Manipur News

IMPHAL, November 12: The state cabinet on Wednesday will discuss various agendas relating to state affairs inclusive of model code of conduct for using beacon lights and flag post in official vehicles.

Other agendas include preservation of Koirengei Old Airport as an alternative airport by transferring it from Defense Ministry to Civil Aviation Ministry, modification of cabinet decision on construction of Institutional Building of Performing Arts at Gurgaon, Haryana, revamping of ITI’s in Manipur.

For the Department of Personnel, the cabinet will discuss direct recruitment of Manipur Health Services, grade-IV, direct recruitment of MCS, MPS, MFS and junior MCS, creation of a temporary post of above super-time scale of Principal Secretary in IAS scale, creation of additional 12 posts of SDOs/ amendment of the existing Schedule 1 of the Manipur Civil Services Rules, 1965 for manning the newly created sub-divisions.

Revision of income criteria to exclude socially advanced persons/sections (creamy layer) from the purview of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), to fill up two posts of grade-IV in the Governors’ Secretariat on direct recruitment.

The meeting is to be held at the Chief Minister’s secretariat at 3 pm.

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IMPHAL, November 12: A District Level Healthy Baby competition was held under aegis of District Immunization Officer (DIO) at Community Health Centre, Kangpokpi 45 km north of Imphal today.

A total of forty one (41) children participated in the day long competition under the three different categories, according to a circular of DIO Dr H Khamkhanpau Simte of Kangpokpi. PY Majulong’s child PY Theigui of Ningthoupham village under Senapati district bagged the first prize in 6-11 months category while Lamkhonhao Khongsai’s child Lamgougun of Kangpokpi ward number 13 and Letchunglen Singson, child of Pupu Singson of Kangpokpi ward number 12 got first prizes in 12-23 months and 24-35 months categories, respectively.

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JIRIBAM, November 12: Student bodies based in Jiribam sub-division have said that the presently suspended agitation along the National Highway 37 would be re-imposed from November 15 midnight.

Addressing media persons at the AMSU district committee office, Jiribam, spokespersons of the four student bodies said that the decision has been taken following failure of the government to translate into action the Memorandum of Understanding signed between them and the government.

Student bodies had agitated along the highway in demand of school infrastructure for primary and secondary schools of the sub-division; however, the agitation was suspended after the student bodies signed an MoU with government officials on October 25, 2013 in the presence of the state Education minister.  

During the meeting with the student bodies, the minister had assured to look into the demands of the students by November 12, the student leaders lamented before adding that the assurance is yet to be translated into action.

It is worth mentioning that the seven point MoU was signed jointly by Education director, H Dellep Singh, deputy secretary H mathang and additional director Ranjan Yumnam in front of the Education minister.

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IMPHAL, November 12: One-day blood donation camp was held today at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) Pormopat under the theme “Khunaisida Kathoklaba Ee” in connection with the 8th foundation day of Kangleipak Students Association (KSA) which falls on November 27. During the camp around 100 students donated blood.

Speaking to media persons, president, KSA, Thangjam Premanda said that other programmes as part of foundation day will include planting of saplings at schools and colleges in districts other the Imphal East and Imphal West.

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IMPHAL, November 12: The 8th foundation day of the Federation of Regional Indigenous Societies (FREINDS) will be held on November 15, 2013 with a theme Big Family is a Happy Family at Manipur Press Club at 10:30 am, conveyed a press release from FREINDS.

During the function, the local youths who are doing the work of saloon, shoe mending will be honoured as ‘Pillar of the Manipuri Nation’ while the mothers who are struggling against the outsiders will also be given the title of ‘Mother of the Manipuri Nation’, it said.

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IMPHAL, Nov 12: The chief librarian, State Central Library, Imphal has said that the State Central Library, Imphal Department of Art & Culture, Govt. of Manipur in collaboration with the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata is going to organize the 22nd Imphal Book Fair 2013 from December 15-24, 2013 in the Middle Eastern side of Hapta Kangjeibung, Palace compound, Imphal.

Many reputed Book FirmslPublishers from Local as well as from outside the State of

Manipur are participating in the Imphal book Fair,2013. Many programmes will be held during the Imphal book Fair,2013, the statement said.

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