Day: January 18, 2015

IMPHAL, January 18: Troops of the 2 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector AR along with Thoubal Police Commandos apprehended one PREPAK (PRO) cadre on January 17 in a joint operation in the general area Thoubal.

According to a release of the PRO Assam Rifles, the apprehendee was identified as SS Cpl, Sagolsem Bairen Singh alias Ratan. He has been handed over to the Thoubal Police Station, it said.

In another operation, troops of the 16 Assam Rifles of 10 Sector AR apprehended one KCP cadre also on January 17 in an operation in the general area Lamlai Awang Leikai village.

The apprehendee was identified as Heikrujam Joychand Singh alias Joy, 40, son of (L) H Gulamchand Singh of Lamlai Awang Leikai, Imphal East. The apprehendee has been handed over to the Lamlai Police Station, it said.

In another endeavour, troops of the 9 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR apprehended an individual along with the contraband drugs on January 16 in an operation in the general area of Ward No 3, Moreh and .

The apprehendee was identified as Japheth Haokip, 23, son of (L) Thangpao Haokip of village Ward No 3, Phaicham Veng, Moreh, Chandel District. Around 200 gm of heroin worth Rs 1.00,00,000/- was recovered from his possession. The apprehendee along with the recovered item has been handed over to the Moreh Police Station, it said.

In yet another press release of the PRO, troops of the 6 DOGRA of 26 Sector AR (South) apprehended five individuals carrying contraband Fertiliser (Mukta Urea) 100 bags on January 16. The suspicious vehicle, a green coloured Khundagari bearing Registration Number MN-07/E-0131, traveling from Sugnu village to Molcham village. The vehicle was stopped for checking and a thorough search of the vehicle had led to recovery of Fertiliser (Mukta Urea) 100 bags worth Rs 1,00,00,000/-, Rs 6,25,000/- in cash, one driving license, one Pan card and 4 mobile phones along with 4 SIM cards were recovered from their possession, it said.

The apprehendees were identified as T Thingpao Kuki, son of Solkhogam Kuki, 49 of Langching, Chandel, Shojang Kuki, son of Pilahonj Kuki, 52 of Langching, Chandel, Lunkholal Haokip, son of Shonneh Haokip, 26, of Vongmol, Churachandpur, Thanboi Haokip, son of Shonneh Haokip, 35, of Vongmol, Churachandpur and Ngamjathang, son of Limkhojam, 19 of Molcham of Chandel District. The apprehendees along with the recovered items have been handed over to the Chandel Police station, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/combined-team-nabs-underground-cadre/

IMPHAL, January 18: The administration office of SDO, SDC etc are laying completely paralysed and exist only for namesake, so people should stop believing and hoping on such failed governance of congress.

This was said by I Mangiton, president in-charge and vice-president of BJP Manipur Pradesh, delivering his chief guest speech at Mass Enrolment Programme held at Sawombung Thongkhong under Lailai Assembly Constituency today.

He further said that Imphal East District has four sub-divisional sector including Sawombung SDO and SDC offices. But unfortunately these offices never run like a government office should.

The public has various grievances due to the non-functioning of this administration office.

Such a situation only arises only because the Congress government completely failed to look after it.

If such difficulties are being faced in Sawombung which is located only a few kilometres away from Imphal City what will be the faith of those sub-divisional offices at the far flung places, he questions.

There is no hope in the Congress government that it will bring development in the state if it continues this way. The only alternative is BJP which is now ruling in India. We are aiming to change the situation by strengthening BJP Manipur Pradesh, he said.

The BJP is conducting mass enrolment drive in India from November 1, 2014 till March 31, 2015 under the leadership of Narendra Modi and President Amit Shah. BJP Manipur Pradesh has conducted 58 meeting in the state as a part of the enrolment drive.

BJP Manipur Pradesh targeted only one lakh membership but at present the form issued for the primary membership in hill districts have crossed 1.35 lakh, around 2.65 lakhs in valley districts and 45 thousand for Muslim brothers, he claimed.

The NDA government is going to set up a national sports university in the state considering the appealed from the BJP Manipur Pradesh. The NH-37 development programmes and other various projects have been included in the NDA`™s 100 days action programme recently, he said.

Which clearly shows that PM Modi give more emphasis to NE region and especially Manipur, he said.

O Malesh, president BJYM Manipur Pradesh, said that we need a strong political party to change the Manipur political scenario with time changes. The present government has done lots of corruption and favouritism and nepotism between hills and valley people in development.

After the NDA government rule in centre, the prices of essential commodities has come down drastically which never happened during the UPA`™s 10 years of governance, he said.

BJP leader of Lamlai AC Khumanthem Sarat Singh said that mass enrolment cum online Membership for BJP Lamlai Mandal is a policy of BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi. Today`™s enrolment drive for Lamlai is launched with the target of enrolling 10 thousand memberships.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/sawombung-sdo-sdc-office-exist-only-for-namesake-says-state-bjp-leader-i-mangton/

IMPHAL, January 18: In a press release, the Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has stated that the Red Guards- Los Angeles, a branch of New Communist Party- Liaison Committee, is organising an International event called `A Night of Solidarity with Manipur in support of the Revolutionary movement of Manipur`™ on January 25 at 6 pm at La Concha in East Los Angeles on the eve of the International Protest Day against Indian Expansionism when India celebrates its Republic Day.

In the function, videos about the situation in Manipur will be shown and a discussion on the National Liberation Struggle of Manipur against India will also be held. The function organised by the Red Guards- Los Angeles would remain as a landmark moment in the history of Revolutionary movements of Manipur. The historical action program will be the first ever international event and international protest in the history of Manipur National Liberation Struggle, it said.

On behalf of the people of Manipur, the Maoist Communist Party, Manipur send its revolutionary greetings and heartfelt YAWOLNA YAIFARE (Red Salute) to the New Communist Party- Liaison Committee who is `taking responsibility of Proletarian Internationalism in support of the Revolutionary Movement of Maoist Communist Party Manipur and National Liberation Struggle of Manipur`, the press release said.

Political advancement made by the International department of the Maoist Communist Party Manipur has achieved such international action programs. `Workers of the world unite`™, the slogan of Karl Marx has reached the soil of Manipur and the universal proletarian Ideology of Maoism is mushrooming in the minds of the new generation of Manipuris. Maoist Communist Party, Manipur representing the new generation of Manipur, will fight the people`™s war with the true Internationalist sprit. The development of the Maoist movement in terms of expansion, advancement and greater extension of strength around the globe engender courage and provides moral support to each and every Maoist of Manipur, it said.

Our party, which further carries on the legacy of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot led Communist Movement, has developed the New Democratic revolution as an integral part of the world socialist revolution. We are prepared in every quarter for a New Democratic Revolution and have made a lot of progress. Our task is to complete the revolution led by Lamyanba Hijam Irabot by adopting the universal proletarian ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism as the guiding principal of the party.

The International event to be organised by The New Communist Party-Liaison Committee will play a great role in giving a new message to the people of Manipur. With this, the Maoist Communist Party, Manipur will be able to battle without any fear as if the organiser has taught and directed us to a new true path of Revolution. The solidarity shown by Red Guards-Los Angeles is of much worth and great value to our movement and it will awake the people of Manipur. This type of solidarity gives great courage to the People of Manipur, convincing that they are not alone in their struggle, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/la-based-communist-body-to-show-solidarity-to-manipurs-revolutionary-movement/

IMPAL, January 18: A delegates of the Manipur State BJP led by its State President Th Chaoba Singh, has today apprised important issues concerning the state to the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh.

A source from the state BJP said that the delegate met the Home Minister at his residence at 38 Ashoka Road around 11.15 am.

In the meeting that lasted four about 30 minutes reportedly, the delegates highlighted many important issues of Manipur. In his response the Union Home Minister taking serious note of the issued raised assured to look into the matter on priority basis, said the same sources.

He further informed the state delegates that the BJP led central government will give top priority towards North Eastern region for Development while underscoring Manipur as one of the most important State strategically.

Assuring to extend all possible assistance for Manipur, Union Home Minister assured that he will visit Manipur after the Delhi Election, it said.

M. Asnikumar Singh State General Secretary, Yanglet Haokip National Councillor, are among the delegate.

The delegates left Imphal for the national capital on January 16.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/state-bjp-president-chaoba-meets-union-home-minister/

IMPHAL, January 18: The first ever Agro Tourism project in the State is coming up without any support from the State government at the Lisam Lok hillock and Thoubal Khunou in the middle of this year under the guidance of Oinam Indira, advisor of Women Income Generation Centre (WIGC), Thoubal.

Briefing media-persons about the project, Indira said the Agro tourism project is slated to be completed by 2018. WIGC came up with the idea of starting the agro tourism project eight years ago. Under the agro-tourism project, several rare species of plants and trees have been planted.

With the help of the State Forest department, around one lakh U-Ningthou saplings were planted but only around 78, 000 have survived. The U-Ningthou plantation is included in the Agro tourism project to serve educational purposes. The Agro Tourism project covers around 1000 Sangams of paddy field in the Lisam Lok hillock and Thoubal Khunou, she added.

The main objective of the project is to encourage organic farming in the state. Under the project, spices and other horticultural products will also be grown. The project intends to offer a variety of vegetables to tourist, said Indira.

`For the last eight years, WIGC has not taken any help from the government but with the help of the Union government everything is going smoothly. Around three lakh bamboos of seven different species have been planted so far in an exclusive area as a part of the project. Only 130 varieties of bamboos have been discovered in India and WIGC is trying to grow the maximum varieties of bamboos by consulting experts well acquainted with bamboo plants. We are trying to import various species of bamboos from other states which are not found in our state`, he said.

If anybody wants to study or do research on bamboos from other places, it will help boost the State`™s economy. Generation of revenue from tourism is vital for the State and tourism is also a part of education, so we are opening our facilities for research studies, Indira said.

`Kouna is also one of the plants successfully grown here so any student who wants to do research on the plant can do their research work here too. Here, the facilities are open to students of the Agriculture University to conduct their research studies. There are a lot of spaces for those youths who don`t have any appropriate land and want to start organic farm`, she said.

The area belongs to Lisam Lok village authorities but since WIGC has been collaborating with them for a long time they donated the area covering around 800 Sangams of paddy field, she added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/first-ever-agrotourism-project-in-state-coming-up-at-lisam-lok/

IMPHAL, January 18: The Kakching GPW Consumers Welfare Union has called an Independent People`™s Tribunal at Kakching on January 17 where over 500 LPG consumers testified their grievances before three juries.

According to a release of the Union, most of the complaints testified by the consumers are cheating and fraud connections. The Vice Chairperson of the Kakching Municipal Council, Y Nando Singh, Secretary General of Senior Citizen, Kakching, Ksh. Kulahari Singh and retired Zonal Education Officer, P. Nimai Singh were the juries of the tribunal, it said.

Consumers have been facing grievances while applying the Direct Benefit Transfer LPG (DBTL) scheme as they are asked to pay unknown charges of name changes, bank detail updating and transfer.

The Leibaklei Gas Agent is violating the guidelines provided by India Oil Corporation Ltd. in the matters of changing names, transfer and transferring within the family members and fees related.

Consumers, who have testified in the People`™s Tribunal, also said that they were cheated and given fraud LPG connection documents. For single cylinder with Pressure Regulator, they were charged Rs 7500/- to Rs 9000/- and Rs 13500/- for double cylinders.

The Subscription Vouchers (SV) belonging to other persons were issued with the pretext to issue the original later however, to some consumers, they were given their original SV while their Domestic Gas Customer Cards were given to other persons. Consumers who had been cheated and given the fraud connections, went to apply DBTL scheme by linking to their personal banks and were asked to transfer the connection to their names by paying the present company security deposit and other unknown charges.

The complaints of the consumers recorded before the tribunal with a memorandum is submitted to the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Manipur and National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission to look into the grievances faced by the consumers, it said.

The Union is filling a Right to Information (RTI) against Leibaklei Gas Agent, Kakching to ensure to get the allocated LPG numbers of cylinders to each consumer, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/consumers-welfare-union-to-filed-rti-against-leibaklei-gas/