Day: July 24, 2017

IMPHAL July 24

Chief minister N. Biren Singh today clarified on the floor of the House that use of Manipur PCC president T. N. Haokip’s photo among the posters of BJP leaders was purely a mistake and the BJP has no intentions to sabotage the party.

Responding to a demand from Congress member Kh. Joykishan for a clarification by the leader of the House during zero hour Biren further clarified that the posters were printed and put up along the median by Sharma Enterprises, which is engaged by the BJP. The chief minister further said that the contract with the enterprises has been cancelled.

Haokip, who was present in the House.

Yesterday passers-by were surprised when they saw the picture of Haokip along with the pictures of chief minister N. Biren Singh, ministers, BJP president K. Bhabananda and legislators along the median of Kangla Pat road.

The posters were put up in connection with BJP state executive committee meeting yesterday. BJP flags were also put up along the median.

Raising the issue Joykishan Singh said the poster damaged the image of the Congress and Manipur PCC president.

Joykishan also objected to inclusion of Speaker Yumnam Khemchand’s photo in the BJP poster, saying this has lowered the dignity of the House. Speaker’s photo was removed yesterday itself.

“We have taken every step to correct the mistake and if the Congress wants more action then the BJP is ready to act on it. Please make the suggestions,” Biren said.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 24

A person died today morning due to Scrub Typhus caused by insect bite during flood camps at Sekmaijing Mamang Leikai, Heibong Makhong.

He was identified as H. Bishwamitra Meitei (20) son of H, Sharat of Sekmaijing Mamang Leikai. According to locals he was suffering from fever from July 12, when he was in the flood relief camp at Sekmaijing.

Speaking to media persons, Youth Defence Club, president, Elangbam Tiken said that as they thought that the fever was a normal one and due to transportation problem caused by the flood he was not taken to hospital till July 15.

On July 16 he was admitted to JNIMS but due to shortage of bed in the ICU ward, he was transferred to Raj Medicity but the hospital did not take proper initiative, he alleged.

On 20 July Babina Diagnostics confirmed that he was bitten by an insect and on July 22 he was transferred to Shija hospital for further treatment, continued the president.

As the hospital was not able to treat this disease as he came in a critical stage the hospital discharged him yesterday night, said Tiken.

He appealed to the government to take up necessary preventive measures from such disease, and especially in Sekmaijing area and also to provide help to the family of the deceased.

By Jeijei Newme

IMPHAL | July 24

A unique flower only found in Shingcha village of Kamjong district, Wuyawon and the only hillock where this flower is found, Wuya Kachui was recently declared as a new tourist spot of the state.

This flower is unique and significant and tourists should visit and explore. Wuyawon is a pink ground orchid which blooms at the peak monsoon season of July month.

One of the unique characteristics of the flower is that its colour changes according to the weather. It ranges from pink colour when rainy to light pink when sunny to red pink colour when misty which makes the flower an interesting species of flora in the world.

Another interesting fact is that this flower is not eaten by herbivorous. Villagers say that herbivorous in the village like cows and goats were sent to graze in the field but these animals would never smell and chew this particular flower which makes it weird. There is no exact findings yet but some believe that there must be some chemical or smell that repels the herbivorous to eat this particular plant.

Legends of the village also say that the hillock of Wuya Kachui where this flower is mainly found gives hallucinating nightmares and sleep paralysis to those who lay over the night. It is said that soldiers who camped at this hillock had many experiences of nightmares.

The botanical name of this flower is called Caulokaempferia Secunda. The flowering season of Wuyawon is most of the time rainy and is covered with mist which makes some of the tourists termed the Wuya Kachui hillock as ‘misty paradise’.

Another interesting fact of the village is that in this modern age of 4g and 5g, there is no network connectivity and it is totally cut off from the other parts of the world which would makes nature lovers and tourists to totally have the time of their own with nature.

Wuyawon flourishes within a periphery of 2 square kilometres of the hillock Wuya Kachui and blooms in bunches of about 2 feet or more covering the whole peak for 2 weeks during the monsoon.

The flower was officially given the name Shingcha Wuyawon on July 24, 2016 by the people of Shingcha village which is dominantly habituated by Tangkhul tribe. The acronym of this flower Wuya is hillock and Won means flower in Tangkhul dialect.

Shingcha village is located about 60 kilometres from Ukhrul town and is roughly 120 kilometres from Imphal.

Newmai News Network

DIMAPUR | July 24

An ‘emergency’ meeting of the Central Executive Council (CEC) of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) will be held tomorrow at its central office in Kohima. This meeting has come as political pandemonium continues within the party.

Speculations are rife that tussle to take hold of the NPF between the supporters of TR Zeliang and Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu group is imminent. As of now the latter is still the president of the party.

Interestingly, chief minister TR Zeliang does not belong to any political party as of now as he was expelled from the NPF by its president the day the former was sworn-in as the chief minister on July 19

Meanwhile, the NPF has said today that its attention “has been drawn” to a news item which appeared in the local media wherein it was reported that a notice has been served to Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu to vacate the official residence of the chief minister.

 “Indeed, a letter was received by the former chief minister (Dr Shurhozelie) this morning, but before he could even open the envelope to read the contents of the letter, it was reported widely on social media that TR Zeliang has already occupied the CM’s residence,” the NPF said in a statement.

The NPF also pointed out that the former chief minister had already moved out of the CM’s residence on Saturday, July 22 and there was a thanksgiving-cum-Homecoming function at his private residence at Ruleizou where party functionaries and well-wishers had a marathon meeting.

“This was widely reported in the local as well as national media. (And with the sole intention to let the department of Works & Housing check and ensure that government property was left intact with no damage or property missing, a reliable person remained at the residence to coordinate with the department.),” it added.

Since the above-mentioned meeting continued till 2 pm on Saturday, it was not possible for the party president to attend the Common Platform organised by the Bayavu Area Panchayat which was scheduled at 2 pm, the NPF statement said.

According to the statement, MLA Kuzholuzo Azo Nienu was asked to represent him in the said meeting. “And certain reports insinuating that he had wilfully avoided the Common Platform that day are erroneous and regretted since it could hurt the sentiments of the Bayavu Area Panchayat and residents of the area who took pains to organise such a platform with the aim of having a clean election,” it added.