Month: May 2014

IMPHAL, May 27: The special court Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (ND&PS) today issued arrest warrants against two of the five accused in the Pallel drug haul case for violating instructions to appear before the court.

The remaining three others identified as PRO Col Ajay Chowdhury, RK Babloo, 25, son of RK Bijen of Top Khongnangkhong and Seikholen Haokip, 35 years, son of Telsing Ngamjang (TN) Haokip (former minister) of B Vengnom Tuibong all appeared before the court today.

The five were earlier granted bail.

The warrant was issued by S Ibomcha, judge of ND&PS, Thoubal, against Letminlal Letminlal Haokip alias Minlal Haokip, 25, son of (L) Kakai Haokip of New Checkon near Brighter School and Zangminthang Tuboi alias Minthang, 29, son of Dousei Tuboi of Bunglung Village.

While granting bail, the five accused were instructed by the special court to re-appear before it on May 27.

At the same time, the court also restricted the accused from leaving the state. They were released on execution of PR bond of Rs one lakh.

The accused were released on May 20 from Sajiwa Central jail following their bail plea which was accepted by the court on May 19.

With the case taken up by the CBI, the deputy superintendent of CBI, RK Bhatacharjee was also present during today’s proceedings.

The same court instructed the three accused who appeared today to re-appear on June 20

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/pallel-drug-case-accused-fail-to-show-up-court-issues-arrest-warrants/

IMPHAL, May 27: Various ministers, MLAs and members of the state BJP visited the Shija Hospital and Research Institute to enquire about the health of the critically injured editor Khumukcham Rinku of the Imphal Times, on Tuesday.

Rinku fell down from his building on May 25 evening. He was rushed to the hospital the same evening in a critical condition. However, it is learned from family sources that his condition has been slightly improved though he is still in the ICU.

The visitors whished Rinku a speedy recovery. Many of them offered monetary assistance so as to enable him to meet the hospital expanses.

MLA Kh Joykishan of Thangmeiband AC offered Rs 5000; speaker Th Lokeshore contributed Rs 50000; MLA Nongthombam Biren of Heingang AC contributed Rs 10000; MLA K Ranjit Singh of Sugnu AC contributed Rs 10000; BJP, Manipur Unit contributed Rs 5000; News Editor of AIR, Imphal Aribam Ibomcha Sharma contributed Rs 5000; Inspector Anand, OC CDO, Thoubal contributed Rs 3000.

All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union, representing the media fraternity contributed Rs 26000.

Meanwhile, AMWJU in a press release has also wished for the speedy recovery of Rinku Khumukcham.

The release further expressed gratitude to the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Th Lokeshwar Singh, Agriculture minister Md Nasir, parliamentary secretary Md Amin Shah, MLA K Ranjit Singh, MLA N Biren Singh for their kind visit and financial help to Rinku.

Minister Social Welfare Ak Mirabai provided Rs 15,000, minister Md Nasir through the Alhaj Maulana Abdul Jallal Memorial Charitable Trust provided Rs 50,000, Md Amin Shah provided Rs 10,000, MLA K Ranjit Singh Rs 10,000, MLA N Biren Singh Rs 10,000 for the editor’s treatment.

Others who also contributed include, HMNE Technical Mission director Kh Ratan Singh Rs 5000, CADA addl chief engineer K Manoranjan Singh Rs 5000 through AMWJU.

AMWJU has also expressed gratitude to Dr Palin, MD of the Shija hospital and his staff for their service and showing utmost care to Rinku.

AMWJU requested all to extend help and support for Rinku, it said.

AMWJU also expressed pleasure on the state media persons contributing eight bottles of blood, it said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha has extended financial assistance to the editor of Imphal Times Ringku Khumukcham who is undergoing treatment at Shija Hospital for the last two days.

The BJP’s Yuva Morcha president O Malesh and other BJP officials went to Shija Hospital to extend financial help for the treatment of Khumukcham Ringku who accidentally fell down from his own building on late Sunday night.

Malesh told the media that after receiving the news that a prominent member of the media fraternity has received critical injuries, they have come to inquire about the condition of Ringku.

“As per the information from his family, he has recovered a little from his previous condition and his health has improved too. We offer our pain and sorrow to his family about the incident,” he said, adding that if needed volunteers of the Yuva Morcha are willing to give any kind of support for his speedy recovery.

Today, we provided some financial assistance to be of some support while buying his medicines, he added

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/wishes-pour-in-for-imphal-times-editor/

IMPHAL, May 27: The Congress should not surrender to the newly elected NDA government at the centre. This was stated by Commerce and Industry minister Govindas Konthoujam during the commemoration of the 50th death anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at the Congress Bhawan on Tuesday.

The minister mentioned that the recently elected central government led by BJP has come to power after a 10 years gap and in such a moment Congress workers should not surrender and be as committed and responsible as before.

“Politics is all about riding the wave which goes up and down and no external force can affect the party’s unity. The need of the hour is to believe in our strength and the party. The Congress led UPA-I and II might have been defeated in the LS polls due to the party’s flagship programmes not reaching to the people on time,” he said.

Stressing that the Congress’ flagship programmes also include many historic schemes, he said those programmes intended for the welfare of the people will be delivered to them on time in the future when the Congress regains power at the centre.

“We must help realise the various dreams of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru which he wanted for people’s welfare. As an important political figure of India and for taking an important role during the freedom movement, he became the first Prime Minister of India. We must follow in his path to serve the people as Congress workers,” the commerce and industry minister said.

During the function, Social Welfare minister AK Mirabai said she is proud to be a Congress worker from the beginning of her career.

“The Congress has a different ideology from other parties that includes a sense of sacrifice, passion and love for truth etc,” she said, “after 10 years, the NDA has come to power at the centre led by Narendra Modi as the 15th Prime Minister of India recently. We should not spew venom to others without knowing our own reality. At this moment, our Congress party should remain united. Even though BJP has come to power at the centre, it would not affect our state. We should not open umbrellas here when Delhi has a heavy rain.”

During the 50th death anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the vice-president of Manipur Pradesh Congress committee T Mangibabu, general secretary Manga Vaiphei, newly enrolled MLAs RK Imo, K Thamarjit, P Brojen, Zemheinlung Pamei, S Bira were present.

The 50th death anniversary of Pt Nehru showed a sparse crowd in the Congress Bhawan unlike other previous functions of the Congress party.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/must-not-open-umbrellas-when-theres-heavy-rain-in-delhi/

IMPHAL, May 27: Internationally acclaimed actress Seema Biswas today inaugurated a ten-day film acting workshop at the Manipur Film Development Corporation, Imphal.

The workshop organised jointly by the Manipur Film Development Corporation Ltd and Cine Artists and Technicians Association, Manipur will be participated by around 25 budding artists of the State.

The renowned actress will be conducting the ten day workshop.

It is a privileged to come and guide the aspiring artists of Manipur which is so near to home, Seema Biswas said and added she is actually from neighbouring State Assam.

Manipur is popular for its rich culture, tradition and sports, she said before expressing her wish to have been born in the state.

Seema Biswas continued she has always looked up to Manipur and its people as the State has always represented the North Eastern region efficiently to the rest of the world.

Today’s inaugural function was also attended by MFDC managing director, Dr Sobita Devi and chairperson K Gunileima.

During the function K Sobita Devi said it was always a dream of the MFDC to organise such a workshop.

She asked the aspiring artists to attend the workshop with keen interest and enthusiasm and to imbibe the ethics, culture, discipline, ideas from the internationally acclaimed actress Seema Biswas.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/renowned-actress-seema-biswas-happy-to-be-guiding-new-talents-in-state/

KANGPOKPI, May 27: Two cadres of the NSCN-K including its finance secretary were arrested following a brief encounter yesterday evening at around 7.25 by 43 Assam Rifles posted at Kangpokpi near Tumnoupokpi along the National Highway 2.

They were apprehended with small arms and ammunition including extortion cash and a vehicle, said a police source.

The arrested cadres are identified as Joseph Rapei, 52, son of Rapei of Purul Akutpa, Senapati district under Tadubi Police Station and Francis Sajii, 24, son of Saji A of Phybung village, Senapati district under Tadubi police station, informed the police source.

While carrying out area domination patrol near Tumnoupokpi along NH-2 yesterday evening, a team of Alpha Company of 43 AR, Kangpokpi came across two suspicious persons in a blue colour Maruti 800 bearing regdNo MN04A-0716 at around 7.05 pm, continued the source while adding that on seeing the security force team approaching them, the two suspected individuals tried to flee from the spot which compelled the security force to chased them.

In the process the two suspected persons fired several rounds of bullet to the security force which the latter retaliated.

After exchanging fire for about 20 minutes, the duo surrendered and was subsequently arrested along with one 9mm pistol, one magazine and three live rounds of the arm and extortion money of Rs 1490 in cash besides seizing the vehicle they were travelling, said the police source.

The two were later handed over to Imphal Police Station and later they were brought the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kangpokpi this evening for remand in police custody for a period of five days.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/nscn-k-finance-secy-surrenders-after-brief-shoot-out-with-ar/

CHANDEL, May 27: Before the onset of monsoon in the State, villagers of Chandel District have initiated repairing of the deplorable road stretch from Pallel to Modi Village via the district headquarters today.

The road repairing work of the 22 kilometres long stretch has been taken up under the initiative of Chandel Naga People’s Organization (CNPO) following the State’s failure to repair it in the last few years.

Since 8 in the morning, a large number of villagers including women residing along the road came out with spades and shovels to mend the potholes with pebbles and sand transported by trucks.

While some others drained out the water logged in the potholes from the middle of the road.

While expressing gratitude to the district administration, commanding officers of both 20 Assam Rifles and 8th Manipur Rifles, Contractors’ Association of Chandel District, tribe leaders of the Seven Naga Tribes and villagers for their cooperation and assistance, Ws Kanral Anal, president of the CNPO said that the repairing work was taken up as the State government has failed to repair it since the last few years.

The deplorable condition of the road made the people of the district poorer as more fuel are consumed, vehicles often break down and further affecting the health of the commuters who frequent the road, he said.

Further, he questioned that is there any government in the state. If there is a good government, he appealed to repair the said road at the earliest.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/chandel-villagers-repair-district-hq-road/

Yuva morcha says intentionally timed to blanket Modi swearing in
IMPHAL, May 27: The BJP Yuva Morcha has accused the State of having ulterior motive in the May 26 power-cut, which it says was perfectly timed with the swearing in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the 15th Prime Minister of India.

The power cut had resulted in the people of the State missing out from watching the historic moment, the Yuva Morcha said today.

The BJYM, Manipur radish today called a press meet at the office of the BJP.

Addressing the media, president Malesh said yesterday’s event was a historic moment for the country.

But it is really unfortunate and disheartening that the entire State missed out from the ceremony due to power cuts.

The ‘historic ceremony’ was attended by leaders of the SAARC countries and was attended by around 4000 important persons and was broadcasted in 18 different languages, he announced.

He said the power supply resumed just after the ceremony ended after, it was cut off at 6pm Monday.

According to the president, people thought of it to be just normal power-cut which is quite frequent in the State.

“When we inquired with the Electricity Main department, we were told of a problem at Yurembam main station,” he said.

However, the power came just as the swearing in ceremony concluded, he continued.

Suspicious of an ulterior motive behind the power cut, he said the youth brigade will find out whether it was deliberate and intentional.

And if in case it turn out to be intentional, anyone found involved will be punished befittingly.

Malesh said the youth brigade will go to the bottom of it.

General secretary, BJPYM H Rajesh said it was not only during the swearing in ceremony but there was similar power cut when Narendra Modi was delivering a speech during an election campaign at Imphal.

People who were unable to attend the public meeting were unable to listen to the leader speak, even though it was live telecasted on the local cable channel, he said.

He accused the Congress government in the State of being narrow-minded.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/bjp-sees-ulterior-motive-in-may-26-power-outage/

IMPHAL, May 27: The Manipur Alliance for Child Rights has appealed to the State government to adopt a policy to check the incidents of hostels and school authorities physically and emotionally abusing student inmates of the hostel.

A press release said, the policy to check that all school boardings and hostels including the residential special training centres run under the SSA are mandatorily registered under a specific legislation and made to follow a set of prescribed guidelines and rules that ensure minimum infrastructure, food and nutrition, medical, educational facilities and provision for grievances redressal mechanism, it said.

The alliance has further stated that no one can run any unregistered ‘child caring institution.’

Children Homes, observation homes, shelter homes, open shelter or adoption centres as well as school boardings and hostels are mandatory to be registered and certified as fit prior to its actual functioning, it said.

Further continuing on the issue of child rights, he said all staff must be given basic training on child rights/ JJ Act and RTE Act and must be accountable, opened to periodic monitoring, inspection and social audits to make sure that fundamental rights of the children are protected and basic requirements of the children in the institutions are properly maintained, it said

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/macr-appeals-state-to-adopt-policy-to-check-school-hostels-boardings/

IMPHAL, May 27: A Competitive Entrance Exam (CEE) will be conducted by the Forest Department on June 8 for selection and nomination of six candidates for admission to 4 years Degree course of B.Sc (Forestry), one seat in Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh and five (1-ST, 1-OBC and 3-UR) seats in College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.

The candidate applying for admission for the one seat in Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry should have passed 10+2 examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Mathematics/ Agriculture from a recognised University/ Board with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST candidate) and candidate applying for admission to five seats in College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh should have passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Mathematics from a recognised University/Board with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for General and OBC category and 40% for ST/SC/Physically handicapped/in service categories. Candidates must have attained 17 years as on December 12, 2014.

The application form can be availed from May 28 to June 5 from the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest during Office hours at a cost of Rs.200/- and the examination fee for all categories is Rs.300/-. The form must be submitted on or before June 5 upto 4 pm and the admit card will be issued on June 6 and 7 on production of Identity card with June 8 as date of examination and the result will be published on June 9 said the principal chief conservator of Forests.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/forest-dept-to-conduct-cee-for-bse-admission/

IMPHAL, May 27: In order to raise the fingerlings, fishing at the experimental fish farm at Takmu in Bishnupur has been closed down, declaring the season as ‘close season’ from June 1 to October 31, said a press release of the Directorate of Information and Public Relation.

It said licences will be provided for fishing during this said closed season.

Further details can be had from the Fisheries department.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/close-season-at-takmu-fish-farm/

IMPHAL, May 27: The Directorate of Education (Schools) is inviting proposals from recognised government/ government aided/ private aided schools for students in the classes VI-X for an amount of Rs 5000 to be used for construction of exhibit/ Model under the Inspire award scheme.

Further details can be had from the directorate.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/proposals-invited/

IMPHAL, May 27: The Higher Education Department has announced that the annual lump-sum grant-in-aid for four aided colleges and 24 private colleges tomorrow.

The amount will be distributed in the form of cheques Wednesday at the office chamber of the state Education minister.

An official from the Higher Education stated that the aided colleges which will be getting the Lump-sum Grant-in-Aid are Liberal College-Luwangshangbam, South East Manipur College-Komlathabi, Mayai Lambi College-Yumnam Huidrom and Kakching Khunou College-Kakching Khunou.

The private colleges to receive the aid are Regional College-Lilong Chajing, IRE- Wangjing, N Birahari College-Khundrakpham, Kamakhya Pempton College-Hiyangthang, Kangpokpi Christian College, Western College-Konthoujam, Universal College-Yairipok, Pravabati College-Mayang Imphal, Mount Pisgah College, Pole Star College-Wabagai, Shri Shri Gourgobind Girl’s College-Khurai, Mt. Everest College-Senapati, Mangolnganbi College-Hiyangthang, Rayburn College-Churachandpur, Kumbi College-Kumbi, Bethanty Christian College-Churachandpur, Royal Academy of Law-Oinam, RK Sanatombi College of Education-Pangei, Thokchom Ibotombi Institute of Teacher Education and Training, Dandei Christian college, Ng Mani college-Khurai and Institute of Co-operative management.

The total amount of Grant-in-Aid to be distributed at 4 aided colleges and 24 private colleges is Rs. 64,50,000/- and further notified the volunteers of the colleges to be on time to collect the money.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/education-h-announces-annual-lump-sum-grant-in-aid/

IMPHAL, May 27: The All Manipur Muslim Girl Students’ Union and the United Minority and Student Federation of North-East in a joint meeting on May 20 had stated that the MPSC mains exam should be called off.

However, it is disheartening for the students that the government has decided to remain mute on the demands, said a joint press release of the student bodies.

It said, however, actions will be taken up incase the government failed to positive note of the demands and act on it before the set deadline.

It has also informed that in case candidates continue to fill the forms for the mains exam, they should be held responsible for any untoward incident.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/student-bodies-demand-fresh-conduct-of-mcscce/