Manipur News

IMPHAL, April 24: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held its first Telecom Consumer Outreach Programme for Manipur at The Classic Hotel, North AOC, Imphal today.

The interactive programme was meant to inform the telecom consumers about their rights and privileges. Large number of telecom consumers, representatives of all Telecom Service Providers of Manipur, students, government officials and consumer advocacy groups, Consumers Forums and NGOs participated in the programme.

A Robert J Ravi, advisor (QoS/TD), TRAI New Delhi, in his keynote address highlighted about the various measures taken up by TRAI in recent times to protect the consumers`™ interest.

He detailed various consumer centric regulations, directions and orders issued by TRAI.

Rupa Pal Choudhury, advisor, Regional Office, Kolkata explained about the roles and function of TRAI and the various initiatives taken by TRAI for the protection of telecom consumers. She also highlighted about TRAI regulations concerning Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC), Complaint Redressal Mechanism and Value Added Services.

A Robert J Ravi, advisor (QoS/TD), TRAI New Delhi also made a presentation covering the various issues related to consumers of telecom and broadcasting sectors.

The digitization of cable TV network has already been completed in the four metro cities and 38 cities. Manipur has started the process to complete within this current year, and this will be a complete transition to digital cable TV by 2016, he continued.

Such digitization can provide various value added services including broadband for the consumers. The cable operators should have a designated complaint handling and redressal system, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/trai-reaches-out-to-telecom-consumers-of-the-state/

IMPHAL, April 24: Department of Forensic Medicine of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) has started the post mortem examination on the human skulls and skeletal remains which were found during excavation at the erstwhile complex of Tombisana High School, Old Assembly Road by Public Works Department (PWD) for the construction of a market shed for women.

According to reports received by this daily, the post mortem examination on the eight human skulls and skeletal remains started from April 21 following an order issued by District Magistrate, Imphal West.

As per the order, each Executive Magistrate should take part in the post mortem examination. Sub-Deputy Collector of Imphal West, Md Daulat as an Executive Magistrate had taken part in the post mortem examination conducted so far. Amongst officials of District Magistrate of Imphal West, Robertson and Jadumani as Executive Magistrates will take part in the post mortem examination till its completion.

Investigation Officer of City Police Station, Kamson is working together with the Executive Magistrates in the inquest work of the post mortem examination conducted so far. Forensic experts of RIMS are also assisting in the in-depth examination of the human skulls and skeletal remains which are kept in four boxes wrapped by plastic.

Apart from the eight human skulls and different sizes of skeletal remains which were sealed after being recovered by the police, the sealed items included human hairs and earth samples.

Video footages of the opening of the sealed boxes and process of the post mortem examination are also being recorded, the reports said.

It may be recalled here that the human skulls and skeletal remains were recovered during excavation at the former campus of Tombisana High School on December 25 and 26, 2014.

Following the stunning recovery that has come as a shocker to the state, a case was registered at Heingang Police Station, Imphal East under UD no 12 of HNG PS/2014. Later the case was transferred to City Police Station, Imphal West and subsequently registered a case under UD no 9 of City PS/2014 U/S 174 CrPc.

At first, the human skulls and skeletal remains were kept at JNIMS morgue. Later, it was brought to RIMS morgue on December 27 last.

A state cabinet meeting convened on December 29 with Chief Minister O Ibobi in the chair had decided to hand over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

In connection with the recovery of the human skulls and skeletal remains, Human Rights Alert (HRA) and Families of Involuntary Disappeared Association Manipur (FIDAM) had filed a Public Interest Litigation at High Court of Manipur.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/autopsy-on-recovered-human-skulls-conducted-at-rims/

IMPHAL, April 24: The Sakhi Devi Girls`™ High School (Government Aided) which is situated in Uripok Yambem Leikai Imphal is in a deplorable condition.

The situation has been brought up however, only only after the two-days back violent storm which had blown away the roof of the school.

The school compound including the class rooms has also been flooded by the storm.

The walls of the classroom have started to fall apart and there are no proper toilets as such the entire school campus is in a pathetic condition.

Manipur Student`™s Federation along with the media team today look into the condition and interacted with the school`™s authorities.

Speaking to media persons assistant headmistress, R K Sanajaobi said that the school has been in a deplorable condition since long and there have been no assistance from the government side.

There were many students in the beginning but due to lack of infrastructure and facilities in the school, students started leaving, she said.

Now, there are only 37 students registered in the school and the students hardly attend their classes, she continued.

R K Sanajaobi lamented that how will the students attend the classes in such conditions as the present.

Speaking to the media persons MSF, general secretary M Bidyaraj appealed to the government to look into the condition of the school and help the students continue their normal classes.

The government`™s neglecting policies towards the government aided schools is condemnable as the government should be treated equally to the government schools or government aided schools or privates schools, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/storm-brings-forth-schools-deplorable-condition/