Day: October 25, 2015

IMPHAL, 25 October: All Manipur Working Journalists Union president Wangkhemcha Shamjai today launched a 30 minute slot of Manipur and Assam News in `Sadhana Plus` a hindi-channel.
The launching function was held at the Manipur Press Club.

Speaking on the occasion, chief managing director of the Savannah Consultant Pvt Ltd Rajkumar Premjit said the consultant company has managed to francishee a 30-minute time slot in the TV channel for news of Assam and Manipur.

He said he has struggled for nine long years in the national capital in order to get the dedicated time slot for Manipur.

The 30-minute news programme will be telecast starting November 1 on the channel, he said.

Shamjai said the local media is doing well in disseminating news within their capacity however, when it comes to the national scene there has been a huge gap.

Manipur, although considered the gateway to the ASEAN countries, its current affairs are hardly reported by the national channels, he said.

The editorial is the backbone of a media house and subscribers should not skip it, he said,

He continued the letter to the editor is also important as anyone can do citizen reporting by writing a letter to the editor.

The launching programme was also attended by former Dean of Social Sciences, Manipur Prof. Ksh Bimola Devi as president and director Savannah Consultant Pvt. Ltd. Dr Savan Chongtham.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/state-news-programme-in-national-channel-launched/

IMPHAL, October 25: A mob erupted this evening at Mayang Imphal Bazar over the recovery of the body of a missing 13-year old boy hanging from a tree yesterday.

It may be mentioned that 13-year old Akoijam Monsai Singh son of Ak Nodiachand Singh of Mayang Imphal Thana Wangkhei Leikai who had been missing after going out of his home was found dead hanging from a tree yesterday evening around 3:45 at a paddy field in Mayang Imphal Yangbi Leirak under Mayang Imphal Police Station.

A large mob of womenfolk stormed the Mayang Imphal Police Station demanding the arrest of the boy`™s friends who had called him out on the October 22 morning. The boy had failed to return since going out of his home on the October 22 morning.

When the police replied that arrests will be made only after proper investigation, the mob turned violent and imposed a bandh at Mayang Imphal Bazar crossroads citing that the police have failed to arrest the accused.

Shops were also closed down immediately.

Motorists were attacked with catapults and stones pelted at, according to sources.

Meanwhile, police fired mock bombs and tear gas shells to disperse the mob during which one bandh supporter was injured.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/mayang-imphal-mob-blocks-road-against-suspicious-death-of-13yearold/

BISHNUPUR, October 25: A public meeting on the theme `Peaceful coexistence` was today convened at the Lamlanghupi Chothe Village organised by the Apunba Nupi Lup ANUL Bishnupur.

The meeting was attended by ANUL Bishnupur president Sumati Oinam, Art and Culture of Chothe chairman Yuhlung Maipak Chothe, Lamlanghupi Chothe Village vice chairman Thao Jatra Chothe, UCM vice president Sunil Karam and Mapi Council advisor Th Manihar as presidium members.

ANUL Bishnupur organization secretary Khaidem Pramo speaking on the occasion said the meeting was organised to maintain the peaceful co-existence of the different communities in the State following the signing of the peace accord between the NSCN (IM) and the GoI which is an attempt to create a divide by driving a wedge between the communities.

Sumati said the people of the hills and the valley are from the same ancestors and should maintain the unity and love which has been there for long.

She continued when the train arrives in the State, if the indigenous people continue to remain indifferent and aloof from one another, there is possibilities of the indigenous people going extinct.

She further encouraged the need for the people to be united.

Yuhlung Maipak Chothe said using separate terminology for people of the hills and the valley as `Chingmi`™ and `Tammi`™ is a main caused for the loss of love among the people.

It is better not to use the separate words at all, he observed.

There is no difference between the hills and the valley, he said.

The gods of the Meiteis live in the hill tops signifying that the Meiteis had also originated from the hills, he elaborated.

He said all the communities should live together peacefully by understanding the fact that all the people are from the same ancestors.

Manihar said the Indian government is trying to create a wedge among the communities of Manipur by driving a wedge among them.

He further called upon all to forget separate land for the Nagas, separate land for the kukis and to live together peacefully.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/chothe-village-hosts-peaceful-coexistence-meet/

IMPHAL, October 25: The State government has initiated a thorough inquiry into the recruitment process of police constable through the Home department, deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam told media persons regarding a recent order of the Governor which had halted the ongoing viva voce test for recruitment of 2000 police constables.

The viva voce of the recruitment process was halted following alleged complaints of irregularities from various quarters.

Speaking to media persons in the sidelines of a film release function at the Manipur Film Development Corporation, Gaikhangam who also holds the Home portfolio said a departmental enquiry has been initiated against the process so as to clear all doubts of the public regarding irregularities.

The government, he said is trying hard to clear all doubts of the public.

Follow up actions will be taken up once the departmental enquiry report is received, he added.

On being pressed against the reported daylight extortion committed by police Commandos from a civilian, the Home minister said the police department has undertaken an investigation on the issue.

He said the man who has alleged victimization by the police Commandos should also co-operate in the investigation.

If the report of the investigation find anyone involved in such activity, they will not be spared, he added.

Gaikhangam also said the MLA Nasir who is also the local representative of the alleged victim, accompanied by the State DGP had also convened a meeting on the issue with the Chief Minister at the CM`™s Secretariate hall.

On the other hand, speaking of the Congress candidates for the November 21 bye-election in Thongju and Thangmeiband constituencies, Gaikhangam who is also the president of the MPCC said the MPCC has already recommended two candidates for the bye-election yesterday to the AICC.

He identified the two as Bijoy Koijam for Thongju and W Jyotin for Thangmeiband.

He continued, there is no need for the party to call a star campaigner at the moment for the bye-election as the party has enough firepower at the moment to fight the bye-election on its own.

He said that the Congress will have no problem in fighting the two disqualified MLAs of Thongju and Thangmeiband.

Their disqualification means they are not good enough to be MLAs and that they had violated the trust of the people which was handed over to them after their winning the elections, he said.

He said the two were unable to stay put in a party for even five years, so we think the people of the constituencies are clever enough not to accept them as their representatives again.

As for the Congress, the MPCC has made its recommendation before the AICC regarding ticket allocations and the names of the candidates will be announced soon, he said.

Regarding the construction of the Tombisana market shed, he said the government has fulfilled all formalities for the construction of the market and has followed all requisite rules and regulations for the construction.

He said once the market shed is completed, it will solve many problems of the women vendor sitting along the streets.

He said construction of the market shed is not undertaken with personal interest but it has been undertaken in considerations of the State`™s interest.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/constables-recruitment-and-allegation-of-daylight-robbery-by-cdos-cases-under-departmental-probes-gaikhangam/

IMPHAL, October 25: The Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur has appealed to the concerned authorities to postpone the screening test for the recruitment of Assistant Professors to be conducted by MPSC on October 27 asking to conduct the test after clearing all the confusion and issues of the candidates.

DESAM president Moirangthem Angamba along with around 20 rejected candidates of the said recruitment exam called a press conference today at the student organisation`™s office at Keishampat.

Angamba said the MPSC had issued a notification on December 15, 2014 for the recruitment of 240 vacant posts of Assistant Professors in 28 government colleges in the State.

However, due to some confusion in the essential qualification for the posts around 600 candidates have been rejected, he said.

One of the essential qualifications for the said recruitment exam is for candidates to be NET or SLET or SET qualified, Angamba said.

At the same time some candidates have been rejected because they had received their PhD degrees before 2009, when the UGC had issued a regulation regarding PhD degrees, he said.

On October 19 this year, the MPSC issued another notice saying that those candidates who received PhD before 2009 can appear in the exam after submitting a compliance certificate before October 24, Angamba further said.

Those candidates approached the Manipur University for compliance certificate but Manipur University denied giving compliance certificate to them saying that before 2009 no entrance test as well as no course work was conducted for PhD, so the people who were awarded PhD before 2009 cannot be treated like the people who have been awarded PhD after 2009, he said.

Now what the rejected candidates want is for the State government to make some rules and regulation to allow them to appear for the said exam like the way it is done in other states like Kerala, Mizoram, Nagaland, Guwahati University etc, he said.

These States have made some rules and relegation and allowed candidates who have been awarded PhD before 2009 to appear in Assistant Professor Recruitment exams without appearing NET or SLET or SET, he said.

Why in Manipur there is no such initiative?, he questioned.

They should be allowed to appear in the exam by making rules and regulation like in the other States, DESAM president Angamba demanded.

If not these candidates right to appear in the exam will be violated, he added.

Meanwhile around 35 candidates who appeared in the recruitment exam for Assistant Professor of Education were rejected as they have done their master degree in Education.

But according to UGC`™s latest rule and regulation, MA in any subject, MSc, MCom with MEd should be treated as equivalent with MA in Education degree holders for appearing in the Assistant Professor for Education, Angamba said.

In the NET exam also these candidates appear in the Education as well as NCTE also treats MEd and MA in Education as equivalent.

This simply means that the rejection is not reasonable and they should be allowed these candidates to appear in the recruitment exam, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/desam-wants-mpsc-to-settle-confusions-before-conducting-recruitment-of-assistant-professors/

IMPHAL, October 25: A personnel of the Assam Rifles was killed and two other injured when militant cadres laid an ambush on a 24 AR team this morning around 6:40 at Satang Village near Kwatha Village under Moreh Police Station.

The area is around 30 km north east of the Moreh Police Station.

According to reports received by the IFP, the 24 AR team was on patrol duty in the area this morning, when the militant cadres lying in wait to ambush attack the AR team using sophisticated weapons.

During the attack, a personnel was killed on the spot.

Soon after getting information about the ambush, additional forces of the AR arrived and exchanged heavy gunfire with the militant cadres; however, any casualty on the part of the militants couldn`™t be confirmed.

The dead personnel has been identified as rifleman no G/5009338 Paokholet Paite, 21 from Moreh Ward no 7, however, details of the two injured cannot be ascertained till the filing of this report.

It is also leant that the two injured have already been shifted to the Leimakhong Military Hospital.

It is also learnt that the AR conducted a massive operation in the surrounding area using mortars till around 10am today.

Meanwhile, when IFP contacted the Moreh Police, it was informed that till 7:30pm today the Assam Rifles hadn`™t made any official report of the incident and as such the detailed official report is awaited.

At the same time, it is also learnt that the body of the slain personnel has been deposited at the JNIMS morgue by the Assam Rifles and even if the AR fails to provide the official report, attempts are being made to get the information from the JNIMS morgue, the police said.

Meanwhile, a team of CRPF narrowly escaped as a grenade lobbed at them failed to explode here in Imphal.

This evening around 7:10 unidentified miscreants lobbed a hand grenade at a truck carrying CRPF personnel along the RIMS Road, which however, failed to explode.

The CRPF personnel were from the 86 BN CRPF Lamphel.

The truck was bringing personnel to replace the other who were on duty at Khwairamband Keithel and its surrounding areas.

The grenade was lobbed inside the truck when it reached the Nityananda Mandir, however, soon after the grenade fell inside the truck one of the personnel threw it out.

However, the grenade failed to explode.

Soon after getting information of the incident, high ranking police officials rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/ar-personnel-killed-in-ug-ambush-two-others-injured/

IMPHAL, October 19: The All Manipur Students Guardians Organisation has called upon the concerned authorities to modify the process of college and higher school students`™ body election from next academic session.

Speaking at a press conference at the organisation`™s office at Singjamei Sougrakpam Leikai, secretary of the organisation Sougrakpam Sumati Devi urged the concerned authorities to initiate steps so that the November 2 election of students`™ union of Higher Secondary schools and college is conducted in accordance with the code of conduct imposed by the Lyngdoh Commission.

She appealed to the concerned principals and the returning officers to ensure that the code of conduct is properly complied to.

The recent confrontations among students reported during the recent higher secondary school students`™ union election are unfortunate she said, and further urged the candidates to ensure that the election is held in a peaceful manner.

Such altercations create animosity among the students studying in the same school, she added.

Sumati further appealed to student organisations to support the effort to make the school students`™ union election peaceful.

At the same time, she suggested modifying the election process from next session so that it may not affect the academic calendar.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/amsgo-calls-for-change-in-school-students-union-election-process/