Day: December 3, 2012

The dy. CM, Gaikhangam said, he will consult with CM regarding the appointment of a separate commissioner under disability act. The state government has taken up different schemes for the disabled. He was speaking as chief guest at the world disabled day at Kuki Inn Imphal today. During appointment of employees there is a reservation of three p.c in every deptt. The govt will recognize the right of bonafide disabled persons. God has given additional talent to disabled persons. The minister appealed to share mutual help among us.
The theme of the observation was removing barriers to create an inclusive and sociable society for all. The parliamentary secy, tribal affairs and hills Victor Keishing, Yamthong Haokip, MLA, Saikul A/C also attended the function as president and guest of honour respectively.
The chief guest also distributed wheel chair and hearing aids to the disabled. Altogether there are 28,000 disabled persons in Manipur. The function was also held at Oinam, Bishnupur today. The DC, Bishnupur district Senia Shimray graced the occasion as chief guest. Cultural programmes presented by disabled highlighted programme while speaking, Shri Jason Shimray said, the people knowing the sufferings of the disabled should help them.

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IMPHAL, Dec 3 NNN: Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) has extended its deadline for those tribals involved in the 2012 Panchayati Raj elections to December end to resign from their respective post.
General secretary of COPTAM Thangkam Lupheng said the Committee’s ‘joint meeting’ was held yesterday and had decided to extend the deadline till December end.
On October 8, COPTAM had asked all those tribal candidates in the Panchayati Raj election whether elected or defeated should resign from their respective posts within the month of October and surrender to the COPTAM or any appropriate authority.
On Monday, Thangkam Lupheng said that it was unfortunate that those tribal people involved in the poll had failed to comply with to the directives issued by COPTAM. Thangkam Lupheng said that the Committee’s initiative has been to sort out problems at “our level”. The COPTAM leader said his organisation’s is acting as a mediator between those tribal people involved in the Panchayat polls and “other concerned parties” who are not within the social organisation level ambit. He however, did not elucidate what he meant by these “concerned parties”.
Thangkam Lupheng then said that if those tribal people who were involved in the Panchayat polls of 2012 continue to remain adamant to its call then COPTAM is all set to discard itself as the mediator’s role. “In that event, we shall not be held responsible if any untoward incident befall on these tribal people in question,” the COPTAM leader cautions.
It is worthwhile to mention here that on October 6, in its meeting, COPTAM had resolved and demanded that the state government should totally cancel and withdraw all the Panchayati Raj election process from any part of the hill districts of Manipur at the earliest.
Another resolution was that all the concerned chiefs/chairmen/headmen of tribal villages, concerned MDCs/ MLAs and Hill Area Committee (HAC) should take the responsibility to ensure that no tribal voters and villages in the hill districts were included in the Panchayat/Zilla Parishad elections and valley assembly and Parliament constituencies in future.
“Any tribal from the hill districts participating or involving in the recent Panchayati Raj elections, 2012 shall be socially boycotted, bar from receiving any benifit from hills districts administrations and ADCs and should not hold any post in any tribal societies/organisation/authorities for going against the interest of tribals in Manipur until an amicable solution is reached with the COPTAM,” states one resolution.
The fifth one said that any tribal living in the hill districts who prefers to remain under Panchayati Raj shall better leave their hearths and homes in the hills histricts and find a place for settlement in the valley districts.
“Any one who does not respect these COPTAM resolutions shall be taken as anti-tribal and appropriate actions shall be initiated against them. Any one failing to comply with the terms and conditions of this declaration shall bear responsibilities by themselves and for which COPTAM cannot be blamed afterwards,” it warns.

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NNN: The 4th Foundation Day of Colleges of Nursing, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal was held at the institute’s Jubilee Hall with Manipur PHED minister I Hemochandra gracing the programme as chief guest while RIMS director Prof S Sekharjit Singh, ADG of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Dr Mangala Kohli and Prof Ashia Qureshi of Community Health Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi attended the fuction as dignitaries.
I Hemochandra urged the young nurses to take the example of Florence Nightingale and said dedication is the key word for any nurse anywhere.
I Hemochandra also said that team work, good policy making and smooth co-ordination are important for any institute dealing health care.
The Manipur PHED minister then said that patients should be grateful to the nurses more as they are the ones who spend more time with them than the doctors.
RIMS director S Sekharjit said that RIMS Nursing College was established in the year 2009 but coud not take off properly untill two years ago. He said it was revived two years ago and now the college is in great gear. Sekharjit then hinted that the authority is planning that Ph.D degree and other short courses will soon be made possible to pursue by students in the Nursing College.
Prof Ashia Qureshi said that with this college, the nurses from the region will shine soon in the country.

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