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Imphal Aug 4 UNA : While Manipur government was unable to take a final decision regarding the selection of state’s nominee for this year’s MBBS courses, the academic session of the courses in the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal has commenced from August 1, causing uneasiness to the aspirant candidates. Manipur government was yet to select state’s nominee for the MBBS and BDS courses as a final decision regarding the selection of candidates could not be taken yet following a ruling of the Supreme Court quashing selection of candidates for the courses from the NEET exam conducted for the purpose.
Before this, Manipur government had decided to select state’s nominees for the courses from the the NEET exam. But, the latest Supreme Court ruling has compelled state government to consider revision of its earlier decision.
Chief minister O Ibobi had tabled the matter in the last cabinet meeting to take decision whether state government would go ahead with its earlier decision of selecting candidates from the NEET exam or should government conduct by conducting its own pre-medical entrance exam. No final decision could be taken in the meeting.
Due to the delay in the selection of state’s nominee, the academic session of the state’s Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) could not be commenced from August 1 as per the guideline of the Medical Council of India (MCI).
However, the session of MBBS course for RIMS has already begun from August 1 even though state government was yet to provide the list of the candidates who would be admitted as state nominee.
As per the guidelines of the Medical Council of India, academic sessions for MBBS, BDS and B Sc nursing course in medical institutes affiliated to the council should be commenced from August 1 every year.
The JNIMS has student intake capacity of 100. Out of this total seat, 15 are for Central Pool while the remaining 85 seats are state seats.
But the inability of the state government to select state nominee due to the present situation has left almost all the seats of MBBS course in JNIMS vacant.
Out of the 15 seats of Central pool, nine students have been admitted and eight of them have left for further counselling. The only MBBS student left at present is a Manipuri girl who got selected through Central Pool in the NEET exam.
The total seat capacity for MBBS students in RIMS is 100 while seats for BDS and BSc Nursing are 50 each. Out of the total capacity, 49 MBBS, 18 BDS and 36 BSc Nursing students have been admitted in RIMS and session began from August 1.
Seat allocation for the 100 MBBS seats of RIMS are 15 from Central pool, 30 from Manipur, 13 from Meghalaya, 13 from Tripura, 10 from Nagaland, 7 from Mizoram, 5 from Sikkim and 7 from Arunachal Pradesh.
Seat allocation for 50 BDS seats are 13 from Manipur, 7 from Meghalaya, 4 from Mizoram, 5 from Nagaland, 7 from Tripura, 3 from Sikkim, 4 from Arunachal Pradesh and 7 from Central Pool.
Seat allocations for BSc Nursing are 16 from Manipur 5 each from Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura and 4 reserved seats for RIMS employees.
Seats for Central pool are not filled yet since counselling is going on for Central pool. Besides, state seats are left vacant due to the present imbroglio in the entrance test for the selection of state students of MBBS and BDS courses.
Mention may be made that Medical Council of India (MCI) has its own guidelines which made it compulsory for medical colleges to commence session from August 1. However, JNIMS unable to commence its session till now as there seems to be no solution in sight in the near future regarding the selection of state nominee.
Meanwhile, people from different section have expressed the possibility of losing an academic year due to the present imbroglio in the selection of state nominee for MBBS course. JNIMS has not been able to begin its session in time ever since it was established.
According to the time schedule of MCI for MBBS and BDS courses, entrance test should be held in May and results should declared by June 5 for Central entrance test and June 15 for state test. First phase of counselling should be completed by June 30 for Centre and July 25 for state.
Deadline for joining and getting admission in colleges should be within 15 days from the allocation of seats while the deadline for state should be July 31.
Second phase of counselling for the candidates in waiting list should be completed by August 8 for Centre and August 28 for state. Deadline for admission in colleges should be within 15 days of their seat allocation for Centre and August 22 for state. If there is any seat left after August 22, the seats must be allocated to the state or colleges to fill in at their own.
While the date of commencing session is August 1, MCI has also guideline to fill up any vacant seats by September 30.

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Imphal, Aug 4 : The 16th integrity day organized by AMUCO was held at MDU Hall today.
Speaking on the occasion UCM, president, Y. Nabachandra said, the integrity of Manipur was preserved by our forefathers however it is challenging frequently today.
18 martyrs were killed in the June 18 of 2011 for only three words however the same was lifted on July 27.
Dr. Dhanbir Laishram said, it is unfortunate as G.O.I does not know the formula of politics. If there is equal power between centre and state, India cannot be disintegrated.
Former president of AMUCO, KT Rahman said, people of Manipur depend on agriculture but we have scarcity of food as govt. schools, colleges have been constructed in the area. The govt. fails to provide agricultural equipments to the farms.
He was of the view that all NGOs should be united for the integrity of Manipur.

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Imphal Aug 4 MNS UNA : Kidnappers Sunday released two officials of the Kolkata based company even though they further detained five other persons including two engineers of state irrigation and flood control department (IFCD).
The two officials of the Kolkata based RN Sinha Co Ltd, Debajit Sinha and Abhijit Sinha were kidnapped with SE N Karucharya, EE Naorem Surchandra Singh and a local contractor along with the drivers of two vehicles they were travelling on August 1 last from their way back from inspecting progress work of Dolaithabi earth dam in the interior Imphal East district.
According to the released officials, the kidnappers released them today early morning, around 4.30 am at an undisclosed hill area, from where they were asked to follow a footpath towards Sagolmang .
They reached Sagolmang after about one and a half hour of trekking on the hilly terrain, said the two officers of RN Sinha Co Ltd engaged in the construction of Dalaithabi earth dam on the Iril river in the interior Imphal East district.
However, the other five persons including the SE and EE of IFCD and a contractor were still in the captivity of the kidnappers.
There were not ill treated by the kidnappers . Further no condition was set while setting them free from their captivity, the officials who made an appeal to the kidnappers for unharmed release of the remaining persons.
Even though they were in the captivity of the kidnappers for the last three days, they had no idea about the kidnappers. They (kidnappers) refused to disclose to which militant group they belonged to or for what reason they were taking hostage, the company officials said.
Meanwhile, confusion surrounded regarding the group responsible for the kidnapping of the IFCD officials when another Kuki based militant group came up with the claim that the officials were in their custody and reportedly demanded Rs 5 lakh for safe and unharmed release.
A day after the seven persons were kidnapped, a statement of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) signed by signed its finance cum information secretary Ayub Ansar has claimed that the seven persons were in their custody, alleging that they held hostage them after the EE Surchandra failed to appear before them despite repeated “summon”.
Police also suspect a faction of Kuki National Front (KNF) behind the kidnapping of the IFCD officials On the other hand, police and security force have intensified manhunt operation in places where the kidnapper could have held hostage the remaining five persons.
The manhunt operation was reportedly launched at some villages in the hill areas nearby Sagolmang area adjoining with Saikul area of Senapati district.
Meanwhile, womenfolk of Thangmeiband area continued to stage sit-in-protest against the kidnapping the IFCD engineers and drivers by the unknown militants at Thangmeiband Lilashing Khongnangkhong.
The protest was jointly staged by Thangmeiband Improvement Club and Naharup Pangong Makhong demanding unconditional release of the kidnapped persons.
Terming the kidnapping of people for ransom as an act of uncivilized people, they appealed not to repeat such incident again. Various placards denouncing the kidnapping were displayed during the protest.

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