Day: October 11, 2012

Sixty thousand Spasmo Proxyvon capsules (drugs) were seized from Imphal airport y by the Manipur police.
A team of police led by Inspector RK Bikramjit Singh, Officer-in-Charge, Narcotics and Affairs of Border P.S under the supervision of Md. Ishak Shah, Superintendent of Police, NAB today seized highly sedative Spasmo Proxyvon tablets (drugs) with the arrest of a youth at Imphal Tulihal Airport yesterday at around 11.50 am.
The arrested youth is identified as MK. Habibur Rahmansss (21) s/o M.K Islauddin of Lilong Haoreibi Sambrukhong Mamei Leikai in Thoubal district.
According to police reports, following specific information the drugs were intercepted when the youth coming from New Delhi to Imphal by an Air India flight was seen moving in a suspicious manner. When the police team surrounded and detained him, Spasmo Proxyvon capsules numbering 60,000 capsules were found concealed in two bags with each bag containing 30,000 capcules. The estimated cost of the seized drugs is worth around Rs 3.5 lakh in local market.
On investigation, the arrested youth disclosed that the seized drugs were brought from different pharmaceuticals in New Delhi and were destined to spread in the markets of Manipur for the forthcoming festivals like Dipawali, Durga Puja, Ningol Chakouba with a huge profit.
Expressing concerns on such kind of drug trafficking, Inspector RK Bikramjit Singh, Officer-in-Charge of NAB P.S appealed to the general public not to indulge in such illegal drug trafficking and further requested to co-operate with the police and to inform of any such instance of selling/buying so as to curb the menace of drug abuse in the state.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/60000-sp-capsules-seized/

IMPHAL, Oct 11 NNN : The Lamyanba Irabot Ningshing Thouram Committee (LINTC) revealed on Thursday it would turn the historical place of Keibi Mana Ching where social reformer Hijam Irabot took up the first communist movement into a stunning tourist spot, apart from developing a library and another museum.
It is relevant to follow the path pioneered by Irabot in incorporating the unity of all the farmers and labourers in Manipur for a peaceful and stable state, said Laishram Shyamkumar, convenor, LINTC while addressing a press conference held at the Manipur Press Club here.
He said it is right time we follow the principle of unity-building path for farmers and labourers left behind by pioneer Irabot, advocating that now the time needs his thoughts on movement to bring about change.
Describing that it cannot be possible to bring change in the society devoid of struggle and movement, Shyamkumar suggested that the present generation should follow the footsteps of Irabot by remembering him.
Shyamkumar flanked by N Rashi Meetei, president, Irabot Memorial Trust Keibi Mana Ching, further revealed that the historical place of Keibi Mana Ching in Imphal East where Lamyanba Irabot took up the first communist movement in Manipur would be developed into a dazzling tourist spot and a library and another museum would be built up as well.
A documentary film based on every single event that Irabot had shared and experienced with his followers in different places outside Manipur would be produced very soon.
He also expressed heartfelt gratitude to all who had supported and participated the 10-day long Irabot celebration held from Sep-21-30.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/keibi-mana-ching-a-historical-site-in-memory-of-irabot/

IMPHAL, Oct 11 MNS NNN: RK Maipaksana was remembered today on his 88th birth anniversary at a glittering function held at Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal organized by RK Maipaksana Memorial Trust and the RK Maipaksana Journalist Fellowship Award, 2012 was conferred to Retd Colonel H Sharat, columnist, Naharolgee Thoudang.
The occasion was graced by Prof H Nandakumar, Vice Chancellor, Manipur University, Prof Gangmumei Kamei as chief guest and president respectively. Nitin Gokhale, editor of security and strategic affairs, NDTV, New Delhi also took part it.
Addressing the function, Manipur University Vice Chancellor Prof Nandakumar hailed RK Maipaksana as political genius and forerunner of political thoughts instilled on the people of Manipur by being an illustrious journalist. He said Maipaksana, who raised political issue in the state during the transitional period of modernity, played a major role in the movement of journalism in Manipur by working as the first publicity officer, editor and correspondent and also working with the news section of All India Radio, Imphal.
He further lauded that Maipaksana was a true journalist who had written news in the face of bad situation that prevailed during his time in the state. The late journalist worked as editor of local vernacular daily Prajatantra, Janmabhumi and as correspondent of Shillong Times and Hindustan Standard.
Expressing his strong desire to mark the anniversary in a much bigger way next year, Prof Nandakumar suggested to all the working journalists in Manipur to tag on the paradigm of Maipaksana.
On the occasion, Nitin Gokhale, editor, security and strategic affairs of NDTV delivered a speech on the topic ‘Stabilise Manipur before Looking East.’
He said if Look East Policy is to make successful, the first and foremost thing is to stabilize the Northeast which is the transit route to the Southeast Asia. Gokhale suggested that proper establishment of small scale industries is entailed in order to bring stability in NE and for this, skillful human resource is needed.
Basic infrastructures like roadways, information technologies, schools, health, agriculture and its processing centres will have to be developed by the Government in the region which is a bridge to South East Asia, the journalist suggested.
He also struck a chord that India should first make the NE a flouring region before thinking of developing Myanmar. Gokale also said looking on its location Manipur could become an ideal hub for exporting finished goods to other Southeast Asian countries through Myamnar.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/maipaksana-journalist-fellowship/

IMPHAL, Oct 11 NNN: As announced earlier, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) seeking safe release of Irungbam Irabanta allegedly abducted by NSCN-IM will impose an indefinite economic blockade along Imphal-Ukhrul road from Friday.
The JAC has asked the state Government which has allegedly not taken any step yet to secure the release of Irabanta event after more than four months of his abduction that if it has become a Government running under the diktat of the rebel NSCN-IM.
The Irabanta JAC convenor, Radhamani said notwithstanding the statement of state Government which said that some cadres were involved in the kidnapping of Irabanta, it is still hesitant to take prompt action against the outfit.
He said such attitude of the Government has prompted the JAC as well as the public to put a question mark on it. The JAC has also submitted several representations regarding the issue time and again to the state Chief Minister and the state Home Minister, but they have chosen to remain silent which clearly indicates that the Government does not want to solve it, he lamented.
Radhamani added the 48-hour Imphal-Ukhrul road bandh enforced by the JAC ends Thursday midnight and reiterated that the indefinite economic blockade along the same route that the JAC proposed earlier will begin from tomorrow as the Government refuses intervention on the serious matter till today.
Being an outfit under ceasefire with the Central Government the NSCN-IM should not indulge in such kidnapping case, the JAC convenor asserted, warning that any eventual untoward incident should be owned up by both the state Government and NSCN-IM.
Irabanta, a sand supplier for Maphou Dam construction, was allegedly kidnapped by the NSCN-IM on May 27 last. Since then his whereabouts is unknown till today. He is a resident of Nongdam Maning Leikai in Imphal East.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/indefinite-blockade-of-ukhrul-road-to-demand-release-of-irabanta/