Manipur News

IMPHAL, April 7: Minister Phungzathang Tonsing called upon the public to have their children between 0-2 years and pregnant women immunized to prevent affliction by life threatening diseases.

He was speaking on the launch of Mission Indradhanush Campaign at the YPA GHQ Hall, Hiangtam Lamka, Churachandpur District.

In the 201 High Focus District in India, four district of Manipur, namely Churachandpur, Senepati, Tamenglong, Ukhrul are included, he said.

In Churachandpur, Senapati, Tamenglong, Ukhrul, 2821, 2286, 1418 and 1272 children respectively all in the age group of 0-2 years and 551, 948, 627 and 1282 pregnant women respectively were to be immunized, he said.

He said the number of immunisations sessions planned for Churachandpur, Senapati, Tamenglong, and Ukhrul are 182, 306, 126 and 117 respectively, and the number of ANM/ASHA/AWW to be engaged for the job are 250, 556, 166 and 153 respectively.

As a strategic endeavour the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the `Mission Indradhanush` in December 2014 to achieve more than 90 percent full immunization coverage in the country by 2020.

During the inaugural function the Minister further said that every person must have their health checked regularly to keep healthy, and this needs to start from infancy thus it is a must to immunize both pregnant mother and child between 0-2 years.

The Mission Indradhanush initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is aimed at getting rid of life threatening infections of infants and pregnant mothers within the next five years, he said and added that the most important thing in life is health care thus every individual must cooperate in this endeavour.

Phungzathang Tonsing also appealed to the ASHA, ANN workers and concern authorities to engage full heartedly in this campaign.

He also announced that the Churachandpur District Hospital will be up-graded to full-fledged 200-bedded hospital within this year.

The Director, Health Society cum Director Health Mission, Okram Ibomcha said that the Government of India is committed to reduce child mortality and morbidity in the country by improving fill immunization coverage through universal immunization programme and introducing new and efficacious vaccines for vaccine preventable diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.

Under Mission Indradhanush, the government has identified 201 high focus districts across the country. The nationwide mission intensified routine immunization drive for ensuring high coverage throughout the country which will be conducted between April-July for seven days per district, with the focus of 201 high districts of the country.

He continued that unimmunized and partially immunized children are most susceptible to childhood diseases and disabilities and run 3-6 times higher risk of death as compared with fully immunized children.

He said that the World Health Organisation, India will provide technical support to government by building sustainable instructional capacity for effective planning and implementation and undertake routine performance monitoring that district/block level for timely delivery of routine immunization services, and added that the UNICEF to support State, district and block level for social mobilization activities, dissemination of information and their monitoring through its social mobilization network.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/phungzathang-calls-on-all-to-make-mission-indradhanush-health-campaign-a-success/

IMPHAL, April 7: Volunteers of Khomidok Sorok Mapan Village Anti-Drug Committee (KSMVADC) during a drive conducted in and around Heikrumakhong under Heingang Police Station, Imphal East today pulled up 25 drug abusers including a police constable.

According to president of KSMVADC, M Amu, the police constable is identified as Sonlien, 28 son of Sonlien Yeiti. His constable number is 0904178 and is currently posted at Senapati Police Station.

Several items used in injecting heroin drug were seized from his possession. The volunteers handed over him to Heingang Police Station for further necessary actions.

Another individual identified as Md Itah Khan, 35 son of Md Nazimuddin was also rounded up along with one piece of heroin.

It is said that he managed to escape from the custody of the committee. He has been served two days of time to approach the committee failing which strict action will be taken up against him.

The individuals who were pulled up along with intoxicant drugs during the drive are identified as Khuraijam Nanao, 29 so of Kh Indrajit Singh of Mantripukhri Lamlongei; Oinam Redin, 29 son of O Rabei Singh of Mantripukri Lamlongei; Irengbam Abung, 25 son of Late I Binodkumar Singh of Keishampat Leimajam Leikai; Khangembam Thomas, 27 son of Kh Koireng of Kwakeithel Mayai Koibi Ningthoujam Leikai and Wahengbam Subhas, 27 alias Abung son of W Babudhon Singh of Khurai Thongam Leikai.

Those who were pulled up along with drugs will be handed over to the police while those found without drugs will be handed over to their families, the president of KSMVADC informed.

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IMPHAL, April 7: The Zeliangrong Baudi, Assam Manipur Nagaland (ZB, AMN), Manipur, Zeliangrong Student`™s Union, Longmei Students`™Union and several other Longmei organisations have strongly condemned the act of inhuman treatment and torturing to one of the proscribe ZUF cadre by the 8 Assam Rifle on April 6.

While speaking at the press conference held at the Manipur Press Club, President of Longmai Students`™ Union Poujailung has stated that the inhuman treatment of torturing and dragging the civilian semi naked on the road of Noney Bazar by the AR is an act of barbarism and a gross violation of human rights.

The AR`™s beastly treatment of the people is not acceptable at any cost and as a citizen of the democratic Indian nation, every individual has the right to live freely within the country without unnecessary harassment from the security forces, he added.

An official source however said, Joseph is a self styled captain of the ZUF, and the Noney area commander, and a resident of the Noney-IV, Peaceland. The source also said he was caught with a 9mm pistol with 19 live rounds, along with Rs. 10,000.

The source also claimed the man was involved in two ambushes, one on the 8AR in the Noney area and another on 2/5 GR in L Khunou, both in March 2015.

However, in the press conference, Poujailong further narrated that during the incident on the afternoon of 6 April, the arrested cadre was pulled half naked tight with a rope and severely beaten in full public view and the 8 AR CO shouted in a very challenging tone `Come out women folk, now the war has begun, I command 2000 soldiers`. The act of the AR CO clearly showed that the AR behaved like an invading enemy and not as a protector to citizen anymore and it is not the 1st incident committed by the AR. Poujailong added.

Zeliangrong Students`™ Union State Secretary, Shangru Gangmei has said that the villagers are facing acute hardship with continuous atrocities causing fear and perilous situation under the spell of security forces terrorism.

The security forces torture, harass and violate Human Rights rendering the people helpless even as the agricultural season sets in and the public are fear ridden to move out of the villages or to return to their villages, he added. He continued that the presence of the AR is disrupting the economic life of the villages, frequent patrolling in the villages caused immense fear psychosis for health patients like BP ailments, old age persons, women and children.

During the Conference, President, Longmei Students`™ Union, Pouheilung Golmei has informed the media that a joint leaders`™ meeting was held at the office of Longmei Bazaar Board in connection with the issue in the evening of 6 April.

The Longmei organisations strongly demanded the security forces of 8 Assam Rifles posted at Noney (Longmai) to apologise to the people of Noney either through media and also urged the government of India, government of Manipur and the concerned authority of the security forces to intervene and prevent from illegal activities of the security forces and provide peace and stability to the poor innocent villagers.

ouheilung Golmei also said that if the concerned authority do not promptly act in this regard and if 8 AR failed to apologise for their misdeed the joint leaders of different Longmei organisations will not remain a silent spectator and further course of agitation will be initiated, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/inhuman-tortured-of-captured-zuf-cadre-by-ar-flayed-by-public/

IMPHAL, April 7: Funds for various development projects of the Government of Manipur at the three Longsai villages have been misused by the chairman of village and village chief for their personal ends, neglecting the village people`™s welfare said by Social Reformation Committee Chairmen Poulumdai Kamei today.

He further said that villages chief, Poujanglung Golmei, always do works for own benefits by discriminating the rights of villagers. He further charged that the chief also has been neglecting the development of the village school, which today has no teachers or substitute teachers attending regularly, and all money meant for salaries of teachers have been siphoned off.

He also appealed to the school teachers posted to Longsai Primary Schools to attend school for welfare of the village children.

While, Keystone Company Private Limited has been destroying the hillside in quarrying, Pamei Pouhuailung has been interested only in the benefits he reaps out of the deal, which is unjust as according to Rongmei Customary Land Laws, the land is owned by the villagers he said.

He further said that social reformation committee Longsai Tubung has strongly condemned the act and urge to settle the matter immediately.

Until and unless the matter is settled with the field owners, no vehicle or machinery of the Keystone Company Private Limited will be allowed to ply within Longsai Tubung Village jurisdiction, he said. If anybody flouts this restriction, the untoward incidents occur and damage or casualty result, the committee will not bear any responsibility, he added.

He said that the SRC also pointed out the teachers under district council posted in Primary School of Longsai Villages have never attended the school furthermore the villagers have never were aware that ASHA has been implemented in the village.

In these regard the committee has strongly appealed to the higher authority to look into the matter seriously for the welfare of the concerned people.

He also cautioned that if the village chief tried to use force, the SRC will face him for the welfare of the village.

The SRC also organized a one-day Awareness Programme of Longsai Tubung Villages under the theme of Transformation, which villagers including men`™s, women`™s and children`™s attended.

Longsai Tubung are a group of three villages under Khoupum Sub Division of Tamenglong District and is about 24km by road from Bishnupur Bazaar, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/longsai-villages-sore-with-chiefs-arrogance-src-chairman/