Manipur News

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 27

Coalition of Indigenes’ Rights Campaign (CIRCA), Manipur’s student front appealed to all the colleges and schools students across the state to hoist the Manipur “national flag” in their respective schools and college on August 14 (Manipur Independence Day).

Addressing a press meet today at CIRCA office at Kwakeithel, Imphal CIRCA, convenor, Moirangthem Angamba Meitei said that hosting of Manipur “national flag” is to remember and show to the world that  Manipur was once an independent country.

CIRCA will organise a function on August 11, to let the students aware about the “Instrument of Accession” signed between the Maharaja of Manipur and the Governor General of India on August 11, 1947, he added.

According to the Instrument of Accession, any function in relation to the administration of the state and law of the dominion should be exercised by the state, except for the defence, communication, action and affairs, continued the convenor.

CIRCA, co-convenor, Rajesh Yumnam said that the “nation flag” of Manipur will be available in the head office and all the branch offices of Democratic Students Alliance Manipur and Apunba Ireipakki Meheiro Sinpanglup which are CIRCA student’s front organisation.

The venue of the function on Instrument of Accession will be announced soon, he added.

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KANGPOKPI | July 27

To protest over the alleged assault to the president of students’ union, Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy, Joint Tribal Students’ Union, Imphal has appealed to all tribal students to abstain from attending their respective classes from July 28.

Lensonthang Haokip, president, JTSU-I said that Mini Baite, president, Students’ Union Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy was assaulted by some students near the school toilet with no clear reason.

He continued that the student body demanded the school authority to resolve the matter by bringing an understanding within three days on July 24. The student body also served an ultimatum that the school authority that if the matter is not resolved within the stipulated time the tribal students will abstain from their respective class until it is resolved amicably.

“Therefore, we asked all the tribal students to stay away from their respective classes from tomorrow as the school authority has failed to resolve the matter”, said Haokip.

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IMPHAL | July 27

The intending candidate of Takyel Gram Panchayat L. Geetchandra objected to holding the lottery for the pradhans and members for women’s seat reservations in SC, ST categories for gram panchayat election of Imphal West yesterday.

He alleged that the lottery was held without conforming to the rules laid down by the Centre for the panchayat election. He said the basis of rules for the lottery was different from other districts.

Geetchandra said as per the panchayat rule, those who were unreserved in the last election lottery must be reserved in the next lottery. But for Imphal West only ST seats were taken out and all the remaining seats were conducted lottery.

However, when he made inquiries officials did not entertain his complaint.

He urged the government to look into the matter within tomorrow itself and demanded that the concerned authority must clarify the matter.

IMPHAL | July 27

Handicapped Development (HD) Foundation, Manipur will be organising a one day state level parents convention for persons with disabilities on July 30 at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul.

A release said the aim of the convention is to discuss about the role of parents to bring their children in the mainstream life and the challenges face by them so that they can contribute to the welfare of the state and the nation as a whole.

Registration will be done between 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the venue and all the parents are requested to attend the convention, added HD Foundation in the release.

IMPHAL | July 27

It has been notified by the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department that for the purpose of reservation for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in respect of the six zilla parishads, viz., Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching and Jiribam for the ensuing fith gerenral panchayat elections, only Imphal West has been reserved for the SC category.

The reservation of offices of the Adhyakshas and seats for SC and ST, women zilla parishad members in respect for the mentioned zilla parishads are also released.