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MNS: 44 Assam Rifles of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR(S) in collaboration with Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter and SDO Kamjong-Chassad organised a workshop on pickle making at Chassad and Kamjong villages of Kamjong Sub Division, Ukhrul District from 09 to 10 Nov 2012. This effort was aimed at training residents of remote villages of this area to enable them to raise small scale industry and earn a decent livelihood.
Two days long workshop was conducted by Mr Tonjao Singh, President, Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter along with his team.
This hilly border area produces lemon, amla, orange in large quantity and the same is sent to other places including Myanmar due to its proximity. Due to prolonged militancy in the area, it remained devoid of any employment avenues like small scale industry.
This workshop was an effort to encourage self employment, bolster a sense of entrepreneurship a step towards women empowerment. The initiative was given an overwhelming response by locals with a total of 200 ladies from Chassad, Kamjong and adjoining villages participated in the workshop.
During the workshop, the representatives of Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter exhibited techniques and culinary skills to prepare pickle of various vegetables and fruits. The participants volunteered to attend the 15 days workshops being run at Imphal to gain expertise in the skill and start their own small business.
The workshop was also attended by all ranks of 44 Assam Rifles.

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MNS: 44 Assam Rifles of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR(S) in collaboration with Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter and SDO Kamjong-Chassad organised a workshop on pickle making at Chassad and Kamjong villages of Kamjong Sub Division, Ukhrul District from 09 to 10 Nov 2012. This effort was aimed at training residents of remote villages of this area to enable them to raise small scale industry and earn a decent livelihood.
Two days long workshop was conducted by Mr Tonjao Singh, President, Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter along with his team.
This hilly border area produces lemon, amla, orange in large quantity and the same is sent to other places including Myanmar due to its proximity. Due to prolonged militancy in the area, it remained devoid of any employment avenues like small scale industry.
This workshop was an effort to encourage self employment, bolster a sense of entrepreneurship a step towards women empowerment. The initiative was given an overwhelming response by locals with a total of 200 ladies from Chassad, Kamjong and adjoining villages participated in the workshop.
During the workshop, the representatives of Association of Food Scientists and Technologist (I), Manipur Chapter exhibited techniques and culinary skills to prepare pickle of various vegetables and fruits. The participants volunteered to attend the 15 days workshops being run at Imphal to gain expertise in the skill and start their own small business.
The workshop was also attended by all ranks of 44 Assam Rifles.

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IMPHAL, Nov 10 NNN: A huge quantity of contraband drugs estimated at Rs 6,16,167 has been pushed into the poilce’s dragnet with the arrest of a person along with a driver.
The accused, along with the banned drugs were displayed before the media persons by superintendent of police (anti-smuggling) L Simte of Custom Division, Imphal here today.
The accused Md Islao Rahman, 20 years old, son of Abdul Salam of Lilong Turel Ahanbi, Thoubal district has been smuggling the drugs in a DI, bearing number NL-01-G-5670 and caught at a spot near the New Guwahati High Court, Chingmeirong, Imphal when a police team intercepted the contraband.
Sent by Chanchan from Delhi by train, the drugs were loaded from Dimapur and hidden in the midst of chappals and sandals in a DI mini truck driven by one Ruland Adalu, 22 years old, son of H Adur of Dimapur.
The huge quantities of drugs and are en route to Burma and to be handed over to one Kishore, a Nepali from Burma for sale there which include 15120 strips of SP tablets, 5850 strips of Actilab-T tablets, 1000 bottles of 100 ml Phensedyle bottles, 1170 bottles of Lupicof syrup, and 24,000 strips of Actilite tablets; altogether estimated to be worth more than 6 lakhs.

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IMPHAL, Nov 10 NNN: A huge quantity of contraband drugs estimated at Rs 6,16,167 has been pushed into the poilce’s dragnet with the arrest of a person along with a driver.
The accused, along with the banned drugs were displayed before the media persons by superintendent of police (anti-smuggling) L Simte of Custom Division, Imphal here today.
The accused Md Islao Rahman, 20 years old, son of Abdul Salam of Lilong Turel Ahanbi, Thoubal district has been smuggling the drugs in a DI, bearing number NL-01-G-5670 and caught at a spot near the New Guwahati High Court, Chingmeirong, Imphal when a police team intercepted the contraband.
Sent by Chanchan from Delhi by train, the drugs were loaded from Dimapur and hidden in the midst of chappals and sandals in a DI mini truck driven by one Ruland Adalu, 22 years old, son of H Adur of Dimapur.
The huge quantities of drugs and are en route to Burma and to be handed over to one Kishore, a Nepali from Burma for sale there which include 15120 strips of SP tablets, 5850 strips of Actilab-T tablets, 1000 bottles of 100 ml Phensedyle bottles, 1170 bottles of Lupicof syrup, and 24,000 strips of Actilite tablets; altogether estimated to be worth more than 6 lakhs.

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IMPHAL, Nov 10 NNN: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex body of the Tangkhul community has expressed its anger over the dumping of a dead body by the security forces personnel in Ukhrul district after the alleged fake encounter.
Hijam Babu, who was pulled up from Andro Kharam Leikei under Imphal east police station by the combined team of Imphal East commondos and the 28th Assma Rifles on November 2 was shot dead and brought the dead body to Ukhrul near Lunghar village on the pretext of fake encounter, alleged Solomon Ningshen, president of the Tangkhul Naga Long.
“It has been made very clear that the state and central forces had involved in the sinister designed to create enmity amongst all communities and particularly targeting some particular community.
“Late Mr. Hijam Babu, who was pull up from Andro Kharam Leikei under Imphal East Police Station by the combine team of Imphal East Commondos and the 28th Assam Rifles on 2nd Nov, 2012 was shot death and brought his dead body at Ukhrul near Lunghar Village on the pretext of fake encounter.
“The armed personnel were supposed to be the guardian and keeper of Law and Order in the state but have rather promoted evil design to invoke violence amongst the communities of the state which shall never ever be tolerated,” stated Solomon Ningshen.
The authority concerned is therefore urged to take up stringent against those erring armed personnel involved in the incident, the TNL president added.
Solomon Ningshen then warned that the Tangkhul Naga Long will be compelled to take up its own course of action if the matter is not clarified. “Why the dead body from such distance of other district is dumped in Ukhrul district?” the TNL chief asked. The TNL once again appealed one and all not to repeat such incidences in future.

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Mail News Service
Imphal, Nov 10 : The Pastor and Church secretary of Good Shepherd Community Church, Kakching have allegedly withdrawn Rs 2,89,000 at three different transactions without the approval of church board, Deacon Board and the knowledge of the church treasurer said Rev. N. Debendra SinghChairman,
The church plot measuring 0.15 acre registered in the name of Good Shepherd Community Church was also illegally transferred to Union Baptist Church. Chairman of the church board called an emergency church board meeting at Church premises on November 1, 2012 at 2 PM. Some youths allegedly threatened them. Through the intervention of the Kakching police officials, any physical attack was prevented. The church plot has been locked and put up a different name of church signboard. Now the members have no place for their Sunday Worship service.
Meanwhile Church Secretary Shawaijam Kanta Singh also filed a case against two church members and church treasurer with the allegation that three church members stole the church resolution record book and the church bank account passbook and they were arrested by police.
Church Board resolved to seek the legal help from Human Rights Law Network based at Imphal. A case was filed the court against the pastor, the secretary and seven others . The court has ordered Kakching Police to investigate the case.
The Kakching Police has filed an FIR – No. 197 on November 9, 2012 under the section 406, 408, 409, 420, and 34 of Indian Penal Code.
Good Shepherd Community Church, Kakching is part of a national registered body of Good Shepherd Community Church registered at Hyderabad, which has 3000 churches all over India. The members of Good Shepherd Community Church, Kakching were part of Kakching Baptist Church, known as Irum Baptist Church. The present members of Good Shepherd Community Church, Kakching came out from Kakching Baptist Church with mutual understanding that they wished to be the members of Good Shepherd Community Church purchased a plot measuring 0.15 acre from Shawaijam Ongbi Sanaton Devi in 2008 and founded a new church at the present site.
Members of the Good Shepherd Community Church, Kakching named it as Union Baptist Church in 2008. Later in 2009, the church board passed no objection resolution to rename the church as Good Shepherd Community Church in Church Board Sitting No 8 in 2009. In the same year in Church Board Sitting No 12 resolved to register the present church plot of 0.15 acre in the name of Good Shepherd Community Church and accordingly the church plot was registered in the name of Good Shepherd Community Church in 2009. The original copy of Patta (Jamabani) was submitted to Head Office, Secunderabad for the proceeding of church building construction. The same church plot was illegally transferred to Union Baptist Church with fake documents, which was not known to the Church Board, nor Deacon Board nor passed any resolution by the Church Board nor Deacon Board as per the Church Resolution Book.

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