July 2015 – Page 12 – Manipur News

Sapam Robinhood JAC imposes 38 hours bandh, MLA boycotted Demand to suspend involved cops reiterated

The JAC against the brutal killing of Sapam Robinhood alias Thoi has announced a 38 hour Statewide general strike beginning from 5 am tomorrow July 28 Source The Sangai Express

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NPF bandh total in hill districts

The 24 hour bandh called by the Naga People’s Front to protest the failure of the Government to instal the Autnomous District Councils was total and complete in the hill districts particularly in the Naga dominated districts of Chandel, Senapati and Uk…

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Robinhood JAC calls 38hr general strike

Joint Action Committee JAC against the killing of Sapam Robinhood has called a 38 hour general strike from 5 am on Tuesday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Dr APJ Abdul Kalam no more

Former president and Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong Source The Sangai Express Courtesy Hindustan Times

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Nagaland Assembly adopts resolution on Naga Political issue

Nagaland Legislative Assembly NLA on Monday adopted a resolution on Naga political issue reiterating the demand for the integration of contiguous Naga inhabited areas in the Northeast India Source Hueiyen News Service NNN

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PHC inaugurated

A new Primary Health Centre PHC was inaugurated today at Nongpok Keithelmanbi within Andro Assembly Constituency by Health and Family Welfare Minister Phungzathang Tonsing Source The Sangai Express

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Govt invites suggestions on ILP draft

Manipur Government has invited suggestions from academics constitutional legal experts on the drafting process of a new ILP Bill and inclusion of five points of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS to fulfil people’s demand of immediate…

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Rape alleged

In yet another abhorrent incident, a two and half year old infant has been allegedly raped by her 15 year old cousin brother Source The Sangai Express

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Two UG cadres, over ground worker held

Security forces arrested two UG cadres and one over ground worker on July 25 and July 27 Source Hueiyen News Service

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Manipuri groups protest, demand ILPS – E-Pao.net

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Manipuri groups protest, demand ILPS
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To bring things under control it is important to stop giving permanent residential certificates to people who have been staying in Manipur since then.” Their other demands are that 1951 be set as the base year to detect the non-Manipuris, establishment …
Manipuri groups protest, demand inner line permit systemBusiness Standard
Mass rally against Demographic Invasion organised in Delhi by MSADKanglaOnline
Inner line permit row: What Manipuris want (News analysis)Web India

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Manipuri groups protest, demand ILPS
E-Pao.net
To bring things under control it is important to stop giving permanent residential certificates to people who have been staying in Manipur since then." Their other demands are that 1951 be set as the base year to detect the non-Manipuris, establishment …
Manipuri groups protest, demand inner line permit systemBusiness Standard
Mass rally against Demographic Invasion organised in Delhi by MSADKanglaOnline
Inner line permit row: What Manipuris want (News analysis)Web India

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38-hour Manipur bandh over student’s death – The Hindu

38-hour Manipur bandh over student’s death
The Hindu
A 38-hour bandh beginning 5 a.m. on Tuesday has been called in Manipur protesting against the state government’s failure to punish those behind the killing of a student during the July 8 agitation for implementation of the Inner Line Permit Systerm in …

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38-hour Manipur bandh over student's death
The Hindu
A 38-hour bandh beginning 5 a.m. on Tuesday has been called in Manipur protesting against the state government's failure to punish those behind the killing of a student during the July 8 agitation for implementation of the Inner Line Permit Systerm in …

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38-hour Manipur bandh over student’s death – The Hindu

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Security forces arrest militant cadres during separate CI ops

IMPHAL, July 27: Security forces have arrested several militant cadres and a Over Ground Worker of a militant outfit during separate counter insurgency operations conducted in different parts of the

IMPHAL, July 27: Security forces have arrested several militant cadres and a Over Ground Worker of a militant outfit during separate counter insurgency operations conducted in different parts of the State during the past few days.

Official sources said that a combined team of 2Assam Rifles and Thoubal district police commandos claimed to have apprehended a self-styled corporal of KYKL from Ningel area on July 23. The arrested individual has been identified as Khaidem Bijen Meitei alias Wilson, 32, son of K Gunamani Meitei of Ningel.

He has been handed over to Sekmai police station, according to the sources.

The same sources further informed that a combined team of 20 Assam Rifles and 6 Dogra apprehended an NSCN-IM OGW and a foreign national from Senapati district on July 24.

It is also learnt that the OGW is identified as Lievon Thankhular Kom, 50, son of Tongkam Kom of Mokokching under Saikul police station of Senapati district and the foreigner to be Moko, 28, son of Khelo resident of Namphalong Myanmar.

They have been handed over to Kakching police station along with two extortion notes and one receipt (Rs 45,000) recovered from them, sources also added.

Further according to sources, in another incident, the 12 Bihar regiment also claimed to have arrested a PREPAK (PRO) cadre from Changangai are on July 25.

The militant cadre has been identified as one Kangabam Ibochou Meitei, 35, son of K Kaka of Kwakeithel Haoraching. He has been handed over to Singjamei police station, the sources added.

Meanwhile, according to a PRO Police statement, a joint team of the Thoubal District Police Commandos and 2 AR conducted a search operation and arrested one S/S Cpl of KCP on July 25 at Kakmayai area.

It identified the cadre as Mayengbam Ibomcha alias Khaba alias Mangal, 34, son of M. Yaima Singh of Lamjao Mayai Leikai.

From his possession one 9mm pistol with four live rounds of 9mm ammunition were seized. A case has been registered at Nongpok Sekmai Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

In another operation, a combined team of District Police Commando Imphal East, 12 BIHAR Regiment and 16 AR conducted a search operation in and around Uyumpok Maning Leikai on July 25 and arrested one cadre of PREPAK organisation, it said.

According to the statement, the arrested cadre has been identified as Thiyam Amarjeet Meitei alias Nanao alias Uttam, 20, son of Th. Rajen Meitei of Uyumpok Maning Leikai.

Investigation revealed that he was involved in extortion of money from general public, private firms and government offices for raising party fund. A case has been registered at Sagolmang Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

A combined team of District Police Commando Imphal West and 25th Assam Rifles has also conducted frisking and checking near Phumlou Siphai Mamang waiting shed on July 27 and arrested one active over ground worker of KCP (Chingshanglakpa) organisation identified as Nongthongbam Gopen Singh, 51, son of N. Shamu Singh of Phumlou Siphai Mamang Leikai, it said.

Investigation revealed that he was involved in serving demand letters to general public, private NGOs in Lamsang area. A case has been registered at Lamsang Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

HC quashes bail granted to drug peddlers

IMPHAL, July 27: In a landmark judgement, a single bench of the High Court of Manipur comprising Justice N Kotiswar on Monday rejected the bail order granted to two drug

IMPHAL, July 27: In a landmark judgement, a single bench of the High Court of Manipur comprising Justice N Kotiswar on Monday rejected the bail order granted to two drug peddlers by an order passed by Judge of Special Court (ND & PS), Manipur, M Ibohal Singh.

The duo was arrested along with 2, 480 kg of Brown Sugar by a combined police team. However, they were released on bail by an order passed by the Judge of the Special Court.

The two accused have been identified as Md Saroz Khan, 23 son of Md Samaru Rehman of Moijing Wangma Taba Khongmanung under Thoubal Police Station and Md Feroz Khan, 34 alias Fero son of Md Kashim Ali of Moijing Awang Leikai.

The duo along with 2, 480 kg of Brown Sugar were arrested by a combined team of Narcotic & Affairs of Border (NAB) Police Station and Thoubal District Police Commando led by Sub-Inspector L Dhanabir Singh from Chajing Lamkhai on the northern side of Lilong Bridge on April 27, 2014 at around 3.30 pm.

A case was registered by NAB PS against the two drug peddlers under FIR No 31 (4) 2014 NAB PS U/S 21 (C)/29/60 (3) ND & PS Act.

They were carrying the drugs in a ten-wheeler truck bearing registration number AS-01EC-6416 heading from Moreh towards Imphal. The combined team found cash amount of Rs 50000, one Nokia handset and Airtel sim card from the possession of Md Feroz Khan and cash amount of Rs1 lakh, one Lemon handset and Airtel sim card from the possession of Md Saroz Khan.

The police team also arrested driver and handymen who were accompanying the two drug peddlers in the truck. They are identified as Md Firoz Khan, 22 alias Thoiba son of Md Hayed Ali of Lilong Nungei Awang Leikai; Nongthombam Ronelkumar, 32 alias Inao son of N Rajen Singh of Thoubal Kiyam Siphai Babubazar (driver) and Nongthombam Bishworjit Singh, 25 alias Lumba son of N Rajen Singh of Thoubal Kiyam Siphai Babubazar.

All the five arrested were remanded to police custody till May 5, 2014 and further remanded to judicial custody.

Though the driver and handymen were released on bail, the two drug peddlers were kept under judicial custody.

The duo filed a petition each in the Special Court (ND & PS) Manipur pleading for release on bail. However, the bail petitions were rejected by a ruling passed by Judge of the court BK Sharma on July 26, 2014.

The two accused were released on bail by an order passed by Judge of the court M Ibohal Singh on September 3, 2014 after the duo again filed petitions in the court.

Challenging the bail order, the State represented by Senior Advocate RS Reisang filed Criminal Revision Petition No 19 of 2014 and No 20 of 2014 against the two accused in the High Court of Manipur. The two accused were represented by Advocate N Mahendra.

Along with conducting the last hearing of the two cases today, a single bench of the High Court of Manipur comprising Justice N Kotiswar cancelled the bail order granted to the two accused by an order of the Special Court (ND & PS), Manipur.

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Health minister inaugurates 24×7 Nongpok Sekmai PHC

IMPHAL, July 27: Health minister Phungzathang Tonsing today inaugurated the 24×7 Nongpok Sekmai Primary Health Centre building. Speaking on the occasion, Phungzathang said the PHC was not inaugurated for long

IMPHAL, July 27: Health minister Phungzathang Tonsing today inaugurated the 24×7 Nongpok Sekmai Primary Health Centre building.

Speaking on the occasion, Phungzathang said the PHC was not inaugurated for long as the land transfer for the PHC was yet to be completed.

Now that the process is complete, the PHC is being inaugurated with 24×7 open services, he asserted.

Five doctors aided by sufficient number of nurses will attend the PHC starting today, the Health minister continued.

Since the department has already scrapped direct recruitment of grade IV employees after proper consultation with the Chief Minister, the department has decided to hire attendants on daily-wage basis, he stated.

In order to facilitate the 24×7 opening of the PHC, we are outsourcing grade IV employees, he said.

The minister also informed that the nearby residents can provide van services s 24×7 ambulance starting today.

He said the lack of special doctors in the State would be somehow lessened as more than 168 post graduate doctors will be passing next year.

The minister also appealed to the doctors and nurses to maintain proper dress code while attending to their duties.

The PHC has child delivery facilities but lacks a baby warmer which will be provided soon, he said.

The PHC, he said has only two beds at the moment and two more will be added soon. Construction of the AYUSH building will soon be completed within this year, he informed.

Meanwhile, Andro MLA Th Shyamkumar said that the AYUSH building was earlier constructed by the Manipur Development Society, MDS but it collapsed during a cyclone.

Now, the MDS has agreed to provide some fund to reconstruct the building with more fund from the MLA Local Area Fund.

He further asserted that it is the responsibility of the people of the surrounding villages to provide security and support to the PHC and its staff and protect them from any pressure.

People must also clean-up the surrounding campus to ensure a good environment in the hospital, he said appealing further that in case the public started to keep their responsibilities, the government will soon follow suit and may even upgrade the PHC to a CHC.

There is also a need to spread awareness on issues including those of pregnancy in the health sector, he said.

The MLA also declared that he will personally meet all pressure for financial demand made to the PHC and its staff.

Director Health Family Welfare Mission Director O Ibomcha said that PHC is not only first aids centre. Now it is a 24×7 PHC with delivery facility. And it needs portable X-ray machine, Ultra-sound, laboratory testing labs, and other facilities, he said.

Since the PHC will run 24×7, it will need an ambulance, he said appealing to the people to provide a private van for the purpose for which the department will provide rental fee.

The ambulance which will be fitted with the GPS will be available for day and night service of transferring patients and will be available at the hotline of 102 for emergency cases, he observed.

Corrosive corruption

If the governments in the decades that have gone by, had ensured that at least the education sector in Manipur was untouched by corruption, the state today would have been

If the governments in the decades that have gone by, had ensured that at least the education sector in Manipur was untouched by corruption, the state today would have been shining much brighter. In all probability, there would have been no need for a section of the Meiteis to want to be included in the Schedule Tribes list either, for the competition readiness of young job seekers overall would have been raised much higher than they are today, ensuring the community is able to garner a good share of the general seats in all-India competitions for the top jobs on offer by the Union government. Those already in the Schedule Tribes list, probably would also be ready by now to confidently and voluntarily enter the general category. Ultimately the playing fields would have to be levelled out, but it is better for this levelling to be at higher plateaus so that skills and awareness remain competitive even at the national level, than to seek the bars of competitions to be lowered and competitors from the state be patronisingly treated as handicapped by the rest of the country. This will ultimately tell on the psychology of the place, and the worst damage will not be so much when others begin to condescendingly doubt the worth of their achievements, but when they begin to doubt the worths of their own achievements.

The presumption we are making here is that those among the Meiteis who want to be listed as Schedule Tribes, want it so as to avail the benefits of being in this category in the Indian dispensation and not because they actually think they are sociologically worthy of the tribal status. We are also making a distinction between a `Schedule Tribe` and a `tribe`. Take the case of Nepal where there are as many different ethnic communities as in the Northeast, as an illustration. None of the ethnic communities, big or small, in the country call themselves `tribes`, because there is absolutely no benefit to be had in the country by being called thus. They all however call themselves `indigenous peoples`, among others complicating the definition of `indigenous` as in most other Asian regions, as a respected scholar in the field, Christian Erni also notes. As to who is a Schedule Tribe there can be no dispute. These are the communities listed in the 5th Schedule of Indian Constitution, but as to who is actually a `tribe`, if strict sociological and anthropological definitions were adhered to, will be as contentious as deciding who exactly is `indigenous`. Can someone who shops on the internet, is used to internet banking, for whom credit cards and cell phones are indispensable everyday accessories as vital as oxygen, travels by air, lives in cities, holds a modern job, rather than live off a hunting-gathering economy, subsists on primitive agriculture, believes in animistic religions, goes on clan wars etc, be sociologically or anthropologically a `tribe`?

Nobody can dispute the fact that most of the problems Manipur faces today are because of official corruption which has hastened a corroding of public faith in the government. The one institution which catalysed this corrosion the most would have to be education. It is true as government schools and colleges began to rot sometime in the 1970s, there was a revolution initiated by a few missionary schools which in the decades that followed resulted in the birth of many sterling private schools, offering quality school education to students. It is not a co-incidence that the best of these later private schools were founded by the first, second and third generation students educated in the early missionary schools. However, private schools run on the money they earn so have to have a cost, and this cost is not affordable to all. Therefore, only a parallel improvement in the standard of education in government schools could have been able to reach this revolution in school education to all sections of the population. This was never allowed to happen because of corruption and nepotism which ensured government schools are filled to the brim with unqualified teachers. The resultant deficit in the competitive levels of most of our students is loudly visible today. It must be however said in all fairness that things are improving now, and hopefully by the next generation, this vital sector would be on track again setting off a chain reaction for the better.
If in the school sector, the private schools have been the saving grace to some extent, of the college sector where there have been no such revolutions, the less said the better so far. If an inquiry were to be done today, it will not be a surprise at all if a good number of teachers are found to hold fake Ph.D certificates. We are not saying this out of the familiar intuitive judgment based on the small trickle of quality papers coming out of the faculties of these institutions of higher education, or the flight of students to colleges in other states, but from a knowledge that fake certificates from fake universities, including one in Meghalaya which had been only a few years ago shut down after its fraudulence was discovered, have made their way into our colleges.

Leader Writer: Pradip Phanjoubam

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NPF reasons govt`s inefficiency for shut down in ADC areas

Imphal, July 27 (NNN): Naga People`™s Front (Manipur State Unit) cited Manipur government`™s inefficiency and negligence in `proper`™ formation of six Autonomous District Councils as the reason behind calling of general strike in the hill areas of today. The front has called `total shut down`™ strike in all the six ADC areas from July 26 midnight to today midnight. Due to the strike, normal lives were heavily paralysed.

This was informed to our agency by the NPF state president while speaking exclusively to this agency from the party`™s office at Imphal`™s Dewlahland today.

President Awanbou Newmai said, `Delay in the bestowment of power to the elected ADC members only shows the government`™s negligence of the hill people and its disrespect to the democratic rights exercised by the hill citizens of the state. Even though it`™s been more than a month and a half that the ADC results were out, no council can function properly till yet. Apart from our party, the hill people know this negligence of the government and have hence supported the strike today.`

He expressed his gratitude to the various hill-based civil bodies that supported today`™s protest. Awanbou also appreciated the huge role that media played in disseminating the current `unfortunate`™ situation of the hill people. He appealed the media fraternity to keep continuing with its role of bridging the gap between the hill people and the rest of the state and the government.

Commenting on the ADC Election that concluded few ways back, Awanbou Newmai further added, `Holding of grass-root level democratic process such as ADC polls is a very good and important step, and I thank the hill people for making the polls a success and for fully exercising their democratic rights. I also would appeal the government to ensure transparency and to take due care while conducting such grass-level democratic exercises in urban areas, during the times of Municipality and Panchayat elections. Fair conduct brings unity while negligent and unfair conduct brings disturbance to the unity fabric to the people of the state.`

The NPF Manipur president also stated, `Our party achieving majority in four ADCs shows the trust and faith that the hill people have on us, and there should not be an iota of doubt in the results. If the Manipur government fails to give a concrete reply and assurance on the fate of the ADC elected members, then we will be ready to launch severe forms of protests than today`™s strike and will also take up the matter to the higher authorities at the Centre.`

On the other hand, addressing on the ongoing widespread agitation in Manipur regarding the demand of ILP system, Awanbou Newmai said, `The present unfortunate issue has arisen out of careless attitude of the government on the issue and its half-hearted attitude to the wishes of the people. In the process, life of one student, Sapam Robinhood, was also lost which could have been avoided. Saying so, we appreciate its effort to draft a new Bill and hope that it fulfils the demands of the people. `

He also blamed the Ibobi-led Congress government for seeing only the prospects in everything without any performance, and accounted this as the reason for the major issues that are happening in the state.

NPF also made its clear stand on the grievances faced by the nearby locals of the Thoubal Multipurpose Project (commonly known as Thoubal Dam). He said, `The stipulated time for the completion of the project is 24 years, but now even after 34 years, the project is left incomplete. At the cost of development, the happiness and life of the common people should not be affected. The recent case of breakage of Sekmai Dam again reaffirms the occurrence of corruption in such developmental projects.`

He appealed the government and officials concerned to be extremely careful and competent in construction of such big projects. The NPF state president also demanded the state government `to step down`™ if it fails in performing to the expectations of its people.

CCpur elected ADC members unhappy with delay in formation of councils

LAMKA, Jul 27: Elected members of the Autonomous District Council Churachandpur convened a formal meeting at the office chamber of the chairman in charge Langkhanpau Guite today and discussed the

LAMKA, Jul 27: Elected members of the Autonomous District Council Churachandpur convened a formal meeting at the office chamber of the chairman in charge Langkhanpau Guite today and discussed the lukewarm response from the State government on the issue regarding the formation of the elected ADCs 47 days after the election results were declared on June 10.

The newly elected members expressed disappointment with the government to resolve to use all means to expedite formation of the councils, and to further ask the government to settle the nomination of two seats for the ADCs at the earliest.

The meeting also resolved to demand the government to facilitate the council formation as they had fulfilled all norms including the taking of oath on July 13.

It was decided that in case the State government fails to meet the demand at the earliest, the members will meet the Chief Minister and the deputy Chief Minister.

According to the chairman designate said they don`™t believe in effecting bandhs and such measures which only hurt the poor people, however this should not be interpreted as weakness on the part of elected members.

He further urged the government to take their demands seriously and start prompt action to meet the demands.

JAC submits memo over Mapithel Dam construction

IMPHAL, July 27: The Joint Action Committee for Mapithel Dam Downstream Affected People has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh demanding to review the construction of Mapithel

IMPHAL, July 27: The Joint Action Committee for Mapithel Dam Downstream Affected People has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh demanding to review the construction of Mapithel Dam/Thoubal Dam and livelihood of downstream residents including its secured life within ten days.
In the memorandum, the committee also served certain demands failing which it will resort to launch democratic public action from August 5 onwards.

It demanded to ensure the livelihood means of the downstream affected citizens as soon as possible along with proper compensation and rehabilitation packages with remedies; provide safe drinking and irrigational water to the downstream affected people immediately; review Mapithel Dam construction for holistic impact on indigenous communities along the Thoubal River and stop Mapithel dam construction till completion of such reviews.

It further demanded the Expert Review Committee on Mapithel Dam formed on January 18, 2008 be revived and resumed as per the wishes of all the villagers affected by the dam with full reference for Implementation of the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and implement the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams for review of the ongoing dam construction for Its compliance with human rights, development and indigenous peoples` rights.

Robinhood JAC calls 38-hr gen strike, boycotts MLA Biren

IMPHAL, July 27: The JAC formed inconnection to the death of class XI student Sapam Robinhood alias Thoi has imposed a 38-hour state-wide general strike with effect from 5 am

IMPHAL, July 27: The JAC formed inconnection to the death of class XI student Sapam Robinhood alias Thoi has imposed a 38-hour state-wide general strike with effect from 5 am of July 28 in condemnation of the alleged failure of the government to deliver justice to the death case despite taking much time and suspend the police personnel involved in the killing of the student.

Announcing the call of the strike in a statement, the JAC said religious procession, medical and media will be exempted from the purview of the strike.

It also decided to boycott MLA of Heingang Constituency N Biren indefinitely for misleading the people by making false promises that those police personnel involved in the killing of Robinhood will be surely suspended soon

Claiming that some individuals are seeking financial assistance from the people in the name of the JAC, it asked the concerned individuals to stop the unwarranted act immediately.

The unwarranted act has been detected at a time when the State is in turmoil over the demand for enactment of a fresh bill to check the incessant entry of non-locals, it said.

The concerned individuals should take sole responsibility if any untoward incident arises thereafter, the JAC cautioned.

It further appealed to the people to extend full support to the general strike by taking part in different forms of protest demonstrations during the course of the strike.