Manipur News

IMPHAL, June 6: Shija Hopsitals and Research Institute (SHRI) under a joint initiative with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), State Mission Authority, Manipur will perform free corrective surgeries for children with special needs.

Ng Bhogendro Meitei, Additional state project director (SSA), State Mission Authority informed the media in a press meet at SHRI that the scheme was initiated by SSA mainly for differently abled children who faced social stigma and for giving them opportunities to attend schools like other children.

“Normal people should treat differently abled children like any other children and should not let them feel inferior for what they are, and society should cooperate, support and change its perspective towards them.”

He also stated that SSA is providing free corrective surgeries for children under 6 to 18 years with post burn contracture, wry neck, cystic hygroma, ptosis, squint, clubbed foot, cong cataract, microtia, bow leg and low vision under the Inclusive Education for Disabled (IED) scheme.

During the press meet, Dr Palin said that 30 children are already approved under SSA for undergoing treatment and surgery, and among them five children have already been operated.

He further added that the free treatment for 2014-2015 has started since April 2014 and will continue till the month of March 2015.

He also said that Shija Hospital will give 20 percent subsidise to all the patients coming under such SSA schemes.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/free-corrective-surgeries-for-differently-abled-children/

IMPHAL, June 6: A combined team of the Thoubal District Police commando and 2 Assam Rifle personnel conducted house to house search operations at Nongbrang, Ngamukhong and Somrei village under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal district yesterday from 3pm till 7 pm.

The cordon and search operation was conducted under the supervision of Sarangthem Ibomcha, additional SP (Operation) Thoubal District led by inspector Anand Officer In Charge of Thoubal district commando along with the personnel of 2 Assam Rifle led by lieutenant colonel Naveen.

During the house to house search operation at Nongbrang, Ngamukhong and Somrei village, every villager was verified by the security team.

One person was detained during the operation.

On the other hand, a combined team of Imphal East District Police, 7 Manipur Rifle, 4 IRB and personnel of 30 Assam Rifle conducted search operation at Khabeisoi area under Porompat Police station and detained six persons and handed them over to the Heingang Police Station this morning.

The cordon and search operation was conducted under the supervision of Singhajit additional SP (operation) Imphal East led by inspector Achouba Officer In Charge, Commando of Imphal East district along with the personnel of 7 Manipur Rifle, 4 IRB and 30 AR.

Six persons who failed to produce proper verification identity proofs had been detained by the police team during the search operation and handed over to the Heingang Police Station for further verification.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/house-to-house-search-operation-conducted/

IMPHAL, June 6: Oil Tankers in the State will start parking at the Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution campus, Koirengei from tomorrow leaving their old parking spaces at the Inter State Bus Terminus, Khuman Lampak.
The step, according to sources has been taken up under the initiative of the CAF&PD minister M Okendro.

Sources informed that under the All Manipur Petroleum Tankers and Drivers’ Union, there are 590 oil tankers procuring fuel for the State from outside.

The tankers include those transporting petrol, diesel and kerosene and without the gas bullet tanker and Air Transport Fuel (ATF).

It is also learnt that while, the gas bullet tankers are parked at the Nongthomband Gas Bottling Plant, ATF Tankers are parked at the Airport.

The process of shifting of parking space for the tankers from ISBT to Koirengei will be initiated from 9am, said sources.

However, several tanker drivers and handymen have been apprehensive due to the size of the CAF&PD Koirengei campus.

Several drivers and handymen said the campus is too small to accommodate the tankers to park there.

They said even though some of the tankers may stay off road, at most time more than 200 tankers excluding the tankers that are on the road to procure fuel will be parked at the campus.

And during bandhs, blockade, general strikes the number of parked tankers will increase, they echoed before complaining that at the most a 100 tankers can park at the campus at one time.

The drivers and handymen also lamented that the shifting of parking lot to be initiated from tomorrow is on trial basis and not on a permanent basis.

They advised that it is better to find a suitable location for once and all, instead of frequent changing of place.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/new-parking-space-for-tankers-at-koirengei/

IMPHAL, June 6: The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), Chandel district urged the people of Manipur to support the students’ body in maintaining peace and harmony in the state particularly in Chandel District.

Briefing media persons in a press meet at the Manipur Press Club, KSO president Doumang Haokip said that the students’ body was not against any organisations, adding that Kukis civil societies of Chandel unanimously adopted a resolution on June 4 at Munpi village Sugnu to maintain peace and harmony among different communities.

He, further, stated that the KSO Chandel would remain firm in its stand to bring peace and harmony in Chandel.

The students’ body will work in collaboration with other social organisations in order to safeguard the Rights of the Tribal especially within the Kuki inhabited areas, he said, appealing both central and state government to stop using the divide and rule policy between the Kukis in the state particularly in Chandel.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/kso-seeks-peoples-help-to-maintain-peace-in-state/

JIRIBAM, June 6: The Barak Brothers’ Union (BBU), Jiribam organised a general meeting of local youth club leaders, political leaders and civil organisation leaders, today at Netaji Govt High School.

The meeting was attended by a large number of locals from the entire region of Barak Circle.

The main agenda of the meeting was to check the defunct government offices of Barak Circle and formation of a Barak Circle Development Demand Committee, which is from Latingkhal GP, Jiribam to Khangbor, Churachandpur District.

The meeting was attended by Archana Das, 19 Boro Bakra Zilla Parishad and Rajesh Singh, president BBU as chief guest and president, respectively.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/mass-meeting-resolves-to-check-defunct-govt-offices/

IMPHAL, June 6: Unidentified persons fired twice near the residential gate of Rongmei Lu Phuam (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) president Panti Golmei this morning around 3.

Speaking to the media at her Langol Tarung Grace Colony residence, Golmei said soon after the gunshots were fired, she heard the sound of a vehicle speeding away.

Locals informed her that the assailants were seen coming in an Alto car and a Pulsar Bike, she said.

She further condemned the attack and appealed to the authorities concerned to look into the incident.

Panti Golmei further appealed to all those involved in the attack to clarify the act and not to repeat such violence in the residential areas.

She further said that any misunderstanding can be settled through talks instead of violence.

Such violence only creates a fear psychosis among the local populace, she added.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/rongmei-leaders-house-fired-upon/