Day: June 20, 2015

THOUBAL, June 19: The District Food Safety Wing, Designated Food Safety Officer, Dr. N. Jayentakumar has announced that `Maggie noodle`™ and `Nan-Pro 3 Milk`™ by Nestle has been temporarily banned in Thoubal district following reports of the presence of high level of Monosodium Glutamate and lead in the food products.

During a press meeting at his office, Dr. Jayentakumar said that according to an order by the Health Commissioner of the State issued on June 3, Food Safety Officer of Thoubal also collected sample of the two food products from shops at Kakching, Wangjing and Thoubal Bazar sent them to State Food Safety laboratory for testing.

Moreover, order has been given to agents and sub-agents not to sell the food products till the test result arrived.

However, while waiting for the result of the test, if the said items were found to be sold, no order for arrest has been given so far, said Jayentakumar.

Meanwhile, drive will soon be conducted on all food items without proper labels imported from Myanmar by District Food Safety Wing.

The press meet attended by Food Safety Officer of Food Safety Wing, Thoubal, N. Devendra has said that sample of Maggie noodles and Nan-Pro 3 were collected as much as possible immediately after order was sent by the State Health Commissioner on June 3 by his team.

He further said that some wholesalers were found to return the Nestle products according to the announcement made by the company.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/temporary-ban-on-maggi-nanpro-3-milk/

IMPHAL, June 19: The Naga People`™s Party with an absolute majority of 17 elected district council members has stake claim to form the Ukhrul Ditrict Council today.

The 17 NPF members are joined by an Independent candidate.

According to a press release of the party, the MDC members met the deputy commissioner, Ukhrul today requesting an oath taking ceremony of the elected members.

During a meeting on June 17, the elected members chose Dr Yaronsho Ngalung, elected from 15-Tongou DCC to lead the council, while advocate KS Thanmi elected from 22-Loutei Riha was selected as his deputy, it said.

The statement said the 17 newly elected NPF ADC members along with party leaders escorted the chairman designate to the Deputy Commissioner`™s Office to submit the stake claim letter.

The DC extended a warm welcome to Dr.Yaronsho and his team and had a friendly discussion on burning issues concerning the district, it said.

In the letter submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Ukhrul, Dr. Yaronsho had made specific mention requesting to administer an oath taking to all newly elected MDC members at Ukhrul district HQs as soon as possible added the press release.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/npf-stakes-claim-to-form-ukhrul-district-council/

THOUBAL, June 19: An unknown disease has killed nine Mithuns in Kampang Village, Tengnoupal sub division in Chandel over the past few days.

Following information of the deaths of the bovine, a veterinary team led by joint director Veterinary Office, Chandel Dr W Ibomcha including staff of the office and members of the Chandel District Animal Formers Welfare Union including president K Prakash Maring, finance secretary W Anthony Monshang visited the village today.

According to locals of the village, the first death was reported on June 17.

Dr Ibomcha said since there are reports of black spots on the sliced muscles of the dead cattle, they could be suffereing from Black Quarter.

The villagers said their bovines are release to graze at a jungle some 5 to 10 km far from their village.

Owners who went to check on the animals found many of the death due to an unknown disease, they said.

They further claimed that some of the mithuns which were healthy a day before when their owner went to feed them salt, were found death the next day.

According to the Kampang Khullen Village Authority chairman Ch Morung Maring the village has 99 mithuns of which nine bodies have been recovered.

He said the dead mithuns belong to DM Angkha,DK Angtha,Kh.Kodun,Kh.Konai,DK Kodar,DS Koshil, Kh.Angkha.

A mithun owner, DS Koshil Maring told the team the villagers are all poverty stricken and they fed their families by rearing mithun.

The mithuns which were found dead cost from Rs 30,000 to 60,000, he said appealing to the authorities to act fast so as to save the other surviving animals.

He further appealed to the government to provide some financial assistance to the owners whose mithuns were found dead.

Meanwhile, Dr Ibomcha said they have left some anti-biotics with the villagers today and will soon return with vaccines for Black Quarter.

He also said that his team will discuss with their higher ups as to what help could be provided to the owners of the dead cattle.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/unknown-disease-claims-nine-mithuns/

BISHNUPUR, June 19: Acknowledging that women of Manipur are blessed with immense skill in weaving, deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam asserted that the handloom sector has the potential to sustain livelihood of many uneducated people and accelerate economy of the state.

Gaikhangam was attending launching programme of E-Monitoring, Skill Development & Cluster Development on Handlooms organized by Department of Commerce & Industries under Ministry of Textiles at Ningthoukhong Model High School, Bishnupur district today.

Speaking as chief guest, Gaikhangam said that adequate raw materials is required to set up an industry or factory otherwise it may collapse due to failure to produce products despite investing crores of rupee.

He noted that many agro base projects can be set up successfully here in Manipur as there are many medicinal plants grown abundantly in the state.

Admitting that potential in handlooms is much in valley districts than in hill districts, the Dy CM informed that there are 1.9 lakh looms in valley districts.

The attractive Wangkhei Phi is not made by machine but by loom. Handsome amount of money could be earned by exporting the unique Wangkhei Phi outside the state, he said.

Gaikhangam added that weavers should not try to commercialize the handloom trade by using machine so as to maintain the aesthetic value of handloom products of the state.

Today`™s function was also attended by Commerce & Industries and Seri, Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Minister Govindas Konthoujam as president; MLA of Oinam Constituency Dr I Ibohalbi and MLA of Nambol Constituency N Loken as guests of honour.

Representatives of handloom clusters and weavers coming from different districts were also present at the occasion.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/gaikhangam-underlines-potential-of-handloom-sector-in-state/

IMPHAL, Jun 19: In order to enable the tribal women to equally share the democratic rights of reservation enjoyed by the women of the valley under Panchayat and Municipal bodies, former MP (Rajya Sabha) D Bahring said that he has appealed to the State Governor to nominate two seats under each ADC from the unrepresented tribe for the tribal women under Manipur (Hill Area) District Council Act, 1971 Chapter II 4(3).

He was speaking in a press meet held today at the Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

Further speaking, he mentioned that today at around 11:00 am he had a meet with the State Governor at the Raj Bhavan.

He said he also submitted a memorandum on the issue.

The Indian Constitution under Article no 243 D (1)(2)(3) has provided 33 percent reservation for women in the election of local governing bodies like the panchayat and municipal councils, however, unfortunately such provision is absent under in Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act, 1971.

He also said that the memorandum submitted includes appeal to make arrangement for the ADCs to function from the hill districts.

The functioning of ADCs from the State capital can only bring unrest among the people of the hills, he asserted.

Departments meant for the hill districts should also operate from the concern hill districts, he said.

He further added that road connectivity in the hill districts have improved significantly except for in a few remote areas.

Behring said replying to his appeal to make visits to the hill districts, the Governor responded in the positive.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/former-mp-behring-seeks-reservation-for-women-in-adc/