Manipur News

Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has announced to call bandh in greater Imphal on December 20, the second day of the Manipur Assembly Session in protest against the the non-compliance of the July 13 resolution of the assembly to implement Inner Line Permit in the state. The Committee also expressed unhappiness that the Union home minister had not responded to various apprisals in this connection.
The JCILPS has said today that it had withdrawn its decision to start implementing the ILP from November 18 following the appeal from the state government to wait till the chief minister who was out of station at the time, returned back to the state. Even after the chief minister had returned, no move has come forth from the state government, alleged the Committee.
Meanwhile, on December 20, hunger striker will be carried out by the members of JCILPS from 9 am till 3 pm and the bandh will be enforced from 4 am to 6 pm in the markets of Khwairambandh, Singjamei, Kwakeithel, Lamphel, Konung Mamang, Khurai and Tera.

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Imphal, Dec 17: Sainik School Imphal celebrated its 40th Annual Day with great zeal and enthusiasm on 17 Dec 2012. M Okendro Singh, Minister of Education and FACS&PD,was the Chief Guest. The celebrations started with the inauguration of Arts and Science exhibition at the Academic Block by the Chief Guest. The main attraction of the exhibition was display of various models prepared by the cadets and interaction between him and the exhibitors. The Chief Guest lit the Academic Lamp at the Manekshaw Auditorium of the school to initiate the variety entertainment programme.The cadets showcased their talents and skills by performing different activities like solo songs, group songs, skit, hip hop dance and Manipuri Cultural dance.
During prize distribution, prizes for outstanding performances in academic, co-curricular and sports was given to the cadets. The NDA and CBSE Trophies were bagged by Raman House. Netaji House won the Best House Trophy in Academics 2012-2013 while Tagore House secured the Cock House Trophy and the Co-Curricular Trophy for the session 2012-2013. Ibetombi Devi gave away Capt Bimolkumar Award to Cdt Abrar Khan, Cdt Md Shoaib Khan, Cdt Kh Araz and Cdt Miranda Thoudam for their excellent performance of 10 CGPA in Class X CBSE Examination 2011-2012. They also received the Major SK Singh Award for Best Performance in Class X CBSE Examination 2011-2012. Col Kumar, , principal also gave away Capt Bimolkumar Award to Cdt Kausam Bhat for his excellent performance in class IX Examination 2011-2012 with 9.4 CGPA.
The Chief Guest advised the cadets to work hard to bring laurels not only to the school but also to the state and the country. He exhorted them to aim high and to be a role model for the future youth.

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Imphal, Dec 17: Reacting to the statement of AK Mirabai, social welfare minister in the floor of the House regarding the appointment of a disability commissioner within three months it was informed that AK. Mirabai gave a statement on the floor of State Assembly to the effect that a full time Disability Commissioner would be deputed/appointed within three months as reported in the local news papers published on 12th July, 2012. But the ’ble Minister has failed to keep her words till date ATDUM alleged.
The Minister’s assurance without any follow up make people think that physically challenged persons can be made happy with lip service it was added.
In the recent past, schemes meant for physically challenged persons were being implemented satisfactorily but these days there are gross irregularities in implementing those schemes, such as Financial Assistance (FA) for physically challenged persons, Unemployment Allowance (UEA), Scholarship, Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) and Old Age Pension (OAP). Even the issuing of forms to avail of the benefits under the said schemes is being done secretly and is being issued to their acquaintances. There has not been any advertisement to this effect in the local news papers, issuing of forms and selection of beneficiaries are being done secretly without notice to the public. Dates of issuance of forms and last dates of their submission have not been published to the general public. Publics are not getting Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) and Old Age Pension (OAP) forms to avail the benefits under the schemes. Even when contacted the District Social Officers (DSWOs), replied that forms are not issued from the Offices of DWSOs as all the forms have been taken away by the concerned MLAs.

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IMPHAL, Dec 17 NNN: State Cabinet has been decided to recruit 2,000 police constables, apart from discussing on establishment of two district hospitals in Imphal East and Imphal West, and another four GNM schools in the four hill districts .
The decision for recruiting 2,000 police constables for the state police was taken by the state Cabinet during a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister held at his Secretariat in contemplation for the Imphal-Tupul-Jiribam railway line and Loktak Down Stream project which have currently required security protection, Education minister and the Government spokesperson, M Okendro told reporters at his office chamber after the meeting.
The total number of sanctioned posts for the civil police is 33,000 and presently 5,000 posts is lying vacant, he informed. However, the Cabinet has decided to recruit only 2,000 posts considering the financial problem being faced by the state Government, he added.
Notification for the recruitment of the police constables will be issued in the early part of January next year and the recruitment process will be begin soon.
The meeting further resolved to take necessary action at the earliest to set up two district hospitals one each at Imphal West’s Mayang Imphal and Imphal East’s Sagolmang, and another four GNM hospitals at Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong and Churachandpur, Okendro said.
For the two proposed district hospitals to be constructed at the cost of Rs 35.13 crore each under the funding of the Special Central Assistance 2011-12 the Cabinet decided to acquire land by direct purchase method.
The four DNM schools will be constructed at the cost Rs 10 crore each under the funding of Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, he added while informing that 15 percent of the cost will be shared by the state Government.
It was also discussed by the meeting to find ways to fill up the vacant post of Commissioner for disabilities after making necessary amendment in the appointment rules, he added.

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IMPHAL, Dec 17 NNN: All normal legal activities in Manipur is likely to be seriously affected in the next few days as all the lawyers in the state have indicated to join and intensify the strike by the High Court Bar Association, Manipur (HCBAM) demanding that no Judge from the common Gauhati High Court be absorbed in the High Court of Manipur except those elevated from the state.
Senior advocate and HCBAM president, N Kumarjit and the association’s secretary Roshni Piba are now camping in New Delhi to plea the Justice of Supreme Court in connection with the demand, HCBAM executive member, Khaidem Mani told reporters at the newly constructed High Court Complex, Manipur here on Monday.
The two representatives of the association will be arriving here tomorrow and after that the association will decide its further course of action to intensify the ongoing strike and that all the lawyers in the state have planned to join the strike soon, he informed.
HCBAM is on a strike since November 8 demanding that all vacancies in the present High Court of Manipur should be filled up from the people of Manipur and the Bar is also strongly protesting against absorption of Judges from the common High Court in the Court of Manipur.
HCBAM is also demanding the Government to appoint at least seven Judges for the state High Court, advocate Khaidem Mani said, adding no Judge from the common High Court be absorbed in the High Court of Manipur except those elevated from the state. The High Court is to be set up as a separate High Court for Manipur.
He said the Gauhati High Court is the High Court of seven North East states and it is also called the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
At least five Judges should be appointed for the High Court if the demand for appointment for seven Judges is not fulfilled, he further demanded.

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IMPHAL, Dec 17 NNN: Scientists have encouraged the Ukhrul farmers to keep rearing Mithun (Bos Frontalis) as their main occupation by abandoning the traditional jhum cultiavation.
Experts from ICAR, National Research Centre (Nagaland) and activists from Manipur participated at the two-day awareness programme entitled, “Technology Injection Programme on Mithun—Mithun Rearing for Economic and Nutritional Security and Environment Protection”, which was held at the Indo-Myanmar border village of Nambashi Khullen (under Kasom Khullen subdivision, Ukhrul district) from December 14 to 15.
The event was organised jointly by National Research Centre of Mithun (Nagaland), North East Border Area Development Organisation (NEBADO), Manipur and Kashung Bungtung village of Kasom Khullen.
Dr Sabyasachi Mukherjee said rearing Mithun can check the deforestation saying that when the farmers started engaging in this occupation, they will loose interest in jhumming which is harmful to the environment. He said it is more economical to keep Mithun than jhumming. According to him, the value of one Mithun can be worth the whole year’s toil of a family in jhum cultivation.
Dr KK Baruah encouraged the villagers to take interest in Mithun rearing saying this occupation can generate employment. He said the rearing of Mithun is more easier and beneficial than that of jhumming.
According to NEBADO president Paisho Keishing, a full grown Mithun is worth Rs 50,000 or even more these days and it will take only 3 to 4 years for a Mithun to be a full grown.
Paisho Keishing narrated that the milk of Mithun is of very high quality which is superior to that of cows. The NEBADO president also said that Mithun can be used for many purposes such as for ploughing and as a carrier (beast of burden). He said leather from the skin of Mithun is considered by the manufacturers as one of the best.Farmers of the area were happy to participate in the two-day event.There are over 100 Mithuns at present .

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IMPHAL, Dec 17 NNN: The first Saikul Block Kuki Chiefs Conference got concluded today at Model English Higher Secondary School, Saikul where Kuki leaders harped on the issues confronting the Kukis today.
General secretary of Kuki Movement for Human Rights (KMHR) Dr Satkai Chongloi lamented about the non-compliance of the government of India on the numerous memoranda submitted to the latter by the Kuki Inpi, Manipur (KIM) demanding to address the plights of 1990s ethnic cauldron where 900 Kukis got killed. Dr Satkai Chongloi said more than 60 memorandum had been submitted to the government but there has been no response till date. According to Dr Chongloi, some 360 Kuki villages got deserted in the 1990s when the NSCN-IM led Nagas carried out the ethnic cleansing. He further said that so many PIL were filed but still no response came forth from the government side.
Dr Satkai Chongloi then lauded Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla who had reportedly told the Kuki State Demand
Committee (KSDC) that he is not only the chief minister of Mizoram alone but he is for the whole Chin-Kuki-Mizo group.
Rev RR Chothe while speaking on the occasion as a resource person claimed that the Kukis started settling in Manipur since 1821.
Meanwhile, over 150 Kuki chiefs participated in the programme.
The programme was organised by Kuki Inpi, Saikul and Kuki Students Organisation (KSO), Saikul.

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MNS: An RTI was filed regarding functioning in the state Health department by K Seityajit. However there has no reply even after the stipulated period.
It was asked, “ How many Private Hospitals, Private Clinics and Private Nursing Home are there in the State established by state working doctors . Details of state nominees not joining state services were also demanded. Amount funded by the National Programme for Control of Blindness ( NPCB) since 2002 , distribution of Intra Ocular Lenses (IOL), illegal sale of the lenses, functioning of Medical Board , numbers of cases referred , conditions, status of Nursing Institutes (ANM, GNM, B.Sc Nursing) were also asked. Details of licensed whole sellers, retailers of drugs were demanded , it questioned alleged selling of unbranded drugs , forcing patients to purchase unnecessary medicines specially during operation , audit of prescriptions were also demanded. Total number of cases, arrested traffickers, traders from 2007 to 2012 were asked. Other informations demanded were , amount of remuneration paid to the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA ) for Insecticide Treated programme / Scheme (ITBN), sanctioned amount for the State vector Borne Disease Control Programme (SVBDCP) and the National Vector Borne Disease control programme (NVBDCP) during the year 2010 – 2011 and 2011-2012., fogging and spraying . Present (service) status of the five Medical Officers, decision of the Government in compliance of the Judgment and Order dated 7-9-2012 of the Gauhati High Court, Principal Bench in the W.P(C) No. 3094 of 2012. Seniority position of the Medical Officers were also asked.
It was asked if the department could not complete the preparation of its MGEL due to i frequent transfer of the staff . Private Nursing Schools are taking admission of students every year, why the Govt. Nursing School unable to take the admission each year it was asked?
Which are the Districts that the District Blindness Control Society are functioning? It was asked to provide the amount funded by the National Programme for Control of Blindness ( NPCB) since 2002 to uptill now.
How is the functioning of the State Medical Board? Please provide the authenticated copies of the orders of the referred cases from 2002 to 2012.
It was asked how many affiliated or recognized Nursing Institutes (ANM, GNM, B.Sc Nursing) are there in Manipur? How many of them are having the 300 bedded parent hospitat as per the norms of the INC? Why don’t the admission fees and the monthly fees taken by the Private Nursing Institutes be fixed at an uniform rate? Please give the reasons.
It was asked to provide the information and reasons for not having an effective system to control and ban the illegal of spurious and substandard drugs in the state which is hazardous andeven can cause the loss of life.
It was asked how many licenced Whole Sellers and Retailers of drugs are there In the state .
Why unbranded drugs are sold it was asked. At the time of operation of a patient parties are asked to buy costly but unnecessary medicines and it is alleged that after the operation, the medicines are sold off. Other states audit the prescriptions. The illegal drug trade and illicit trafficking of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in the State is dangerously increasing . But the present scenario and situation is drug importation, trafficking consumption then- narcotic cultivation, production, trafficking and consumption with drug abuse and organized or unorganized crimes. Innocent children and women are the victims of this trend examples of which are the killing and sucking of blood of the children and women. It is threatening to the society. Why the state Drug Control Service not take up any effective measures to curb with illicit narcotics and the related crimes for so long in the State? With the simple drug burning ceremonies suffice the issue? What the Anti Narcotics Task Force doing for the last so many years? Please provide the total number of cases, arrested traffickers, traders from 2007 to 2012. Please also provide the Departmental Working Report in connection with the illegal drug trade and illicit trafficking of Narcotics and Psychotropic substances In the State.
It was asked to provide the reasons for not exempting/ relaxing the Doctors of Manipur Health Services, Govt. of Manipur from the Manipur Govt. Employees List( M-Gel) as that of the officers recruited under the Manipur Civil Service( MCS), Manipur Finance Service(MFS), Manipur Police Service{MPS), Manipur Forest Service(MFS). Please furnish the norms/ regulation/ Govt. notifications in this regard and for the differentiation.

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