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AR demands release of extortionist, assault police officer

IMPHAL, July 16 NNN: Tension was running high at Jiribam police station ( in Manipur) bordering Assam when the Assam Rifles and the Manipur police commandos confronted each other physically. However, not a single shot was fired.
It all began when the 22 Assam Rifles led by one Major Ajay Kante demanded to hand over the self-style general secretary of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) identified as one Seinio Guite, (29) s/o Lamthang of New Lamka, Churachandpur who is being detained at Jiribam police station.
Reports said that on July 10, a demand letter of Rs 10 lakh along with a hand grenade attached with a telephone number was found planted at an oil pump in Jiribam. The demand letter was in the name of KRA(U).
On July 15, the police commandos dialed the telephone number left by the extortionist and asked him to come and collect the money at a place called Irabot Statue in Jiribam. The police commandos disguise themselves as the owner of the petrol pump.
Shortly, a numberless Maruti Gypsy led by Seinio Guite came and collected the money from the police commandos who were in civvies. However, it is not clear with whom the UTLA leader came along. Minutes after the handing over the money, the police commandos nabbed Seinio Guite and took him to the Jiribam police station, sources said.
Today, personnel of 22 Assam Rifles led by one Major Ajay Kante came to the Jiribam police station and surrounded it and demanded from Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) one O Menjor of Jiribam Police Station. Major Ajay reportedly demanded that UTLA leader Guite be handed over to them as the militant outfit would be signing the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the government on July 17. However, the police officer refused. In the process, Assam Rifles Major Ajay roughed up O Menjor. The escort team of the police officer and other police commandos in turn caught hold of Major Ajay and assaulted him, the sources said.
Due to some unknown reason the Assam Rifles team left the police station.
Meanwhile, it is said that not a single shot was fired.
UTLA leader Guite is still being detained in the police station, the sources stated.
An FIR has been reportedly filed by the police against the Assam Rifles major for assaulted the police officer.

Highway blocked to protest James killing

IMPHAL, July 16 NNN: The National Highway 2 along Imphal-Moreh road was choked today due to the 24-hour bandh wihich was imposed since 6 a.m. in the morning by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the brutal killing of DK. James @ Moshilpha Maring of Laiching Minou in Chandel district.
The bandh was called in protest against the alleged interference from certain people in the police investigation into the murder case.
DK James alias Mosilpha, the first cousin (brother) of Tengnoupal assembly constituency MLA DK Korungthang was found murdered on July 3.
Today, large number of the bandh supporters mostly women blocked the section of National Highway 2 at Kakching Lamkhai and Pallel by burning of tyres and piling of logs and boulders along the road.
During the bandh, several vehicles including two wheelers were damaged by the bandh supporters who were armed with sticks and stone.
At Kakching Lamkai, the bandh supporter were confronted with the Police personnels who used to fire tear gases to disperse the mob.
While briefing the media persons at Kakching Lamkhai, Gabriel Chinir, Convenor of the JAC condemned that some unscrupulous persons trying to interfere with police investigation against the crime by imposing bandh yesterday. He appealed the public to help the police in their investigation to book the culprits and deliver justice to the bereaved family at the earliest.
DK James (57), s/o late DK Koin of Laiching Minou, Machi Block of Tengnoupal subdivision, Chandel district was found murdered.

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Film on Mary to be filmed in Manipur : Priyanka

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Imphal, July 16 : Leading Bollywood actress, singer and songwriter Priyanka Chopra left Imphal on Tuesday after visiting the residence of t MC Mary Kom at Langol Game Village in Imphal West.
The winner of the Miss World pageant of 2000 arrived in the state capital on Monday to share knowledge on the real life of London Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom for a biopic on the Manipuri boxing icon. Shortly before she left Imphal, Priyanka met the Manipur media at Hotel Classic in Imphal. She said she thanks Mary Kom and her family who welcomed her warmly.
She said that most of the scenes of the film will be shot in tManipur and the shooting will be finished by next year.
The shooting of the film began in June. Prinka is essaying the role of Mary. This film produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is directed by Omung Kumar and the story is written by Seisaiwyn Qundras. Priyanka is the co-producer of the film.
Prinka accompanied by her crew including her body guard left Imphal at 12:45 pm in an Air India flight.
During her two-day visit to the state, Prinka also visited the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex, Takyel here where Mary Kom started her career as a boxer more than ten years ago.
Priyanka said her visit to Manipur is to carry out research work.
Physical training has started she said. She however said the name of the film , script have not been finalised. Everything will be finalised after going back to Mumbai she said. The shooting of the film will be done in Manipur and some other parts of thecountry. Since authenticity is required major portions of the
film will be done in Manipur, Omkar said.
The main theme of the film will be Mary Kom and her life as she is the pride of the country, Priyanka said.
“Everything about Mary is fascinating and Manipur is beautiful and I am happy I will be coming to Manipur to shoot a film on Mary” Priyanka said. She said she feels proud to visit Manipur and other parts of north east. She said she knows that Hindi film is banned in Manipur by militants and she hoped that the film will be able to bridge the gap. She hopes a miracle occurs so that people in Manipur can watch a Hindi film based on Mary Kom. Omkar said full shooting schedule will start soon.

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Paban Singh Ghatowar Chairs 62nd NEC Meeting

Paban Singh Ghatowar Chairs 62nd NEC Meeting
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Imphal, July 16 : The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC), Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar has chaired the 62nd NEC Plenary Meetoday. The Members of the Council includes the Governors and the Chief Ministers of North Eastern States and their representatives.
On the occasion, Shri Ghatowar informed that his Ministry has launched a scheme named NLCPR (Central). The scheme is meant for major regional projects in the NE region with heavy investments to be implemented by the Central ministries from the accruals of NLCPR. The accruals under NLCPR now stands in excess of Rs. 10,000 crore. He said that his Ministry would be in a position to implement a power transmission project for Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs. 3,000 crore and the Turial Hydro electric project by NEEPCO in Mizoram for completion. The Minister requested the Planning Commission to provide adequate funds under NLCPR (Central) to take up such projects in the NE region.
He said that the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee on Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has recommended for making CSS more flexible and has asked the North Eastern Region. Shri Ghatowar requested the North Eastern States to ensure that they send their suggestions to the Planning Commission in respect of the recommendations of B.K. Chaturvedi Committee to make CSS more flexible.
Discussions were held on the various developmental activities taken up in the North East by different Ministries and Government organisations including the Ministries of Railways, Road Transport and Highways, Civil Aviation, Shipping (Waterways), Power, Communication and Information Technology, etc. Discussions were also held on the various livelihood projects initiated and implemented by different organisations like National Skill Development Corporation, Rubber, Spices, Coffee, Tea, National Horticulture Boards and the very relevant and crucial subject on disaster mitigation measures required to be taken in the seismically highly vulnerable NER to save lives and property during natural calamities. The Annual Plan and the Gross Budgetary Support of the North Eastern Council was also discussed.
The meeting was attended by Governors of AP, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya, Members of the NE Council and other senior officials from the Central and the State Governments.

Highlight of some NEC new initiatives are:
• Annual Plan of NEC for Rs. 770.00 crs was approved for the Financial Year 2013-14.
• The Community Based Sustainable Livelihood Projects i.e, North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP), NERCORMP-III for Rs.540 crore is recommended by EFC. Tirap and Changlang districts (Arunachal Pradesh) and Chandel and Churachandpur districts (Manipur) will be covered under this phase.
• Transmission, Sub-Transmission and Distribution System in NE Region for Rs.11348.50 crore proposed to be taken up by PGCIL (Ministry of Power).
• Tourism Master Plan for NER prepared by TCS. Ministry of Tourism has accepted for implementation. State Level Project Management Agencies (SLPMAs) for each NE
States are being engaged by M/o Tourism for preparation of DPRs for the 9 identified circuits.
• Ministry of DoNER has launched a scheme named NLCPR (Central) which is meant for major regional projects in the NE region with heavy investments to be implemented by the central ministries from the accruals of NLCPR. The accruals under NLCPR now stands in excess of Rs.10,000 crore. Ministry of DoNER would be in a position to implement a power transmission project for Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs.3,000 crore and the Turial Hydro electric project by NEEPCO in Mizoram for completion.
• NEC has invited Expression of Interests (EOI) for air connectivity of Lilabari, Shillong, Dimapur and Tezpur. In the meanwhile, with the intervention of the Member of the Planning Commission and NEC, Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, air service in Kolkata-Shillong sector has resumed by Alliance Air since 10th July, 2013 for 5 days in a week.
The Planning Commission has accorded in-principle approval and sanction for the following projects at the cost of Rs. 141.17 crore to be funded by the NEC. Rs.25.10 crores was already released during 2012-13 and the projects are in different stages of implementation.
i) Further up-gradation of safety and security infrastructure at Umroi Airport,
ii) Extension of Runway to 7500 feet and construction of Isolation bay and Taxi way at Dibrugarh Airport,
iii) Extension of Apron at Jorhat Airport,
iv) Construction of Boundary Wall surrounding the newly acquired land at Imphal Airport and
v) Construction of Hangars and Apron at LGBI Airport at Guwahati.
A study conducted through the AAI on improvement of air connectivity in the region has been completed and the draft report is being submitted shortly by the AAI.
The approval of the Planning Commission has also been received for
(i) Setting up of North Eastern Regional Multi-disciplinary Paramedical Institute, Dimapur, Nagaland for Rs.53.21 crores and
(ii) Setting up of Regional Nursing College, at Hapania (near Agartala), Tripura for 49.81 cr.
• NEC has approved for construction of a 498 seater Girl’s Hostel for Rs.14.65 crore inside the Jnanabharati Campus of the Bangalore University for students from the North East studying in the University. The University has agreed to provide the land free of cost and the hostel will be managed and run by the Bangalore University.
• To enable the unemployed youths specially the fairer gender from the North Eastern Region who possess strong innate caring and compassionate nature to pursue career in nursing, it is proposed that stipend or financial assistance be extended by NEC to the students who are pursuing nursing courses in Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery and General
Nursing Midwifery in institutions recognized by appropriate authority that are located in the North Eastern States.
• The NEC has also engaged third party agencies for evaluation of NEC funded projects. During 2012-13, a total number of 45 projects were entrusted to third party agencies for evaluation.
Some highlights of other important projects in the NER are:
• The railways have invested Rs.10,503 crs in the last 5 years completing 244 kms of new lines,738 kms of Gauge conversions and 20 kms of doubling. For the current financial year, the Ministry intends to invest Rs. 2498.00 crs.
• The council noted with concern the slow pace of progress of Railway projects due to paucity of funding.
• The council also noted the need for speedy implementation of the Road projects in the NER particularly Special Accelerated Road Development Project in the North East
• The Commodity Boards ( Rubber, Coffee, Tea, Spices) and National Horticulture Board appraised the Council about their activities in the North East and their future plans and Schemes to be implemented in the North East.
• The National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) also highlighted their activities in the North East and further programmes that can be taken up for skill development of the unemployed youths.
• The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also highlighted a very relevant and crucial subject on disaster mitigation measures required to be taken in the seismically highly vulnerable NER to save lives and property during natural calamities.
Proposed institutional mechanism for nec projects
• Setting up a State North Eastern Council Fund Society by each NE State to receive funds from NEC, release funds to the implementing agencies and also carry out the functions of monitoring and reporting the progress of implementation of all NEC projects in these States.
• Engaging Regional Level Monitors (RLM) for effective monitoring of the implementation of various NEC funded projects.
Thrust areas for balanced development in ner
(a) Development of Cash Crops and fruits with focus on increasing the area of cultivation and productivity.
(b) Popularization of Science and Math for school children to promote science and technology related professional studies.
(c) Sponsoring youth for skill development for employment.
(d) Providing stipend to students for nursing courses in addition to existing eligible courses of study.
(e) Promotion of I.T. education in schools for students to have competitive edge for higher studies.
(f) Development/upgradation of District Industrial estates for promotion of value addition of locally available produces.
(g) Increase preparedness for natural disaster management and mitigation of hazards.
(h) Increase usage of remote sensing and GIS applications for planning, implementation and monitoring of projects.

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Manipur, second most trigger-happy State – E-Pao.net

Manipur, second most trigger-happy StateE-Pao.netNew Delhi, July 16 2013: While our political class harangues over Ishrat Jahan case, they will do well to remember that neither it is the first time people have been shot dead in cold blood nor Bharatiya…

Manipur, second most trigger-happy State
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New Delhi, July 16 2013: While our political class harangues over Ishrat Jahan case, they will do well to remember that neither it is the first time people have been shot dead in cold blood nor Bharatiya Janata Party-led Gujarat leads the Indian states …

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FIR against retd bank employee for cruelty towards minor Manipur girls – E-Pao.net

FIR against retd bank employee for cruelty towards minor Manipur girlsE-Pao.netJaipur, July 16 2013: An FIR was lodged on Monday against a retired bank employee under Section 23 ofJuvenile Justice Act, 2000 for cruelty towards two minor girls from Mani…

FIR against retd bank employee for cruelty towards minor Manipur girls
E-Pao.net
Jaipur, July 16 2013: An FIR was lodged on Monday against a retired bank employee under Section 23 ofJuvenile Justice Act, 2000 for cruelty towards two minor girls from Manipur. The girls, aged 8 and 14 years, were rescued from one Renuka Robinson's …

Empowering Mentally Ill to Live with Dignity

Dr. H. R. Keshavamurthy
Director (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Kolkata.
Mental health represents a critical indicator of human development, serves as a key determinant of well-being, quality of life and is the basis for social stability. Social and economic impact of poor mental health is pervasive and far reaching, leading to poverty, high unemployment rates, poor educational and health outcomes, among others. There is a need for a wider recognition of mental and emotional well-being as a core indicator of human development, and it is necessary to integrate a mental health and psychosocial perspective into all development and humanitarian policies, programmes.
Persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities represent a significant proportion of the world’s population. One in four people globally experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Almost one million people die due to suicide every year and depression is ranked third in the global burden of disease, and is projected to rank first in 2030. In India prevalence of mental disorders is 6-7% for common mental disorders and 1-2% for severe mental disorders. Treatment gap for severe mental disorders is approximately 50% and in case of Common mental Disorders it is over 90%.With such a magnitude of mental disorders it becomes necessary to promote mental health services for the well being of general population, in addition to provide treatment for mental illnesses.
Persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities often face stigma and discrimination due to widely held misconceptions about the causes and nature of mental health conditions. Persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities also experience high levels of physical abuse. They encounter restrictions in their exercise of socio-politico-economic rights in the majority of countries, largely due to the false assumption that they are not able to carry out their responsibilities, manage their own affairs and make decisions about their lives.
Though mental health conditions are one of the leading causes of disability, persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities often lack resources to maintain basic living standards. Furthermore, they are one of the most neglected and discriminated groups in development policies and programmes. Integration of mental health into development efforts is a cost effective pro-poor strategy. There are cost effective treatments available for most mental illnesses, and effective treatment is associated with reductions in overall health-care costs. Child development, education, health, social welfare policies and programmes must integrate mental and psychosocial aspects.
In India, National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) was started in 1982 with the objectives to ensure availability and accessibility of minimum mental health care for all, to encourage mental health knowledge and skills and to promote community participation in mental health service development and to stimulate self-help in the community. Gradually, the approach of mental health care services has shifted from hospital based care (institutional) to community based mental health care, as majority of mental disorders do not require hospitalization and can be managed at community level.
During IX five year plan, District Mental Health Programme was initiated (1996) and at present DMHP is covering 123 districts in 30 States and UTs. In addition to early identification and treatment of mentally ill, District Mental Health Programme has now incorporated promotive and preventive activities for positive mental health which includes; School Mental Health services; College Counselling services; work place stress management and suicide prevention services. Efforts are being made to improve human resource availability in mental health sector so that mentally ill gets required attention and persons having a predilection for mentally illness can get good advice, counselling at the initial stages itself. Components of NHMP are being brought under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health Mission so that the States are able to plan requirements concerning Mental Health services as part of the respective project plans. Rs.623.45 crore has been approved as XI plan outlay (upto 2012) for the National Mental Health Programme.
However, recognizing the difficulties/stigma faced by mentally ill persons the Government is in the process of providing a humane, patient centric legal framework for mentally ill patients. The proposed Mental Health Care bill can be a ‘Game changer’ in the life of millions of mentally ill persons who were often victims of inhuman and degrading treatment, abuse and ridicule, both at the community level and at health care delivery establishments.
The proposed Mental Health Care bill is significant in terms of Rights’ Approach that is being adopted to give pre-eminence to the preferences and opinion of the mentally ill person to a major extent. Provisions like ‘Advance Directive’ empowers every person to make directive on how he wishes to be cared and treated for mental illness or not. Other salient provisions are;
A mentally ill person admitted to a mental health establishment shall have a right to receive or refuse visitors, phone calls, mail,etc
A mentally ill person has a right to have treatment in his locality /
residence and can prefer only minimum treatment/care at mental health establishments. This is to ensure that the patient is allowed to live in, be part of and not be segregated from society to the extent possible
· Every patient has a right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and the mental health establishment shall be safe, clean with facilities for education, recreation, religious practices.
· No patient shall be forced to undertake work and subject to compulsory shaving of head and wearing of uniforms.
· Mental illness may be made eligible for medical insurance coverage.
· Government is duty-bound to plan, implement mental health programmes and create awareness about mental health and illness to reduce the associated with mental illness
· Every person will have access to mental health care and treatment at affordable cost, of good quality and of requisite quantity, accusable to the report, their families and care givers
· Government should interpret mental health services into general health care services at all levels in all health programmes.
· Government shall arrange good quality care and treatment in hospitals funded by government and in case of non availability in nearby place; refund the costs of treatment to the patient.
To conclude, a mentally well person means a healthy society and developed nation. It is not enough if we have best health care services, protective legislation unless the stigma, discrimination and widely held misconceptions attached to mental illness are weeded out and community becomes more empathetic towards such persons.
(PIB Features.)

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Tinned fish and mineral water bottles seized

Police conducted a drive to seize tinned mackerel fish Sea Cherry manufactured by Karnataka based Udhyabara Canning Company, Mikko Instant Coffeemix and Delicious mineral water at Noney Bazar under the supervision of Chief Medical Officer cum Food …

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Manipur, second most triggerhappy State

While our political class harangues over Ishrat Jahan case, they will do well to remember that neither it is the first time people have been shot dead in cold blood nor Bharatiya Janata Party led Gujarat leads the Indian states in encounter killings …

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One rape accused caught and handed over to DGP

One person involved in the abduction and rape of a student of Universal College, Yairipok has been rounded up by locals and handed over to DGP Y Joykumar today, informed MLA Th Shyamkumar Source Hueiyen News Service

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Advocate lashes out at Govt

Senior advocate and president of All Manipur Bar Association AMBA , Khaidem Mani today described the fresh advertisement by Manipur Government for recruitment of three district presidents of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums CDRF as ‘favouritism an…

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8 persons apprehended in hotel drive

In a moral policing drive aimed at curbing increasing crime and violence against women in the State, the Organization for Indian Crimes Against Women picked up eight persons including a young boy and a girl from four different hotels in the City today …

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ICDS workers reject partialpayment mode

Rejecting Social Minister AK Mirabai Devi’s recent announcement that process is underway to clear six months salary out of the 12 months pending entitlements, All Manipur ICDS Employees’ Union said the partial payment will not be acceptable Source T…

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Muslim women against Palace confiscation

Reacting against the decision of the State Cabinet to take over Sana Konung, Muslim Women’s Development Organisation has exclaimed that there will be no negotiation with the State Government over confiscation of Sana Konung Source Hueiyen News Service

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Lalthanhawla attends NEC plenary meet

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla while attending the 62nd Plenary Meeting of North Eastern Council NEC held today at New Delhi delivered on the several needs of Mizoram along with a number of suggestions Source The Sangai Express Newmai News…

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CPI, MPTC, BJP desire to field own candidates in LS polls

Even if the alliance of non Congress opposition parties is mulling over fielding common candidates in both Parliamentary Constituencies of the State to face the Congress candidates in the coming Lok Sabha Election, some parties in the alliance want to …

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UNMM appeals

United NGOs Mission Manipur UNMM appealed the concerned ‘Political Armed Groups’ which were engaged in a gun fight last night to explore alternative approaches hereafter to avoid killing each other like at Wangli Village of Indo Myanmar border Sour…

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TFOs buckle to ‘public interest’, lifts ‘indefinite curfew’

The Tangkhul frontal organisations buckled up to ‘pressure’ on day two of ”public curfew” and announced its decision to suspend its agitation for transfer of Ukhrul Deputy Commissioner from Tuesday midnight Source Hueiyen News Service Pamreiso S…

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Juvenile court defers proceeding

The legal proceedings scheduled today at the Takyelpat Juvenile Court against an underaged rape accused has been deferred to July 23 as the Board lacked quorum Source The Sangai Express

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State Police Dept tops list of unpaid MV tax defaulters

Even though police personnel have been picking up vehicles that do not clear taxes in time and imposed fine, the vehicles used by State Police Department have not been paying their taxes in time and the accumulated unpaid tax amount has reached Rs 14,5…

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