Day: July 14, 2015

IMPHAL, July 14: A transformer repairing centre located at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai, Imphal West was completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in the centre this morning around 4.30.

According to Manipur Fire Service, the fire incident was informed to the fire brigade at around 5.03 am after which fire service personnel rushed to the area to douse the fire.

By the time they arrived, 14 transformers belonging to Manipur State Power Distribution Company, seven transformer machines, one colour television, one laptop, two computer desktops, five generator sets, one refrigerator, eight barrels containing transformer oil, one oil testing machine, two drums wrapped with new coil, furniture including bed and cash amount of Rs 1, 50, 000 kept at the repairing centre had charred to ashes.

Alpha BCI Memorial Academy adjoining the centre was also engulfed by the fire. The school canteen, textbooks and uniforms were destroyed in the fire.

As stated by caretaker of the school canteen Sita Poudyel, property of the school worth Rs 1 lakh was destroyed in the fire. However, the school building remained unharmed.

However, fire tender personnel managed to save residential houses adjoining the transformer repairing centre from the raging fire.

The workshop being run by Amakcham Dhananjoy Singh is situated at the premises belonging to one RK Rita Devi.

Speaking to newspersons following the fateful incident, Dhananjoy informed that property worth around Rs 80-90 lakh was destroyed in the fire.

He lamented that all his earnings which he had gathered by toiling day and night in his workshop were gone in the devastating fire.

He ruled out short circuit as the cause of the fire but suspected that the fire may have sparked by gas leakage.

Saikhom Rakesh alias Mujao son of S Jugin, who joined in extinguishing the fire, suffered injuries in his right leg.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/property-worth-around-rs-80-lakhs-destroyed-in-transformer-repairing-centre-inferno/

IMPHAL, Jul 14: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System has expressed its deepest condolence on the death of Sapam Robinhood and countless numbers of supporters and agitators who have suffered injuries due to police highhandedness witnessed during the movement demanding an Act to check the rampant influx of outsiders into the State and safeguard the indigenous people.

A statement of the committee signed by its asstt media coordinator Md Kheiruddin Shah Moijingmayum said the JCILPS shares the grievances of the families who had to endure such pains for the movement.

It further said that the special meeting of the Manipur Legislative Assembly convened on July 15 should not only withdraw the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015, but should also set a timeline in the near future for the enactment of a bill which would safeguard the indigenous people.

The JCILPS supported by the people is all set to launch further agitations in case of the failure of the House to do so, it warned.

It has further appealed to all medical staff including doctors and nurses to properly attend to those injured in the movement.

The statement also said that the committee has opened a medical helpline to attend to those injured during the movement.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/set-timeline-for-enactment-of-new-bill-jcilps/

CHANDEL, July 14: The Naga People`™s Front Chandel Divisional Unit has alleged the Chandel DC for not taking necessary steps for formation of the ADC even though the newly formed coalition Democratic Alliance of Chandel (DAC), which claim majority to form the council have already apprised him.

The NPF Chandel Divisional Unit President Ts Molarshing made the statement while briefing media here in Chandel.

Criticising the incumbent Deputy Commissioner of not processing the letter submitted to the DC by the Democratic Alliance of Chandel, on June 19, for inviting the latter to form the ADC, Ts Molarshing came down heavily and questioned the motive behind the state Govt and the district administrator to delay the matter.

Ts Molarshing while informing of the party wishes to expedite the process of forming the ADC at the earliest, appealed Chandel DC to look in to the matter of the letter submitted to him and invite the NPF led DAC to form the ADC at the earliest.

He said that Democratic Alliance of Chandel was formed with 13 elected members who have resigned from their original party therefore the NPF Chandel welcomed them to the party and wishes them to have stable and people`™s government under democratic Alliance of Chandel (DAC).

The party president further alleged that the district administration have not properly communicated to elected members for the oath taking ceremony. The CEO of ADC Chandel was found absent on the oath taking ceremony. The party has expressed deep concern over this matter and should not be repeated, he said.

Meanwhile, the deputy Commissioner Chandel while clarifying the matter to media, who call on him, said the matter was not process as oath taking was not yet.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/npf-chandel-blames-district-administration-for-delay/

IMPHAL, July 14: Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited MSPDCL today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for workman training with Power Sector Skill Council, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship government of India.

The MoU was signed in the Cabinet Room of CM`™s Secretariat on July 14. The MSPDCL was represented by its Managing Director R Sudan while the PSSC was represented by its Chief Executive Officer Binod Bihari.

Speaking on the occasion, the State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh expressed gratitude to the Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India for selecting Manipur to undertake the Pilot Project of skill development for Workmen.

This project is as per National Skill Development Policy 2009, he observed.

`I am told that Power Sector Skill Council has been created and has come into operation recently with a mandate to support power industry with appropriate interventions leading to development of required skill sets, in response to industry requirements,` the Chief Minister observed.

He further expressed optimism that the PSSC will identify skill gaps, frame Occupational Standards in order to facilitate development of practical and high quality training content, ensure adequate availability of faculty through training of Trainer initiatives, build accreditation and certification mechanisms and encourage capacity building.

The Chief Minister also congratulated the State Power department for the tie up with the PSSC and said it should start focusing on the most critical gap of Capacity building in respect of work men in power sector.

According to the Chief Minister, the Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited after the unbundling from Electricity department, has been trying its best to improve the quality of electrical supply to the people of Manipur.

`In order to further improve the supply of the power to the common people, the maintenance of the existing infrastructure and provide uninterrupted power supply is the key.`

`MSPDCL is now initiating a programme to train and skill up the existing linemen staffs and future outsourced linemen staffs. They will be certified and assess by PSSC.`

`I sincerely appreciate the efforts of department of Labour& Employment, Government of Manipur, which has played an important role under the leadership of I Hemochandra Singh, minister, PHED and Labour & Employment, by agreeing to provide infrastructural support namely, ITI, Takyel, for the purpose of skill training of staff of MSPDCL.`

We are also appreciative of the efforts of Deloitte, the leading global consulting firm, which has been the PMU for MSPDCL, for being the key driver behind all stakeholders coming together for the skill training program of staff of MSPDCL, he continued.

The Chief Minister also appreciated the JCRE Skill Solutions which has been appointed as the Local Training Provider for the agreement reached between MSPDCL and PSSC.

Ibobi also expressed desire that the training partner shall thoroughly train all the linesmen and other workmen under the Power sector so that skilled talent pool for MSPDCL is created to deliver quality work to handle the growing workload.

The occasion was also attended by I Hemochandra Singh, minister of PHED/Labour & Employment;

PC Lawmkunga, State chief secretary; Dr J Suresh Babu, principal secretary (Power ); Dr Suhel Akhtar, principal secretary Labour; Vinod Behari, CEO, Power Sector Skill Council, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; Ajit Mathai, director, Deloitte Consultancy Niranjan, Director & CEO of JCRE Solutions.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/mspdcl-inks-mou-with-pssc-to-facilitate-skill-development-in-power-sector/

IMPHAL, July 14: The Business Advisory Committee, BAC of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has fixed just two businesses for the part II Emergency Sitting of the 11th session of 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly which will be held tomorrow starting from 11am.

The BAC meeting was held today at 11am.

Sources said in the first of the two businesses, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh will present the 15th report of the BAC of the Manipur Legislative Assembly before the House.

The second business would be a government resolution motion.

It may be mentioned that an official notification issued yesterday by secretary in charge, Manipur Legislative Assembly K Meghajit Singh had said the `Speaker has been pleased to reconvene an emergency sitting of the 11th session (Part II) of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly on July 15 at 11 am in the Assembly hall of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Chingmeirong.

The emergency sitting of the Manipur Legislative Assembly was convened following public upheavals demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or a similar law in the State to safeguard the indigenous people of the State.

It may also be mentioned that the Inner Line Permit System was abolished from Manipur on November 18, 1950 by the then chief commissioner Himat Singh.

Following a motion moved by Opposition MLA Dr I Ibohalbi Singh in the House on July 13, 2012, the Manipur Legislative Assembly had taken a resolution to implement the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 in the State.

The same resolution was passed by the House for a second time after MLA RK Anand moved a similar motion in the House on June 13, 2013.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/one-day-emergency-sitting-of-house-to-have-two-businesses/