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Manipur in 34th National Games [Updated]

21/02/2011: Updated at 2025 Hours IST 9th Day: Manipur maintains at third position in the over all state wise ranking, Services still at the top spot. The top 5 States of the 34… Read more »

21/02/2011: Updated at 2025 Hours IST

9th Day: Manipur maintains at third position in the over all state wise ranking, Services still at the top spot.

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
SERVICES 45 33  26 104
MAHARASHTRA 34  37  36  107
MANIPUR 30  19  19  68
DELHI 24  17  18  59
MADHYA PRADESH 21  23 31 75

 

20/02/2011: Updated at 2200 Hours IST

8th Day: Manipur moves up to third position in the over all state wise ranking, Services replaces Maharastra as teh top medal winner.

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
SERVICES 37 28  24 89
MAHARASHTRA 32  34  34  100
MANIPUR 25  14  15  54
DELHI 24  17  18  59
MADHYA PRADESH 21  22 26 69

 

18/02/2011: Updated at 2100 Hours IST

6st Day: Manipur further slips down to fourth place in the over all state wise ranking, with Maharastra leading the tally.

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MAHARASHTRA 28 30  27 85
SERVICES 25  20  19  64
DELHI 23  24  16  53
MANIPUR 22  10  15  47
MADHYA PRADESH 19  21 24 64
         

17/02/2011: Updated at 1800 Hours IST

5ft Day: Manipur slips down to third place in the over all state wise ranking, with Maharastra leading the tally.

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MAHARASHTRA 20 22  22 64
SERVICES 19  16  16  51
MANIPUR 19  10  13  42
DELHI 18  10  12  40
MADHYA PRADESH 16  17 23 56
         

16/02/2011: Updated at 2142 Hours IST

4th Day: Manipur secured 2 Golds in Sepak Takraw Team event, with this, Manipur is still  leading the 34 National Games medal tally by securing 19 Gold, 10 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. 

Medal Tally for Manipur (Sport wise):

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
WUSHU 14 7  6  27
ROWING 2  1  1  4
TAEKWONDO 1  2  3  6
KARATE 0 0  2  2
SEPAK TAKRAW 2  0 0 2
 OVERALL TOTAL  19  10  12 41

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MANIPUR 19 10  12 41
DELHI 16  9  11  36
MADHYA PRADESH 15  15  21  51
MAHARASHTRA 11  15  14  40
SERVICES 10  12 9 31
         

Updated at 2142 Hours IST 15/02/2011 

Manipur is still  leading the 34 National Games medal tally by securing 17 Gold, 10 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. In a significant change, Delhi moved up to Second position from 4th position yesterday.

Medal Tally for Manipur (Sport wise):

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
WUSHU 14 7  6  27
ROWING 2  1  1  4
TAEKWONDO 1  2  3  6
KARATE 0 0  2  2
OVERALL TOTAL  17 10 12 39
         

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MANIPUR 17 10  12 39
DELHI 16  8  8  32
MADHYA PRADESH 13  13  20  46
MAHARASHTRA 9  14  13  36
SERVICES 9  9 9 27
         

 

Updated at 1906 Hours IST 15/02/2011 

Manipur is currently leading the 34 National Games medal tally by securing 16 Gold, 8 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. 

Medal Tally for Manipur (Sport wise):

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
WUSHU 13 5  6  24
ROWING 2  1  1  4
TAEKWONDO 1  2  3  6
KARATE 0 0  2  2
OVERALL TOTAL  16 8 14 36
         

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MANIPUR 16 8  12 34
MADHYA PRADESH 12  11  20  43
DELHI 10  5  7  22
SERVICES 9  7  9  25
MAHARASHTRA 7  13 14 34
         

 

Updated at 1800 Hours IST 15/02/2011 

Manipur is currently leading the 34 National Games medal tally by securing 15 Gold, 7 Silvel and 12 Bronze medals. 

The top 5 States of the 34 National Games:

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MANIPUR 15 7  12 34
MADHYA PRADESH 11  11  19 41
SERVICES 8  7  8  23
DELHI 8  3 7  18
MAHARASHTRA 6  11 12 29
         

 

Updated at 1230 Hours IST 15/02/2011
Manipur is currently leading the 34 National Games meadl tally by  securing 10 Gold, 5 Silver and 10 Bronze medals. 

The 5 topers of the 34 National Games below 

State Gold Silver Bronze Total
MANIPUR 10 5 10 25
MADHYA PRADESH 9 8 14 31
SERVICES 7 6 6 19
DELHI 6 3 4 13
MAHARASHTRA 5 10 12 27
         

 

Updated at 1530 Hours IST 14/02/2011 

Ranchi: Manipur opens its medal account on 34th National Games with 7 Medals including 2 Gold Medals on the first day. It can be remembered that Manipur was the champion of the last National Games and it is speculated from various circles that Manipur contingent will fight its way to defend the Champion title this year as well. 

Opening Ceremony: As reported by Times of India, the opening ceremony of the 34th National Games was inaugurated by M O H Farook, Governor of Jharkhand at its capital Ranchi. “It is a red letter day in history of Jharkhand,” said Farook. 

The teams participated in a march past, led by the Services contingent. The contingent of Manipur, the last Games’s champions, was the second in the march past. 

A total of 28 states and five union territories took part in the march past. 

Manipur Tally Details: 

  Tally Disciplines
Gold 8 Wushu (7), Taekwondo (1)
Silver 4 Wushu (3), Taekwondo (1)
Bronze 10 Wushu (5), Taekwondo (3), Karate (2)
Total 22  

Where does Manipur stand in the statewise Tally Table: 

Position State Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Madhya Pradesh 9 7 14 30
2 Manipur 8 4 10 22
3 Maharastra 5 6 11 22
4 Services 5 6 6 16
5 Delhi 5 3 3 11

Timeline and related news: http://kanglaonline.com/34-national-games-special-update/ 

Coutesy: http://117.239.23.67/common/mt_med_main_ORG.htm 

*Information collected and edited by KO: we will try our best to deliver you the latest details of Manipur in the National Games, tune on this post ! 

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UBI Ukhrul in sorry state

Sir, With due respect, I wish to state the following lines for your kind consideration in publishing this letter. That the services of the United Bank of India(UBI) in Ukhrul… Read more »

Sir,
With due respect, I wish to state the following lines for your kind consideration in publishing this letter. That the services of the United Bank of India(UBI) in Ukhrul is in a sorry state. I along with hundreds of othercustomers face a lot of difficulties in basic services in transaction. Even to get our accounts updated in the Pass book is not available. This problem has been persisting for the past so many months.

I have been to Imphal at UBI and there-in-order to get updating the accounts in the passbook,the staff manning the Counter demanded certain amount for the service. That has been quite a disappointment. The hassle of incurring expenditure to travel to Imphal just to get the updating done and then the extra monetary demand for the basic service provided. I on behalf of other customers would like to know why this failure of service amenities in Ukhrul and why it cannot be rectified. It ultimately amounts to negligence. It is high time that technology, infrastructure and humanresource in our District/State needs immediate up gradation.

Your concern for quality Service will be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
L.John Tangkhul,
Tangrei, Ukhrul Dist. Manipur.

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Winter Bald Eagles

The wintering bald eagles  @ Lock and Dam No. 14 Preserve located on the Mississippi River,USA Photography By: WB

The wintering bald eagles @ Lock and Dam No. 14 Preserve located on the Mississippi River,USA

The wintering bald eagles @ Lock and Dam No. 14 Preserve located on the Mississippi River

The wintering bald eagles  @ Lock and Dam No. 14 Preserve located on the Mississippi River,USA

Photography By: WB

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Don’t Cry For Me Gentlemen

By N. Arunkumar Friends, I am a diehard animal lover. I just cannot bear to see any animal being ill-treated or subjected to bodily pain. I almost feel that type of pain… Read more »

By N. Arunkumar


Friends, I am a diehard animal lover. I just cannot bear to see any animal being ill-treated or subjected to bodily pain. I almost feel that type of pain within me when I see an animal being treated cruelly by anyone. I know, there are many others like me out there in this world. We had been taught to love animals and not hurt them, right in our nursery classes and some of us have retained those values taught to us when we were toddlers learning our first ABC’s and words. Animal love is indeed a very captivating practice among those who love them. There have been some very poignant stories about animals and their masters, captured in books and films as a part of our heritage of relationship with our wordless friends. Those stories have often moved us to tears and left lasting images of poignancy deeply etched within our minds and hearts. Animals are fascinating. They are coexisting with us in this universe and are our counterparts, living just like us but in different environmental realities, facing diverse challenges in comparison to us. All the same, they face challenges just like us. And, also feel pain intensely, like us.

I have been prompted to write this piece today, after seeing a particular cat in my neighbourhood. Now, this cat was actually abandoned by its previous owners when they went away from here, without even telling us neighbours about it. The cat was left pitilessly to live on, on its own and search for its own food.  We were there to help of course. My wife took it upon herself to provide it with our leftovers, and it gratefully accepted whatever we provided for it and also began to depend on us completely, in no time. Gradually, the cat became a part of our neighbourhood and many other families also pitched in for its welfare. It began to adjust to its changed realities and harmonised with all of us equally. Soon enough, this cat also found an emotional cushion in another feline and they were a happy couple to look at.

This feline belonged to another area and yet used to be seen gyrating with our black one often. One thing led to another, and presto they had their litter of kittens following them mewing and meowing all over the locality. The brood followed their mother devotedly during their nursing and toddling days. A couple of years have gone by since this family has been in our neighbourhood. However, one afternoon, tragedy struck this cat family. A pack of dogs attacked the feline and she was killed instantly. The black tomcat has been searching for her ever since. His search of course will not yield any results, and we know it.

In recent days, this tomcat has begun to wail like a baby, and to me it sounds like as if he is crying for his beloved. It is a heart rending cry. Throughout the day, he keeps crying and people tend to drive him away from their sight using various standard means to do that. Some even go to the extreme extent of using their catamarans on him and seriously injuring him. That is how I saw him yesterday. He was limping as his left hind leg was soaked in blood and his ear was also bleeding. Evidently someone had found their target while aiming at his head and intending to put him to sleep. However, he escaped from that obviously, and came back with this serious injury. As soon as he saw my wife, he ran towards her, limping painfully and when she saw him do that and his condition with bleeding from the ears too, she was also almost in tears. The tomcat had run towards her, perhaps for some solace and help to overcome his agonizing situation. It was a pathetic sight to see him in so much pain.

I direct this piece to all those people who tend to treat animals with merciless intolerance. When pain is inflicted on any animal, the experience is the same as with every other animal. Man, who considers himself as a sophisticated being is also an animal. When man experiences pain, he can react to it in various forms. However, wordless animals are incapable of expressing their predicament of pain and have to deal with it in the only way they know…tolerance. They can do nothing to alleviate their difficulties in dealing with it and have to live with it in a submissive mode. Please, let us be considerate and live up to the calibre of human beings and perform our duties towards our speechless counterparts with a little more dignified grace. They deserve it in this life time just like we do, as it is not their mistake if they are born as such animals.  Nature has its own holy plan in creating them for our existence too. We depend on them for our ecological balance as they perform a specific task to maintain the equilibrium of our world’s ecosystem. If we are heartless to them and treat them with inhumanity, we lose our qualification as superior beings who take responsibility for our own actions. We must have a better way of treating animals and that is nothing but compassion. We treat others like we do not want to be treated otherwise. It is as simple as that folks. Next time you decide to slaughter any animal using the most painful means you can use, be careful. It could come back to you one day with equal ferocity. It will come back, as a matter of fact.

I have seen some animals being slaughtered in the most inhuman of ways possible. The method of piercing a thin spear like bamboo through the rectum while the poor animal writhes in awful pain and the cry that it produces to go with it is the worst sight to see. When I saw it happen, the people doing that to it seemed to enjoy the gory sight of it without batting an eyelid either. It was horrific. And, I moved away from there with a deep ache in my chest, wondering how men can be so heartless towards the dilemma of poor wordless animals. I even had a silent tear welling up in my eyes at the sight of the tragic death of the poor animal. It was meat for the butchers, but the manner of its death was beyond the dignified that we must dare to accept. I know, we have no laws or PETA and things like that here in Manipur. It is unethical to even have any such organisation to protect the animal rights in a place like ours, where we love to gorge on flesh as food. But, have a heart folks. Have a heart! They don’t need us to cry for them, but have mercy in your treatment towards them…yes…they want that. Kill them and eat them by all means; however you could always exercise some degree of moderation when you butcher them. Please….!

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India’s design will be defeated with its money: UNLF

IMPHAL, Feb 20: Reacting to the false charges leveled by NIA against the arrested leaders of UNLF, the proscribed UNLF has asserted that the defeat of India will be brought… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 20: Reacting to the false charges leveled by NIA against the arrested leaders of UNLF, the proscribed UNLF has asserted that the defeat of India will be brought with its own money.
A statement of UNLF signed by senior publicity officer Ksh Yoiheiba said that the NIA is plotting to jail the arrested leaders of UNLF by leveling false charges of extortions and waging wars against India.
India is taking up various policies to suppress the Manipuris in all fields. So far there has been no policy from the side of the Indian government to uplift the socio-economic condition of the people of the region. The cost for freedom movement of the outfit has to be collected from the people as well as colonial loyalists, it said.
The National Economic Policy (NEP) of the outfit has benefited lots of people. One important programme under NEP is the movement for food sustainability through which thousands of farmers of the region have benefited.  Moreover, the outfit also provides micro-financial assistance to the economically backward people so as to improve their livelihood, the statement mentioned.
Further, it said that India should give compensations to the people for the losses incurred due to colonial exploitations in the region, and added that the sole objective of the outfit is to defeat the colonial forces of India with its money.
The UNLF also lauded the people for their support towards the demand for holding plebiscite through which the freedom of Manipur can be restored. 

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India’s design will be defeated with its money: UNLF

IMPHAL, Feb 20: Reacting to the false charges leveled by NIA against the arrested leaders of UNLF, the proscribed UNLF has asserted that the defeat of India will be brought… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 20: Reacting to the false charges leveled by NIA against the arrested leaders of UNLF, the proscribed UNLF has asserted that the defeat of India will be brought with its own money.
A statement of UNLF signed by senior publicity officer Ksh Yoiheiba said that the NIA is plotting to jail the arrested leaders of UNLF by leveling false charges of extortions and waging wars against India.
India is taking up various policies to suppress the Manipuris in all fields. So far there has been no policy from the side of the Indian government to uplift the socio-economic condition of the people of the region. The cost for freedom movement of the outfit has to be collected from the people as well as colonial loyalists, it said.
The National Economic Policy (NEP) of the outfit has benefited lots of people. One important programme under NEP is the movement for food sustainability through which thousands of farmers of the region have benefited.  Moreover, the outfit also provides micro-financial assistance to the economically backward people so as to improve their livelihood, the statement mentioned.
Further, it said that India should give compensations to the people for the losses incurred due to colonial exploitations in the region, and added that the sole objective of the outfit is to defeat the colonial forces of India with its money.
The UNLF also lauded the people for their support towards the demand for holding plebiscite through which the freedom of Manipur can be restored. 

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Leviathan Under Pressure: Winds of change

By Amar Yumnam The winds of change are blowing the world over. Corruption and authoritarian regimes are under pressure in all the countries today. While in the earlier eras of… Read more »

By Amar Yumnam


The winds of change are blowing the world over. Corruption and authoritarian regimes are under pressure in all the countries today. While in the earlier eras of human evolution, people had little knowledge as to how and with what mechanism these evils were to be fought against, they now do have the mechanism as well as the medium for effectively putting this into application. For the first time in human history, the relative strengths of the leviathan and the public opinion have been put to real test. It has now been established that despite the look and perseverance of power, the leviathan is essentially vulnerable. Further it has been established that the ruling elite too are a very fragile group. Since they consist basically of self-serving individuals, whenever there is any groundswell of public anger there easily arises cracks in the veneer of consensus they profess to have. Now is the time when we could warn the powers that be anywhere with Jacques Necker (1792), finance minister to King Louis XVI of France, thus: “Only fools, pure theorists, or apprentices fail to take public opinion into account.”

While the officers in the security set-up may remain loyal to the power elite, we cannot expect the citizen army to be brutal on the fellow citizens whenever a formidable public movement arises. This was fully demonstrated in Manipur in the June 18 event and in the developments now marking the Arab world. When the movement possesses massive support, the size of the leviathan security forces makes no difference; the force of the security agencies gets neutralized.  
 
Old But New: It is true that corruption has been an issue societies have had to fight against for a pretty long time. But, as mentioned earlier, people now have the methods to fight against it. At the global level, we already have the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Further, unlike before, transparency and accountability are increasingly becoming the buzzwords of public demand.

When it comes to India, the reality really bites. While many countries have already ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, India still remains one of the major laggards yet to ratify it, of the total. This is understandable of course. The recent events unfolding one scam after another and including the issues of money laundering in Swiss accounts speak of the reasons why India is still reticent about signing the convention. But it is going to be increasingly difficult for the power elite in this country to stop the global tide of movements against corruption with the power that modern information technology has given to the formation and assertion of public opinion. The very fact of the scams getting dug out by the news agencies testifies to the emerging trend in this country.

By any yardstick, the moral authority and public credibility of the Indiangovernment have already suffered a nose-dive consequent upon the exposure of the scams. Even the clean-image of the head of the people of the country has not only suffered a beating, he himself wears an injured look while facing the media. This is in sharp contrast to the image he commanded and confident posture he displayed while he was fathering the spate of economic reforms as minister responsible for looking after finances of the country.

Manipur Not Left Out:  My colleague economist Elangbam Bijoykumar has recently interpreted the emerging economic scenario of Manipur. He forcefully and quite rationally explains the increasing hold of the contractors on the society of Manipur with construction emerging as a major component of the State’s economy. The contextual interpretation of this trend speaks of the unhealthy direction the society of Manipur is heading at an increasing speed.

But what is of utmost interest to social observers of the land is that the global and national trend of fresh wind blowing seems to have touched Manipur as well. In terms of capability to use force and indulge in manipulations to achieve the desired outcome, the present government in the province would have very few competitors. But the recent bye-election to an assembly seat held by a prominent member of the ruling party has turned out to be an eye-opener. It has established beyond doubt that the people of the land can and do hit back as when the situation compellingly demands. What only awaits the land is a spark that fires a collective sharing of public opinion simultaneously. Under pressure of public dissatisfaction, the provincial government seems to increasingly losing its grip over issues. The handling of the ongoing strike by the teachers and the statements being made in this regard only speak of absence of application of mind.  
 
The Final Lesson: The key lesson emerging from both the international and provincial developments is singularly significant. It might take time for public opinion to coalesce, as many citizens would just sit back when the issues involved have elements of haziness. But when the regime perpetrates the excesses beyond a reasonable intensity and also beyond a tolerable time limit, it would definitely dawn on the people for the necessity to unite and assert aggressively. Once this dawn occurs, the public opinion alone would determine the course of history. What was unthinkable till yesterday would be the reality today. Miracles do happen when the public are resolved of the issues involved in a united way.

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Messy Power Drive

Sir,                    Apropos “Reality of Power Drive” IFP editorial Feb 14, 20111 would like to add a little which come to my knowledge. The accounted loss of 80% of the power… Read more »

Sir,                   
Apropos “Reality of Power Drive” IFP editorial Feb 14, 20111 would like to add a little which come to my knowledge.

The accounted loss of 80% of the power in Manipur to transmission and thievery as stated by the Chief Engineer Power is a bold revelation. We have some knowledge of these losses but not to this extent. This loss must have been continuing for the last 3-4 decades. To make up this loss of power and tax thereon by the meagre 20% genuine consumer would be too much for the asking.

It is questionable if the Chief Engineer Power has full account of these losses. As far as power thievery is concerned the culprits are in the knowledge of the field staffs of the Power Department. The field staffs collect money from these culprits for the illicit connection. They also collect taxes from these connections from time to time. But it is anybody’s guess whether the money so collected is ever deposited in the Governmentfund? The funny thing is the “Power Drive” disconnects the defaulters of Power Taxes, but these illicit connections in obscure places are often left untouched.

As the editorial pointed out “those disconnected consumers get the power line connected by themselves soon after the power staff left the spot.” The situation is rather deplorable. The onlookers though seemingly annoyed could not object to it probably a ‘Bhai-Bondhu’ affair or not to createpersonal enmity.

Most of the genuine consumers are paying a minimum rate fixed by the Department as all or most of the meters provided by the Department are substandard and not recording the correct consumption of power. The minimum rate fixed for such defective meters was Rs. 189.00 per month. This minimum rate was recently purported to have been revised to Rs. 405.00 per month, without consumers’ knowledge and without proper notification.

In the matter of billing the Power Tax it is very irregular. Some funny saying “Bill Forms are out of print”. If bills are not timely issued to the consumers how payments of Power Tax would be regular? Still funnier phenomenon is charging different rates of minimum power tax in the same locality of Rs. 195.00 for some consumers and Rs. 405.00 for some other consumers during this period of Power Drive.” How such things could happen? This matter definitely would attract consumer court. It is too much for a Government to ignore!

Yours faithfully,
B. Achou Sarma
Khongman Mangjin Imphal East

[Reproduced by KO from Imphal Free Press]

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Red shield division nabs drug peddler

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The troops 16 MARATHA Light Infantry of Logtak Brigade under Red Shield Division acted swiftly nabbed a drug peddler on 16 February from Terakhongsangbi, Bishnupur District. The… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The troops 16 MARATHA Light Infantry of Logtak Brigade under Red Shield Division acted swiftly nabbed a drug peddler on 16 February from Terakhongsangbi, Bishnupur District.
The individual namely Nazir (33), son of Late Azugi Rahman, resident of Terakhongsangbi, Bishnupur District was caught with approximately two Kilograms of refined Opium Sap worth approximately one lakh in the local market.
According the official release of the PIB Defence Wing Imphal mentioned that the apprehension of the drug pedler was made on receipt of reliable information regarding drug trafficking and the individual during the preliminary interrogation revealed to the security forces that he has been peddling drugs since the last two years. 
 
He used to buy illegal narco substance from the farmers from interiors of Churachandpur District and sell them to buyers in Imphal for a hefty commission Individual along with recovery has been booked at Moirang Police Station.

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AFATEF warning

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The Association for Arrested Teachers Family (AFATEF) in a statement has appealed all concerned enumerator to stay away from census duty within the 40 Assembly Constituencies of… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The Association for Arrested Teachers Family (AFATEF) in a statement has appealed all concerned enumerator to stay away from census duty within the 40 Assembly Constituencies of valley district adding that the AFATEF should not be held responsible for any untoward incident arising out of the non-compliance of the appeal the AFATEF.
The statement further said that the volunteers of AFATEF today conducted a drive wherein rounded up some teachers with vested interest accepting census duty in an around the Imphal area.
While labeling the individuals as stooges of the Government, it said that strict warning has been given to the teachers, who were caught during the drive, not to repeat adding it welcomes the steps taken by the teachers in the hill districts for endorsing the agitation of the COTA.  

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Farmers’ meet cum exhibition held

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Oak Tasar Farmers`™ meet cum Exhibition was held today at the regional Tasar Research Station, Imphal jointly organised by the Regional Tasar Research Station Central Silk board,… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Oak Tasar Farmers`™ meet cum Exhibition was held today at the regional Tasar Research Station, Imphal jointly organised by the Regional Tasar Research Station Central Silk board, Ministry of Textiles, GOI and Manipur State Scientist Federation, Imphal.
The meet was graced by Seri Minister, Y. Irabot Singh, as the chief guest, H Ginjamang Simte, Director of Sericulture as guest of honour and Dr. B. Saratchandra Director, central Silk Board, Ministry of Textile as the functional president.
While addressing the gathering Minister Y. Irabot, stress the need to introduce health care scheme for the farmers adding he assure that the Government will soon implement necessary welfare schemes to address various grievances face by the farmers. 

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House attacked

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Armed miscreants attack the residence of one M. Tochou Luwang Meitei, s/o (L) M. Yaima Meitei Singjamei Mayeng Leikai, by firing several rounds last night around 9pm…. Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Armed miscreants attack the residence of one M. Tochou Luwang Meitei, s/o (L) M. Yaima Meitei Singjamei Mayeng Leikai, by firing several rounds last night around 9pm. However the attack did not inflict any human casualties or major damage to properties.
M. Tochou owns a tent renting agency at the locality. The motive behind the attack could not be ascertained as no individuals or groups have claimed responsibility for the firing. At the same time, it has been reported that there has been no instance of monetary demands of threat imposed upon the family.
Meanwhile, decrying the firing a sit in protest demonstration was staged by women folk of Singjamei Thongam Leikai and Mayengbam Leikai Apunba Meira Paibi in front of the residence of the victim.
While talking to media persons one of the protestors identified as Aribam Sanahanbi, while condemning the carrying out of such attacks in densely populated area term the act as mindless.
She further questioned whether creating apprehension to innocent public with such activities was a right choice of the concerned organization adding she appealed not to repeat such incident in the future and urged to clarify for the attack.

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Two UG held

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Security forces arrested at least two militant cadres from separate counter insurgency operation launched in various part of the State. In the first incident, a combined team… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Security forces arrested at least two militant cadres from separate counter insurgency operation launched in various part of the State.
In the first incident, a combined team comprising of Imphal West Commandos, 39 AR and 42 AR arrested one activist of the proscribed PLA today at around 7:30 am from Makhan village under Senapati district, said a statement issued by the SSP, Imphal West, L. Kailun.
It identified the individual as one Longjam Arun alias Arunkumar, 33, s/o L. Ibochouba Singh of Yairipok Nongpok Lourembam Mayai Leikai at present staying at Awang Sekmai Kaojengleima. He was arrested from the residence of one Maremmai Mathufulbou alias Michel, 20, s/o M. Katajinang alias Tajing, of Makhan Village.
On spot verification the arrested individual disclosed that he joined the outfit in the year, 2010 and currently working in finance section under the command of one Prem. A 9mm pistol along with magazine having two live ammunitions and cash rupees 52,000 were recovered from his possession, said the statement.
In another incident, discovering the presence of UG cadres in general area Sagolmang, troops of 23 Assam Rifles of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) launched operation in the area and apprehended one cadre of the proscribed KYKL around 10.30 am of February 18, said a statement release by the PRO IGAR (S).
The individual is identified as No.313, Batch No.18 Yumkhaibom Oshinto Singh alias Dollar, 21yrs, s/o Yumkhaiben Chauba Singh of Uyumpok Maning Leikai, P.O- Pangel, Imphal East and was handed over to Lamlai Police station, it said.

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Govt instructs SoO signatories to restrain cadres from indulging in anti social activities

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The authorities of both the central and state government who were present during the formal meeting round of Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) which was convened today at… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The authorities of both the central and state government who were present during the formal meeting round of Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) which was convened today at Banquet Hall inside the 1st MR Ground Imphal assured to fulfill the pending developmental activities for the total rehabilitation of the Kuki outfits which are under a tri partite Suspension of Operation with the central and the state government.
According to an official source, the official round of JMG relating to the present SoO agreement with the Kuki under ground groups under the KNO/KNA and UPF was convened this morning around 11 am at the Banquet Hall inside the 1st MR Ground Imphal and discussed various pending agendas that the government is yet to complete for the implementation of total rehabilitations of the cadres of the various Kuki undergrounds under the SoO.
It further mentioned that, the JMG meeting was attended by CM Bhatia, under secretary, (North East-II) Ministry of Home Affairs`™ Government of India, officials representatives of Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF representing Government of India, and State Chief Secretary DS Poonia, Addl. GDP (Intl. and L/O), V. Vumlungmang Commissioner Home, Government of Manipur representing the state.
The talks deliberated on various issues related to the completion of the remaining designated camps and release of due monthly stipends for the cadres who were already recognized under the SoO.
The source further mentioned that, the demands which were placed before the JMG meeting by the leaders of the various Kuki outfits over the completion of the selected designated camps in the state were assured to complete along with the clearance of the due stipends of the cadres for the months from November last year.
On the other hand the representatives of both the central and the state government present during the meeting have also given strong instructions to the leaders of the outfits to make their maximum efforts to control their respective cadres from indulging in various anti national activities like extortions, kidnapping and ransom demands specially in their operational areas so as to enable the state government to maintain proper law and order.
The JMG meeting concluded with the joint launch of the representatives of the Kuki undergrounds present in the meeting today with the officials of both and central and state government at 1st MR Banquet hall this noon, the source added.

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Teachers undertake mass casual leave

IMPHAL Feb 19: Demanding payment of revised UGC pay scale, teachers of all government colleges of the state have taken a mass casual leave since yesterday. After the two day… Read more »

IMPHAL Feb 19: Demanding payment of revised UGC pay scale, teachers of all government colleges of the state have taken a mass casual leave since yesterday. After the two day protest, the teachers will hold a sit in protest on February 21 and will go on a cease work strike beginning from February 28.
A press release by convenor of FECTAM M Lokendra states that the agitation of the teachers  is not aimed at the pay scale only nor the teachers are demanding something new , but FECTAM stand for uniformity in carrying out national policies and Manipur state government is modifying the said educational policy , this is a drawback for the state which affects the educational atmosphere, the release states.
Further , The UGC norms for necessary qualification for recruitment of teachers is the same throughout the nation and the pay scale is given the same. The state government needs to rethink while implementing the said policies and work in the interest of bringing about quality education in the state, the release stated.  

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BJP demands Ibobi’s resignation

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Manipur State Unit, has demanded the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi to resign immediately for failing to redress the grievances of the school… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Manipur State Unit, has demanded the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi to resign immediately for failing to redress the grievances of the school teachers who are currently on hunger strike demanding the implementation of 6th revised pay in toto.
Addressing a press conference today at the office of BJP Manipur, the state president of BJP, Sh. Shantikumar Sharma stated that the government school teachers of the state have been deprived of the 6th revised pay by the state government even if the chief secretary has issued an order on January 16, 2010 notifying the implementation of 6th revised pay for the school teachers.
The present state government gives assurances only to appease the agitators but not for implementation in the interests of the people. The 6th revised pay has been assured to the teachers by the Chief Minister but now he declines to implement the 6th revised pay on the ground of poor state resources, the BJP president noted.
He said that the Chief Minister should not have made commitments and assurances which would otherwise hurt the people`™s sentiment. Everything is in turmoil now owing to the failure of the state government and so it is the right time for the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi to step down  from his chair, Shantikumar enjoined.
He demands the state government to implement the 6th revised pay as soon as possible and ensure proper education to the government school students who have been agitated due to the ongoing impasse between the state government and COTA.
The BJP also decried forced feeding and other undemocratic treatment meted out to the teachers who are presently in the jail. 
Meanwhile teachers of Chandel and Thoubal districts while supporting COTA have joined the participated in the COTA hunger strike today. Supporting the protest of COTA hunger strike, 200 teachers from Saitu Gamkajon Sub-Divison and Sadar hills participated in the protest today.
A press release from COTA convenor states that the teachers from Chandel and Thoubal districts are all set to join the protest and subsequently fill up the jails.
More than 9000 teachers will join the protest from all over the state to push for the final demand and it will be in the best interest of the state and for bringing about quality education in the state, the release stated. Further, the union also appeals to the Chief Minister to take a reasonable stance instead of making false statements.
Meanwhile, the teachers of Chandel and Thoubal held a meeting at Chandel Maha Union Higher Secondary and Johnston Higher Secondary School today to chalk out the further course of agitation. 

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Governor inaugurates the Malsawm Initiatives

From Kaimuanthang Lamka, Feb 19: There is nothing which cannot be solved, and through talks and discussion solutions of problems can be brought about. The Governor of Manipur Jagat Singh… Read more »

From Kaimuanthang
Lamka, Feb 19: There is nothing which cannot be solved, and through talks and discussion solutions of problems can be brought about.
The Governor of Manipur Jagat Singh has said this today in Churachandpur while inaugurating The Malsawm Initiatives a non profiteering organization meant for physically challenged people at Pearsonmun in his capacity as chief guest.
Urging the UG`s and other elements to came forward and then follow the mainstream of life he said we are all part and parcel of one country though different groupings and never to take recourse to violence for the satisfaction of our ends.
He said the by product of violence is sufferings of many innocent people and unwanted incidence of widows and orphans which thereafter has become a very big social issue while making an appeal to one and all to ponder for development and progress and development.
Government duty is to ensure the development and progress of the country in various spheres, he further pointed out that what everyone wants is proper health care and other infrastructure facilities which are key to development.
He said he was deeply moved on seeing the conditions of the disabled children who showcases their variegated talents on the dais and stated during his speech that since the existence of mankind there has been suffering and this question has been haunting philosophers and thinkers for a long time.
He said it is unfortunate to know that children of this region suffer much more than those of other regions in the country just because there are no facilities within their reach while adding children as a result are highly dependent on their parents. Stating such children seem to have no life and future and as a result lived a life of loneliness, worthlessness and were even abused and humiliated he maintained the need of the hour is specialize education guidance and support.
Speaking on the occasion The Malsawm Initiative, TMI, founder Pauzagin Tonsing said children with different disability will sit in the same room, share the same table, and will be guided by specially trained teachers where each child will have his or her own individual education. He or she will be taught or trained as per his/her capabilities, he said.
With opening of TMI School now 15 parents of 16 TMI children are the lucky few who will be able to see off their children going to school each morning and two more parents are waiting for such a chance, Tonsing said.
Sources said at the Initiatives/School the focus will be on basic skill training such as walking, talking and managing of domestic task along with appropriately structured formal education through professional care providers.
There shall be additional support on therapeutic services like Physiotherapy, Speech therapy and mobility training the sources added.
The Governor was given the title of Pupu which means grandfather and his wife Kiran Jagat present at the occasion as Pipi which means grandmother, The DC Churachandpur Jacintha Lazurus IAS present at the occassion was also given the title of Nunu (Mummy).
All district level officials were present at the occasion. Earlier during the day the Governor inaugurated the site for construction of Rural Self Employment Institute at about 11:40 which has been donated by Tonsing Christian Tiankham alias TC Tiankham, IAS the first speaker of the state legislative assembly.

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The tyranny of SPF govt will soon come to an end: MP

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The victory of Trinamool Congress at the recent bye-election of Konthoujam assembly constituency is the first step towards new revolutionary changes in the state, said the election… Read more »

IMPHAL, Feb 19: The victory of Trinamool Congress at the recent bye-election of Konthoujam assembly constituency is the first step towards new revolutionary changes in the state, said the election observer of Trinamool Congress NE in-charge and MP of Rajya Sabha, KD Singh during a public meeting held today at Konthoujam.
The Trinamool leader further stated that the people of Konthoujam have stood against the Congress-led SPF government and its tyrant rule will soon come to an end.
The verdict of the people at Konthoujam bye-election has clearly manifested the futility of money and muscle power at the time of elections. It is the honesty and dedication of leaders that is important in building up a society, KD Singh noted.
He said that the Trinamool Congress will set up candidates in all 60 constituencies of the state in the coming general election and bring new changes and development in the state right from the grass-root level.
The Trinamool Congress is ever ready to go with any like-minded political party of the state in the real interests of the people, the MP noted.
He also said that the party will spearhead in taking up various issues of the state such as AFSPA and insurgency problems to the Parliament.
The president of Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress, Kim Gangte stated that the people of Konthoujam have become the beacon light of new constructive changes in the society. The courageous people of Konthoujam have overcome fear of the tyrant rulers and cast their votes for Trinamool Congress with deep faith in the party`™s ideology of `development from the grass-root`.
She said that the party stands for women empowerment and it will promote income generating self-help groups and cottage industries for the womenfolk of the state.
The Trinamool Congress is for the suppressed and downtrodden people of the society and it will work for the development of hill and rural areas of the state which have been reeling under the apathy of the present state government, Kim averred.
The newly elected MLA of Konthoujam assembly constituency, K. Sharat stated that during his short tenure of about 10 months he will try to deliver at least 70 to 80 percent of PDS items to the people who have been deprived of such benefits by the past representatives of the constituency.
He further maintained that he will act as a responsible opposition to bring real developmental changes in the state.

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