Manipur News

IMPHAL March 22: `As we progress towards phenomenal change in the medical science, we should be equally mindful of the affordability of lay people. Patients should not be deprived of access for unaffordable price of diagnose,`voiced Dr J. Suresh Babu, IAS Principal Secretary (Health&Family Welfare) Government of Manipur while speaking as a Chief Guest at the inaugural function of PATHOCME_2015.

A two days PATHOCME-2015 was organised jointly by NERCIAPM and Manipur Pathologists Forum at Sangai Hall, Imphal Hotel. He stretched on this concern to say, `Half of the costing is undoubtedly the commission, which is not from profit but directly charged from patients. I appeal to the entire medical fraternity to discuss some ethics, instead of partaking competitively in this bad habit. Else it might deprive the common people from accessing the advancement of medical science.

Para clinicians unlike clinicians have to strive for zero error diagnose in interpretation of biopsies and excision specimens. Timely delivery of report adds to the advancement and access of services.

Private sector is definitely assisting the government in providing quality health care in the state.`

PATHOCME-2015 Souvenir was also warmly released by the Chief Guest.

Dr Laishram Rajesh Singh, one of the local organizing member explains the CME objective, `To tap the explosion of recent knowledge and contemporary research in molecular testing, which is increasingly playing an important role. This two days CME has been conceived and designed to provide comprehensive coverage of recent advances in Haematology and Head and Neck Pathology. We hope that the experts will provide a foundation for diagnosed of critical entities on the subjects.`

The ongoing CME has eminent Guest speakers like Dr Anita Borges, Dr Debashish Banerjee and Dr KP Aravindan. The academic exchange is participated by senior doctors and PG students from across the northeastern states.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/medical-sciences-advance-rapidly-but-health-care-should-remain-affordable-to-poor/

IMPHAL, March 22:Newly appointed National President of BJP after the NDA government come to power at Centre Amit Shah has assured to visit State on April 17, 2015 to discuss the BJP political scenario in the State for the upcoming elections said BJP Official.

The BJP Manipur Pradesh officials said this is a historic landmark for BJP Manipur. They said Amit Shah National President BJP has confirmed he would be in Imphal on April 17 evening.

After reaching the State and being briefed of Manipur`™s chaos, they will also discuss possible solutions.

There will also be threadbare discussions about the strategy of BJP Manipur Pradesh for the upcoming Autonomous District Council election, Municipal Council Election and the Manipur Legislative Assembly election 2017.

The BJP president will be in Manipur for two days and then on the next day he will travel to Nagaland said BJP officials.

On the other hand Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Santosh Gangwar Union Minister of state for Textile and Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Union Minister of state for Agriculture will reach Imphal as per scheduled on their visits of Northeast States as per the desire of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The string of ministerial visits will begin from March 23 and carry on till March 27, they said.

As per the tentative schedules of the Ministers for their Manipur visits, Thawar Chand Gahlot and Santosh Gangwar will reach Imphal airport on Monday and Tuesday while Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan will reach Imphal on March 26. Each will spend days in the State.

According to the BJP officials, the Ministers will be accompanied by high ranking officials from their ministries.

Thaawar Chand Geglot will distribute loans, certificates and wheelchairs to differently able persons at 1st MR ground in the presence of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi.

Santosh Gangwar Union Minister of state for Textile will lay foundation stone for the construction of the State`™s first Apparel and Garment Marking and Power Loom Estate at City Convention Hall, Imphal. Later he will visit Lamboi Khongnangkhong where the Union Minister of State for commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman has already visited to study the feasibility for a trade cum permanent exhibition centre, now under construction.

Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Union Minister of state for Agriculture will be accompanied by Sushil Kumar Sngla private secretary to MoS Agriculture and Dr JS Sandhu Deputy Director General. The Minister of state will attend the inauguration of Central Agricultural College Guest House and inter-collegiate sports meet at the University on March 26 at 11 am just after reaching Imphal.

Later he will hold a meeting with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and after which he will conduct a field visit along with interaction with farmers. He will also convene a meeting with Horticulture and Agriculture Minister and officers of Manipur in the evening.

On the next day, he will visit Andro CAU research farm and will inaugurate a farmer`™s fair and will hold a press conference at noon said the source.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/bjp-national-president-and-union-ministers-schedule-to-visit-state/

IMPHAL, March 22: A joint body of All Manipur Students`™ Union, All Manipur Minority Students`™ Union, All Gorkha Students`™ Union, All India Students Federation, Reachout and Guardian Association of CBSE Victim Students in a press conference jointly held today urged the State Government to conduct a special examination for those students who were made victims by faulty and unrecognised institutions.

The press conference was held at Ima Khunthokhanbi Sanglen, DM College Campus.

Reachout Lead Coordinator Ksh Onil said during the conference there are more than 2000 students from the State who became prey of unrecognised educational institutions. They have been denied CBSE examination admit cards, he said.

He further said that the concerned authority must do something positive for the victimised students, else their future will likely become tarnished and uncertain.

He said that the joint body has also identified six of the faulty institutions which are, Akash Institute of Science & Arts, Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai; Akash Higher Secondary School, Ghari; Ramkrishna School, Ghari; MM Higher Secondary School, Wangkhei; Little Rose, Canchipur and CIS, Keishamthong.

Onil added that the names of the six mentioned institutions have also been submitted to the DGP for appropriate action but it is yet to see any outcome.

He on behalf of the joint body, he said that they have resolved to plead with the Government for special kind of examination for the victimised students, to pressure the concern authority to take up legal action against those CBSE Regional Office Staffs and to the default principals and to banish these educational institutions.

Priority must to given to conduct a special exam for the victimised students said a member of Guardian Association of CBSE Victim Students Loitongbam Binarani and further said that it was bewildering how the defaulting institutions are given free hand conducting such criminal activities, destroying the future of young generations.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/several-groups-urge-state-to-conduct-especial-exam-for-victimised-students/

IMPHAL, March 22 (NNN): Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi inspected the construction works and its development of the Dolaithabi Barrage Project (Dam) on Saturday morning. The project was being constructed over the Iril river at the adjoining area of Imphal East district and Senapati districts.

In the inspection visit, the Chief Minister was accompanied by State Assembly Speaker Lokeshwor, IFCD Minister Ngamthang Haokip, Chief Engineer of the department concerned and representatives of NS Sinha and Company, a firm which is responsible for the construction of the project gate.

O Ibobi was not at all satisfied at the pace and the manner in which the construction works are being taken up, and later strongly instructed the officials concerned to speed up the process.However, the five piers of the dams are completed.

It may be mentioned that the construction of Dollaithabi Barrage Project was approved by the Planning Commission in June, 1992 at the cost of rRs 18.86 crores. However, the project could not see its light of the day so far. Later on, the project went through two revisions by the Planning Commission, one in 2005 and the later in 2009. It is estimated that the project, when completed, will benefit irrigation to land areas of over 7545 hectares.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/cm-inspects-the-muchdelayed-dolaithabi-barrage-project/

THOUBAL, March 22: A sit in protest was held at Moijing Edigah ground yesterday against the killing of Md. Lukman, 27 whose dead body was found near Ahallup Bazar under Heingang Police Station on March 17 and the disappointment on the government`™s decision.

The protest was taken part by people of Moijing village and representatives of Muslim Civil organisations and discussed the killing of Md. Lakman. The protestors stated disappointment towards the government`™s decision and also expressed dissatisfaction towards the Heingang Police Station. The protestors also stated not to look down upon the minorities as well.

During the protest, the protestors set up to condemn the CM for taking up the decision, to boycott the CM if the culprits are not brought out by midnight tonight and to impose general strike from 6 am onward from March 22 indefinitely.

The protestors stated not to collect ex-gratia from the government, to provide judicial enquiry on the killing of Lukman, to appeal to all civil societies to join the agitation till any leads on the culprits are found and to condemn the Heingang Ahalluk JAC who accused of Lukman being a thief. Mother of late Lukman also stated that his son was innocent and demanded the crimes committed by him.

The protest was also taken part by United Manipur Muslim Development Organisation, Anjuman Islahemuaashrah, All Manipur Muslim Students Organisation, Pangal Students Organisation, Manipur Muslim Welfare Organisation, ZP members and Pradhans.

Meanwhile, the strike has caused major hold at Thoubal Moijing and areas with majority of Muslims such as Lilong, Sora and Yairipok. During the band, many vehicles were also damaged.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/public-protest-held-against-md-lukman-killing/

KANGPOKPI, March 22: A despicable culture of earning easy money through abduction or kidnapping continues to haunt the developmental work undertaken along the Imphal`“Tamenglong Road, putting at risk peaceful co-existence in the area.

It seems all existing measures and efforts by various civil society organizations and security forces have not met with any success.

The recent abduction of a worker engaged in the road construction work Imphal-Tamenglong Road near Chawangkining under Kangpokpi PS is still echoing in everyone`™s ear but unfortunately another similar episode has cropped up again on March 18 where three labourers engaged the road construction work have been kidnapped at different locations on the same day by unknown armed miscreants.

A reliable source allegedly reported that one YK. Daniel son of YK. Akeng of Mayangkhang Ningthoupham village in Sadar Hills, Senapati district engaged in bridge construction work along IT.Road had been kidnapped near Thonglang Akutpa village while another aged worker identified as Buddha Meitei (70) of Kyamgei, Imphal East and Samson Meitei (40) of Kongpal, Imphal were abducted on the same day near Chalwa village located about 50 Km West of Kangpokpi PS.

The source further continued to allege that Buddha Meitei and Samson Meitei who worked under contractor Diren Singh were kidnapped for a ransom of Rs.30 lakh and Rs.50 lakh respectively.

Three more workers who were engaged in the road construction work of Imphal-Tamenglong Road had been allegedly kidnapped by unknown armed miscreants for ransom on March 18.

It further continued that Y.K Daniel was abducted near Thonglang Akutpa village while the other two had been kidnapped near Chalwa village on the same day.

In the meantime, the Kuki Students` Organization Sadar Hills has appealed to the responsible group to release the abducted trio without any condition on humanitarian ground as it can create communal unrest.

The public in general and the KSO and family members of the abducted trio in particular shall be very grateful to the responsible group if heeded to the humble appeal said Lamcha Chongloi, General Secretary KSO Sadar Hills while adding that the trio were innocent ordinary labourers living hand to mouth.

No organization has claimed their involvement yet.

It is now critically important on the part of the general public and various CSOs to boldly cooperate with law enforcement agencies to make full stop of such anti-social, anti-development activities for the sake of peace and development in the area.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/ransom-kidnapping-along-it-road-becoming-a-culture-kso-appeals-for-safe-release-of-three-abducted-workers/

IMPHAL, March 22: The BJP Central leaders have assured launching a National Sangai Project at Keibul Lamjao floating National Park with a special livelihood package of people in the Loktak Lake area said Mairangthem Asnikumar, General Secretary BJP Manipur Pradesh.

In an interview, Maoirangthem Asnikumar said that the three leaders of BJP Manipur Pradesh led by Th Chaoba President, S Premananda General Secretary Organisation and M Asnikumar General Secretary Administrative have briefed the Centre on the present status of the Manipur in a meeting organised for all Union Territories and North Eastern States including Sikkim on the issue concerning governance and development of the respective states.

He further said the BJP National President Amit Shah chaired the meeting on March 19.

Moiranthem Asnikumar said that in the meeting Ram Madhop (well known as BJP Architect) National General Secretary coordination, who also holds the overall in-charge of NE states, Ramlal (decision maker of BJP) General Secretary Organisation, Jitendra Minister of state DoNER, Department of Personal training (DOPT) & PMO and Home Minsiter Rajnath along with Central leaders attended the meeting at the central hall of the BJP office, New Delhi from 3pm till 9 pm.

The BJP Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba submitted a report on the chaos situation in Manipur during the 13 years of Congress rule. The report detailed government failures and governance paralyses and defunct of developmental works in the State, he said.

His report also highlighted the deeply rooted corruption in the State and the paralysed and defunct State administration in every field.

Chaoba further reported to the Central leaders about the collapse of law and order as evident in the series of bomb blasts in the heart of city witnessed recently, killing many innocent peoples and creating trauma and fear psychosis amongst the people.

The report also pointed out even the CCTV camera installed are substandard and non functional though Rs. 8 crores to Rs. 10 crores have been spent on them.

The report said security of citizens is totally compromised in the State while government officers are getting rich on bribes in recruiting State forces from VDF to police SI posts.

Even the Deputy Chief Minister who also holds the home portfolio has expressed suspicion that security personnel may be involved in various crimes including the bomb blasts etc. The report said till date the State government has not been able to book anyone in these crimes. The department is only interested in the multi crore rupees involved in police modernisation, the report said.

Chaoba has drawn the attention of the Central leaders to look into the matter thoroughly.

M Asnikumar has also urged the leaders to initiate an inquiry into the Rs. 224 crores misuse of Loktak Lake development funds and MGNREGA schemes.

The Clean Indian Mission is physical cleanliness but in our State corruption cleaning is more important right now, Asnikumar said.

Asnikumar said he also urged the Central leaders to explore possibility of making Manipur a herbal hub, and also to look into wetlands preservation strategies.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/bjp-central-leaders-assure-launch-of-national-sangai-project-at-keibul-lamjao-national-park/