Manipur News

IMPHAL, April 26: The Non Gazetted Employees Welfare Association JN Hospital, Porompat, Imphal has served an ultimatum to the Chief Minister today demanding better service conditions and retirement benefits failing which the association has threatened to launched various forms of agitations on or before May 4.
According to a release of the association, it has submitted several representations to the concerned authorities regarding their demands including improvement of service conditions and retirement benefits etc in respect of the staff Nurse, Paramedical staff and Grade-IV employees of JN Hospital, who had been transferred to the JNIMS Imphal East.
It has further mentioned that, in this regard a general body meeting of the association was held on April 21 this month with L Chandrakumar Singh, president of the association in the chair. The said meetinghad unanimously resolved to launched various steps of agitations, unless the demands are considered favourably by the state government on or before May 4.
As decided during the meeting their steps of agitation will start with the wearing of black badge for dive days from May 5 to 9 next month.
It has further stated that the black badge wearing demonstration will be followed by non cooperation movement from May 10 to 12, sit in protest there after till May 16.
The association will follow up the sit in protest by cease work strike until the demands are fulfilled, the release added.

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IMPHAL April 24: National spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party and also a Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar has today left no harsh words unsaid in describing the Congress led UPA government before referring the Manipur cabinet ministers as members of a new militant outfit.
Javedkar who is on a three day visit to the state arrived this afternoon and held a press conference at the main office of the BJP Manipur unit.
Addressing mediapersons at the press conference, the spokesperson stated that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been regarded as an economist and a clean politician earlier. However the PM has failed miserably to check inflation and the rampant corruption taking place in every nook and corner of the nation and has lost his reputation on both counts.
He also stated that even though the Prime Minister has repeatedly made the promise to curb price rise in the country during the last 24 months, the prices seem to be only going up instead of going down, which is a resounding failure on the part of the UPA government.
He voiced that Manipur is particularly affected by inflation evidently, as a litre of Kerosene costs at 100 Rupees. Inflation for the nation rose at 10 % and GDP at 9.5%, which shows that development, is eaten away by inflation.“ Of recent, the nation has witnessed the 2G ,CWG scams and many other ‘G’s’ may be happening, the PM is presiding the worst government the country has ever seen”, he said.
Also taking digs at the SPF government, Javedkar said that the rampant corruption which occurs in the state deserve recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the most corrupted state”, for which the scam of the primary teachers and police recruitment recently bears testimony.
He maintained that law and order in the state have broken down completely and also voiced his amazement that a cabinet minister shot the advocate general and the matter ended quietly. A minister’s son shot a person in cold blood, if this is the state of affairs then the militants may regard the cabinet ministers of O Ibobi as members of a new militant outfit operating under the title ‘The Cabinet’,. The BJP demands an inquiry and high level intervention into the incident, he said.
Further, Javedekar confidently announced that the congress will lose in the recently concluded Assam elections, hence marking their downfall in the North East political scenario. The BJP will contest all seats for the upcoming IMC elections to address the lack of power, drinking water, deplorable road conditions, ineffective PDS distribution etc in the state which also points out the overall collapse of the present government.
Conclusively, the MP decried the ambush on MLA Wungnaoshang by the NSCN (IM) and stated that the NIA should initiate an inquiry into the matter. The incident shows that NSCN (IM) ceasefire issue needs to be addressed and the matter will be taken up at Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session, he concluded. 

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IMPHAL, April 24: The GPRN/NSCN-K Zeliangrong region expelled one of its cadres for misconduct and bypassing order, and warned to give befitting punishment.
A statement issued by Retd. Capt. R. Adon, said that R.C.M. Tabipou Neumai alias T. Neumai S/o. Hukhambou of Renglong of Tamenglong District, has been expell/Terminated from the GPRN/NSCN-K Zeliangrong Region with immediate effect from April 23, 2011.
It said that the individual have collected Lakhs of rupees and even take over many work order of BRGF from Tamenglong and Tamei sub-Div., without the consent and knowledge of the Region Authorities.
The individual have been summoned at the region Head Quarter more than five times but pay no heed instead bypass and challenge the government. He has been tagged as wanted person by the outfit and would pay heavy price for his misconduct and misdeed according to the Azha of the govt. GPRN/NSCN-K.
Further it also informed the general public breach any relation or transaction. And those found giving him shelter will also face the same consequences, he is to face. Any finance mater will be dealt by the Region Finance Incharge and with the proper region Reciept only, it said.

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IMPHAL, April 24: A combined force comprising of the Imphal west district police commandos and 28 Assam Rifles has claimed to have arrested at least four cadres of the proscribed PREPAK GS faction from different counter insurgency operations on April 23.
According to a statement issued by the SP Imphal West district Police, the combined forces led by Major Dipankas Basu following credible information launched a counter insurgency operation at around 5 am in the morning yesterday and arrested two cadres of the oufit from Imphal river bank of Samurou Bazaar namely.
The release has identified the arrested individuals as one Sarungbam Thoiba alias Ingocha, 27, s/o S. Shamu of Chajing Karam Mayai Leikai and Haowaibam Somendro Singh, 46, s/o (L) Uriba of Lilong Chajing Karam Mamang Leikai.
It said they joined the outfit through one s/s sgt Binoy alias Tony alias Ahendha of PREPAK and worked under one s/s commander of Imphal West district, Thoi.
Meanwhile in a follow up action another two cadres of the outfit were arrested by the combined force on the same day, said the statement.
They cadres were arrested from the house of one Urikhingbam Chaoba of Chajing Karam Mamang Leikai at about 8:30 in the morning.
The individuals have been identified as one Urikhingbam Chaoba Singh, 47, s/o (L) U. Manihar Singh of Chajing Karam Mamang Leikai and Alungshi Binoy alias Tony, 27, s/o A. Romeo of Irong village Yairipok.
The were assigned to extort money from general public, govt officials laying of ambush and planting of bomb at Lilong area in connection with the visit of VIP’s and security forces on Khongjom day.
One hand grenade with two detonators was seized from the possession of Alungshi Binoy alias Tony, it said.
In yet another incident, troops of 10 Assam Rifles at Kangchup under Logtak Brigade of Red Shield Division apprehended s/s area commander of KNF(P) Haoseh Kipgen, 40, s/o Late Thangkholam and resident of Kangchup Chingkhong, Senapati dist in a joint operation with Imphal West Police Commandos  from the market of Kangchup Chingkhong village.
Accordin to an official release the individual is suspected to be involved in kidnapping of one Karimuddin, 40, r/o Urok Khuman, Thoubal District working at a road construction site between Kangchup and Ireng for a civil contractor of Imphal East.   He had demanded  Rs 50 lakhs as extortion money from the contractor. The apprehendee was handed over to Lamsang Police station, the release added.
Meanwhile, the 10 DOGRA Regiment of 59 Mountain Brigade under Red Shield Division apprehended one UG cadre of Zeliangrong Revolutionary Army (ZRA) on April 23 during a search operation in Harouthil village.
According to a release the arrested cadre was identified as Setsi of ZRA who is a resident of Harouthil village. The individual was involved in masterminding extortion and other illegal activities in the past.
One 7.65 mm pistol, one magazine and two rounds of ammunition were also recovered from the cadre. The apprehended cadre alongwith the recovered items were handed over to the Imphal West police station, it added.

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IMPHAL, April 23: The state directorate of treasuries has been accurate in maintaining the payment of pensions, bills, receipt of money through government challans with the completion of the computerization of all necessary data of various state departments of their various expenditures incurred from both plan and non plan money in the state.
According to an official source the treasury establishment of Manipur was initially managed by the state finance department until 1981 and the directorate of Treasuries & Accounts came into being in the same year.
It further mentioned that at present there are 11 district Treasuries and five sub-Treasuries in the state and that out of 16 disbursing treasury offices in the state except for the Jiribam treasury all the remaining 15 offices are banking treasuries.In order to maintain a proper functioning during financial disbursement to the various state departments, the state directorate of treasuries had introduced computerization of all dealings including the payment of pension, bill payments, receipt of money through government challan, accounting process, etc.
The same source mentioned that network connectivity of the 11 treasury offices five Sub-Treasuries and the directorate of Treasuries & Accounts had been a major hindrance during consolidation of the real time financial transaction of the treasuries and in order to solved the connectivity problem the offices are connected using BSNL Broad Band, in addition to earlier existing connectivity.
It further mentioned that with the implementation of the Electronic Clearing Service(ECS) for payment of salaries, the state Directorate of Treasuries has achieved another financial order in its dealing. Payment of monthly salaries for all DDOs (Drawing and Disbursal  Officers) numbering around 450 around the Imphal area are being done using the ECS. The ECS payment for credit of government employees; salaries is the first of its kind in the whole North-East.
However the ECS payment system will be introduced in other states of the North east from the next financial year.
The official source revealed that with the ECs payment system the salaries and other personal entitlements of the government employees are going directly into the employees personal bank accounts. It has led to faster transfer of fund on a settlement date, and the payment mechanism is very safe, secured transparent and accountable. Chances of misappropriation and tracking of payment is guaranteed the source added.
The official source also further mentioned that the State Directorate of Treasuries, has also introduced, Record Management, Cataloging of Pension Papers, Bills & Accounting Records, Filling System. The situation of records keeping in almost all offices is far from satisfactory. Treasuries which were depositories of almost all financial related records were nothing better than the other offices, the official source added.

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