Month: April 2012

IMPHAL, April 11: As part of steps taken up to prevent stealing of vehicles in the state and otehr related crimes, the department of Transport today introduced the High Security Registration Plates, HSRP.

The HSRP was formally launched by chief secretary DS Poonia today at the Directorate of Transport complex, Babupara. It has been brought to the state by the department of Transport, government of Manipur in a joint collaboration with the M/S Shimnit Utsch India Private Limited Mumbai.

Speaking at the formal launch of the HSPR, chief secretary DS Poonia said the HSRP will naturally help in controlling illegal vehicle trade and other related crimes to some extent and further added that it is a significant move towards the prevention of vehicle thefts and other related crimes in the state.

Principal secretary, transport and works, government of Manipur, Ram Muivah said that with the introduction of the new registration plates in the state, the people of the state can now prevent their vehicles from being stolen by anti-social elements, and added that even in the case of any stolen vehicles, the vehicles can easily be traced with the help of the HSRP.

He further stated, distribution and issuance of the HSRP will be completed within a period of two years with all vehicles in the state coming under its ambit.

In order to acquire a HSRP, a vehicle owner should get new vehicle registration forms and customer application form (CAF) for HSRP from the dealing assistant and after filling in the details, both forms should be ubmitted to the dealing assistant for the process.

At the time of the payment for vehicle registration certificate, cashier give the serial number in CAF HSRP form and then the cashier sent the customer to the HSRP office for payment. The giving back the original payment receipt, the customer will further be asked to come back after two days.

The customer will have to come for fitment of HSRP after two days along with the payment copy of the vehicle registration certificate. Once the vehicle is fitted with the HSRP the dealing assistant will give the fitment acknowledgement form to the customer.

The customer has to come to DTO office alone with the fitment acknowledgement form to get registration certificate.

Vehicle registration certificate is issued only after the fitment of HSRP.

Meanwhile, the state chief secretary DS Poonia and principal secretary Transport became the first customers of the HSRP in the state by fixing their vehicles with new registration numbers.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/transport-dept-introduces-hsrp-to-tackle-vehicle-lifting/

From Kaimuanthang
LAMKA, April 12: the All Lamka Taxi Owners’ Society, ALTOS has today decided to launch an indefinite Tiddim line general strike starting 5am of April 14 for all passenger services of sorts and warning that violators of the strike should be held responsible for any eventualities in case of violation of the strike.

With the deadline set by the taxi owners society for the government to bring an amicable solution to the already heightening deadlock between the society and the Tedim Line Bus owners ending today without any visible solution members of the society convened a meeting today at Chiengkonpang in Churachandpur .

It has been demanding proper parking sites at Imphal.

The members discussed on what steps should be taken up with the deadline ending today and resolved to impose the general strike.

In a statement, ALTOS has stated that the bus owners in cohorts with KCP (MC) in trying to cover their criminal act of burning a bus during their own bandh had wronly accused the ALTOS chairman, secretary and advisor of being involved in the bus burning incident in league with hills based militant outfits, however had failed to provide any substantial evidence.

It has further alleged that the ALTOS members were harassed on many other pretexts and prevented from providing smooth service to the public inspite of public demands.

Meanwhile talking to this press correspondent, those who are in favour of the Winger service along the line said that when people even want a helicopter service in this fast developing world, the monopolistic approach of the Bus owners are highly condemnable while another added that the interest of the public needs to be served and if the passengers prefer Wingers they will travel in it and it is far better than travelling in a bus which has so many stoppages taking atleast two hours to reach Imphal while a Wingers takes only about one or a little more than one hour to reach the same destination.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/indefinite-strike-along-tiddim-road-from-apr-14/

IMPHAL. April 12 (Newmai News Network): Dr. Chaltonlien Amo has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the Hill Areas Committee (HAC), Manipur, the highest body of the state to make any decision of the hill areas.

Being the only one out of the 20 MLAs of the hill areas to file nomination paper for the post, Dr Chaltonlien was declared elected uncontested by MLA T.N. Haokip who presided over the election at the committee room of the new state assembly building.

After the declaration of the election of Dr Chaltonlien as the chairman of HAC, Manipur the Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh said that the chairman of HAC has a very big role to in the development of the hill areas, and he also urged the newly elected HAC chairman and members to work sincerely for the betterment of the hill areas and the people living there. The government is always there to help and support the HAC, added the chief minister.

The twenty MLAs from the five hill districts of Manipur are Churachandpur – 6, Senapati – 6, Chandel – 2, Tamenglong – 3 and Ukhrul – 3. The new chairman of HAC has reportedly taken over the post from today itself.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/chaltonlien-amo-elected-hac-chairman/

IMPHAL, April 11: Keishamthong constituency MLA L Ibomcha today inspected beautification and developmental works including construction of retaining walls being undertaken along the banks of the Waishen Marin.

MLA Ibomcha was accompanied by IFCD engineer, Th Indramani and Minor Irrigation chief engineer, M Shyambabu during the inspection visit.

Speaking to the media persons on the sidelines of the visit, Indramani, an IFCD engineer charged that the contract work being taken up along the Waishin Marin was offered to a Hyderabad based Avantika Company by the state PDA department without prior consent of IFCD and expressed dissatisfaction over the slow work progress on the banks of the river which include construction of retaining walls.

He also said the company further gave the contract work to various sub-contractors in the state and now the company is taking percentage from them owing to which the construction work has been hampered and delayed.

With the rainy season’s arrival, the slow pace of work will affect the public if natural calamities like flood hit the areas lying along the banks of the tributary, Indramani further added.

He also appealed the public to render help to IFCD when the department continues with the same work.

MLA Ibomcha further alleged that the portion of the already completed retaining walls of Waishen Marin has caved in due to the non-maintenance of quality by the said company and its contractors.

He added that the pillars holding the retaining walls will further be dismantled as the pillars are not necessary and further added that actions will be taken up against the higher authorities of the PDA for not maintaining quality in the construction of the retaining wall.

All minor dams constructed along the tributary will be breached as there is no need for such dams, the MLA further rued.

A number of ponds are built in some areas of Waishen Marin by blocking water and being used by locals and these ponds have caused serious disturbances in free flow of water, Ibomcha pointed out and said the ponds will also be opened and let the water flow freely.

He also appealed to all the concerned contractors to ensure maintenance of quality while taking up developmental works along the Waishen Marin.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/mla-slams-pda-over-waishen-marin-beautification/

IMPHAL. April 12 (Newmai News Network): A teenaged girl was allegedly raped by two persons just half a kilometer away from the office complex of the deputy commissioner of Thoubal district in Manipur on April 10, according to a delayed report.

The two rapists have been arrested by Thoubal police and produced before the chief judicial megistrate, Thoubal and remanded to five days in police custody. They are identified as Y. Boby Singh (37) and L. Raghumani (48), and a case has been registered under FIR no. 104(4) 2012 Thoubal P/S U/S 376/34 IPC.

According to the delayed report, the 16 year old girl and her mother have been running a shop in front of the office of the deputy commissioner, Thoubal where the two accused rapists, who were regular customers, had bought few things on that day. Saying that they had no change, the two accused had given a Rs 1000 note, which the young girl took to get change from another shop as she and her mother also did not have change.

The two accused had followed the girl saying that they would collect the change from the girl, and after that they had reportedly taken her away in a car, the mother is reported to have stated in her complain to the police.

When the girl did not return in time the mother had started looking for her daughter and learned that the two accused had taken her daughter away towards the paddy fields in a Santro car. A search was then carried out along with local women folk and youth club members and the girl was found inside a hut, said the delayed police report.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/rape-accused-remanded-to-five-days-police-custody/

IMPHAL, April 11: Separate sit-in-protests were held today at separate locations decrying the alleged killing of a woman identified as Premila, whose suspected charred body was found from a Kakching hillock and the alleged beating up of a couple at Kyamgei Khoirom Leikai.

The JAC against the killing of Keisham Premila from Wabagai alongwith 25 other social organizations organized a sit in protest decrying the killing at Kakching Lamkhai today.

The agitators while decrying the alleged killing has demanded appropriate action from the government and to find the involved culprits at the earliest.

It may be reminded that skeletal remains of a completely charred body, suspected to be that of Keisham Premila who has been reported to be missing since some time was found atop a small hillock known as Kakching Mahadev hill under Kakching Police station, said the police, on April 10.

Meanwhile, another sit in protest was held at the Manipur University gate decrying Tuesday’s alleged robbing and beating up of a couple at Kyamgei Khoirom leikai, while the two were returning from their shop located in front of the Manipur University gate.

The sit in protest was organized by Heijingang Bazar Board, Waikhom Khongnang Meira Paibi, Thongju Apunba Meira Paibi, Kyamgei Meira paibi Lup and was attended by around 150 protestors.

It may be mentioned that a couple was critically wounded after being severely beaten up by unknown miscreants before they were robbed at Kyamgei Khoirom Leikai under Irilbung police station in Imphal West on Tuesday evening at around 8pm.

The couple identified as Thingujam Ingocha, 50, son of (L) Th Amuba and Thingujam Renubals, 47 of Khoirom Leikai owned a book shop (MU Totta IR Educational Book Store) in front of Manipur University gate, Canchipur, from where they were returning when the incident happened.

The couple is currently being treated at Shija Hospitals at Langol. The condition of Ingocha was stated to be critical.

Source had said that the assailants had allegedly snatched away a gold necklace and a finger ring worth lakhs of rupees from the couple.

The couple was assaulted by some unknown miscreants while returning home near a public reservoir at Kyamgei Khoirom Leikai.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/sitins-decry-separate-incidents-of-violence/

IMPHAL, April 11: A lower court today ordered a proclamation requiring any person to established a claim to two seized small arms found concealed near a public dumping place in front of Nightingle hotel, Tangkhul Avenue within six months from today

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal west ordered the proclamation today regarding the disposal of a pistol marked as 2.65 made in Italy Auto Pistol with one magazine and one Tyson Petro two Baretton pistol made in Italy on the basis of a report submitted by OC Lamphel Police Inspector N Ingocha Singh regarding the disposal of the two pistols as no one had claimed ownership of the said arms till date.

Meanwhile Imphal west district in a press release has informed that acting on credible information arrested three alleged active members of the proscribed PLA/RPF on April 10 from Meitei Lamkhai identified as Moirangthem Helendro Singh, 43 son of (L) M Nongyai Singh of Lamlai Awang Leikai, Khundrakpam Sanjit Singh, 38 son of Kh Samungou Singh of Takhel Mayai Leikai and Yumkhaibam Rishikanta, 41 son of Y Shyamkesho of Takhel Mayi Leikai.

According to the statement, on spot verification, they disclosed that they are working under one Biken of PLA/RPF from the first week of March this year and have been assigned to extort money from the offices of Directorate of Education (S) and Imphal Municipal Council for party fund as instructed by Biken.

Three mobile handsets and three voters identity cards were recovered from their possession, the statement added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/04/cjm-issues-order-of-proclamation/