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IMPHAL, March 29: Hackfest Manipur, an employment and community platform for IT educated youth of Manipur concluded today. The festival was held since yesterday at NIT campus, Takyelpat.

One of the organising committee members, Fisher Laishram said around 250 applicants participated in the Hackfest and presented their innovative ideas in group of three each in front of the juries.

The juries include Cubeten founder H Joyremba, Data Scientist Accenture & speaker NASCOM K Rahul Dev Sharma, CEO Inginet Mumbai Tabita Denes, COO/ Co founder Inginet Mumbai Joseph Awungshi.

He said the main objective behind the Hackfest is to promote and render job opportunity for the youths of the state. He said that the state has adequate youths who are good in IT knowledge but they do not have enough job opportunity due to lack of exposure.

He said that the programme was conducted jointly by ten IT Companies of the state and has been incorporated with New York based `Challangpost`™ and Bangalore Base Company `Ohcampus`™.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/it-show-hackfest-manipur-concludes/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Kuki Students`™ Organisation, Moreh has stated that it has unanimously decided to implement three educational plans for the academic session 2015 during the emergency meeting held on March 28.

According to a release of the organisation, the plans were implemented for the welfare of the students to bring quantity education to quality education.

The 1st plan stated that all school teaching materials and funds sanctioned for the welfare of the schools, including Mid Day Meal issued and sanctioned by the concerned department should be implemented and distributed properly in accordance with the guidelines made by the higher concerned authority for the smooth and proper functioning of the schools.

The 2nd plan stated that all employees/teachers must be stationed at their respective postings in order to avoid irregularities in offices/schools so as to fulfill their duties sincerely and dutifully.

The final plan was that all government/non-government/boardings/hostels, Managing Board, Village authorities/Chiefs and teaching staffs concerned are to help in the functioning of their Schools/Institutions, Mid Day Meal and other related things for the schools/offices issued by the concerned departments, it said.

The organisation has stated that it will be forced to take up appropriate and stern actions against the defaulters if they fail to comply with the points, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/kso-moreh-charts-out-education-plans/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Women Action for Development (WAD) has said that it organized a one day free medical camp at Langathel Shining Academy located at Langathel village under Thoubal District on March 29 to disseminate the importance of the project titled `Humanitarian Support to People Affected by Conflict in Manipur`.

According to a release of WAD, the project is supported by ECHO and ActionAid. WAD aimed to organize several health camps in different villages of Thoubal District in near future.

A day before the health camp, caregivers and volunteer made an announcement through public address system about the health camp. WAD was able to mobilize at least 159 patients including 94 women from Langathel, Phundrei and other adjourning villages. Caregivers of WAD had Screened many patients who might havepsychosocial problems, mental illness etc. during the health camp, it said.

A team of medical officers namely, Medical Officer-in-Charge, Dr. M. Gambhini, Dr. Bikramji and Dr. Brojen including three staff nurse from Primary Health Centre (CHC), Khongjom have rendered their valuable service during the medical camp. Cases relating to back pain, sore throat, fever, dizziness, body ache, headache, general illness, joint pain, cough, stomach burning, loose muscle, chest pain etc. were being reported in the medical camp. Varieties of medicines were also provided to the patients in free of charge. Ayurvedic medicines for H1N1 commonly known as swine flu were also distributed. The health camp also provided general awareness about the psychosocial problems, mental illness and their treatments and methods of prevention, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/wad-spreads-awareness-of-humanitarian-support-for-conflict-victims/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Sustainable Livelihood Forum Manipur demanded the State government to announce the measures taken up to increase food productivity, the distribution system of PDS item and the definition of food.

Speaking to media persons at a press conference held today at Manipur Press Club its convenor, Sangnaidar Tonthang said Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in India in June 1997 in order to ensure availability of the minimum quantities of basic essential commodities to the consumers, especially to the poor masses at fairly uniform prices, which is lesser than open market price.

While implementing these schemes in different districts of Manipur, a large number of cases of violation of entitled rights of the poor such as improper selection of beneficiaries, interferences by elected representatives, irregular distribution of PDS items, distribution of PDS items which are not at par with the approve prices, less quality of PDS item, unavailability of proper Fair Price Shops in the remote village, etc are reported.

She further said that the State government is struggling to implement and streamline the National Food Security Act 2013 into action.

The various public welfare schemes launched by the Central Government through State for the benefit of the poor and marginalized people could not reach the targeted population.

Manipur is an agrarian state and due to this fact agriculture is the most important source of economy of the State.

More than 75 percent of the people of Manipur are dependent upon agriculture for their daily living. Agriculture sector in Manipur employs around half of the total workforce of the State.

She stated that statistically the agricultural production of cereals, pulses and food grains of Manipur for the last 10 years do not show an adequate increase to meet the estimate requirement inspite of high increase of daily requirement by the people of Manipur.

Core-member, K Pradip Kumar said that the government must enact Land Use Policy in order to protect the lands which are use for agriculture, by not letting them use it for any other purpose.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/forum-announces-measures-to-augment-food-productivity/

THOUBAL, March 29: The real aim of education is to how to prepare a person and make him work to become successful, said the 1st MR Commanding Officer and chief guest, Thokchom Radheshyam during the annual prize distribution held on the 17th Foundation Day of Standard Romeo Academy, Heirok Part 1 today.

The chief guest further said that it is necessary to produce people with goodwill, sense of sacrifice, kindness, etc nowadays. Such qualities can only be taught by the teachers. Teachers should also accept their students as their own children. Teacher with the ability to make children enjoy is half success to them. CO also appealed to all to take up duty in building a developed and peaceful society.

He further said that there is no team spirit in today`™s youth. It is unfortunate that students are now over loaded with private tuitions and books instead of making them play team sports handed down by the forefathers, said the CO. Failure also teach life`™s lesson and children should not be give strict punishment when they fail. Children should be taught the understand the reason for failure and should be encouraged so that they can try harder. Knowledge is more valuable than materials. He also stated that teachers must teach the students on the value of time.

As part of the programme, students who won competitions were awarded to encourage them further. The students also presented cultural dances. As opening programme of the function, a floral tribute was held at the photo of (l) Ningthoubam Romeo in which the school was named under led by the chief guest. Pradhan of Heirok Part 2, Thokchom Dhamendra, BSF Heirok Post Commander and founder of the school, N. Ibomcha sat on the dias.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/students-encouraged-to-be-good-successful-citizens-on-school-foundation-day/

IMPHAL, March 29: A man who went to Lamphel Police Station to enquire about the progress of a case he registered at the police station was allegedly assaulted physically and verbally by the officer-in-charge of the police station.

A sit-in-protest was staged today here at the gate of Gaipuinam village (near Inter State Bus Terminus), Dingku Road, condemning the incident.

A protester at the sideline of the sit-in said Agou Phaomei, 50, of Gaipuinam village was beaten by the officer-in-charge of the Lamphel Police Station, Okram Dorendro Singh on March 22 at around 4 pm.

Angou had earlier lodge a complaint at the said police station that his daughter had been kidnapped after she went out of her Hostel at Lamboikhongnangkhong on March 18, the protester said.

He was beaten by the OC when he went to enquire about the case at the police station, the protester said.

He was hospitalized at JNIMS due to the beating, the protester added.

The sit-in-protest was organized by the JAC formed against the alleged kidnapping of the girl.

Kakhomlunglu Kamei is the convenor of the JAC.

The protesters demanded the suspension of OC O Dorendro Singh and to take up legal course of action against him.

The protesters also expressed disappointment saying that a memorandum was submitted to Home Minister Gaikhangam to take up action against the OC but nothing was done.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/sitinprotest-held-against-oc-lampahel-ps-for-his-alleged-misconduct/

IMPHAL, March 29: The proscribed CorCom has in a press statement said that the NSCN/GPRN president SS Khaplang has taken the right decision by abrogating the cease fire agreement with India, putting a hold on the works of Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) and by starting to attack security forces.

CorCom also added that it fully endorses the steps taken up by the outfit.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/corcom-hails-khaplang/

KANGPOKPI, Mar 29: National Highway 2 along Christian dominated Kangpokpi town witnessed a busy traffic for a few moment since Christian community within Kangpokpi came out on the street shouting `Hosana, Hosana, Hosana` as part of the observation of Palm Sunday also known as Passion Week today.

Coming out from their respective churches young and old, men and women holding twigs in their hand shouting “Hosanna to the Son of David” and “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” along the Highway depicting scenes and images when Jesus Christ made a triumphal entry to Jerusalem sometime before the third or fourth century AD which marks the beginning of Holy Week, an especially solemn and important week in the Christian calendar that focuses on the last days of Jesus` life and anticipates Easter, the most important holiday in Christianity.

Among many other churches in town Kangpokpi (Kanggui) Christian Church, KBC Centre Church, Kangpokpi (Kanggui) also joined the exuberant procession along the highway today mostly participated by Sunday school students.

In Christianity, Palm Sunday is the sixth Sunday of Lent (i.e. the 40-day period before Easter) and the last Sunday before Easter, the sacred Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday, Willow Sunday, and Flower Sunday.

Palm Sunday ceremony in the town consisted of prayers, hymns, and sermons recited by Pastor and other Church leaders wherein the Passion and the Benediction are sung.

A Pastor in the town said in the simplest of terms Palm Sunday is an occasion for reflecting on the final week of Jesus` life. It is a time for Christians to prepare their hearts for the agony of His Passion and the joy of His Resurrection.

In biblical times, the regional custom called for kings and nobles arriving in procession to ride on the back of a donkey. The donkey was a symbol of peace; those who rode upon them proclaimed peaceful intentions. The laying of palm branches indicated that the king or dignitary was arriving in victory or triumph, the Pastor added.

A Sunday school teacher said `Palm Sunday teaches us the far more glorious and spiritual nature of Christ`™s kingdom and it reminds us that Jesus went to the cross on our behalf deliberately and willingly.`

She said `Palm Sunday also reminds us that Jesus was about a far greater victory than any earthly battle could afford and it anticipates Christ`™s victory over the greatest enemy of all.`

`There are many people today who may have celebrated Palm Sunday and following week Easter Sunday, but do they really have a clue what it all means?`

Therefore it is a crucial times for the Christian community to ponder that, `Are we a genuine follower of Jesus Christ? Or are we like the multitudes who gave Jesus lip service one day but who wanted Him out of their life the next day? She added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/kangpokpi-celebrates-palm-sunday/

IMPHAL, March 28: The Maoist Communist Party Manipur has stated that it has been continuing to perform its duties and obligations of National responsibility of the New Democratic Revolution i.e. National and Class Liberation Movement of Manipur.

According to a release of the party, it is also performing its duty to Proletarian Internationalism as an international contingent of the World Socialist Revolution.

In the first place, Manipur Maoist had shown solidarity to Communist Party of the Philippines which is advancing ahead in the international communist movement by distributing leaflets, holding conference, showing videos on the 8th March, 2015, it said.

In the second place, Manipur Maoist has shown solidarity by fasting on the March 26 in support to the indefinite fasting initiated by many Maoist leaders of Morocco March 23 for the right of political prisoners inside the prison. The members of Central Committee of Manipur Maoist including its Political cadres fasted on the day revealing that they are standing for the comrades of Morocco, it further said.

Besides, the military wing of the party skipped a meal on the same day without stopping their national duties assigned for the party, showing solidarity to the comrades of Morocco, it said.

The protest through fasting as solidarity was a great herald to the revolution of Manipur and most importantly the freedom fighters who are in the prison as political captives in particular, it added.

In freedom struggles it will be a right step to bring the Revolution Movement persistently ahead even when and where they are in the prison, it said.

Prison is neither a resting place nor sylvan-retreat for the revolutionaries, it said, adding the spot itself is a battlefield. It is our duty to turn this battlefield into a political battlefield in a right direction, it said.

There is no single revolutionary of Manipur Maoist who has been imprisoned in the cell of enemy till today. Those who were claimed to be arrested are not related with the party even in the least except two sympathizer and a couple who gave shelter to some of the militia of the party, it said.

Therefore, each and every courageous member who is taking part in the National Liberation Movement of Manipur is appealed to consider and understand the movement of Political prisoner inevitably. The demand made by the comrades of Morocco in prison is much rational and reasonable, it said.

“Free Political Prisoners” is a movement as whole for the globe, it said adding, the inability of this slogan to reach Manipur should be avoided further and this gap should be filled up in no time.

Manipur Maoist is extending its message for the cause to each and every relevant individuals and organizations of Manipur and support the Revolutionary Movement led by Morocco Maoist, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/maoists-fast-a-day-to-show-solidarity-to-morocco-comrades/

IMPHAL, March 28: Independent investigation body CBI team has started investigation into the State Congress party`™s dirty practices said Moirangthem Asnikuamr General Secretary Administration BJP Manipur Pradesh.

This was stated in the reception function of BJP leaders at the Moirang Mandal enrolment drive cum one day political conference of BJP at Moirang INA hall today.

He further said that during the last 13 years of Congress Government rule, the State has been kept in darkness in every developmental works.

The BJP is here to save Moirang, where the Congress Government has shut down 17 schools. He also saked where the Moirang Municipal Council has gone in this last 13 years? And where are the Rs. 18 crores for water supply scheme provided by the Urban Ministry which was brought by the retired commissioner P Sarat after hard work for the people of Moirang, asked Asnikumar further.

The sanctioned amount for water supply will be recovered from the those who pocketed it and befitted punishment will be awarded to all who were involved in the scandal, he said.

People are also very much aware of the status of Moirang Veterinary Hospital, those fishery centres, money for the construction of Market sheds etc, he said. It is learned that some people have even contributed money for the construction of the market shed at Moriang.

The government has taken up unusual work in Moirang, and the holy place of Moirang known as Kangla was being refurbished to introduce an underground parking. The concern authority must keep tab on which department is doing such construction under which scheme or project of the Congress Government and place a report before the public of Moirang, he said.

He further said that a team of CBI is in Imphal to investigate various corruption cases of the Congress party in the previous years in the name of development. Very soon the system of Congress will collapse, he said.

We need to strengthen the Moirang BJP Mandal so as to bring a revolution under the leadership of P Sarat ex-candidate of last general election.

The BJP is promising the revival of the natural beauty of Moirang he said.

P Sarat leader of BJP Moirang Madal said that this function is to welcome the BJP leaders. The people know the Congress has ruled the State for the last 13 years with their dirty politics.

He further said that the government has no proper policy, uses power in wrongly, human right violations are rampant, even recruited 11,000 VDF personnel spending Rs. 48 crores but no proper salaries earmarked for them.

The state government jobs are auctioned off to highest bidders, eliminating talented but poor candidates. The Government has pushed tolerance of the people to the limits, he said.

On the other hand India has change in a wave of brought by Narendra Modi with his clean India movement, corruption free government initiatives.

The BJP aims to have a corruption free administration so people must choose the BJP so change for a bright future becomes possible in the state. He said that today Moirang Mandal has enrolled 6500 member to BJP and is targeting enrolling a total of 15,000 from Moirang.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/cbi-team-has-started-probe-into-congress-dirty-practices-asnikumar/

IMPHAL, 28 March: According to 2011 census the state has 54110 persons with disabilities and out of those only 21663 have been given certificates said State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities, Manipur L Nabakishwar Singh Singh, IAS. He was speaking as chief guest today during a one-day Awareness Programme o the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities held at NIELIT, Akampat, Imphal East.

The awareness programme was organised by the office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped & DDRC, Imphal.

The chief guest further said that certificates for disabled persons were first issued from the social welfare department. Later the certificates are issued by State Medical Directorate as this department has much deeper reaches in all the districts of the State.

He said that the Government has in hand many schemes and facilities for the persons with disabilities like three percent reservation of State Government jobs, marriage incentive, education incentives etc.

The chief guest further expressed that among disabled persons, mentally handicapped persons are mostly left out from getting their entitled benefits, hence he urged that concern NGOs or Government staffs to give a bit more attention to the mentally handicapped persons.

He said that social stigma is another thing that the disabled persons have to be aware of. He said that he is hopeful form the NIELIT faculty to produce more innovative ideas and computer softwares for them to level up with normal person.

Faculty member of Special Education Department, NIMH, Secunderabad Dr Padmavathi who was guest of honour said that their institute has stepped extension programmes to reach out mentally handicapped persons at unreached locations.

Padmavathi further lauded NIELIT for their support in extending computer assisted instruction training and awareness programme from their end.

The awareness programme was attended by Director NIELIT Kolkata, Imphal Th Prameshwor Singh as president

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/mentally-handicapped-worst-sufferers-commissioner/

IMPHAL, March 28: There is no future for the Congress Government as the Union Government has now started monitoring and investigating their malpractices, corruptions and irregularities in various developmental works in the State alleged Thounaojam Chaoba, president BJP Manipur Pradesh.

This was mentioned during a one day political awareness cum Mega enrolment campaign of BJP held at YPA Hall, organised by the BJP Churachandpur District Mandal today.

He further said that this time the people of Churachandpur have to show their strength in ensuing the ADC election on May 30 is free and fair, and goes the BJP way.

He said that the BJP has shown the people how the Congress Government in last 13 years has made the lives of the common people miserable. In this ADC election it is everybody`™s responsibility to defeat them, he said.

Let us teach the Congress a lesson this time, as we the people now know the malpractices of the Congress and the sorry plight to people this has resulted in.

The BJP is targeting ushering in a clean and corruption free administration in Manipur needs the support of people of Churachandpur and the rest of Manipur, he said.

He charged that in the past ADC elections Congress used money power and muscle power besides manipulating EVM machines to sweep them. The ADCs have not resulted in devolution of power, instead they have only resulted in concentration of power in the hands of MLAs and Ministers, he further charged.

Choaba said that now that everybody knows the State Government has totally failed in governing, the people need to change the Government and seek a alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi`™s government at the Centre.

The BJP needs people`™s support from every section of Manipur, he said. The Congress in 13 years gifted the much hyped Khuga Dam to Churachandpur, which was inaugurated in present of Sonia Gandhi, but Khuga Dam is today a total failure, neither providing power or irrigation to Churachandpur people, he said.

Churachandpur has 24 seats for ADC, this time BJP will fight in all the seats, he said. The BJP has intending candidates for all the seats in Churachandpur District, he added.

`We hoped that BJP will succeed in all ADC seats and this will be the first step to changing the system of entire Manipur and Churachandpur district`, said Th Chaoba.

M Asnikumar General Secretary Administration BJP Manipur Pradesh said that in the last 13 years of Congress rule the state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi have not reached out to Churachandpur District and simply was a mute witness to the grievances faced by Churachandpur district.

The leaders of Congress only express concern for the people of Manipur but these have turned out to be only lip services, seldom meant to be translated into practical reality on the ground.

Failure of Khuga Dam project is the gift of Congress government which displace many villages of Churachandpur but the people still are not getting sufficient portable water or water for irrigation as promised by the Project, he said. The BJP has found some Rs. 24 crores misused in connection with the construction of the Khuga Dam, Asnikumar said.

In this regard a high power committee had been constituted under the chairmanship of Okram Ibobi, but the scam has been effectively hidden from the public, he charged.

The BJP will dig out this multi crores scam which might affect some MLAs or Ministers from Churachandpur, but the BJP never compromises on corruption, he added.

TT Haokip said that in the last 13 years Congress has won elections by using muscle power, money power and EVM manipulation. They have also introduced no sign of development whatsoever in the state, apart from MLAs and Ministers becoming multi millionaires, he added.

If elections were conducted in free and fair no Congress candidate would succeed in election, he claimed.

So now that the people know the foul play of the Congress, he appealed to the people to thrash the corrupted Congress government in this ADC election and in upcoming Assembly Election 2017 in the State.

During the course of the day, the president BJP also meet with the intending candidates of ADC election in the Churachandpur district.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/centre-has-started-monitoring-cong-malpractices-chaoba/

IMPHAL, March 28: To make a better future society, a proper understanding of the past and present is essential, said Gaikhangam.

This was said during the releasing function of a book title as `Kabui Rongmei Costumes, Attires & Musical Instruments` in Kabui dialects and a film `Yelling of Zeliangrong` was released today at Kabui Community Hall.

The Deputy Chief Minster Gkhangam further said that custom, culture, tradition, literature and art are important and must be preserved, for they can leave a clear vision of the past for the future generation. With this knowledge, they can then mould their society to be better, he said lauding the writer and film maker of producing such film for the benefit of all, especially the youth.

`Books inform the public and cinema transforms the society,` he said and added that in spite of having chosen different religions, the community should not neglect its own culture.

Author and director of the documentary film, Pou Star Kamei said that the objective of producing the film is to preserve the originality of Kabui community. If not for such efforts, the beauty and originality of Kabui culture will become precarious, he added.

Similarly the book Kabui Rongmei Costumes, Attires & Musical Instruments is to for the reference of younger generations of Zeliangrong, he said. This is will render immense benefit to the younger generations of Zeliangrong he said, adding the mission is still not complete as the book will now be written and translated in the Roman script as well as Manipuri.

Ex-chairperson IMC, Gangmei Moirangjao, Village Chief, Keisamthong and Pou Lungpuiga Remmei were guests of honour and president of the function.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/understanding-past-necessary-to-anticipate-good-future-gaikhangam/