Month: July 2012

Mail News Service
Imphal, July 21: Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was a flagship Programme introduced by the Prime Minister specially for the benefit of Youths in the India. In Manipur, this flagship Programme of the Prime Minister was taken up jointly by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the Khadi and village Industries Board (KVIB) and the District Industries Centre (DIC) respectively
The BOB, Yurembam branch allegedly betrayed the beneficiaries by practicing delaying tactics according to a press hand out issued by Kh Jiwankumar, Convenor, BOB beneficiaries, 2012-12. After a long wait the beneficiaries were informed that Regional office Guwahati has not given sanction power to the Branch Manager .
BOB Yurembam Branch Officials did not notify any information about the loan recovery . It was questioned why the Bank of Baroda Yurembam shared the information in the meeting with the General Manager DIG; the A/D, KVIC; CEO, KVIB; and the Bank Managers . The Government should check the management of the BOB Yurembam Branch and take appropriate action it was demanded.

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Imphal, July 21 NNN: The 60-hour Manipur bandh call given by JAC formed against disappearance of one Irungbam Irabanta evoked a mixed response on Saturday as by and large normal life in the state was not affected by it.
However, around 50 goods loaded trucks heading Ukhrul district were reportedly blocked by bandh supporters near Lamlai, Imphal East. The trucks remained stranded in the area till late afternoon.
At Khurai Lamlong Bazaar, members of the JAC, including Irungbam Madhubala, wife of Irabanta blocked Imphal-Ukhrul road since early morning. But, police arrived at the spot around 1:30 pm and dispersed them. Madhubala was fainted on the ground as she tried to block the road by resting herself in the middle of the road.
Later, the police brought her to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) here. She is now taking treatment at the hospital.
Meanwhile, some schools and markets in the capital areas were closed due to the strike but it did not hit normal traffic as the volume of vehicular movement on the roads could be seen as usual.
Bandh supporters in Nongdam area under Lamlai Police Station blocked all the roads leading to the village. Nongdam in Imphal East is the native village of irabanta.
The bandh call, started from 5 am Saturday will end at 5 pm of July 23. It has been imposed by the JAC as the state government has failed to trace Irabanta till now even after about two months of his disappearance.
Irungbam Irabanta, 38, son of late I Kerani, a resident of Nongdam Maning Leikai in Andro, was allegedly kidnapped by NSCN-IM and that his whereabouts is still remained unknown.
Irabanta is stated to be a supplier of sand and stone for the construction of Maphou Dam. He had left home along with one MK Winner, 33, son of Ramsing for Ukhrul in a Maruti Gypsy on May 28 at about 7:30 am.
It is also said that MK Winner with whom he left home has close link with the NSCN-IM.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/strike-evokes-mixed-response/

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Imphal, July 21: The First Appellate Authority (under the Right to Information Act, 2005) Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Lamphelpat, was appealed under section 19(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 by K Seityajit to provide information about RIMS. It was enquired how many nurses had been regularised to their posts in the recent past during the period of the present Director?
How and in what manner the courses of the B.Sc Nursing in RIMS Nursing College is undertaking and managing? Utilisation certificate was demanded for OPD and other structures constructed.
Some of the Doctors who are nominated by the Govt. Of Manipur as State nominee for the courses of P.G. are being given appointment in the RIMS Hospital by the RIMS authority after their pass-out. They are to resume their services to the parent Department of the State Govt. It was demanded to provide a list of the names of the Doctors, their subject of speciality and the Dept. they are working with/without the permission of the state Govt. .
Is it true that some of the staff of Casualty Unit had been absorbed to some other Wards or Departments of the Hospital?
Why RIMS is not running a pharmacy it was questioned. How many private Hospitals, private Clinics and private Nursing Homes are there in the state run by the Doctors of RIMS? On what basis the newly appointed regular staff Nurses are being made? Whereas the facilities of MRI, CT Scan, X-Ray, Ultrasound and Laboratories etc are still r available in RIMS Hospital, why the patients are referred to outside private clinics and private Laboratories? Is Dr. N. Damayanti Devi, wife of the present Director of RIMS namely Dr. S. Shekherjit Singh qualified to hold office (Principal) of the Nursing College of RIMS? Kindly provide the authenticated documents and records maintained in the office with reasons for holding the recent interview of Staff Selection for the post of Grade IV till 2 am, after midnight.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/rti-to-seek-info-about-rims/

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Imphal, July 21: The Red Shield Division started a recruitment rally at Senapati on Saturday with a view to recruit eligible youth of the district into the Indian Army. The recruitment drive which will continue till July 29, is being held at the Mini Stadium complex in Senapati.
Major General Binoy Poonnen,VSM GOC 57 Mountain Division flagged off the rally which covered a 1.6 km run amidst cheers and cries of ‘Long live India, long live Indian Army’. On the occasion, Mr Alexander Pao, MLA, Brigadier SK Sharma, Cdr 59 Mtn Bde, Pushpanjali, SP, Marxon, Chairman NPO and many other Socio-political leaders from Senapati were present during this event. Alexander Pao, while expressing gratitude called the event a great opportunity for the youth of the region to join the prestigious Indian Army. He expressed his hope that this rally will enable the youth to join the mainstream and shun the path of violence.
Major General Binoy Poonnen, VSM General Officer Commanding,57 Mountain Division addressed the gathering and said that many such drives by the Indian Army may be planned in the near future. While speaking to the candidates, he highlighted the martial prowess of the people of the region and expressed his happiness on the overwhelming participation of over 10,000 young men in the rally. He assured the gathering that the Red Shield Division is committed to bring peace and prosperity in the region.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/recruitment-rally-at-senapati/

Mail News Service
Imphal, July 21: The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (CST Act) and the Rules provide for concessional rate of tax in respect of Inter State sales and branch transfers. These concessions/exemptions are subject to furnishing of declarations in the prescribed forms viz. ‘C’, ‘F etc. Failure to furnish the declarations or submission of fake, misuse or invalid declaration forms etc. will make the transactions liable to tax as applicable to sales in the appropriate State.
Cross verification of declaration forms used in Inter-State trade was conducted across the States and Union Territories to check the genuineness of these declaration forms wherein all the information collected was cross checked with the Commercial/Sales Tax Departments of other States and Union Territories.
The Department had no mechanism in place for periodic review of the stock of forms held by it so as to ensure that old, obsolete, defective of unused forms were either destroyed after obtaining the approval of the competent authority or otherwise secured so as to obviate the possibility of their misuse. No physical verification of statutory forms held by the Commissionerate was done during the period covered by audit except once on 23 September 2009 in respect of Form ‘F’.
The Department did not adopt enforcement measures like blacklisting the dealers who had been found utilising invalid/fake Declaration forms in the past and circulation of the names of such dealers among various units and States to establish the authenticity of Declaration forms.
The information regarding dealers and Declaration forms issued to the dealers were not uploaded on the TINXSYS website promptly.
Department had not installed any system of either verification of each and every Declaration form submitted by the dealers with the data available in the TINXSYS website before allowing exemption/concession of tax or cross verification of the purchase values shown in the utilisation statement/counterfoil of utilised ‘C’ forms issued to dealers with those in database in the TINXSYS website while settling/finalising the tax returns.
Out of 16 modules developed by the Department, only one module was functional online. The TINXSYS website remained nonfunctional and inaccessible and statutory forms were not issued online.
Our cross verification of ‘C’ Declaration Forms revealed that one form was fake as it was not issued by the Department, six forms projected as issued by the Department were incorrect and twenty forms were issued by the Department to eleven dealers other than the corresponding purchasing dealers.
While finalising the assessments, the assessing authorities allowed concessional rates on these 27 forms without checking these irregularities.
The tax effect involved was Rs 8.81 lakh. Besides, penalty of Rs 17.61 lakh was also leviable.
While finalising the assessments of seven dealers, the assessing authorities allowed concessional rate of tax by accepting Declarations which were either not supported by ‘C’ forms or were supported by ‘C’ forms which were filed beyond the stipulated time. Such irregular assessments involved short levy of tax of Rs 30.98 lakh.
Scrutiny of ‘C’ Declaration forms/utilisation statements revealed that the assessing authorities, while finalizing the assessments, accepted purchase turnover of Rs 10.99 crore as against actual purchase turnover of Rs 23.09 crore. Suppression of these Inter-State purchases and consequent sales turnover involved tax and penalty of Rs 2.65 crore.
While finalising the assessments, the assessing authority allowed exemption of tax on stock transfer of Rs 30.92 lakh made by a dealer, which was not supported by form ‘F’ Declaration. The tax effect involved was Rs 3.87 lakh.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/state-taxation-department-not-acting-against-defaulters-cag/