Day: January 10, 2014

IMPHAL, January 10: Culture provides a platform to encourage peace, unity and integrity, said deputy chief minister Gaikhangam.

The deputy CM was addressing the 21st Annual Function Show, dedicated to the 150th years Swami Vivekananda Birth Centenary Commemoration programme organised by the Meitei Traditional Dance Teaching School & Performing Centre, Imphal.

The function was held at the auditorium hall of the JN Dance Academy.

He said that Swami Vivekananda was a great thinker and philosopher.

His thoughts were such that, even the western civilization of his time was astonished on listening to his speech.

Narrating an incident involving Swami Vivekananda, he said that once Swami Vivekananda had said, “50 percent of the Americans are fools” at which the audience threw things at him and when he added “50 percent of the Americans are wise”, the audience clapped, whereas meaning of the two are the same.

Swami Vivekananda was a multi-dimensional thinker, he said.

Gaikhangam pointed out to the centre that instead of keeping the name, “Meitei Traditional Dance Teaching Schools and Performing Centre, Imphal”, it will be better to change it “Manipuri Traditional Dance Teaching Schools and Performing Centre, Imphal.”

MLA, Joy Kishan also attended the function.

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IMPHAL, Jan 10: A special mega eye care camp will be held on CHC Jiribam organized by State Ophthalmic Cell.

All kinds of eye diseases will be examined and selected cataract cases and other operable eye diseases will be operated free of cost on January 21 and 22. Dr Kh Kaminibabu Singh, senior eye specialist, Dr Rajkumari Vidayarani, Dr Anthony Kamson and Dr L Chaoba Singh will be the surgeons.

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IMPHAL, January 10: After making its unprecedented debut in the general election of New Delhi, the Aam Admi Party (AAP) is gearing up to spread its wings in the state.

Taking to IFP, Thoudam Manihar, state co-ordinator AAP, informed that the party will be conducting its first political conference in the state.

For the purpose, the party’s national observer cum national executive member of Aam Admi Party, AAP incharge NE states, Habung Payeng, national council member of AAP, Assam Gurdeet Singh will be arriving in the state on January 13 during two days visit.

The next day the two leaders will attend the political conference at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul at 11 am.

During their visit the leaders will also discuss the potential candidates to be projected in the ensuing Lok Sabha election from Manipur.

Moreover, Thoudam Manihar also informed that during their visit, the AAP leaders will also conduct mass enrolment of members free of cost.

The state office of AAP is temporarily based at Hindu hotel complex Uripok.

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IMPHAL, January 10: The calendar of Healthy India was released today at the office of Doordarshan Kendra Imphal, Porompat.

Dr L Ashananda Singh, regional director of Health and Family Welfare was the chief guest; Dr Th Arunkumar, deputy director of Family Welfare Services was the chief guest and AK Khongendra Singh, programme Executive was the president.

Dr Ashananda said that Healthy India programme started in April, 2012 under the ministry of health and family welfare, government of India. He continued that people faced a lot of problem in covering the program in remote areas and man power is also less but still it had been successful. He further appealed for arrangement of nodal officers stating that their presence will make it easier in covering the program. ave done many works for the welfare of the people.

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By Jemchandra Mayanglambam

IMPHAL, January 10: Six-time winner Tiddim Road Athletic Union, Kwakeithel will meet four times winner Shahastra Seema Bal, in the final of the 57th Sir Churachand Singh KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament (CC Meet) tomorrow at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.

While, TRAU will be attempting to lift the trophy for the seventh time, SSB will be attempting for their fifth.

The Kwakeithel side have been champions in 1960, 1961, 1974, 1981, 2004 and 2009, while, SSB had lifted the trophy in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999.

Regardless of the winner tomorrow, the final will be a memorable one for the SSB fans.

The SSB team has returned to the tournament after a 12 year long hiatus.

The central para military team had last played in the 2000 final, which the team lost.

The Kwakeithel team started its 57th CC Meet journey with an easy drubbing of ESU in 5-0.

TRAU defeated YDO by 2-1 in its second round match and blanked BSF in the pre-quarter final by 2-0.

In the quarter final, TRAU defeated ARC, Shillong by 2-0.

In the semi-final, TRAU defeated defending champion NEROCA through the tie-breaker with a scoreline of 5-4.

Meanwhile, SSB started its campaign from the quarter-final defeating TRUGPU, Nambol by 2-0 while defeating NISA in the semi-final by 5-4 in the tie breaker.

Meanwhile, Th Premkumar of TRAU will also be fighting for a personal milestone of becoming the highest top scorer of the tournament.

Top scorer in the 2012 edition, Premkumar has scored five goals till the semi-final this year, one shy of NISA’s Sanatomba’s six.

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IMPHAL, Jan 10: On December 30, 2013, the National Investigation Agency filed a supplementary charge sheet before the NIA Special Court at Guwahati, Assam in NIA Crime No. RC-03/2011/NIA-GUW under sections 19 and 39 (2) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 against accused Salam Joy Singh son of late Salam Krishnadas Singh of Samurou Awang Leikai, PS, Wangoi, Imphal West district, said a NIA, Guwahati press statement.

The case pertains to illegal activities of KCP, a north eastern insurgent group and the accused has been charged for actively and voluntarily harbouring as well as providing support to the cadres of Kangleipak Communist Party (Mobile Task Force).

Further investigations in the case are on, it said.

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IMPHAL, January 10:A hat trick from Suresh Sharma helped Hockey Union (HU), Lairikyengbam blanked Khongman Student Club (KHSC), Khongman 8-0, in the first semis of U-14 Waribam Herojit Memorial Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at Practice Ground, Khuman Lampak, today.

His first goal scored in the 21st, 29th and 49th minute respectively, after Y Bidyananda had scored the opening in sixth minute. The latter scored his brace in the 28th minute.

W Nirajkumar, S Chingkheinganba and Y Nedish Singh shared the remaining goals in the 18th, 37th and 40th minutes.

Meanwhile, in the second semis today, CDO, Charangpat defeated Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur (PHAM), Yaiskul 4-3 through tie breaker.

Both the teams were 1-1 draw in the allotted time, the referee added nine minutes extra time, but in the extra time no team were able to break the deadlock. Penalties decided the winner.

PHAM’s K Keke Sharma scored the opening goal in the 14th minute while S Atom equalized in the 48th minute.

In the tie breaker, Th Boky, S Atom and Th Ahendra scored for CDO while N Dutta and N Amar scored for PHAM.

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IMPHAL, January 10: N Binod Kumar of ISKF Kanglei Shito Ryu, Patsoi bagged a gold medal while Kh Amarjit Singh took silver medal and Ksh Bikram Singh bagged bronze medal in the 16-17 years Boys Kata open on the opening day of the 1st SSKM state level Karate-do championship, at Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak, today.

Meanwhile, in the senior boys 55 kg Kumite, Md Rajaudin bagged gold and Y James Singh took silver medal.

The championship was organised by the Shito Ryu Seiko Kai Karate-do,

Manipur under the aegis of Manipur Amateur Karate-Do Association (MAKA).

The opening function was attended by deputy speaker, MK Preshow

Shimray; assistant director of sports, Manipur University, Dr Ch

Pradeep Singh; president, Information Centre Hills Area Manipur

(ICHAM), N Rajendro and president, Nehon Shotokan Karate-do Federation India, Shihan Kiran Kumar Thangjam were the chief guest, president and guests of honour respectively.

There were 146 males and 37 females from 13 teams are participating in the championship.   

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IMPHAL, January 10: The Manipur Police has today adopted a new strategy of conducting search operation in the form of ‘house to house’ verification as a pre-emptive measure to thwart any untoward incident in view of the ensuing 64th Republic Day celebration in the state.

Adopting the new strategy, Imphal East district police commandos launched a massive search operation conducting verification of family member of each household this evening around 4.30 from Harikhabok Makhong to Thumbuthong.

Moreover, frisking and checking duty has been intensified in strategic points of Imphal.

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