Manipur News

IMPHAL, Apr 1: Imphal West Chief Judicial Magistrate has today framed a charge against ace boxer Ng Dingko Singh regarding the alleged assault of three weightlifting students of the Sports Authority of India.

During today’s hearing, the court framed a charge against Dingko Singh under section 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code.

Brought up in an orphanage, Dingko Singh rose to fame after winning Gold in the bantam weight boxing event at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games after tasting his first international success in 1997 by winning the King’s Cup in Bangkok in his international debut.

Meanwhile, the court has also fixed the next hearing in the case for April 15. Dingko Singh is presently lodged at the Sajiwa Central Jail since January 17, 2014 for allegedly assaulting three weightlifting students on January 13, this year inside the SAI Special Area Games.

The Imphal police had submitted the charge sheet in the case some days back.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/dingko-singh-slapped-with-ipc-323-and-354-2/

By Sapam Tarangchhen

IMPHAL, April 1: Most stalls at the ongoing 15 day long National Handloom expo earn atleast Rs 5000 to 30000 on a day, said a woman stall owner.

Commerce and Industry director John Thangtinkhuma had inaugurated the national expo on March 22 at the Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen, Palace Compound.

The expo aimed at promotion of handloom products of the state visitors will continue till April 5, 2014.

Despite the claim of the stall owner, the turnout of visitors at the expo is visibly quite low.

The expo has altogether 61 stalls from different parts of the state selling many an eye catching designs of scarfs, well knitted bedsheets, Khudei, Phaneks, Sarees.

During a visit to the expo, this reporter met with the stall owners and visitors alike.

A stall owner said that in the past ten days of the expo, indigenous clothes like the Muka Phanek, Fee Matek, Longri and Khudei have been the main attractions.

A piece of Longri is being sold upto Rs 550, whereas the price of a Muka Fee could go from Rs 500 to Rs 3500, she added.

Cheiraoba, although one of the biggest festivals in the state, has failed to increase the number of visitors to the expo unlike the Ningol Chakkouba festival during which such expos are thronged by visitors, expressed Rupamanjuri Ningthoujam from Chingmeirong- a weaver who has opened a stall at the expo.

The 60 year old said she had taken a loan from the government and expanded her business, now she herself provide loans to young girls of Thoubal, Lamlai and Kongpal areas.

She said weavers if studious enough than they could easily run their families by selling handloom products.

On being asked how she came into the business of weaving, she said her late mother was into weaving Muka fee, and as a child she had learn from her mother.

Now, it has become a family business, and I am teaching my daughter like my mother taught me, she asserted.

The expo is being jointly organized by the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Government of India and the managing director, Manipur Handlooms and handicrafts Development Corporation Limited.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/no-increase-in-visitors-during-cheiraoba-festival-handloom-expo/

IMPHAL, April 1: The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, a constituent unit of Sangeet Natak Akademi (New Delhi), was held on Tuesday at JNMDA Auditorium hall.

In relation with the Diamond Jubilee celebration, the Foundation Day Ceremonial Pujah was held on Tuesday by His Excellency, the Governor VK Duggal, also the Chairman of JNMDA. His Excellency, Governor VK Guggal offered floral tributes to the guru of the academy who had passed away.

A solo dance by the gold medalists was also performed by K Monika, Kh Bimota Devi, Sh Janeshwar Sharma and Sangeeta Thokchom and the dance shows include Lai-Haraoba, Holi Pala, Thang-Ta and Nat Sankirtan.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/jnmda-observes-diamond-jubilee/

CHANDEL, Apr 1: In collaboration with the biological ‘E’ Limited Hyderabad, the Naga Students’ Union Chandel and Global Advancement Technology- Chandel (GAT-C) will be launching a project on Hepatitis-B vaccination on April 4 at the Community Hall of Japhou village with deputy commissioner, Chandel, Th Chittaranjan Singh and SDO/BDO Chandel, Shiv Killu Kumar as chief guest and guest of honour, respectively.

Informing media in this regard, Wanglar Thiirtung Wengi has asked all presidents of Tribe, women and public to attend the program which will start from 10:00am.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/hep-b-vaccination-project-on-apr-4/

CHANDEL, April 1: The District Hospital Chandel has shown a new hope of life for residents of Chandel in particular with its Operation Theatre being inaugurated with a commitment to provide a normal institutional delivery on March 31 during a function organized by the District Health Mission Society CDL.

On the same day, a cesarean section of a pregnant woman was performed successfully with the delivery of a healthy baby boy.

The new mother is identified as Th Shantikumari Devi, 30, wife of Th Hemba Singh a resident of Kakching Chumnang Leikai.

A doctor who talked to media after the operation informed that the 35 min operation was done without any complication and a healthy baby boy weighing 3.5 kg was borne. Both the mother and the baby are fine and healthy.

The inaugural function of the operation theatre which was renovated after lying dysfunctional for a period of 20 years was attended by director (FW & NRHM), Dr O Ibomcha Singh, Chief Medical Officer/Mission Director, DHS, Chandel, Dr N Birchandra Singh, Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Thoubal, Dr Ranjit Singh as the chief guest, president and guest of honour, respectively.

District Immunization Officer Dr Romy Ngoruh, state nodal officer AYUSH, Benedict and Chandel NGO functionary rev Rd Joykumar Anal were some of the dignitaries present on dais besides local leaders, medical staff, NRHM officials from the state and district including ASHAs.

Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest following a ribbon cutting, Dr O Ibomcha stated that the Operation Theatre was renovated with fund utilised from NRHM so that institutional delivery might be resumed as the hospital without further delay instead of waiting for the 50 bedded district hospital which might take another 5-10 years to complete due to its slow pace of construction.

Stating that the government plans to send different specialists in the hospital shortly, Ibomcha said the district hospital has been already equipped with all modern appliances including Ultrasound, X-rays and generators.

He further urged the people of Chandel to make use of the facilities installed, avail help from the ASHAs and to support the hospital to make it a new hospital.

Dr Ibomcha also informed that the directorate would take up the same initiatives in Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamei and Moreh soon.

Chief Medical Officer Chandel, Dr N Birchandra in his presidential speech expressed optimism that both the govt and the people will extend support as he appealed his staff to wok sincerely for bringing improvement and change. Ibomcha also expressed that the hospital aims to deliver round the clock services locals without any untoward incident.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/revived-chandel-ot-conducts-successful-cesarean-delivery/

IMPHAL, April 1: Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal and all its employees have expressed their condolence on the untimely death of Asem Sana, a staff nurse in the department of female Ortho on March 31, 2014, said a press release issued by the hospital’s media advisor.

The release further said Late Asem Sana was the wife of Dr Kh Gojen, assistant professor of Surgery and added that the nurses and the non-teaching employees of RIMS have also condoled on her untimely death.

She was rushed to the casualty ward of RIMS on Monday morning with burn injuries.

RIMS authority also sent a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/rims-condoles-untimely-demise-of-asem-sana/

IMPHAL, April 1: From time immemorial, Meiteis and Nagas have been peacefully living together as neighbours as brothers; however, Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh is Naga’s No 1 enemy.

The above statement was stated on Tuesday by Nagaland chief minister and Naga Peoples’ Front star campaigner in Manipur Neiphiu Rio, while addressing an election meeting in support of the NPF candidate Soso Lorho at Maha Union Higher Secondary School Ground in Chandel District.

He further said that CM Ibobi has been always trying to hurt the sentiments of the Nagas and other minorities. The Nagaland CM reiterated his 2013 election campaign statement declaring Ibobi as Naga’s No. 1 enemy.

The statement had prompted Manipur CM Ibobi and his cabinet to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission of India then.

Further according to him, In his reply to the ECI, he clarified that he was only identifying Ibobi as Naga’s enemy and not the whole Meitei community, which resulted in the ECI rejecting Ibobi’s plea.

This has only allowed him to return to Chandel for the campaign, he said.The Meitei-Naga relationship should be maintained for all time to come, he asserted.

He further said that Manipur CM Ibobi and his Home minister had tried t stop him from entering manipur during the launch of NPF in 2011.

However, he entered Manipur and launched NPF in Manipur by using his democratic rights under the provisions of Indian Constitution, he had claimed before adding that such activities was again meted out to him on March 29 last while he was coming to address an election meeting at Tamenglong by way of restricting to land his helicopter by Union home joint secretary Sambhu owing to an instruction from CM Ibobi.

However, he told that the issue was put up to the knowledge of ECI following which he was permitted to land in Chandel and mentioned the reason for not allowing him to land in Manipur because Ibobi was afraid of him as he would have told the truth on the issue of Naga.

He further said that he will go as MP by resigning from the post of Nagaland CM so that he could raise principle issues of the north east people and added that he will face the ethnic politics of the entire north east.

During the function, Soso Lorho said that NPF has given the confidence of the people and added that NPF is the party of the Nagas. Let us join together for the welfare of the Nagas, he concluded.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/nagaland-cm-reiterates-ibobi-is-nagas-enemy-no-1-2/