Manipur News

IMPHAL, August 31: The government has not initiated any steps for the rehabilitation of Special Employment Generation Programme , SEGP beneficiaries by sanctioning funds for poverty eradication and as such the beneficiaries are now living in a hand to mouth condition by doing odd jobs for survival.

This was stated by All Manipur Selected (SEGP) Beneficiaries Committee general secretary Zakir Hussain in a press meet at the Manipur Press Club here today.

He said that the loans given are mainly in connection with agriculture products, poultry, fishery and other allied business.

On account of natural calamities such as bird flu, draught and frequent floods, many agricultural and fishery products are damaged, Hussain added.

Moreover, there are un-natural calamities faced by the people in the State mostly due to the frequent economic blockades imposed by anti-social elements and various NGOs of the hill districts which resulted in the failure of small schemes like SEGP in the State and besides the State government as well as the Union government have not taken any positive steps in this regard, he said.

In connection with the grievances faced by the beneficiaries, the committee had submitted memorandum on August 27, 2013 to the then Prime Minister of India, Union Minister of Finance and Chief Minister of Manipur and another memorandum was submitted again on June 19 this year to the Prime Minster, Union Minister of Finance of the current NDA government and the State Chief Minister.

The committee has also appealed to all the beneficiaries of the SEGP w.e.f 2004-2007 to come forward and join the ongoing demand for waiving loans given to the people of the State, he said.

The committee also urged to the State government to take up positive step for waiving the loans in the interests of the beneficiaries at the earliest.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/09/beneficiaries-of-segp-bemoans-govt-apathy/

IMPHAL, August 31: The Thangmeiband Kendra Development Organisation has blamed Andro MLA Th Shyamkumar of resorting to blame game regarding the impasse in the Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress.

Speaking to media persons at the Manipur Press Club, TAKDO spokesperson Mutum Rajendro Mutum Rajendro said the MLA Th Shyamkumar has alleged that the MPTC is a newly formed party by Thangmeiband MLA Kh Joykishan and his four associates MLA O Lukhoi Singh, MLA Th Biswajit Singh, MLA K Sarat Singh and (L) M Kunjo Singh.

Elaborating further on the issue he said since MLA Kh Joykishan was nominated by the organisation, it had tried to find the truth behind the allegation.

Unfortunately, the organisation found that MLA Shyamkumar had resorted to alleging that MPTC was newly formed , he said.

He said the MLA has deceived both the general public and the State Assembly Speaker into believing that the MPTC is a newly formed party.

He continued that TAKDO has found out that MPTC is a unit of the AITC inaugurated in April 2010 and that all the concerned MLAs had fought the State Assembly election with MPTC tickets.

He further said that considering all the development in the party, Andro MLA Th Shyamkumar should resign from his seat.

Today press conference was also attended by vice president RK Sanyaima, vice president Th Budha, joint secretary Basant Sharma, women secretary Th Tampakleima among others.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/09/takdo-bemoans-mla-shyamkumar-over-trinamool-fiasco/

IMPHAL, August 31: Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat, an Infantry Officer from the Gorkha Regiment, has taken over the command of the prestigious Spear Corps from Lieutenant General SL Narasimhan, who is proceeding to another challenging assignment as Commandant, Army War College, Mhow, said a press release by PRO Defence.

According to the press release, Lieutenant General SL Narasimhan has conveyed his deep appreciation and gratitude to the people of the North East region, for their whole hearted support and cooperation during his tenure as the GOC of Spear Corps.

Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat is an alumnus of St Edward’s School, Shimla and was awarded Sword of Honour from Indian Military Academy in December 1978 and the General Officer has rich experience in Counter Insurgency as well as conventional operations and had a distinguished career spanning various command, staff and instructional appointments, said the press release.

It is further said that besides commanding an Infantry Battalion, a Rashtriya Rifles Sector and an Infantry Division, he also has the distinction of commanding a Multinational Brigade in a United Nation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC).

Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat is the Fourteenth GOC of Spear Corps since its raising on February 4, 1985, said the press release.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/09/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-goc-of-spear-corps/