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IMPHAL, January 5: A written complaint has been submitted to the Governor demanding stern actions against `wrongdoers` of the Directorate of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry by investigating the `illegal actions and misuse of power` within the department which is among the major departments of the State government.

Sources informed IFP that the written complaint was submitted to the Governor today. The complaint was submitted by S Indra Singh, a resident of Hawreibi Mayai Leikai in Imphal West district.

The three-pages long written complaint contains allegations suggesting that the government rules & OM(s) have been `rendered futile and otiose` as the Secretariat : Vety & AH department, is functioning under the influence of the Directorate of Vety & AH and that arbitrary promotion orders of the department officials have been issued.

The complaint further mentions payment of `excess salaries` to demoted officers, paying pensions commensurate with that of grade-III employees to retired veterinary officers and that a culture of officers misusing their official powers prevails in the department. It also mentions in great detail the pending Vigilance case no. 5/SP-V/2014 against the incumbent director, Dr S Joute.

Sources said copies of the written complaint have been submitted to the Chief Minister, chief secretary and the commissioner of Department of Personnel.

Official documents which are in IFP`™s possession reveal that there is an ongoing controversy within the Directorate after an order was issued proclaiming a joint director who was officially engaged by the Directorate as absent on Extra-ordinary leave(EOL) during the period of his engagement.

Sources said Dr K Gopal Singh was promoted as a joint director (MVS grade `“II) by L Lakher, commissioner (Vety & AH) after issuing an order (order no. 4/4/99-Vety/part-1) on July 2, 2012. The order promoted nine veterinary officers to the posts of joint directors. Dr Gopal was listed on serial no 8 in the promotion order.

With the issuing of the order, Dr Gopal was transferred as joint director of Veterinary department in Chandel district. But he was engaged in the headquarters of the Directorate by director Dr S Joute from September 13, 2012 to January 14, 2013 after officially summoning him back into the Directorate headquarters. He received his due allowance and salary as a Joint Director during this period.

However, an order issued by under secretary (Vety & AH), Saichchingpuii on December 22 which proclaimed that the joint director was on extra ordinary leave during this period, which means his absence from duty was unauthorised. This has left many bewildered.

Dr K Gopal, joint director of District Veterinary Office, Chandel has written to the director, Vety & AH opposing the order and demanding the order to be revoked which proclaims him to be absent on EOL and threatening to move the High Court of Manipur if the order is not revoked.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/directorate-of-vety-ah-charged-of-arbitrary-exercise-of-financial-powers/

IMPHAL, January 5: The first phase of the three-day Youth`™s Leadership Residential Camp 2014-15 of the All Manipur United Clubs`™ Organisation, AMUCO was conducted from December 28-30, 2014 at the Khuman Lampak Kang Shang organised by the Imphal East United Clubs Organisation, IEUCO.

According to a press release of the AMUCO, several intellects attended and spoke on diverse topics during the three-day long camp.

The participating campers also raised several questions for the intellects and resource persons to elaborate, it said.

The statement said the second phase of the camp will be held from January 7 to 9 at the Yairipok Universal Collage organised by the All Thoubal District United Clubs Organisation, ATDUCO.

The inaugural function will be attended by member of 10-Langathel zilla parishad, Thoubal Sh Budhi Singh, retd Veterinary director and ATDUCO advisor Dr M Rajendro Singh, president AMUCO Dr Y Mani Khuman, DDC president T Rameshor Meitei, KHUKAMPAL president W Maipak Devi, AMPKLP president M Tathot Devi as chief guest, president and guests of honour respectively, it said.

The evening session of the inaugural day will start at 2pm with principal IRE, N Rajivkumar speaking on the topic`Moral education for a better society` and State Shumang Lilla Cuncil president Th Gunachandra Sharma speaking on `People perspective on Arts, Culture and Sports.`

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/amucos-3day-youth-leadership-camp-held-in-imphal-east/

IMPHAL, January 5: The All Zeliangrong Students`™ Union, Manipur which sent a team to inspect some of the sites of the railway project in the State has discovered that quality is not being maintained in the construction of railway tunnels from Tupul to Jiribam. This was alleged by AZSU president Pamei Tingenlung.

A team of All Zeliagrong Students Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) along with members of Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur inspected the construction sites of railways tunnels and bridges from Jiribam to Tupul from December 26 to 30 last year.

The team found irregularities while maintaining quality control in the construction of tunnels and bridges, said Pamei Tingenlung in a press meet at the AZSU office in Namdulong today.

He said the team inspected the sites after AZSU started receiving several request from people to inspect the irregularities of the private companies working in the North Eastern Frontier Railway project in maintaining quality control during the construction of the tunnels and bridges.

He has asked the concerned authorities of the Railways project to dismantle these completed works for not maintaining quality control by using proportionate amount of sand and irons bar as per NEFR norms and not heeding to its recommendation of using only the finest sand and materials in construction.

Those companies which have not maintained quality control must dismantle their works within 10 days and if any of the companies don`™t comply with that, AZSU and ZSUM will impose a ban on their construction works in the future, he said.

A full detail report on the irregularities in maintaining quality control by these private firms will be sent to the Union Ministry of Railways, Pamei informed.

He said the team also inspected the construction site of the world`™s highest bridges, Bridge No.1164, which is constructed between Lukhambi and Nungtek. The Simplex Company is constructing the bridge but unfortunately it was found using inferior raw materials for the construction of the world`™s highest bridge, he added.

Highlighting that other companies were also found to be using low-quality sand in the construction of tunnels and bridges when the team inspection other sites, he informed that the Onycon engaged in the construction of Tunnel Point 27 at Marangjing area and Tunnel Point 21 at Rangkhung, Sushee engaged in construction of Tunnel Points 19, 1 and 2, ECI engaged in the construction of Tunnel Point-2A at the Thingou area and NAYAK which is constructing bridges and retaining walls at Noney areas were some of the companies not maintain quality control.

Pamei said a proper inspection of the construction sites is needed because after the completion of the National Railways project the companies will leave but the dangers of not maintaining quality control during the construction will remain. The victims will be Manipuris, he cautioned.

The North Eastern Frontier Railways officials are reportedly inspecting the construction sites regularly but our findings have revealed that officials are inspecting the sites only for namesake, he alleged.

Meanwhile, the state government is not taking any initiative on the construction of the Railways project and because of this negligence; the target set by the government for its completion can`™t be achieved. The team which asked officials of the NEFR whether it was possible for the completion of project within 2020 received a negative response, the AZSU president said.

He also said that both the students union will continue monitoring the construction because the construction companies feel that the state of Manipur doesn`™t have any monitoring officials that can conduct random checks on whether they were maintaining quality control or not.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/quality-not-maintain-in-states-railway-project-construction-alleges-azsu/

IMPHAL, January 5: The State Election department has completed a special summary revision of the Manipur Photo Electoral Roll on January 1, 2015 under instruction of the Election Commission of India, chief electoral officer O Nabakishor told media persons today. He said the projected population of the State in 2015 is 30,80,488.

Speaking to media persons inside his office chamber at the New Secretariat building this evening, he said the special summery revision with reference to January 1, 2015 as the qualifying date has come to an end with the final publication of Electoral Roll of 60 Assembly constitutions today.

He said the current projected population of 30,80,488- 1551774 male and 1528714 female, is against the total population of Manipur which stood at 28,55,794, of which 14,38,586 were male and 14,17,208 were female, by the 2011 Census.

The CEO continued that the total number of electors in the Draft Roll, 2014 is recorded as 17,64,122 of which 8,64,122 are male and 9,00,000 are female.

According to the final Electoral Roll, the elector-population ratio is 58 percent- male accounting for 56 percent and female accounting for 60 percent, he said.

This means that there is a 2 percent decline in the elector-population ratio as it was 60 percent in 2014, he continued.

Nabakishore elaborated that the decline has been caused by a sharp increase in the population of Senapati district as recorded in the latest census report.

CEO further said that the copy of the released electoral roll can be obtained from Census EROs at SDO offices for the valley district and for Hills district from the concerned DC offices.

The formats of the electoral roll can also be availed from CEO`s official web site www.ceomanipur.nic.in and the same has also been uploaded in the ECI`s website www.eci.gov.in, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/sharp-increase-in-senapati-population-results-in-decrease-in-populationelector-ratio-in-the-state/

IMPHAL, January 5: Newly appointed DoNER secretary R Binaykumar called on the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi at the latter`™s official chamber today.

Sources said the DoNER secretary discussed the present status of fund and projects undertaken in the State under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool (NLCP) during the meeting.

It is also learnt that following the meeting with the Chief Minister, he further visited NLCP funded projects in Thoubal and Moreh and later returned to Imphal late this evening.

Sources also said that he will be meeting with the State chief secretary tomorrow and visit Senapati district later.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/doner-secretary-calls-on-state-cm/