Manipur News

IMPHAL, June 17: The All Manipur Night Super Driver Welfare Association (AMNSDWA) have threatened to stop plying all kinds of inter-state passenger vehicles on the national highways from 6am of June 19 if the abducted driver of a night super is not released by 5pm today.

A driver identified as Thokchom Ingobi, 45, of Khongjom Mamang Leikai was abducted by some unknown persons in a four wheeler on the night of June 13 while he was having dinner at Murli hotel, Jakhalabandha, Assam.

Addressing a press meet at Manipur Press Club, AMNSDWA secretary Irabot said that Ingobi was heading towards Imphal from Guwahati with a passenger on his night super bus before the unfortunate incident occurred.

According to Irabot, the abductors called the Zet Travel Night Super’s office at North AOC the following day and identified themselves as cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) Langamba Khuman group and claimed responsibility for the abduction.

“The driver of the Night Super bearing the registration number MN 01-1785 was held captive for not paying the annual tax amounting between Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 to the outfit. The outfit further warned the other travel agencies that they will take action against them for failing to pay the annual tax to the party,” AMNSDWA secretary Irabot said, adding that the driver’s association has earlier apprised the DGP of Manipur about frequent threats to the safety of drivers.

Irabot further made an appeal to all civil societies to support their movement for getting the abducted driver safely released.

If the abducted driver is not released by 5pm of June 18 or any kind of settlement is not brought, the drivers union will stop plying all inter-state passenger carriers indefinitely from 6am of June 19, Irabot said.

It may be mentioned that four truck drivers were abducted by unknown armed miscreants near SB petrol pump at Ambrajan under Bokajan police station in Karbi Anglong, Assam on the night of May 27 last.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/drivers-threaten-to-cease-inter-state-service/

IMPHAL, June 17: The sixth Manipur State Award for Literature, organised by the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation for Literature, was held on Tuesday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal.

Manipur Governor VK Duggal attended as the chief guest while Education minister M Okendro Singh presided over the function and eminent Manipuri writer and Professor Elangbam Dinamani Singh was invited as the guest of honour.

Giving his key note address, additional secretary of Science and Technology, Kh Raghumani Singh said that the State government has made a sincere effort to honour creative writers of the Manipuri language by awarding the State Award for Literature since 2008.

The award which remains the highest official recognition for Manipur literature in the State includes a plaque, a citation, cash award of Rs 3 lakhs and a shawl.

During the function, VK Duggal congratulated Birendrajit Naorem on receiving the award and complimented him for his outstanding contribution to Manipuri literature, particularly in poetry.

Expressing pleasure with the State government’s initiative in 2008 to award outstanding creative writers for their contribution towards enriching Manipuri literature, he said that Manipur has made tremendous contribution towards Indian literature and people should be proud because now there is no anthology of Indian literature which does not feature literary works in Manipuri.

“People outside the state will learn more about Manipuri literature if more literary works in Manipuri are translated. At present, the number of translated works is limited. I hope that the Department of Language, Planning and Implementation will take the initiative of translating Manipuri works into other languages and vice versa. Efforts should be made that more and more classical Manipuri literature is translated in other Indian and global languages,” he said.

Lamenting that he won’t be able to savour the beauty of Birendrajit Naorem’s collection of poems ‘Turel Nangdi’, he said that there has been an explosion in creative works in Manipuri from 1960 onwards, adding that it is was gratifying to note that since 1973, after Manipuri language was recognised by the Sahitya Akademi, 39 writers have been awarded the Sahitya Akademi award and a number of them have been given the translation prize.

He also requested the state government through the Education minister to accelerate the process of getting the Manipuri language declared as a Classical language.

Meanwhile, M Okendro said that the writers have been trying incessantly for the development of Manipuri language and the present Manipuri literature which evolved from ancient or prehistoric Manipuri has a long journey from oral traditions to the written form.

“Historically, Manipuri society has several different clans and different dialects and all the dialects have been assimilated into a common language and the present Manipuri literature has various themes with rich vocabulary which shows the beauty and richness of Manipuri language,” the Education minister said.

He appealed the younger generation to learn the beautiful language for their academic advancement and also for the sake of preserving our culture and civilization, adding that the government was happy to increase the cash prize of the Manipuri state award for literature from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/birendrajit-naorem-bags-state-award-for-literature/

Co-accused’s bail pleas reserved till June 21

IMPHAL, June 17: The Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West has reserved the bail pleas of two co-accused of the infamous murder case of Baby Lungnila Elizabeth, Ningthoujam Heisnam Premi Devi and Laishram Biren, today.

Sources said that the decision of the court on the bail plea will be announced on June 21.

The two co-accused in their bail pleas had mentioned that they were wrongly implicated in the murder case.

Ningthoujam Heisnam Premi Devi reportedly submitted her plea on April 30 while Laishram Biren submitted his on May 15.

Subsequent to the pleas, the CBI also submitted its bail objection report before the court claiming that the prosecution witnesses have testified against the two co-accused of their involvement in the case.

Heisnam Premi Devi was arrested on April 9 last from the RIMS campus by a special team of CBI. A week after, another co-accused Laishram Suresh alias Biren alias Nabakeshor 45 son of (L) Thambalngou of Pukhao Naharup at present staying at Nongmaikhong was arrested on April 16 evening from the Sangaiprou area.

Another co-accused in the Baby Lungnila Elizabeth murder case against whom, the CBI has announced a wanted tag of Rs One lakh identified as Ngamkhotinlal Lhouvum alias Ngamphu alias King is still at large.

Lungnila Elizabeth, daughter of the State RD and PR minister Francis Ngajokpa was kidnapped on November 4, 2003 from the gate of Little Flower School. Later, her body stuffed inside a gunny sack was recovered on the November 12 at Tera Sadokpam Leikai.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/baby-lungnila-elizabeth-case/

By DNbir
IMPHAL, June 17: Frustration and feeling of uncertainty loom large over the newly introduced joint admission system of the Education department under which rationalisation of Class XI students in Government Higher Secondary Schools would be carried out from the academic session 2014-15.

Students and teachers alike are baffled by the new system. They think this has become a hindrance rather than ensuring smooth rationalisation process of students as it intended to do.

Affecting the changes, the director of Education department (S) H Deleep Singh issued a notification on May 27, informing that modification has been made in the guideline for admission in eight Government Higher Secondary Schools which are Tamphasana, Ananda Singh, Lamlong Girls’, Ibotonsana, Johnstone, CC, Ramlal Paul and Model Higher Secondary Schools.

The notification further said that there will not be any cut off mark for admission to Arts, Science and Commerce in the eight schools at the same time it mentioned that candidates can apply for admission without eligibility certificate subject to the condition that their admission shall be provisional till submission of the same.

Subsequent to the notification, the department has set in motion the new admission rule and released another notification dated June 13 signed by H Deleep, under the official letter head, Education Department (S) valley section, shortlisting altogether 1150 students for admission in only three schools which are TG, Johnstone and CC Higher Secondary schools.

As per the notification, the students allocated admission in TG and CC higher secondary schools were for all three streams, whereas students were allocated admission only in Commerce stream in Johnstone.

The notification further mentioned that the last date of admission is on June 18 and assured to release a second list for the rest of the candidates if vacancies in these schools arise.

It has been learnt that following the first notification around 4000 students had downloaded the forms from the official websites of the department concerned and submitted their applications.

What is a matter of concern for the students and the teachers alike is that while the allocation for admission is limited and at the same time uncertain, the academic session in other schools (private) has already begun.

Moreover, the students’ registration process in the council of higher secondary school commenced since June 16.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/education-depts-new-admission-system-more-an-impediment-claim-students-and-teachers/