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IMPHAL, May 15: A group of Border Security Force (BSF) at Heitupokpi was attacked by exploding an improvised explosive device (IED) at Wangjing Heitupokpi 10 km east of the Thoubal Police Station at around 4.45 p.m. However, no BSF personnel sustained injuries in the said incident.

According to a source, the BSF personnel who had a narrow escape from the powerful IED attack were posted at Wangjing Tekcham Leikai. They are said to be personnel of “D” coy of 116 BN BSF.

When they went out of their post on foot and patrolled walking on both sides of the road, an IED which may have been planted earlier was exploded through a remote control device said sources. The IED was planted on the southern portion of the road opposite Okram Leirak between Heirok Part-I and Wangjing Heitupokpi.

The bomb exploded loudly  leaving a crater four feet deep and seven feet in diameter at the scene of the incident. Following reports that a powerful IED remained unexploded at another place near the spot, police cordoned off the suspected area but with night falling, it was inconvenient to detect the said IED. Sources said that the bomb detection exercise would be conducted in the morning by the bomb detection squad.Paonam Brojen Singh, MLA Wangjing Tentha inspected the area after the incident.

Meanwhile, a powerful IED was found planted at the roadside of Pukhao-Shantipur under Sagolmang police station of Imphal East at around 10 a.m. The bomb was found inside a gunny bag by a patrol party of 10 AR at Sagolmang Post who informed the police. Police diffused the bomb along with bomb experts in the afternoon.

Police have registered a case each with regard to the two incidents.

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IMPHAL, May 15: The Co-ordination Committee of Colleges Students’ Union, Manipur today took its course of agitation to the next level and locked the Directorate of Higher Education at Nityaipat Chuthek this afternoon after driving off the staffs from the directorate.

The union had been on agitation mode owing to the failure of the government to look into its demands for proper facilities in the colleges of the state.

Volunteers of the union numbering around 50 arrived at the Directorate office holding placards from Tamphasana Girls’ Higher Secondary School side this afternoon and started to herd together the officials and other staffs outside before locking up the directorate at around 1:30pm.

Speaking to the media, O Premjit Convenor of the co-ordination student union said that the committee has been demanding for the proper infrastructure and the appointment of a regular principal of some colleges from the year 2009 and submitted memorandum to the state minister regarding their 8 point of demands but till today, the state government had not given any positive response.

The union supported by other separate college students unions had also declared earlier that it will boycott the BA, B SC and BCom semester examinations conducted by the Manipur University.

The demands of the agitating students include appointment of Principals in colleges on regular basis, filling up the vacant post of Director of Higher Education that has been lying vacant since 1986, improvement of toilet facilities in the colleges, improvement of the ill-equiped laboratories, procuring books for the libraries and improvement of human resource infrastructure of both the government and the government aided colleges by creating more teaching posts in proportionate to the strength of the student and a Common Admission Test to rationalise the admission procedure to the colleges of the state among others.

Meanwhile, the union called a press conference at it office inside the GP Women’s college declaring that it will continue with its resolution to boycott the BA, B Sc and B Com examinations conducted by the Manipur University and in case the government fail to take proper action even then, than the union will continue with stronger agitations.

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IMPHAL, May 15: The dead body of an auto driver was found abandoned today under a bridge along the road leading to Saikul under Gamnom Sapermeina police station of Sadar Hills. The dead body had stab wounds. According to information received from Senapati District Police, the auto driver has been identified as Damar Kumar (19), son of Balkrishna Nepali from Katomei Part I under Senapati Police Station. His auto number is MN-01Y-7039. His dead body was found dead at the top of the Maram Khunou 5 Km west of police station today morning. His auto was also found near the spot where he was found dead. He sustained two cuts on the head, three around the neck and three on the back. Sources say that Damar might have been stabbed with a knife by a passenger or passengers sitting at the back since blood stains were found inside the auto and on the front seat.

Police have registered a case with regard to the incident and the dead body deposited at the RIMS morgue for the post-mortem examination. There has been no report of arrest regarding the incident till the filing of this report.

Meanwhile, a press release issued by Senapati District Motor Vehicles Owners’ Association said that it strongly condemns the brutal murder of auto driver Kumar Gautam (19).

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IMPHAL, May 15: Speaking at the observation of International Nurses week organized by RIMS Nurses Association, nursing staff of RIMS and College of Nursing, RIMS at the Jubilee Hall today, Prof S Sekharjit Singh, Director Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)exhorted upon the medical fraternity saying, “Let us improve the service rendered to patients for a healthy society. We must be punctual and sincere in attending duties, and very particular in looking how the patient looks at us and the way we respond.” 

The role of nursing needs to be reminded to keep the society healthy and to prevent diseases in the hospitals and other establishments, he said. During imparting health education, providing service to ailing persons a nurse must follow the footsteps of Florence Nightingale by being devoted to areas related to healthcare, he suggested. He also said the nursing course is a very technical education and in fact its examination is difficult to pass. The course is not as easy as many people think it to be.

Speaking at the occasion, H Jamuna Devi, Principal College of Nursing, RIMS said the lady with the lamp shall always stand as a symbol of heroic womanhood.

She added, “We must take proper coordination between the nursing and education section, and work together wherever applicable to fulfill the millennium goal which says to improve the maternal health. Until and unless the health of the women is not improved, the society does not improve, she added.

Other dignitaries present at the occasion were Prof Ch Arunkumar Singh, Medical Superintendent (i/c) RIMS; TY Babu, Prof of Surgery RIMS and Dean School of Medical Sciences, Manipur University; Prof N Damayanti Devi, HOD Anatomy RIMS; and J Rallienzo Hmar, Dy Nursing Superintendent RIMS.

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IMPHAL, May 15: RK Binodjit (34) Officer in charge of the Moreh unit commando who was produced at the Narcotic substance and psychotropic substance (ND&PS) court at Lamphel today has been placed under a 15 day judicial custody remand today.

RK Binodjit, son of RK Bijoy of Yaiskhul police lane was produced for the second time in the court regarding  the recent Pallel Drug case in the NDPS court after he was remanded to seven days police custody by the Chief judicial Magistrate Thoubal on May 9 after he was formally arrested by the police on 8 May regarding his involvement in a drug related case in which two vehicles of Moreh unit commandos in full uniforms and service weapons were seized along with a huge consignment of drug on while trying to transport the drugs toward Moreh.

Binodjit pleaded not guilty in the court telling it he was not involved in the transportation of the illegal drugs. However, the Judge said that there was evidence that Binodjit had mobile phone talk with the other two co-accused—SI Devan and Commander Premananda.

It may be mentioned that the RK Binodjit  was arrested following the statement given by the sub inspector and the Jamandar who were earlier arrested with the drugs. The two had said that the drugs in their possession was being transported following the OC`s instructions.

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IMPHAL, May 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party is continuing with its tirade against the Congress Government in the state. Speaking at a press conference, spokesperson Y Nilamani said the Congress government is anti-poor and is against the educated unemployed youths.

He continued, “There are 6.95 lakh educated unemployed youths enrolled with the Employment Exchange and around 4/5 lakh youth who are yet to enrol themselves with the Employment Exchange and working in small time jobs.”

It is not possible that the government provide jobs to all the youths but the government can provide assistance to them and help them gain self-employment, he said.

He continued that the Congress government has managed to demolish all small time industries in the state in the past ten years and claimed that it is interested only in the recruitment of police/Manipur Rifles.

He further charged that the Congress government is uninterested in finding out the truth or the owners of the drugs being seized in the state in recent times and as such failed to hand over all the drug related cases to the CBI for investigation and has only handed over a few select cases.

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