Day: April 9, 2012

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Imphal, Apr 9: 27 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR(South) organized a Health Awareness Camp on Malaria at Parum Pantha village in Thoubal District on 08 Apr 2012. The event was conducted by a team of medical officer and paramedical staff of the Unit. Medical check up and lecture extended to more than 250 villagers.The aim of the Camp was to create awareness among local people about deadly disease Malaria and modalities to prevent it. The deadly disease spread among the people as a result of unhygienic living conditions and unawareness about it. The medical team carried out medical check-up and provided medicines. Medical teams also distributed leaflets containing preventive measures of Malaria and also conducted an awareness lecture cum presentation.
29 Assam Rifles of 6 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North), conducted a Medical Camp for the villagers of Nuiland village. A team of Medical Officers and Nursing Assistants attended the patients in the Medical Camp. Around 130 men, women and children were treated in the camp and medicines were distributed to the villagers. Special medical attention was provided to the senior citizens. Awareness lecture in prevention of Malaria was also organized by the Medical Officers during the medical camp.
On 07 Apr 2012, 33 Assam Rifles of Red shield Division organized a free camp for the villagers of Thanga and Karang. The medical camp started from 8.30 AM in the morning and was carried out till 3.00 PM in the evening. During the camp more than 348 persons (Male 193 , Female 123 and Children 32) were examined and treated. Medical prescriptions and free medicines were distributed for diarrhea, dysentery, respiratory tract infections, Malaria, viral fever, skin diseases arthritis and Myalgias etc. The team comprised of two doctors and two nursing assistants who attended to the people.

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Imphal, Apr 9: 42 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) donated Solar Lights Assam Rifles Military Civic Action Project’ to Larong Khunou village in Chandel district on 09 Apr 12 . Six solar street lights were donated to the Village Authority of Larong Khunou village by Major General U K Gurung, YSM, IGAR(South) accompanied by. Brigadier Upendra Dwivedi, Commander 26 Sector in a ceremony.. The project was initiated by 42 Assam Rifles on request of Village Authority, Larong Khunou village. The General Officer, while addressing the villagers at the occasion, urged the Chief of village to install the solar lights at strategic locations of the village so that all villagers be benefited. He also urged people to come forward with unity and move progressively to achieve the utmost goal of peace and prosperity. He also assured the local populace for full support and cooperation of Assam Rifles in achieving it.

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Imphal, Apr 9: Gaikhangam Home Minister today said on 22/03/2012 at about 2 a.m., one woman who was coming in a Shaktiman Truck was kidnapped at Keinou Awang Leikai along Tiddim road, Bishnupur district and raped by 4(four) persons at an open field near a school located at Irom Meijrao. Police immediately swung into action and arrested all four accused persons on 22/03/2012. They have been produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody. Investigation is going on. Out of these four persons, two were found to be personnel belonging to 1st IRB. One was on unauthorized absence and the other had overstayed from leave. They have been immediately placed under suspension and departmental enquiry has been ordered for major penalty. Stringent action will be taken against those erring personnel.
On 02/04/2012, an IRB team consisting of one Subedar and seven personnel of 3rd IRB Saivom Post while coming in a unit Bus from Kakching towards the post was intercepted by 42 – A.R. Bongyang Post. On checking the bus in which they were travelling, the following banned substances were found : –
i) Suspected ephedrine powder : 93 kgs containing in 4 cartoon boxes i.e. 25 kgs in 3 boxes and 18 kgs in 1 box.
ii) Tab. Polyfed : 9,60,000 tables containing in 13 cartoon boxes.
iii) Tab. Respifed : 4,18,500 tablets containing in 6 airbags.
iv) Tab Respifed : 5,76,000 tablets containing in 16 cartoon boxes.
On receipt of the information from Assam Rifles, DGP, Manipur ordered SP/Chandel to register a case and arrest all IRB personnel. Accordingly, FIR case was registered under NDPS Act and they have been arrested and remanded to custody. OOP, Manipur also directed ADGP(AP&Trg) to conduct a thorough enquiry. After the preliminary enquiry, JC No. 409 Subedar Md. Jaheruddin of 8MR (who was attached to 3rd IRB), the Post Commander of Saivom Post who was leading the team and 7(seven) other personnel namely, (i) Rfn. No. 132001561 Ksh. Prafullo Singh, (ii) Rfn. No. 132001555 S. Vio, (iii) Rfn. No. 132001513 T. Ohanabir, (iv) Rfn. No. 012006214 N. Ramajit Singh, (v) Rfn. No. 1310808 A.
Rameshwor Singh, (vi) Rfn. No. 1311838 Th. Tiken Meetei and (vii) Driver No. 10D0179 E. Debananda Singh have been placed under suspension. Draft charge sheet has been issued and D.E. is under progress for awarding major penalty.
On 09/04/2012, DGP, Manipur received a D.O. letter dated 08/04/2012 from Hon’ble MLA Md. Abdul Nasir of Lilong A/C that on 08/04/2012, personnel of Narcotics Cell, Imphal West District detained a driver illegally in order to extort money from him who was reportedly carrying some banned items. On receipt of the said letter, DGP, Manipur ordered an enquiry by Shri L. Kailun, IPS, DIG (Range-l), Manipur. On enquiry, prima facie case was established against 3(three) Constables of Narcotics Cell, Imphal West and Inspector W. Ibocha Singh, O/C Narcotics Cell. Immediate disciplinary action has been taken and on 09/04/2012, the Inspector has been placed under suspension along with 3(three) other Constables namely, (i) C/No. 0101197 Ch. Bikram Singh, (ii) C/No. 0901429 M. Ranan Singh and (iii) C/No. 064009 Ch. Dinanchandra Singh. Departmental proceeding has been ordered for major penalty.
Meanwhile R Baral, DGP and other police authorities issued orders informing that disciplinary enquiry will be conducted against them for dereliction of duty and grave misconduct.
During the period the headquarters of the suspended personnel will be Reserve Lines, Imphal West District, Manipur and should not leave the headquarters without obtaining prior permission from the competent authority.

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Imphal. April 9 MNS NNN: The lack of discipline in the Manipur police and security personnel is due to lack of discipline and morality during their students’ life, which has now led to their involvement in serious crimes.
This was stated by Manipur home minister of Manipur G. Gaikhangam while speaking as the chief guest in the 42nd Foundation Day of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Manipur Unit at Congress Bhavan, Imphal on Monday. function to observe the foundation of NSUI at the Congress office.
All security personnel should try to inculcate good habit and should treat people well he further said. The government is also trying to look into the functioning of the Village Defence Force (VDF) he assured.
The Manipur home minister said that the government is working out ways and means to make the police department public friendly and win back the lost confidence of the people of the state who can no longer consider the police personnel as their protectors. The government is meeting and consulting the officials of the police department to steamline and improve the department, and also how best the Village Defence Force can be utilised, as the public is clearly not satisfied with them, he added.
Gaikhangam urged the members of NSUI to have good discipline and become good citizens so that such unfortunate incidents of involvement of police and security personnel in crimes can be stopped in future.
He reminded the students that though the NSUI is a frontal organisation of the Congress party, they should not consider themselves to be in politics and forget that they are students, and they should first be good disciplined students in order to be good leaders.
The NSUI have branches in 13 colleges in the state apart from NSUI Manipur unit and it is one of the biggest student organisations in South East Asia, stated T. Manga Vaiphei, who was a caretaker of NSUI Manipur unit, speaking as the president of the function. He also urged the office bearers of the students organisation to work sincerely for the betterment and welfare of the student community.

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Imphal. April 9 NNN: The Union Minister of State for Defence, Dr. MM Pallam Raju will be inaugurating the newly constructed road at Tamenglong.
The minister who will be accompanied by colonel DPK Pillai will visit Tamenglong on April 10 at 12 am to inaugurate the newly constructed road at Tamenglong by the Army as also other projects, according to PRO (Defence).
It is reported that the Union minister of State for Defence will first visit the border town Moreh before meeting the governor and the chief minister of the state. He will then visit Tamenglong to have a first hand account of the progress made in the work along the National Highway 37, which is under the Border Road Organisation (BRO).
The National Highway 37 (formerly NH-53) connecting Manipur with Assam and other parts of the country, often described as a second life line of Manipur, has been in the news for its deplorable condition for being muddy in summer and dusty in winter. It is through this road that most of the supplies of the state reach the capital Imphal, besides the National Highway 36 which also connects Imphal with Assam and other states through Nagaland.
It may be mentioned that though the highway passing through Dimapur in Nagaland is in a better shape
than the highway passing through Tamenglong district in Manipur, transporters prefer to face the hardship of taking the highway passing through Tamenglong in order to avoid extortion and demands if they pass through Nagaland.
It may also be mentioned that truck owners of Manipur has submitted a memorandum along with a visual recording of the present condition of the National Highway 37 to the Prime Minister of India requesting to expedite the black topping work undertaken by BRO before the rainy season sets in.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the chief minister of Manipur met the governor for nearly one hour on Monday. Though the reason for the visit of the chief minister is not definitely known, it is reportedly suspected to be in connection with matter concerning the expansion of the minister and the visit of the Union minister of state for defence.

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