Day: June 30, 2012

Imphal, June 30 NNN: A picnic party in Ukhrul district instead of enjoying the holiday chores, has ended up in a bloodbath leaving one dead and injured many other critically. The death toll can rise, according to reports.
The dispute over the picnic spot between two villages has been the caused of the tragedy.
According to the reports received, villagers of Sihai village today were on a picnic at Phangrei Peak. On seeing large number of people at the peak, villagers of Lunghar numbering around 100 armed with sticks, machete and other lethal weapons rushed to Phangrei Peak and asked those on the picnic whether they had obtained a permission to have the picnic at the peak. The clashed hence followed with the Sihai villagers resulting in the death of a person and injured scores others hailing from Sihai village. All the injured have been brought to Ukhrul District hospital this evening.
Phangrei Peak is said to be a ‘zero point’ between the two villages. However, Lunghar village claimed that it belongs to the village.Meanwhile, the deceased has been identified as one K Lyton, 27 years old, son of late K Yarngam of Sihai village.
Meanwhile, the district police has started investigating into the incident.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/one-killed-in-clashes-during-picnic/

Imphal, June 30 NNN: The family of a road accident victim today alleged that the Officer-in-charge of Ukhrul district Police Station in connivance with the concerned Investigating Officer have turned a murder case into a motor accident case.
In a written complaint submitted to Manipur Director General of Police, Thuingaleng Khamrang of Tora Aheng village in Ukhrul district alleged that his brother Worinkhan Khamrang, son of late Engenchao Khamrang of Tora Aheng village in Ukhrul district was murdered by Paoringyao Horam and Ninglupam Khamrang, both residents of Champhung village, Ukhrul district.
The deceased Worinkhan along with his wife went to Ukhrul to find another jeep on June 20 last after their jeep developed a snag on their way at Somdal but they decided to stay back at the wife’s parental home at Ukhrul, Thuingaleng told reporters at the Manipur Press Club here Saturday.
He said on the evening of June 20 at around 5 pm, the accused Paoringyao and Ninglupam came to the residence and called out Worinkhan on the pretext that one vehicle had already been arranged to tow his defective jeep.
As it was late, Warikhan’s wife, Phungreiwon resited her husband not to go out, but he reluctantly followed the accused Thuingaleng said. However, on the evening of June 21 at about 5 pm, the family was informed over telephone that Worinkhan had been killed in a jeep accident near Hundung Cement Factory in the district.
Worinkhan was found dead with all his teeth both upper and lower totally broken, Thuingaleng said, adding that both his lips were also badly injured and disfigured. Injuries marks were also found on his neck caused die to strangulation by the accused, he further alleged.
However, the Ukhrul police were seen running here and there contacting his family to compromise the case, Thuingaleng accused.
In the complaint, Thuingaleng urged upon the state DGP to take up necessary action against the dishonest police personnel of Ukhrul Police Station in connection with the alleged murder case.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/mysterious-death-of-man-at-ukhrul/

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Imphal, June 30 : The director health, Sh. Surchandra said, the M/S Exxon automation pvt. Ltd which was responsible for setting question of MBBS, BDS will be black listed.
The director was meeting the press at MACs hall, R and D wing, medical directorate, Lamphel today. Health commissioner Moses Chalai, IAS, under secy, T. Balsukha representative of the Ikson Company, guardians took part in the press meet.
The Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012 was held on 10/06/2012 and result was declared on 11/06/2012.
Applications for rechecking/complaints were invited till 18/06/2012.
Two application for rechecking were received from two candidates regarding a question in Physics, whereby they pointed out that the key answer of the Department was wrong. On further examination of the complaints, an inadvertent mistake had occurred in a Question of Physics a related to key answer of Question No. 10, 20, 5 & 25 of series code A, B, C & D respectively, which was committed by both the State Moderators and outside Question Setters of Physics.Both the original Question setters and State Moderators admitted the mistake and agreed that the answer to the particular question shall be “C” instead of “B”. Accordingly M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was asked to revise the result.
According to the revised result submitted by M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai on 22/06/2012 (late evening), a revised result of Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012 was published on 22/06/2012 through internet in the Website :-www. manipurhealthservices.in & www.manipurhealthdirectorate.in .
It so happened that, M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai further uploaded another revised result on 23/06/2012(morning) informing that the correction of the above mentioned answer key was not applied due to programmatic error to the answer papers of series D, in the above revised result. They expressed deep regret of the mistake and assured correctness of the 2nd revised list submitted on 23/06/2012.The final revised result of the Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012, as submitted on 23/06/2012 by M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was made public on 23/6/2012 instant.
There was also a complaint received from a candidate of Zoology Question No. 90 of series code “C”. However, both original Question setter and State Moderator stood by their key answer and the complaint was declined.
After ascertaining the final number of MBBS/BDS seats available to Manipur State from JNIMS, RIMS, RDC Gauhati and Central Pool quota, a final select list shall be prepared with the approval of the Government to be followed by Counseling on a schedule date. There after allotment of the nominees to different Institution and Courses will be made.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/ms-exxon-blacklisted-for-medical-entrance-fiasco/

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Imphal, June 30 : The director health, Sh. Surchandra said, the M/S Exxon automation pvt. Ltd which was responsible for setting question of MBBS, BDS will be black listed.
The director was meeting the press at MACs hall, R and D wing, medical directorate, Lamphel today. Health commissioner Moses Chalai, IAS, under secy, T. Balsukha representative of the Ikson Company, guardians took part in the press meet.
The Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012 was held on 10/06/2012 and result was declared on 11/06/2012.
Applications for rechecking/complaints were invited till 18/06/2012.
Two application for rechecking were received from two candidates regarding a question in Physics, whereby they pointed out that the key answer of the Department was wrong. On further examination of the complaints, an inadvertent mistake had occurred in a Question of Physics a related to key answer of Question No. 10, 20, 5 & 25 of series code A, B, C & D respectively, which was committed by both the State Moderators and outside Question Setters of Physics.Both the original Question setters and State Moderators admitted the mistake and agreed that the answer to the particular question shall be “C” instead of “B”. Accordingly M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was asked to revise the result.
According to the revised result submitted by M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai on 22/06/2012 (late evening), a revised result of Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012 was published on 22/06/2012 through internet in the Website :-www. manipurhealthservices.in & www.manipurhealthdirectorate.in .
It so happened that, M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai further uploaded another revised result on 23/06/2012(morning) informing that the correction of the above mentioned answer key was not applied due to programmatic error to the answer papers of series D, in the above revised result. They expressed deep regret of the mistake and assured correctness of the 2nd revised list submitted on 23/06/2012.The final revised result of the Manipur MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination, 2012, as submitted on 23/06/2012 by M/s, Exxon Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was made public on 23/6/2012 instant.
There was also a complaint received from a candidate of Zoology Question No. 90 of series code “C”. However, both original Question setter and State Moderator stood by their key answer and the complaint was declined.
After ascertaining the final number of MBBS/BDS seats available to Manipur State from JNIMS, RIMS, RDC Gauhati and Central Pool quota, a final select list shall be prepared with the approval of the Government to be followed by Counseling on a schedule date. There after allotment of the nominees to different Institution and Courses will be made.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/ms-exxon-blacklisted-for-medical-entrance-fiasco/

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New Delhi, June 30 : The All India Tribal Students’ Association, Delhi (AITSA) expressed serious concern on the practice of denial or delaying the release of the post matric scholarship of SC/ST students by officials of the Department of SC/ST welfare, Government of Manipur. Post Matric Scholarships of several students hailing from remote hill areas of the state who are pursuing studies outside the state are reported misplaced or taken away by unknown persons when they or their relatives enquire in the office of the department located in Imphal.
Post Matric Scholarship, being the hope and source of encouragement for SC/ST students, stealing or demanding bribes for releasing the same amounts to sheer frustration and a sense utter despondency. Such cheap conducts of the concerned officials deserve no leniency.
The Association urged the Minister for SC/ST welfare of the state government of Manipur to immediately look into this shameful practice.
In the event of any further complaint, if received; the Association will register criminal case against the dealing officials hereafter according to K. Zou, President.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/aitsa-warns-against-delay-in-releasing-scst-post-matric-scholarship/

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New Delhi, June 30 : The All India Tribal Students’ Association, Delhi (AITSA) expressed serious concern on the practice of denial or delaying the release of the post matric scholarship of SC/ST students by officials of the Department of SC/ST welfare, Government of Manipur. Post Matric Scholarships of several students hailing from remote hill areas of the state who are pursuing studies outside the state are reported misplaced or taken away by unknown persons when they or their relatives enquire in the office of the department located in Imphal.
Post Matric Scholarship, being the hope and source of encouragement for SC/ST students, stealing or demanding bribes for releasing the same amounts to sheer frustration and a sense utter despondency. Such cheap conducts of the concerned officials deserve no leniency.
The Association urged the Minister for SC/ST welfare of the state government of Manipur to immediately look into this shameful practice.
In the event of any further complaint, if received; the Association will register criminal case against the dealing officials hereafter according to K. Zou, President.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/aitsa-warns-against-delay-in-releasing-scst-post-matric-scholarship/

Imphal, June 30 NNN: A 35-year-old woman was found dead in the Wangoi River under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West early morning Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Mutum Kunjeshwori, wife of S Muhindro, a resident of Irilbung Machahal in Imphal East.
The body of Kunjeshworiu was spotted by some local residents in the river while fishing in the early morning.
Kunjeshwori was a mother of two and that she was also pregnant. Police picked up the body and later kept it to RIMS mortuary.
She had been sick for the last two days, her husband’s family told the media and that her sickness might have been caused by her post malarial infection.
Kunjeshwori was suppose to go to a doctor to treat her illness on the coming Monday, RK Memcha, sister of her husband added.
Muhindro had conversation with his wife as usual around 6:30 pm yesterday in the kitchen as she was making food. But, to the husband’s surprise, she disappeared suddenly from the kitchen room and she went missing since then, Memcha further said.
The couple did not have any quarrel in the kitchen while talking to each other, she maintained.
Memcha said that the family believes her sister-in-law committed suicide.
On the other hand, Kunjeshwori’s parental family insisted that her son made a call to the family informing that her mother had gone missing the same day and blamed her husband’s family for carelessness about her illness for long days.
They had no knowledge about her malarial infection but she suffered from high fever, her brother Mutum Shantikumar told the media at RIMS mortuary.
Kunjeshwori’ s parental home is located at Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak in Imphal West.
Suspecting foul play rather than suicide behind his sister’s death, Shantikumar further asked why his brother-in-law has been in the custody of Irilbung Police Station after surrendering to them.
He said his family will not take the body but it will be kept three days at the mortuary and within these days the husband’s family should decide whether to claim the body. However, the body will be handed over to them only after they produce the accused, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/woman-found-dead/

Imphal, June 30 NNN: A 35-year-old woman was found dead in the Wangoi River under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West early morning Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Mutum Kunjeshwori, wife of S Muhindro, a resident of Irilbung Machahal in Imphal East.
The body of Kunjeshworiu was spotted by some local residents in the river while fishing in the early morning.
Kunjeshwori was a mother of two and that she was also pregnant. Police picked up the body and later kept it to RIMS mortuary.
She had been sick for the last two days, her husband’s family told the media and that her sickness might have been caused by her post malarial infection.
Kunjeshwori was suppose to go to a doctor to treat her illness on the coming Monday, RK Memcha, sister of her husband added.
Muhindro had conversation with his wife as usual around 6:30 pm yesterday in the kitchen as she was making food. But, to the husband’s surprise, she disappeared suddenly from the kitchen room and she went missing since then, Memcha further said.
The couple did not have any quarrel in the kitchen while talking to each other, she maintained.
Memcha said that the family believes her sister-in-law committed suicide.
On the other hand, Kunjeshwori’s parental family insisted that her son made a call to the family informing that her mother had gone missing the same day and blamed her husband’s family for carelessness about her illness for long days.
They had no knowledge about her malarial infection but she suffered from high fever, her brother Mutum Shantikumar told the media at RIMS mortuary.
Kunjeshwori’ s parental home is located at Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak in Imphal West.
Suspecting foul play rather than suicide behind his sister’s death, Shantikumar further asked why his brother-in-law has been in the custody of Irilbung Police Station after surrendering to them.
He said his family will not take the body but it will be kept three days at the mortuary and within these days the husband’s family should decide whether to claim the body. However, the body will be handed over to them only after they produce the accused, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/woman-found-dead/

MNS: An overcrowded Auto Rickshaw collided with Tractor on NH 102 near Sora , Thoubal District today. Medical team of 27 Assam Rifles rushed to the accident site and brought twelve injured passengers to the Unit Hospital. Medical team attended the injured passengers and subsequently, three seriously injured patients were evacuated to RIMS, Imphal after necessary Life Saving First Aid for further management.
In another occasion, 35 Assam Rifles in collaboration with Diocesan Social Service Society, Imphal conducted a Medical camp at Chakap village in Sajik Tampak on 28 Jun 12. More than 200 patients from Chakap and adjoining villages were diagnosed and provided medicines. Similarly 24 AR organized leprosy awareness programme at Tengnoupal village on 29 Jun 12 and more than 100 villagers attended.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/accident-at-sora/

MNS: An overcrowded Auto Rickshaw collided with Tractor on NH 102 near Sora , Thoubal District today. Medical team of 27 Assam Rifles rushed to the accident site and brought twelve injured passengers to the Unit Hospital. Medical team attended the injured passengers and subsequently, three seriously injured patients were evacuated to RIMS, Imphal after necessary Life Saving First Aid for further management.
In another occasion, 35 Assam Rifles in collaboration with Diocesan Social Service Society, Imphal conducted a Medical camp at Chakap village in Sajik Tampak on 28 Jun 12. More than 200 patients from Chakap and adjoining villages were diagnosed and provided medicines. Similarly 24 AR organized leprosy awareness programme at Tengnoupal village on 29 Jun 12 and more than 100 villagers attended.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/accident-at-sora/