Manipur News

IMPHAL, Oct 18: Oil tankers bringing in oil from various supply points in Assam will begin to be escorted back to the state from October 20 onwards, according to an official source.

This precaution is in view of the 48-hour bandh in the state`™s hill districts scheduled to begin midnight tonight, called by the JAC formed against the killing of a KNF cadre and a civilian by the 8 Assam Rifles at Kadangband on January 28 last.

According to spokespersons of various transporters associations, the escorting duty for inbound tankers from Dimapur will be the responsibility of the CRPF based Dimapur. They will meet CRPF personnel escorting empty tankers from Imphal at Khuzama in Nagaland and at Mao Gate, and each will escort the inbound and outbound transport vehicles while returning to their respective bases in Dimapur and Imphal, they said.

Even otherwise, official source said there is no cause for worry for oil shortage on account of the 48-hour bandh as all government depots are well stocked.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/oil-tankers-to-be-escorted-during-knf-hill-bandh/

KANGPOKPI, October 18: The proposed 48 hr total bandh in hill district of the state by the Joint Action Committee against the killing of Khupneilal Neihsiel and Robert Hesei Kipgen begin this midnight.

The JAC had contemplated on the 48 hr total bandh to show discontentment and dissatisfaction over the delay in furnishing the magisterial probe report pertaining to the Kadangband killings by the Government within the stipulated three months time even.

The Trans Asian Highway No.1, the main lifeline of the state is likely to be affected massively as projected in every bandh and blockade since it has become the main targeted highway by every bandh and blockade supporters in the state.

According to reliable source of the JAC all Government institutions, business establishments, and vehicular movement in hill districts will be completely bring to a halt during the total bandh while educational institutions will be exempted from the purview of the bandh apart from medical, water, power, religious ceremonial and media.

Speaking to media person this evening at Kangpokpi, JAC Convener Thangminlen Haokip said that we are extremely discontent over the delay in tabling the report pertaining to the magisterial probe in the alleged encounter between KNF and personnel of 8 AR on January 28, 2015 at Kadangband.

He continued that the state Government sincerely assured to tabled the magisterial probe report within three months after it

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/48-hours-bandh-by-kuki-jac-on-kadangband-killings-begins/

IMPHAL, October 18: The Manipur government has once again affected a reshuffle of transfer and postings of Inspectors of Police (male/civil) contravening an earlier order of the Manipur Police Department setting norms for these transfers and postings.

It may be recalled that on January 22 this year, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Department had notified an official order titled `New Transfer & Posting Policy of Non-Gazetted Civil Police/MR/IRB Personnel Implemented in Manipur Police Department`.

The notice had said: `Based on an order issued by the Home Department, Government of Manipur, spelling out the new transfer and posting policy, the Manipur Police Department has recently implemented the new policy on `transfer and posting`™ of police personnel of all non-gazetted personnel of civil police, Manipur Rifles battalions and India Reserve Battalions of Manipur Police Department`

This policy in brief said that there will be periodical rotational transfer of all non-gazetted police personnel from valley to hill and vice-versa in accordance with fixed posting tenure.

This means, the notice had explained, that each tenure of posting in the valley area is of 4(four) years while in respect of the hill areas it is of 2(two) years.

It had also further said all directly recruited personnel of different ranks are to be posted after completion of training to any of the hill districts and Jiribam for a minimum period of 2 (two) years. Thereafter, they are to be posted again to one of the hill districts for another 2 (two) years.

The order had further said the same rotational transfer/posting policy of 29two) years in the hills and 4(four) years in the valley is also applicable to all ministerial, medical and non-combatant staff as far as practicable.

However, not long after this order, the Director General of Police, Shahid Ahmad, issued an order on April 7, 2015, (No. E/37/20/2007-PHQ

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/police-department-breaks-its-own-newly-introduced-rule-to-reshuffle-postings-of-personnel/

CCpur, Oct 18: Meanwhile the Kuki Students` Organisation Churachandpur in a press release declared it will support the 48-hrs bandh called by JAC Against the Khodangband killing as per instruction from KSO GHQ. During the said bandh all vehiculer movement, business establishments and government institutions will be wholly shutdown.

However, educational institutions, medical, water supply, power supply, media, religious ceremonies and vehicles ferrying students will be relax from the purview of the bandh, the release said. KSO Churachandpur appeal to the general public of Churachandpur to co-operate, support the bandh and lend a helping hand to the volunteers if need arise.

It may be mention that the JAC agaist the Khodangband killing was formed against the killing of Khupneilal Neihsiel and Robert Hesei Kipgen on the 28th January 2015 at Khadangband in a fake encounter by 8AR personnel after way laying them.

The govt. had constituted a magisterial enquiry vide order No. 20/1(13)/2013-H(LC)p dated 31 January 2015 over the `fake encounter` in which one innocent civilian and one officer of KNF was killed.

The govt. had promised to furnished the report within three months from the date of enquiry, which is now long overdue as eight months have passed and the report is still not completed.

To show discontentment and dissatisfaction over the delay, the JAC had called 48hrs bandh all over in the hill districts of Manipur from midnight of October 18, the release further said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/kuki-students-organisation-ccpur-to-support-bandh/

NEW DELHI September 18 (MIC): North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFI) has been providing an opportunity for the upcoming Entrepreneurs of Handicraft Sector from North East India to enter into `Export Business`™ through participating in the NEDFi`™s pavilion in the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) organized by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) at India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida, UP for many years.

In this five-day event of this year from October 14 to 18 which was concluded today, NEDFI provided the opportunity to nine entrepreneurs from Assam, two from Manipur, one from Sikkim and the Bodoland Regional Apex Weavers & Artisans Cooperative Federation Limited for showcasing their products to foreign buyers.

Appreciating the initiatives of NEDFi; Babita Keisham of Natural Textile Collection from Nagamapal Paonam Leikai, Imphal who dealt in Kauna craft products said, `It is a great platform for showcasing and exporting the unique products of the North East India to the foreign buyers. We get the opportunity to interact with the buyers from Australia, Italy, USA, and Spain. Kauna mat has been the main attraction of the buyers after the globalization of Yoga.`

Indira Chirom of Chanu Creations from Thangmeiband Lairenhanjaba Leikai, Imphal who dealt in handloom and home furnishing items said, `Rebecca Hawkins of Celadon, USA has ordered for 150 pieces of throws and cushion items; Riveieres from France 150 piece each of five different colours of Lashing Phee and Mille et Claire from France 250 pieces of floor cushions`. She took part the Fair under NEDFi from 2008.

The various products put up on display at the NEDFi`™s pavilion were silk based products, bamboo and cane products, water hyacinth products, decorative candle, natural dyed silk products, natural dyed silk and cotton stoles, gift and decorative items, home furnishing items and Kauna craft products.

From Assam; Akshya Shree of Arusha Associates, Guwahati dealt in home furnishing items; Bapan Sarkar of Nirman Fabric, Guwahati in handloom stoles and home furnishing; Utpal Sharma of Overseas Trade link, Guwahati in bamboo and natural dyed products; Priyanka Bora of Sanskriti the Designer Collection, Tinsukia in lifestyles accessories; Nasrin Ahmed of NE Texture, Guwahati in handloom stoles and home furnishing; Priyam Hazarika of North East Development Forum, Sivasagar in handicrafts bags and baskets; Gautam Roy Choudhury of I-Weave Handloom Industry of Guwahati in handloom Muga products; Jeenu Muchahary of Kajee creation of Bongaigaon in Eri silk based products; and Grameen Sahar of Chaygaon, Kamrup in Eri silk based handlooms.

Sangay Paidel Bhutia of Zeyma, Ranka dealing in organic handmade lamps was the lone participant from Sikkim.

The 40th edition of world`™s largest handicrafts and gifts fair, IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 attracted 2,700 exhibitors of handicrafts drawn from all over the country to exhibit a wide range of products spread over 14 halls covering around 1,90,000 sq. m.

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts so far organized 39 editions of the IHGF in series, which had come to be recognized as `one stop sourcing event` amongst the overseas buying community and as a very effective marketing medium amongst the Indian exporting community.

The fair offered opportunity to the exhibitors and buyers to transact business under one roof at the show venue.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/ne-entrepreneurers-take-part-in-worlds-largest-handicrafts-and-gifts-fair-2015/

IMPHAL, October 18: A jewellery shop was robbed in broad daylight by a miscreant impersonating a cadre of proscribe RPF this morning at around 9 am.

The jewellery shop `Opendra Jewellery works`™ located at RIMS road, just few shops away from Babina Diagnostic Centre was doing its routine business when the incident occurred said the shop owner Khumanthem Opendro S/o Kh Modhu of Noaremthong Khumanthem Leikai, Imphal West during a press meet held a Manipur Press Meet, Imphal.

Opendro said around 9:00 am a person came into his shop and asked for him and then for him to come out of his shop for a talk and told him to surrender the three arms (weapons) that RPF had hidden in his shop.

As the charge was baseless, he answered to the unknown person that the information is wrong and he does not have the weapons.

The RPF impersonating person then threatened to take him away for clarification with the party leaders. Upon Opendro`™s request that his wife was not well, the person further threatened to take his brother who is also an employee of the jewellery shop.

In the meantime Opendro gestured his younger brother to conceal the jewelleries in the scooter/moped `Honda Pleasure`™ utility box.

Further Opendro said that RPF impersonator took away Opendro`™s younger brother identified as Khumanthem Amarjeet along with the Honda Pleasure and drove toward RIMS mortuary.

Amarjeet was then pushed from the scooter, and the impersonator took scooter along with the gold/jewelleries worth Rs 4.5 lakhs, and drove away.

Khumanthem Upendro further appealed the state concern department to look into the matter to bring justice. He also appealed to the concerned underground organisation to look into the matter.

Further meira paibi group of Opendro`™s locality appealed to the concern authority to find out the fact to maintain peace and tranquillity in the area.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/10/daylight-robbery-at-a-jewellery-shop-in-imphal/