Manipur News

IMPHAL, May 29: With an objective to provide health care facilities in the remote areas, the District Health Society, Chandel organized today a Health Mela under National Rural Health Mission at Khodamphai Village under Tengnoupal Sub- Division in Chandel District today.

The inaugural function of the Health Mela was attended by Ch Pasho Aimol, Chief of Aimol Tampak Village; L Kiran Kumar, Sub-Divisional Officer of Tengnoupal; Dr N Birchandra Singh, Mission Director of District Health Mission Chandel as the chief guest, guest of honour and functional president respectively.

During the Health Mela, 11 Medical Officers including 2 from RIMS Imphal examined the patients in General Medicine, Paediatric, Gynae, Ortho, Dental, Surgery and Ayush. Moreover, Laboratory test, X-ray, Ultrasound facilities and medicines were also provided free of cost to the patients in the Mela.

Around 1000 villagers from the surrounding villages availed the health care facilities in the Mela in which ASHAs, Staff Nurses, ANMs, ASHA Felicitators and other staff of District Health Society, Chandel also attended.

While briefing the media persons, Dr Birchandra Singh, CMO Chandel who is also the Mission Director of District Health Society said that the objective of organising the Health Mela is to provide health care facilities to the remote villages in order to achieve the national goal of Health For All by 2020.

He also said that Manipur state and Goa share the top spot in terms of Low Infant Mortality Rate among the States of India which shows the success of National Rural Health Mission scheme in the state.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/health-mela-conducted-at-khodomphai/

IMPHAL, May 29: “Expressions,” a festival of plays by Pukhrambam Shamu which will continue upto June 4, 2014 was inaugurated today. The festival was organized by Elite Group of Performing Artist in support of the Department of Art and Culture, Manipur.

Pukhrambam Shamu was a renowned artist worked for the development of plays in the state and survived about 38 years from 1942 to 1980.

Speaking at the function, Works minister, Dr Kh Ratankumar said that during his lifetime, Pukhrambam Shamu have written many worthy plays.

During his lifetime, the status of theatre was unpopular as compared with other states of the country, but digesting the play and style of other states and other countries, he had tried to transcend the status of plays of Manipur, Ratankumar added.

He further continued that his devotion made by him was so immense and the younger generation who works in the field of art should imitate him.

Dr Kh Ratankumar further said that due to the existence of such profound artists who worked in the field of arts, the people of the state are known in other states of the country and also abroad.

He also said that the younger generation must work hard and should follow footsteps of the well-known artists.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/festival-of-pukhrambam-shamus-plays-inaugurated/

IMPHAL, May 29: The Joint Action Committee against the shooting incident at Lairou Ekop Ningthou Yakabung Semgat Sagat Lup has called a State-wide 48 hours general strike on May 30 and 31 with effect from 6 am of May 30.

The strike has been called demanding the arrest those involved in the recent clash between Uchiwa and Kholakhong Khongjil locals in which one MPS officer recieved bullet injuries and seven others were injured, said a press release of the JAC.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/48-hour-general-strike-called/

IMPHAL, May 29: The Zeliangrong Youth Front has said that citizens of Tamenglong district are severely affected due to the failure of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to provide transport agencies/ contractors for the transportation of food grain to various destinations in the district.

According to a press release of the front, despite several attempts to meet the minister concerned for discussion, leaders of the front were refused a meeting.

It said on May 28, the leaders of the front had waited for long for a talk with the minister but was refused later.

Since there is no transporter, the agents have to pick the rice from the Imphal Godown on their own adding extra burden and responsibility to the agents, it claimed.

It continued that in order to recoup the extra transport charges, the subsidised price has been inflated to the market price, it claimed.

It further warned that the front will take up several strong agitations by not allowing any trucks to carry essential commodities to pass along the Zeliangrong areas, in case the government continue to remain silent.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/ca-has-failed-to-provide-transporters-for-tamenglong-zyf/

JIRIBAM, May 29: Ram Prasad Naskar, a Geography teacher from Subhasgram in West Bengal, who has been on countrywide bicycle tour since December 18, 2013 under the theme “Global Warming and Its Potential Threat” reached Jiribam on Wednesday and left today for Mizoram.

He will later proceed towards Tripura from Mizoram.

While interacting with media persons, Ram Prasad expressed that he has been on the tour with the message of global warming across the states and union territories of India and aim to so as to make aware the people of the country on the potential threat of the Global Warming.

Indicating the low budget of the tour, he simply started his tour with a newly bought bicycle which cost Rs 4000 only and further said that this is his third tour; the first was conducted in 2010 and second one in 2012.

Expressing the distance covered, he narrated that a total of 15600 kilometres has been travelled in 163 days with his bicycle being the longest one from his previous tours. He also expressed his desire for Asia tour provided he gets necessary tour permission and financial support.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/teacher-cycles-with-global-warming-message/

IMPHAL, May 29: The state Bharatiya Janata Party’s Yuva Morcha has lodged a written complaint to the Chief Secretary regarding the power failure during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

According to the written complaint, the swearing-in ceremony of 15th Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, which was a historic event and attended by more than 5000 dignitaries including various leaders of SAARC countries on May 26, was telecasted live in all channels in India and the people in Manipur also wanted to witness the ceremony.

Unfortunately, the people of Manipur were deprived of witnessing the event due to power outage throughout the state just before the ceremony was about to begin and the power returned after end of the ceremony, the complaint conitues.

It further stated that a similar incident happened when Narendra Modi was in Imphal to address a public meeting of mammoth gathering at Langjing Achouba Ground on February 8.

BJPYM urged the chief secretary to take up appropriate action against those officials involved in the matter in the interest of the people of Manipur.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/bjpym-lodges-complaint-to-cs-regarding-power-failure/

IMPHAL, May 29: A team of Imphal East District Police Commandos arrested an active member of KCP (Lamyanba Khuman) identified as Laishram Brojen Singh, son of L Shatpa Singh of Khangabok Part-II from Khurai Lamlong Bazar, Imphal East, said it in a press release from Police PRO S Gautam Singh.

The release further conveyed that one mobile phone handset along with SIM card was seized from his possession. On follow up investigation, four other associates, namely, (i) Ningthoujam Kamal Singh,19, son of (L) N Tolangou of Leimaram Mayai Leikai (ii) Samjetsabam Premjit Singh, 28, son of Sh Gouro Singh of Leimararn Awang Leikai (iii) Longjam Sanayaima Meetei, 30, son of L Budhi Meetei of Laimararn Awang Leikai and (iv) Angom Jonson Singh, 26, son of A Beikul Singh of Leirnaram Awang Leikai were also arrested from Wahengbam Leikai and seized four mobile phone handsets with SIM cards along with one Maruti Van bearing registration No. MN05A- 4299 white in colour from them, it said.

Investigation revealed that five of them came to Imphal to deliver the contact number of their commander to hospitals, schools and colleges located at Kwakeithel area, the release conveyed and added that recently they had extorted Rupees one lakh fifty thousand each from two schools located at Imphal West.

Further investigation revealed that Ningthoujam Kamal Singh and Angom Jonson Singh had collected two Chinese hand grenades in the 1st week of May, 2014 and they had hurled one hand grenade some days back and the remaining was seized from the residence of Ningthoujam Kamal Singh, it said.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/iw-cdo-nab-five-kcp-cadres/

IMPHAL, May 29: The Ethno Heritage Council Manipur in a press release urged the Chief Minister of Manipur to provide protective measures to the shrines of local deities scattered across the state which are increasingly become insecure due to encroachment into the shrines by individuals for the purpose of land and other reasons.

The release further expressed their displeasure on the incident of Ekok Pat where local residence of Uchiwa including one police officer have been reportedly received bullet injury when the locals were cleaning a portion of Ekok Pat for ritual of local deity, it said.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/hericoun-urges-cm-to-protect-shrines-of-manipur/