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IMPHAL, Jan 14: The All Manipur Democratic Women’s Front has announced today at a press conference that it will be organizing a two day awareness program cum mass dharna on the issue of Public Distribution System against the failure of the authorities concerned to properly distribute PDS items to the public, especially for the BPL card holders. All Manipur Democratic Women’s Front (AMDWF) has expressed resentment on Monday against improper distribution of PDS items in Manipur, saying the matter will be raised with the concerned authorities of the Central Government soon.

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IMPHAL, Jan 14: DESAM has announced that the barbers in the state should charge only Rs 20 for haircuts as decided earlier upon by the Labour department and not Rs 30 as they are charging now.

The student body said the Labour department should look into the extra charging by barbers and also added that the student bodies will look into the issue. Meanwhile, a press release of the Manipur Barbers’ Association has said the rate for hair cutts will be Rs 20 as decided earlier by the Labour department.

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IMPHAL, Jan 14: KSC Lambulane storm into the semifinal of the 56th Sir Churachand Singh KCSI, CDE Memorial football Tournament after defeating KLASA by 5-4 goals in the tie-break at Mapal Kangjeibung Imphal today.

Playing the last quarter final match of the ongoing CC Meet, KSC of Lambulane defeated KLASA of Keinou by 5-4 goals in tie-break.

KLASA dominated the first half of the match with several attacks however failed to convert any goal.

Eventual winners KSC changed their formation and game style in the second half and dominated the match proceedings.

In 80th minute of match, centre referee H Khamba awarded a red card to KLASA team captain.

One man short KLASA struggled but nonetheless managed a goalless draw at the end of the match.

Centre referee H Khamba awarded yellow cards to Seijalal Haokip in 11th minute and Bonny Laino in 50th minute of KSC and Th Herojit in 35th minute and double cautioned team captain T Shusil in the 40th and 80 minute of the play of KLASA.

The first kick for KLASA was taken by Th Herojit which as brilliantly stopped by KSC goalkeeper Thangtin Pao Khongsai.

The successful KLASA players are L Jiten, S Herojit, A Kenedy and S Homeshor, while Housonpao, Gngulkhoiiem, Bonny Laino, Lamkholen Kipgen and PS Themreishang converted their spot kicks for the winners.

After 59 years KSC of Lambulane entered semifinal stage.

In 1953 and 1954 KSC played upto semifinal round.

Meanwhile, several officials, fans including football players of Manipur were not satisfied with the ground condition of Mapal Kangjeibung.

A number of players of several teams had been injured due to the ground condition. The organizing committee has already decided that both semifinals and the final match will be held at the Khuman Lampak Main stadium.

Maximum numbers of teams and players desired to play their match at the Main stadium Khuman Lampak.

However last year a New Zeland club had played a match at the Main Stadium during which its players and officials had lots of complaints regarding the ground condition.

The first semifinal match will be played between Assam Regimental Center, Shillong and Tiddim Road Athletic Union, TRAU of Kwakeithel on January 15 at 1.15pm at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.

Assam Regimental Center vs TRAU Kwakeithel will be great match.

Local team TRAU has lots of advantage including home crowd support and the number matches played on the ground.

During the ongoing tourney, TRAU has played some matches with great results.

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Drivers Day, a day marked by observations across the state to pay respects to the drivers who ply on the treacherous National Highways of the state is a grim reminder of the travails they face on the road. Left to fend for themselves in inhospitable terrain and remote pockets of the state, drivers on the highways have not been given their due share of respect or recognition. Driving long distances day in and day out can never be described as the best way to live one’s life but for these drivers who does this exactly, the people of Manipur would be struggling to get the bare essentials of life. Given the land locked nature of the state, the highways are the only option for bringing in a host of basic commodities that people need in the span of a day: starting from rice itself. They face innumerable challenges brought upon by the volatile political environment in the state and are often caught in between various state and non state armed groups ranging from physical violence and harassment, looting, arson against the vehicles they drive, wrongful confinement, extortion and even death.

Sadly, there is little by way of protection for the drivers of the state who ply on the Highways except by way of a few compensation cases where the Government has stepped in. But this has been too far and between and have happened only when the cases have taken place during phases of political turmoil of the state. There are no protection mechanisms for the families of the drivers who happen to die because of accidents. The lack of a state mechanism and policy is the main factor aided by the fact that private agencies and owners of the vehicles do not have support systems like giving insurance covers for the drivers. At the society level, there is a total lack of respect for drivers leave alone acknowledging their contribution in the economy and the very nature of the existence of society itself.

People who make a living by driving on highways have the worst in terms of their work hours and their social and family lives. Driving for long hours, they are mostly prone to falling prey to back pains and body aches while being away from their wives or sexual partners make them prone to paid sex leading to chances of getting sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. The incidence of truck drivers getting into paid unprotected sex caused enough concern for the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) to develop and put into practice intervention programs aimed at this section, which is also categorized as a ‘high risk group’.  The adverse effects of long term driving hours on highways are common for everyone. But drivers in Manipur face additional hardships of being stranded for days on end if they happen to be caught in the midst of a sudden bandh or blockade on the highways. The absence of safe places to stay during the course of their journeys is another sore point.

But mostly, most of us tend to ignore the contributions of the highway drivers who ferry goods and passengers from this state to the rest of the region and the country and vice versa. Getting into a token ‘Driver Day’ observation will only be an act of gross injustice if there are no real term solutions and support systems for these drivers, who namelessly serve the people of the state till they die one day and their picture gets garlanded and floral tributes given. Every occasion of the ‘Driver’s Day’ in Manipur marked by floral tributes and recollections of hardships inevitably get stuck with the demand for the Imphal-Jiribam Highway to be completed. Time and again, different agencies including the Government itself, makes announcements and promises that still remain unfulfilled and forgotten till the next big political crisis in the stare happens leading to another blockade of the highways, another bandh and another lot of drivers harassed, stranded and injured. With rumblings over a not so smooth political environment in the state ahead, it would be wise to make the day for drivers by gearing up seriously on completing that Highway.

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