Month: August 2012

IMPHAL, Aug 4MNS UNA: All Manipur United Clubs Organization (AMUCO) observed the 15th Manipur Integrity Day by offering floral tribute at Integrity Pillar of Manipur, and to mark the day to safeguard the territorial integrity of Manipur state a function was held on Saturday.
As to mark the day the main function was held at Manipur Dramatic Union hall organized by the AMUCO, the observation was attended by All Manipur United Club Organisation president, KT Rahaman, Kuki Mother Association, president, Rose Mangshi, Kabui Mother Association president, Kakomlunglui Kamei, Father of Social Worker, Thounaojam Iboyaima, Poirei Leimarol Apunba Meira Paibi president, Ima Memchoubi and others various civil organization and NGOs leaders as presidium members.
Dhanabir Laishram said, the issue of boundary has completed 20 years however leaders of Manipur govt and cabinet ministers did not comment on this issue. Naga MLAs will resign in the issue of Naga and Kukis homeland however our MLAs did not take such step.
Indigenous people can’t settle in hills but Naga and Kuki organizations remain silent spectator when foreigners occupied our land.
In the observation different spokespersons lamented regarding the territorial integrity of the state, which has been afflicted from different angles in the form of peace talks, alternative arrangement and other anti-people policies.
Further, the leaders mentioned about the “divide and rule” policy of the Indian government has disturbed the people of the state and has created a sense of enmity among own brothers and sisters.
The people no longer have trust and faith in one another. There is always an apprehensive feeling that the territorial integrity of the state might be crippled one day.
Apprehension of the people that the territorial integrity of the state is not safe any more can be solve if Manipur Legislative Council (MLC) is constituted was suggested by most of the talkers.
If MLC is constituted even the smallest community can also have their own representative in the house, so it will solve the problem of territorial integrity issue in Manipur.
And appealed to the people of the state to kept their stances affirm, for safeguarding the territorial integrity of the state regardless of one’s caste, community or religion said KT Rehman.
The day was also observed at Jiribam Meira Paibi office.
S. Sushila, president, All Jiribam Meira Paibi said, we should face every threat to our state. L. Shantikumar, president, All JIribam United Clubs Assn. said, we should stand together against any threat to the integrity of Manipur. He also appealed every community to support the issue. The day is being observed to remember August 4, 1997 mass rally.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/amuco-observes-15th-manipur-integrity-day/

Imphal, Aug 4 NNN: A joint meeting of All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) and editors of Imphal based dailies was organised at Manipur Press Club on Saturday and condemned the diktak issued by People’s United Liberation Front (PM Akber) militant group to the AMWJU presedent, journalists and newspapers hawkers in the state.
The meeting discussed in detail on the threat issued by the militant group to the media fraternity as well as the newspaper hawkers warning that they would be attacked and that they should stop publication, too.
PULF (Akber) group has demanded all the media houses to publish a news item which is against the guideline of Press Council of India (PCI), AWMJU said in a statement. Taking serious note on the diktak of the militant outfit, the joint meeting resolved to condemn it as the act amounted to violation and challenge to ‘freedom of press’ and decided to reject any press release issued by the militant group in future. The meeting also condemned the diktak of the little known outfit which asked the AMWJU and all the editors to publish its statement in toto without editing, and further decided to appeal to the concerned to refrain from such act in future.
AMWJU statement also said that as per the PCI guideline, no unsubstantial press release that threatens any private individual or group can be published as a news item. Therefore, the public is requested not to put pressure on the media houses to publish any statement as news item without factual basis.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/threat-to-journalists-opposed/

Imphal, Aug 4 NNN : Even as the Senapati District Chairmen/Secretaries Association has threatened to impose bandhs and blockades in protest against the deduction of 25 percent MGNREGS fund from the villages account, chairman of the Senapati Autonomous District Council (ADC) R.S Henry Hiilii clarified that the ADC members will never deduct any part of the MGNREGS fund which is meant for the people.
However, Henry Hiilii cited the government order of 2010 that states, “As per the order issued by the commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD & PR) on September 14, 2010, it has been clearly mentioned that 50% of the funds available under NREGS shall be provided to the Gram Panchayats or Village Authorities, 25% of the funds to the Zilla Parishads and District Councils and the remaining 25% of the funds to the line departments for implementation of the scheme/projects under NREGS guidelines,” claimed R.S Henry Hiilii.
He then added that as far as the deduction and transferring is concerned, the ADC members have been jointly working to provide direct benefits to the people from the grass root level in the development aspects. “The ADC members shall in any circumstance, will not defer nor deduct any part of the fund of the MGNREGS which is purely meant for the rural people,” the Senapati ADC chief stated.
Further clearing the air of misconception, R.S Henry Hiilii said the earmarked 25 percent of the MGNREGS to the District Councils does not mean that the amount are to be used by the concerned elected members, rather the same amount of the funds are to be transferred to the concerned villages for developmental works.
“Our efforts are on to release the earmarked 25% but due to certain technical reason the same could not be released however, the pending fund would be released in a week’s time,” he added.
“It is therefore, requested the general public not to have wrong notion but to co-operate with the ADC members for developmental works rather than defaming the functioning of the ADCs,” Hiilii stated.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/adc-members-not-to-deduct-funds/