Day: November 7, 2012

IMPHAL, Nov 7: The High Court Bar Association, Manipur (HCBA) has on Wednesday decided to abstain from attending the Court from forenoon of Thursday saying that the absorption of Judges appointed from other states in the Manipur High Court will amount to deprivation of rights of the deserving advocates and Judicial officers in the State.
The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee, HCBA associated with senior members and invitees held at the office of the bar association under the chairmanship of N Kumarjit Singh, president HCBA.
The meeting took five resolutions wherein the resolution No. 1 decided to request the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, the Prime Minister, Union Law and Justice and the Chief Minister not to appoint other judges in the Gauhati High Court from other states except the two appointed from Manipur and they should be absorbed as Judges in the High Court of Manipur, HCBA president Kumarjit told a press conference held at the office of the bar association.
It was also unanimously resolved that by way of pressing the demands of the bar as reflected in the resolution No.1 above, the members of the bar association will abstain from attending the Court with effect from the forenoon of November 8 until further resolution or until the demands are fulfilled, he said.
It was further resolved that a copy of the resolution will be submitted to the Chief Justice of India as well as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court through the Registrar, High Court, Imphal Bench for placing the same before the two Chief Justices.
The same demands were pressed by the bar association by means of democratic agitation launched in the months of June and July this year but the strike was suspended on the assurance given by the then Union minister of Law and Justice, Salman Khurshid.

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IMPHAL, Nov 7 MNS/NNN: Two powerful IEDs exploded in two separate places of Imphal West district and Thoubal district of Manipur on Wednesday, injuring three civilians including one woman and two jawans of Sikh Regiment.
The first blast took place at Ghari Makha Leikai along the Tiddim road (Airport road) in Imphal West around 9:10 am when a powerful IED planted by suspected militants at the road median set off, wounding five persons including three civilians and two jawans belonging to 18 Sikh Regiment, police said.
The wounded civilians were taken to Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) while the Army personnel were rushed to the unit hospital of the regiment for treatment.
The injured were now out of danger, the police said.
The civilians have been identified as Pukhrambam Rohen, 16, son of P Suranjoy of Nambol Pukhrambam, Thoubal district, Khangebam Shanti, 52, wife of Kh Modhubir from Kumbi Setupur Maning Leikai in Bishnupur district and Ningthoujam Dilip, 33, son of N Ibotombi, a resident of Airport Colony, Imphal West.
The identities of the injured Army jawans were not known.
In the first incident, the IED exploded just as a water tank of the 18 Sikh Regiment stationed at Imphal Airport reached Ghari Makha Leikai. The police said that the windshields of the Army vehicle were damaged in the blast and that the two Army personnel were injured when the broken glass hit them.
Dilip sustained injuries in the right leg in the bomb attack. He was driving a van when the incident occurred. The bomb shrapnel hit him and also broke the van windscreen.
The blast also struck another school bus driving behind the van, injuring Rohen, a class 11 student of Comet Higher Secondary School, Ghari. The bomb shrapnel hit his neck. Shanti, an Anganwadi worker was also injured in the explosion when she was hit in her buttocks. She was walking on the roadside at the time of the blast.
In the second incident, another IED was exploded near Slopeland Public School, Khongjom along National Highway-2 (Imphal-Moreh road) but none was injured in the blast. The explosion took place around 10:40 am.
Meanwhile, a TMT explosive bomb weighing 2 kg was recovered near Wangbal Sericulture Office around 6:30 am, police sources said. The bomb was found by a patrol team of 15 Assam Rifles. Bomb experts from Thoubal Police Station later retrieved the bomb and defused it safely at Thoubal Khunou, they added.

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IMPHAL, Nov 7 NNN: Chandel Naga Peoples’ Organisation (CNPO) has disagreed the State government’s policy to shift the site for construction of FCI godown to Thoubal district from Chandel district.
In a memorandum submitted to the minister of Education and Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution (CAF &PD), Government of Manipur on November 3 last, CNPO stated that the Government of Manipur had recommended for construction of FCI godown at Liwa Khulen under Patta and Dag No. 15/420 of Chandel SDO/SDC Revenue Office in the interest of the general public as per the Revenue Department report communicated to the Government of Manipur and FCI office by the Chandel district administration.
“Attempting to shift the site for construction of FCI godown from Chandel district to Thoubal district at the initiative of some politicians would reflect a wrong impression to the public “, the memorandum said while alleging that some politicians have initiated a new proposal of sites which are located at Heikakpokpi under Patta and Dag No. 1130/1359, 1310/1311 and 1322/1323 of Kakching SDO/SDC Revenue Office, Thoubal district contradicting to the public interest.
Decrying the move of the government, CNPO requested the authority concerned not to exercise the power and authority to hurt and antagonize the general public and urged to consider the recommendation of site for construction of FCI godown at Liwa Khullen, Chandel district as submitted by the concerned Deputy Commissioner of Chandel district earlier.

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SENAPATI, Nov 7 NNN: Along Longkumer, editor of Dimapur based daily newspaper The Morung Express has suggested for the formation of a forum between the Meiteis and the Nagas in order to address the differences.
Speaking as a resource person during the first foundation of The Hornbill Express newspaper at Senapati headquarters today, Along Longkumer said a forum involving the Meiteis and the Nagas has become a matter of urgency so as to address the differences.
“It is actually over due that such a forum is yet to be formed,” said The Morung Express Editor. He said that people-to-people dialogue is important in a situation like in Manipur. Mr Longkumer also stated that unless such move is not initiated the problem is bound to get worsened.
United Naga Council (UNC) president L Adani while speaking on the occasion lamented that media based in Imphal is often one sided for a long time. “The launching of The Hornbill Express in Senapati has filled the vacuum,” claimed the UNC president. He also requested the All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) president to do something that the Imphal based newspapers are balanced in their approached. “Editorials of the Imphal based newspapers often represent the views of only one party and ignore the other,” alleged the UNC president.
All Manipur Working Journalists Union president A Mobi harped on the purpose of the media and said they are representing the “voice of the voiceless.”
Naga People’s Organisation (NPO) president Markson lauded The Hornbill Express team and the man behind the paper Peter Adani for making the life of the district easier with the setting up of the newspaper. “Stealing cases have decreased. We don’t have to go now to Imphal for a small advertisement. Corruption cases too have been minimised after the launching of The Hornbill Express,” claimed Markson.
Seven Sisters Post correspondent Yumnam Rupachandra seconded the suggestion of The Morung Express editor Along Longkumer. While quoting Kaka D Iralu’s comment, Rupachandra said, “Who should others solve our problems. We can sort it out by ourselves the problems here and yes, we need a common forum as suggested by Along Longkumer,” said Yumnam Rupachandra.
Witoubou of NNN while speaking as a resource person harped on the hardship faced by the journalists. He also lamented that tribal people do not have patience in staying long as media persons. Witoubou also rued that the tribal people are good in launching newspapers but when comes to sustenance side, they are poor managers.
Meanwhile, editor of The Hornbill Express Peter Adani recalled what had prompted him to start the daily.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/morung-editor-wants-forum-for-meitei-and-naga/