Manipur News

IMPHAL May 3: The assistant publicity secretary of the KCP (Maoist), Nonglen Meitei in a press release stated that the grenade attack at the residence of one Thongam Nobin of Lamsang, who is the right hand man of MLA Brajabidhu was perpetrated by the outfit.

The release further stated that the outfit carried out the action to show that the workers of MLA Brajabidhu can be attacked at anytime, the grenade was not primed to avoid casualty to family members of Thongam Nobin but if the misconducts of his close workers continue, then it cannot be promised by the outfit that human causalities will not occur in future. The meira paibis should refrain from holding protests because the attacks carried out against the MLA and his workers are completely justified, the release added.

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IMPHAL, May 3: The Indian National Trade Union Congress, Manipur branch observed the 64th foundation day of the trade union today at the conference hall of the electricity employees`™ Union Keishampat.

The day was graced by M. Oken, MLA Heirok Assembly Constituency and E. Dolendro, as the chief guest and president respectively.

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IMPHAL May 3: As a part of its ongoing community service under the `heart to heart`™ project, the Rotary Club of Imphal sent two children suffering from congenital heart disease to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi for open heart surgeries today.
A release of the club has identified as Bleson Kom, 9, s/o Shankup Kom of Sagang village, Churachandpur and N Preeti Devi, 3, d/o N Sailendo Singh of Kakching Khullen.

The two children who were accompanied by their parents were seen off at the Imphal airport by the club`™s president, rotarian Dr M Madhumangal Singh and its public relations chairman, rotarian W Kened Kumar, it added.
In all the club has facilitated open heart surgeries to 33 children, belonging to families below poverty line, who were born with congenital heart disease or holes in their hearts, stated the release.

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MOREH, May 3: The Ima Kondong Lairembi “Lai Harouba” will commence from May 6 onward till May 17. The residents of Moreh and the state are invited by the Ima Kondong Lairembi Thougal lup joint secretary A Lalit to participate in the ceremony to invoke blessings from the deity.

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IMPHAL May 3: Visarev Investors Association in a press release by the convenor L Premananda has stated that a seminar cum public meeting will be held at GM Hall on April 5.

The release stated that the seminar will be attended by intellectuals and other state personalities as resource persons and will deliberate on the future course of action to be adopted by the association in order to recoup their investments. The release further stated that many individuals after perpetrating various pyramid schemes has absconded the state with ill gotten wealth, the association will pursue any means available to bring the culprits to book, the release said
The association appeals the investors to take part in the program.

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IMPHAL, May 3: Transfer and reallocations of three MCS officers have been made by the state government recently.

As per the official order issued by the Joint Secretary (DP) Sumant Singh, H Kullachandra Singh, MCS, Executive Director DRDA Churachandpur was transferred as Deputy Secreatary, to state Government, Neeta Arambam, MCS OSD (LRC) and Ex Officio DS DP was transferred as OSD (LRC) and Ex Officio Deputy Secretary RD&PR/CADA and Hareshwar Goswami MCS, DS (CADA) was transferred as Deputy Secretary to the Government.

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IMPHAL, May 3: Nine MPS Grade-II officers have been upgraded to MPS Grade-I in the pay scale of Rs.15,600 to Rs.39,100 plus Grade pay of Rs.6,600 per month on the recommendation of the Selection Committee in its meeting held on April 25 last month and in exercise of the power conferred under Rule 29 of MPS Rules, 1965.

In this regard an official order has been issued by the Additional Secretary (DP) T Ranjit Singh and as per the order all nine MPS Grade-II officials identified as Leishumthing Ragui Dy SP, L Sanajaoba Singh, AC 3rd IRB, Md Hushne Jaman Shah Dy. SP (Vigilance), L Birbabu Singh SDPO, Porompat, W Orjit Singh Dy. SP CID (CB), L Nanglianthang Dy. SP CID (SB), SP Thaisii SDPO Mao, O Menjor Singh, SDPO Jiribam and K Janglung Kabui Dy. SP CID (SB) have been upgraded to MPS Grade-I officer, the official order added.

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IMPHAL May 3 (NNN): The Naga people will observe the first death anniversary of the two students who were killed in the security force firing last year in the Manipur-Nagaland border at Mao Gate, according to the United Naga Council.

Neli Chakho and Dikho Loshou were killed in the security force firing on May 6 last year at Mao-Gate in the impasse of Muivah`™s proposed visit to his home village.

The United Naga Council called the two students as martyrs.

President of Naga Hoho, Keviletuo Kiewhuo will unveil the `martyrs` epitaph at Mao Gate, said the UNC.

Naga Hoho, Naga Student Federation (NSF), Naga Mothers`™ Association (NMA), Naga frontal organisations in Manipur, Naga tribes in Manipur, social leaders , dignitaries from all works of life will attend the anniversary, the UNC said.

The United Naga Council (UNC) instructs all the Naga villages to honour the “martyrs” by pronouncing ghena on May 6. Ghena means to abstain from all manual works.

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IMPHAL, May 2: The corpse of Salam Sanjoy, 18, s/o Kamini Singh of Moirang Hanuba Leirak who allegedly died in the custody of the 12 MLI on April 29 was claimed for funeral rites by his family members today.

It may be mentioned that, Sanjoy a former cadre of the proscribed KYKL who later defected to KYKL (MDF) died at the MLI outpost located at Patsoi part 4 and the army had claimed that he died of a drug overdose, the JAC instituted in the regard has resolved that until the CBI has inquired into the incident and to punish the culprits involved in the alleged custodial death, the corpse of Salam Sanjoy will not be taken back. Reports are still not had on what grounds the understanding between the JAC and the government has been reached.

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IMPHAL May 2: As regards to a press release by the Kanleipak Rural Farmers`™ Association, a `Mental Health Awareness Programme`™ was conducted by the Manipur State Mental Health Authority(MSMH) J.N Hospital, Govt. of Manipur in collaboration with Kanleipak Rural Farmers`™ Asociation at Keibung Primary School, Thoubal District on the twenty ninth of April. The pogramme was flagged off at one p.m. in the afternoon with an extensive interaction of the public with three resource persons and the Secretary of MSMH with who finally concluded the progamme at five in the afternoon.

The programme was attended by seventy individuals, it further added.

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IMPHAL May 2: The biannual election for electing office bearers for the next term of the All Manipur Working Journalist`™s Union for the 2011-2013 tenure was held yesterday.

Ahongsangbam Mobi Singh, editor of the vernacular daily Sanaleipak won the presidential status by beating his only rival Bijoy Kakchingtabam, associate editor of Poknafam by a margin of 5 votes.

Out of the 167 votes casted, A Mobi managed to get 86 votes while Bijoy got 81 votes.

Out of the 10 candidates vying for the 7 seats of the standing committee, the contestants elected having the majority in sequence are W Dhamendro of daily eveninger Kangleipakki Meira, Ksh Meghajit of Naharolgi Thoudang, GA Naocha of News X, S Surjeshwar of Sangai Express, Kh Naoba of IS Tv, B Sanjoy of Eikhoigei Panthung and Y Nikesh of Ireibak.

The new elected members will be handed over charge on July 1 as per norms of the scribe`™s body.

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IMPHAL, May 2: The recent meeting of the Hill Areas Committee (HAC) of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has constituted a four member Sub-Committee (HAC) with MLA, Khangthuanang Panmei as chairman and MLA, V. Hangkhanlian, MLA, Marung Makunga and MLA, Awangbow Newmei as members to study and examined the proposed Fourth Amendment Bill 2011 in the context of the Manipur Hill Areas District Councils Act, 1971 which was referred by the state government.

In this regard an official notification was issued by the Deputy Secretary (HAC), Manipur Legislative Assembly and it is also officially mentioned that, the meeting of the HAC was attended by state PHED minister TH Haokip and state education minister DD Thaisii and meeting of the committee further decided that the Sub-Committee shall submit its report on or before June 30 next month.

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IMPHAL May 2: Under the sponsorship of the Youth Affairs and Sports Department, Vision De Socio Upliftment of Heirok is organizing a talent show titled `Explore Me`. The talent show will be held at BOAT on May 25.

Persons interested in taking part in the contest can avail details from 9089489422, 8014328616, 961505436.

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IMPHAL, May 2: With the sole aim to root out the menace of drugs in Lilong area a mass rally was organised by 28 AR Lilong post alongwith local police, zila parishad faisal Maorebi, bazar secretary Liyaqat Ali and local NGO Anjuman Islah E Muaashrah lead by Moulana Abdul Aziz alias Amir on May 1.

According to a release the rally was marched off at 6 am from Lilong dam crossing various drug affected villages along NH 39 and ended at Lilong bazar at 8 am.

It further stated that a large qty of drugs comprising of 500 strips of N `“ 10, 200 bottles of recodex , 100 strips of SP tablet and 200 gms of heroin(no 4), were seized and destroyed by burning at 8:30am at Lilong bazar in the presence of 28 AR personnels, local police personnels alongwith the oc Lilong PS, local administration and the volunteers of the NGO.

The local populace extended full support to the mass rally and more then 500 persons enthusiaistically participated in the rally. The rally will go a long way in rooting out the menace of drugs from Manipur, it added.

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IMPHAL, May 2: In an apparent case of suicide, a young pregnant woman who consumed insecticide succumbed to her injury today at RIMS.

The victim is identified as one Mayengbam Meena, 24, w/o M. Deepak alias Kodumba of Wabagai Kadajit.

According to sources, the victim had a fight with her husband on some financial matters around 1pm yesterday.

The victim after the fight reportedly went inside the rest room and failed to come out for about an hour. Subsequently on being suspicious the family members knock down the door of the rest room and found the victim lying unconscious with a bottle of pesticide lying beside her.

Later at around 2 pm the victim was rushed to RIMS however she succumbed at the hospital today. The victim is survived by her four year old child and husband.

Moreover the victim is said to be four months pregnant.

A case has been registered by the Kakching police station in connection with the incident. In the meantime, the husband has remained untraceable till the filling of the report.

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IMPHAL May 2: The trps of AssamRifles of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR(South) launched operation in genral area of Kalhang Road of Ukhrul District, having discovered movements of UG cadres and apprehended one NSCN(IM) cadre at around twelve p.m. on thirtieth of April who was identified as Jacob Shimray, 52 years old, s/o Angai Shimray from Merumphung, Chingai.

45 Auto Pistol and Kendwood 144MHz FM Tran receiver TH-22AT communication sets were recovered it further added.

In a similar situation, a KCP cadre was apprehended from YKPI market on the first of May who was identified as Lamkhogim Haokip alis Kiran, 24 years old, s/o Paosei from Vill-Kotien, Keithalmanbi. It further added that one Mobile Phone was recovered and handed over to Lamlai Police Station.

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IMPHAL May 2: Journalism is a noble and humble profession, if one gets involved in it than one gets easily addicted said T.N. Hoakip, Minister Information and Public Relation at the inaugural function of 15 days Basic Course in News Reporting, organized by Department of Information and Public Relation, Government of Manipur, at Manipur Press club, Imphal, Today. He said that the readership rate determines literacy rate of a state, however, in Manipur the rate is very low.

The inaugural function was presided by TN Haokip, Minister IPR as the chief guest and Kengoo Zuringla, additional director ,IPR as the president respectively. For the past 15 years DIPR has been organizing such courses from time to time said Kengoo Zuringla.

The participants should take this course as an eye opener or a stepping stone to this noble profession, she added while giving her speech. Many seasoned journalists of the state, officers, media persons as well as participants of the 15 days Basic Course were present during the function. The 15 days Basic Course is commencing from today till May 19.

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IMPHAL May 2: Members of Film Forum, Manipur today held a sit in protest decrying the threat of a certain underground outfit made to theatres located at Paona Bazar recently.

President of the forum, L Surjakanta stated that three theatres remained closed for the last nine days, acknowledging a dictate by a UG group. He requested the concerned outfit to lift the ban and to respond within 5 days from today, otherwise the halls will commence screening in public interest.

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IMPHAL, April 30: On the occasion of May Day which is being widely celebrated today globally, the Kangleipak Communist Party (Maoist), in a statement, sends its heartfelt greetings to the people of Manipur.

A KCP(M) statement said May Day is being celebrated in more than 80 countries throughout the world with the main objective of reserving working day for a labourer to eight hours daily.

With the coming of the May Day, the KCP(M) also wishes the farmers and labourers of Manipur for a meaningful and prosperous year.

It also said communist party and peasants/labourers are two sides of the same coin and the two worked together for the betterment of the society.

The KCP(M) statement further said revolutionaries, petty-bourgeois and rich peasants need to maintain a cordial relationship in Manipur.

The outfit also announced that KCP(M) will stop any form of collection from peasant community and reserving percentage with regard to distribution of essential commodities meant for the people.

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IMPHAL, April 30: The Manipur Electricity Employees`™ Union, has stated that there will be a gathering of the employees of the union at the union`™s conference hall on May 1 in order to observe May Day.
It requests all employees to gather at the said spot in time to pay due respect.

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