Manipur News

IMPHAL, May 26: The RIMS Nurses Association launched an indefinite cease work strike starting this evening in protest alleging irregularity while appointing the assistant nursing superintendent of the institute.

Meanwhile, the agitating nurses also staged a brief protest in front of the OPD demanding the review of the promotion orders passed by the authority.

The agitating nurses convened a meeting with the medical superintendent this afternoon around 2pm which lasted until around 4.30 pm.

However, the meeting failed to bring any solution.

Soon after the meeting the nurses walked out of the superintendent’s chamber shouting slogan “Remove the irresponsible Director of RIMS” and ‘Don’t turn RIMS into personal playground” etc.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, registering strong opposition against the decision of the authority nurses announced to launch the indefinite cease work strike.

They alleged that of the six assistant nursing promoted one had retired in 2011. The promotion was affected on the basis of minority reservation as per the authority after overlooking 13 staff nurses in the seniority list, further asserted the nurses.

With regards to the similar issue a case was filed with the concerned court in 2008. But the case was deposed off with both the respondents and petitioner Staff Nurse of the RIMS found to have retired in the year 2011.

Despite repeated complaints lodge with the RIMS higher authority in connection with the alleged faulty promotion, no positive response has been received so far, said the agitating nurses adding that they pledged to continue their protest (cease work) until their demands are fulfilled.

Moreover, they also informed that they will ‘social’ boycott the Legal Advisor of RIMS and the counsel of RIMS Nursing Association for misleading the court.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/nurses-agitation-against-director-paralyses-rims/

Imphal, May 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Manipur Pradesh has high hopes from Narendra Modi who was sworn-in as India’s Prime Minister today. The state chapter of the saffron party expects Modi to solve Manipur’s issues and problems in the future. This was stated by state BJP’s spokesman Salam Ibohal on Monday.

The swearing-in was celebrated with excitement and fanfare at the party office premises from 4 pm till 6 pm. The BJP workers along with the volunteers of the Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha distributed sweets and tea to passers-by at around 4 pm.

State BJP’s Mahila Morcha general secretary Bobby Devi expressed happiness that a tea seller now occupies the high post of a Prime Minister for the first time in the history of India. Today may be considered as the day of the poor because only a poor person could know the grievances of the poor, she said, adding that a ray of hope for poorer people of India has come only after Narendra Modi’s election as Prime Minister after a long run.

Later in the evening, the BJP workers lit candles in the BJP office at Nityaipat Chuthek. The workers also burst several crackers.

Meanwhile, Salam Ibohal said the BJP Manipur Pradesh hopes Modi will solve various issues and problems of Manipur soon.

“We hope that he and his cabinet ministers will address the issues of territorial integrity properly, international boundary issue between Manipur and Myanmar, economic growth in the state and the failure of developing NH-2 and 37 which are lifelines to people of Manipur into all weather roads.”

“The main office bearers are now at Delhi, after their return, a written draft will be prepared and submitted to Modi. The doors of the state unit of BJP are always open for those who want to enrol in the party be it MLAs or political workers from any party of the state,” he said

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/state-bjp-places-hopes-on-modi-to-solve-manipur-issues/

IMPHAL, May 26: A team of Imphal District Police commandos apprehended an active member of KYKL identified as Chongtham Paresh Singh, son of Ch Chaoba Singh of Wahengbam Makha Leikai from Khurai Chaithabi Leirak Machin under Porompat police station on May 24 last, said a press release of the PRO Police.

It further said that the apprehended KYKL is involved in extortion of money from general public, private firms and enterprises.

One mobile phone handset along with two SIM cards and one Honda Activa bearing registration number MN01L-6449 were seized from his possession, it said.

A case has been registered at Porompat police station for further investigation.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/imphal-cdo-nab-one-kykl-cadre/

IMPHAL May 26: Teachers, the non-teaching staff and students of the Regular English School, Tiddim Ground staged a sit-in-protest in front of the school gate decrying the bomb attack inside the school by unidentified suspected underground militants on Sunday morning.

Speaking to media persons, one of the students said they strongly condemn the bomb attack in the school complex, appealing for such attacks to be not carried out in the future.

She also appealed for the school to be let free from fear and to not create hassles to educational institutions.

The students hold placards with such slogans such as School is not a war zone, Make Education a Free zone, No Bomb give education, Love School Love Students and School is not Places for Demands etc.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/students-and-staff-of-regular-high-school-flay-bomb-attack/