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Ibemhal Individual Champions in 1962 1963 Manipur State Games

I Manipuri women, from the very beginning, have remained healthy and skilful to easily adapt to any sort of games Source Hueiyen News Service Seram Neken

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Dubious lotion sellers asked to leave State

Announ cing that four non locals have been caught red handed trading fake ayurvedic medicines, Fe deration of Regional Indige nous Society FREINDS today demanded that the said individuals pack up and leave Manipur by tomorrow Source The Sangai Ex…

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AR recovers illegal liquor

They were travelling in a TATA Spacio bearing Regd No MN 01W 3535 and heading towards Imphal Source Hueiyen News Service

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Workshop reiterates call for total repealing of AFSPA

Various re commendations, particularly against continuous imposition of draconian laws and calls for protection of human rights, were adopted at a one day workshop on International Hu manitarian Law and AFSPA 1958 jointly organised by All Manipur NGOs …

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Businesses of nonlocals need to be monitored FREINDS

The Federation of Regional Indigenous Societies FREINDS has expressed the need to monitor the businesses of non locals closely in the wake of increasing fraudulent activities in the State Source Hueiyen News Service

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Fitting tribute paid to drivers

Transpor ters and Drivers Forum Ma nipur and All Manipur Pe troleum Tankers Drivers’ Union jointly organised the 25th Drivers Day at ISBT Complex, Khuman Lampak today Source The Sangai Express

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Chandel discusses law of armed conflict

A Consultation programme on United Nations’ Law of Armed Conflict and Armed Forces Special Powers Act was held today at Chamdil Khubul, Chandel district Source Hueiyen News Service

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Tributes paid to heroism of drivers

Paying rich tributes to the heroism of drivers in Manipur, who have to risk their lives in transporting essential goods for the people along the National Highways, the 25th Drivers’ Day was observed by the Transporters and Drivers Forum, Manipur and Al…

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Forest Laws Diluted to Clear Thoubal Multi-purpose Project in Manipur – The New Indian Express

Forest Laws Diluted to Clear Thoubal Multi-purpose Project in ManipurThe New Indian ExpressAfter the Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) intervention to save top priority project in the North East, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has diluted …

Forest Laws Diluted to Clear Thoubal Multi-purpose Project in Manipur
The New Indian Express
After the Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) intervention to save top priority project in the North East, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has diluted the Forest Law for Ansal Group's hydro project in Manipur saying it be treated “a unique isolated …

Ibemhal: Individual Champions in 1962 & 1963 Manipur State Games – E-Pao.net

E-Pao.netIbemhal: Individual Champions in 1962 & 1963 Manipur State GamesE-Pao.netImphal, January 14 2014 : Manipuri women, from the very beginning, have remained healthy and skilful to easily adapt to any sort of games. That a number of women play…

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Ibemhal: Individual Champions in 1962 & 1963 Manipur State Games
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Imphal, January 14 2014 : Manipuri women, from the very beginning, have remained healthy and skilful to easily adapt to any sort of games. That a number of women players cropped up in the state in the pre statehood days learly shows that Manipuri women …

Moreh celebrates Pongal festival

MOREH, January 14: The Pongal festival of the Tamil community was today celebrated at Moreh organised and sponsored by the Sun Rise Youth Club Moreh. The celebration was attended by PHED minister I Hemochandra Singh as the chief guest, D … Continue reading →

MOREH, January 14: The Pongal festival of the Tamil community was today celebrated at Moreh organised and sponsored by the Sun Rise Youth Club Moreh.

The celebration was attended by PHED minister I Hemochandra Singh as the chief guest, D Korungthang MLA of 42 Tamenglong assembly constituency as president, Lhukhosei Zou chairman of ADC Chandel as chief host, Commerce and Industry minister Govindas Konthoujal, secretary to chief minister and director YAS N Ashok Kumar, Brigadier Rajeev Malkonia commandant of 9 AR Pallel, Anadi Atreya commanding officer of 9 AR Moreh, Parliamentary secretary Victor Keishing, MLA Y Surchandra Singh, MLA Yamthang Haokip, MLA Fazur Rahim, Tamenglong DC W Arthur, Churchandpur DC Jacintha Lazarus, SP Ukhrul Kabib as special guests respectively.

Moreh ADC Robert Kshetrimayum, Moreh SDPO H Balaram Singh, Hill Tribe Council president Jamang Haokip, MCM president M Thoiba Singh, ACODOM president I Ibobi Singh, MMC president Md Salim Khan attended as the guests of honour.

The secretary of the border trade chamber of commerce, Tamu Aye Ko and its ten members also attended the Pongal festival.

As the chief guest, I Hemochandra Singh observed that the Pongal festival would not be a festival of only the Tamils, it is the festival of Manipur as the festival is being celebrated by all communities in the border town.

The interesting part of the festival is that the various cultural items and dances such as Meitei, Kuki, Muslim and Nepali have attracted the attention of the people, the minister continued.

The minister wished that to let the Pongal festival bring social harmony, peace and prosperity in the state, adding that when the Look East Policy is operational in the state, the maintenance of social harmony and peace in the border town is very much necessary.

The president of the function MLA D Korungthang mentioned that Chandel district is a very lucky district as government of India and Manipur have provided two gifts for the district.

He further said that he has been working for the people of district and added that he will be working for them in the time to come. He also mentioned that the people of the district are extending support to the government schemes which are implementing in the district from time to time.

Prizes were also distributed of the sport item held in connection with the festival such as Pongal cricket tournament, racing competition, Chaphu Thugaibi etc. The media correspondent of the town were also honoured by presenting a memento.

Computers stolen from govt school

IMPHAL, January 14: Miscreants broke into the computer room of the Thamchet Junior High School, Nongmeibung Pungmathak and took away five computer sets along with a multi core processor (CPU). The robbery was detected this morning around 10.30 am by … Continue reading →

IMPHAL, January 14: Miscreants broke into the computer room of the Thamchet Junior High School, Nongmeibung Pungmathak and took away five computer sets along with a multi core processor (CPU).

The robbery was detected this morning around 10.30 am by a woman who has been acting as the chowkidar of the said school.

She informed her son who later informed the school teachers.

Though the locks were broken, the door was found closed, informed a source.

Ten computers were provided to the school under the SSA some years back. While the miscreants took away five computer sets, they also left behind five other computers.

The door of the computer room was locked using two locks.

Everything other than the five computers and the processor inside the room were left untouched by the culprits, which amazed the school authorities on what could be the reason.

The things which had been left behind by the miscreants include tables, chairs, five other computers, solar lamp battery, carpets etc.

The miscreants had also left behind a gas burner and a cylinder which was just near by the door.

Later, the school teachers informed the police and a formal complaint filed.

FREINDS drive on sale of spurious medicines

IMPHAL, January 14: Members of the Federation of Regional Indigenous Societies (FRIENDS) and Ayurvedic Doctors Association of Manipur today picked up non-locals from Khuyathong, Hatta, Sangakpham bazaar for selling unknown and unrefined Ayurvedic medicines using loud speakers along the roadsides. … Continue reading →

Speaking at a press conference, FREINDS president, Sapamcha Jadumani said that members of the two organisations had initiated a drive against some scrupulous individuals who have been selling unknown and unrefined ayurvedic medicines.

The drive was initiated on January 11, 2014 following complaints of allergy and other maladies from persons who had used such medicines, he said.

He also said that the volunteers first asked those found indulging in such selling of ayurvedic medicines and asked for their documents enabling them to sell the medicines, however, the volunteers found several vendors who could not produce their valid documents.

He said the Central Council of Indian Medicine had already strictly ban selling of medicine on the road side without proper documents and permissions from the concerned authorities but in the state there are numerously vendors who sell such kind of unknown medicines without any registration and name of the medicine.

He appealed to the public not to buy such kind of medicines from them.

Dr N Paona member of Ayurvedic Doctors Association of Manipur said that the rounded up non- locals have no knowledge about ayurvedic medicines, and added that when the medicines were closely inspected, fungus was seen in many of the medicines.

Search operations increased in city

IMPHAL Jan 14: A massive cordon and search operation was conducted today at Kalibari area in Thangal Bazar under the jurisdiction of city police, as part of security exercise ahead of the Republic Day celebration. The search operation was conducted … Continue reading →

The search operation was conducted by a team under the supervision of S Ibomcha, DSP (Ops) Commando Imphal West and led by OC of commando Imphal west John and OC city police Sudhir at Kalibari and adjoining areas. Around 20 persons among had been detained for verifications of their identity by the police.

Male adults traversing the area and those found inside the shops in the commercial areas were lined-up at the street and their verification conducted by the police personnel. Around 20 persons who failed to produce proper identification proofs were detained and handed over a team of the city police for further investigation.

On the other hand, Imphal east commando team conducted a search operation at Andro Parking and Wangkhei Angom Leikai in Imphal east district at around 4.30 pm. The search operation was conducted under the supervision of M Rajen, Additional SP (Ops) Imphal east and led by the OC of Imphal East Commando, Achouba.

Appeal for safe release

IMPHAL, Jan 14: Family members of two dozer drivers, a PWD mohari and a private mohari who were kidnapped by unidentified persons have appealed to all concerned to release them safe and sound. The four individuals were kidnapped on January12 … Continue reading →

IMPHAL, Jan 14: Family members of two dozer drivers, a PWD mohari and a private mohari who were kidnapped by unidentified persons have appealed to all concerned to release them safe and sound.

The four individuals were kidnapped on January12 from their worksite at Singda Dam around 12.15 pm.

The four have been identified as Angom Petel, 55 son of (L) Ibohal of Uripok Ahanthem Leikai, a PWD mohari; Sarengthem Ingo, 50 son of Gulamchat of Nagampal a mohari of contractor Khuraijam Gandhi; Laishram Bijesh, 26 son of Manglemjao of Wangou Noudakhong a dozer driver and dozer driver Sorensangbam Anand Singh, 25 son of Hero of Thoubal Khatri Leikai.

Speaking to media persons, the family members said co-workers of the four had said that a group of armed individuals had taken away the four in a van from their worksite.

Man kills self after sister commits suicide

IMPHAL Jan 14: A teenage girl killed herself after a squabble with her elder brother at Yairipok Wangoo Leikai. Torn with remorse after hearing the news, the latter hanged himself to death hours later. According to a woman family … Continue reading →

According to a woman family member, Khoirom Ibomcha alias Shamu, 26, son of Rajen had a heated argument with her sister Robita alias Inaobi yesterday morning at around 8 am over some personal matters. Afterwards when Ibomcha went to purchase supply for his hardware store Robita allegedly committed suicide by hanging inside her room.

Ibomcha returned home to find out about the bizarre news. He went missing at around 11 am yesterday and fearing the worst after his uninformed disappearance a missing person complaint was lodged at Yairipok police station the same day. Today morning, police informed about the discovery of Ibomcha’s dead body found hanging from a tree at Lilong Leihaokhong Taret Khong under Lilong police station, she said.

The two bodies have been deposited at JNIMS morgue.

Consultation on UN Law of Armed Conflict and AFSPA

CHANDEL, January 14: A one day consultation on United Nations’ Law of Armed Conflict and Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 was held today at Chamdil Khubul. The program was jointly organized by the Peoples Development Organization Chandel District, Partner … Continue reading →

CHANDEL, January 14: A one day consultation on United Nations’ Law of Armed Conflict and Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 was held today at Chamdil Khubul.

The program was jointly organized by the Peoples Development Organization Chandel District, Partner Villages Development Forum Chandel District, Chakpi River Protection & Development Society and North East Dialogue Forum.

Advocat W Basanta; secretary, Women Action for Development, Sobita Mangshatabam; secretary, United NGOs Mission Manipur, U Nabakishore and advocate L Savananda acted as the resource persons.

Convener North East Dialogue Forum Chandel district Chapter Ps Ngamnung, in his keynote address called for urgent repealing of the AFSPA, 1958 enacted by the Indian Parliament on September 11, 1958.

The convener strongly urged the Indian state and political armed opposition organizations to respect and implement the United Nations’ Law of Armed Conflict/War of International Humanitarian Law.

He also urged the armed state and non-state parties engaging in the armed conflict to stop committing crimes such as genocide, crime against humanity and war crime.

Sobita Mangshatabam, secretary WAD while speaking on the topic of ‘Rape as an instrument of war’, said “Rape is use as an instrument of war in many parts of the world since long time ago. Even in India it is used by Armed forces under the shadow of Armed Forces Special Protection Act, 1958.”

She said ‘rape should not be taken lightly.’

Unfortunately, in some rural areas crime against women such as rape cases are settled according to the customary laws by imposing fines and such cases were seldom reported to the police and the culprits remain free.

She further said that the people must fight collectively irrespective of caste, creed and tribe to deliver justice to such victims and save Manipur.

Advocate W Basanta said both state and non-state actors should respect the international Humanitarian Laws and follow the common Articles of the UN Geneva Convention, 1949.

If the said articles are not followed by the state actors or even the outlawed organisations (UGs), they can be tried in the international court of law for violating human rights.

During the program attended by NGOs, leaders of the civil organisations, churches and intellectuals including women, discussion and interaction were also held.

CCpur district plan a success, says health minister

CCPUR, January 14: T Phungzathang, minister of Health and FW/GAD/CADA said that a district plan like the state plan had been formulated for the development of the district, and said the plan had been successful on numerous ways. He said, … Continue reading →

He said, he had on many occasions come across criticism but had never allowed it to deter him.

He further requested the media to be responsible, and understand their role.

The minister was addressing a select group of people including media persons.

He say that during his term as the IFCD minister, the Khuga Dam, locally known as the Mata Dam, had been completed, after it had remained dormant since some time.

After the completion of the dam, the people have water supply, even though the power sector continues to be a failure as of now.

He also said that the radio station and Mini-Secretariat will be completed very soon.

He further continued that in a few weeks’ time, additional labour room and operation theatre will be inaugurated and the Tiddim road is being upgraded to a double lane road with the blacktopping under process.

“Guite road has been upgraded to NH, and is called NH-102B”, he said.

Woman kills husband

IMPHAL January 14: A 33-year-old housewife stabbed her husband to death with a knife following a heated argument yesterday night at around 8 pm at Haotal Thangjam Khunou under Heingang police station. She surrendered herself to the police after the … Continue reading →

According to family members, the deceased was identified as Asem Herojit, son of late Temba and his wife as Sushila.

One of the family members said Herojit was a chronic alcoholic and last night they heard another argument between the couple which happened almost every day. In the heat of the moment, Sushila reportedly plunged the knife many times on the right side of his abdomen and the head.

According to the source, Sushila informed about what had happened to other family members one hour later. They saw Herojit lying in a pool of blood after entering the room, she said and added that immediately afterwards Sushila surrendered to the police.

The body had been handed over to family members after post mortem was conducted at JNIMS.

Natural Leader (for the INC)

After dropping a series of hints, the Congress party appeared to have cleared its stand on anointment of Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. In an interview with a national Hindi daily, Rahul had said he is ‘ready to take up whatever responsibilities given by the party’, inviting media to add up recent events draw the conclusion that the Gandhi scion has been readied to be the ‘face of the party’ ahead of the election. The formal announcement has been speculated to happen during the AICC meeting scheduled on January 17.

Although, the Congress party have been maintaining the line for too long that it does not declare its CM or PM candidate before the elections, supporters are likely to erupt with joy and new hopes of a revival. The longstanding demand was somewhat delayed due to ideological differences that surfaced between the young and senior leaders after the reversal of fortunes in the last rounds of elections threw in new challenges. Senior members have manifested their discomforts on moving away from the aged-old ideologies they have been safekeeping. The advance selection of prime ministerial or chief ministerial candidates is a taboo from their perspective as it is supposed to be in violation of the definition of parliamentary democracy. Adherence to this system requires that the leader of the majority party be chosen only by the newly elected representatives. Compromising on this basic element by declaration of a designated PM renders the elections into a contest between key personalities and sidelined the ideologies and programmes of the party, according to their arguments. Such die-hard proponents of parliamentary democracy regard the promotion of particular individuals as future leaders of the Parliament or the Assembly as taking away the rights of the elected members to choose their leaders.

Another impeding factor may have been that many concerned leaders of the Congress had hesitancy in supporting the idea of naming Rahul Gandhi to head the party campaign for the next Lok Sabha elections after the experience drawn from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections of 2012. The young Gandhi crisscrossed the politically important state for two months and held more than 200 election rallies. However, it won only 28 seats and just two out of the 15 seats under Amethi parliamentary constituency represented by him. Though Congress leaders defended the Assembly elections results and stood by Rahul’s affinity with the voters, their political rivals kept on highlighting the outcome as his personal defeat. He did not head the party campaign during the Gujarat elections that followed later that year. The move was seen as a tactic to avoid the blame of defeat and to shield Rahul Gandhi.

However, seeing its political fortunes diminishing fast and Parliamentary elections knocking at the door, the Congress party now sees no other option but to bank on Rahul Gandhi to tow the sinking ship to clear water. There is absolutely no time for fickle mindedness or wasting valuable time in consideration of the possibilities of the plan backfiring. In a way, the senior Congress leaders should learnt from the conviction with which Narendra Modi was propped up by the BJP as its prime ministerial candidate. Many prominent leaders inside the saffron party were reluctant and Congress leaders in their honest perception thought it was political suicide. Now, the Gujarat chief minister had been given credit for the thumping victories at the state elections by his party men and even the Congress party had stifled their responses on the attribution to Modi’s leadership. The young Gandhi has to fight a high anti-incumbency wave and the weight of a government fettered by high number of scams, but if somebody has to be chosen from the party to draw the huge crowds and retain them at the polling stations, there is absolutely no competition.