Development will come only after unity and peace: Yamthong Haokip

IMPHAL January 22: Development in village or society can be brought only after unity among the people, not separatist or individualist ideas, said Yamthong Haokip during the inaugural function of a seven-day long conference of Vaiphei communities, Eastern Block VPC-ZILLAI … Continue reading

IMPHAL January 22: Development in village or society can be brought only after unity among the people, not separatist or individualist ideas, said Yamthong Haokip during the inaugural function of a seven-day long conference of Vaiphei communities, Eastern Block VPC-ZILLAI conference- EVYSA 2014 at Haukhongphai Village, Sadar Hills East, Senapati, Manipur.

During the inaugural function the local MLA said Haukhongphai village is a very nice place but the population of the village of 200 people is very less.

He further said that only one king or village chief, or village head cannot bring development. If a particular village is build after various small villages amalgamated, the populations will be large, the thinking of various leaders can bring development, peace, love and harmony in the place or village will be lasting.

If the village has more populations it may show strength in field of education, club, sports. Even through the exchange of items the residents among them can survive a very good life.

So it is an appeal to leave the trends of separateness and disunity among the village, as it may lead to weakness and non-development in the area, he added.

Let us try to appreciate other goodness and richness but here in our minds when someone is good or rich, people are trying to pull down.

Sport is also one of the sign of unity and togetherness. The collective work or effort can conquer the world in any field game and sports.

He also added that we should work hard with this aim and objective.

Hard work has always proven to be fruitful and Marry Kom’s effort is an illustration.

“Let us concentrate together on your work and love each other like today. ZILLAI (Youth) is a sign of unity in the sport. So chief of the village, head of village, leaders should stand together for development and peace in our state,” Yamthong Haokip said.

In the inaugural function Yamthong Haokip MLA Saikul, Rockson social worker, T Manihar Singh MCS, SDO (Saikul) and Lamminlian Vaiphei were present as chief guest, guest of honour and president respectively.

In the opening day, 11 clubs from various Vaiphei village participated thought the expectation is for 28 clubs.

Colourful cultural dance and various songs were presented.

One  electric linesman off Lamka,  Khumtawnminlian alias Lianboi, 47, of  Red Cross road  today was electrocuted while repairing  a transformer at  Tuibuang.

The death occur at around 9 am today when  he went to repair the faulty transformer which had deprived Lamka town of power from last night with one of his colleague. After confirming that the line is off and reportedly informing the station, they stated their work but were electrocuted as the power was on.

Later the family of the deceased declined to claim the body, lying at CCpur Dist Hospital morgue after the post mortem was performed by the doctor at the hospital. The police of CCpur filed an FIR at CCpur PS. Till the filling of this report, body was kept at the morgue with family members insisting that the department was at fault and should settle the matter. The deceased is survived by his wife and two children, a  son and a daughter.

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MPP seeks govt reply on wrongful recruitment of SIs

IMPHAL January 22: Manipur People’s Party has demanded a clarification from the state government on the news item published in a local daily about discrepancies in the selection of SI and Jamandar of the state police force which was declared … Continue reading

IMPHAL January 22: Manipur People’s Party has demanded a clarification from the state government on the news item published in a local daily about discrepancies in the selection of SI and Jamandar of the state police force which was declared in the year 2010 allegedly overlooking a plea from the state police headquarter, stated H Nabashyam, MPP spokesperson at a press conference held at Manipur Press Club today noon. If the news report is found to be correct, the state government should resign, he added.  

He further said the newspaper had carried out a news item which mentioned that the State Police head quarter wrote to the state government to invalidate the result declared on 2010, he said.

He continued that according to the news report the state Police head quarter had sent the intimidation after finding out that many candidates have forged their educational certificates, sport certificates, and some of them did not attend the viva voce, he said.

The MPP demanded clarification from the State Chief Minister O Ibobi and his council of minister or their resignation in case they are guilty, he said.

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Quit and Win

Winners never quit? In many ways, the lone representative from Manipur at the Rajya Sabha Rishang Keishing is the most illustrious political leader from the state, even at the ripe age of 95 years. At the moment he is the … Continue reading

Winners never quit? In many ways, the lone representative from Manipur at the Rajya Sabha Rishang Keishing is the most illustrious political leader from the state, even at the ripe age of 95 years. At the moment he is the oldest Parliamentarian and deserves a massive celebration when his term expires in April, 2014. Talks about his continuation for another five-year term is doing round. It is not within our jurisdiction to decide whether he should continue working and it will be overprotective and insulting for us to make suggestion about what is best for him and prevent him from doing what he wishes.

Rishang had been an enigma and there are few politicians in the states, within and outside his party, who can compare to his political acumen and achievement. He did not officially apply for consideration as the Congress party’s candidate but if the chief minister and the MPCC chief endorse his candidature (in line with the content of a news report) then there is no stopping his re-appointment. But the pertinent question is whether his election will benefit the state or will his conscience be in agreement. Around twenty active party members, including a sitting MLA, had forwarded their names for the post. Many of them are younger persons in the heights of their careers and capable of running the job on their own rights. The standpoints of the top leaders of the Congress party, which is sure of beating the competition with 42 MLAs, are bewildering if the reports are correct. There is no dearth of capable leaders in the party and choosing one among them could be considered as a well-earned rest for the nonagenarian leader. From the perspective of health, with people considering 65 years as the ideal time for retirement, the former chief minister has surpassed people who are thirty years younger. There is no ground to consider the argument for his retirement as a reprimand for the elderly. Also, with a young leader (Rahul Gandhi) being appointed as the campaign-in-chief for the Lok Sabha elections, the party should be freeing more places for its younger leaders and providing them good opportunities for growth. Many young leaders in the party had suffered from the party’s tradition of waiting for elder respected leaders to retire in order to progress along the ladder. The advantage of this argument is that it will allow newer ideas to be infused in the discussion for the welfare of the party.   

Rishang has literally seen a lot of ups and downs in his political careers, from being a die-hard socialist leader, which he represented in the 1952 and 1962 Lok Sabha, and forsaking its ideologies to join the INC. He never parted company with the party since the mid 60s, even when he was left alone due to the ‘coup’ by Nipamacha in 1998. Rishang had enemies, even inside his own party. After his surprising defeat in the 2001 Manipur Assembly election, he faced marginalization and his nomination to the Rajya Sabha despite his growing difference with chief minister Okram Ibobi in 2002 was linked to his closeness to the Gandhis. It was a graceful distancing act from state politics. Of course, when he was re-nominated for the same position in 2008, it was admittedly due to the insistence of Sonia Gandhi. Rishang is well-respected and highly proficient in his job even now and brings valuable advantage of experience to the party. However, if other leaders are not given the opportunity now it will be far more difficult to encourage them later and the party need to think of the long term good of the party.

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Full rehearsal of R-Day parade today

IMPHAL January 22: Full dress rehearsal of the official Republic Day parade in the state will be held tomorrow at Imphal city. The parade comprising of various contingents including those from state police from different districts along with women police … Continue reading

IMPHAL January 22: Full dress rehearsal of the official Republic Day parade in the state will be held tomorrow at Imphal city. The parade comprising of various contingents including those from state police from different districts along with women police squads, central para-military force contingent, schools, colleges and various CSO contingent will take part at the full dress rehearsal.

The parade will be led by N Heorjit, Commandant of 6th Indian Reserved Battalion as the parade commander, The parade will start from 1st Manipur Rifle Parade Ground and after passing through the Chief Minister Bungalow it will enter Kangla from the southern gate and after giving the passing salute at the saluting base at Kangla leave from Kangla Northern Gate and proceed toward Khuyathong. The parade will march along the Kanglapat Road till Governor Bhavan and enter the 1st Manipur Rifle from its western gate.

The traffic regulation will be effected along the routes and vehicles leading to roads in the areas will be diverted.  

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Funding of 58 NEC projects in danger

IMPHAL, January 22: The North Eastern Council (NEC) has been providing financial assistance to the state government for implementing various regional projects to develop infrastructure and the social sector. Various NEC funded projects have been assigned to the state government … Continue reading

IMPHAL, January 22: The North Eastern Council (NEC) has been providing financial assistance to the state government for implementing various regional projects to develop infrastructure and the social sector.

Various NEC funded projects have been assigned to the state government under the annual plan for some years.

Out of the 80 NEC funded projects, 90% of the cost of some projects is to be borne by the NEC and 10% by the state government. Some projects are completely funded by NEC.

Some of the important projects includes providing assistance in regional projects like NERCOR MP-II, skill development programs, upgradation of Imphal Airport, upgradation of the Mahadev- Tolloi and Tamenglong-Khongsang road.

BRO is executing the road development activities of the two aforementioned roads.

But the state government in spite of the NEC funding is able to complete only 22 projects with 58 projects remaining unfinished.

The 80 projects were undertaken under the annual plans 2012-13, 2013-14 of  the 11th Five Year Plan. Some of the other projects are related with the power, transport and communication, human resource devolopment (HRD), agriculture and other allied sectors like tourism, health and water resources.

NEC has earmarked 701.35 crores for these projects. Out of the total funds, 62.45% is to be utilized in the hill districts. But 58 projects are yet to see the light of day.

Our sources told IFP that out of the earmarked 701.35 crores, NEC has released only 279.01 crores so far for the financial year 2013-14 of the 11th Five Year Plan.

Out of the 279.01 crores, the state government has utilised only 194.58 crores with only 70.83 % of the work being completed.

As the matter stand today, there is a possibility of NEC refusing to release the funds as the government has failed to provide proper utilisation certificates for those projects which are purported to be 70.83% complete.

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Lineman electrocuted in CCpur

IMPHAL, Jan 22 (NNN): A lineman with Churachandpur Electricity Department was electrocuted while repairing a High Tension (HT) wire in Churachandpur district of Manipur this morning. Khuptomilien Vaiphei, 47, a native of Red Cross village, Churachandpur district, died after the … Continue reading

IMPHAL, Jan 22 (NNN): A lineman with Churachandpur Electricity Department was electrocuted while repairing a High Tension (HT) wire in Churachandpur district of Manipur this morning.

Khuptomilien Vaiphei, 47, a native of Red Cross village, Churachandpur district, died after the electric shock while repairing the HT line near district SBI bank branch office about 9 am.

The family of the victim raising various demands refused to take the body now lying at Churachandpur District Hospital.

Reports said the family demanded Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for the death, regular payment of salary to the victim’s wife until his superannuation ends, and a Government job to the kin.  

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Aranbala, others stable

IMPHAL January 22: The conditions of the three athletes of SAI, Aranbala, Yaiphabi and C Pamei who allegedly suffered physical assault by a coach Ng Dingko are now stable. However, the three girls who are recuperating at Shija Hospital said … Continue reading

IMPHAL January 22: The conditions of the three athletes of SAI, Aranbala, Yaiphabi and C Pamei who allegedly suffered physical assault by a coach Ng Dingko are now stable. However, the three girls who are recuperating at Shija Hospital said the family members of the ace boxer paid a visit on January 15 but they have not returned since. They added that they are being looked after by the officials of SAI.

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Manipur Photography Society launches its calendar

IMPHAL January 22: Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray today inaugurated the official calendar of the Manipur Photography Society at a simple function held at the Manipur Press Club. The calendar launch was attended by Preshaw Shimray and Nabakanta, senior gynaecologist and … Continue reading

IMPHAL January 22: Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray today inaugurated the official calendar of the Manipur Photography Society at a simple function held at the Manipur Press Club.

The calendar launch was attended by Preshaw Shimray and Nabakanta, senior gynaecologist and consultant of National Rural Health Mission as the chief guest and president respectively.  

Giving his address, Shmiray said that Manipur is a very unique and beautiful place in the world and many exclusive plants and animals are found in the eastern side of the state. He mentioned the Siroy Lily which is not found in any other part of the country. On the southern side are found the fresh water lake called Loktak and our state animal Sangai, he said.

He continued saying that Manipur is full of beautiful landscape and the people residing there in their traditional dresses and tradition are invigorating, he said

Photography helps in showcasing the unique beauties of the state in front of other states through various means, he stated and appealed to all photographers  to capture the beauty of the state and preserved them.

He also appeal on sharing the knowledge of photography with the people living in the entire part of the state so that they can capture the beauty of their places.

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Manipur Photography Society launches its calendar – KanglaOnline

Manipur Photography Society launches its calendarKanglaOnlineIMPHAL January 22: Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray today inaugurated the official calendar of the Manipur Photography Society at a simple function held at the Manipur Press Club. The calendar …

Manipur Photography Society launches its calendar
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IMPHAL January 22: Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray today inaugurated the official calendar of the Manipur Photography Society at a simple function held at the Manipur Press Club. The calendar launch was attended by Preshaw Shimray and Nabakanta, 
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Manipur also remembers its day of formation – Times of India

Manipur also remembers its day of formationTimes of IndiaIMPHAL: Manipur deputy chief minister Gaikhangam has called on the people of the state to take a pledge to engage themselves in building a developed, self-reliant and peaceful state. Addressing t…

Manipur also remembers its day of formation
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IMPHAL: Manipur deputy chief minister Gaikhangam has called on the people of the state to take a pledge to engage themselves in building a developed, self-reliant and peaceful state. Addressing the 43rd Statehood Day here on Tuesday, Gaikhangam, who 
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Militant outfits forcibly recruit students in Manipur Jan 22, 9:33 am – ANINEWS

Militant outfits forcibly recruit students in Manipur Jan 22, 9:33 amANINEWSManipur, Jan 22 (ANI): 17-year-old Seram Romson and his friend Sukham Bidyashore have been missing since January 10. Both are students of Biramangol College in Imphal East dist…

Militant outfits forcibly recruit students in Manipur Jan 22, 9:33 am
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Manipur, Jan 22 (ANI): 17-year-old Seram Romson and his friend Sukham Bidyashore have been missing since January 10. Both are students of Biramangol College in Imphal East district, and had gone to Moreh, near the Myanmar border, on a study tour 

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Manipur in 4th position – E-Pao.net

Manipur in 4th positionE-Pao.netImphal, January 21 2014 : Manipur team is at 4th position in the ongoing 24th National Canoe Sprint Championship 2014 being held at Upper Lake, Bhopal. So far, Manipur has bagged 4 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze medals, to…

Manipur in 4th position
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Imphal, January 21 2014 : Manipur team is at 4th position in the ongoing 24th National Canoe Sprint Championship 2014 being held at Upper Lake, Bhopal. So far, Manipur has bagged 4 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze medals, totaling 19 medals in the said 

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Poppy plants destroyed at Chandel

Narcotics Affairs of Border NAB , Manipur in co ordination with 26 Sector Assam Rifles conducted a drive to destroy illicit poppy cultivation in Chandel district from January 10 14 and destroyed poppy plants cultivations at Joumol, Tupiching, Chelzang…

Narcotics Affairs of Border NAB , Manipur in co ordination with 26 Sector Assam Rifles conducted a drive to destroy illicit poppy cultivation in Chandel district from January 10 14 and destroyed poppy plants cultivations at Joumol, Tupiching, Chelzang, Ngalbulkun, Hengmol and areas near Border Pillar no 53 Source Hueiyen News Service

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UG cadres apprehended

A combined team of Bishnupur District police commandos and 6 AR arrested one KCP MC cadre while conducting a search operation at Ningthoukhong Awang Khunou on Jan 18 Source The Sangai Express

A combined team of Bishnupur District police commandos and 6 AR arrested one KCP MC cadre while conducting a search operation at Ningthoukhong Awang Khunou on Jan 18 Source The Sangai Express

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ZB appeals for support to UNC bandh

Zeliangrong Baudi ZB , Tamenglong zone on Monday appealed to the general public of Tamenglong district to give full cooperation and support to the United Naga Council’s sponsored 12 hour total bandh from 6 am to 6 pm on January 23 Source Hueiyen N…

Zeliangrong Baudi ZB , Tamenglong zone on Monday appealed to the general public of Tamenglong district to give full cooperation and support to the United Naga Council’s sponsored 12 hour total bandh from 6 am to 6 pm on January 23 Source Hueiyen News Service

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Awareness programme on NBA, NRDWP held

A public awareness session on ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ NBA and ‘National Rural Drinking Water Programme’ NRDWP organised by Public Health Engineering Department PHED was conducted today at YMC Ground, Haraorou of Khundrakpam assembly constituency …

A public awareness session on ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’ NBA and ‘National Rural Drinking Water Programme’ NRDWP organised by Public Health Engineering Department PHED was conducted today at YMC Ground, Haraorou of Khundrakpam assembly constituency Source The Sangai Express

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URF clarifies, washes off hand

URF home secretary Ruhini Meitei has categorically stated that none of its cadres were involved in any of the criminal and unlawful activities that took place at Loitang Khunou and surrounding areas Source The Sangai Express

URF home secretary Ruhini Meitei has categorically stated that none of its cadres were involved in any of the criminal and unlawful activities that took place at Loitang Khunou and surrounding areas Source The Sangai Express

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Speaker decries abduction of labourers

Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Thokchom Lokeshwar has decried the abduction of manual labourers for ransom by some militant organizations in the State Source Hueiyen News Service

Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Thokchom Lokeshwar has decried the abduction of manual labourers for ransom by some militant organizations in the State Source Hueiyen News Service

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Panel discussion exhorts NGOs

A panel discussion on ‘good governance, conflict transformation and peace building in Manipur Issues and Perspective’ held today at Manipur Press Club stressed on NGOs to come out from their narrow base and goals for engaging in informal dialogue, neg…

A panel discussion on ‘good governance, conflict transformation and peace building in Manipur Issues and Perspective’ held today at Manipur Press Club stressed on NGOs to come out from their narrow base and goals for engaging in informal dialogue, negotiation and mediation to resolve all outstanding issues besetting Manipur Source The Sangai Express

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