Day: April 6, 2012

IMPHAL, April 6: A public meeting was held today discussing the issues on installation of HT line (33 KV) passing residential area at a public playground near the St George High school. The meeting, organized by the Lizard Library, Wangkhei was chaired by the local MLA Elangbam Chand.

It was resolved during the meeting to appeal the concerned authorities to alter the route of the on-going installation of high tension line passing Kongba Laishram Leikai, Wangkhei Laishram Leikai and Wangkhei Koijam Leikai to Sangaipat Sub-Station considering the harm, damages and even death that the installation of the High Tension wire in such residential areas could bring. The meeting further resolved to form a committee and elected ten members to look after the matter as well.

The locals who attended the meeting also thank the local MLA Elangbam Chand for his involvement in the matter.

It may be recalled that a public meeting was held last year condemning the installation of the HT line on June 5, 2011 at Kongba Laishram Leikai Youth Club ground. The meeting had discussed in detail of the installation of 33 K.V. line from Gangapat to Sangheipat. The line which is going to be installed will pass through Heinoubon, Ayangpalli, Wangkhei Thangjam Leikai, Laishram Leikai, Koijam Leikai etc. The meeting also condemn the act of the electricity department and Manipur state information commissioner Chungkham Biren for not providing any information to the public regarding the plant when they approach them.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/public-meet-derides-ht-line-installation/

IMPHAL, April 6: The All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) is all set to organize the 32nd Realization Day (Meekap Thokpa Numit) 2012 on April 17 in remembrance of the mass movement launched by the student body in 1980 where security forces killed two students and injured many others.

As part of the observation, AMSU will launch a campaign in which class mobilization at schools, street corner-meeting at public places, publicity, distribution of leaflets, etc. will be conducted pertaining to the problem being faced by Manipur due to large scale influx of migrants in the state.

The student body has also set up an observation committee for the 32nd Realization Day observation, AMSU informed and said the main function of the observation will be held at Singjamei Chinga where people will pay rich tributes to the memorial tombs of Potsangbam Premananda and Huidrom Loken.

Premananda and Loken died in a violent scuffle with security forces on April 17, 1980 during a mass movement pushing their demand to send away foreigners or migrants from Manipur that was spearheaded by the oldest student organization in Manipur.

A blood donation camp will also be organized in connection with the observation on that day and flags inscribed as “32 Realization day Observation” April 17, 2012” will be distributed among the students during the class mobilization and that all the students are requested to contribute Rs 5 each, AMSU general secretary, Dipanjit Ningthoujam appealed in a statement.

Seeking cooperation from the people to make the observation a grand success, AMSU appealed to all, particularly the indigenous people of the region to participate in the event.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/amsu-to-observe-32nd-realization-day/

IMPHAL, April 6: The banned Revolutionary Front (RPF) has appealed to the people of the state to ensure widespread observation and massive participation on the occasion of “World Health Day” tomorrow and stressed on providing proper health facility to the elderly persons in the state.

A statement of the proscribed outfit has stated that the government has been investing huge amounts of money in recruiting police and VDF personnel, however it has been ignoring the health and education sector.

Dubbing the Old Age Pension Scheme a tool to woo the elderly people for election process, RPF said such scheme is only for namesake and is a nonsense policy which lacks meaning and quality.

There is a close relation between providing health facility to the aged people and lending them a good life, the outfit said, adding that the RPF considers that it is wholly dependent on the people as well as the efforts of those working in health centres to make the elderly persons to contribute something for the society during their remaining life.

The RPF also expressed confidence that the people of Manipur would recieve at least some advantage from the World Health day 2012 observation.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/rpf-appeals-for-world-health-day-observation/

IMPHAL, April 6: Protesting the March 22 gang-rape of a woman near Keinou Awang Leikai along the Tiddim Road, several women’s organization of the state held a joint sit in protest at Keishampat Lairembi community hall today.

The sit in protest which was attended by around 70 individuals started from 10am this morning and continued till 1pm. The actual plan of the demonstrators was to continue with the sit in protest till 3pm in the evening, however a team of Imphal police foiled their plan and shortened it till 1pm only.

Speaking to media persons on the sideline of the sit in protest, president Poirei Leimarol L Memchouba expressed that the sit in protest was held in protest of the March 22 gang-rape and decrying the government inaction regarding several women bodies demand for death sentences for all the involved persons including the Bishenpur SI who had provided the hand gun which was used by the four accused during the rape.

Further voicing the demand of the women protestors, she added that the women bodies will not shift from their previous demand of ‘hang till death’ and added that in case any underhand dealings to end the case is found by the women groups, then the bodies will not hesitate to come out stronger and show their anger.

She further added that the victim has also decided that she will not resolve the issue on monetary grounds and will continue to fight until justice is done to her and further added that the women bodies will support the victim in the fight and ensure that all the involved persons are befittingly punished.

Such beastly act can only be stopped by awarding harsh and befitting punishments to the culprits, which is in the hands of the government, she continued.

The security forces are here to safeguard the people of the state, however the time is such that they have become the ones to be afraid of. The time has come for the government to look into the matter.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/death-sentence-demand-for-mar-22-accused-continues/

IMPHAL, April 6: The Narasingh Maharaja Memorial Descendents’ Union (NMMDU) today appealed to the state government to observe the late king’s death anniversary on 29th day of Lamta of the Meitei calendar instead of April 11. This year, the anniversary falls on March 21.

King Narsingh died on the night of Wednesday, 28th of Lamta three hours before daybreak and his death anniversary has been observed on 29th Lamta since then according to the records maintained in the Cheitharol Kumbaba (royal chronicle) certified by Ngariyambam Kerani, RK Muhinikumar, president of NMMDU told a press conference at Yaiskul Moirangkhom here.

As per the Meitei custom, all religious ceremonies are held according to the Thaban (Meitei way of counting of date and month) and no function of any event was organized in Manipur based on the Gregorian calendar before 1891, Muhinikumar noted.

He also said, the people are confused about the way the ‘Narsingh Dedication Day’ is observed on April 11 every year which is similar to the death anniversary observation of the late king of Manipur.

Seeking opinion from all the experts and scholars in the state in this regard, the NMMDU president said it is acceptable to pay homage to the king for his dedication and valor on various dates, but the death anniversary of Narsingh should only be observed on 29th day of Lamta and that it would be the right way to organize the state function on this day.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/observe-narsingh-death-anniversary-according-to-meitei-calendar-nmmdu/