Day: April 21, 2014

IMPHAL, April 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur Pradesh will soon flash the misconducts of the Congress before the people, proclaimed the party inner candidate RK Ranjan today.

The party will be revealing a video clip of INC candidate Dr Th Meinya being present inside the Khongampat 17/7 polling station till the end of voting on April 17, the day the inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency voted to the Election Commission of India soon, he told media persons during a press briefing at the party’s Nityaipat Chuthek office. He said the video clip is enough to reveal the INC’s wrongdoings during the election.

As the two time MP from the constituency, Dr Th Meinya has conducted gross violation of the ECI’s election code of conduct for his own gain, it is high time that his candidature is blacklisted, he said.

Dr Meinya has violated the ECI norms by openly camping around the polling station.

A candidate is allowed to stay in a polling station for a fixed time, he said and added however, the INC has been videotaped sitting at the corridor of 17/7 Khongampat polling station under Lamsang A/C.

Meinya intimidated the election agents of other parties and allowed his workers to cast 42 proxy votes, he claimed.

The next day of the election, the INC conducted a public meeting at the same venue using loud speakers, he said before declaring to produce eye-witnesses and evidence to prove the INC candidate had violated the norms.

Dr RK Ranjan said that the political parties of AITC, CPI and BJP workers were witness that INC candidate was staying in polling station till the EVM and polling personnel were to leave the station. So the all political parties will submit their own view along with the join complaint to ECI very soon, said Dr RK Ranjan.

RK Ranjan further said that concerned with the undemocratic manner, the all political parties of Manipur has convened a joint meeting and discussed the issue.

During the meeting it was decided to prepare a join draft of complaint to be submitted to the ECI against the INC candidate, he continued.

The complaint will be against the total violation of the election code of conduct by Meinya and will further include that the concern BLO of the 17/7 Khongampat polling station had supported the INC candidate and had failed to distribute voters’ slips till the election-day, RK Ranjan continued.

Boby Laishram, BJP Mahila Morcha State secretary also corroborated with RK Ranjan’s claim and further alleged that an active Congress worker identified as Dashumati had cast 42 proxy votes in the presence of Meinya.

She condemned Dashumati for saying at a press conference that there is no room for re-poll at the polling station.

Has the ECI handed over the charge to Dashumati that she is saying there is no room for re-poll, she questioned and further lamented the police personnel guarding the polling station for not allowing her to enter the polling station.

Meanwhile, L Shama Devi who claimed to be an eyewitness said that her vote was casted on proxy by workers of Dr Th Meinya.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/bjp-will-expose-meinyas-misconduct-rk-ranjan/

IMPHAL, April 21: Co accused in the Baby Lungnila Elizabeth murder case Laishram Suresh was today remanded to judicial custody till May 3 by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West RK Memcha.

He was produced before the CJM by the CBI Special Branch.

Following his arrest on April 16 evening from the Sangaiprou area, Laishram Suresh alias Biren alias Nabakeshor 45 son of (L) Thambalngou of Pukhao Naharup at present staying at Nongmaikhong was in the custody remand of the CBI since April 17.

His was arrested a week after another co-accused Heisnam Premi Devi was arrested on April 9 from the RIMS campus.

He will be produced before the court again on May 3.

Another co-accused in the Baby Lungnila Elizabeth murder case against whom the CBI has announced a wanted tag of Rs One lakh identified as Ngamkhotinlal Lhouvum alias Ngamphu alias King is still at large.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/coaccused-in-elizabeth-murder-case-remanded-to-judicial-custody-till-may-3/

IMPHAL, April 21: The Simplex Projects Limited has said in a press release that the PWD, Bridge Division, Government of Manipur has allocated the work to construct a four lane new Sanjenthong bridge on the present site and work has started for pile testing on the eastern bank of the Sanjenthong bridge from today.

The firm also request the advertising agencies to remove all hoardings from around the bridge for an effective start on the construction work.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/piling-work-for-four-lane-sanjenthong-initiated-simplex-projects-ltd/

IMPHAL, April 21: A rally condemning the killing of Athokpam Ranbir son of (L) Ghanashyam of Wangkhei Ningtham Pukhri Mapal was taken out today.

Ranbir was found dead on April 12 at Wangkhei Yonglan Leirak with head injuries from the gate of his friend who had called him out of his house the previous night.

The rally was taken around Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri mapal and Andro Parking. However, on reaching Palace gate, a police team made the protestors to turn back.

The protestors demanded accused Loken should be hanged till death.

Unless Loken is punished, it will encourage further such crimes in the state, lamented a protestor.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/protestors-demand-death-for-accused-in-ranbir-killing/

IMPHAL, April 21: The Election Commission of India has declared under sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that the poll held on April 17 last in polling station of 31/1 Moijing of the Thoubal assembly constituency of the No. 1 Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed April 22, 2014 as the date and fixed the hours from 7 am to 4 pm for taking fresh poll of the said polling station in accordance with the Commission’s instruction contained in the chapter XIII of the Handbook for Returning Officers, said it in a press release issued by CEO Manipur.

In this connection, the concerned Returning Officer and police department have been directed to make necessary arrangement for the fresh poll, the release further mentioned.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/311-moijing-repoll-on-april-22/

IMPHAL, April 21: A five day long program on “Gender Budgeting in Development Program” jointly organized by National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad and State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Manipur was inaugurated on Monday at the office premises of SIRD, Porompat.

Speaking at the function, associate professor of NIRD, Dr Sridhar Seetharaman said that the aim of organizing such program is to ensure women empowerment in the state.

He further said that the program will be beneficial to the participants and at the same time, it will minimize gender inequalities.

He further added that this will bring development and cooperation among the two genders and get rid of gender biasness.

He continued that in the present trend, there is a need for the people to be conscious of gender equality as it will bring more development and prosperity of the country.

Some years back, the central government has issued a notification to implement gender budgeting in every states of the country, he added.

Dr Sridhar Seetharaman further opined that organizing one seminar or workshop will not enhance the development of gender budgeting in the country and state units.

The function was also attended by principal of SIRD, KS Lungrei; Joint Director, Planning Department, N Kulkarani Devi; Deputy Accountant General of AG office, Dr Maisnam respectively.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/development-program-on-gender-budgeting-will-ensure-women-empowerment/

IMPHAL, April 21: A chinese made hand grenade was found this late evening around 8pm at the residence of a businessmen identified James Kasung at Tangkhul avenue, opposite ISBT under Lamphel police station. The grenade was safely retrieved by the police around 8.30 pm.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/grenade-found-4/