Day: February 26, 2015

IMPHAL, February 26: In continuance of the agitations of the Joint Students`™ Union of DM College regarding their demand for repair of the roads inside their College campus from the last three days, the agitating members of the JSU dug up the road at the southern side of Hindi college while some of their other members also blocked the southern gate of the DM college today.

Meanwhile, the JSU also held a press meet at the office of the DM College of Commerce`™s Student Union after the Joint Director Education (U) inspected the condition of the roads in the campus.

Speaking to the media, JSU coordinator of DM College, Loitongbam Sanatomba said the Joint Director of Education (U) visited the college campus to inspect the condition of the roads and assured to visit again the next day at 11 am to take stock of the situation.

He further said that the Education minister was aware of the abysmal condition of the road but have turned a blind eye to the deteriorating condition of the road. The joint students`™ union has also submitted a memorandum to the concerned minister as well as the Chief Minister on February 16 but they haven`™t responded to the demands, he said, adding that`™s why the students`™ union boycotted the classes and were agitating.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/dm-college-students-body-continues-with-agitations/

IMPHAL, February 26: The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) observed its 4th Raising Day celebration, with prompt and gaiety at Dilung/CHQ and at its Armed Wing ZTF`s GHQ on 25th February, 2015.

A statment issued by A Dangmei, information and publicity secretary, said that during the formal programme in Dilung/CHQ, the leaders and cadres of ZUF also observed silent prayer and offered gun-salute in honour of all those `fallen heroes` who had sacrifices their lives for the motherland.

On this commemoration day, the ZUF have stepped forward a new milestone and released a book `Vanguard`, it said adding that the book is released by the chairman of the front and in his speech he dedicated the Vanguard to the people of whole Zeliangrong and kin tribes.

It further illuminated that the book highlights the past unique historical values of Zeliangrong and, seeks all its brethren, on the same footing, to live in a peaceful co-existence to strive for achieving the common goal in living under one administration.

Subsequently, the more significant of the day is opening a new region of ZUF which is named after `Asalu region`, it said.

In the meantime, it further revealed that a major reshuffled of the rank and files in the front have been affected.

A. Riamroi, who has been an Assistant General Secretary, is now promoted to a full-fledged `General Secretary` of the Front. At the same time, some of the officers of the front are also assigned to respective posts and the position will discharge with immediate effect, March 2015. Hemsin Kamson is the Home Secretary, Benjamin Pamei-Finance Secretary, L Longmei-Information & Publicity Secy, A Dangmei-Auditor Gen. & Social Welfare Secretary, P. Alfred Remei-External Affairs Secretary.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/zuf-observes-4th-raising-day/

IMPHAL, February 26: The State government has allotted 25,000 square feet of land near the existing IT Park at Mantripukhi to set up a SEZ for IT firms in pursuance of its IT policy, stated Chief Minister Okram Ibobi.

The Chief Minister made the statement in response to a calling attention motion by Kh Joykisan, a Trinamool MLA elected from the Thangmeiband assembly constituency, on the irregularities in cellular phone service provided to the people of Manipur during the second day of the 10th session of the tenth Manipur Legislative Assembly today.

He said before establishing a permanent IT complex, the IT Park at Mantripukhi will soon be turned into an IT hub. The Park will provide employment to the State`™s unemployed youths through the internet. But cellular phone service providers have faced an acute shortage of power supply in the State. After the completion of the 400 KV Power Station at Silchar, the power sector in the State will improve.

All the mobile towers in the State would be provided with solar power energy as a secondary source of power. BSNL, Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone etc are not under the State government`™s control but the Telecom Regulation Authority of India (TRAI), said Chief Minister. TRAI controls the overall activities of the service providers. The State has a limited role in the improvement of telephone and internets facilities etc.

He further said that there are two committees of which one is a State level committee led by the chief secretary while there is another at the district level led by deputy commissioners of all the districts

The Thangmeiband A/C MLA has alleged that the telecommunication facilities have failed in the state, asking the reason behind the slowdown of the internet speed which is not able to reach even 50 percent of its potential speed. Even as the service providers continue to collect their bills, BPOs and KPOs in the State have failed completely.

If the internet provide sufficiently the educated young youths can provide job to them. The state government can encourage the unemployed educated youth in our state, said Joykisan MLA Thangmeiband.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/govt-allots-25000-square-feet-to-set-up-sez-for-it-firms/