Manipur News

IMPHAL, October 28: The BJP Manipur Pradesh has said that it is contesting in the upcoming bye election under the motto `fight corruption for smooth and good Governance in the State` announced, Th Chaoba state BJP president.

The BJP president divulged this during a press conference convened at the party`™s head office officially announcing its two candidates to contest in the upcoming bye election scheduled to be held on November 21.

Chaoba informed that the BJP president has officially approved to allot party tickets to Th Biswajit and Kh Joykishan Singh, who will be contesting in Thangmeiband and Thongju constituencies respectively.

Prior to this, the candidature of the two former MLAs was unanimously approved by the central leaders after national parliamentary board meeting held on October 27 at New Delhi, continued Chaoba.

He further said that if the two candidates emerged victorious in the bye election it would become BJP`™s most significant tool to unearth the deep rooted corrupted politics of the congress.

Reacting to the decision of the Speaker of the Manipur Assembly which resulted in the suspension of three Trinamool congress MLAs and the subsequent bye election, Chaoba opined that the Speaker has scant knowledge of constitutional law and simply dictates the `lawless`™ Manipur Assembly.

Despite the disqualification, the High Court of Manipur overruled his (Speaker`™s) verdict as `wrong`™ when one of the MLA (Wangoi MLA) filed a petition to the court and retained his seat, which clearly indicates the lawlessness in the State, asserted the BJP president.

`We feel ashamed that despite the verdict of the High Court, the deputy Chief Minister continue to blame certain MLAs as immature`, said Chaoba.

Further claiming that the people of Manipur have been kept in the dark when it comes to implementation of national schemes and projects, the BJP Manipur president alleged that the National Food Security Act has already been implemented in the State even though the subsidised rice failed to reach the State for the year 2013-14-15.

The State ministers and MLAs have sold off all the rationed rice under the food security act outside the State till date, alleged Chaoba.

The controversial recruitment of 1000 police constables by the Congress government has been stayed by the High Court following complain of charging Rs 5 lakhs from each candidate which is testimony of the dirty politics played by the present government in the State.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/bjp-fighting-bye-election-for-good-governance-chaoba/

IMPHAL, October 28: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today inaugurated a State level photo contest cum exhibition and a three-day photography workshop on the theme `Explore Manipur`™ at DIPR premises.

The exhibition and photography workshop is being organised by the department of Information & Public Relations.

The inaugural function was also attended by former Nagaland minister and Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee president K Therie, deputy director general, Film Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Josie Joseph, parliamentary secretary (IPR) K Meghachandra Singh and principal secretary IPR as dignitaries.

Lauding the efforts to organise such a photo exhibition on the present context, the deputy Chief Minister said `The character of the State is so minutely depicted in such expressive images.`

He said `Photography has become an indispensable aspect of all records and reports. It is a part of the integral evidence both in crime and in journalism. Indeed it has become a mandatory supporting document even for official correspondence.`

Gaikhangam further expressed that such platform will encourage, support and facilitate the required skills to promote the local photographers.

However, on the issue of expanding budgetary support to the DIPR, the deputy Chief Minister was vague and suggested that persistent pressing could yield some response from the government.

Therie in his speech emphasized on the neighbourly relationship between Manipur and Nagaland and said in 1995, the two States had agreed to honour the present political boundaries between the two States and allow the respective administrations to administer within their demarcated political boundaries.

The Nagaland Congress president said `I wish we live together in peace as we are unavoidable neighbours.`™

We need to live together. We need to need to coordinate in our economy, politics, social activities and games and sports, he said.

He appealed to the people to accept Nagaland as another sister State as much as the people of Nagaland.

Isolated incidents should not be considered as a collective position of the State, he added.

Therie also expressed his excitement at the display of the rich culture and topography of Manipur in the exhibition.

He said `Such photographic documentation of the present will definitely add to the valuable records for the later generations.`

Josie Joseph was full of praise for the host department, `The scale of this photo exhibition is enormous and the subjects have indeed showcased the diversity of the State.`

`I have gained much insight to Manipur through this photographs,` he observed.

He also expressed his appreciation for the enthusiastic participation from the local photographs in the exhibition and expressed that such culture of photography can be channelled progressively.

K Meghachandra Singh said, `This is a first attempt in the State to depict the State in such a large scale exhibition with more than 500 photographs.`

`We hope that it will simultaneously entail the works of the potential photographers from this State through these pictorial arts that they create.`

Letkhogin Haokip stated that the DIPR is often reduced to printing the calendar and diaries.

`This is supposedly the biggest ever photo contest cum exhibition in the State. We hope that the State would assist us with proper budget to support such programme on an annual basis,` he implored.

One of the resource persons for the upcoming photography workshop Anil Risal Singh, president, Federation of Indian Photography said, `I truly appreciate the effort and quality of these photographs.`

`This exhibition portrays the people, tradition, rituals and issues of Manipur through beautiful visuals. I am astonished to see the number of photographs displayed and very delighted to see these pictures.`

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/gaikhangam-nagaland-leader-call-for-peaceful-coexistence-at-dipr-photo-exhibition/

By Alex Guite

IMPHAL, October 28: The screening test for the post of assistant professor for colleges of Manipur conducted by the Manipur Public Service Commission drew several criticisms from several quarters.

Many lapses have been found in the question booklet in many subjects.

At the same time several candidates were heard complaining of the time given for their preparation considering that the test was supposed to be direct interview of the candidates who are NET qualified or P Hd holders and changed to the screening test just about a week ago.

The History question booklet had atleast one question repeated four times in Question No 138, 139, 144 and 145 which means that a candidate could loss eight marks in case he selected a wrong answer, which is bad especially considering the competitive world where one can lost out on a mere one mark margin.

Officials of the MPSC on being approached said that the candidates will get bonus marks for the repeated questions, which however is very unnatural and unbecoming of for the selection of such a post.

On inquiring with some candidates, it is learnt that certain lapses were also there in other subjects like Zoology.

The Zoology had questions which had all four options correct which means that selecting only one would mean incomplete answer, according to some candidates.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/screening-test-for-assistant-professor-draws-criticism/

IMPHAL, October 28: A civilian was found dead at the site of a recent ambush. It may be mentioned that troops of 44AR was ambushed by cadres of the PLA on October 26, the attack occurred at Huining Lamkhai which is located about 10 kilometres from Chassad Police Station.

One JCO of the AR was killed and some were grievously wounded in the insurgent ambush.

It was in the aftermath of the attack that a body was found near the ambush site. The bullet ridden corpse is identified by Police as one Ajit Bahadur Tamang, 65, s/o late Gyan Tamang of Kangpokpi and at present residing at Sampui Village, the village is located in between Chassad and Kamjong.

Sources mentioned that he is a farmer and went to herd his cattle near the mentioned ambush site on the said day. He had four bullet wounds on his person and reports said that the shots were fired probably from close range. Police reports mentioned that he was wearing a camouflage pant and might have strayed into the ambush area. He may have been a victim of mistaken identity from either the Assam Rifles or the insurgents, the reports mentioned.

The body was brought to RIMS for post mortem and handed over to family members today. It may be mentioned that a JCO of the 44 AR, Suraj Tamang, JC number 65809 of F company was killed in the ambush.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/manipur-ambush-civilians-body-recovered-from-oct-26-ambush-site/

IMPHAL, October 28: Eight days after the Kuki Peoples`™ Liberation Front imposed a 10-day economic blockade along the national highways starting October 20 midnight, the government will be providing security escort to goods truck tomorrow.

The blockade will end on October 31 midnight.

It is learnt that the provision of security escort tomorrow to transporters will be coordinated by the operation section of the Manipur Police Headquarter.

At the same time it is also learnt that the security provision will only be for transporters plying along the National Highway 37 and not for those plying along NH 2 (Imphal-Dimapur).

Sources also informed that the vehicles which will be escorted till Jiribam from Imphal tomorrow will not include any oil tankers or gas bullets.

It may be mentioned that even during normal days when there is no bandh or blockade along the highways, the government provide security escort to goods trucks plying along the NH 37, however, this will be the first time security escorts will be provided during the 10-day long blockade imposed by the KPLF which will end on October 31 midnight.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/government-to-provide-security-escort-to-goods-trucks-today/

KANGPOKPI, October 28: The Joint Action Committee against the killing of Khupneilal Neihsiel and Robert Hesei Kipgen has called a 20-day economic blockade from midnight of November 3.

The JAC had earlier imposed a 48-hour total bandh in all hill districts of the State starting October 18 midnight to show discontentment and dissatisfaction over the delay in furnishing the magisterial probe report pertaining to the killings by the government within the stipulated three-month time.

JAC convener Thangminlen Haokip said that the JAC`™s decision to impose the economic blockade came after a joint meeting with various Kuki CSOs today while adding that we are extremely disappointed towards the stubbornness of the State government even after the 48 hr total bandh.

The blockade will be effective in all highways of the state he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/jac-kadangband-announces-20day-economic-blockade-from-nov-3-midnight/

IMPHAL, October 28: The State government has decided to impose new traffic regulations in the Imphal bazaar area. A cabinet meeting held today has resolved to restrict entry into the main market areas of Imphal area in a bid to lessen the ever increasing congestion.

The new regulations would include the shop owners to relocate their warehouses from the market and to keep their goods at another location far from the market place, they will be given two months time to arrange for the construction or hiring of viable warehousing areas in the nearby vicinity. Another regulations is to disallow parking in the streets of Bir Tikendrajit road, Paona Bazar and Thangal Bazar, however vehicles will be allowed entry for dropping or picking up passengers. An alternate parking will be provided on the pavement built atop the Naga river. This move is done by the Government in the view of lessening the vehicular congestion in the heart of the city. The said time of two months will be given for relocation of the warehouses and to stop the parking in the mentioned streets.

The cabinet also decided to relocate the Keisampat parking area once the Inter State Bus Terminus is operational.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/no-parking-in-bazaar-area-after-two-months/