Month: February 2012

MNS: A National Integration Tour, organized by 6/8 Gorkha Rifles of Loktak Brigade under the aegis of Red Shield Division, was flagged in on 15 Feb 2012 in a grand welcome ceremony by Maj Gen Binoy Poonnen, VSM, GOC 57 Mountain Division at Leimakhong.
The tour was initially flagged off on 30 Jan 2012 from Ningthoukhong, Bishnupur.
Speaking on the occasion, Maj Gen Binoy Poonnen, welcomed the children whom he termed as ‘Ambassadors’ of Manipur.
He expressed hope that the children would have imbibed the spirit of the vast, diverse and magnificent country that India is. He urged the children to strive hard for the development and progress of the beautiful and talented state of Manipur and make it occupy its rightful place of pride in the hearts and minds of every Indian. The GOC also remarked that this tour has achieved ‘Integration’ in the real sense by comprising of all major ethnicities of Manipur.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/goc-57-mountain-division-flags-in-national-integration-tour/

Imphal, Feb 15: Six cadres of three different militant outfits today laid down arms before BSF DIG, Manipur and Cachar, Manoharlal Batham during a “home coming ceremony” held at 116 battalion of BSF Ningthoukhong Loktak Sector. The militants also handed a huge cache of arms and ammunition to the DIG.
The surrendered militants are self-styled lance corporal Solendro @ Inaoton, 26, Amarjit @ Mangaljao,17, Thangcha @ Lupheng,28, self-styled corporal Tungdim Jangam @ Mangboi Zou,46, all from UNLF, and L Naobi,28 of RPF/PLA and Hamish, publicity secretary of People’s United Liberation front (PULF).
The arms and ammunition they handed over to the border guarding force DIG during the home coming ceremony included four 9 mm pistols with 10 live rounds, one 7.65 mm pistol with five rounds, one country made 9 mm gun with two rounds and two Chinese hand grenades.
DIG BSF Sector Manipur, Angom Shamu, CRPF officials, Bishnupur district Additional Superintendant of Police LM Haokip among others attended at the surrender ceremony.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/six-militants-surrender/

Mail News Service
Imphal, Feb 15: The president of Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) Y. Mani said, the process of photo comparison might not be done properly as responsible officials of the state did not take part in the process. The party does not like re-poll for the state assembly election as it will lose time and money.
A meet the press organized by MSCP was held at Hotel Imphal this afternoon.
The party has no objection if ECI takes a decision in this connection. The ruling govt. remains a silent spectator in this context whether re-poll is a loss or gain to the govt, he has no knowledge supplementing the comment of Y. Mani the working president Kh. Debabratta said apart from re-poll, legal actions should be taken up and arrest the concerned PO and other officials for the polling stations if irregularities were found in the PS.
Most candidates of the party who faced election in the recently held poll also attended the press meet.
Awangbou Newmai of Tamei A/C said, out of 63 polling stations, complaints of 45 PS were made to ECI. No photos were found in some polling stations. If re-poll is necessary in this A/C, there will be another election in the same A/C.
Shri Thamarjit, a candidate of Keirao A/C said, out of 31 polling stations, complaints were found in five PS. There is no need for re-poll as it seems lack of authority.
Sumatibal Ningthoujam of Heirok A/C said, the SPo personnel cast their votes twice. The postal ballot papers were issued through SP and not through post. She was of the view that those votes of postal ballot should not be counted during counting of votes. The N. Syamananda of Uripok A/C also said, there is no question of re-poll but he asked how to identify bogies elector.
The candidate of 30-Lilong A/C Md. Azizur Rahman Shah said, according to electoral roll, he filed his nomination as Md. Azizur Rahman Shah but he expressed his dissatisfaction as his name was found as Md. Azizur Shah in the EVM. It is a sign of lack of transparency.
The spokesperson of the party Vivek Raj Wangkhem also attended the press meet.
Meanwhile, An Indian National Congress (INC) candidate’s photograph taken just before casting his vote in a polling booth was just disappeared and instead came out as a photograph of a different person in place during the recent Manipur polls.
Yamthong Haokip, an INC candidate from Saikul constituency was completely amazed when his photograph was found removed and put in a wrong photograph of another person in the voters’ photograph list. He said this while talking to the media here on Wednesday.
Haokip said his name was in the serial no. 1 in the electoral roll and that he cast his vote in first place in polling station 46/15 under Saikul constituency of Senapati district on the polling day on January 28.
He, however, said his own photograph which was taken by a polling officer was found displaced by another person photo. The matter came to light when photo comparison of electors was carried out two days ago.
The Election Commission has not yet taken up any step though the evidence of poll violation by means of photo mismanagement was found out by the Central observers, Haokip lamented.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/photo-comparison-not-done-properly-mscp/