Day: May 7, 2013

IMPHAL, May 7 NNN: Saying that many airports in India were named in honour of the national leaders, the Indo-Myanmar Association, Manipur Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister urging him to rename the Imphal Tulihal Airport, which is being upgraded to an international airport status, in honour of one of the freedom fighters or patriots of Manipur.
Disclosing this to the media here, LC Ruhinikumar, secretary, Indo-Myanmar Association, Manipur, said that the it is the long time dream of the association that the Imphal Tulihal Airport become an international airport because it would bridge between Yangon in Myanmar and Manipur making them more closer.
However, the association wants the airport rename in honour of one of the freedom fighters of Manipur in line with other states of India, he said.
In the memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi, the association said that Imphal Airport is located 8 km south of the capital of Manipur and it offers regional commercial airline service as well general aviation and charter service. The terminal houses a post office and variety shop and there is also a reception counter of Tourism Department, apart from wheelchair accessibility, child care room, and assistance to physically challenged, aged and infirm are available, the memorandum highlighted.
It said that now, it is humbly requested that many airports in India were named in honour of the national leaders except Imphal Airport adding that this airport being located in Manipur, which has a number of freedom fighters .“This will facilitate to pay homage and gratitude to the one who had sacrificed with valour for our future and we, being the sons of the soil should have the privilege of the pride of the one having been born in our motherland,” the memorandum further added.

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Imphal, May 7 : A sit in protest against the attack on Mala Lisham Chairperson child welfare committee, Thoubal was held at Palace compound today.
A protester said, it is very unfortunate as an uniform attempted to murder a woman who is fighting for orphans. The govt should convey those who involved in the incident.
She also demanded life imprisonment. Condemning the recent life attempt on Mala Lisham, chairperson, Child Welfare Committee for Thoubal district by a gunman, who happens to be a police constable attached to Narcotic Cells, Imphal West, the AZSU, ZUF and ZSUM accused that the act was another glaring example of some police personnel working at the behest of anti social elements.
NNN adds the Zeliangrong Youth Front, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union and Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Manipur, said the police should reveal to the general public in details about all information extracted from the accused Md. Basir Ahmad without concealing even an iota of facts on the reasons behind and circumstances leading to carrying out the gun attack on a lawful citizen who works for the welfare of children.
They also said the duty of a police man is to protect and secure the life of citizens but attacking innocent person with gun is strongly condemned by ZYF, AZSU and ZSUM.
Alleging that accused Md. Basir Ahmad is a mere constable drawing meager amount as monthly salary but owns assets which are not commensurate to his known source of income, the Zeliangrong bodies demanded for a probe into his properties and make it public.
They further demanded that Government of Manipur prove the basis and background on granting of licensed gun to a constable like Ahmad.
In Manipur, most of the crimes such as killing of innocent persons, raping women, drugs smuggling are involved and committed by security personnel like the police commandos, personnel of India Reserve Battalion, Manipur Rifles and sometimes by other Central forces, AZSU, ZYF and ZSUM further accused.
They also alleged that such crimes have clearly indicated that some of the security personnel are working as paid hire men for killing innocents in connivance with anti social elements and asked if it is because of ineffectiveness of the State Government in dealing with such cases that involved security personnel in the criminal activities.
Paying compensation after killing innocents is not what the citizens want from the government but putting an end to such criminal activities, the Zeliangrong bodies said and demanded the government act strongly in accordance with the law of the land to avoid such criminal activities in future.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/protests-galore-over-attack-on-child-welfare-chairperson/

IMPHAL, May 7 NNN : Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM) has on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent life attempt on Chingai constituency MLA Preshow Shimray and the two separate incidents that took place in Chadong and Silent villages where several houses were destroyed and displaced hundreds of people by their neighbouring villages over land disputes.
FATYCM said that the whole thing can be settled by means of talks and concession, citing that everybody can access to anything for bringing about solution.
Criticising the Government of Manipur for not taking any concrete step to address the issues, the federation noted that mere providing relief materials to the victims and visiting the there cannot solve such issues since they need a tangible settlement.
A lawmaker like Shimray should not be a target for any motive as he represents the people of Chingai, the federation said and stressed that negotiation is the only civilized mode of ending any particular standoff.
Heavily armed unknown persons launched an attack by indiscriminate firing against the convoy of MLA Shimray on April 30 in Ukhrul district. His convoy came under heavy fire on its way while returning toward Imphal after attending a fair at Tolloi in the district however Shimray escaped the attack unhurt.
At the same time, FATYCM said that it cannot tolerate any longer what had happened in the villages of Chadong in Ukhrul district and Silent in Senapati district.
On May 1, a large number of villagers from Thawai and Reha villages attacked the village of Chadong destroying more than 50 houses.
The federation also condemned the incident and called for a long lasting peaceful settlement among the neighbouring villages. It also condemned the recent arson attack against the village of Silent by villagers of Seijang over a long standing land dispute on May 3.
Urging the state Government and the concerned district administrations, particularly the Deputy Commissioners of Imphal East and Ukhrul districts for the settlement of the issues at the earliest, it warned that the Government and the DCs should be held responsible for any future untoward incident.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/fatycm-condemns-attack-on-mla/