Manipur News

IMPHAL, March 27: Kanglei Enat Thang-Ta Shindam Sanglen of Kongpal Chanam Leikai organized a choreographed show on Maram Nungsetpa Khousa, and a floral tribute to late L Hiramod Guru of Thang Ta at CC Higher Secondary School Hall today.

CC Higher Secondary School Principal S Indrani Devi, Thang Ta Guru S Nodiya Mangang and State Member North East Zone Cultural Center, Dimapur Kh Momon were chief guest, president and guests of honour respectively.

Giving his key note address Thang-Ta teacher L Ibungomacha Meitei said that the martial art Thang-Ta is not only a martial art and has many meaning pertaining to discipline, character building and self protection etc.

He further said that the weapons display is a physical show but Thang-ta also has a unique spiritual content.

According to President KETTSS Ibomcha, Thang Ta is the mother of all our art forms. It has many objectives.

Guest of honour of the function State Member NEZCC Kh Momon said that the late Heramod was a legend of Thang-ta.

He further asserted that this martial art is a part of our life and part of our society which has to be toughed and made popular amongst the present as well as future generations.

This art has kept the integrity of Manipur intact, including during the era of subjugation by foreign forces, he said.

As a part of the function the institute`™s students put up various Tang-ta demonstration, enthralling the audience.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/manipurs-thangta-is-more-than-martial-art-say-exponents/

Imphal, March 27: The BJP Manipur Pradesh has completed preparing a strategy to fight the upcoming ADC election of the State, and State BJP will declare the strategy by March 30. This was stated by Moirangthem Asnikumar General Secretary Administration of BJP Manipur Pradesh.

While interacting with media persons, he said that the BJP`™s highest body for selection of aspirant candidates for ADC election, the `BJP state election committee`, has been constituted by its office bearers during a meeting held at the office at 3pm today.

The meeting discussed the ADC election measures to be taken and strategies for each of the 144 seats of the six ADCs. In the meeting the state cell`™s convenor and co-convenors were present.

Asnikumar further said that another election committee meeting will held on March 30 at 4 pm, after the conclusion of the BJP office bearer meeting at 9:30am.

After this the BJP strategy for the ensuing ADC election will be declared, as well as the BJP`™s ADC candidates etc. The BJP will fight all seats in ADC election in every district of Hills.

The main battle thrust of the BJP for the ADC will be on the anti-incompetency of the Congress Party government in the State, development and welfare deficit for the people of hills etc.

The BJP will pressure the concern authority of election to make the elections free and fair and not to repeat the ADC election 2011 which went berserk.

The BJP Manipur Pradesh appealed to various organisations and individual of the hills to ensure a free and fair ADC election 2015.

The BJP Manipur Pradesh includes several leaders and former leaders in the constituted State election Committee, he said.

The BJP leaders have decided to work collectively to fight the upcoming elections. President Thounaujam Chaoba will be chairman of the election committee and the other executive members of the committee are former Presidents Haobam Borbabu, Meinam Bhorot and Sh Santikumar along with three general secretaries S Premananda Sharma, L Bashanta Sharma and M Asnikumar (as Convenor of Committee) and among the 15 members Professor Gangmumei Kamei, Denny Sheiza, N Kaisii, Yanglep Haokip, V Hangkhalian, Md Abdus Salam and on special invitees Mahila Morcha President RK Pramodini respectively.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/bjp-to-fight-all-seats-in-the-manipur-adc-elections/

IMPHAL, March 27: In spite of various steps taken up by Government for the development of education sector the authorities of UNACCO continue to have inconsistent admission policy, charged some parents of students of the school.

They said three children were denied admission in the UNACCO School situated at Khongman, Zone- III on the pretext of a dispute between UNACCO and the locals of the area.

Parents and local drew the attention of the State`™s students unions and concern authorities to look into the matter.

In this connection, the parents and locals called a press conference at Manipur Press Club today where Lisam Babita Devi the mother of two children whose admissions were denied stated that since the establishment of UNACCO both her children a son and a girl have been studying in the school.

She said that her son is the topper in his class but without considering this fact the UNACCO refuse to give admission to him on the pretext of a dispute with locals.

She said the attitude of the managing director has given mental harassment to them all and is unacceptable.

She charged that instead of building the career of students they are giving harassment to the students, and added that the students are likely to lose a year on account of this inconsistency of the school.

She said her son is in bad health and this is the reason for denying him admission. If anything happen to her child, the school must be held responsible, she said.

A local alleged that the reason for denying admission is the objections to heavy vehicles passing through Lisam Leirak, Zone III as the Leirak is currently being renovated and heavy vehicles damage the unset road.

The Lisam Leirak was very narrow and in a bad condition some years back but after the contribution of land by the people residing adjacent to Leirak, it has been widened. But without considering the hard labour the school authorities began using the road.

The locals called many meeting to bring an understanding but the school authorities never came, they alleged.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/unacco-school-charged-of-inconsistent-admission-policy-by-parents/