Manipur News

IMPHAL, February 17: Mapari Ningshing Lup organised the Sixth death anniversary of Dr Th Kishan, Y Token and A Rajen at Maparee Ningshingkol near Cheirap Court today.

Speaking at the function, PDA chairman T Mangibabu Singh said Hopeson Ningshen, who killed the trio and has been put under life imprisonment at Tihar jail, will now realise that what he had done was wrong.

Meanwhile, MANIL chairman S Tekendrajit Singh said the main motive of organising the anniversary was to promote the ideas of late Dr Kishan for developing the State with the help of various communities as well as to spread knowledge to bring about a corruption free state.

He also said that the association considers that killers don`™t have a community and the organization does not differentiate between communities.

As a part of the anniversary function, floral tributes were paid to the late Dr Th Kishan, Y Token and A Rajen. Singers of the Roop Raag orchestra party dedicated their songs to the trio while Laihui also gave a tribute to them.

At the function, PDA chairman T Mangibabu Singh and MANIL chairman S Tekendrajit Singh attended as presidium members and Center for Human Rights and Duties Education faculty`™s members Dr Gaikhamching Riamei and Senior Citizen L Sadananda attended as special invitees.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/manil-organises-death-anniversary-of-kishan-token-rajen/

KANGPOKPI, February 17: With the commencement of the High School Leaving Certificate Examination, 2015 conducted by Board of Secondary Education Manipur in the state the examination has also begun at Kangpokpi Centre which is one among the 67 Private Centre (Outer Manipur).

According to the Officer-in-charge of the Kangpokpi Centre, 380 students from 13 different schools within Kangpokpi area participated in the Examination held at Elite Higher Secondary School, Kangpokpi Centre this morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon under the strict attention of Micro Observers, Flying Squad of BOSEM and commendable invigilators.

Speaking to media person at the examination centre, one flying squad member on behalf of the team and BOSEM lauded the manners and standard of examination in the centre while adding that such sound and excellent manners has never been expected in this centre comparing to the past examination.

`We never expected the standard and quality manners of the students in this centre and also the hard struggles, dedication and enthusiasm of the invigilators as well as officials involved in the examination in this centre`, he said.

He continued that if both the students and invigilators and other officials continued to maintain such manners in the whole examination it will definitely brings positive changes in the town, society and Manipur as a whole.

There are no reports of malpractices, impersonation, etc and expel during the examination today, he said.

HM. Higher Secondary School, Keithelmanbi Centre where 301 students from five schools appeared the English paper in the examination today also received similar praises.

Meanwhile, Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills and KSO Sadar Hills also paid a surprised visit at Kangpokpi Centre and expressed satisfaction on the quality and standard maintained during the examination.

`We are truly satisfied with the manners, standard and dedication of the students as well as the officials involved in the examination`, lauded Lamcha Chongloi, General Secretary KSO Sadar Hills.

He continued that the student body also appreciated the humble efforts and enthusiasm of District Administrators Jacintha Lazarus, DC Senapati and DK. Thangboi Haokip, Addl. DC Kangpokpi in bringing quality changes in the district.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/bosem-exam-begins-flying-squad-lauds-kpi-centre/

IMPHAL, February 17: As the policies of the State government have totally paralysed every department, the BJP Manipur Pradesh strongly demands a white paper of the annual plan budget by February 28, stated BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary (Administration) M Asnikumar.

During an exclusive interview with IFP, M Asnikuamr alleged that the Congress government has continued to fraudulently siphon off funds from the annual plan budget during the last 13 years. It has never followed the norms laid down by the Finance Ministry till date, he added.

Further stating that during the UPA government, the Department of Expenditure of the Union Ministry of Finance issued an office memorandum about guidelines of the utilization of annual allocated State plan budgets. The memorandum order 7(2)/E coord 2013 on September 18, 2013 says that only 1/3 i.e. 33 percent of the Annual State budget can be used during the last quarter of every financial year, with only 13% of the plan budget allowed to be used in the last month, i.e. March.

Every State should submit monthly report of the expenditures from the month of April till the end of the financial year to the Ministry of Finance as per the norms. Unfortunately, the State government hasn`™t submitted its monthly expenditure report transparently but has omitted the anomalies in the annual budget allocations for 13 years with the help of the UPA government at the Centre, he said.

It may be mentioned here that the annual budget allocation of 2014-15 was only 29 percent by the end of January, 2015. And it is astonishing as to how the remaining amount of the annual budget was reportedly used in the last few days by the government. If it is used forcibly, it will be against the norms of the Central finance ministry, alleged M Asnikumar.

The UPA government had given a free hand to the Congress government in the State but PM Modi led NDA government is strict on financial management and wants transparency, he said, adding such malpractices will not be tolerated anymore. The State government is paralysed in every step of development without being able to take up any developmental works with the annual budget allocations. We see many pending construction works of various infrastructure development projects left unfinished in our State, Asnikumar said.

BJP Manipur has doubts even on the reported utilization of 60 percent of the annual plan budget by the State government till date, he said, adding the government`™s practice of using a common account number 8449 to transfer funds by the end of every financial year during the last 13 years can`™t be found anywhere in any State of India.

He further said that BJP is dead against the manner in which the State government is utilizing the annual plan budget. Every developmental work should be laid down by the Central Public Works department to contractors. But in Manipur, the Chief Minister and other ministers award contract works to their own peoples which means that the PWD in the State is totally defunct.

The State government can`™t provide safe drinking water in the heart of the city, then how can it reached out to the hills area and villages, Asnikumar asked.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/govt-policies-have-paralysed-every-department-in-state-alleges-m-asnikumar/

IMPHAL, February 17: A combined team of 20 Assam Rifles, Narcotics Action Bureau and Police personnel of Chandel PS carried out operations to destroy poppy plantation at four places in Chandel since February 13 till today.

The combined team destroyed poppy plantations at Machi Sita Junction, Tonghlang, Hongjang and T Huimol in Chandel District.

The illicit poppy cultivation of opium plants were burnt and destroyed. The opium yield measured approximately 5040 kgs worth Rs 41 crore approximately, a release of Assam Rifles said.

The opium plantations were spread over an area of 252 acres in the higher reaches. It was clandestinely cultivated far away from the view of the people around the area to avoid detection by enforcement agencies, it said.

The cultivation was not systematic and it was randomly carried out to prevent detection.

The extensive operations undertaken by 26 Sector Assam Rifles, in remote areas led to the discovery of these poppy fields, it said.

Till now 20 Assam Rifles under the aegis of 26 Sector Assam Rifles has destroyed around 576 acres worth Rs 96 crore approximately, it said.

No one came forward to claim the ownership of the cultivation, it added.

NAB Sub Inspector Th Achouba speaking to media persons said 26 acres of fully grown and 17 acres of dried poppy plantations were destroyed at Tonghlang located at 15 Km away from Machi Junction on February 14.

In all 38 acres of fully grown and 7 acres of dried plantations were destroyed at Hongjang, which is 30 Km away Machi Junction on February 15, he said.

Another 38 acres of fully grown and 23 acres of dried were destroyed at T Huimol situated 25Km away from Machi Junction yesterday and 13 acres of fully grown and 19 acres of dried poppy plantations were destroyed today at Machi Junction of Chandel district, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/poppy-plantations-worth-rs-41-crores-destroyed-in-chandel/

KANGPOKPI, February 17: The Joint Action Committee Joint Action Committee on Kadangband killing is set to go ahead with its proposed 5-days Economic Blockade in all national highway from Tuesday midnight.

All the Kuki civil bodies within Sadar Hills have already extended their support to the proposed blockade.

Thangminlen Haokip, Convener of the Joint Action Committee stated that the protest will go ahead as declared since we have no intimation or any positive response from the state Government in spite of the announcement of the protest.

The protest is related to a killing incident where an innocent civilian driver and a CAO of a SoO Signatory of Kuki armed organization were slain in Assam Rifles action suspected to be a case of fake encounter killing.

He continued that the JAC had made it clear to the Government to furnish the magisterial inquiry report on the case within 15 days but the Government has failed to do so.

The Government`™s apathy towards is hurtful maintained Thangminlen Haokip.

We are very much aware of the ongoing HSE and HSLC Examination in the state said the JAC Convener and reassured once again that there will be no disruption either in travels to examination centres or at the centres.

He also urged the general public to enthusiastically lend their support towards the JAC.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/02/jac-to-go-ahead-with-blockade-tsa-sadar-hills-to-endorse/