Day: March 16, 2015

IMPHAL, March 16: The director of the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, Dr. Raj K Manchanda, in a letter to Dr. Karam Lokendro, Director AYUSH, Government of Manipur, dated March 16, 2015, said that the council has studied and analysed the data collected from patients of H1N1 virus in the current outbreak of Swine Flu in the country, and has come to the conclusion that Arsenicum Album 30 is an effective preventive homeopathic aid for the epidemic.

The letter said this medicine is a widely used Homeopathic medicine for flu and has no side effect.

Experts have recommended that Arsenicum Album 30 may be given as preventive to those in areas prone to the virus, the letter further said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/arsenicum-album-30-safe-and-effective-says-homeo-council/

IMPHAL, March 16: Education Minister, M Okendro, is hopeful college classes will resume from tomorrow. If this does not happen, he is still hopeful a settlement with the agitating college lecturers under AMCTA will be reached at the soonest.

Taking on a tougher posture, the Okendro said if the teachers continue to strike despite the government`™s earnest initiative to reach a settlement, the government may be forced to invoke the CSS conduct rule 1964, of no work no pay.

The government may also decide on stronger action against the strikers as per rule, and may begin hiring fresh teachers to run classes so as to safeguard the students`™ careers.

The Education Minister made this statement in reply to a question raised by Opposition MLA Kh Joykisan who said it was a matter of grave public interest that the cease-work strike called by the All Manipur College Teachers Association in all the government colleges of Manipur is leaving students in an unenviable situation without classes.

Okendro said that the issue is burning and the government is not a silent spectator.

He said the Education Department is improving a lot in compare with past years. The annual plan budget for education is increasing year by year to improve the quality of education. He said in 2012-13 the annual budget was Rs. 13 crores only, in 2013-14 it increase to Rs. 14 crores and for the years 2014-15 it again increased to Rs. 25 crores.

The department follows the UGC regulation of 2010 and its guidelines for recruiting the best lectures. He said even discussions were held with the lecturers themselves on the matter of their demands.

He said the teachers association raised too many varying demands causing confusion to the government. The Director Education has invited the representatives of the striking teachers several times to his office chamber to discuss the matter, but the AMCTA has been failing to turn up so far.

We have also taken up the matter of setting up a State University and a Private University for the betterment of higher education in the State.

MLA Kh Joykisan alleged government for not doing enough to ensure classes resume or to settle the difference between teachers and government.

He further said that the educational careers of students should not be exploited by anyone especially because exams are drawing very close.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/govt-may-invoke-no-work-no-pay-principle-on-striking-college-teachers/

IMPHAL, March 16: MLA Dekho Mao has drawn the attention of the State Government saying that the Angami people of Nagaland are forcibly claiming Dzuko and Kojirii areas as their own land.

The MLA urged the State Government to take up appropriate measures regarding the issue raising the matter in a calling attention motion.

Replying to the MLA, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam told the House that the Superintendent of Police, Senapati Distinct had visited the disputed land area to prevent any communal riots.

He further said that the Chief Secretary of Nagaland has also been requested to look into the matter personally to maintain peace and tranquillity in the disputed area as the situation is tense.

He informed the House that necessary actions have been taken up in order to bring early settlement on the issue.

As per police report, the situation is still tense between the people of Mao and the southern Angami Public Organisation of Nagaland in the border area consequent upon the land encroachment at Kojirii and Dzuko area of Manipur.

As report, APO claimed Kojirii area as theirs and they are not allowing cultivation by Mao villagers.

Though the area lies inside the boundary of Manipur, the Senapati administration has reported the government on February 28, 2015 that a team led by sub-divisional officer of Mao Maram TD block along with SDPO Mao and Mao Student Union, representatives of Mao Council together visited the area on November 22, 2014 to study the encroachment at Dzuko areas within the boundary of Manipur.

A road has been constructed to the valley by the southern Angami people, the report said.

As per findings, the encroachment are in two separate places.

During the visit, the team saw some volunteers armed with Ak 47 rifles.

The team found many plants and trees cutted down by the Angamis people for construction of the road.

Further the report by Mao people said this is not the first time such incidents have happened in the area, and the APO had claimed the area several times.

A recent meeting between Zenani People Organisation and the people of Kehou Khaju village on August 24, 2014 at Hotel Japhu Kohima resolved the dispute land belongs to Southern Angami Organisation and Mao Council jointly.

The Southern Angami Organisation people however withdrew from the case later, the report said.

About two thirds of Dzuko valley which is about 17 square km belongs to Manipur and one third belong to Angami people as per this decision.

But if the claim of SAPO is accepted the whole area of about 55 square Kmwould automatically go to the Angami people.

However, the board line which marks the boundary of is the Isaphi River, which is currently tapped by Angami people reducing the flow of water toward Manipur, the report said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/kojirii-and-dzuko-land-encroached-again/

Says it condemns Bill that promotes outsiders instead of indigenous population

IMPHAL, March 16: The Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015 is to promote outsiders in the name of safeguarding the indigenous population.

This was stated by JCILPS in a press release while announcing their further course of action protesting against the move of the government.

JCILPS has instructed the non-Manipuris residing in this State not to open their shops, put a halt on their business activities and to stay indoors starting from this midnight till the midnight of March 17.

It further appealed the people of the State to stage sit-ins in their localities tomorrow and to launch non-cooperation movement to outsiders to protest against the move of the government.

JCILPS in its press release said the objective of the Bill says `A Bill to provide for registration of visitors, tenants and migrant workers for their safety and security and for maintenance of public order in the state of Manipur and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.`

This shows that the objective of the Bill is opposite to safeguarding the indigenous population but to provide protection and promotion to the outsiders.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi led government, by forcefully passing the Bill despite various agitations being launch by JCILPS, has shown that it is trying to remove this community from the surface of the earth, the release said.

JCILPS also demanded resignation of the Chief Minister from his post on moral ground for this act.

JCILPS considers Chief Minister Okram Ibobi as a man who stands against the wishes of the people, intellectuals, academicians and other political parties, it said while adding the CM is acting like a dictator.

JCILPS has also lauded the five MLAs for leaving the House today to opposing the passing of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015, terming it against the wishes of the indigenous population and opposite to the demands made by JCILPS.

It has also thanked the voluntary activists, students, womenfolk and others for their role in imposing the general strike today.

Meanwhile, in a separate press release, Life Watch has said that the passing of `The Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015 is against the wishes of the people and it will support in the further course of action take up by JCIPLS.

Meanwhile, chairman of Indigenous People Association of Kangleipak (IPAK) Sapamcha Jadumani alleged that names of four non-resident employees of a missionary school were included in the electoral roll of Patsoi Assembly Constituency in Imphal West District.

He said this speaking to the media at IPAK office today.

He also announced the names and details of the persons included in the said voter list.

He said they were added under a same house numbers of 173 which was found out to be a fake number.

He appealed the clubs and other organizations to inform them if they find any non residential person included in the voter list.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/jcilps-announces-further-course-of-action/

IMPHAL, March 16: The 18 hour bandh called by JCILPS to register their protest against the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill 2015 which was passed by the State Assembly today, affected normal life considerably in the capital city. Vehicular traffic remained off the roads, business establishments downed shutters and government offices remained sparsely attended through the day.

Educational establishments, the press, pharmacies and other emergency services however functioned normally as they were exempted from the purview of the strike. The strike also went off without any untoward incidents.

Bandh activists were seen on the roads dissuading vehicles to go off the roads or return home. At some places, activists also placed burning tyres on the roads.

Roads wore a deserted look, and at some localities, children were seen playing on the tarmacs.

Elsewhere in the district, the bandh was less severe, but still affected normal life. Our Thoubal reports that the district witnessed greatly reduced traffic on the roads, but some prior scheduled functions were still held.

However, a diesel auto hired by JCILPS volunteers to coordinate the bandh enforcers was confiscated by the police while shuttling between Thoubal and Athokpam and held along with the driver.

JCILPS members appealed to the police to release the vehicle and driver unconditionally immediately, but till the filing of report, there was no response.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/jcilps-bandh-total-but-ends-peacefully/