Day: June 23, 2014

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, June 23: The dead body of an unidentified woman was found lying in a vacant area on the backside of the Phija Primary School at Hatta on Tuesday morning around 7.30 am.

According to the locals of Hatta, they informed the police about the presence of the dead body of an unidentified woman on the back side of the Phija Primary School as soon they came to know about it.

Later, a police team arrived at the spot and picked up the dead body after examining the spot and recovered a wallet containing an adhar card, voter ID card and two ATM cards.

The dead has been deposited to the mortuary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences for identification and post mortem.

The deceased woman had a fair complexion, looked around 55 years of age, was found wearing a green Phanek and white shirt, her left ear was cut and both her earrings were missing. Police have registered a case regarding the incident.

A 55-year-old Ricksaw Puller from Kiyamgei Maning Leikai who went missing on Sunday evening was found dead on Monday morning at Leishang Hiden.

The dead body was found in a water pond at Kiyamgei Pal Ahanbi by the local passersby.

Later, the dead body was pulled up from the water pond by police personnel. The dead body has been identified as that of Keisham Rame, 55, son of late Sajou of Kiyamgei Maning Leikai.

The deceased reportedly went missing on Sunday evening according to her family members.

A 54-year-old man riding a Honda Activa was knocked down to death by an Assam Riffles recovery van at Keishampat Junction on Monday.

The incident occurred around 9.30 am when the deceased identified as Kangabam Jayentakumar, son of late Babaton of Haobam Marak Chingkham Leirak, an UDC at IFCD office, Khoyathong was knocked down by the recovered vehicle of 30 Assam Riffles bearing registration number TR01X-1685 while en route to IFCD office in his Honda Activa bearing the registration number MN-1M-1538.

Soon after the incident, Jayenta was rushed to the RIMS hospital but succumbed to injuries before reaching the hospital.

The dead body has been claimed by the family members after a post mortem conducted at the RIMS morgue. Police have registered a case against the incident.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/dead-bodies-recovered-ifcd-employee-killed-in-road-mishap/

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, June 23: Cautioning that Manipur Minorities & OBC Economic Development Society (MOBEDS) will not brook any excuses from tutors during the six months remedial coaching, its project director Md Salaaudin said that those tutors who are unpunctual and show lack of interest towards the students will be terminated without any hesitation.

He was speaking at the Counseling for the Tutors of 6months Remedial Coaching for Educational Backward Minorities Students of Manipur at the Classic Hotel on Sunday which was organised by MOBEDS.

Md Salaaudin continued that a tutor should have the vision to bring improvement in students and teachers are the ones who can change the society.

The aim of conducting remedial coaching is to bring improvement of students who are lacking behind and find difficulties in paying private tuition fees, he said, adding that this session the remedial coaching has started earlier before sanctioning of funds for the tuitions.

He stated that Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has been kind enough to approve the remedial coaching.

The CM has repose his trust on the coaching conducted by MOBEDS after seeing the previous year’s results and has also expressed hope that it will be producing good students, he said, appealing to the tutors to work diligently to produce good students and maintain a good record.

MOBEDS Assistant project director Md Alam Azad said that the coaching centre will have less holidays, won’t be closed during minor bandhs and the records of the teachers strictly checked to coordinate the tutors whose responsibility is to check and guide properly.

Adding that if any tutor wanted to leave for a period of more than two days, a prior application should be made to the coordinator and if someone didn’t abide to the norms of the coaching, he will not be excused.

Elaborating the aim of conducting the coaching for the welfare of the students especially belonging to the Muslim community in the state as Muslims are considered to be the most educationally backward in comparison to other communities, Md Alam Azad said the remedial coaching was organised to fill the gap and uplift the Muslim communities.

For the new session, there will be coaching centers at Sangai Yumpham, Lilong, Kwakta Khunou, Kwakta Khuman, Ssora, Yairipok, Thoubal Moijing, Thoubal Ningombam, Jiribam, Keirang, Khetrigao, Mayang Imphal, Santhel, Imphal.

He continued that 108 tutors will be posted at those centers and it’s compulsory to go at their respective centers.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/mobeds-to-act-tough-against-unpunctual-tutors/

By A Staff Reporter

Imphal, June 21: The Regional Directorate of the Central Board for Workers Education under the Ministry of Labour and Employment which has been in the state for 23 years might be shifted out of Manipur due to the negligence of the state Revenue Department.

According to a source, the regional director has requested the State government for allotment of land for setting up its office in Imphal since 1991 but the land has not been provided so far despite several requests to the concerned authorities.

The Regional Directorate at Palace Compound, Imphal covers the States of Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and three districts of Assam in the Barak Valley namely Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi to serve these states in imparting soft and skill development training programmes for workers in the organised and unorganised sectors, and the rural sector.

The Directorate requested the state government for land to set up its office in Imphal which has been functioning from a small rented private building at Palace Compund near Old Sana Office, Imphal. The situation of the office is now landlord has served notice to vacating the building.

The head office of the Central Board for Workers Education has directed the regional directorate to search for a new site within its jurisdiction to set up office for the smooth functioning of the directorate. In such circumstances, Regional Director MN Salam has drawn the attention of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and requested him to allocate a suitable plot for the construction of its office building and quarters measuring approximately around 0.50 acre in the Imphal Municipality area. As an alternative, he also asked for a 3000 square feet floor area for the temporary office accommodation preferably in the new Directorate complex at 2nd MR Gate North AOC, Imphal till it’s shifted to a permanent location.

Meanwhile, additional secretary of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, AK Sinha has also pointed out in a February 17 meeting at New Delhi that since the inception of CBWE most of the regional offices are functioning from rented buildings, suggesting that if the Regional Directorates take initiatives and send proposals for getting government building or land from state or central government through the CBWE Head Office, the Ministry will extend all possible support for their earliest efforts.

The state Joint Secretary (works) has rejected the proposal of Regional Directorate by stating that there is no suitable plot to accommodate the proposed office of Regional Directorate of Works’ Education on February 13 1991.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/cbwe-may-shift-regional-directorate-from-manipur/

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, June 23: Locals of Mayaikoibi and its surrounding localities today staged a sit in protest against the killing of a police sub inspector, Mayengbam Krishnadas, 52 son of (L) Noidiya of Kwakeithel Mayai Koibi by unknown persons on June 21 night at Lamjaotomba IVR road.

While strongly condemning the incident, a protestor has appealed to the government to arrest all those involved in the heinous crime at the earliest and punish them according to the law of the land.

Speaking for the JAC, the protestor asserted that family members and the JAC have decided not to claim the body until the culprits are arrested.

Krishnadas’ wife Bina had said that she would never accept the body until the culprits are arrested.

JAC representatives also submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Home minister and the State DGP through Social Welfare minister who is also the local MLA. The representatives also met with the Home minister later in the day.

The memorandum has demanded a deadline for the arrest of the culprits, while assuring all possible help from the JAC and family members in the investigation.

It has also demanded a suitable job for the deceased’s son in any government department and the provision of a relief amount of Rs five lakh to the bereaved family. Other demand include to allow conduct of post mortem but to take back the body until the other demands are met.

Post mortem of the body was conducted today at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Morgue in the presence of a duty magistrate with full video coverage, however, the family and JAC refused to claim the body.

It may be mentioned that the sub inspector posted at Bishnupur police station M Krishnadas was found dead with two injury marks on his left abdomen suspected to be made by a sharp weapon at Lamjaotomba Inter village road of Sangaiporou to Heinoubok on June 21 around 9.30 pm under Lamphel police.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/kin-jac-demand-early-arrest-in-si-murder-case/

By R Lester Makang

UKHRUL, June 23: As the already pitiable condition of road in Ukhrul town is fast worsening with the onset of rainy season, the day-to-day life of the common man here is put to great peril and hardship.

The sole one-way (main) road running through the heart of the township has been in poor shape since the last many months. Its surface had been filled with pot holes at many portions and remained dusty during dry season. With the seasonal monsoon setting in, the damaged road is proving sheer purgatory for the residents as it is virtually turned into marshy ground at various places.

Fuming vehemently at the nightmarish road conditions, H Tuishimla, a housewife said that crossing the vegetable vendors’ point at Phungreitang during this rainy season is nothing short of hell and is dangerous for both motorists and padestrians since the road is mostly covered with slippery mass of mud.

“It has been only few years since the town road was last re-layed by the BRTF but it had been broken at various places months before the current monsoon rains,” said Akham a resident of Hamleikhong, while contending that this shows engineering quality of construction on the authority’s part.

The main town road basically extends from Dungrei Hundung Junction to Kasomtang Junction and the stretch has developed innumerable pot holes over the last many months — some so severe that they appear small ponds on the roadway.

“The authorities had also recently filled the potholes along the stretch from Phungreitang to Wino bazaar with chip stones and cobbles to extend its motorability, but to no avail, Akham added.

Apparently, all this while the authorities seem to remain indifferent to the growing woes of the public due to bad road.

Meanwhile, efforts to cull official comments from the PWD Ukhrul division have failed. The executive engineer nor any staff of the department was available when this IFP correspondent dropped in during office hour on Monday.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/ukhrul-fumes-as-road-condition-worsens-this-rainy-season/

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, June 23: The Manipur Sahitya Parisad has observed its 80th Birth Anniversary at Sangaipat and people paid floral tribute to the portrait of Prof Elengbam Dinamani, the founder of the Parisad.

During the programme, Dr Makhonmani Mongsaba who won the Sahitya Akademi award for his travelogue ‘Chinglon Amadagi Amada’ in 2013 , Dr Soibam Ibomcha Singh, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize of 2013 for his translation work ‘Khambi Meigi Masa Sing’ translated from the book ‘Wings of Fire’ written by APJ Abdul Kalam.

Raghu Leisangthem, Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar winner of 2013 for his book ‘Patpangi Thoibi’, Sahitya Akademi Yuba Puruskar winner Akhom Yandibala for her book “Lai Matha Sari” in 2013 were felicitated by the Manipur Sahitya Parisad.

Speaking at the function, Dr Makhonmani Mongsaba said that his grandmother encouraged him a lot to choose the path of literature and after his career in a Radio Station at Imphal, Radio drama has inspired a lot in the field of arts & culture, and literature.

The radio station has immensely helped in building his persona, he said.

Elaborating on his travelogue Chinglon Amadagi Amada portraying his journey outside the state, he stated that without literature any form of art is meaningless.

Thoubal SP Raghu Leisangthem said that his book is about many incidents he witnessed during his postings at various places of the state in far-flung areas where many people don’t know about their lifestyles.

Expressing that some people consider individuals who write books as having financial difficulties but on it can be improved by translating their books in English, he said there are many good writers and poets in the state who will be benefited and their success will also attract others.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/manipur-sahitya-parishad-observes-80th-birth-anniversary/