Day: December 19, 2011

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Imphal, Dec 19: The CM, O. Ibobi inaugurated a Rs. Four crores 47 lakhs Wangjing Lamding Keithel today. The newly inaugurated market included 500 women vendors and 15 shopping blocks.
The CM also attended as chief guest at the 30th annual function of South East Manipur College, Komlathabi, Chandel. He also laid the foundation stone for the construction of health centres of Wangjing and Chandel.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM Said The govt. is planning to upgrade Wangjing asn other Nagar Panchayat to the states of municipality. It is impossible to take up a big plan of govt. without the co-operation of the people. Therefore people should try to dedicate for it, he said and added that the present SPF govt. is paying more attention to education, health, roads and bridges.
Spaking at the function held in Chandel, the education minister DD Thaisii said, although may college applied for grant in aid however some colleges have to provisions to get grant in aid.
M. Hemanta, MLA while speaking at the inaugural function of Wangjing market pressurised to upgrade Wangjing Nagar Panchayat to the states of municipality.
The health minister L. Jayentakumar, Smt. O. Landhoni, Y. Surchandra, MLAs and top officials of the govt. attended the functions.

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Imphal, Dec 19: The President of BJP Nitin Gadkari today announced that the BJP will be coming back to power in 2014. The BJP Chief arrived here today and addressed a public rally at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre (BOAT).
Addressing the public rally Mr, Gadkari said during the NDA rule in the country there was no case of suicide committed by farmers. The emphasis on communications throughout the country was started by the NDA led by Atal Behari Vajpayee he added. Bad governance, corruption by the government led by Dr Manmohan Singh has broken the record of price rise he alleged.
If the BJP comes back to power it will take up politics of development and unemployment problem will be solved he said. The BJP is in charge of nine states in the country and all the nine states have witnessed growth and development he further said.
Allegations like the BJP is anti Muslim, anti minorities are made frequently but what has the Congress done during the long period of its rule in the country he asked. It was during the NDA period that a Muslim , Dr Abdul Kalam became the President of the country he further said.
For Manipur and rest of the country the BJP will take up new policies related to handicraft, education, handloom, communications he said. In states like Manipur the government is taking up contract works and looting the people he charged. If the BJP comes to power CBI probe will be ordered to look into corrupt practices and all wrong doers will be sent to jail he further said. Other BJP central and state leaders also attended the function. Mr Gadkari will leave Imphal tomorrow.
Nitins said there will be no more bandh and blockades as the party will try its level best to bring peace and development in Manipur if BJP comes to power at the Centre.
He said the UPA leaders are “corruption Pandits” who are neck deep in corruption and added that the recent Manipur visit of the Union home minister entirely aimed at giving lessons to the State Government on how to learn the corruption business.
“No peace and development can be brought in the State since the Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government is just waiting for the opportunity to eat up and loot funds which are meant for public”, Gadkari alleged.
He further alleged that the entire UPA Government is involved in the 2G scam worth thousands of lakhs of rupees.
BJP national spokesperson Prakash Javedkar, who was also speaking at the rally, said there is a big doubt that the Government of Manipur is having a nexus with militant groups in the State saying there were only two to three militant organizations in the State before, but now it has been increased to more than 30 groups.
He said the state of affairs in Manipur has become very difficult and complicated to such an extent that nobody even knows when and how he or she will be killed by bullet. Citing instances on the bad governance, he said State works minister K. Ranjit shot and wounded Advocate General of Manipur besides FCD minister N. Biren’s own son also killed a youth and for that still no one is getting justice. Now the public see the SPF Government as militant organization, he further alleged. Recalling the recent incident that took place in chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh bastion in Thoubal district where BJP leader Najma Heptulla and her supporters were allegedly attacked by Congress supporters who went wild, Javedkar regretted and said democracy is a ballot not a bullet and the attack on Najma Heptulla during a rally in the chief minister’s home constituency was not an act of democracy.
Meanwhile, a BJP zonal meeting for Northeast region was held this evening at Hotel Classic here during which all the presidents of Northeast States attended.
The party will be fielding 10 candidates in the coming general elections in the State, they added.

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Mail News Service
Imphal, Dec 19: On 19 Dec 2011 at Leimakhong, the Red Shield Division dedicated a park to the people of Manipur in the memory of the martyr, Major L Jyotin Singh, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous), who laid down his life on 26 Feb 2010 while fighting terrorists with bare hands in order to save the lives of his colleagues and other country-men residing in a hotel in Kabul. Jyotin was a part of an Indian Mission to provide medical cover to the people of Afghanistan. Maj Gen Binoy Poonnen, VSM, in his address to the gathering, highlighted the supreme sacrifice of the fearless Army Medical Corps Officer, who responded beyond the call of duty with least regard to his personal safety. The General Officer further stated that the park will be a new source of inspiration for the people and state of Manipur, a monument of patriotism and selflessness which will groom and inspire the younger generation towards Nationalism and importance of dedication to duty. Dr (Mrs) Bina Kumar Devi, the elder sister of (Late) Maj L Jyotin Singh, AC (Posthumous) also graced the ceremony with relatives and extended her gratitude to the division stating that this park will forever signify the contribution of the Indian Army towards extending goodwill/recognition to all the residents of Manipur.

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