One of the few things which reaffirm people’s faith in the innate goodness of mankind. This came out in all its pristine beauty when the people of Senapati district extended support and co-operation to the police personnel who were deputed to escort the stranded people who were caught in the total bandh called by different […]
One of the few things which reaffirm people’s faith in the innate goodness of mankind. This came out in all its pristine beauty when the people of Senapati district extended support and co-operation to the police personnel who were deputed to escort the stranded people who were caught in the total bandh called by different […]
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IMPHAL, June 3: The act of omission and belittling the Constitutional mandate of making mother tongue the medium of instruction at Primary Schools has not only “destroyed” primary education but also the life career of those dedicated community teachers or EV teachers, said All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) on Friday.
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IMPHAL, June 3: The act of omission and belittling the Constitutional mandate of making mother tongue the medium of instruction at Primary Schools has not only “destroyed” primary education but also the life career of those dedicated community teachers or EV teachers, said All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) on Friday.
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IMPHAL, May 24: The ATSUM has demanded a fresh Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (prelims) examination on Tuesday.
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IMPHAL, May 24: The ATSUM has demanded a fresh Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (prelims) examination on Tuesday.
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KANGPOKPI, May 16: The All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur has decided to suspend its proposed Statewide bandh on May 17 today.
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KANGPOKPI, May 16: The All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur has decided to suspend its proposed Statewide bandh on May 17 today.
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IMPHAL, May 14:To protest the alleged indiffer-ent attitude of the Govt of Manipur to its charter of de-mands, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has announced a State-wide bandh from 6 am to 6 pm of May 17. This was decided during an executive meeting of ATSUM held on May 10, according to the […]
IMPHAL, May 14:To protest the alleged indiffer-ent attitude of the Govt of Manipur to its charter of de-mands, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has announced a State-wide bandh from 6 am to 6 pm of May 17. This was decided during an executive meeting of ATSUM held on May 10, according to the […]
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IMPHAL, May 14:To protest the alleged indiffer-ent attitude of the Govt of Manipur to its charter of de-mands, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has announced a State-wide bandh from 6 am to 6 pm of May 17.
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IMPHAL, May 14:To protest the alleged indiffer-ent attitude of the Govt of Manipur to its charter of de-mands, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has announced a State-wide bandh from 6 am to 6 pm of May 17.
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IMPHAL, September 1: Several vehicles have been stranded at Tengnoupal due to bandh along the Imphal – Moreh road on National Highway-102 imposed by the Joint Tribal Student`s Organizations of
Vehicles stranded along the Imp-Moreh highway in Tengoupal
IMPHAL, September 1: Several vehicles have been stranded at Tengnoupal due to bandh along the Imphal – Moreh road on National Highway-102 imposed by the Joint Tribal Student`s Organizations of the State against the introduction and passing of the three bills in the special session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly on August 28 and 31 respectively.
More than 100 passengers and goods carrying vehicles coming from Moreh have been stranded at Tengnoupal Police Station since morning. And vehicles coming from Imphal could not proceed beyond Saivom Village as bandh supporters blocked the highway at Saivom and Tengnoupal Village.
Speaking to media persons, Daniel Mate, president of KSO Tengnoupal Block said that the bandh was enforced indefinitely in continuation of the 12 hours hill districts bandh called by the All Tribal Students ` Union Manipur, All Naga Students `™ Association Manipur ( ANSAM ) and Kuki Students `™ Organisation against the introduction and passing of the Protection of Manipur Peoples Bill 2015, the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill 2015 and the Manipur Shops & Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill 2015 by the State government in the special session of the Assembly.
Appealing to all concerned not to paint communal tint towards the agitation of the joint tribal students `™ bodies, the student`s leader pledged that the students`™ bodies will protect and uphold the rights of the tribal at any cost.
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KANGPOKPI, August 25: Deeply concerning the grave tension prevailing in the state the All Tribal Students` Union Manipur (ATSUM) today rendered two chains of commands to Chief Minister O. Ibobi
KANGPOKPI, August 25: Deeply concerning the grave tension prevailing in the state the All Tribal Students` Union Manipur (ATSUM) today rendered two chains of commands to Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh in an open memorandum in order to effectively address the grievances of the JCILPS and maintains public tranquility and return to normalcy.
The memorandum is signed by its acting president Joseph R Hmar.
ATSUM`™s two steps are, firstly, the Government of Manipur should extend the existing ILPS Act to stop further entry of non-natives/non-locals.
Secondly, the State government should form fully represented committee to examine the demographic impact of existing non-natives/non-locals in the state.
As this exercise would take time, the involvement of local public in the form of agitation would paralyze for months and years which would have serious adverse impact on the state socially and economically, the open memorandum of ATSUM added.
It further said that, Hill Area Committee would have to be involved if the tribal areas are covered.
ATSUM also appealed Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to ensure suitable legislation to extend the ILP Act to Manipur at the earliest in the interest of the suffering local masses and only after such extension of the Act, to seriously as well as cautiously take up the second step to redress any adverse demographic impact due to the entry of non-natives/non-locals.
However, ATSUM cautioned that the second step given by them cannot and should not be taken up before or together with the first step under any circumstances.
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Chandel, June 28: Trade activities with Myanmar have been affected during the last six consecutive days due to the indefinite economic blockade called by the All Tribal Students`™ Union Manipur
Blockade supporters checking a vehicle in Chandel district
Chandel, June 28: Trade activities with Myanmar have been affected during the last six consecutive days due to the indefinite economic blockade called by the All Tribal Students`™ Union Manipur (ATSUM).
After the volunteers of the Students body enforced the economic blockade along the Impha l- Moreh section of National Highway 102, trade activities with the neighboring country came to grinding halt for the last 6 days.
Blockade supporters continue to pull down goods after checking vehicles plying along the Imphal – Moreh road in between Thamlapokpi and Bongjang Village.
And a generator set belonging to Moreh Government Higher Secondary School was also burnt down by the volunteers of the students`™ body after pulling it down from a vehicle today.
Speaking to the media persons, Valan Aimol, Social and Culture secretary of All Tribal Students`™ Union Manipur (Maun Tombing) said that the students`™ body also acknowledge the hardship faced by the people due to the economic blockade, but we were compelled to launch the blockade as the State government has failed to address our grievances even after submitting several memorandum and serving an ultimatum to fulfill our charter of demands, he added.
He further told that after enforcing the blockade for the last 6 days, the state government did not response positively till date. If the State government did not response positively at the earliest, the student body will intensify our agitation including total blockade/bandh in the near future, warned the students`™ leader.
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IMPHAL, September 3: The deadline set for the implementation of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment, 2012 will soon expire on September 6. Manipur University officials have assured
IMPHAL, September 3: The deadline set for the implementation of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment, 2012 will soon expire on September 6. Manipur University officials have assured the State government to implement it within 15 days last month.
In a press meet at its Nagaram office, All Tribal Students Union of Manipur president Maun Tombing urging the State government to implement the Central Educational Institutions Amendment Act at the earliest stated that if the government doesn’t act quickly and intervene, it will only be inviting various agitations in the State.
ATSUM intends to start the agitations soon if MU authorities fail to keep its words but on account of the indefinite blockade imposed by UNC from September 4 in the entire hill districts, our agitations will have to defer, Tombing said.
Meanwhile, Education secretary Lovejoy Shimray said ATSUM has expressed gratitude to the State government for considering its demand of regularising contract lectures in a cabinet decision on Tuesday.
However, ATSUM has expressed its disappointment with the cabinet decision to sideline the issue of the contract teachers (Primary, Hindi Matriculate and Graduate) recruited on 2006.
ATSUM wants the government to give an assurance for considering the plight of these teachers who have been suffering since 2006 till date, Tombing said, adding, these teachers were given an emolument of Rs 4000 till 2008 and there were no further extensions on the matter.
It is unfortunate that the teachers of 2006 have been left out and contractual lecturers recruited in 2010 were considered by the cabinet, he said. Tombing said the contractual teachers of 2006 were verified again and 772 teachers were found to be genuine teachers but nothing has been done by the government till now.
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TKS to stay away from ATSUM’s blockade UKHRUL, August 22: Even as the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) is all set to enforce its proposed indefinite economic blockade in
UKHRUL, August 22: Even as the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) is all set to enforce its proposed indefinite economic blockade in all hill districts of the State beginning from mid-night tonight, the Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS) has decided to refrain from supporting the blockade citing the prevailing situation in the Ukhrul district headquarters.
Declaring TKS’s position vis-à-vis the ensuing the agitation in an interaction with this IFP correspondent this evening, president Joel Angkang said that a highly volatile situation is prevailing in the district and after carefully weighing up the pros and cons, we have, for once, come to the decision to stay away from participation.
“Our stand should not be misunderstood as going against the move of ATSUM in any way for we fully endorse the cause which is for the welfare of tribal student community,” Angkang reasoned adding that we have been constrained by the prevailing situation here this time.
At the same time, stopping short of expressing a chagrined sentiment, he also lamented that TKS has so far not received any official communication from the apex tribal students’ body in connection with the ongoing agitation to pressurise the State government and the Manipur University authorities to implement the Central Educational Institution (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act 2012 with effect from the current academic session.
“Apart from the current situation in the township, we cannot blindly participate in the agitation as we have not received any official intimation as regards the organisation of bandh or blockade from the apex body which is spearheading the move,” Angkang further rued.
Mention may be made here that TKS had earlier abstained from organising the twin bandh called by the two ATSUM factions since midnight of August 20 last on account of the prevailing situation.
Meanwhile, reports have said that passenger bus service along the Imphal-Ukhrul route was disrupted on Friday due to the bandh enforced by the apex tribal students’ body while some Winger taxis along the route continued their service.
However, the bandh has had little impact on the day to day life of the public in Ukhrul town as all government offices and business establishments remained open while traffic movement remained normal.
Imphal, August 22: The indefinite agitation which was called from August 23 mid-night by the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur, ATSUM has been called-off after Manipur University authorities assured to implement the Central Educational Institutional (Reservation in Admission) Amendment 2012 within 15 days.
Speaking to media this evening, president Maun Tombing said that Manipur University and the State government tabled a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Office Chamber from 4 pm till 6:30 pm.
In the meeting both sides discussed on the reservation amendment to implement, following which the MU authority has assured for implementing the central reservation norms in MU from this session within 15 days. And the admission in the central MU will also resume after the reservation is implemented in the MU, he said.
Accordingly, ATSUM has decided to called off the indefinite agitation which was fixed to launch from August 23 mid-night including ban on national projects and economic blockade etc.
Tombing said that in the meeting Chief Minister, his group of ministers and Hills area committee chairman from the government side and MU authority were present, but ATSUM was not present.
The government gave intimation of positive outcome of the meeting to ATSUM.
Tombing continued, apart from admission reservation for the student, ATSUM has put forwarded two additional points which included that the ACT should be applicable to all Central Education Institutes in the State, and also to cover recruitments of teaching and non-teaching staff.
And within the stipulated time if the Govt. fails to implement the above mentioned points then ATSUM will take up any form of agitation, added the ATSUM president.
KANGPOKPI, Aug.22: The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur has resolved to go on with its proposed indefinite economic blockade from August 22 midnight.
General secretary Marahang Ngiimai said after the executive meeting said the student body has at this moment no other choice than to continue with the blockade of all highways passing through the State with effect from today’s midnight.
He continued that the Manipur University authorities who few years back are hell bent on implementing the Central Education Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2005 and trying to delay the implementation of the amended version of the said Act even though the University Grant Commission had given a clear instruction to abide by it way back in September 28, 2012.
In fact, the same could have been enforced since 2013-14 academic sessions onwards. We are here demanding nothing from the share of other communities but demanding what is due to us asserted Marahang Ngiimai before cautioning that ATSUM will accept no further excuse or delaying tactics from any authority concern.
The agitation is to press the state Government and the concerned authority to implement the Central Education Institute (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act 2012 immediately from this current academic session.
Having the opportunity to remind the state government of various unfinished agenda of ATSUM, Marahang Ngiimai asserted that the student body demands settlement of RULES of the Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for SC/ST) Act, 1976 once and for all while we understand that Department of Personnel has initiated some steps to resolve the issue.
Secondly, ATSUM reserved no words in objecting the recent recruitment of Teachers for government schools located in Jiribam Sub-Division whereby it accepts application only for residents of the Sub-Division the general secretary said while adding that though ATSUM has been suggesting for recruitment of teachers on District Cadre Basis, we object the practice of the same in only one particular sub-division and the government must be prepared to enforce the same practice in all other areas especially the hill districts of Manipur.
Thirdly, while demanding the state Government to implemented and follow the Tribal Sub-Plan in letter and spirit in the State, ATSUM general secretary lamented that the government of India during the Fifth Year Plan comes up with concept of this plan to bridge the gap between the tribal and others in developmental works but regardless of various reminders and follow-up action initiated by the Planning Commission, the government of Manipur is obstinating in implementing the said program and put the same in cold storage, Marahang added.
Fourthly, while warning the state Government not to introduce any schemes or policy that concern the tribals, Marahang Ngiimai asserted that when the very long standing demands of the tribals of the state that includes – autonomy and full functioning of the Hill Areas Committee, the state Government must not implement the New Land Use Policy (NLUP) in Manipur.
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IMPHAL, July 24: Expressing anguish at the disparity between the hill areas and the valley area of the State in educational facilities, ATSUM president Maun Tombing stated that only 17
IMPHAL, July 24: Expressing anguish at the disparity between the hill areas and the valley area of the State in educational facilities, ATSUM president Maun Tombing stated that only 17 regular lecturers and 259 contractual lecturers are manning 14 Government Higher Secondary Schools in the hill districts.
He said, whereas 434 regular lecturers and 455 contractual lecturers are engaged in imparting knowledge in 25 Government Higher Secondary Schools in the valley.
He was addressing a seminar on the problem and challenges of tribals in Manipur at the Tribal Research Institute today as the president.
Earlier, he described ATSUM as a conglomeration of the apex hill based student’s union of Manipur which has not only provided selfless yeoman service but has always tried to address the issues of tribals.
Alleging that there are anomalies in the formation of School Management and Development Committees, he said: “Only a DI controls the SMDCs in the hill districts. Standard bidding norms prescribed by National Rural Roads Development Agency forbid undervalued quoting of tenders for PMGSY. Therefore, PMGSY-IX phase which has been e-tendered at a nominal rate should be invalidated. Any PMGSY work of the IX phase will be banned in all the hill districts of Manipur.”
Lamenting the pathetic condition of health service in the hill districts, Tombing said there are 20 to 30 thousand villagers still facing health problems as there are no doctors in the PHC etc.
All the ADCs barring Churachandpur and Chandel are functioning from Khuman Lampak, Imphal citing threats as alibi, he said, adding that ADC member of the hills areas have not been able to go to their respective districts and function even after more than three years of the election in 2010.
He said that ROTO-I was launched in June last year 2013 June while ROTO-II was launched in October. If the government doesn’t take any positive steps on tribal issues soon, ROTO-III will be launched in the State, he added.
Assistant professor Dr Angam Gangmei of JNIMS presented a paper on problems and challenges of tribals with regard to the health care in the hills of Manipur whereas social worker Romeo Bungdon, the another resource person at the seminor, presented a paper on problems and challenges of the tribal with regard to land, forest and its resource during the one-day seminar.
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IMPHAL, June 15: The All Tribal Disabled Union Manipur has demanded the Social Welfare minister Ak Mirabai to resign on moral grounds over the alleged rape of a 13 year
IMPHAL, June 15: The All Tribal Disabled Union Manipur has demanded the Social Welfare minister Ak Mirabai to resign on moral grounds over the alleged rape of a 13 year old blind girl.
The union has also demanded life conviction of the accused Him Bahadur Thapa alias Khansa.
Instead of just suspending the director and the head mistress of the school, they should be terminated from their respective posts, and a departmental enquiry ordered, asserted ATDUM president during a press conference at the union’s office today.
A 13 year old blind student was alleged raped by the chowkidar of the Takyelpat Government Blind School on April 14.
ATDUM president Momo Tatanga alleged that the incident was direct fallout of negligence on the part of the authorities concerned and not a one off incident.
A woman was also raped by the same accused last October, he observed.
Momo Tatanga declared that the union will be sending a letter to the All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaikhangam and the Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment seeking action against minister Ak Mirabai.
He said the minister has been neglecting the needs of the physically challenged persons.
He said the funds for the disabled have not been released since last year, and the commissioner’s post for the Social Welfare department remains empty, although the minister had herself assured during an Assembly Session in 2012 to fill the vacancy within three months.
The government need to provide for the victim’s future, he said.
He said a rally is being organised against such heinous crime and further appealed to all to participate in the said rally.
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PRESS RELEASE
10th July 2013
The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) would like to draw the kind attention of the Government of Manipur in the matter pertaining to the relaxation of upper age limit from the proposed 30 years to 35 years in the up-coming Manipur Civil Services combined competitive Examination 2013.
It is disappointing for many aspiring candidates that in almost 13 years ie. From the 2000 to 2013, Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive Examinations have been successfully conducted only twice by the Manipur public Services Commission.
Therefore, the eligible candidates have managed to get only two attempts so far. As a matter of fact, many aspiring candidates have already barred the age limit due to periodical recruitment which in fact is expected to be conducted every year like UPSC. Most significantly in most of the States of India, the upper age limit for appearing in Civil Services Examination has been increased from 35- 40 years and above. For instance, UP-40 yrs, Bihar- 40 yrs,Rajasthan-45 yrs, Haryana-45 yrs, West Bengal-40 yrs, Jharkhand- 40 yrs, Punjab- 37yrs.
Considering the increasing number of educated youth in the State with remote chances for job applications due to absence of private sector in the State and irregular conduct of such Examination in Manipur, relaxation of upper age limit should be 35 years and above like other State of India. This will certainly generate more opportunities for maximum number of educated youth to participate in the up- coming Manipur Civil Services combined competitive Examination 2013.
The genuine demand of the Sons & Daughters of the soil may therefore be kindly considered and do the needful in the larger interest of the educated youths irrespective of all communities living in the Hills and Plain of Manipur. To this end, the ATSUM as an apolitical Students’ Union is once again constrained to bring the grievances of the aspiring candidates before the SPF Govt. for kind consideration to relax the upper age limit from the proposed 30- 35 years for the well being of the State.
(MICAH KAMEI)
Info.Pub.Secretary, ATSUM
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