Manipur News

IMPHAL July 6: In a press conference held at the office building of UCM at Lamphel this evening, UCm president, Y. Dilip expressed strong reaction and condemned the purported insinuation of inflicting fear and threat to the communal harmony in the state by the so called Naga Crusaders.

It has been reported that early this morning, taking advantage of the darkness, several leaflets with strong streaks of communal hatred without any credible official appearance issued by the so called Naga crusaders were slipped into small openings of several shops and residents around the vicinity of North AOC in Imphal.

Further, it was said that no one had any clue behind the alleged early morning actions. It may be mention that several Naga civil societies and organizations including armed militant outfits had rejected the so called Naga Crusaders and subjected it as a ploy by some vested interest to derail the ongoing Naga peace talk.

During the press conference president of UCM Y.Dilip termed today’s incident at North AOC as one of the hidden agendas to disintegrate and instigate communal uproar in the state by the central government.

Appealing the public to disdain any untoward activities that can lead to communal clash in the state, he said that the people should be cautious from any such rumours allegedly perpetrated by some vested interest individuals or organizations with the intention to sabotage the very peaceful co-existence among different communities living in the state.

Further, he demanded the state government to institute an investigating team to find out those involved with the so called Naga Crusaders and bring them to book.

He added that the government should put their best effort to refrain such threat from external forces from recurring in the future.

The UCM also submitted an ultimatum to the Chief Minister today pressing the government to take necessary precautionary measures for maintaining peace and normalcy in the state and to inform about the threat to the union minister of home affairs, government of India with immediate effect. The ultimatum further demanded that the state government should intimidate its decisions to the public within July 8 for taking necessary precautionary measures.

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IMPHAL, July 6(Newmai News Network): A jawan of Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) who abandoned his camp and made off with a huge cache of arms and ammunitions have been arrested by the Manipur police early today.

T Chinthianlal Paite, rifle no. 1305764, of Housa village of Bungmual in Churachandpur district of Manipur had abandoned his guard duty at Imphal Central Jail and made off with an AK 47 assault rifle, eleven AK magazines with 220 live rounds and five INSAS assault rifle magazines with 100 live rounds on the intervening night of June 23 and 24.

Acting on a tip-off, Imphal West police commandos conducted a raid at Leimakhong in Imphal West district and managed to arrest the IRB fugitive at around 4:30 am today.

There has not been report of any recovery of arms and ammunitions stolen by the jawan following his arrest as the police are tight lipped and refused to divulge the details of either the weapons still hidden by the arrested jawan or of the possibility of them being sold off to underground outfits.

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IMPHAL July 6: Post the directive from the CJM, Imphal West to the officer in charge of Imphal West Police Station on July 5 urging the latter to take up investigation regarding the Visarev scam and to arrest 12 related agents, the state police have lodged a First Information Report yesterday.

According to the FIR number 395(7)11, the accused persons including Kumar Kom , N Victor,Sagolsem Robindro, M Romesh, K Basanta Meitei,H Tolen, Rk Jiranjit,O Rajesh,T Saratchandra,Laishram Kaoba and Yumnam Nganthoi will be liable to be arrested under section 406/417/420/120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code which includes criminal breach of trust, cheating, conspiracy with common intent. If convicted the accused persons may serve time in jail.

Police sources said that the matter will be investigated thoroughly and all efforts will be made to bring the conspirators of the scam to justice.

It may be mentioned that most of the accused persons are currently in hiding in other states, but one Kesab Kanti Sharma who is also a main leader of the Visarev scam has been arrested by police and undergoing trail at Guwahati presently.

Kesab is also charged in the FIR made by N Premananda and his case may also be heard in the state, the source added.

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IMPHAL July 6: A statement of the NSCN (K) signed by its MIP, Secretary, has clarified that a ceasefire was signed in between NSCN(K) or National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and the GOI and definitely not with the NSCN (Kitovi) or for that reason not even NSCN(Khole) and the ceasefire continues to be there as it was before with the NSCN(K).

It has stated that If Kitovi feels that, chairman S.S.Khaplang is a Burmese than, he must be an Indian. Therefore, a ceasefire between an Indian Kitovi and his own Indian brothers does not arise. There is no question of any ceasefire among them when they share everything in common, it maintained.

Kitovi is a pawn in the hands of some Indian agencies and is doing everything on the directives of those forces who are bent to weakened the sacred Naga national cause and to bring division among the Naga family and for that matter Kitovi has also roped in Khole who was paid Rs.70 lakhs(Seventy lakhs ) at Minyaksu on Oct. 10, 2010 to speak his language, it asserted.

Khole who was among the most regarded Naga leader, had vowed not to step in the Naga soil on the Indian side until Nagas achieve full independence and he did so until as recently as 2009. But, he was slowly poisoned by Kitovi into today’s materialistic world. He was a general even during the undivided NSCN and was the most respected Naga Army general but, today Kitovi has reduced him to a general without an army, it further maintained.

It is unfortunate that Kitovi, who in his long career as an ato-kilonser never had any political wisdom for the Nagas, is today trying to cultivate divisions among the Naga family to please his godfather and his cheap propaganda clearly indicates that, Kitovi is another name for a burden to the Nagas, the statement ended.

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HYDERABAD, July 6 (AP): Police arrested about 50 people, including three lawmakers, during protests Wednesday demanding the creation of a new state in Andhra Pradesh.

Shops and offices were shut and public transport was halted for a second day as statehood advocates pressed the government to act on their demand for a new state called Telengana be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

Two state lawmakers and a member of Parliament were among those arrested during the demonstration in Hyderabad, the state capital, said A.K. Khan, a senior police official.

Police also fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse agitating students who pelted the police with stones at the city`s Osmania University, Khan said.

More than a dozen Parliament members and at least 80 state lawmakers in Andhra Pradesh have resigned in recent days to press the demands for creating the new state. The federal government says more consultations are needed before it decides.

Telengana supporters say the drought-prone northern area is underdeveloped and ignored by powerful politicians from southern Andhra Pradesh. Opposition to the split comes primarily because the proposed Telengana area would include the state capital, Hyderabad.

The Telengana demand has erupted sporadically since the 1950s, but protests gained strength in 2009 when veteran politician K. Chandrasekhara Rao began a hunger strike. After 11 days, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s government agreed to split the state. But little action has taken place since.

Several parts of India — the Bundelkhand region in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha in the western Maharashtra state and Gorkhaland in the eastern West Bengal state and the Northeastern region of the country— face similar statehood movements, but the government has not made any moves to create states there.

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IMPHAL, July 5: Security forces have arrested three persons belonging to different UG groups from various parts of the state.

Imphal East Police Commandos today arrested one PREPAK (GS) cadre, identified as one Laikhuram Pritobrata alias Nanao alias Hotenao alias Lakpa, 26, s/o (late) L Samungou of Kongba Khaidem Leikai from Kongpal Bridge at 5:30 am.

According to a release of the SSP Imphal East, the arrested person disclosed that he was involved in  extrotion from the general public and also in hurling hand grenades and transportation of arms and ammunitions.

In another incident, Thoubal Police Commandos arrested one KYKL cadre from Ningel village on July 4 at 2:50 pm, identified as one Moirangthem Ningthembi Singh alias Ningthem alias Roshan, 32, s/o Moirangthem Shyamkanhai Singh of Ningel Maning Leikai.

One 9mm pistol along with magazine containing two live rounds were recovered from his possession, informed a release of SP Thoubal.

43 Assam Rifles apprehended one KRF cadre, identified as one s/s sergeant major T Dinten Doungel, 25, s/o Paolen Doungel, r/o Saparmaina today in a joint operation with Imphal west police commandos.

One revolver with incriminating documents were recovered from the possession of the apprehendee, said a release of PRO PIB (Defence Wing).

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IMPHAL, July 5: The joint secretary (DP), government of Manipur Sumant Singh has yesterday issued an order effecting relocation of works and transfer/new postings of seven IAS officials of the state including the state chief secretary.

As per the official order, the additional post of GAD is added to that of the state chief secretary DS Poonia who is also holding posts of secretary to government (Planning, IT, cabinet & confidential) Pr. Resident Commissioner Manipur Bhavan, New Delhi.

It is also further mentioned that commissioner (MOBC/MI/DE) JC Ramthanga will hold the additional post of commissioner horticulture & soil conservation and Member secretary (EBADA & BRVDB) while Y Jugindro Singh, IAS, secretary Manipur Public Service Commission has been transferred as commissioner CADA.

The official order has further transferred Sh Nobert Disinang, IAS, commissioner (CADA, GAD) & director (Vigilance) as secretary, Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) while H Deleep Singh, deputy commissioner Chandel district has been transferred as director YAS, and special secretary, YAS in addition.

Th Chittaranjan Singh, IAS addl. secy. Hr/Tech education has been transferred as DC Chandel district.

Nidhi Kesarwani, IAS, will hold PD MACS with the additional post of joint secretary health & family welfare and director vigilance, the official order added.

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IMPHAL, July 5: One person was stabbed to death by his companion today at New Checkon Maring Lane, Imphal East.

The deceased person has been identified as one Nachomi Chiro, 41, s/o Puei of Chongdan Village of Kasom Khullen sub-division, Ukhrul district, now residing at Mantripukhri.

The incident happened today at around 3 pm when one of Nachomi’s companions stabbed him several times at a tea stall located at Maring Lane. He was immediately rushed to JNIMS, Porompat, but later succumbed to his injuries.

The owner of the tea stall, Ram Dayal stated that Nachomi and some seven of his companions had tea and snacks at his tea stall. After one of them paid the bill, he (owner) went outside for sometime. But when he returned to the stall, he saw Naochomi lying injured on the floor.

The police have recovered some documents of MGNREGS along with the knife used in the crime. However, the culprits have not been arrested so far.

According to a reliable source, the murder could have been related with MGNREGS. The SDO of Kasom Khullen sub-division is also reported resident at Maring Lane. 

The body of the deceased person has been kept at JNIMS mortuary for post-mortem examination.

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IMPHAL July 6: Minister of Commerce and Industries, Y Irabot in a press meet held at the Khadi Village and Industries Board, Lamphelpat today clarified that the charges alleged against him by the vice chairperson of the Board A Sharat are unfounded.

The minister stated that under the PMEGP programme, there is a project for hosting six hoardings. He said that the hoardings have not been erected as of yet and the contract is done by someone from his constituency.

Refuting the allegation of favoritism by the minister in providing contract works to RK Khogen who has been alleged as a relative of the minister, he said that the contractors Rk Khogen and Rk Gokulchandra are not related with him nor has he done any favor for them. The charges of favoritism as alleged by the vice chairman are baseless, the minister maintained.

He will also entertain the resignation tendered by Sarat also, he stated.

It may be mentioned that vice chairman of KVIB, A Sharat was appointed by the minister himself and sanctioned proportionate powers relating to controlling of employees on behalf of the chairman and to sanction expenditure for workings of the office and other financial matters.

Meanwhile Sharat had alleged that the minister was propagating corruption and trying to misappropriate public money as one RK Khogen had submitted a fraud bill in relation to the flagship program of the PMEGP. As per agreement six hoardings had to be displayed whereas only three were displayed, and Sarat had disapproved the bill and submitted a resignation letter.

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IMPHAL July 5: The B.Sc. Nursing college under the RIMS authority which was started a year and half ago could not conduct its 1st year examination owing to some inevitable circumstances faced by the institute said the director of RIMS, S. Sekharjit Singh while responding to a group of media persons at the sideline of a function held at mini auditorium of Gynecology ward of RIMS in connection with departmental promotion of its staffs.

He elaborated that the 1st year examination will be conducted most probably within this month and said that the institute is in the process of recruiting regular teachers for the Nursing College.

Responding to a question about the agitation by the inmates of Nursing college hostel on the alleged lack of infrastructural and other demands recently, he said that the college has adequate infrastructural facilities including the hostel with efficient mess facility.

He added that the only problem in the college is the requirement of regularly appointed teachers.

Later, the director appealed the public for co-operation and requested to restrain from interfering into the administration of the college keeping in view the welfare of the students who had been admitted to the college.

During the meeting with the media persons he further said that presently, much improvement is needed at RIMS, the emergency and ICU facility needs to be strengthened.

He added that due to various deficiencies the institute is able to meet only 50% in providing medicines and other amenities free of cost to patients. He further said from the next few months a major renovation of RIMS is in the pipeline.

He added that the institute is trying to the augment the existing infrastructure at RIMS in order to accommodate more numbers of MBBS students. A proper hostel accommodation for all India PG students will also be provided, he added.

Further he made an assurance that the session for the Dental College will be started from next year after it has been deferred from its previous deadline due to technical inconveniences on the part of the college.

Today’s function at the mini auditorium was held for handing over official document to respective doctors and officers in connection with departmental promotion under the timescale promotion scheme of RIMS. It was reported that today’s function was held for the first time in RIMS.

Altogether 42 doctors and officers of RIMS have been promoted from their respective post. Eight associate professors were promoted to the post of professors, 16 assistant professors to associate professor, 12 sr. registrar, sr. demonstrator, registrar and demonstrator to Assistant professor (non-functional) and 6 registrars and demonstrators to the post of senior registrar and senior demonstrator respectively.

During the function Prof. Ng. Brajachand Singh, microbiology, H. Shanti, medical superintendent, RIMS and S. Sekharjit Singh, director, RIMS were on the dais.

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