Day: November 21, 2013

IMPHAL, November 21: Irom Sharmila has urged the Just Peace Foundation not to file any defamation suit against NDTV in connection with the stories based on her recent interview with the news channel, which the foundation claimed contained distortion of facts to malign its reputation.

Sharmila made the request during an interaction with media persons today after she was produced before the JMIC, Imphal East for her routine appearance. She was further remanded to judicial custody for another 15 days by the court.

Outside the court, Sharmila expressed her disapproval to the decision of the trust to file a defamation case against the NDTV and seeking compensation from the channel. She made an appeal to the trust to drop the plan.

On the other hand, a trustee of the JPF asserted that it will be going ahead with the decision to level defamation suit against the news channel, informing that the action will be initiated within a couple of days.

He said the JPF has not change its position on NDTV and still holds the news item with condemnation. However, he said the trust appreciated the clarifications made by Sharmila and clearly made the point that it never wanted to interfere with her personal relationship and will follow the same policy in the future. The issues the trust have is with NDTV and not with Sharmila, he said.

Meanwhile, Sharmila told the media persons that she does not want that anybody is hurt. Her agitation is a non-violent movement for the repeal of AFSPA and with the support and encouragement of the people and the society, her struggle will be a democratic one, she added.

What she expressed during the controversial interview with the NDTV reporter came out automatically from her heart, she said. Banning news channel or burning copies of newspaper is disheartening, she stated recalling the sadness she had experienced when copies of a national newspaper carrying her photograph and story was burned over some controversy.

She further pointed out that one of the misunderstandings between the trust members and the NDTV report was about the question whether she was allowed to donate her money on tragedies like the Uttarkhand Flash Flood. She explained that the reporter mentioned the phrase ‘tragedies like Uttarkhand Flash Flood’ and not the particular disaster, so she replied in the positive. She said overall she did not find too much wrong with the content of the news items.

However, she categorically denied having used the word ‘hijack’ and added that she had no idea in what context of the news item the word were inserted.

Clarifying on the issue of ‘honour killing’, Sharmila said she never indicted the trust for the threat, rather it was directed to an individual.

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KANGPOKPI, November 21: As part of its annual Picnic cum Advent Christmas celebration Sadar Hills Auto Owner`s Association today paid a visit to the four orphans within Sadar Hills, two at Kanglatongbi, one each at Sapormeina and Kangpokpi and donated one bag of rice each to the orphans apart from individual donation to the orphanage.

Sadar Hills Auto Owner`s Association comprising of 108 members congregate this morning at Thomas Ground, Kanggui along with their respective vehicle and later they were flagged off by its Association president Sehbem Kipgen after a prayer.

All the Association members with more than 100 Auto marched within Kangpokpi giving a message of Love, Unity and Peace among all community settled in the town and later they marched down towards Agape Children Home at Kangpokpi where they meet with the orphanage and have a short interaction as well as donated one bag of rice with some amount from individual donation from the members.

The Picnic and Advent Christmas celebration party then marched down toward Sapormeina and Kanglatongbi where they paid a visit to the Orphans and donate one bag each to the orphanage and individual donation.

The party later came up to Koubru Leikha river bed where they organized a big Picnic party where they sung a Christmas songs and conducted other recreational activities as well as conducted a condolence service to the departed members of the Association in the year.

They also organized a Christmas Carol from Gamgiphai to Taphou Kuki in the evening to spread a message of Love of the Lord Jesus Christ in the areas.

The Association President Sehbem Kipgen while speaking on the sideline of the celebration stressed the important of Love, Unity and Peace.

He said that the Sadar Hills Auto Owner`s Association organized a Picnic Party and Advent Christmas every year on 21 Nov.for recreation of the Auto driver`s/owner`s and spread a message of Love among the people.

Sadar Hills Auto Driver/owner comprise of diffirent community viz.Kuki, Naga, Nepali, Meetei and others but we work collectively for the welfare of the people said Sehbem Kipgen while adding that community diffierence should not be given a platform to subside the mutual love and understanding that brings Unity and Peace among us.

He further averred that in this(today`s) world of hatred it is vital on the part of everyone to keep in mind that before hatred came to existed Love ruled this beautiful world.

“We should encourage Love to ruled once again our world”, pointed out Sadar Hills Auto Owner`s Assn.President adding that with our capacity we are always ready to be in the frontline to encourage that Love which once ruled the world.

Visiting orphand and interacting with the orphanage is also a part of encouraging Love and show the orphanage that we are one family that shared the Love of Lord Jesus Christ together asserted Sehbem.

While expressing gratitude to all organizations and individual particularly our daily passengers who have render utmost cooperation to the Association in the celebration the Association president urges everyone to give Love and take Love.

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IMPHAL, November 21: In connection with the celebration of Manipur Sangai Festival, HE U Thar Aye, chief minister of Sagaing division and HE U Ye Mynt, chief minister of Mandalay along with other delegates today visited Shija Hospitals and Research Institute, Langol in Imphal. The team was accompanied by Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi along with Dy chief minister Gaikhangam, parliamentary secretary M Prithviraj, works minister Kh Ratankumar Singh, education minister M Okendro Singh, IFCD minister I Hemochandra Singh and other officials of the state who had received them at the Imphal international airport which started functioning today and carried a total of 165 Myanmarese to witness the Manipur Sangai festival.

From the visit of the officials with the hospital authority led by managing director of the hospital Dr Kh Palin, the Myanmar team learned that thousands of Myanmarese have undergone treatments at Shija Hospitals as it is relatively much cheaper as compared to Bangkok, Singapore or other metropolitan cities in India. The hospital believes in India’s Look East Policy which will enhance the socio-cultural relationship between Manipur and Myanmar through exchange of health care knowledge and facilities.  

With many advanced techniques of treatment already available at Shija Hospitals, many more facilities like treatment for cardiac science, kidney and cornea transplantations, joint replacement, assisted human reproduction, anti-ageing medicine and wellness Park for medical tourism will be soon introduced in the near future, the hospital authority added.

The hospital has been invited by Myanmar for a second Mission Myanmar in December 2013, the first Mission Myanmar which already had taken place in May 2013. The hospitals will perform not only free cleft lip and palate surgeries but also 200 free cataract surgeries to which the Manipur Chief Minister has already consented.

The hospital authority presented before the Myanmar visitors some proposals which included continuation of free cleft and palate surgery under Smile Train Shija Cleft Project at multiple places of Myanmar as more than 10,000 populations of Myanmarese are estimated to be suffering with this deformity, free eye care (PHACO Cataract surgery) through Shija Eye Care Foundation, free key-hole surgeries for treatment of stone diseases of gall bladder and kidneys through Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, setting up of a number of Shija Information Centres at various Myanmar towns, transportation and logistic support for patients to undergo treatment at Shija, short term training for doctors and nurses of Myanmar, reservation of seats for GNM and paramedical courses for students, providing dedicated accommodation for Myanmar patients and their relatives in the Shija campus at highly subsidized rate and setting up of a specialized hospital in a suitable place in Sagaing division on Public Private Partnership model.

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