Locals decry land acquisition for rail project

IMPHAL, July 8 (NNN): Railway is reaching Imphal in the next few years’ time but the people of Yurembam locality in Imphal West district are spending sleepless night gripping with

IMPHAL, July 8 (NNN): Railway is reaching Imphal in the next few years’ time but the people of Yurembam locality in Imphal West district are spending sleepless night gripping with apprehension that their locality will be wiped out by the government to construct a railway station.

On two occasions in the past, parts of their locality were acquired by the government to build power projects. But today, the local people Yurembam have pledged never to give in to the government this time.

Yurembam is a village since 663 AD and is 6 km from Imphal. It occupies around 6 Sq.km in area and is surrounded by Changangei and Tabungkhok(East) , Patsoi(North), Malom and Bamdhiar( South), Sagoltongba and Konthoujam(West). The village is inhabited by the Meiteis and Kabui Nagas.

People of Yurembam faced three times acquisition of land already. The first time was about 40 years back for establishment of 132 K.V. Power Sub-Station, Yurembam with Store Division of Govt. of Manipur. The second about 20 years back for establishment of Power Station of NEEPCO, Ltd and the third time was in the year 2010 for expansion of 400 K.V. power plant of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. In those three acquisitions, there were prolonged agitation in the effort of preventing forcible acquisition.

Yet again, the Government of India and Manipur is targeting to acquire huge area in Yurembam for the construction of Trans Asian Railway line and station, and this has caused great fear, restlessness, shock, sleeplessness, irritation, infuriation to all the villagers as with this it certain that the village will be no more. We have collectively decided that we will no more give our land for any other purpose.

“From our previous experiences, we have learnt that issue of forcible land acquisition for what is known as public purpose, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement are but bitter experiences for those who lost their ancestral land. Who can replace our homes, agricultural land, spiritual and cultural sites, our community play grounds and grazing areas of our cows? While we will never part our land, but then we also know our lands will be taken away when we cannot fight the mighty state. And the only thing to fall back is a ‘good’ Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy,” said the Joint Action Committee against the construction of railway station in Yurembam.

The JAC said that while appreciating that the government of Manipur came up with the Draft Rules of “The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013” we know that this is inadequate for those affected.

“First of all, English is not our language and most of us do not understand it properly for us to be able to comment on it. This will be true for most people in Manipur. One month is too little a time for affected people like us to give feedback. If the government is really keen to get real experience feedback then they must translate it to our local language and extend the comment period for another three months. We will also urge the government to conduct some kind of public consultations so that we can provide official inputs to the Draft,” the JAC stated.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/locals-decry-land-acquisition-for-rail-project/

Four BJP members suspended from party, rebels undeterred

IMPHAL, July 8: Four primary members of the BJP have been suspended for anti-party activities by Manipur Pradesh BJP president Thounaojam Chaoba. “After thoroughly discussing the actions of some primary

IMPHAL, July 8: Four primary members of the BJP have been suspended for anti-party activities by Manipur Pradesh BJP president Thounaojam Chaoba.

“After thoroughly discussing the actions of some primary members of the party during last the two three months whereby they have lobbied and demanded the replacement of the President, four members have been suspended from the primary membership of the party under Article 27 (Sub-Section 3, 4) of the party’s Constitution,” a spokesman of the party said today.

They have been suspended from the party until further notice from the BJP Disciplinary Committee,” stated the spokesman, Salam Ibohal while briefing the media at the premises of the party office in Nityaipat Chuthek.

The primary members are former minister Salam Rajen Singh, a former Vice-president from Lamlai Kendra, Yumnam Khemchand, a former Vice-president from Singjamei Kendra, Naoroibam Ratan (Kapur) Singh from Heingang Kendra and Mongjam Poireihanba (Poirei) Singh from Lamlai Kendra he said.

He further said that the party will serve a show cause notice to the suspended members soon seeking explanations for acting against the Party. A four member disciplinary committee will take the final decision for acting against the Party.

Lamenting that the four have acted against the party leaders, he said they have lobbied national leaders for replacing the State president.

According to the party’s Constitution, disciplinary action can be taken against the persons who do not obey party leaders.

Meanwhile, the rebel group of the Manipur Pradesh BJP said that Amit Shah will assume charge as the national president of the BJP the day after.

After he assumes charge as the new president, there will be a change of guard in the State too, they said.

According to a source, lobbying with national leaders to remove Thounaojam Chaoba from the State party president ship is still on.

 

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Tiddim Road transporters vow action against Govt apathy

IMPHAL, July 8: The JAC of the Bus Owners’ Association of Tiddim Road has set a deadline to the State government and the concerned department to fulfill their demands by

IMPHAL, July 8: The JAC of the Bus Owners’ Association of Tiddim Road has set a deadline to the State government and the concerned department to fulfill their demands by July 10 failing which the committee will stop passenger vehicles from plying along the road the next day.

This was stated by Abujam Babu Singh, president of the JAC at a press conference on Tuesday. He also highlighted that they have been demanding the State government and the concerned authorities for the last four- five years to implement the State Transport Policy.

Continuing that despite repeated requests and demands to the competent authority for alleviating the traffic congestion in and around the city area their demands have been neglected, he said the association believes that their demands are legitimate.

“In this regard, a memorandum was submitted on June 28 to the concerned minster and a meeting was fixed on July 1. However, without prior information, the meeting was canceled,” he said.

He further said that due to non implementation of the State Transport Policy and the congestion in city areas, commotion and confrontation between different transporters plying in the state are commonplace.

The parking area at Wahengbam Leikai which is used by contract carriage permit holders associations is against the decision taken by the Traffic Regulation and Parking Committee, he asserted, adding that no measures have been taken to avoid traffic congestion so far.

He stated that the MV Act, 1988 applicable to contract carriage permit holders of Tiddim Road was not abided particularly by Tata Wingers, Tata Magic and Auto-rickshaws.

A number of associations are getting carriage contract permits from the State Transport Department without any proper verification which is against the provisions of Section 74 of MV Act, 1988. Those issued permits of these shady associations must be canceled, he added.

 

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Govt faces prospect of new Sanjenthong bridge delay

IMPHAL, July 8: A high level meeting was reportedly convened by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh 9.15am this morning at his office chamber on the progress of the ongoing construction

IMPHAL, July 8: A high level meeting was reportedly convened by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh 9.15am this morning at his office chamber on the progress of the ongoing construction work of Sanjenthong Bridge.

According to highly reliable sources, the meeting minutely deliberated on the target of completion now becoming less uncertain with the Simplex Project limited reportedly putting forward the target of completion otherwise to Government expectation.

It is learnt that the Simplex set the completion of the bridge by February 2015 against Government’s declaration of finishing it before Sangai festival.

The meeting further dwelled on the possibilities of further expediting of the work completion to meet the target as announced earlier.

The meeting was also attended by Dr Kh Ratankumar Singh, Minister Works, additional chief engineer, superintending engineer, chief engineer of PWD and top officials of simplex company.

On the other hand, the dismantling of the old Sanjenthong bridge is yet to be completed due to lack of certain heavy machinery although the simplex assured to complete the task by June last.

To mop up the debris of old bridge the company is awaiting a crane with lifting capacity of upto 150 ton station at Guwahati but to bring in the machine in Manipur it is likely to take more than one week.

Of the 44 pillars to sustained the platform of the bridge, 20 pillars have been completed so far on the eastern side (bank) of the Imphal River of the required 22 however work is yet to be started on the Western side.

The PWD (Bridge Division) that is assisting the project closed down the bridge on April 30, 2014 and the ground work commenced from May 23 last.

The project has been estimated to be Rs 29 crore with 55.8 m in length and 22.27 wide. However, the simplex project limited is yet to receive any financial sanction from the Government’s side till date.

 

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Agitating students fail to reach truce with Govt at Jiri

Jiribam, July 8: The four agitating students comprising of AMSU district committee Jiribam, MSF, special branch DESAM local council and KSA Jiribam unit who has been spearheading the total blockade

Jiribam, July 8: The four agitating students comprising of AMSU district committee Jiribam, MSF, special branch DESAM local council and KSA Jiribam unit who has been spearheading the total blockade along the NH-37 met the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Jiribam at his office chamber today. However, the meeting failed to reach any understanding.

The meeting which started from around 2.30 this afternoon was attended by representatives of the four student’s bodies and the ADC, Dr Harmit Singh Pahuja.

It has been informed that during the talks the ADC tried to convince the agitating students of the initiative taken by the Government including the active consideration being taken by the cabinet during its meeting held yesterday. At the same time, referring to the initiative of the Government the ADC appealed them (four students bodies) to call off their agitation taking into consideration the hardship endured by the public.

In response the agitating students declined to submit to the request citing the successive fail response from the Government’s side despite having apprised several times in the form of memorandums. Instead, they (students) demanded from the Government to issue an official gazette with regards to its demand or else continue with its agitation.

Further the agitating students warned to intensify its agitation if the Government remain deaf ear.

On the other hand, here in Imphal showing their solidarity the head office of the agitating students bodies urged the Government to bring an amicable solution at the earliest failing which it warned to join hand with their subordinating units in orchestrating the demands.

This was stated by Convenor of the Joint Student Coordination Committee, Thangjam Premananda in a press meet held today at Kangleipak Student Association, city Ideal School Kwakeithel.

The convenor held that the Government must take full responsibility of the outcome of the total blockade imposed along the NH-37 imposed since the midnight of July 4.

He further urged the concerned department to initiate befitting action against those teachers posted at Jiribam who failed to attend their duties failing which it demanded the resignation of the Education (S) Director, Commissioner and the Minister.

 

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National Human Rights Commission directs State Home Dept to submit prison suicides report

IMPHAL, July 8:The National Human Rights Commission has directed the State Home departments of eight States including Manipur to submit interim reports on suicide in prison-prevention programmes. The State Home

IMPHAL, July 8:The National Human Rights Commission has directed the State Home departments of eight States including Manipur to submit interim reports on suicide in prison-prevention programmes.

The State Home Department received the directive related with the programme on prevention of suicides in prison from the National Human Rights Commission on June 20.

As per the directive from the NHRC, the State Home Department has to furnish the requisite report and action taken report from Additional Director General of Prison, Manipur at the latest by July 15.

The source further said the NHRC has informed the Chief Secretary of Manipur that the commission, in its proceedings on August 12, 2013, directed the Government to follow the monograph on “suicide in prison-prevention programme” along with other statistics prepared by the Investigative Division of the Commission to all the States and UTs for an action taken report.

In pursuant to the directions of the commission, reports have been received only from some States and UTs and therefore, the commission vide its proceedings on January 6 directed reminders be sent to the seven States/UTs which have not submitted the report

Eight more States have submitted only interim reports to the Commission.

It is reported that no response or report were forthcoming from some North-eastern States.

Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya are among these States which have failed to respond to the directive of the NHRC.

 

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British colonisers deprived Zos their Nation’s Rights: ZoRO

IMPHAL, July 8: The divide and rule policy of the British colonial rulers deprived the Zo people their Indigenous Nation’s Rights. This was stated by the spokesman of Zo Re-unification

IMPHAL, July 8: The divide and rule policy of the British colonial rulers deprived the Zo people their Indigenous Nation’s Rights. This was stated by the spokesman of Zo Re-unification Organisation (ZoRO) Simte.

ZoRO is an affiliated organisation under United Nations People Forum on indigenous Issues (UNPFII) which intends to re-unify the politically scattered Zo people.

Simte was speaking in a press conference at the information office of Kuki Students’ Organization (KSO) in Sumkong Kaimun Tuibuong, Churachandpur on Tuesday. He said the general headquarters of the organization will be celebrating the World Indigenous Day on August 9 at Aizawl, Mizoram under the aegis of Mizo Zillai Pawl (MZP) Lunglei and ZoRO Southern Zone.

Mizoram Art & Culture minister Romawia will be present as the chief guest on the day of the celebration. It will also be attended by ZoRO General Headquarters president R. Thangmawia, delegates from ZoRO Zones and division, intellectuals and leaders of Zo Indigenous people across the globe. Cultural troupes from Chittagong Hill Tracts, Saiha and Lawngtlai districts will show-case cultural dances on the occasion, he added.

Simte said the Zomis have been striving for re-unification and the Mizo National Front bear arms in 1966 to fight for their cause for twenty years from 1966 to 1986 during which many people were killed tortured and raped while many houses were burnt down.

Many innocent people suffered and many were disabled for the rest of their lives. Many villages were uprooted causing the death of many people from starvation, he added.

Their plight didn’t reach the ears of the world and leaders of ZoRO. This horrible incident was reported to human rights commission leaders but they requested the organisation to report such atrocities to Amnesty International instead, Simte said.

“The British understood that the Zo people were one community and intended to put them under one administrative head. The resolution at the Chin-Lushai Conference held on January 28, 1892 in Forth William, Calcutta and other resolutions on the eve of independence of India and Pakistan got in 1947, and Burma in 1948 are indicative of their intentions.”

He further said that the British government left the Zo Indigenous people without acting on their decision and Zo people are lying along the Indo-Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier separated into three sovereign countries.

 

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MU students demand declaration of semester examinations conducted in 2013

IMPHAL, July 8: Student of the education department, Manipur University today staged a sit in protest at the waiting shed of the university campus demanding the declaration of results to

IMPHAL, July 8: Student of the education department, Manipur University today staged a sit in protest at the waiting shed of the university campus demanding the declaration of results to semester examinations conducted in 2013.

Altogether 36 students of education department including MUSU Revival Demand Committee members also taken part in today’s protest.

The protestor also submitted a memorandum containing charter of demands to the Vice Chancellor of the University to fulfil it before July 13, 2014 failing which it warned to launch series of agitation with support from MUSU revival demand committee.

Speaking to media persons on the sideline of the protest, R Frankie Marim, a core member of the agitating students revealed that since the last five years the semester exam of Education department failed to declare the results in time resulting in deprivation of educational courses like orientation programme, seminars, presentations etc. the requirement for master degree.

Despite having submitted numbers of memorandum in this connection the authority concerned remained indifferent, asserted Frankie.

MUSU Revival Demand Committee convenor, Th Suresh said that despite being converted to central university the MU authority is being reckless jeopardising the future of the students adding that he blame the examination controller of the department concerned, Ibotombi Singh and Asst Professor cum Head of the Department of Education Dr N Leiran, for the negligence.

Meanwhile, in the memorandum the students demanded to declare every semester examination on time, recruitment of more faculty members in the department on merit basis, punctuality of faculty members in the department etc.

 

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Manipur to recruit 79 specialist doctors – Times of India

Manipur to recruit 79 specialist doctorsTimes of IndiaIMPHAL: In a bid to improve healthcare in Manipur's hills and rural districts, the state government approved the creation of 79 posts for specialist doctors at a cabinet meeting on Monday evenin…

Manipur to recruit 79 specialist doctors
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IMPHAL: In a bid to improve healthcare in Manipur's hills and rural districts, the state government approved the creation of 79 posts for specialist doctors at a cabinet meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was chaired by chief minister Okram Ibobi
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PFI, condemns Anthony’s statement

IMPHAL, July 8: The Popular Front of India, Manipur State, joined the condemnation of Congress leader, A. K. Anthony by the front’s national chairman, K.M. Sharrif, over the former’s statement

IMPHAL, July 8: The Popular Front of India, Manipur State, joined the condemnation of Congress leader, A. K. Anthony by the front’s national chairman, K.M. Sharrif, over the former’s statement that the minority voters ditched the Congress party in the last Lok Sabha election, leading to the unprecedented defeat of the Congress party.

In a statement, the Manipur wing of the PFI said this allegation by Anthony is totally baseless and a figment of his imagination.

It also resented that the Congress high command has not reprimanded Anthony yet warning this would not augur well for the party’s future.

The statement further said the complete rout of the Congress in the last general election was on account of the poor showing of the UPA government in its two terms of power where it totally neglected its promises to the minority communities.

It said Anthony was playing to the tune of Rightist parties adding the Congress is contributing to the ascendency of the Hindutva ideology by remaining silent on the matter of Anthony’s statement. It also said the people were never happy with the award of the defense portfolio to Anthony during the UPA’s reign.

 

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A GLIMPSE ON MANIPURI AMAIBAS AND AMAIBIS

  Manipur’s, ‘Amaiba and Amaibis’ can be regarded as the pioneers of certain traditional medical discoverers. Whole over the World, there are always some types of ancient medical practitioners, they

Maibi Jagoi Photo Courtesy: Indianetzone.com

Maibi Jagoi
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Manipur’s, ‘Amaiba and Amaibis’ can be regarded as the pioneers of certain traditional medical discoverers. Whole over the World, there are always some types of ancient medical practitioners, they may be called as “Witches or Tantrik” or any other forms of names, but their knowledge sometime helped in the development of the modern medicine. It would be wrong that our ‘Amaibas and Amaibis used only the Chaban Thaba and Mantra Jantra’ rituals, they also used some very effective medicinal/herbal plants e.g. lamangkha, nongmangkha, langthrei, peruk etc. The anomaly is that if a western Scientist took up the research on “Chaban Thaba”, we will appreciate it and feel more important. However, as of now no such research has been conducted, therefore, our traditional practices are seemed to be obsolete.

With our modern knowledge on various Sciences and Technologies and fast information/communications facilities, we are more informed than our forefathers. We knew that the ways of making medicines/foods by our ancestor are very primitive, but the duty of our modern generation is to make it more scientific and effective. This is what many of the western multinational pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies are doing. It is easier for us (21st Century Homo-Sapiens) to identify between the positive and negative sides of our traditional practices. However, a petty looking traditional ritual/practice may sometime become a breakthrough scientific product. We can term it as “scientific understanding of our traditional knowledge’s”. Some of the examples of Manipuri’s food items, which are regarded as ultra nutritious and proven by moderns scientific researchers are the Black Rice (Chahao), Yongchak, Ngari, Soibum/Soijin, Hawaichar etc.

On the other hand, the famous dance of Manipuri Ras Lila was the amalgamations of Maibi Jagoi and story of Krishna. During “Laiharaoba”, the rhythmic dances of Maibis and the sequential depictions of human developments from “Embryo”, is something unique to undertake researches upon. The hymns of the Maibis and Pena Yakairol definitely must have certain acoustics impacts on the human physiological, psychological and nervous systems. But our ignorance is making it looked like an ordinary murmuring by some eunuch! If it were in Japan, the whole world by now will be enjoying the Pena Yakairol and Maibi Laimang Famba as something extraordinary acoustic therapy.

The values of our traditional rituals and practices come from thousands of years of experiences. Some of the practices are locally proven but many of them are yet to be researched or exploited for beneficial purposes. The modernizations of our traditions and cultures are at the hands of the new generations. Again taking the example of Japan, it can be mentioned here that their traditional practices are not 100% foolproof, there are many Japanese Cults still practicing hazardous rituals. But the endpoint is that Japanese are famous for preserving or conserving their traditions and cultures. How about we Manipuri?

 

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Hougatlo Thengle!

Hougatlo Thengle! Nongpok maikei ngankhare.Nongchup maikei ninkhare. Awang maikei saktakle. Makha maikei noklakle.  Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa! Punshina panthung youdringei. Thawaina meekon naringei. Pangalna sarep faringei. Thangatlo thangol, pukhatlo potlum. Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

Hougatlo Thengle!

Nongpok maikei ngankhare.
Nongchup maikei ninkhare. 
Awang maikei saktakle. 
Makha maikei noklakle. 
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

Punshina panthung youdringei.
Thawaina meekon naringei.
Pangalna sarep faringei.
Thangatlo thangol, pukhatlo potlum.
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

Sagatlo manglangi fura.
Mangfao nahanlo waakhalgi mame.
Puraklo awonba taibangi.
Nganhanlo manige maangal.
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

Awabana potlum pudringei.
Ashana mami samdringei.
Waakhalna tungkhul tandringei.
Lepkhatlo nongdol thengna, yengkhatlo atiya pakna.
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

Panngakpiro ereibakpu lingjen leina.
Chenkhatlo chokthaba leitana.
Chatlasi panthung younaba.
Utlasi ngasidi ereibakchasa, eikhoigi thouna taibangda.
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!
Hougatlo thengle ereibakchasa!

 

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2 injured in Manipur blast – Nagaland Post

2 injured in Manipur blastNagaland PostTwo civilians were severely wounded Tuesday when three powerful IEDs suspected to have been planted by rebels exploded simultaneously in Manipur's interior Ukhrul district. The IEDs were exploded this morning …

2 injured in Manipur blast
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Two civilians were severely wounded Tuesday when three powerful IEDs suspected to have been planted by rebels exploded simultaneously in Manipur's interior Ukhrul district. The IEDs were exploded this morning around 9.20 am near a community hall at …

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Manipur Public School (MPS) Alumni Membership Drive – KanglaOnline

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Manipur Public School (MPS) Alumni Membership Drive

MANIPUR PUBLIC SCHOOL (MPS) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The MPS Alumni Association has started its membership drive. You can now enroll yourself and your friends for the membership of Alumni Association by making

MANIPUR PUBLIC SCHOOL (MPS) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The MPS Alumni Association has started its membership drive. You can now enroll yourself and your friends for the membership of Alumni Association by making a payment of Rs.100/- as a membership fee.
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Manipur Public School (MPS) Alumni

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HOW TO ENROLL YOURSELF AS A MEMBER :
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STEP 1) The application forms can be collected from the Point of Contacts which are at different places. Please contact whoever is convenient for you.
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The application form can also be downloaded by clicking the link http://goo.gl/GIvpiF or from the FILES link of the official page at Facebook.
STEP 2) The duly filled forms along with a Passport size photograph should be submitted to any of the Point of Contact (POCs) whichever is convenient to you.
STEP 3) While submitting the form, please pay an amount of Rs. 100/- as a membership fee and collect your acknowledgement receipts from your respective POCs.
NOTE: For the MPSians who are staying outside Manipur, you can make the membership payment through NEFT or ATM transfer and submit the duly filled forms by sending a scanned copy of it to your respective POCs. Acknowledgement document can be collected from them.
Please send in your queries, if any at mpsaa14@gmail.com with the subject line “Alumni followed by your batch year”.

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Militant held with handgun in Manipur – The Hindu

Militant held with handgun in ManipurThe HinduOne Islamic militant was arrested by Police commandos of Imphal east district on Tuesday. A hand gun and a mobile phone was also confiscated from him. He was identified as Tariq Ali of Kyamgei near Imphal. …

Militant held with handgun in Manipur
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One Islamic militant was arrested by Police commandos of Imphal east district on Tuesday. A hand gun and a mobile phone was also confiscated from him. He was identified as Tariq Ali of Kyamgei near Imphal. One .32 pistol with two live rounds was …

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Caliphs and Clowns

By B.G. Verghese Praise is due for the quiet, skilful diplomacy that has brought several Indian nurses and others home from captivity by the new Caliphate in Iraq. Many workers

By B.G. Verghese

Praise is due for the quiet, skilful diplomacy that has brought several Indian nurses and others home from captivity by the new Caliphate in Iraq. Many workers remain and there is a huge Indian population hostage to periodic political disruptions in the region. The situation remains potentially volatile. The proclamation of a caliphate may not portend much as yet; but it is a straw in the wind that Islamic fundamentalism is pushing forward and India is among its prime targets. Danger also lies in one brand of fundamentalism fuelling another.

It is disconcerting that at this time, communal agendas are being propagated anew in India. Recent manifestations of book banning and moral policing are disturbing. The RSS is asserting itself. The latest riot in Moradabad was spurred by a BJP MLA and his cohorts defying a ban on a maha-panchayat called to uphold the right of a local Hindu temple to use its loudspeaker during Ramzan. Protesting Muslims claim that loudspeakers have never been used in this temple before (at Ramzan), a fact that the BJP challenges. This is a needless provocation in the fraught post-Muzaffarnagar situation. In the process a police official has possibly lost an eye. It is a shame that festivals, religious processions and sacred places have become occasions and sites for what is essentially political contestation. And why cannot any legitimate conflict of interest be amicably settled? Mischief is afoot.

The BJP government too has not come out well in virtually black-listing GopalSubramaniam from the list of four approved names selected for elevation to the Supreme Court bench. The Chief Justice is outraged and has said that this kind of interference should not recur. The common belief is that the BJP disapproved of Subramaniam’s views as amicus curiae in the sensitive Sohrabuddinfake encounter case. Be this as it may, the intervention was crude and sends out a wrong message. The independence of the judiciary must not be allowed to be compromised.

Yet, governments of all hues want to bend public institutions to their will. More Governors have been eased out in the past few weeks merely because they are appointees of the previous regime. Yes, selections have been poor and partisan on occasion; but, honourable exceptions apart,merely substituting one such pensioner with another will not pass muster.

The Maharashtra government in turn has shown its reluctance to grant fuller autonomy to its police force under the Maharashtra Police Amendment Ordinance, February 2014. While incorporating some improvements in terms of the Supreme Court’s directive in the Prakash Singh case, the Ordinance falls short of the main thrust of police reforms made by successive high-powered commissions since 1978 in important respects.

To immunise the process of selection fromundue influence, the Supreme Court specifically required that the Chiefof Police be selected from a panel of three candidates chosen by the UnionPublic Service Commission. The Ordinance omits this, and allows the Chief ofPolice to be appointed on the sole discretion of the state government.
Instead, the DGP should be empanelled by the State Securities Commission established under the Act and have aminimum term of two years, irrespective of his date of superannuation.

There are problems with the composition of the State Securities Commission in the Ordinance. There is no judge as a member of the SSC as suggested by the Court. Instead, the executive is represented by the Home Minister, the Chief Secretary, and the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), thus compromising its independence. Again, the Court had stipulated that the recommendations of the Commission shall be binding; but the Ordinance makes them “advisory”. The status and powers of police establishment boards and police complaints board have also been diluted to give Government the final word.

Why is the Government shy of police autonomy? It is because all governments wish to keep the police as their hand maidens.And when the police is under the thumb of the political establishment one knows what happens. The Trinamool Congress MLA, Tapas Paul made the most indecent and murderous comments against his Left opponent, that went viral on video, but was let off with a grudging apology by Mamata who treated the matter flippantly as a routine party affair. The police was immobilised. The Centre was loath to move whether there or in Uttar Pradesh.

Sections of the media have been as irresponsible. The hugely sensational and even defamatory coverage and commentary on TV on the controversy raised over SunandaPushkar’s autopsy was disgusting. Rather than await due investigatory process, the media set itself up as a crude kangaroo court, mixing salacious gossip with charges of poisoning, murder and family and institutional intrigue. This cacaphony went on non-stop for days on end with all manner of busybodies channel-hopping to join the raucous debate. Equally pointless has been the time devoted to the PreityZinta and Ness Wadiaover a tawdry issue by of bloated self-importance by these socialites while far more urgent and important issues were ignored or glossed over.

The upheaval over the campaign to overturn Delhi University’s year-old innovation of a four year degree course, with optional intermediate stages, was also instructive. A bold move to introduce some freshness into DU’s stale curriculum was joyously aborted by mindless opponents and status quoists and those afraid of innovation and creativity. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dinesh Singh achieved a breakthrough in Indian higher education that has stagnated for years only to be thwarted by educational backwoodsmen. College autonomy too has been frustrated in many cases by those that fear change and accountability.

A silver lining in these clouds was the inauguration by the prime minister of the Udhampur-Katra section of the Jammu-Srinagar railway. While this will facilitate pilgrim traffic to Vaishno Devi, the real significance of the link is the historic opportunity it offers to make a politico-economic turnaround in J&K. This opening has scarcely been understood, let alone seized by the mandarins in Delhi and Srinagar. The media too has been asleep. Everybody ogles at the proposed China-Pakistan Karakoram corridor and the opportunities it promises. But what about the Delhi-Jammu- Srinagar corridor that has far more immediate promise for connectivity, community, trade, employment, Pandit resettlement and reconciliation. Has imagination fled?

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Bumps on the road to connectivity

The connectivity of states in the North East region of the country with the rest of India, barring Assam is a real barrier when it comes to cutting down transportation

The connectivity of states in the North East region of the country with the rest of India, barring Assam is a real barrier when it comes to cutting down transportation cost of people and resources. While the highways in the region are not in the best of conditions, the real issue is that owing to the hilly terrain they fork out over longer distances which put to rest those who need to travel as fast as possible to reach another state. Rail connectivity is a distant dream for most parts of the North East except Assam, which is extensively connected on the rail map. However, it can still be pointed out that even with all the parts of Assam which are on the rail map of the country, any journey that starts or ends at these points to major cities and towns take days on end. In this situation, it is air connectivity that would be the best option that cuts down on the time spent on connecting the region with the rest of the country. It is no surprise that over the years, there has been a growing tendency for people to take to air travel co-relating with the number of people from the region venturing outside for their studies and to establish themselves far away from home in pursuit of their careers. The presence of private low cost airlines operating in the country that has places in the north east region on their flight destinations have made it easier and economical for people to travel. Compared to a decade ago, the frequency of flights, the points of connectivity in the region and the number of airlines operating in the region have been on the increase.

At one point of time, there was only Indian Airlines operating its flights with travel agents making the most of it by hiking ticket fares at will. Now of course, the role played by ticketing agents in terms of fare rates, have waned down since people can check directly with agencies for ticket fares and even look for discounted rates and bargains. Having said this, private low costs airlines still take the liberty of hiking fare rates on short notice hiding behind ‘fuel costs’ while keeping their base fare rates at the minimum. Also, even as there are discounts given on major city connections in the country, none of the destination points in the region get the advantage of discounts.

Which is why the announcement of a budget carrier stating its plan with an eye on expanding in North East as ‘the next big destination for air travel’ is good news considering how this private airlines has made a killing with its competitive rates that are well below the existing fare rates of other airlines. Considering that this airlines has a major and very popular recall among air travelers in Asia because of its ticket rates, there may well be a time when it begins to think of connecting the region to South East Asia where it has a huge presence. For now though, we will have to be content with the tag of ‘international airport’ appended to Imphal’s Tulihal Airport that has not had any international flights operating in or out of it save for a chartered flight between Imphal and Myanmar.

For all these long years, the state of the highways have always been talked about with no real change on the ground while with the rail connection, there is still a long way to go for constructions to wrap up. The nature of connectivity and costs involved in transportation of goods will decrease once rail connectivity becomes a reality. But for all practical purposes, the air connectivity of the region and the state to more states and cities in the rest of the country and at affordable is what is important in light of the sheer volume of travel from the region. This does not mean having to do away with the idea of better road connectivity since the volume of traffic even on the national highways are on the increase but to keep the option of affordable air connectivity open since our Highways are often held on ransom by various agencies.

Leader Writer: Chitra Ahanthem

 

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Congress making a mockery of democracy, says Dr Nara

State campaign on electoral reforms from July 12 IMPHAL, July 7: The present crisis within the Congress party is not only led by hunger for power, but also out of

State campaign on electoral reforms from July 12
IMPHAL, July 7: The present crisis within the Congress party is not only led by hunger for power, but also out of a fear among the Congress MLAs that they would not be able to recover what they have invested during the last elections. It is obvious they want to do this by earning a berth in the State ministry.

This was stated by Dr M Nara this afternoon at a press briefing held at the Irawat Bhawan, BT Road. Nara added that the crisis stems from narrow political interest aimed at self-aggrandizement. This is unfortunate, for it will affect the overall political environment of the State, he said.

Nara alleged that Manipur today is almost like an anarchic state in which the individuals and groups are left to do whatever they please.

The sad part is that the government is nonchalant and doing nothing about it, he said.

Politics has been reduced to a mockery and a profitable business avenue. If the current trend continues, there is little hope for a better future for Manipur, Nara added.

The only way to bring about a change in the present political set up is through an electoral reform, Nara said. The State CPI will start its campaign on electoral reform from July 12 as a part of a nationwide campaign.

Taking jibes on BJP, Nara said political parties like BJP and Congress are corporate funded parties, their policies and programmes are meant to placate the corporates.

He said ever since the BJP has come to power, the prices of the essential commodities have been rising. Prices of Petrolium products, cooking gas, kesrosene and railway fare have increased, giving hardship to the common man, He said.

Nara alleged that BJP was funded by big corporate houses in its recent election campaign. In order to pay off back loans from the corporate houses, the BJP led NDA government in the center has resorted hiking prices of essential commodities, without caring for the common man, he maintained.

He said the BJP was voted to power by the Indian people because the people were fed up with the policies of UPA II. People wanted a change of policies so as to be relieve of the hardship heaped on them by the UPA government. But contrary to this expectation, the NDA government is giving the same hardship to the people by following the same policies as that of the UPA, by appeasing the corporates, Nara added.

On the other hand the corporate sectors are reaping a good harvest ever since the BJP came to power Nara said. This is because parties like BJP make policies to favour the interests of the corporate houses.

 

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Cabinet approves creation of BDOs, recruitment of doctors

IMPHAL, July 7: A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh at his cabinet secretariat approved creation of 41 BDO and 79 specialist doctors. Briefing media persons after

IMPHAL, July 7: A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh at his cabinet secretariat approved creation of 41 BDO and 79 specialist doctors.

Briefing media persons after the meeting, Government spokesperson cum CAF&PD Minister, M Okendro, said that of several agendas discussed during the meeting two agendas were deferred.

Elaborating on agendas which could be successfully concluded, he revealed that the meeting approved post creation of 41 BDO posts in the RD and PR department to ensure the smooth execution of various flagship programmes started by the UPA Government, mainly MGNREGS. The post creation will ease the burden upon the SDOs who are also given charge of BDOs, he added.

The Minister further informed that the cabinet also gave approval for recruitment of 79 specialist doctors to accommodate required man power (need base) in 7 district hospitals under the State Government which included 5 in the hills and 2 in the valley. The recruitment process would be initiated under the Manipur Health Services Rules, Grade-II through MPSC.

He continued that to streamline the menace surrounding the Village Defence Force (VDF) all the power vested upon the respected Superintendent of Police of a district would be transferred to Director General of Police besides extending the contract for one more years against the existing one.

Meanwhile, taking serious consideration of the turmoil resulting along the NH-37 due to the imposition of blockade by four students bodies, the spokespersons, appealed to the agitator to call off its movement.

He maintained that the Government is strongly considering the demands of the agitators and the cabinet deliberated upon them during to expedite the assurances made earlier.

 

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