriving business in the Northeast with the Dimapur - Imphal corridor an important route

ANSTA, NSSFOF suspend cease-of-work following assurance from Chief Minister DIMAPUR, JUNE 4 (MExN): All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) and Nagaland Secondary Schools Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) has temporarily suspended their indefinite cease-of-work following assurance by Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang that a High Power Committee headed by the Nagaland Chief Secretary will be constituted within two weeks to “sort out” their demands.

This assurance was given by Zeliang in the presence of Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) at a joint meeting

held at the residence of the Chief Minister on June 3, a press statement from the two association informed.

The associations however cautioned that in the event of failure on the part of the government to address the issues within the stipulated time as assured and with NSF team as witness, the two associations asserted it would resume the agitation in an intensified manner without any further information.

The two associations have therefore informed all its members to resume their duties from June 6 onwards.

Peren water supply issue: Angry public lock up PHED, SDO office

DIMAPUR, JUNE 4 (MExN): Agitated public of Peren town took hammer, nails and wooden planks and shut the office of the Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Peren at DC Complex, Peren New HQ and office of the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), PHED at Peren town due to failure of the department to respond to its 15-day ultimatum.

Informing this, a press statement received from Azeu Namcyn Hau, secretary, Joint Action Committee for Restoration of Water Supply in Peren Town said the public, in its first phase campaign against the department, had undertaken a ‘silent public procession’ from Peren town main bazaar to the office of the ADC, Peren on May 20, 2016.

In the ultimatum submitted to minister for PHED, through the ADC, Peren, the public had demanded constitution of a ‘special investigation team’ to study and consider the matter with outmost urgency for restoration of clean water supply to Peren town, failing which the public would be forced to close down the department indefinitely.

However, the department ignored the issue except for temporary repair works and a press release in the form of clarification issued by the Chief Engineer, PHED in the local dailies, the press statement said.

Closing down the office of EE,

for smuggling wildlife to Myanmar and ultimately to South East Asia and China.

Citing instances of wildlife trafficking in recent days, Rao highlighted how pangolin scales, Star tortoises, 62 in number and consignment of elephant tusks were seized by authorities from Kohima and Dimapur from wildlife smugglers.

In order to turn this tide, Rao expressed that more people need to understand the damage this illicit business is doing to the environment, economies, communities and security adding, “We must also change our

habits and behaviour so that demand for wildlife products falls.” He said more awareness means increased pressure on governments and international bodies to introduce and enforce tougher laws and combat those still willing to break them.

In an appeal to the people of Nagaland on WED, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests said it is everyone’s duty to protect the wildlife so people should refrain from purchasing wild meat and inform the Forest Department officials and Police when they get information

billion, it said.

Trafficking products from endangered wildlife, including tusks harvested by the decimation of one quarter of the world’s elephant population over the last decade, is worth between $7 to $23 billion a year, the report said.

Pointing to the mismatch between poachers’ profits and government measures to fight them, ivory traffickers in Tanzania reap five times the size of the country’s wildlife budget, or an estimated $10.5 million per year, it said.

An average 3,000 elephants were killed per year there over the last decade, the data showed. “The vast sums of money generated from these crimes keep sophisticated international criminal gangs in business, and fuel insecurity around the world,” UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said.

about wildlife trafficking.

“Make Nagaland abuzz with sound of birds and allow wild animals, which are born free to roam free and live free,” Rao urged.

Governor urges for participation in cleanliness drive on WED, 2016

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has urged all concerned to give time to participate in the cleanliness drive organized by the Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) in the State to mark the World Environment Day, which is on Sunday. A press note from the office of the

Governor said WED is observed every year to know the vital importance about environmental issues and make sure that people around the world enjoy healthy environment and protect the earth natural resources from further deterioration.

On the occasion, the Governor said the cleanliness drive organized by NPCB could be carried out around the vicinity of homes, offices, surroundings, schools, colleges so as to make Nagaland a cleaner state and thereby facilitate the National mission of Swacch Bharat.

‘Democracy is nothing to fear’

TAIPEI, JUNE 4 (REUTERS): On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear.

Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on the 27th anniversary that Taiwan could serve as an example to China. Tsai said in the run-up to Taiwan’s elections earlier this year that she had seen people from China, as well as the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau, mixing with crowds in Taiwan.

“These many friends, after experiencing things for themselves People take part in a candlelight vigil to mark the 27th anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democra- can see that in fact there’s nothing cy movement at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, scary about democracy. Democraat Victoria Park in Hong Kong June 4. (REUTERS) cy is a good and fine thing,” wrote

Tsai, who took office last month.

China sent in tanks to break up the demonstrations on June 4, 1989. Beijing has never released a death toll but estimates from human rights groups and witnesses range from several hundred to several thousand. The subject remains all but taboo in China, where President Xi Jinping is overseeing a broad crackdown on rights groups and activists.

Tsai also said in her Facebook post about the Tiananmen crackdown’s anniversary that nobody could deny the material advances China had made under the Communist Party. However, China would win even more respect internationally if it gave its people even more rights, wrote Tsai.

‘Welcome to no concern Zone’

RSZ launch poster campaign along the stretch of Tseminyu and Wokha for want of good roads Our Correspondent Tseminyu | June 4

Office of EE, PHED Peren locked by the public of Peren town.

PHED and office of the SDO, PHED is not the end of the agitation. The next phase campaign for permanent restoration of water supply will be taken up and untoward incidents, if any, arising out of the situation will be the sole responsibility of the Department of PHED, the press statement cautioned.

In support of Rengma Hoho and Lotha Hoho call for indefinite bandh of NH-2 on failure of the Nagaland Government to respond to the ultimatum submitted by them, the Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) today launched a poster campaign within the stretch of 40 km to 72 km between Tseminyu and Wokha.

Calling its campaign as ACT (Action Changes Thing), according to the RSZ, it is a democratic cry against the injustice meted out to the public.

On Saturday, members of RSZ put up more than 40 banners, posters up along the 30-kilometer stretch of the highway to express the pathetic condition of the road and register their protest against the government for their inaction.

Some of the banners which was put up read - Please wear helmet inside your car; NH-2 awaiting revival for the last 13 years, Welcome to ‘no concern zone, Do not travel through NH2 if you do not know how to swim, Planning to

A banner put up by RSZ as part of its poster campaign on Saturday express the pathetic condition of the NH-2 road stretch between Tseminyu and Wokha. (Morung Photo)

buy a new car, buy a Monster Truck, etc.

RSZ president Kenneth Rengma, briefing reporters said NH-2 highway has remained abandoned by the State government and the Ministry of Road Transport &Highway, for more than a decade.

“We started this poster campaign to question the motive for abandoning the road and highlight the government’s apathy over the issue,” Rengma said while adding that the protest is not against the department or the contractors, but for want of good roads.

The RSZ, while citing police registered report, highlighted that since 2004 until date, around 46 death cases due to accidents were reported from the said

stretch of road. Many accidents have gone unreported too, they said.

Rengma Hoho president, Kenyuseng Tep said their decision to call for indefinite bandh of NH-2 from June 10 onwards still stands.

However, if the concerned department and government respond positively to their demand, the proposed bandh may be reviewed, he added.

The two Hohos are calling the bandh as consequence of the failure of the National Highways Authority of Nagaland (NHAN) to implement the widening of NH 2, Tseminyu and Wokha sectors after waiting and appealing for several years.

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Nagaland celebrates World Environment Day

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): World Environment Day is celebrated each year on June 5 with a view to stimulate global awareness and to encourage people to become active participants in the sustainable and equitable development process so that all nations and peoples enjoy a more prosperous future. It was first started in the year 1972.

On this day school, colleges and private firms celebrate to educate people and children towards environment protection and conservation even the young and the old from all strata can contribute to the saving of the environment.

Human society is embedded in an environment. The little things, the ones that really matter are using the 5R’s formula-Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Renew and Recycle. These 5R’s are magic mantra when it comes to environment conservation and sustainable usage. The concept must be taught to students at school. The problem is that elders have forgotten about it.

While promoting the message of mass participation towards environment, Forestry Graduates Association of Nagaland (FGAN)

said that children can contribute to this cause by not wasting water, by switching off the lights and fans in the house when not in use.

There is something each of us can do to preserve the environment.

This year’s theme “Fight against the illegal Trade in Wildlife”- encourages celebrating all those species under threat and taking action of your own to help safeguard them for future generations. “Whoever you are, and wherever you live, show zero-tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife in word and deed, and make a difference. Let us all pledge to do something at least one thing before the next world environment day,” FGAN added.

KVYO: Go green- Advocating better environment

tion (KVYO) today organized a tree plantation drive billed as “Go green- Advocating better environment.” The plantation drive witnessed plantation of around three thousands saplings to a stretch of 3 km from Dr. A.Z Phizo Hill to Medical College, Kohima.

Parliamentary secretary for Youth Resources and Sports, music task force and state lotteries Khriehu Liezietsu made the first plantation followed by Kohima village council chairman Medoselhou Keretsii. KVYO president Medozhatuo Rutsa said this year’s plantation drive was initiated and funded by parliamentary secretary Khriehu Liezietsu. He also stated that each household of Kohima village planted a tree each to conserve environment.

Vidhya Bhawan School: Eco club Vidhya Bhawan School observed World EnvironOur Correspondent ment Day on June 4. Various activities were initiated by the Eco Club Teacher Incharge Kohima | June 4 and its members in order to mark the signifiIn commemoration of World Environment cant day and to create awareness to save enDay, the Kohima Village Youth Organiza- vironment.

Student of Baptist High School Jalukie participate in the mass social works conducted as observance of World Environment Day on June 4.

Believers Church Nagaland carried out a plantation drive to mark the World Environment Day by planting sapling in around Dimapur, participated in the program by conducting social work and Tree plantation do advocate the importance of trees and its impact on environment.

Students and teachers of Bethesda Hr Sec School participate in the social works conducted on June 4. To mark the World Environment Day, various activities like quiz, painting competition, plantation and cleanliness drive and field trips were conducted.

Imli Akum, EAC Aitepyong , Wokha district inaugurated the Laudato Si Children’s Botanical Park at Don Bosco High School, Lakhuti along with the World Environment Day celebrations by planting saplings. The School celebrated the environment Day with the theme ‘Plant for the Planet.’ The civil leaders and parents joined the students in the ‘plant for the planet’ campaign.

The day started with a social work in and around the school in the early hours followed by pasting of stickers on the passing vehicles on the main road which read ‘Think Green, Go Green’.

A signature campaign was also organised near the school campus under the theme, ‘Greening the Blue’; which was made open by the Headmaster of the school V.K. Shah.

It was signed by all the teachers, students as well as the willing pedestrians. Tying of ‘Green Ribbon’ on the wrist was also initiated for everyone present in the school as well as the passers-by in the colony. At the later part, a Quiz Competition was held in the school basing on environmental issues.

Chakhesang Mission He Sec School: World Environment Day was observed on 4th June, Saturday at Chakhesang Mission Higher Secondary School, T. Chikri Pfütsero. The programme was organized by the 9 Assam Rifles, Pfütsero. The programme was started with a prayer led by School Chaplain, Ketsou Rhakho. Major Kumar Gaurav, Post Commander 9

Fingerprint-Design & Events in Collaboration with Eco club of SM College and Immanuel College celebrated World Environment Day at their respective college with resource person as Obed Swu ACF, NZP Rangapahar. Animal Adoption Certificate was presented to SM College by the Resource person.

Essay and Painting competition was organized on Conservation of environment and Climate change in Immanuel College where Ato Tzudir B.A. 3rd semester and Jianchuilung B.sc 1st sem were the winners respectively. The Fingerprint team also distributed tree saplings to Signal Ao Baptist fellowship, Lhomithi Baptist Church, Signal Angami Baptist Church and Signal Phom Baptist Church.

A dragon art created out of recycling pencil shavings is displayed at Dimapur Mission Higher Secondary School as part of the celebration of pre-World Environment Day 2016 on Eco- Club of Highland Hall School, Dimapur along with the June 3. The Eco Club members made various products from Team leader and Teacher Incharge leading the day’s activity, celebrated World Environment Day at the school premises. The recycled materials and exhibited in the school. students of classes 5 to 10 were divided into four groups- Red and Blue House took a walk with placards towards the Chathe Bridge, Yellow and Green House to Old Showuba in a similar fashion with slogans related to environmental conservation.

DPRO Dimapur staff participates in respective offices conduct social work in observance of World Environment Day on June 4. All government departments under Dimapur district undertook massive cleaning in their respective offices beautifying the compounds, clearing drainages, interior cleaning etc thereby giving a facelift to the district. Shop owners and members from various colonies were also seen cleaning the areas under occupation. (DIPR Photo)

As a part of the Environment week observed by the Ungma Baptist Church Youth Ministry, Wall paintings were made putting across the message to save environment. The youth ministry also had a mass plantation and sanitation drive in the village and village surroundings.

Citizens of Mokokchung participate in the mass social work held in commemoration of World Environment Day. People received tree saplings from the officials of Forest department on June 4. (DIPR Photo)

In the early hours of June 4, citizens of Kiphire Town came together to mark the World Environment Day organised by the District Administration along with the Forest Department. Led

by Sedevekho Khro, DC, Kiphire, enthusiastic participation saw people from all walks of life- school students, Eco-Clubs, Church, elders and officials from various departments, getting involved in the joint effort. Kiphire Town Committee assisted by deploying their staff along with their trucks to collect all the waste as the cleanliness drive progressed. Seedlings were provided to all the wards by the Wildlife Division, Kiphire.

School Students from National Green Corps (Eco Club) turned out in good number wearing T-shirts which were provided by Nagaland Pollution Control Board.

Prof. Pardeshi Lal, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University, Kohima campus initiates the plantation drive. Nagaland University Teachers’ Association and Nagaland University NonTeaching Staff Association, Kohima Campus, Meriema on June 3 undertook a massive tree plantation drive at the University campus in commemoration of World Environment Day 2016.

Commemorating the World Environment Day, the staff and officials of District Rural Development Agency, Dimapur led

by Project Director, Alemla Chishi conducted social work in the office premises this morning.

Dimapur District Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Life NGO and Dimapur Government College observed World Environment Day on June 4 by organizing an awareness programme and mass social work with the students of Dimapur Government College.

DESD&E: The Department of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Kohima in commemoration with World Environment Day joined hands with the rest of the world in taking forward the United Nation's biggest day for positive Environmental action by organising a cleanup day and plantation drive in the Directorate complex on June 4.

The programme was lead by Parliamentary Secretary for Labour & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship & Border Affairs Mhonlumo Kikon and Additional Director Y. Vandanshan Lotha along with all the officers and staff from the Directorate, Regional Employment Exchange, Kohima & Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Kohima.

New Ministers' Hill Panchayat observed World Environment Day on June 4 by conducting mass social work in the colony with the participation of all members of the colony lead by Panchayat, Youth Organisation and Sanitation Committee Members by cleaning all the areas within the colony.

Executive members of Chakhroma Student's Union with participants of the tree plantation commemorating World Environment Day at New DC Complex, Chumukedima.

The Clark Memorial Higher Secondary School, Impur observed WED 2016 with various activities jointly organised

by Eco Club and National Service Scheme Unit. The various activities started off after the theme introductory session, which was followed by cleanliness drive in the campus and around the input mission center, poster campaign, tree plantation and movie show.

AR, Pfütsero, delivered a short speech on “the importance of protecting and preserving our environment”. That was followed by drawing competition on ‘Save Earth’. Thirty two students of three categories participated. Three prizes of 1st, 2nd and 3rd were arranged and awarded to the best. Followed by providing of tea and snacks to the participants.

Kuhoxu Village Council, GB and Youth Department along with Forest Officials, Niuland after planting saplings issued

by Forest Department along the road within the village on June 4 to observe Green Sunday.

Volunteers of Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Business Association of Nagas and Dimapur Municipal Council pose for lens after conducting social work at New Market, Dimapur in commemoration of World Environment Day on Saturday. (Morung Photo)

Minister for Forest and Environment, Dr Nicky Kire, Parliamentary Secretary for YR&S Khriehu Liezietsu, MLA Vikho-O Yhoshu, DC Kohima Rovilatuo Mor along with DPDB members and others during the Kohima DPDB tree plantation drive at Kohima on June 4. (DIPR Photo)

Residents of Kumlong ward joining in the mass social work on the occasion of the World Environment week by cleaning the neighborhood on June 4, 2016. The Kumlong Ward Yinden (or council) gave a clarion call to the residents to clean the neighborhood, which was responded wholeheartedly. (Morung Photo)

The NSS of People's College Mokokchung organized a social work on the theme "Join the race to make the world a better place" as a part of its community service at Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital to mark the World Environment Day. More than 30 NSS volunteers planted trees in and around the hospital along with some repairing works.

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Reang refugees in Tripura urged to return home A g A r tA l A / A i z A w l , June 4 (iAnS): Officials of the Centre and two state governments on Saturday asked Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in North Tripura district for the last 19 years, to return to their homes in Mizoram and take the benefit of the rehabilitation package.

The next phase of repatriation of 31,300 Reang tribal refugees is likely to resume after the monsoon in November.

"Union Home Ministry officials and top officials of Tripura and Mizoram governments in a meeting on Saturday with the leaders of the Reang tribal refugees have asked them to return to their homes in Mizoram and take the benefit of the rehabilitation package," North Tripura district's Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Nantu Ranjan

Das told IANS over the phone.

He said: "Union Home Ministry's Joint Secretary in charge of the northeast Satyendra Garg very sincerely requested the refugees to go home as per the road map finalised by the Mizoram government. After their return the demands of the refugees would be fulfilled."

Das said that the Mizoram government officials told the meeting that they would make all arrangements to take back the refugees after the monsoon in November.

Garg, who arrived in Agartala on Friday from New Delhi, told the meeting that he would visit Mizoram next week to personally see the situation in Mamit district and adjoining areas where the refugees would be rehabilitated after their repatriation.

The crucial meeting, which took place in Kanchanpur in North Tripura, came amid the Supreme Court's directives favouring repatriation of the refugees and the Mizoram government submitting a proposal to the central government on how it plans to rehabilitate the displaced people.

Garg told reporters in Agartala that the Supreme Court had asked the Union Home Ministry and the Mizoram and Tripura governments to jointly work for the return of the tribal refugees to their homes in Mizoram.

The Mizoram government was represented in the meeting

by Principal Secretary (Home) Renu Sharma, other home department officials and Deputy Commissioner (Mamit district) Lalbiaksangi.

The Tripura government was represented by District Magistrate (North Tripura) Sandeep Mahatame, Superintendent of Police Manik Lal Das and SubDivisional Magistrate (Kanchanpur) Nantu Ranjan Das. About 31,300 Reang tribals, who call themselves 'Bru', have been living in seven makeshift camps in North Tripura's Kanchanpur areas adjoining Mizoram since October 1997.

They had fled ethnic violence in western Mizoram following the killing of a Mizo forest officer at the Dampa Tiger Reserve.

Despite several initiatives by the Mizoram government to bring them back, the refugees have been reluctant to go back to their villages unless their demands for food and security are met.

Mizoram's Additional Secretary (home) Lalbiakzama said in Aizawl that the state government submitted to the Union Home Ministry last month a detailed plan for taking back the tribal refugees.

"After the union home ministry approves the roadmap, a fresh initiative would be undertaken to bring back the Reang tribal refugees to their villages in Mizoram," he said.

The Mizoram government has sought Rs 68 crore from the central government to rehabilitate the tribals, Lalbiakzama said.

Several Mizo organisations, including the powerful Young Mizo Association, have demanded deletion of names from the voter list of those tribals who are unwilling to come back to the state.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla also supported this demand. Meanwhile, there was violence last month in Kanchanpur areas after a refugee Bhriguram Reang, 36, was beaten up by local people who accused him of catching fish from a pond without seeking permission from the owner.

The youth reportedly committed suicide later.

Angry tribal refugees burnt and damaged about 22 houses of local residents.

The Tripura government has been asking the Centre and Mizoram governments to repatriate the refugees at the earliest as serious socio-economic and law and order problems have cropped up in the state.

Refugee leader Bruno Msha said the Mizoram Bru Dis-

placed People's Forum (MBDPF) has been demanding financial assistance of Rs 150,000 per repatriated family, free rations for every repatriated family for two years, providing cultivable land, a political settlement of the ethnic problem and adequate security.

"We have, on a number of occasions, told the central and Mizoram governments that the refugees are willing to return to their homes in Mizoram if their 10-point demands, including security and rehabilitation, are met," he added.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh accompanied by his deputy Kiren Rijiju had visited the refugee camps in North Tripura in February last year and urged the Mizoram government and the refugees to end the stalemate.

‘ILP Bills detrimental to ZYF to resume ‘suspended’ agitation survival of tribal people’ lAmkA, June 4 (nnn): A public awareness campaign was held today at Thanlon by the Joint Action Committee Against AntiTribal Bills (JAC) which was attended by people coming from about 35 villages within the Thanlon subdivision of Churachandpur district.

In the programme hosted by Thanlon Village Authority, the committee as well as leaders from various tribe councils spoke at length about the antitribal nature of the three bills, the JAC informed in a statement. Among others, the participating organisations included United Zou Organization, Hmar Inpui, Thadou Inpi General Headquarters, Zomi Council, and ATSUM. The three bills are the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015; the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015; and the Manipur Shops & Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015.

The speakers stressed on the need for unity among the tribal people of Manipur in the collective fight against the “com-

munal and anti-tribal policies” of the Manipur government.

The event ended with the adoption of a declaration by the people of Thanlon subdivision for the protection and promotion of Tribal Land, Rights and Identity.

The declaration strongly condemned the three bills and maintained that the bills “shall never be allowed under any circumstances to be implemented in the tribal territories/areas”.

In this regard, the resolution called upon the Manipur State Assembly to immediately scrap the bills.

Terming the bills as being “detrimental to the survival of the tribal people and their territories in Manipur”, the declaration stated, “We re-affirmed our commitment to our demand for a separate administration outside of the Manipur Government to protect tribal rights and identity under the Constitution of India; the Union Government shall be persuaded for the same.”

Meanwhile, on the same day, a meeting was

held at the office of the Mizo People Convention at Hmuia Veng, Lamka which was attended by leaders of the JAC as well as Hmar Inpui, Mizo People Convention, United Naga Council and Zomi Council along with leaders of various tribe councils under Zomi Council.

The meeting deliberated on the future course of action to be executed in the collective fight for tribal rights and identity with the intention of intensifying the Manipur tribal movement in the days to come.

“With the ‘All Political Party’ delegation having arrived in New Delhi to persuade the Union Government to give President’s assent to the three antitribal bills, the JAC would like to humbly request all tribal people of Manipur residing in and around New Delhi to be vigilant and be ever ready to respond to the calls made by the Manipur Tribals’ Forum, Delhi (MTFD) as we ramp up our agitation and raise our collective voices against the “anti-tribal” Manipur Government,” the statement urged.

imphAl, June 4 (mexn): The Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZFY) has accused the government of Manipur (GoM) of failing to “translate commitment into action” by not relocating the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and all the other District Level Offices in the first of week of May. During a meeting held on February 28, the GoM and ZYF had mutually agreed to carry out the relocation, said a press release from ZYF General Secretary Donpon Daimai.

The Chief Minister of Manipur Ibobi Singh; Kh. Ratankumar Singh, then Minister of Works; Z. Kikhonbou Newmai, the ViceChairman HAC; Janghemlung Panmei, MLA Tamenglong; and

Biren, MLA represented the GoM while the ZYF was represented by its President Titus Kamei along with Chairmen of different Zones and Executive Members.

The meeting arrived at an understanding that the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and all the other District Level Offices shall be shifted in the first week of May to the Tamenglong district Secretariat which was already inaugurated on November 3, 2011, by the then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, it added.

However, ZYF maintained that not a single office has been shifted so far though three months have elapsed since the meeting.

ZYF had earlier launched a

first phase six-day democratic agitations by closing the DC Office but suspended the second phase – a complete ban on National Projects and International Projects works undergoing in Zeliangrong areas- following the meeting with the state government.

According to ZYF, the meeting arrived at a seven points understanding the two parties which among other included: the state Chief Secretary to issue necessary orders for completion of all pending works; DC Tamenglong to issue necessary orders to DLOs for immediate shifting of their respective offices; to shift the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and all the District Level Offices by first week

MPSC to conduct fresh prelims on July 3 imphAl, June 4 (iAnS): Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Saturday cancelled the MCSCC examination (Prelim), 2016 held on May 15, and announced a fresh examination on July 3.

The decision comes after students complained of wrong questions and ambiguous instructions in the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination held on May 15.

This was the second time that the examination has been cancelled this year.

Earlier, the examination was cancelled as the MPSC notification did not specifically mention that a candidate must know Manipuri or at least one recognised dialect in the state, which led to protests by local students, who feared the jobs would be taken by "outsiders".

As a result a fresh notification was issued that

made the knowledge of the local language or dialect mandatory.

Meanwhile, a candidate from Andaman & Nicobar Islands who was selected for the post of a junior engineer was asked to back out. Activists pointed out to IANS that candidates from other educationally advanced states would beat the local candidates.

In other words, all the jobs will be cornered by candidates from other states.

Make local dialect as essential qualification, demands ATSUM Newmai News Network Imphal | June 4

The act of omission and belittling the Constitutional mandate of making mother tongue as the medium of instruction for Primary Schools has not only “destroyed” primary education but also the career of dedicated community teachers or EV teachers, said All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) on Friday.

A statement of the union issued by its Information and Publicity Secretary Micah Kamei further stated that considering the “degenerated” socio-political milieu and the modus operandi of the Government of Manipur in educa-

tion sector against the RTE Act and National Policy of Education, the press communiqué was issued to sensitise the public to prevent from being exploited.

The union mentioned the establishment of community-based schools by SSA under RTE, called EGS, enabling local communities to appoint community teacher or education volunteer teacher from the locality of the school, who possess the calibre to impart formal education to children in mother tongue.

It said that Rapid development was made in the interior school-less villages or habitations where only mother tongue is the medium of instruction and interaction and accordingly, 717

EGS schools were opened in the state and among them, tenable 456 schools were upgraded to Primary Schools in the year 2011.

However, the union said upgradation of the formal EGS schools into regular Primary Schools has brought tremendous harm for the Lower Primary Schools, particularly in the hill districts and remote valley areas in general because the community teachers or education volunteer teachers appointed by the local community were dropped mercilessly and replaced by state appointees who possess no knowledge of the mother tongue in a locality.

“As result of this, the newly upgraded schools

of May 2016; and to resume the agitation in case the government fails to fulfill the commitment.

Following the non-fulfillment of the agreement, ZYF at its executive meeting held on May 25 decided to resume the suspended agitation including indefinitely blocking the NH-37 with specific date to be announced within a few days time.

It further accused the GoM led

by Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh for ‘deceiving’ people of Tamenglong district by way of indulging in ‘nepotism and favoritism’ at the time of awarding contract works in adopting a deliberate suppressive policy in order to keep the people of Tamenglong district from getting actual development.

have collapsed en-masse.

It’s disappointing that those state appointees are being utilised somewhere at Upper Primary Schools of High Schools,” ATSUM said.

This serious act of omission and belittling the Constitutional mandate of making mother tongue as the medium of instruction for Primary Schools has not only destroyed primary education but also the life career of those dedicated community teachers or EV teachers, it said.

This cannot be accepted as it is neither expedient nor lawful, it said adding that the damage done to the community teachers on the plea of being untrained is a manipulative interpretation as many primary

teachers under the Educa- in view of the sacrifices rention (S) and Autonomous dered in nurturing children District Councils (ADCs) of remote areas. are being given the opportunity to get oneself trained under DIET. The student body further said that while analysing a holistic approach for considering a one-time measure of relaxing requisite benchmark qualification for recruitment of teachers under SSA and RMSA, it should be noted that mother tongue of one’s locality or community should be made as an essential qualification in Lower Primary School to regional dialect.

It demanded that the abandoned 456 teachers of the upgraded schools be given space for absorption

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new Delhi, June 4 (iAnS): It's going to be 'Mic, lights, camera, action' on the northeastern states of India when media conglomerate Sri Adhikari Brothers Group introduces its northeast-oriented music channel Se7en next year.

Excitement is definitely at its peak for some of the region's artistes as it will provide the muchneeded platform to musicians from the northeast.

When IANS contacted the media group, which also has a music channel called Mastiii that telecasts a mix of old and new Hindi songs, it chose to hold back more information as there is still time for the new channel's launch. Nevertheless, the region's artistes are thrilled with the news.

Assamese musician Joi Barua, who has worked in Bollywood films like "Margarita With a Straw" and "Udaan", says it's an exciting thing.

"If there is a northeast channel, especially targeted to the music from there, it will serve as a platform to express original music from the region.

All the states have different music, so it will be good. Existing music chan-

nels like MTV and VH1 either play Bollywood or English songs only.

What about other languages?

"I think it's a great step. The idea of it sounds exciting," Barua, who teamed up with American saxophonist George Brooks for a song titled "Rabha" - a tribute to Bishnu Prasad Rabha, a revolutionary figure and an icon of Assam, told IANS. Moa Subong of Abiogenesis rock-folk fusion band from Nagaland says it will be a "big help for bands from the northeast".

"Existing music channels hardly feature bands from the northeast. They are mostly from the mainland. I am happy and glad that such a group will promote northeast. It's a good gesture towards our musicians," he said.

While the content of the channel is still under wraps, folk rock Imphal Talkies N The Howlers' member Akhu aka Ronid Chingangbam has a few suggestions.

"I would expect it to feature more independent bands as they are the ones who are not affiliated to any organisation. They should also give importance to those

bands who are vocal about various issues happening in the region," said Akhu, who also works on a project known as A Native Tongue Called Peace through which he tries to bring peace and harmony between various ethnic communities in his home state of Manipur.

Borkung Hrangkhawl, a rapper from Tripura, who uses the genre to highlight issues like racism and discrimination, wants the upcoming channel to bring back the flavour of the 1990s' music channels.

"Instead of showing reality shows which most of the music channels have started airing now, Se7en should focus more on music. Maybe, it can be the next MTV of the northeast. I hope they bring back what we used to have while growing up in the 1990s... when we had request shows and countdown shows. If they can bring that essence in this channel, it will be great.

"People will be able to request their favourite songs, they will get to watch them on TV. Maybe the demand for songs from those artistes will help them to get live shows too as it will help them to

create their own fan base," said the rapper, who is set to unveil a single titled "Fighter" -- about artistes facing criticism -- in August.

Mithy Tatak, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh and plays for indie rock band The Vinyl Records, says the channel should also focus on the lives of the musicians.

"If they want to show reality shows, it should be more about a band's journey and their style of working. How they have come so far... So that the audience get to know more about them and can connect with them more," said Tatak, who shared that it wasn't racial but more of gender discrimination that she faced while starting off a few years ago.

"Northeast bands generally get to play at the northeast fests. So, they get restricted to that most of the time. If you compare the number of pubs playing live music, it is more in mainland cities, so there is no place to perform. There is a lack of venues. This channel will provide that platform," she added.

The channel is yet to roll out, but it seems like hopes are pinned on it.

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‘Whole Jalukie Council’ informs Jalukie, June 4 (Mexn): The ‘Whole Jalukie Council’ has elected new team of office bearers on May 31, which will be headed by Namgum Hingleu as President; Benjamin – General Secretary; Rampaukai Mpom – Treasurer, Advisory board – Imtui Mpom, Hingtung, Vice Chairman Jalukie Pumling NKO; Auditors – Hauneu Hiekha, Kiiulinbo and Avyi; Executive Members – All village Council Chairmen under ‘Whole Jalukie Council’. This was informed a press release issued by Hainkieng, Session Chairman and Tingbana N. Hau, Session Secretary.

Fair Price Shops visited in Mkg Mokokchung, June 4 (Mexn): District Level Vigilance Committee, Mokokchung on Public Distribution System (PDS) visited Fair Price Shops through which rice, sugar and S.K Oil are distributed to APL, BPL and AAY in Mokokchung Town. The aim of the visit was to ensure proper distribution of items to the targeted beneficiaries of APL, BPL and AAY in the town. The committee, headed

by ADC Mokokchung Bendanglila, EAC Livitoli Sukhalu, Assistant Director Supply, Lipoknungsang and representatives from Ao Senden and MMC, visited 6 Fair Price Shops out of 18 in Mokokchung Town.

MMC informs on sale of fresh milk Mokokchung, June 4 (DiPR): ADC & Administrator, Mokokchung, Bendanglila has informed all Milk sellers from nearby Dairy farms who comes to Mokokchung Town for sale of Fresh Milk must be compulsorily registered in the office of Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) by June 30.

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World Fish Migration Day in Dimapur New Market Youth DiMaPuR, June 4 (Mexn): Anglers Association Nagaland (ANN), a govt. registered organisation with more than 400 members all over Nagaland, will celebrate the World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) on June 18 at Noune Resort in association with Mahseer Trust, All India Game Fishing Association, Pelagic Tribe, Mustad, Surecatch, Agwetor, and Zerek.

50 school children between the age group of 1015 years will participate in the event, which will be held from 9am-5pm.

The event will include talk about India and its Migratory Fish, activities like Angling for Conservation, Catching & Releasing a Fish, Handling a Fish, Fish Anatomy, Drawing and Painting and Birding, according to a press release.

Resource person for the event is Derek Dsouza, a world renowned angler from Bangalore. To participate in the event, one can contact the organizers at 9402686734.

The release further mentioned that the objective of WFMD in India is to educate the younger gen-

erations about fish, rivers, and conservation. May 21 to June end is celebrated as World Fish Migration Day to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. The event is being celebrated in 263 locations worldwide.

The concept of WFMD is that organizations from around the world volunteer to organize their own event around the common theme of: connecting fish, rivers and people.

Meanwhile, the goal of WFMD is to activate citizens around the world to

CII Nagaland Chapter holds meeting NMA offers ‘Vision 2030’ DiMaPuR, June 4 with the Department of condolences document (Mexn): The 16th meeting Health & Family Welfare of Confederation of Indian and a workshop on Food kohiMa, June 4 and website Industry (CII), Nagaland State Chapter was held on May 28 at Hotel Acacia, Dimapur, wherein the members deliberated on the activities to be taken up for the current year.

The meeting seriously dwelled on the proposed review of Nagaland Industrial Policy initiated by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Nagaland, for which a three-member committee under the chairmanship of LM Jamir has been nominated to coordinate with the Department, a press release from Secretary, CII-Nagaland State Chapter said.

Further, the CII Nagaland State Chapter resolved to organize a seminar on food safety in association

Processing in association with Department of Horticulture, Govt. of Nagaland and the Ministry of Food Processing, Govt. of India.

Among other activities, it was proposed that “North East India-ASEAN Entrepreneurship Summit” will be organized in Dimapur in order to encourage the first generation entrepreneurs, particularly in Nagaland.

Towards this, a three-member committee headed by Dr Aotoshi has been nominated to co-ordinate with the State Govt and the ministry concerned as well.

Further, the members unanimously elected Neichute Doulo, MD, Gonpati Stock Ltd as the CII Nagaland State Chapter Chairman for the tenure 2016-2017.

DiMaPuR, June 4 (Mexn): The Naga Students’ Union, Pune has appointed Admission Assistance Committee (AAC) for the academic year 2016-2017 with the following members: Sentilong Longchar (Convenor)8805436771; Sk Souriio Hitler- 8149966327; Inato Yeptho- 8698906300; Tovikali Hesso - 8551844218; Athisii Albert- 9561998628; Ninglumpam Rungsung- 8983517941; Samuel Gonmei- 7276108689; Longkhani S- 9767568215; Sungmo chang- 9764400781; NCF Pastor- 9822343747.

Intended students are requested to contact only to the Admission Assistance Committee (AAC) or Executives members of Naga students’ Union, Pune in case of any help and assistance for taking admission in various colleges and universities so that you are not taken for a ride.

In the recent past years some of our students were cheated and deprived of their admissions by some who claim to be genuine person even from our own community. So we don’t want any of our brothers and sisters to face the same problem this year.

Zunheboto, June 4 trict Welfare Officer S. Wati (Mexn): Beneficiaries of Ozukum has requested all National Social Assistance the beneficiaries to obtain Program (IGNOAPS; IGN- and produce live CertifiWPS & IGNDPS) for the year cate from respective Pastor 2014-2015 under Zunhe- and Village Council/Ward boto District who could not Chairman along with Xerox Phek, June 4 (Mexn): teachers, substance abuse, collect payment during the copy of Aadhaar/EPIC card The Phek Town Chakhesang loitering during exam, in- given period are informed without which payment Students' Union (PTCSU) sincere teachers etc. to collect the same from will not be released. It is also The union also notified June 6-10 positively from informed to all concerned has stated that it will completely ban the sale of all that no Transfer Certificate the Office of the District that no payment will be tobacco related products should be issued to students Welfare Officer during Of- made after the expiry of this within 100 yards radius of on account of his/her poor fice hours. Zunheboto Dis- grace period. educational institutions. In academic performance, esthis regard, all shops located pecially Class - 9 students, in Phek Town within the de- by any educational institumarcated radius have been tions of Phek Town.

Meanwhile, teachers/ fully sensitized and pamphletspastedonalltheshops. tutors were strictly directed CROSSWORD # 3614 A press release from to adhere with the new priPTCSU President, Thupu- vate tuition rates set by the to Venuh and Editor, Se-o union. In addition, all HoDs Hoshi informed that the and govt. job holders have union will initiate strict pen- been requested to be sinalty in the event of failure to cere, committed and execomply with the resolution cute their duties effectively. by the shops. The students’ The union added that it may union further cautioned conduct surprise checking that it will strictly monitor at any point of time and legal class bunking by students, action will be taken against unruly behavior against any erring employees found.

(Mexn): The Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) has expressed sadness at the passing away of Gen. A Maken, former President of Naga Hoho, on May 30. “In his death, we have lost a great visionary and dedicated leader,” stated NMA in a condolence message. “His vital contributions towards the cause of the Nagas will be remembered and cherished.”

Late Gen. Maken served as the Convenor of the Naga Summit in 1997, which was renamed as Naga Hoho in 1998, it was informed. The Association further conveyed condolences to the family members and prayed that God grants them solace and strength.

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Addressing the gathering as guest of honour, Swedezhano Tsiikrii, Vice Principal Mount Olive College and ex president NMYO congratulated all the successful candidates and wished them all the best in their future endeavor. She also advised the students to respect their parents, elders and teachers, which would ultimately help oneself to achieve greater glory and more success.

NMAP Chairman Kuotsu also addressed the students and encouraged them to study hard so that they can achieve more success in future.

Earlier the function was chaired by Sedveizo Nakhro, President, NMYO, invocation prayer was given by Kruzo Rutsa, Deacon, CRC, Welcome address was by given by Khriesavizo Rame, general secretary NMYO, benediction was led by Avilie Punyu, Missionary and the vote of thanks was given by Kevineino, cultural secretary, NMYO. Altogether 24 students (20 in HSLC and 2 in HSSLC) passed out from New Market area in 2016.

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The resource person, Setsiba, BTT Convenor demonstrated the process of vermicompost and its advantages and also the scientific method of cash crop cultivation like leafy vegetables, maize etc and how to incorporate it to generate more income and production. 18 farmers attended the programme.

up composting equipment in parks in this regard, a ‘swachh parks standard operating procedures (SOP)’ may be used for maintaining standards of sanitation and cleanliness in all parks.

The Swachh Parks SOP and Swachhta pledge are available in the website swachhbharaturban.gov.in During the cleanliness drive a mass Swacchta pledge may be taken and photographs of the activities undertaken may be uploaded on the swachhbharat.mygov.in portal or furnish to the Director, Urban Development & State Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Email: directorud.ngd@gmail.com/ secyudd@gmail.com

kohiMa, June 4 (DiPR): The Government of Nagaland ‘Vision 2030’ document and website shall be released by the Parliamentary Secretary, Planning on June 6, in the conference hall of the Chief Secretary at 11:00 am. All government officials and press fraternity are invited to grace the event.

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A special cleanliness drive will be conducted between June 1 to 15 in the State by concerned departments and authorities. The activities will include sensitization drives in parks on safe disposal of animal excreta, sensitization drives against littering in sanctuaries and forest areas, cleaning drives in parks and recreational places, setting

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ANGPTA defends Education Minister against ANSTA’s allegation Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The All Nagaland Graduate Primary Teachers’ Association (ANGPTA) has reacted strongly to ANSTA’s allegation that the Minister for School Education and SCERT, Yitachu was trying to “divide and rule the department” by offering promises to different groups.

The All Nagaland School Teachers' Association’s (ANSTA) allegation had also im-

plied that some groups “believing” the promises had withdrawn from the association, but the promises were not fulfilled as “he (the minister) failed to understand the practical aspect.”

In a press rejoinder, the ANGPTA justifying its withdrawal from the ANSTA said it was “demoralized” by the latter’s reluctance “to take up our cause” such as higher pay or promotions, citing such aspiration

were “beyond our domain” of a primary teacher.

“Our minister understood our plights and promised to look into the matter and take necessary action,” it added.

The ANGPTA also maintained that it is “quite capable of deciding our future and will definitely ask for guidance if required so” refuting ANSTA’s contention that “Other association’s final journey except the NGHSSEA is to the ANSTA.”

“Today, we (primary teachers) for the first time in many, many years have brought up our genuine problems/issues in terms of our social status, pay and promotional avenues for consideration with outmost humility,” it said.

In this regard, the ANGPTA said it is hard to comprehend “the divide and rule” charges against the minister when he “sincerely” wants to help the primary teachers.

‘Case against Rio filed Nagas in Delhi interact with Rio Delhi, June 4 (mexn): should not be dampened by indiwith no vested interest’ new An interactive meeting was held vidual interest and insecurities of

Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Dr. Rosemary Dzuvichu today clarified that the case against Neiphiu Rio, Lok Sabha MP, regarding the use of alleged false educational certificate has not been filed with any vested interest on the political scenario, but as an academic and social activist.

“The instant case of the fake and false certificate of BA Honours used by the MP is a Criminal Complaint filed by me through my lawyers” against N. Rio, under sections 417,463/465/466/468/471 of the Indian Penal Code, read with section 125 A of the Representation of People's Act, 1951, Dr. Rosemary stated in a press release.

The complaint, the release said, has been filed against Rio on the ground that he had filed false statements in the affidavit along with the nomination papers during the election to the Lok Sabha which took place on April 9, 2014. “It is stated that that he had obtained the fake educational certificate from Kohima College and used it to enhance his image in the public record and before the people of the state, thereby committing offences under sections 417,463/465/466/468/471 and 174 of the IPC, r/w the section 125 A of the Representation of People's Act, 1951,” the release added.

Dr. Rosemary further informed that “an application for condonation of delay has also been filed to meet the ends of justice. Notice has been issued to the respondent and he has asked for time twice, which has been granted.” The matter, she said, has been fixed for June 26.

among Naga elders, intellectuals, professionals, student leaders and well wishers living in Delhi along with Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio on June 3 in New Delhi.

The meeting was initiated by likeminded Nagas of Delhi with AC Kharingpam as convenor, a press release informed.

The meeting discussed various issues faced currently by the Nagas, such as the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015 and NPF fiasco in Nagaland. The members expressed appreciations as well as concerns about the progress of the Framework Agreement, the release issued by AC Kharingpam said.

While appreciating Neiphiu Rio for his leadership and his contribution to the pursuit of the cause of the Nagas, the members present expressed their apprehension about the recent development within the Naga People’s Front (NPF), it said. The members held that significant opportunity such as the recently signed accord

few leaders.

Observing the “inconsistencies” of the showcase notice that eventually led to Rio’s suspension from NPF, the members acknowledged the contributions of the MP in the sociopolitical and economic progress of the Naga society.

According to the release, the members reiterated that “Neiphiu Rio has spent his life entirely, serving and sacrificing for the betterment of the Naga society which cannot be belittled and be forgotten by the Naga society.” The members, it added, expressed that the suspension of the MP was uncalled for.

While urging the NPF leadership and various stakeholders to let good sense and sound judgement prevail, the members present opined that “not revoking the suspension statement will amount to nothing less than playing with and belittling the magnanimous contribution of the Neiphiu Rio,” the release said.

The meeting further urged that restoration of the MP in NPF party be expedited without any further delay.

NGHSSEA on bifurcation and other issues of edu dept Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): Stating its position on the demand for bifurcation by ANSTA and NSSFOF, the Nagaland Government Higher Secondary School Employees Association (NGHSSEA) today said that matter such as bifurcation requires a policy decision, a domain of the Government, and therefore inappropriate for any organisation to force the Government to adopt a specific policy.

“If the Government finds merit to take further bifurcation, the association would suggest adopting the National Pattern, NPE 1986, for better management of Government Schools, the interest of the students and quality education,” a press statement appended by NGHSSEA office bearers stated.

Elaborating further, the association said the Department of School Education is one of the oldest and biggest in the state, and has been bifurcated into several sister departments over the years such as Higher Education and Technical Education, SCERT, Sports and Youth Resources etc to “meet the needs of the time.”

In this regard, the association maintained that it would be worthwhile for the Government to carefully examine such demands, as it would have “farfetched impact on the education of students,” especially in Government Schools.

“If bifurcation would bring quality education, such an exercise will be appreciated and accepted by all,” it maintained.

On the quality of education

in government schools, the association contended that with the rapid expansion of the department, it is clearly visible that DoSE is in the process of largescale transition which requires time to “stabilise the system.”

However, arguing that providing quality education should be the most important priority of all stakeholders, it called for “serious introspection” from all the Government teachers on low performance, especially at higher level.

Noting that several government schools and teachers are still lagging far behind the private schools, the association said two issues could boosts a school’s performance-management of the school under one unified control and the formation of composite schools – implying that fragmentation of school resulted in bad performances.

If quality education and output are desired, the Government may consider the setting up of composite schools, i.e., from Class A- Class 10/12,” it said, as it would enable the teachers and administrators to monitor and nurture the students over a longer period “like in private schools.”

Regarding the promotion avenues of the teachers, the association informed that as per the Restructuring and Revamping of School Education 2011 and Revised School Education Service rules 2002, each section has different channels of promotion line, thereby separate seniority list of cadres.

‘We want to see God bless our land again’ Naga American Foundation Convention on July 8-9 40 Days of Revival enters fourth day Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The ongoing ‘40 Days of Revival’ being held at Life Spring Corner, Dimapur entered the fourth day on Saturday.

Pastor Zepitoli Roughton of Spirit of Faith Church in her message on Saturday evening defined revival as “Spiritual awakening" insisting that "we do not want to be dead in the spirit".

She urged the masses to believe in the flame of Revival that will not burn out but rather be stoked and passed on to the generations that will later inhibit our land. We want "to see Him bless our land again," she added.

"If you want the Shikaina (glory of God), we have to hunger and thirst for Him,"

she challenged the congregation.

Earlier on Friday, Meren Jamir in his message said, “We have asked God to move again in Nagaland.”

Talking about the revival, he said, what may seem foolishness to the outsiders and skeptics is merely obeying God’s directions to organise an event of such magnitude.

Citing Paul’s message from I Corinthians 1:18, “For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to ask who are being saved it is the power of God,” he related this to the contemporary issues of the day where movements inspired by the Spirit are deemed foolishness by the masses.

The Revival, which commenced on June 1, has been bringing a large number of believers, young and old, together in hopes of seeing change and revival in the land, a press release from the organisers stated.

The event organisers have also been bringing out a news bulletin called ‘Fire Mail’ every alternate day with reports of “healing and testimonies taking place at the venue” and features on the past and present Christian scenario, the release further stated.

The Revival will continue till July 10 every evening from 4:30 pm at Lifespring Corner. The event will host speakers and worship teams from different churches and ministries.

ACIF responds to Dimapur Police Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The Anti-Corruption and Crime Investigation Front (ACIF) today responded to a press release of the Dimapur police which had said that ACIF is not a statutory body under Central or the State government and as such has no authority to impose penalties, adjudicate decision, sentence imprisonment etc.

A rejoinder from N. Mar Longkumer, State Secretary General, ACIF Nagaland today informed that the Front held an emergency meeting in its office on June 3 to discuss the matter related to the Dimapur Police PRO’s press release.

The ACIF in the rejoinder said that it is a matter of great surprise on the part of ADCP/PRO to state that “there is no organization called ACIF in centre or state despite being given to

the office of Commissioner of Police, Dimapur the documentary proof of the organization recognized by the PMO and the Govt. of India giving power to fight against corruptions and anti-social elements happening in the country in general and in the states in particular.” The police had also verified the authenticity of ACIF, it added.

ACIF further pointed out that robbing the Central Government’s supply of food and other items for the poor and underprivileged is a matter of great concern.

However, it alleged, the law enforcement authority of remaining a silent spectator.

Regarding the actions to be taken against the guilty, the ACIF referred to their previous press release dated May 23 stating that “the ACIF does not do against any law of the land or any

individual rather it is determined to eradicate the corruptions and anti-social elements from our society as per the provision of the Prevention of Corruption Act.” In light of this, ACIF Nagaland State unit appealed to the law enforcement agencies, administrations and all peace loving citizens to act positively and join hands to fight against all social evils instead of remaining silent spectators and continue to give cooperation by acknowledging the initiative of the ACIF, which, it said, is an all India working organization under Govt. of India.

The ACIF also called upon all organizations, state government authorities concerned and all intellectuals to make a collective effort to bring positive changes and build corruption free society.

Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The Naga American Foundation (NAF) will hold the 2016 NAF Convention in Syracuse, New York, U.S.A. on July 8-9.

Khati and Chris Prosonic are the conference hosts.

Started in the 1980s by a group of visionary Nagas in America, the Naga American Foundation is a social and cultural organization whose objectives are: Advancement of Naga people in the USA; and Promotion of their common interests and provision of charitable, educational and cultural support.

The 2016 NAF Convention theme is “Celebrating Naga Talent and Culture.”

Kilang Yanger, PhD, Scientist at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and Wungram Shishak, Policy Analyst for the US Department of State, are the featured speakers at the conference.

The NAF recognizes the many talented and accomplished Nagas in the United States who can be positive role models for younger generation, a press release from Naga American Foundation President, Meyi Aier said. The group also wishes to instill pride in Naga cul-

ture and customs among the Naga American population and to share our heritage with our friends and neighbors, it added.

The NAF has encouraged all Nagas in the United States to connect and network with each other so they can form a collective bond and support each other. “We ask for prayers for a rich and productive event in July and for continued growth of the organization.”

To learn more about the NAF, visit their website http://www.nafconnect. net/home.html

Basement Empire launched Morung Express News Kohima | June 4

Basement Empire, an event management organization, marked its entry in Nagaland on June 4 at The Heritage, Kohima. Created by Imtizulu I Jamir, Basement Empire aims to develop new and unique forms of entertainment for people on a daily basis. The organization was launched by Alemtemshi Jamir, former Chief Secretary of Nagaland.

Basing its events on popular culture in society, Imtizulu highlighted the visions of Basement Empire which hopes to create a space where individuals with different and similar interests are able to integrate. “The things that everyone enjoys, but considers as trivial and unimportant forms popular culture,” pointed out Imtizulu who believes in the idea of assimilation and unity through a common interest such as popular culture. “At Basement Empire, we believe that we can

Imtizulu I Jamir of Basement Empire during the launch of the event management organization.

fulfill these needs. We want to take entertainment to the next level in Nagaland,” he added.

Opining that Christians shy away to talk about business, Alemtemshi Jamir stated that there is nothing wrong with business as long as it is ethical.

Jamir also critiqued on the absence of economy in Nagaland where secondary sectors have come to a standstill post 1997 and added, “Nagaland has no economy. Period.” Taking inspiration from the newly launched Basement Em-

pire, Jamir affirmed hope on organizations like BE which will break barriers in the Naga society and establish an economy in future.

Basement Empire will be lining up The Pop Culture Summit in December this year which is “meant to promote pop culture in society by bringing together groups of individuals from different areas of trends, issues and interest.” The summit will consist of Cosplay, seminars on environmental and political awareness, athletic programs, gaming tournaments etc.

Police raid GB’s residence; village councils demand action Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): The joint council of DEEHA (Dubagaon, Ekranipathar, Eralibill, K. Hollohon Colony & Aoyimti village) today questioned the manner in which a raid was carried out at the residence of Akashe K. Zhimomi, GB of Eralibill village, allegedly by personnel from East Police Station and IRB on June 3 evening.

A press release from joint council of DEEHA Chairman, N Meren Yaden and Secretary, Shekishe Achumi informed that the council in its emergency meeting held at Eralibill village

deliberated at length the “illegal and unauthorized raid.”

The joint council in the course of discussion reminded the people concerned that Akashe K. Zhimomi, GB, is a banker of a forum “whose healthy contribution towards the society is beyond immeasurable.” It also adopted a resolution to condemn the “ruckus/raid”, and wondered “how a responsible law enforcing agency without any warrant could behave in such an inhuman ways by forcefully entering the house and searching for a responsible person who does not

have any adverse remark or criminal records.”

The joint council further condemned carrying out the raid in the absence of Akashe and his wife thereby creating fear psychosis in the minds of the family members and the general public at large.

Meanwhile, it appealed to the government to take appropriate action/suspend the officer under whose command the raid was carried out without delay in order to prevent any further untoward incident.

HRUD: Hoshepu Range Union Dimapur (HRUD) has also

condemned the police raid at its chairman, Akashe K. Zhimomi’s residence. In a press release, the union demanded the government to clarify the informer and the position of the personnel of East Police Station who raided the house in the absence of the owner. The union further questioned the motive of the law enforcement agency “who had forcefully entered the premises and carried out the search without any warrant.” It also appealed to the government to take necessary action without further delay.

Eralibill Village Council:

“It is the considered view of the NGHSSEA that restructuring 2011 exercise was done with good intentions by the Government but it requires immediate amendment of certain sections.”

The Higher Secondary section was allocated with only one post of Joint Director out of 19, which created bottleneck and stagnation for the DDEOs/ Deputy Directors as there is only one post in the joint Director level, it cited while adding, some other sections are also facing disproportionate allocation of posts obstructing upward mobility.

Other sections such as Hindi, Language, Physical Education Teachers, RMSA, and SSA should also be considered while creating promotional avenues, it advocated.

Apart from this, Primary Teachers, which constitutes about 60% of the total strength of teachers, should be considered for promotion avenues, the association further said. “Most Primary Teachers join and retire as teachers which can be a big de-motivating factor.”

To solve the current imbroglio, the NGHSSEA also suggested amending the 2011 restructuring and revamping rule in a time bound manner by constituting a High Power Committee to rectify current anomalies; a new Service Rules to meet the requirement of the present situation; and introduction of State Education Service to train and bring up administrators to manage the department.

NSCN (IM) mourns Dimapur, June 4 (mexn): NSCN (IM) has expressed sorrow and distress at the sudden demise of Alan Gangmei, Tatar, NSCN (IM) Zeliad Region on June 3. “His outstandingly service to the nation and especially as director Operation Salvage (Rehab Centre) from 2013 till his induction as Tatar on February 2015 brought immense changes in the life of many who needed his guidance,” stated a condolence message issued by MIP, NSCN (IM). The message further expressed condolences to the family of the deceased.

Kma Police recover stolen vehicles Kohima, June 4 (mexn): Kohima Police personnel manning Peducha check gate have detained two stolen Mahindra Pick-Up trucks.

One of the trucks bearing registration number NL03A-2503, chassis number MA1ZN2GHKF1A11049, and engine number GHE1M73357 is confirmed to be stolen vide Assam Namtola Police Station Case No. 0017/2015, informed a press release from SDPO/PRO (South), Kohima Police.

Meanwhile, the other truck with registration number NL03A-2313, chassis number MA1ZN2GHK01K73487, and engine number GHC1K45992 was stolen from Assam, Sibsagar and is wanted in connection with Sivasagar P.S case No. 0668/2014, the release added. Both the vehicles were plying with fictitious registration certificate (smart card) when seized by the police.

In a similar case, Kohima Police personnel manning the inter-state Khuzama check gate have detained one Mahindra Pick-Up bearing registration number AS01FC-9254, chassis number MA1ZN2GHKC1K73487, engine number GHC1K45992 after ascertaining from the NCRB database that the registration number is allotted to a truck by DTO Kamrup, Assam. In this connection, two persons identified as Salam Ali of Barpeta, Assam and Ksh. Dhiren Singh of Imphal East, Manipur have been arrested and a regular case vide Khuzama P.S Case No. 0024/2016 U/S 379/471/474 IPC registered against them.

64th Phom Day The 64th Phom Day, also known as Peace Day, will be celebrated all over Phom area and by all the Phom people residing in different parts of Nagaland. In this connection, the Dimapur Phom Union is organizing prayer and fasting in different Phom churches and fellowships spread across Dimapur on June 6 from 7am to 8am. Therefore, Dimapur Phom Union has requested all the Phoms to participate in the programme without fail “because it was on this day the leaders from Phom tribe gathered at Longleng Town to shun the path of violence and declare peace all over Phom area.”

Sumi Officers’ Union Zunheboto A general body meeting of Sumi Officers’ Union Zunheboto branch will be held on June 8 at Deputy Commissioner’s conference hall, Zunheboto right after the DPDB meeting. Therefore, all Sumi officers in the district have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

NSSWB centralized fellowship

The Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) is Condemning the raid, Eralibill organizing a centralized fellowship for Nagaland AdoVillage Council has said that the lescent Girls Club (NAGC) on June 8 at the Durbar Hall, public of the village will like to 4th NAP, Thizama, Kohima. know why the police had to resort to such action and under who Nagaland State command the raid was carried out. “If the GB’s residence can Bharat Scouts & Guides be raided in such a manner, the The Nagaland State Bharat Scouts & Guides Rajya Purascouncil questions the safety of kar (Governors Award) Ceremony-2016 will be held on the life of the general public,” the June 9, 11:00 am at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan here. Govcouncil stated in a press release. ernor of Nagaland, PB Acharya will give away the awards.

It further said that Akashe is a re- Meanwhile, arrival day for Award Rally (Camp), which spectable and law abiding citizen will be held from June 7 to 10 at the Nagaland State Bharat with clean image. Meanwhile, the Scouts & Guides State Headquarters at Bayavu Hill, Kocouncil demanded the authority hima, will be on June 7. Awardees will not be allowed in concerned to suspend the officer the camp without the Scouter/ Guider concerned. responsible for the raid.

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Sports Science Facts • Olympic gold medals are actually made mostly of silver.

• Dimples on a golf ball help reduce drag, allowing the ball to fly further than a ball without dimples.

• Anaerobic exercise refers to high intensity activities over a short duration (e.g. sprinting) while aerobic exercise refers to physical activity performed at a moderate level over longer periods of time (e.g. jogging).

• Regular exercise helps boost the immune system.

• The string tension of most tennis racquets is around 50 to 70 pounds (220 to 310 newtons). With lower tension a tennis racquet produces less control and more power while higher tension produces more control and less power.

• The official distance of a marathon is 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles).

• The tallest basketball players to ever play in the NBA were Manute Bol (from Sudan) and Gheorghe Muresan (from Romania). They were both 7 ft 7 in tall (231 cm).

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The fastest recorded tennis serves are over 155 mph (250 kph).

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Snowboarders and ice skaters glide on a thin layer of water as their skates and boards heat the snow beneath them.

Modern swimwear has developed to the point where the fabric and designs are actually faster through the water than human skin. Controversial neck to ankle suits have been one of the reasons behind the consistent breaking of world record times since they were introduced around the year 2000.

Curling stones used in the Olympic sport of curling are made from granite.

Astronaut Alan Shepard played golf on the Moon after he smuggled a golf ball and club on to the NASA Apollo 14 mission to the Moon in 1971.

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We are the caretakers of God’s world mechanism to prevent acid rain.

natural resources, impoverishment of the environment and the danger of degradation of the quality of life.

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ntroduction: World Environment Day is observed on 5th June every year.

Churches in Nagaland observe the first Sunday of June as Green Sunday. This article contains the basic description of the environmental problems confronting us today.

Scripture reading: God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1:28 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 1. Maladjustment of man and nature: Man is a part of creation, but he transcends it and is to rule the world. God gave him dominion over the earth and all creations. This dominion over other creations requires wiser and greater responsibilities on his part. In the garden of Eden, God expected man to work it and to take care of it. Work was given as a positive and rewarding responsibility. Work adds vitality to life. God also expected Adam and Eve to take care of their habitat. God being the Creator is the true owner of the world and we have been assigned as caretakers. Misusing what belongs to the real owner can lead to disastrous consequences.

Due to our short sightedness and greed a maladjustment between mankind and his environment has arisen bringing about serious complications like the exhaustion of

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lmighty God the Creator of the heavens and the earth, by His eternal life, wisdom and power alone the heavens and the earth and all things in them are existing.

We owe great indebtedness to Him for creating our body, soul and spirit and all our needs. We thank Him for even a breathing in and out of air, a drop of water, the sun shine and warmth for even a second and minute and for all the needs we have to live with.

The Creator alone is the power over the heavens and the earth. If there is anything that is impossible or too dif-

2. The denudation of forests: Out failure to take care of our forests is threatening the very existence of man and wildlife. Legal and illegal commercial logging had taken its toll on our environment.

Commercial logging is not to be taken lightly. The industry is buzzing with bribery and kickbacks. It is not a secret that through corruption a person can obtain concession for felling trees and transport clearance. Logging forests is a brutal business. In felling a large mature tree hundreds of smaller trees and saplings are destroyed. Trees stabilize the soil. In the absence of trees and forests the fertile top soil is washed away by rainwater making cultivation impossible. The roots of trees also prevent landslides which is a growing problem in Nagaland too. Trees prevent desertification.

The famous Pink City, Jaipur is being encroached by desert due to the absence of trees. Greenery is not mere foliage. Eucalyptus and teak are incapable of imparting much stability to the soil structure. Trees retain water in the soil. Without forests the entire rainwater flows into the sea. The water is then not available as ground water. Thus we experience flash floods followed by severe droughts. The underground water level also sinks and cultivation becomes impossible. Cherrapunji is synonymous with heavy rain. But due to the absence of trees to prevent soil erosion and retain ground water acute water scarcity prevails in winter. If deforestation continues unchecked and if afforestation is not taken up on a war footing, Nagaland will become bone dry during winters. Water management experts warned that there will be violent riots for water due to scarcity caused by droughts and pollution of rivers and lakes. Trees are water bearer.

Without trees rainfall will decrease and cultivation will become rather a matter of luck.

Worldwide food scarcity causing famines is expected as food grain productions diminished due to low and unpredictable rainfall.

Trees are oxygen cylinders. Trees absorb the harmful Carbon dioxide

and release Oxygen. Deforestation contributes to the decrease in oxygen level and increase Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Increased Carbon dioxide level results in lungs diseases, cancer and lower life expectancy. Trees are air conditioners. Trees keep the temperature temperate. Trees and forests are habitats of wild birds and animals. They are store house of many medicinal plants. Trees also reduce air and noise pollution and add beauty to the landscape.

3. The depleting of ozone layer: 25 kilometres above the surface of the earth lies the ozone layer known as the Ozonosphere. This layer shields the earth and protects lives from the lethal ultraviolet (UV) radiation of the Sun. The increase of pollutants in the atmosphere is depleting this crucial layer of ozone. The protective gauze around the earth is being eaten away by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). This will lead to increase in cases of skin cancer worldwide.

Other effects include sudden and unexpected climatic changes.

4. Greenhouse Effect: Most of the Sun's radiation are reflected back into space while some are absorbed by the earth. The Green House Effect is the result of burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and methane which results in a build-up carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other gases in the atmosphere due to human activities. These pollutants trap

6. The chain of disasters: The chain of disasters is endless.

Unless drastic remedial measures to undo the damage are taken, the run-away global warming and depletion of the Ozonosphere by green house gases could eventually kill all life forms. We do not have much time to change our policies against ecological degradation. Our economic activities have resulted in the exhaustion of natural resources and caused irreparable damages to the environment. But all is not lost yet. We must act urgently to frame laws to reduce pollutants and preservation of the environment.

We only have one world and there is nothing more worthwhile than solar radiation in the atmosphere fighting for the survival of our and thereby raising the temperature world-- our home. of the earth which will bring about devastating consequences. Almost 7. Our responsibilities as citizens of three quarters of the globe is water. Earth and as Christians: "Jesus went With the melting of the polar caps through all the towns and villages, half of the remaining land would teaching in their synagogues, vanish. The melting of the polar preaching the good news of the ice caps due to global warming kingdom and healing every disease will increase the water level of the and sickness." Matthew 9:35 Jesus was always on the move oceans and coastal areas and island nations will be submerged under proclaiming the kingdom of God, water. Nearer home, Bangladesh healing and casting out demons and the Maldives will be among the in people. His life is the best first to disappear under water. The model for our religious, social and other fearsome outcome of global environmental responsibilities. The warming is sudden and unexpected feeding of the 5000 teaches us that extreme weather changes which will Jesus is concerned with both spiritual be destructive to people and their and physical needs of people. We crops. Growing population puts are concerned with people. Our pressure on the land as more forests mandate is to preach the Gospel to and vegetation are cleared for everyone and also to ensure their settlement. Development continues well-being be it social, political, without any consideration for the economic or environmental. fragile ecology. Both are responsible Coming to environmental issues, for strengthening the process of it is wrong to assume that every problem is caused by activities of global warming. human beings. Nature sometimes 5. Acid rain: Acid rain is caused asserts her superiority and we are by sulphur dioxide and nitrous left to fend for ourselves. oxide released into the atmosphere But there are several things by burning coal especially in we can do in making this world power houses. Acid rain destroys healthier, safer and more beautiful. plants, erodes buildings, historical 1. By planting trees and monuments and kills aquatic life. protecting our forests and wildlife.

This destructive rain is prevalent 2. By keeping our surroundings in highly industrialized nations. clean.

In India the beautiful Taj Mahal 3. By stopping the use of plastic is facing the threat of acid rain. It bags. is imperative for power houses to 4. By telling people not to fell be fitted with desulphurisation trees indiscriminately.

THE CREATOR IS OUR REFUGE Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi ficult for God to do, God is not the power over such thing. But nothing is impossible or too difficult for God to do. He is the sovereign power over all of His creations. Besides God, nothing is the power over your life. The Devil is not the power over you. No enemy is the power over you. Heavy burden, trial and temptation are not the power over you.

Anything which is too odd or

overwhelming or the hardship or difficulty you are inevitable to undergo or face is not the power over you. At any time, in any situation God alone is the power. Whatever befalls you, or you come across will not be the power over us. Joy or sorrow, success or failure will not be the power over you.

The Creator alone is the sovereign power over day and night, sea-

sons, years and eternity. He alone is the power over natural calamities such as earthquake, storms, flood, drought, pestilences, famine and the like He alone is the power over all evil forces or powers of darkness.

The Creator God, the S a v i o u r and Redeemer is the power over our lives, every heart beat, eye sight, hearing, brain and thought. He is the only power over mankind physically, morally, spiritually and materially.

So praise Him for all these things and pray to Him to have peace and courage.

Song Review - “Good Stop and Go Good Father” by Housefires

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he story of the Bible can be summed up by this simple phrase: God initiates and we respond.

“Just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6).

So often we like to run off and do our own thing. We like to initiate things and then pray for God to bless them, pray for Him to stamp them with His rubber seal of approval. Then we wonder why our efforts bear little fruit.

We have the equation mixed up. God initiates; we respond. If we want to learn how to bear much fruit and know His power infusing all we do, then we need to learn this simple principle: Stop and then go.

What do I mean?

Stop: Stop running around trying to make things happen, and enter the secret place—His presence. Spend time there. Abide there. Dwell in the secret place and listen. Hear Father’s heart; listen to what He is telling you.

Go: Now, go! Go and do what He has told you to do. God will empower you to do what He has instructed you to do. He will make the necessary resources available to you. He will equip you to carry out His will. He will empower you and sustain you.

Stop and go. Every day, go into His presence before you go out onto the streets. Live out of the secret place.

Stop and then go.

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“Reckless Devotion.” iBooks.

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n honor of Father’s Day, it is the perfect time to worship with the song, “Good Good Father” by Housefires. This powerful track was written by Pat Barrett and Tony Brown and was recorded in a live worship night setting with their local community in Atlanta, GA. It is dripping with authenticity, raw passion, and a warm awareness of the goodness of our Father. Whether you want to lead this song in your church or simply enjoy the video below, here is a brief breakdown of what makes “Good Good Father” such a special song: Starting from the top, the verses are short yet meaningful, illustrating the tension between who the world has interpreted God to be and the truth of who He really is as our Father, and that His nature is good! Wether we have had to sift through other people’s opinions, or even face our own doubts about God’s goodness at some point, this song is a clear declaration of His true character that surpasses all circumstances. This resolve is experienced through a “…tender whisper of love” rather than a shout of judgement. We can rest knowing that He is pleased with us, He is kind, and that we are never alone!

From there, the song drops into the chorus declaring, “you’re a good good father, it’s who you are…”. There’s something powerful in the simplicity of this statement and the fact that repeating these words emphasizes God’s goodness just as much as His traits as our Father. We all know these truths in our minds, but as we sing along to this infectious melody, its as though this revelation is trick-

5. By rallying people towards environmental consciousness.

6.By writing about environmental issues to educate people.

7. By praying and sending reliefs workers and materials to those affected by natural calamities and disasters like floods, droughts and earthquakes. The greatest commandments that Jesus gave us are to love God and to love our neighbours. These are two commandments but they are inseparable. One is incomplete without the other. Our neighbours are those who are in dire need as Jesus explained in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

8. By rising our voices against decisions and activities that threatens to upset the delicate balance between human and his natural environment.

9. By using potted plants as Christmas trees instead of felling trees.

10. By minimising Christmas and New Year decorations to reduce electrical power consumption.

11. By avoiding bonfires in festivals and celebration of special days to preserve fire woods.

12. By cooperating with agencies involved in preservation of nature and prevention of pollution.

13. By gaining knowledge and practical application of preventive measures such as re-cycling, treatment of industrial waste before they are dumped, compulsory fitting of desulphurisation plants in powerhouses to prevent acid rain, refitting automobiles and retooling factories to reduce pollution, shifting to renewable energy and solar energy.

14. By exposing industries and manufacturers which are blatantly polluting air and water by industrial emissions and wastes.

15. By loving and appreciating nature around us. Imagine the limitless outer space with all the celestial bodies. Imagine the earth, the only place which can sustain life.

They are silent but they continually proclaim the power, the majesty, the glory, the love and the goodness of the Almighty God the CreatorDesigner.

Christianity: beliefs about care of the planet

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he relationship between human beings and the earth is increasingly complicated and urgent. Every day there are stories about pollution, global warming and animal species facing extinction. Religion is responding with views on the environment and our responsibility for it.

Christian belief about the environment Although human beings are seen as the most intelligent life form on earth, they are responsible for almost all the damage done to the planet. If we imagined the earth is aged 46, all the damage done has taken place in the last 60 seconds of the earth's life.

Christians say in the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth.”

Christian teaching about caring for the environment comes from the Bible: “Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'… God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:26 and 28 Some Christians have interpreted this story as giving people the right to exploit the environment. However, most people see themselves as being responsible for the world created by God and they have to make their own decisions about how to do this.

The Bible has very little else specific to say about the environment, but it explains the principles of stewardship (responsibility) for God’s creation: In the Old Testament the Jews were told to rest the land once every 50 years so that it would produce more in the future (Leviticus 25:8-11).

They were also ordered not to destroy trees when they were attacking a city: “When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees of the field people, that you should besiege them?” Deuteronomy 20:19

God's earth It is clear that the earth still belongs to God not to humans: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Psalm 24:1 In the New Testament Jesus stresses God’s concern for life: “Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.” Luke 12:27-28 Many Christians do celebrate the environment by holding harvest festivals each year when they thank God for the harvest.

ling from our minds right down into the center of our hearts. This declaration is followed up by an even more pertinent statement, “I am loved by you, it’s who I am…”. This lyric illustrates the beautiful interchange of worship: We worship and honor who He is, while He simultaneously pours out His affection and affirmation on us. We are safe in His love!

The melody uses major tonalities that supports the resolve reflected in the lyrics. Singing out these playful lifts and drops in melody creates a feeling of being drawn into a dance with God’s goodness rather than just hearing about it.

The bridge brings all of the parts

together to climax in this one central idea, “You are perfect in all of your ways!” This is an announcement of God’s preeminence. This is like singing with the Psalms, as when an anchoring phrase is repeated after exploring different aspects in its preceding lines. He is perfect, He is loving, and we can truly trust our Father!

Housefires’ songs are birthed out of their own journey with God and the communal context of songwriters, families, faith and life. They hope the message of their songs will spark fires that burn bright in ordinary houses all over the world. We have especially felt this spark through this song and hope to see more communities blessed by it.

Contemporary views The Christian church has recently become more concerned about the environment. The Roman Catholic church made a statement about it in 1988: “The earth and all life on it is a gift from God given us to share and develop, not to dominate and exploit. Our actions have consequences for the rights of others and for the resources of the earth. The goods of the earth and the beauties of nature are to be enjoyed and celebrated as well as consumed. We have the responsibility to create a balanced policy between consumption and conservation. We must consider the welfare of future generations in our planning for and utilisation of the earth’s resources.”

The World Council of Churches said:” The dignity of nature as creation needs to be bound up with our responsibility for the preservation of life.” The Declaration on Nature, Assisi, (1986) said: “Christians repudiate all ill-considered exploitation of nature which threatens to destroy it and, in turn, to make man the victim of degradation.”

Pope Benedict XV1, 2007, said: “Care of water resources and attention to climate change are matters of grave importance for the entire human family.”

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India will stand by Afghanistan despite all odds: Narendra Modi Herat, June 4 (PtI): India will extend cooperation to every part of wartorn Afghanistan despite facing barriers of politics, geography and terror attacks on its mission here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today after inaugurating a landmark dam in strategically important Herat province.

In an address after inaugurating the Afghan-India Friendship Dam along with President Ashraf Ghani, Modi hailed the people of Afghanistan for denouncing terrorism and said division among them will only help those seeking to "dominate" the nation from outside.

"It was a war not of Afghan making, but it was one that stole the future of an entire generation of Afghans," the Prime Minister said, adding that the brave Afghan people are today sending a message that the forces of "destruction and death, denial and domination" shall not prevail.

When Afghanistan succeeds in defeating terrorism, the world will be "safer and more beautiful", he said.

The dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, has been built by India at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore on river Harirud in Chist-e- Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran. It will irrigate 75,000 hectares of land and gener-

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Militants kill two policemen in J&K

SrInagar, June 4 (IanS): At least two policemen were killed and four others were injured when militants attacked a police checkpost in south Kashmir's Anantnag town on Saturday. "Militants fired at security forces on K.P. Road in Anantnag town on Saturday morning," a senior police officer told IANS. "Two policemen, an Assistant Sub-Inspector and a Constable, have been martyred in the attack while four others were injured." "The injured have been shifted for treatment to a hospital."

The attack comes a day after three BSF troopers were killed and seven others were injured in a guerrilla strike on a BSF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar national highway Herat, June 4 (IanS): in Bijbehara town in Anantnag.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday conferred with Afghanistan's highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani cHandIgarH, June 4 (IanS): With a section of Jat community leaders giving a call to re-start protests for conferred the award on Modi after reservation from Sunday (June 5), the Haryana governthe two leaders jointly inaugurated ment and the state police are bracing themselves to deal the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, with the situation. Paramilitary forces and Haryana Poearlier known as Salma Dam, that lice have been deployed in sensitive areas of Rohtak, Jhawas rebuilt with India's aid. jjar, Sonipat, Jind, Panipat and Kaithal districts to ensure “A true brotherhood honoured. that the agitation does not get out of control. With the Jat PM is awarded with the Amir agitation being renewed after the Punjab and Haryana Amanullah Khan Award, Afghani- High Court stayed the notification for quotas to the Jat and stan's highest civilian honour,” Ex- other communities, people in northern states comprising ternal Affairs Ministry Spokesper- Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and union territory of Chandigarh appeared worried son Vikas Swarup tweeted.

Modi arrived here earlier on that the agitation could lead to road and railway blockades Saturday on the first leg of his five- again. The call for the renewed agitation has been given by the All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS). nation tour.

He will leave for Qatar later in Some other sections of the Jat community and its leaderPrime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani jointly the day on the second leg of his tour. ship have distanced themselves from the agitation call. inaugurating the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam), in Herat, Afghanistan on June 4. (PIB Photo) Haryana saw the worst violence in its five decades of exate 42 MW of power.

Resolving to stand by embrace, I felt the trust in sire of every Indian.

"But, it also comes from istence in February this year during the Jat agitation for "This dam has not been Afghanistan, the Prime our friendship," Modi said "It comes from the the recognition that when reservation. As many as 30 persons were killed, 320 others built by bricks and mor- Minister said India's coop- in presence of Ghani. love and admiration for Afghanistan succeeds, the injured and property worth hundreds of crores of rupees tar, but by the faith of our eration will extend to "every In his around 25-min- Afghans in our hearts. We world will be safer and more was destroyed during the agitation. The Haryana Police friendship and the valour of part" of the war-torn coun- ute-long speech, Modi want to see your democ- beautiful. When the values on Thursday announced that leave of all police personnel Afghans and Indians. And, try and that the partnership touched upon the peace racy strike deep roots; your that define Afghans prevail, had been cancelled. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary at this moment of pride, will benefit every section of process in Afghanistan, the people unite; and, your terrorism and extremism Ram Niwas said that 48 companies of paramilitary forces we also stand in grief and Afghan society. massive terrorist attack on economy prosper. We want will be in retreat. "Because would assist the state police in maintaining peace. gratitude for lives sacrificed "In your clear eyes, I saw Indian Consulate in Herat to see your art, culture and we know that extremism so that Afghan people will the deep well of affection and reconstruction activi- poetry thrive. And, we want and terrorism cannot stop have a future they so richly for India. In your smiles, I ties in that country and said to see your cricketers join at your border or end at the deserve and so deeply de- saw the joy of this relation- Afghanistan's success is a the ranks of test players and boundaries of our region," sire," Modi said. ship. In the firmness of your deeply-held hope and de- also seek glory in IPL. the Prime Minister said. tHIruvanantHaPuraM, June 4 (IanS): The social media is having a field day over the faux pas made

by Kerala Industry and Sports Minister E.P.Jayarajan in his obituary reference on late boxing legend Muhammed Ali. Senior CPI-M leader, Jayarajan by virtue of being the new sports minister, when asked by a TV channel here for MatHura, June 4 (IanS): Even tion was a consequence of a directive person, she was doing her job and his reaction to the death of Ali started by saying that "he as blame game continued over the by the judiciary and not on the basis that people were “diverting attention just heard the news that Muhammed Ali passed away in America". He then made a complete mess by saying that, violence in Mathura in which 24 per- of any information of our security ap- from the main issue".

Hema took to Twitter on Satur- "Ali was an eminent sports personality of Kerala and is one sons were killed on Thursday, politi- paratus,” the CPI-M politburo said in day to clarify her stance. In a series of who has won a gold medal thereby raising Kerala's position cal parties waded into the troubled a statement.

Amid all this, the situation here tweets, she wrote: “In Mathura and in the world." As he was going ahead, the TV news anchor region to take stock of the situation continues to remain grim. The ad- condoled with the bereaved fami- acted swiftly to save the minister further embarrassment and score a point over their rivals.

As the media focus shifted from ministrative work has come to a lies. I still can't understand how the and cut the audio. But now the social media is having a field police failure and inept handling of grinding halt as everyone is talking of great media thinks the sansad (par- day over this with trolls going forward in a big way and one liament) is responsible for law and comment reading, "had not the anchor intervened, the the crisis at Jawahar Bagh to the role transfers of senior officials. minister would have announced an ex-gratia payment of order.”

An inquiry into the incident will of politicians of the ruling party in Meanwhile, the local residents Rs five lakhs and a state government job for Ali's daughter."

Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party now be conducted by Aligarh Divi(BJP) leaders staged a 'dharna' at the sional Commissioner Chandrakant. are venting their anger at the way poAccording to police, 24 persons lice “mishandled the situation under Collectorate here on Saturday afterHowever, Khadse strongly noon. had died in the violence. Most of political pressure”. refuted all the allegations "First they gave them a long Local BJP MP Hema Malini, who those who died are yet to be identiagainst him and vowed to met the parents of the deceased po- fied, and the police plans to cremate rope, even sheltered them obvi- neW deLHI, June 4 (PtI): In a first, a teenager, who prove himself innocent. ously under instructions from po- allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive lice officials in the morning, joined the dead bodies on Sunday.

Among the major ac- the demonstration and demanded Over hundred people are now litical bosses in Lucknow despite while driving his father's Mercedes , will now face trial as cusations hurled at Khadse Rs 1 crore each for the two police of- being treated at hospitals in Agra and the High Court's order to get these an adult after the Juvenile Justice Board ( JJB ) today said was alloting a prime indus- ficials, and a thorough probe into the Mathura. people evicted from the govern- the offence allegedly committed by him was "heinous". trial plot in Maharashtra whole incident.

"The number of deaths will re- ment land. The police took so long The Presiding Officer of the JJB passed the order on the Industrial Development Unofficial sources said the state main a huge mystery. We were told to act that when the time came for application of Delhi Police which had sought transfer Corporation (MIDC) comgovernment has raised the compen- there were 3,000 squatters who had execution they entered a war zone of the case to trial court to try as adult the accused who plex in Pune at a throwaway encroached upon the government without intelligence inputs and turned major just four days after the April 4 incident. It is price and an allegation by sation from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh land. The police should come clean adequate preparation,” said local the first of its kind case since the amendment in the Juvean "ethical hacker" that his each for the dependants of two ponile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, on how many people survived, how BJP activist Dharmendra. lice officers who were killed during name figured on the regular What came as a total shock was which allowed the Board to transfer cases of heinous many are in the hospitals and how call lists of absconding ma- the violence. the recovery of a huge cache of arms offences by children to Sessions court. As per section many have been arrested,” said loThe BJP has announced that it will fia don Dawood Ibrahim 2(33) of the Act, "heinous offences" include the offences hold protest marches and meetings cal activist Manoj Choudhary of the and ammunition -- from rifles to for which minimum punishment under IPC or any other from his Karachi home.

Braj Bachao Samiti, which has been bombs, big luxury cars and mobikes. law for the time being in force is imprisonment for seven The other charges all over Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

A delegation of the Aam Aadmi demanding a CBI probe. “The pic- Questions are now being raised as to years or more. The police had on May 26 chargesheeted against the minister related to an aide, Gajanan Patil, Party (AAP) from Delhi also arrived in ture remains hazy about the arrest or who were financing and providing the juvenile in the JJB for the offence of culpable homidemanding a bribe of Rs 30 the city to take stock of the situation. death of the cult's chief Ram Briksh ration for such a huge congregation cide not amounting to murder. The offence of culpable of squatters for more than two years, homicide not amounting to murder entails a maximum The Communist Party of India- Yadav,” Chaudhary added. crore in connection with a Meanwhile MP Hema Malini, and under whose instruction they of 10 years jail. The JJB had reserved its order yesterday land proposal file in Kalyan, Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday deThane. Former AAP activ- manded a Supreme Court-mon- who represents Mathura in the Lok were provided power and water con- after hearing for over an hour arguments by Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava who had said the boy beist Anjali Damania's allega- itored inquiry into the Mathura Sabha, has lashed out at media re- nections.

Residents here want to know who longs to the age group of 16-18 years and this offence ports and people who criticised her tions linked him to the multi- violence.

“This incident clearly shows a over posting images from a film's shielded the cult leaders. In the face comes under definition of "heinous crimes" so his case thousand crore rupees irrigation scam. The latest very serious lapse on the part of the shoot on social media while Mathura of such criticisms, the leaders of the should be transferred to the trial court. The JJB today ruling Samajwadi Party in Mathura accepted the argument and allowed the plea of Delhi were graft charges leveled by central and state intelligence. It is was engulfed by violence.

Police, Shrivastava said.

She said that being a “sincere” and Agra are tight-lipped. a fishermen's society. equally perplexing that this police ac-

Modi conferred with Afghanistan's top civilian award

Haryana braces for renewed Jat agitation

Kerala sports minister makes a 'mess' of Muhammed Ali's death

Graft-tainted Maharashtra Mathura remains tense as political parties wade in BJP minister quits

MuMbaI, June 4 (IanS): Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, the de facto No.2 in the BJP-led state government, quit on Saturday after getting embroiled in multiple controversies, including graft allegations in a questionable land deal and his alleged links with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

Khadse, who also held nearly a dozen other major portfolios in the state government, met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and put in his papers to resign from all his ministerial portfolios, sources said.

The fast-paced developments happened a day after Fadnavis met Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and submitted a detailed report in New Delhi on the issues confronting Khadse.

Fadnavis later followed it up by a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the row that was denting the BJP's "clean image" in the state.

Khadse, 63, has been under fire during the past few weeks from the ruling alliance partner Shiv Sena, as also the opposition Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, the Aam Aadmi Party and activists for various acts of commission and omission.

Mercedes hit-and-run case: Teen to be tried as adult

Hello India, Africa's $1 tn UN expresses concern over killing of Congolese in India agriculture sector seeks suitors accra, June 4 (IanS): Africa's $1 trillion agriculture sector is seeking suitors and a report has already been drawn up on how India can benefit.

"The agricultural sector is regarded as one of the most critical industries for the African continent due to economic potential and is projected to become a $1 trillion industry in subSaharan Africa (SSA) by 2030," a Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) report said.

It came following a survey of respondents, 58.8 per cent of whom consider "investment in Africa as an opportunity for their businesses to expand".

They named the top four countries they are planning to invest in as Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania and South Africa which all fall in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

And, as the Exim Bank of India is keen to direct

more Indian investment to the SADC region, it looks like more emphasis would have to be put on agriculture and agribusiness. The study has also identified natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing and infrastructure as holding potential for Indian investors in the SADC region.

The Exim study, 'Focus Africa: Enhancing India's Engagements with Southern African Development Community (SADC)' describes the region as of "strategic importance" as an investment destination for India.

The community is made up of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho and Madagascar.

The rest are Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Exim Bank said the 16 member states account for nearly 30 percent of Africa's GDP and is the second-largest bloc (in

terms of the economy's size) in the continent, after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). "For India especially, the SADC region is of strategic importance, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of its total trade with Africa, and a substantial portion of India's investments, with major destinations like Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa, among others," the Exim Bank said.

The study said Indian multi-national enterprises have ventured into both greenfield and brownfield investments in the SADC region spanning various sectors including manufacturing, mining, construction and energy. The study said records from the Indian Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India showed that India approved cumulative investments $46.5 billion in the SADC region from April 1996 to March 2015.

unIted natIonS, June 4 (PtI): In the wake of the killing of a Congolese national in India and a spate of attacks on African students in recent days, the UN has voiced concern over the incidents saying it encourages tolerance and inclusivity in every country.

"Well, we would be concerned of any information if that were the case. But...What we try to do wherever we go is to encourage

messages to promote tolerance and inclusivity in every country," Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters here on Friday when asked about the murder of Masonda Ketada Oliver, 29, from Congo on May 20.

Haq said the UN weighs in on instances of fight against racism and xenophobia wherever it occurs.

"We have always tried to push

for programmes that encourage tolerance and understanding. And a lot of the efforts by the educational parts of the UN system, whether it's the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), promote those messages of tolerance. "And we would do that in India, as we do elsewhere in the world," he said.

Oliver was beaten to death in

Vasant Kunj area of South Delhi following a brawl over hiring of an autorickshaw.

There has been a spate of attacks on African nationals in the last few days including assault on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reassured African envoys of the safety of their nationals.

Bihar government receives report on dubious Class 12 toppers Patna, June 4 (IanS): The Bihar government on Saturday received a report on a re-assessment of 14 toppers of Class 12 examination which was meant to find out if they really deserved their high grades or had cheated their way to the top.

"We have sent the report of re-test of toppers to the state government which will now decide about change in the list of toppers or their merit," said Lalkeshwar Prasad, the Chairman of the Bihar

School Examination Board (BSEB), which conducts the Class 12 exam. "Action would be taken on the basis of the report of re-test and whoever is found guilty at whichever level," he said.

The 14 students were called for a re-assessment by the BSEB after Aaj Tak TV channel showed a sting in which Rubi Rai, who topped the Class 12 exam in the Arts, said: "Prodikal (read political) science is about cooking."

The sting showed Sau-

rabh Shreshtha, a Science topper, saying: "Most reactive element in the periodic table is aluminium." The failure of two of the students to sensibly answer some questions about the subjects they 'topped' in suggested that education in Bihar continues to be a very dubious affair with the possibility that cheating and fraud continue on a large scale.

All 14 toppers, except Ruby Rai, appeared on Friday for the re-assessment before a panel of experts

and anti-corruption wing of the BSEB which tried to find out if they are toppers for real or used impersonation, bribery or other fraudulent means to pass the exam.

Ruby, who failed to appear for the assessment, had scored 444 out of 500 marks in the Arts stream and Saurabh Shreshtha 485 out of 500 in Science.

Both belong to V.R. College in Vaishali district, which reportedly has a dubious reputation of consis-

tently churning out 'toppers' without any evidence of academic excellence.

Four of the students who appeared for the reassessment belong to the Arts stream and nine to Science. The BSEB claimed this year that Class 12 exams were conducted free of cheating, citing a drastic fall in the pass percentage as the proof.

Till last year, mass cheating in state board exams was reported. This year it was not reported.

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U.S. Defense Secy urges China to join ‘principled security network’ for Asia

SINGAPORE, JuNE 4 (REutERS): U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged China on Saturday to join a "principled security network" for Asia, saying that the United States would remain the world's most powerful military and the main guarantor of regional security for decades to come.

In an attempt to counter some concerns in Asia about U.S. staying power, Carter told a regional security forum in Singapore that the U.S. approach to the Asia-Pacific remained "one of commitment, strength and inclusion."

However, he said, any action by China to reclaim land in the Scarborough Shoal, an outcrop in the disputed South China Sea, would have consequences.

"I hope that this development doesn't occur, because it will result in actions being taken by the both United States and ... by others in the region which would have the effect of not only increasing tensions but isolating China."

Carter said tensions in the South China Sea, where China has been backing its vast territorial claims by building artificial islands, North Korea's nuclear program and violent extremism challenged regional peace and "forward thinking statesmen and leaders must ... come together to ensure a positive principled future."

He said the network he envisaged could also help protect against "Russia's worrying actions" and the growing strategic impact of climate change.

The United States and many Asian countries were stepping up security cooperation to ensure they were

Japan pledges support for Southeast Asia’s security

SINGAPORE, JuNE 4 (REutERS): Japan will help Southeast Asian nations build their security capabilities to deal with unilateral, dangerous and coercive actions in the South China Sea, Japan’s defence minister said on Saturday, in pointed remarks directed at Beijing. “In the South China Sea we have been witnessing large-scale and rapid land reclamation, building of outposts and utilization of them for military purposes,” Japanese Minister of Defence Gen Nakatani said during a speech at a regional security conference in Singapore on Saturday, without mentioning China directly. “No countries can be an outsider of this issue,” he added.

Tokyo is worried that Chinese control of a waterway through which some $5 trillion of global trade passes a year would threaten Japan’s national security and take Beijing one step closer to extending its influence into the East China Sea and Western Pacific. China claims most of the South China Sea, a resource-rich region scattered with hundreds of reefs and small islands, and says it is entitled to build “defensive facilities” on its territory.

To help the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations deal with China’s expansion, Japan is helping them improve surveilA cadet of Chinese People’s Liberation Army conducts a bayonet drill, at the PLA’s Armoured Forces Engineering Academy lance capabilities, conducting joint training Base, on the outskirt of Beijing, China Tuesday, July 22, 2014. China opened its military academy to local and foreign media exercises and cooperating in developing new equipment, Nakatani said. “I think it is imTuesday displaying their weaponry, rolling tanks, bayonet drills and dancing robots at their base. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) able to make choices "free from coercion and intimidation," Carter said at Singapore's annual ShangriLa Dialogue, "Even as the United States will remain the most powerful military and main underwriter of security in the region for decades to come – and there should be no doubt about that – those growing bilateral relationships demonstrate that nations around the region are also committed to doing more to promote continued regional security and

prosperity," Carter said.

Japan's defence minister, speaking at the same event, said his country would help Southeast Asian nations build their security capabilities to deal with what he called unilateral, dangerous and coercive actions in the South China Sea. "In the South China Sea we have been witnessing large-scale and rapid land reclamation, building of outposts and utilization of them for military purposes," Japanese Minister of Defence Gen Nakatani said,

without mentioning China directly. "No countries can be an outsider of this issue."

Carter said some "expansive and unprecedented actions" by China in pursuit of claims in the South China Sea, in cyberspace and in the air, had raised concerns about its strategic intentions. He urged Beijing to join the regional trend or risk "erecting a Great Wall of self-isolation."

"The United States welcomes the emergence of a peaceful, stable, and prosperous China that plays a

responsible role in the region’s principled security network. We know China’s inclusion makes for a stronger network and a more stable, secure, and prosperous region," he said.

TRUMP COUNTER Carter stressed the work the United States had undertaken to strengthen security ties with countries including Japan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam and Australia as part of President Barack Obama's socalled pivot, or rebalance,

to the Asia-Pacific.

He said that for decades some had wrongly predicted an impending U.S. withdrawal from the region, but this would not happen.

"That’s because this region, which is home to nearly half the world’s population and nearly half the global economy, remains the most consequential for America’s own security and prosperity," Carter said.

In an apparent counter to "America-first" policies expounded by prospective Republican presidential

portant to improve regional countries’ capabilities by...combining joint training, capacity building assistance and defense equipment and technology cooperation,” Nakatani said at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) gathering.

In May, Japan announced its first ever direct overseas military aid with a provisional agreement to lease five TC-90 King Air planes to the Philippines to be used as patrol planes.

Manila also wants used Japanese Lockheed Martin P3-C patrol planes to track Chinese submarines near its waters. Japan, emerging from a decades-long period of pacifism, is seeking closer military ties with Vietnam, Indonesia and other nations surrounding the South China Sea. Nakatani also described China’s recent air interception of a U.S. military reconnaissance plane as “extremely dangerous,” and reiterated Japan’s support for Washington’s challenges to China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea by sending naval vessels close to reclaimed islands being built by Beijing. The U.S. last month said two Chinese J-11 fighter jets flew within 50 feet (15 metres) of the U.S. EP-3 aircraft east of Hainan island. Nakatani called on all South China Sea claimants to submit to what is expected to be landmark legal ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague where the Philippines is challenging Beijing’s claim to territory stretching deep into the maritime heart of Southeast Asia.

candidate Donald Trump, including suggestions that U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Asia, Carter stressed bipartisan support for continued engagement.

"Regardless of what else was going on at home or in other parts of the world – during Democratic and Republican administrations, in times of surplus and deficit, war and peace – the United States has remained economically, politically, and militarily engaged, as well as geographically located in the Asia-Pacific," he said.

Carter's speech comes ahead of a significant ruling expected in coming weeks on a case the Philippines in the International Court of Arbitration challenging China's South China Sea claims, which Beijing has vowed to ignore.

The United States has been lobbying Asian and other countries to back the judges' statement that their ruling must be binding.

China has lobbied on the other side for support for its position that the court lacks jurisdiction in the case.

Weight-loss surgery Syrian army presses on with Study finds targeted cancer drugs may cut death rate offensive against Islamic State may work in range of tumor types in obese patients AMMAN, JuNE 4 (REutERS): The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russianbacked offensive against the militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.

The offensive is the third big assault on the self-proclaimed caliphate in recent days after Iraqi forces attempted to storm a city and a Syrian militia advanced with U.S. support.

The three big offensives are some of the most aggressive campaigns against Islamic State since it declared its aim to rule over all Muslims from parts of Iraq and Syria two years ago.

Heavy Russian air strikes hit Islamic State-held territory in eastern areas of Syria's Hama province, near the boundary of Raqqa province, on Friday when the army reached the edge of the province.

Raqqa city, further east, is Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria and, along with Mosul in

Iraq, the ultimate target of those seeking to destroy the group.

The army was making its advances from the Athriya area of eastern Hama province, close to the provincial border with Raqqa.

State media said on Friday the army had made territorial gains and inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.

Syrian army spokesmen were not immediately available for comment.

State media has given no indication of how many troops are involved in the offensive, or what weaponry they might be using.

The Observatory also had no comment about numbers or weapons, but said at least 26 Islamic States militants had been killed along with nine from the Syrian and allied forces.

The war monitor said the army advance meant it was now almost 40 km from an area in which U.S. backed rebels were also waging an offensive to isolate the militants' strongholds in northern Aleppo

from their territories east of the Euphrates river, where Raqqa city is located.

Should the army be able to reach the area where the rebels are also fighting Islamic State, that would leave the ultrahardline group hemmed in here - albeit by forces highly unlikely to work together as they are on opposing sides in the multi-faceted conflict.

The influential pro-Damascus Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar said on Friday the army operation did not aim to reach Raqqa city within the coming weeks, but was to reach Tabqa city and Lake Assad, which Taqba overlooks.

Islamic State captured Tabqa in 2014 at the height of its rapid expansion in Syria and Iraq. Tabqa, the location of an air base, is some 50 km (30 miles) west of Raqqa city.

The town is on a key route that links Raqqa with areas the ultra hardline militants control in northern Aleppo.

CHICAGO, JuNE 4 (REutERS): Early results from a clinical trial of Roche Holding AG cancer drugs released on Saturday suggest some promise in matching treatments based on abnormalities found in a patient's tumor rather than the organ in which the cancer was originally detected.

The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, showed that 29 out of 129 patients with 12 different types of advanced cancers responded to drugs targeting genetically driven abnormalities.

The drugs were administered outside of indications currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which generally reviews drugs using studies based on the type of organ where the cancer was found.

The trial, which received funding from Roche's Genentech unit, is designed to eventually enroll up to 500 patients.

The most promising results to date were seen in patients with tumor abnormalities linked to a protein called HER2.

Seven of 20 patients with colorectal cancer, three of eight with bladder cancer, and three of six with biliary cancer saw tumor shrinkage of 30 percent or more after treatment with a combination of Roche drugs Herceptin and Perjeta, which target HER2 and are typically used to treat breast cancer.

The researchers said the trial will expand those groups of patients, as well as a separate group with BRAF mutations in lung cancer who were treated with Zelboraf, which is approved for melanoma.

"With genomic testing of tumors becoming increasingly available, studies such as ours will help more patients benefit from precision medicine approaches," lead study author Dr John Hainsworth, senior investigator at Sarah Cannon Research Institute in

Nashville, Tennessee, said in a statement.

The study also included Roche's Everidge, a basal cell carcinoma drug that targets the a cancer-related signaling pathway known as Hedgehog and Tarceva, a lung cancer drug that targets a cell-surface receptor known as epidermal growth factor, or EGFR. Such targeted drugs are seen as a type of personalized medical therapy designed to treat cancer by interrupting unique molecular abnormalities that drive cancer growth.

The targeted drugs are designed to interfere with a specific biochemical pathway central to the development, growth, and spread of that particular cancer.

During the trial, 14 patients who initially responded to treatment saw their cancer eventually worsen.

The researchers said they plan to study other drugs, including Roche's Cotellic, an MEK inhibitor, currently approved for advanced melanoma.

UN pleads with Syria to airlift aid to starving civilians uNItED NAtIONS, JuNE 4 (REutERS): The United Nations, backed by the United States, Britain and other powers, urged the Syrian government on Friday to end all sieges and allow U.N. airdrops of aid to hundreds of thousands of people trapped across conflict-torn Syria.

Nearly 600,000 people are besieged in 19 different areas in Syria, according to the U.N., with two-thirds trapped by government forces and the rest by armed opposition groups and Islamic State militants.

U.N. aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council the world body would on Sunday ask Syria to approve airdrops or airlifts of aid into besieged areas where only partial or no land access had previously been granted, said French U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre, president of the

council for June.

"I told the council that the operating space for humanitarian actors is shrinking as violence and attacks across Syria increase," O'Brien said in an statement. "We need the consent of the Syrian government and all necessary security guarantees, in order to conduct airdrops."

Last month members of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), which includes Russia and the United States, agreed that the U.N. World Food Program should airdrop aid to Syria's besieged communities from June 1 if land access was denied.

O'Brien said the U.N. only reached two of the besieged areas by land last month, representing some 20,000 people, or 3.4 percent of Syria's total besieged population.

"The Security Coun-

A boy rides a bicycle near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. (Reuters Photo/File)

cil and the rest of the U.N., the ISSG, and international community must be prepared for air drops if the regime continues its obstruction," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said in a statement.

Secretary of State John Kerry discussed humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria with Russian Foreign Min-

ister Sergei Lavrov over the telephone on Friday.

"The preference is to get it in by ground, and we're still working on getting it in by ground," he told reporters in Paris.

Syrian U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari declined to respond when asked if his government would permit airdrops. He said it was

"terrorists," not Damascus, preventing aid deliveries.

"If the Syrian government did not cooperate with the U.N. with regard to humanitarian aid, millions of Syrians would have died," Ja'afari told reporters.

If Syrian President Bashar Assad's government blocks the airdrops, British Ambassador Mat-

thew Rycroft said his and other governments "will consider further action to ensure that humanitarian aid is delivered." He declined to provide details.

It was not clear why Assad's government would consider agreeing to airlifts for areas where it has blocked land access.

Syria gave the U.N. and the Red Cross approval on Thursday to send humanitarian aid convoys into at least 11 of the 19 besieged areas during June after the United States and Britain called for airdrops.

Several Western diplomats said the Syrian announcement may be a ploy to deflect discussions on airdrops, noting that Assad's government has a track record of reneging on promises to permit full access to needy people.

Syria's opposition has warned the government

may open the door just enough to defuse international pressure before restricting access again.

At least 250,000 people have died in Syria's fiveyear civil war in Syria, while more than 6.6 million have been internally displaced and another 4.8 million people have fled the country.

Vitaly Churkin, the U.N. ambassador of Assad's close military ally Russia, suggested Russia was not necessarily opposed to airdrops.

"We're open to everything, if it's effective, if it can be done properly and safely," he said.

Russia, like Assad's other ally Iran, is widely seen as having significant influence over the Damascus government.

"Are we always completely successful? No we are not,” Churkin said.

LONDON, JuNE 4 (IANS): Obese individuals who undergo a weight loss surgery are less likely to face death, than those do not undertake a surgery, finds a new study.

Being obese can increase an individual's risk of mortality from numerous diseases like heart attack, stroke and a number of cancers.

Bariatric surgery has shown to prevent obesity related mortality as well as morbidity, the researchers said.

The findings showed that the mortality rate was higher in the non-surgical group (4.21 per cent) compared to the surgical group (1.11 per cent).

Mean follow-up time for the surgical group was 5.4 years and 5.5 for the non-surgical group.

Heart disease, followed by cancer was the most common cause of death in this group.

However, the overall mortality decreased by 57 per cent in the surgery group, even after taking into consideration the age, previous comorbidity and other factors including sex, coronary heart disease, valvular disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, stroke and atrial fibrillation.

"The study indicates that the overall all-cause mortality is considerably lower among obese individuals who undergo bariatric surgery compared to non-surgical obese individuals, and the differences lies mainly in cardiovascular disease and cancer," said Christina Persson from University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

The study population comprised 48,693 obese patients aged between 18-74 years. Of this 22,581 underwent bariatric surgery (gastric bypass 92.8 per cent) while the other 26,112 did not undergo the surgery.

The results were presented at European Obesity Summit 2016, in Sweden recently.

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Goodbye to the Greatest

boxing legend Muhammad ali dies at 74

U.S. boxing great Muhammad Ali poses during the Crystal Award ceremony at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 28, 2006. (REUTERS/Files)

PhoenIx, June 4 (AFP): Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a 20th Century icon whose fame transcended sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died on Friday, his family said.

The 74-year-old sporting icon, who had been battling Parkinson's disease for decades, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona where he had been admitted earlier this week suffering from respiratory problems.

"After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74," spokesman Bob Gunnell said.

"The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening."

Funeral arrangements for Ali would be announced on Saturday, Gunnell said, with the champion to be buried in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Ali had been living in the Phoenix area with his fourth wife, Lonnie, whom he married in 1986. He was survived by nine children, seven daughters and two sons. As the family gathered at his bedside on Friday, concern for Ali had grown. Upon his death tributes immediately poured in for "The Greatest," who was known globally not only for his storied ring career but also for his humanitarian activism.

"Muhammad Ali transformed this country and impacted the world with his spirit," said longtime boxing promoter Bob Arum. "His legacy will be part of our history for all time. "He is, without a question in my mind, the most transformative person of our time," Arum said.

Ali had been hospitalized multiple

times in recent years.

In 2014 he was treated for a mild case of pneumonia and again in 2015 for a urinary tract infection.

His Parkinson's, thought to be linked to the thousands of punches he took during a career studded by bruising battles inside the ropes, had limited his public speaking. But he continued to make appearances and offer opinions through his family members and spokespeople.

In April, he attended a Celebrity Fight Night Dinner in Phoenix that raised funds for treatment of Parkinson's.

In December, he issued a statement rebuking US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

- 'The greatest' Ali's 30-year career, which stretched from 1960 to 1981 and saw him retire with a record of 56-5, included such historic bouts as the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman.

Don King promoted that watershed bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, in 1974, in which Ali used his "Rope a Dope" strategy to best Foreman and become just the second fighter ever to regain the heavyweight world title. "His spirit will go on forever," King said of Ali. "He represents what every athlete and sports person tries to do, an attitude of getting it done, success, he was fabulous.

"A great human being, and a champion of the people. The greatest of all times." Other defining moments of Ali's career included two knockouts of Sonny Liston and his thrilling rivalry with Joe Frazier -- which saw the two men slug it out in the ring and verbally spar out of it.

"Ali, Frazier & Foreman, we were 1 guy. A part of me slipped away -- the greatest piece" Foreman wrote on Twitter shortly after Ali's death was announced.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson added: "God came for his champion. So long great one. @MuhammadAli #TheGreatest #RIP." Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr in Louisville, Kentucky, dazzled fans with slick moves in the ring, and with his wit and engaging persona outside it.

His refusal to serve in the Vietnam War saw him banned from the sport for years, but the US Supreme Court overturned his conviction for draft dodging in 1971. He took the name of Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam in 1964, soon after he had stunned the sport by claiming the title with a monumental upset of Liston.

He was vilified in some quarters for that conversion and his outspoken stance on Vietnam and civil rights issues.

His refusal to fight in Vietnam saw him prosecuted for draft evasion, and led to him being effectively banned for boxing for three years of his prime. But he held firm to his beliefs and eventually earned accolades as an activist.

He received the highest US civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 2005.

Ali represented the United Nations as a messenger of peace and was chosen to light the Olympic torch in 1996, when he was already weakened by Parkinson's.

- 'A giant' Tributes flooded in from around the world -- celebrities, politicians, reporters that covered him, athletes and of course boxers praised Ali for his superb work in and out of the ring.

Floyd Mayweather, who retired from boxing last year with a perfect 49-0 record, recalled the awe he felt in meeting Ali in '96, when he was a US Olympian.

"I didn't really know what to say. I couldn't believe it," Mayweather said. "I didn't even want to show my true feelings and emotions of how I felt."

Twenty years on, Mayweather was clear on his view of Ali's legacy -- forged inside and outside the ring. "Never be afraid," Mayweather said. "Never stop believing. And never settle for less."

Mayweather's great rival Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines said the world had lost "a giant". "Boxing benefitted from Muhammad Ali's talents, but not as much as mankind benefitted from his humanity," Pacquiao said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron praised Ali on Twitter as "a champion of civil rights, and a role model for so many people," while India's Narendra Modi said he was a "source of inspiration who demonstrated the power of human spirit & determination."

Five key fights in Muhammad Ali's career

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1975, file photo, spray flies from the head of challenger Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/File)

LoS AngeLeS, June 4 (AFP): The following is a quick look at five fights that defined the career of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday at age 74: Ali-Liston 1 Ali was 22 and still known as Cassius Clay when he took on heavyweight world champion Sonny Liston for the first time on February 25, 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida.

The brash, fast-talking challenger taunted Liston unceasingly in the build-up to the bout, but few expected him to win.

Clay came out strong, using speed and footwork to his advantage against the slower Liston. After the sixth round, Liston, who was suffering from cuts and bruises under his eyes and an apparent injured shoulder, announced he couldn't continue. Clay won the match by technical knockout and then proclaimed to the world: "I am the greatest!"

Ali-Liston 2 On May 25, 1965, Ali met Liston in a rematch in Lewiston, Maine.

Ali's first-round knockout victory remains one of the most controversial results in boxing history.

Midway through the first round, Liston threw a left jab and Ali went over it with a fast right, knocking the former champion down.

Liston went down on his back, rolled over and got to one knee, then fell back again. Many in attendance didn't see the decisive blow -- dubbed by critics the "phantom punch" but called the "anchor punch" by Ali. The scene was chaotic, with referee Jersey Joe Walcott struggling to

get Ali to a neutral corner and some confusion over the count.

Liston said he was hit by a "good, right-hand punch" but said he could have continued had he heard the count clearly.

Ali-Frazier 1 The original "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden took place on March 8, 1971.

The $2.5 million payday for each fighter was the largest for any entertainer or athlete at that time, and 50 countries purchased rights to the telecast.

The fight more than lived up to the hype, with Ali dominating the first three rounds with punishing jabs that marked Frazier's face.

Frazier began to take control in the fourth with a spate of left hooks and body blows. In the 11th Frazier caught Ali, backed into a corner, with a crushing left hook that almost floored him.

Ali survived and fought well over the next three rounds. Early in the 15th, Frazier put Ali down with another left hook. Ali, his jaw swollen, rose quickly and stayed on his feet amid a hail of blows, but Frazier retained the title with a unanimous decision, handing Ali his first professional defeat.

Rumble in the Jungle Ali became the second fighter ever, after Floyd Patterson, to regain the heavyweight world title when he knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round in Kinshasa, Zaire, on October 30, 1974.

Ali came out dancing, and Foreman, feared for his punching power and sheer physical presence, went right at him. Early in the second round, Ali went to the

ropes and covered up, letting Foreman swing away -- later dubbing the strategy the "rope a dope".

Foreman spent his energy throwing punches in the sweltering heat, egged on by taunts from Ali. Ali staggered Foreman with a combination early in the fourth and again late in the fifth -- when the champion was clearly weary.

In the eighth, Ali landed a final combination, a left hook that pulled Foreman's head up so Ali could nail him with a hard right that sent Foreman staggering back and down. He couldn't rise before the count and the fight was over.

Thrilla in Manilla Ali was in a lighthearted mood in the build-up to the third installment of his rivalry with Frazier, who was thought to be washed up after a devastating loss to Foreman.

But Ali's taunting of Frazier as a "ugly, dumb gorilla" and "White Man's Champion" infuriated Frazier, who trained with grim intensity for the October 1, 1975 fight.

When Ali came out fast with a flurry of combinations, Frazier pushed forward through the punishment and as Ali tired, Frazier stepped his attack with damaging left hooks.

Frazier dominated the middle rounds, but began to tire in the 10th and Ali started to turn the tide.

In the 11th, Ali connected with a series of speedy combinations that left Frazier's eyes all but swollen shut. Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stopped the fight between the 14th and 15th rounds, over the objections of Frazier, who was hailed by Ali as "the greatest fighter in the world -- next to me."

Muguruza overpowers Serena to win French Open Colombia shatter American dream in Copa opener

PARIS, June 4 (ReuteRS): Garbine Muguruza achieved the rare feat of overpowering world Serena Williams to claim her maiden grand slam title with a 7-5 6-4 win over the world number one and defending champion in the French Open final on Saturday.

The 22-year-old fourth seed, who lost to Williams in last year's Wimbledon final, became the first Spaniard to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1998. "This is the big tournament in Spain and Rafa (Nadal) is our cbampion," she said courtside, referring to the nine-times men's winner who

pulled out injured last week.

Although her hard-hitting game seems more suited to faster surfaces, Muguruza won 14 consecutive sets en route to the final after losing her opening set of the tournament.

A self-confessed anxious player, she managed her emotions on Court Philippe Chatrier, saving six of eight break points against Williams, who had only lost only four of her 26 previous major singles finals.

It was Muguruza's first final on the slow surface and she relied on a powerful first serve and jaw-dropping winners down the line to subdue the American in a battle of will.

SAntA CLARA, June 4 (ReuteRS): Colombia wrecked the United States' hopes of a winning start to the Copa America Centenario as goals from James Rodriguez and Cristian Zapata gave the South Americans a comfortable 2-0 victory here Friday.

AC Milan's Zapata and Real Madrid star Rodriguez struck in the first half before a sell-out 67,439 crowd at the Levi's Stadium in northern California to puncture American hopes Garbine Muguruza kisses the French Open trophy after defeating Serena Williams of the U.S. in the of emerging from a difficult Women's Singles Final match at Roland Garros, Group A. US coach Jurgen KlinsParis on June 4. (REUTERS)

mann's side had hoped to score an upset victory to emulate the Americans' famous defeat of Colombia at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. But for long periods, Klinsmann's men were chasing shadows as the skilful 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists delivered a stinging reality check.

The Colombians took the lead after only eight minutes, when poor marking at a set-piece gifted a chance to the Italy-based Zapata. The USA struggled to build any sort of momentum after that, with Colombia flooding midfield and

pressing the Americans relentlessly.

Colombia dominated territory and possession and carved out the better chances. The only USA chance of note was a 36thminute run and shot from Clint Dempsey, whose curling effort whistled just past Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina's upright.

But within minutes of that fleeting US opportunity, the hosts were dealt a killer blow when Yedlin was adjudged to have flicked a hand out to block Farid Diaz's cross. America's players protested but Mexican

referee Roberto Garcia was in no doubt and pointed to the spot. Rodriguez duly stepped up to stroke home the spot-kick and Colombia were in total control.

It started to look ominous for the hosts soon after, with Colombia passing the ball between themselves to draw cheers of "Ole" from their large contingent of noisy fans.

The United States must now regroup in time for their second match against World Cup quarter-finalists Costa Rica on Tuesday. Colombia will play Paraguay in their next match.

Paes, Hingis complete full set of doubles titles with French win Changtongya Inter-Dept Football Tourney concludes PARIS, June 4 (ReuteRS): Doubles veterans Leander Paes and Martina Hingis completed a full set of grand slam doubles titles on Friday, adding the missing piece to their collections in an emotional mixed final at the French Open. For Paes, who turns 43 in two weeks, the 4-6 6-4 10-8 (champions tiebreak) win over India's Sania Mirza and Croat Ivan Dodig turned the clock full circle.

Paes captured the first of his 18 grand slam titles on Court Philippe Chatrier in 1999 when he teamed up with fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi to win the men's doubles title.

Over the course of the next 17 years, Paes criss-crossed the world several times over as he won men's doubles titles at all four majors and the mixed at the Australian and U.S. Opens and Wimbledon.

The missing link was at Roland Garros and on Friday, Paes finally made sure his doubles CV was complete. Spurred on during the closing rallies on Friday by a shout of "come on, old man" from the stands, Paes made the telling intervention on the final point, stretching far to his right

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes hold the French Open trophy aloft after they both sealed a career grand in mixed doubles. (AP Photo)

to scoop up a Dodig groundstroke with a volley that the Croat drove into the net. "Today I complete the grand slam with Martina, a player who inspires me," Paes said courtside after the pair added the Roland Garros crown to the Wimbledon and U.S. Open trophies they already hold.

Hingis began her march towards her own set of eight as far back as 1996 when, as a 15-year-old, she won Wimbledon with Czech Helena Sukova. "I am glad you were able to complete the (career) grand slam, the one that was missing from your collection with me today," she told the Indian.

ChAngtongyA, June 4 (Mexn): The 2nd InterDepartmental Football Tournament 2016 under Changtongya Sub-Division, Mokokchung, culminated today in an exciting match between the Electrical Department and APF United (or Administration, Police and Forest department united) here today. The tournament which commenced on May 23 last, witnessed six teams from different departments.

The final match played between Electrical Department and AFP United was witnessed by hundreds of Changtongya town citizens. After an exciting match, the Electrical Dept team defeated the AFP United 4-1.

Meanwhile, the closing function of the tournament was graced by ADC Sentiwabang Aier as chief guest while the NSCB Tuli Man-

Chief Guest Sentiwapang Aier ADC Tuli being introduced to the players before the final match of the 2nd Inter Departmental Football Tournament at Changtongya on Saturday, June 4, 2016. (Morung Photo)

ager Nchumthung Kikon was the guest of honor.

The winners were awarded with a running trophy along with certificates and cash.

This one of a kind tournament in Nagaland received words of appreciation from various quarters.

“This kind of tournament is helping the town (Changtongya), the officers and personnel in the different departments to have a healthy relationship…a cohesive one and a time to meet and know each other through this tournament,” said P. Longkumer, who is

a Changtongya citizen, and the Educational Secretary of the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM).

SDO Changtongya, Chumlamo Humtsoe, also expressed deep appreciation to all for making the tournament a grand success.

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emi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama have split after almost six years. The actors shared the shock news with fans on Instagram on Friday.

The 23-year-old singer and 36-year-old actor both posted the same message, saying they ending their relationship because they were better as 'best friends.'

'After almost 6 loving and wonderful years together, we have decided to end our relationship,' it said. 'This was an incredibly difficult decision for both of us, but we have realized more than anything that we are better as best friends. 'We will always be supportive of each other.'

And the pair thanked fans, saying: 'Thank you to everyone who has offered us kindness and support over the years.'

The couple raised eyebrows over their 13-year age difference when they began dating when Demi was 18. But she has previously praised the former That 70s Show star for supporting her through multi-

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The split comes at a difficult time for Demi, who is mourning the loss of her great-grandmother and attended her 'Mimaw's' funeral earlier on Friday.

'Even the sky is crying today,' she wrote. Demi is gearing up for her Future Now tour with ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas. Wilmer has signed on to guest star on Grey's Anatomy, and also is filming a new military family drama for CBS. Source: Mail Online

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