Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 3

DIPRImphal, June 29,

Manipur GovernorPadmanabha Balakr ishnaAcharya today d istributed1000 litres capacity Waterstorage tanks to thebeneficiaries of Orphanageand Old Age Home for thepurpose of rain waterharvesting at a function heldat Raj Bhavan, Imphal.Speaking at the occasion,Governor PB Acharya saidthat in line with the appealmade by the Chief Minister toconserved rain water, RajBhavan has taken up theinitiative to promote rainwater harvesting bydistributing the water tanks.Proprietor of Classic Hotelhas kindly sponsored 40 nos.

Governor distributes water tanks toencourage rain water harvesting

of 1000 litres tanks ford istribution , added,Governor.He further stated that if wewant to strengthen India, theweakest be strengthen andempower thoseunempowered. Unless we

preserve water, life will bevery difficult. Water is life,save water for sustenance ofthe future. God has blessedus with rain, therefore, weshould conserve water andus ed it jud icio usly. Heen cou raged the

beneficiaries to set up watertanks and harvest the rainwater to address the waterscarc ity pro blem in thestate.Some of the benecifiarieswho received the Waterstorage Tanks ar e, AllManipur Senior Citizens’Welfare Association, MahilaKalyan Samiti (Dewlahland),All Manipur Men tallyHandicapped Per sons’Welfare , Meitei LeimarolSinnai Sang, Sneha BhawanDe-ad diction Centre,Organ ization fo r theUnderp r iv ileged Group,Tabith a Children Home(Mantripukhri) and DestituteChildren Home (Sagolband).Altogether, 40 tanks will bedistributed including 5 nos.for the Ima Keithel.

NJ ThakuriaGuwahati June 30,

P r ac t ic in g Ayu r v ed icp h ys ic ian s Dr Bin o dKalita MS (Ayu, Anorectalspecialist) and Dr JayantaS a r m ah MD ( ayu ,Pan chak arma) Yester day

Ayurvedic doctors conductOPD clinic at press club

cond ucted a media OPDclin ic at Gu wahati PressClu b . O v er 30 s c r ib espar ticip ated in the br iefcam p w h er e th ey w er eoffered free consultationsand also the opportunityto ch eck th e i r b lo o dpressure.

IGAR (South)Imphal June 30,

As part of ongoing efforts torender assistance to sportsfraternities, KeithelmanbiBattalion of 9 Sector AssamRifles under the aegis of IGAR(South) distributedTaekwondo equipment toTanzeen Taekwondo Academyof Lilong, on Yesterday.Based on the requirement ofsports equipment projected byTanzeen Taekwondo Academyof Lilong, KeithelmanbiBattalion undertook a projectto encourage sports in Lilongarea. The Battalion in sync withthe Government of India’sinitiative of Khelo India,

A R Distributed sports equipmentdistr ibuted Taekwondoequipment to the Academy onYesterday as part of a YouthEngagement and promotingSpor ts Progr ammeconducted at HangamthabiCommun ity Centre , IDOComplex, Lilong.The event commenced withTaekwondo demonstrationby the students of TanzeenTaekwondo Academyfollow ed by equipmentd istr ibution ceremony inwhich Comman dantKeithe lmanbi Bat talionhanded over Taekwondoequipment worth Rs twolakhs to I n tegratedDevelopment OrganisationCommittee, Lilong.

While lauding the efforts ofthe Battalion for its initiativein reaching out to the localsand promoting sports in thearea, the Commandantassured the villagers thatAssam Rifles will continue itswork for the welfare anddevelopment of the society.The event witnessedattendance o f MrMohammad Anwar Hussain,Chairman of State MinorityCommission, Mr Zakiruddin,SP Pherzawal and over 200locals of the area. Thestudents and staff of theacadem y conveyed theirhear tfelt gratitude to theAssam Rif les fo r theinitiative.

IGAR (South)Imphal June 30,

Keithelmanbi Battalion of 9Sector Assam Rifles under theaegis of IGAR (South)conducted a security meet atAndro Company OperatingBase (COB). The security forumwas attended by the meirapaibis, ward councilors,pradhans and youth clubsmembers along withrepresentatives of local youthclubs.During the meet, variousaspects concerning security inthe area were discussed and thelocals were sensitized oncurrent situation existing in thearea of responsibility. Aninteraction was carried out on

Assam Rifles ConductsSecurity Meet

necessary measures to beundertaken for maintaining astrict vigil against illicit activitiesin the area. In addition to thesecurity issues, future actionplan in respect of civic actionprojects like medical camps,recruitment in Assam Rifles andArmy and career counseling foryouth were also discussedduring the meet.The locals expressed theirgratitude and appreciated theefforts of Assam Rifles forconduct of such secur itymeetings and ensuring peace inthe area and assured theircommitment and assistance inmaintaining the same. Thesecurity meet concluded withtea and refreshments for all theattendees.

IGAR (South)Imphal June 30,

With aim to strengthen thebond and mutual trust betweenlocals and Security Forces,Mantripukhri Battalion of 9Sector Assam Rifles under theaegis of IGAR (South)conducted friendly volleyballtournament as part of YouthEngagement Programme.Yaingangpokpi CompanyOperating Base (COB) ofMantripukhri Battalionorganised a friendly Volleyballtournament on Yesterdaywhich witnessed participationof three teams from Leiyaramvillage, New Cannan villageand Yaingangpokpi(Ngarumphung) Company

Assam Rifles Conducts FriendlyVolleyball Tournament

Operating Base. The youngplayers from the v illagesshowcased their talent andcompetitive spirit which wasvisible throughout thetournament.Each team played against thebalance two in the best of threesets and the top two teamsplayed in the final match. Thefinal match was played

between the teams of Leiyaramvillage and New Cannanvillage in which Leiyaramvillage team emerged as theoverall winner of thetournament. All the teamsparticipated in the tournamentplayed with great zeal andenthusiasm and displayed greatspor tsmanship dur ing thetournament.

AgencyNew Delhi June 30,

Prime Minister NarendraMod i wi ll sh ar e h i sthoughts with the people inthe country and abroad inh is Mann Ki Baa tpro gram me o n Al l In diaRadio at 11 th is morning. Itwill be the first edition of theprogramme after Mr Modiass um ed of f ice fo r th esecond term.

PM Modi to share his thoughts in MannKi Baat programme this morning

I n a tw ee t, th e Pr im eMinister said, after four longmonths, Mann Ki Baat isback to do what it has alwaysloved, celebrate the power ofpositivity and the strengthsof 130 crore Indians. The pr ogramme wi ll bebroadcast on the en tirenetwork of All India Radioand Doordarshan. It will alsobe str eamed live on theYouTube channels of thePrime Minister ’s Off ice,

Informat ion andBroadcasting Ministry, AIRand DD News. It will also besimultaneously broadcast onAIR’s website www.allindiaradio. gov.in.AIR wi ll b roadcast theprogramme in reg ionallanguages immediately afterthe Hindi broadcast. Theregional language versionswill be repeated at 8 PM.

AgencyNew Delhi June 30,

The first batch of over 2,200pi lgr ims of th e annu alAm arn ath Yat ra lef t theBhagwati Nagar-base campin Jammu for the KashmirValley this morning, amidsttight security.The pilgrims, 1,839 men, 333women, 17 children and 45Sadhus and Sadhvis’ left thebase camp in a cavalcade of

First batch of Amarnath pilgrimsleave for yatra from Jammu

93 vehicles. “T he f ir st b atch w asformally flagged off by theAdvisor to J&K GovernorK. K.Sh arma am id thechanting of mantras afterthe special puja performedat the Base camp around4:30 am today.This year’s 46 day’s annualpilgrimage to Shri AmarnathCave Shrine in KashmirValley is commencing fromtomorrow. In the wake of thepilgr image, secur ity hasbeen beef ed up onLakhan pur- Jam mu andJammu-Srinagar highwaysto facil ita te th e s moo th

conduct.Inspector General CRPFA.V. Chauhan told AIR thatadequate number of CRPF,state po lice and arm edpolice personnel have beendeployed in Jammu city andon highways.Th e conv oy of veh iclesferrying pilgrims from Jammubase camp to Srinagar werebe ing escor ted b y thesecur ity per son nel . T heannual Amarnath pilgrimageis undertaken by p ilgrimsfrom all over the country toreach th e cave sh r in e,devoted to Lord Shiva, at analtitude of 13,500 feet.

China, USagree at Xi-

Trumpmeeting to

restarttrade talks

AgencyNew Delhi June 30,

US President Donald Trumpand his Chinese counterpartXi Jinping have agreed to re-launch the stalled negotiationsto end the trade war.The move came as Mr Trumpheld a lengthy meeting withthe Chinese President on thesidelines of the G-20 summitat Osaka in Japan. According to the Chinesestate media, during themeeting, the US said it will notadd new tariffs on Chineseexports. It said the negotiatingteams from the two countriesare to discuss specific issues.Mr Trump said, he harboursno hostility towards China andhopes for better relationsbetween the two countries.The US and China have beenfighting a trade war over thepast year.

AgencyNew Delhi June 30,

The United States and theTaliban have opened freshnegotiations in Doha. Thetalks mark the seventh roundof negotiations aimed atending Afghanistan’s longestwar.The negotiations have, so far,centred on four issues -counter-terrorism, presence offoreign troop presence, anintra-Afghan dialogue and apermanent ceasefire.US officials previously said,they are hoping for a dealbefore the upcoming Afghanpresidential elections inSeptember, which havealready been delayed twice.US Secretary of State MikePompeo, who paid anunannounced visit to Kabulon Tuesday, said he hoped fora peace deal with the Talibanbefore 1st September.

US, Taliban open freshnegotiations in Doha on

ending warA potential deal would see theUS agreeing to withdraw itstroops after more than 17 yearsin Afghanistan, in return forthe Taliban guaranteeing thecountry never again becomesa safe haven for v io len textremist groups, as was thecase with Al-Qaeda before theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks.

AgencyRaipur June 30,

Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel’s eyes werefilled with tears while speakingat the event organised forpassing the post of Presidentof Chhattisgarh PradeshCongress Committee (CPCC)to Mohan Markam.Congress leader PL Punia andnewly appoin ted CPCCpresident Markam were alsopresent at the event held onSaturday.In his speech, Baghel thankedall party leaders who workedwith him over the past fiveyears and remembered theircontribution to the party inChhattisgarh.“I was appointed to the postby Rahul Gandhiji after we lostthe elections in 2013. 2014 LokSabha elections were near. We

Chhattisgarh CMBhupesh Baghel tears upwhile handing over stateCongress president post

were worried about the party’sprospects in the state after the2014 elections. The fight weparty leaders started after June2014 continued till the time wecame to power inChhattisgarh,” Baghel said.He praised the newlyappointed CPCC President bysaying Markam was a“hardworking and simpleman”.Earlier, Markam was appointedthe president of CPCCthrough an All India CongressCommittee (AICC) releasesigned by party generalsecretary KC Venugopal onJune 28.He replaced Baghel who hadbeen the CPCC presidentsince 2014 and was asked tocontinue in the post till hisreplacement was announcedafter he became the ChiefMinister in December last year.

AgencyLondon June 30,

Princess Haya Bin t AlHussein, the sixth wife ofDubai’s billionaire ruler, hasreportedly fled the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) with 31million pounds and their twochildren following the break-up of their marriage.According to media reports,the w ife of S heikhMohammed bin Rashid AlMakto um — the VicePresident and Prime Ministerof the UAE — is believed tobe in hiding in London.The princess, the half-sisterof King Abdullah of Jordan,is said to be seeking adivorce after initially fleeingto Germany with her childrenJalila, 11, and Zayed,7, whereshe requested pol iticalasylum.She is understood to havetaken 31 million pounds withher to start a new life, reportssay.Oxford educated Pr incessHaya has not been seen in

Dubai’s Princess Haya fleesUAE with money, kids: Reports

public since May 20 and hersocial media accounts, whichare usually full of photos ofher charitable work, have notbeen active since February.Unconfirmed reports in Arabmedia say that a Germandiplomat helped the princess“escape” f rom Dubai,leadin g to a potentialdiplomatic crisis between thetwo countries.It is claimed that Germanauthorities refused a requestfrom Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum, one ofthe world’s richest men, toreturn his wife to Dubai.Two sources close to theDubai royal family were citedas saying by media reportsthat P r incess Haya hasindeed left the country andis seeking a divorce.It comes after one of theSheikh’s daughters, PrincessLatifa attempted to flee fromher father and Dubai. Shewas captured on a boat offthe Indian coast and hassince d isappeared , but isbeliev ed to have been

returned to the UAE.Princess Latifa said abuseforced her to flee the kingdom- and human rights groupsclaim she is being held incaptivity in Dubai.Radha Stir ling, ChiefExecut ive of watchdogDetained in Dubai, said :“Whenever someone appliesfor po litical as ylum,obviously, it is because theirlives are in dange r, andbecause they have sufferedsevere abuses and violationsof their human rights.“We al ready know thatPr incess Latifa, SheikhMohammed’s daughter, fledthe UAE seeking asylumand alleging unspeakableabuse at the hands of herfather.“Now, it seems, Pr incessHaya, Sheikh Mohammed’swife, has al so f led thecountry and sought refugein Germany.”Sh e s aid th ere ar e n ow“ser ious questions” aboutwh at p rom pted Pr incessHaya to flee.