Day: August 6, 2017

IMPHAL | Aug 6

Education minister Th. Radheshyam said to improve the dilapidated condition of the government schools, the locals, those who are the guardians and citizens should take up the responsibility to ensure and improve the requirements from every possible aspect in order to bring qualitative development.

He was speaking at the 8th meritorious award 2017, at Heingang.

He continued schools have been provided for educating young children who will be the future of tomorrow. With Right to Education Act (RTE), free and compulsory is provided by the government for children of age group six to fourteen.

There are officials who have been tasked to implement this but the success of implementing this RTE will be achieved only when everyone from all walks of life come together to work for the upliftment of the education, he said.

The minister maintained that awards to the students would encourage them to chase their goals. Cheering up the children for their achievements, it will also inspire the other young minds who could not receive the award today due to some drawback.

 He also said that encouraging the children in the face of failure is more important and necessary than success.

“Guardians of every child should take the task to motivate and support them going the right path in the making of a good human being. It is more important that children are taught to be caring and loving, a person when grows up, who will be able to sacrifice for the welfare of the society”, he said.

The contribution towards the society by all with the capability to love and sacrifice for other is more important than being a successful person, the minister stressed.

Joint director MAHUD, Ng. Uttam, said that though everyone wants to be successful having satisfaction of what is being achieved, contribution for the betterment of the society is more important.

He advised the children present in the function that it is better to compete with oneself than to compete with others so that with every step there can be holistic development.

Commandant 1st MR N. Herojit Singh, said that the young children should learn to absorb only the good things and ventilate the negative ones.

Gifts were presented to the elders, with awards being given to the meritorious students. The function was organised by the Heingang United Clubs Organisation (HUCO).

Dr. Th. Bijoy Singh, HOD of Forensic medicine RIMS, explained in detail on the topic “Role of Forensic expert in aid of delivery of justice”. He said that there are lots of methods to identify the causes of death.

Editor of Imphal Free Press, Pradip Phanjoubam spoke on the topic “Challenges and lacuna faced by the media in following a case with special reference to investigative journalism”. The role of presiding judge and counsel of the victim were presented by Th. Surbala, retired district and session judge and L. Sevananda Sharma, practicing advocate in High Court, Manipur respectively.

Public meetings and rally decry oil exploration

IMPHAL | Aug 6

Locals of Torbung area resolved to ban oil exploration work and any other related work to exploit any natural resources in the area. They also resolved that no natural resources can be taken out without the free-prior and informed consent of the people of Torbung Area.

The meeting held at Kangvai community hall today also resolved to support and take part in any movement related to oil exploration and exploration of natural resources in Manipur. The public meeting was organised by the villagers of Torbung area, Churachandpur district.

Speaking in the meeting Sapam Ranjan, pradhan of Torbung GP said that the natural resources petroleum, limestone, cobalt chromium, coal, etc which are found in the state must be protected by the people of the land and should not be given to the central government.

It is mentioned in the Indian Oilfield Act 1948 that the ultimate owner of the natural resources found in any area of the country is the property of the central government, he said, and asked if the people are going to sacrifice their land which are kept for them by our ancestor just for the central government in the name of development by depriving the rights over the own land.

It should be made clear that the Indian Oilfield Act 1948 is an out-dated Act as it was passed before Manipur was merged with India; therefore, this Act is needed to be amendment, he urged.

In the public meeting Mr. Sapam Ranjan (Pradhan, Torbung G.P), Mr. K Paul Kapyung (Secretary, Young Vaiphei Association), Ms. K Aruna (Secretary, Nupi Khunai Semgat Lup, Phougakchao Ikhai), Mr. Majabung Gangmei (Speaker, Zalinaglong Baudi) and Mr. N Rajesh (General Secretary, Citizen Initiative Manipur)

Speaking in the meeting Majabung Gangmei, of ZB highlighted some reality of how the oil companies tried to obtain N.O.C from the villagers for the oil exploration work in Tamenglong area.

He recalled the Jubiliant Company had approached most of the villages located in the Tamenglong area without informing the DRP and also without disclosing any documents related to oil exploration work in Manipur.

The government of India has granted the Asian Oilfiled Service Limited to conduct the oil exploration work in Manipur but without being informed to the general masses, which is of very unfortunate, he lamented.

Meanwhile a public meeting on similar issue was jointly organised by villages such as Charoi, Ponrinjuang, Taokomjeag, Ranginag, Thingou, Okoklong and Namduwnjang at Taokomjeag village community hall, Noney.

A rally was alsoorganised to spread the mass awareness to the villagers of Noney area and also to the villagers of the neighbouring villages with regard to the negative impact of oil exploration work and other mining of resources in the state of Manipur.

The meeting also resolved to stop all kind of extraction of natural resources including the ongoing 2D seismic survey by the Asian Oilfiled Service Limited, and to protect the natural resources for the future generation.

The program was attended by Thonchaling Kamei, chairman Charoi Pandongba, Senapati district, Ka Phunsingpao Kamei, Baorei Kamsuan (elder of Namdonjang village) and Benjamin Rongmei, convenor YFPHR, Noney district.

IMPHAL | Aug 6

Committee on Human Rights, Manipur (COHR) today hold a protest rally at Kwakeithel, Imphal as a part of solidarity and fight back conference of International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) and International Women Alliance, Toronto, Canada.

Civil bodies of the state including AMUCO, AMAWOVA, AMESCO, POIREI, Leimarol Apunba Maira Paibee Manipur and MAPWAK also took part in the protest rally.

Speaking to media persons COHR, chairman, Phulindro Konsam said that the main objective of ILPS is to promote, support and develop anti-imperialist and democratic struggles of the people around the world.

The league aims to stimulate and coordinate common lines of action and undertake action like advocacy, research, publications, conferences, seminars and social and political mobilization, he added.

Phulindro continued that on the other hand the central force as well as the state force have killed many innocent person in fake encounter taking the chances of implementation of black laws “AFSPA, 1958” in the state.

So in order to earn back the rights of the people of the state, the people need to work together as one to remove such Act, added the chairman.