Day: April 9, 2013

The Red Shield Division and its units have motivated and prepared young women of the region for competitive examinations for Military Nursing Service (MNS). About 306 candidates from North East India appeared for the MNS competitive examinations at Guwahati on 03 Feb 2013. 93 candidates have been trained by the units of Red Shield Division deployed in Senapati and Tamenglong districts.
15 candidates from Senapati and Tamenglong districts have successfully cleared the written examinations and have been called for MNS interview, which will be held in Military Nursing Services School, Lucknow on 22 April 2013.
Successful candidates will undergo courses of training in BSc Nursing for duration of four years at various Army Institutions situated at Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, Lucknow and Bengaluru. On successful completion of training, they will be inducted as MNS Officers with bright career prospects to rise up to the rank of Maj Gen. They are also entitled free Medical cover to their dependents, CSD facilities, and other perks and privileges that are applicable to the defence forces.
Maj Gen KK Sinha, SM, GOC, Red Shield Division, has extended his best wishes to the candidates for the forthcoming Nursing interview.

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IMPHAL, April 9 MNS/Agencies: Manipur police Tuesday claimed to have cracked the sensational murder case of Ningombam Satyabama following the arrest of three culprits, including the lover of the late Junior Research Fellow of DBT, Pathology at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. Meanwhile, thousands of irate people have stormed the houses of the culprits, destroying and burning them down at three different places and a fourth one was also torched for keeping and hiding the properties of one of the culprits. Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Y Joykumar while addressing the media at the Imphal West District Police Station, said taking serious note of the murder of Satyabama, who was found dead in an open field at Bashikhong Loumanbi Loukol in Imphal East on April 5, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up and started investigation into the killing since that day. Suspected mobile phone numbers on the victim’s phone were examined and traced them and then pulled up two suspects namely Irilbung bazaar resident Kshetrimayum Biju alias Holendro, 28, son of Ksh Ibochou and Thoudam Jeevan, 27, son of late Th Thoiba, a resident of Irilbung Machahal Mayai Leikai, the DGP said. The police also seized one two-wheeler, a maroon Mahindra Rodeo bearing registration number MN-01-6310 from Biju and another Maruti car bearing registration number AS 01-0397 from Jeevan, he added. According to the statements given by the duo during interrogation, Satyabama had love affair with one Toijam Thesis alias Aboi alias James, 27, son of T Jugindro, a resident of Thambalkhong Sabal Leikai about four months back. Satyabama and James had sexual relationship on March 15 and after that James proposed her to elope but she declined, the DGP quoted the duo as saying. However, the love affair turned sour after Biju told Satyabama using James’ mobile phone that the later was a married man but she insisted to meet him. On April 3, Biju called her out from home, the police chief said. Biju told the police that James and Jeevan later drove in a car along with Satyabama after they met her at Singjamei bazaar the same day and then she was killed inside the car soon after she had a quarrel with James. Flanked by Imphal West Superintendent of Police, Imphal East SP, IG (LO), DIG Range-1, father of Satyabama and members of the Satyabama Joint Action Committee, the DGP further disclosed that James surrenedered to the police on Tuesday at Purum Likli in Sagolmang. He said James was not involved in the murder case but his friend Biju confessed that he murdered Satyabama and that he also narrated the police on how he committed the crime. On March 3, Biju told Satyabama that he would take her to the house of James after calling her out from home. Afterwards they came on a two-wheeler brought by Biju. On the way, Biju started to molest her but she was annoyed and somehow jumped down from the vehicle protesting the vulgarity of Biju. A squabble occurred between the two and then Biju killed her after choking the neck with the shawl she wore near a bus stand at Bashikhong. Biju then brought the lifeless body on the vehicle and dumped it in the Loumanbi Loukol field. Meanwhile, the trio involved in the Satyabama murder case has been remanded to police custody till April 15. In the meantime, thousands of angry people in several trucks, vans and two-wheelers stormed the house of the culprits and burnt them down as the news of their arrest spread today. Another house which allegedly hid properties of one of the culprits was also burnt down. The police fired several rounds of tear gas shells to control and quell them. The protesters also blocked National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur raod) at Kakwa and Canchipur. UNA adds James and Jibon waited at Singjamei Super market in the Maruti 800 car. Later the four of them went together in the car in which a quarrel was erupted between James and the decease woman who insisted for eloping. James, who have already married and has a child, strangulated Satyabhama to dead by using her Chuni. The story was, however, turned out to be made up one after James @ Aboi who was called up the Imphal West District SP through the Huiyen Lanpao daily. James contradicted the story narrated by Biju saying that he was not involved in the murder of the girl even though he had affairs with her. Later after repeated interrogation Biju has confessed that the girl was murdered by him alone. As according to what he had stated to the police, the deceased lady Ningombam Satyabha was called out on the evening of April 3 by making her believed that her boyfriend was waiting for her. Biju tried to convince Satyabhama that it would not be good for her to make life partner with James as he had already married with a child and tried to assault sexually. When Satyabhama refused Biju murdered her by strangulating with her chuni, the DGP asserted. All the three accused have been produced in a local court and took remand for 15 days to the police custody for further investigation into the case, Joykumar. Soon after the names of the accused were made known, involved, angry locals and member of the JAC stormed the houses of the alleged accused and dismantled their houses before the police intervened to stop them. The house of Biju was later set a fire by the mob.

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Imphal Apr 9 UNA : Irom Sharmila Chanu was Tuesday produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class in-charge Imphal East Y Rother around 12 pm under the FIR no.60(3), 13, the case registered against her for attempting to commit suicide.
Not like the previous ones, the court allowed her to express her opinion for 20 minutes to the media persons present at the court room during the hearing.
Talking to media persons, she reacted to the comments which were published in the national and international media on her recent visit to Delhi for a court hearing on the charge of attempt to commit suicide.
Reacting strongly to an article by Babu Moshay from Mumbai published in The Times of India, she said if such peoples know our sentiments I am ready to give up my ongoing fasting demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special) Power Act.
Why they are not flexing their arms in support of our genuine struggle instead of mocking and arguing? I am still stick to my own decision without any temptation and will carry on, she commented.
To a question on Supreme Court’s panel reports on alleged six cases on fake encounter she said, Till today in Manipur no one is sentenced for their crime committed whereas in outside Manipur we have heard of life imprisonment and capital punishment against perpetrators.
She said she was not supporting awarding capital punishment to a culprit but by awarding such verdict to the person found guilty would minimize from commission of heinous crimes.

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IMPHAL, April 9 NNN: “Many people perceive that the Naga Peoples Front (NPF) is a communal party. This perception prevails because these people do not understand the principle and core manifesto of the NPF,” said Soso Lorho, president of the NPF, Manipur State unit. Speaking at the induction programme of NPF divisional units of Manipur state today at Hotel Imphal, Soso Lorho said NPF stands for communal harmony. “We will fight head-on with the communal forces,” affirmed Soso Lorho adding, “NPF is for social justice and peaceful co-existence of all the communities.” The NPF, Manipur State unit president then said his party will contest in the next Lok Sabha election in the Manipur Outer Parliamentary constituency and said NPF will be the strongest party in Manipur hills. Soso Lorho then rues that when comes to development front in the hill districts of Manipur it is totally in a very poor shape. “Development in the hill districts is done only on paper,” Soso Lorho criticised. The NPF chief then said lawlessness, killings, corruption and chaos have become the order of the day in Manipur. Soso Lorho strongly lambasted the state government for the ails in the state. Four NPF legislators including A;exander Pao, Samuel Risom, Victor Nunglung and L Dikho also attended the programme. Meanwhile, pulling up its loin while preparing for the next Lok Sabha election, the Manipur State unit of NPF has started penetrating into the grassroot level and started inducting unit presidents and office bearers. T.S Molarshing has been inducted as the president of Chandel divisional unit of the NPF while RV Shirang as been inducted as president for Senapati district. LK Chongloi is the president of the NPF for Sadar Hills and Churachandpur divisional unit while Paul Muinao is for Ukhrul district. For the Tamenglong district divisional unit Ningtang Kamei has been inducted as president. Along with these presidents, office beaerers for all the divisional units have also been inducted.

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Imphal, Apr 9 NNN: The National Students Union of India (NSUI), a frontal organization of the Congress party on Tuesday celebrated its 43rd foundation day at the Annexe Hall, Congress Bhavan, BT Road in Imphal. The anniversary function of the Manipur chapter of National Students’ Union of India was graced by Deputy Chief Minister and Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Gaikhangam, and Social Welfare minister AK Mirabai Devi. IFCD minister I Hemochandra, Thanga constituency MLA T Mangibabu, executive members of MPCC, Congress workers and leaders of the party’s other frontal organizations, cells and departments also attended the event.
Saying that he is happy that the existence of NSUI has crossed 43 long years, Gaikhangam reminded that the union was set up under the guidance of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi aimed at promoting the wings an cells of Congress party with special emphasis on talent search and bringing a peaceful and diplomatic society. He commented that students should work and share for the wellbeing of the society instead of concentrating only on politics, sociology and religion after identifying their sheer interest on them.
The MPCC president also suggested the NSUI volunteers to work hard on bringing a change in today’s mayhem society by maintaining austere self-discipline and loyalty to both the party and nation. Mirabai also spoke at the function when she asserted that India has become a dynamic and a modern nation since the inception of NSUI. She said students need to create a new history for the future generation by realizing the objectives of NSUI which was established by Indira Gandhi with the sole aim to make a good society.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/nsui-foundation-day-held/