Manipur News

IMPHAL, October 17: The Parents Committee of the Kasturva Gandhi Ballika Vidyalaya Andro Luokochum Students has sought upgradation of the school upto class X.

Speaking to media persons at a press meet at the Manipur Press Club today, secretary of the committee Knsam Naji Leima said the school was established in the year 2013 for girl students of class VI to VII with the aim to provide free quality education to students from poor and destitute families from the remote areas.

She said the State Education minister Moirangthem Okendro had assured in the past to upgrade the school upto class X.

Construction of the school had been completed under the watch of local MLA Th Shyamkumar who took the brunt of the burden in completing the construction however, till date the school is yet to be inaugurated, she said.

Now the students who have passed out from the school is finding it hard to get admission in other schools, she said.

Now, students of the school are being mass transferred to class XI at the Moirangpurel Government High School, she said.

She continued this year 35 girl students had passed out from class VIII.

She further appealed to the concerned authorities to inaugurate the school as well as upgrade the school to a high school.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/upgrade-kasturba-gandhi-ballika-vidyalaya-to-high-school-parents-committee/

IMPHAL, October 17: Rajpri Chevrolet organised a Customers Meet to interact with Chevrolet car owners to highlight the Chevrolet provided benefit and services.

Sales area manager, Chevrolet India, Pranab Barman said the company has a heritage of more than 100 years and has sold more than 200 million units across the globe.

He said the Chevrolet promises warranty for a period of three years or 100,000 km which is the best in class warranty.

The Chevrolet has its own app My Chevrolet India app for through which can schedule a service, parking reminder.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/rajpri-chevrolet-organises-customers-meet/

IMPHAL, October 17: The Chandel District Magistrate has imposed curfew from 5pm to 5am along the Indo-Myanmar border in the district and said no person shall move within 3 km of the International Boundary.

The official order said it is reported that extremist elements are likely to cross the International Boundary into Myanmar with view to creating law and order problem in the State.

Information has also been received which has made it appear that there is likelihood of illegal export of commodities from the district to Myanmar through the border and illegal infiltration from Myanmar, `which if allowed to take place is likely to cause disturbance and in my opinion immediate prevention and speedy remedy to stop these illegal activities is desirable,` said the order.

The order has also said that no persons including local hunters shall move in the jungle and no person shall carry any firearm for the purpose of hunting, fishing or any other purpose whichever within the limit of the territory in actual control of India in the district during the said period without prior intimation to the Company Operating Bas/ Temporary Operating Base Commander of the Assam

Rifles/ Indian Army deployed in the area; that no person shall ply on the

It has also said that no person shall move by any vehicle/on foot or by any other means within the three km belt of the International Boundary within the territory in actual control of India in the district during the said time without prior intimation to the Company Operating Base (COB)/Temporary Operating Base (TOB) Commanders of Assam Rifles/Indian Army deployed in the area.

Any movement whatsoever between the said period within the three km belt of the International border within the actual control of India in Chandel should be endorsed by the village chief with prior intimation to the office of the commandant Assam Rifles Bn./ Commanding Office, Indian Army Bn. deployed in the area and the Circle Officer deployed in the area.

The order also said that all vehicles and personnel moving across the International Boundary under the Free Move Regime (FMR) and people moving on roads and tracks in villages close to the boundary and all houses in the vicinity of the International Boundary will be liable to surprise checks and vehicle inspection by the Assam Rifles Bn/ Indian Army deployed in the area to prevent acts of smuggling, transportation of illegal contraband items and illegal trafficking of arms and ammunitions.

All village heads are liable to prove the authenticity of identity of the individuals during surprise checks in their respective villages/areas within the limit of the territory in actual control of India, in the district of Chandel district, it said.

However, this order shall not apply to the State and Central government employees on duty in the border areas, it said.

This order shall remain in force for a period of six months from the date of order, if no. ordered otherwise in the meantime, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/chandel-administration-imposes-ban-order-along-myanmar-border/

IMPHAL, October 17: BJP in charge of Manipur Prahlad Singh patel has revoked instruction of halting all election process of the party set-up during a personal discourse with the party`™s State returning officer Prof S Tiken yesterday over the phone.

According to a highly placed source of the party, Central leaders of the party including its national president Amit Shah expressed shock on learning that the party`™s election process has been halted.

Following reports published in some local dailies of the stopping of the election process, Prof Tiken had called the party`™s national returning officer Avinash Rai Khanna for advise at which, Khanna had replied that there is no order from the party`™s national leaders to stop the Manipur BJP election process, informed the source.

When, Tiken called on Prahlad Singh Patel regarding the same matter, he was told to wait for some time, the source said.

Meanwhile, according to the source, the party Manipur in charge had called the party`™s State returning officer late last night and told him to continue with the party`™s election process.

Following the instruction, State enrolment in charge of the party Sh Shantikumar who is also a former president of the BJP Manipur Pradesh has resumed his work from today and ensured to hand over the related enrolment documents to the SRO within the next two three days.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/state-bjp-informed-to-continue-party-election-process/