Manipur News

LAMKA, Jun 22: The 9th Henglep sub-division felicitation of meritorious students, 2015 which is sponsored by MLA Manga Vaiphei and organised by the Kuki Students`™ Organisation, Churachandpur was held today at the Kangvai Community Hall.

Students who secured 70 percent or above in the Class X and XII exams conducted respectively by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur and Council of Higher Secondary School Education and those who secured 75 percent or above in the class X and XII exams conducted by the CBSE were felicitated.

The programme was also attended Henglep MLA Manga Vaiphei, KSO, CCpur president Haupu Haokip and KSO, Henglep ex president Lamboi Haokip as chief guest, functional president and guest of honour respectively.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/meritorious-students-of-henglep-feted/

IMPHAL, June 22: Reacting to the news report published in some local dailies today wherein the Maoist Manipur alleged that the Department of Hindi, Manipur University had tarnished the image of MU on the issue of apparent plagiarism in four Ph.D. theses submitted through the department during the period 2001-09, Prof H Subadani Devi Head Department of Hindi, MU has clarified that any Department of the University including the Department of Hindi cannot award Ph.D. degrees on its own.

In a statement, the professor made it clear that award of Ph.D. degrees to Ph.D. candidates are done only by the Authorities of Manipur University in terms of the relevant Ph.D. regulations of the University.

The referred four candidates obtained their Ph.D. from Manipur University under the provisions of the Manipur University Ph.D. Regulations (Redrafted) 2001. Within the provisions of this regulation, many bodies of Manipur University at different levels namely, Departmental Research Committee of the Department of Hindi, Committee of Advanced Studies and Research of the School of Humanity, Board of thesis examiners and Viva-voce team of examiners were involved in the processes leading to award of Ph.D. degrees, it said.

The issuance of forwarding certificates from the Supervisor contained in the four theses is as per requirement of Clause 12 of Manipur University Ph.D. Regulations (Redrafted) 2001 and they were issued against submission of the candidates`™ Declaration statements. Even though the certificate contained a statement that the thesis embodies the candidate`™s original work, the onus for any form of irregularity found in the theses, will be solely on the concerned candidates because, the works belong to the candidates, it further clarified.

Stating that the issue raised by the Maoist Manipur regarding the apparent plagiarism found in the four theses is a matter already filed in the High Court of Manipur by Kh Jacko Meitei vs Manipur University under PIL Case No. 8 of 2015, the professor in the statement appealed to the concerned brethren of the Maoist Manipur to come to sense and understand the real situation and wait for the verdict of the court.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/mu-professor-refutes-maoists-claim-on-plagiarism-in-phd-theses/

THOUBAL, June 22: In an embarrassing incident, unidentified miscreants sneaked into the sacred Ibudhou Pakhangba Temple at Uyal Mamang Ching, Thoubal district in the intervening night of June 20 and 21 and took away money kept inside a box.

The money that the miscreants looted after breaking the box was donated by devotees who came to the temple for worshipping.

Addressing a press meet at the complex of Ibudhou Pakhangba Temple today in connection with the incident, secretary of Ibudhou Pakhangba Thougal Lup N Surmangol Meitei said that incident has left villagers of Uyal and nearby villages disappointed and furious.

He further said that the act of the miscreants is an insult to one`™s religion and its followers.

The temple is a sacred place where thousands of people from different places visit every year on the auspicious occasion of Cheiraoba to seek blessing and well being, he continued.

Stating that to break door and window of a temple and steal its properties is a sinful act which is highly condemnable, he suspected that the act may have committed by some vested persons to create animosity amongst different communities.

He recalled that there had been an instance in the past where some unidentified persons stole a fog light erected on top of the temple.

The secretary of the religious group said that a written statement will be submitted to Thoubal Police Station at the earliest to arrest those involved in the unfortunate act at the earliest.

He also said that Umang Lai Kanba Lup (UKAL) will be apprised about the incident that took place in the temple.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/miscreants-sneak-into-temple-loot-money/