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The education minister Moirangthem Okendro said to bring a change in the education of Manipur, Manipur education service will be introduced from next year. For this all preparations of its rule and regulations have been completed.
The minister was speaking as chief guest at the 40th foundation day of Board of Secondary Education, Manipur at the auditorium of MFDC, Palace Gate today.
To become education dept. a good one, the govt. at its best level will try to select qualified students, teachers and officers. He urged school management development committee to relax the ban on the construction of SSA’s school building as he instructed the concerned to maintain quality.
Presiding over the function, the RDand PR minister Shri Francis Ngajokpa said, for personal gain, students should not be treated as means. They should be free from all atmosphere of barriers. He also appealed not to interfere in the works of education.
Gifts were distributed to those chairpersons and topper in HSLC exam from 1973 onwards.

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IMPHAL, Dec 21 MNS NNN: : Film Forum Manipur supported by various organizations of the state have decided to call indefinite bandh in the entire state from tonight to protest molestation and assault of a film star by a cadre of NSCN(IM).
The decision to call the indefinite Manipur bandh was announced by FFM after a public meeting held at Keishampat Lairembi Community Hall here on Friday. The strike will continue until Livingstone, the NSCN-IM cadre and main culprit in the Momoko case is booked, the forum said.
The public meeting started from 4 pm and went on till 5:30 pm was also attended by large number of people including members of Manipur State Shumang Leela Council and different civil organizations.
Protesting the action of NSCN(I/M) cadre, Livingstone on a film actress at a concert held at Mahamani High School ground on December 18 night, a sit-in organized by Film Forum Manipur and Shumang Leela Council was held at Keisampat Lairembi community Hall today. And the artists who stormed the CM bunglaw protested over the incident by sleeping in front of CM bunglaw.
However a police team led by DIG Kailun controlled the protesters.
Representative of civil organization took part in the public sit in at Keishampat.
Sunil Karam of NIPCO taking part in the protest said, we can’t tolerate the character of a NSCN(I/M) cadre in public. If he is ahuman, he should show his moral.
NSCN (I/M) should know, the Manipuris will not remain silent. The proudness of NSCN(I/M) is caused by GOI and Manpur govt’s weakeness. IM is vising far slung area of Manipur to play divide and rule policy among the indigenous people and also trying to disintegrate the state.
The statement of Shri Gaikhangam made in the state assembly yesterday is not satisfactory.
The former MP and president of BJP, Manipur unit said, he strongly condemned the attitude of the cadre who came from designated camp and openly dishonoured an artist.
He expressed his unhappiness over the action of state govt. which can’t arrest the criminal who is known already. He should be arrested and punished immediately. The ongoing agitation will be intensified. The limit of the sentiments of Manipuris has increased.
The state will be peaceful if he was arrested and punished, Th. Chaoba further said.Earlier in the afternoon, angered members of FFM attempted to storm the Chief Minister’s bungalow demanding immediate arrest of Livingstone when the police intervened and resorted to lathi charge to control them. Kh Momoko, the victim of the Chandel incident and singer Prakash were hurt in the police action and they were hospitalized.
The police were prompted to cane the demonstrators as they blocked the road in front of the chief minister’s bungalow, a section of National Highway-2.
They blocked the road about 20 minutes when the police tried to stop them, leading to a scuffle between the agitators and the police when Momoko and Praksh were injured.
Announcing the indefinite Manipur bandh, Ipu, secretary, FFM said the stir will never cease until and unless the state Government book and punish Livingstone.He, however, said essential service and other religious related activities will not be covered within the purview of the bandh.
Meanwhile, local residents of Ghari, Imphal Airport road, the locality of Momoko also registered a protest against the incident by staging a dharna at the locality, apart from another mass sit-in organized at Keishampat Junction to protest the incident.
The NSCN-IM cadre reportedly went rampant when he molested Manipuri digital film actress Momoko before assaulting her in full public view during a concert at Chandel Bazaar High School ground, Chandel district on December 18. The NSCN-IM cadre also allegedly tried to kill another two artistes by firing two rounds at point blank range but they escaped unhurt.
FFM) had demanded the state Government to take prompt action against the perpetrators at the earliest. The state Government should own up responsibility for any eventuality if it tries to keep mum on the matter, L Surjakanta, president, FFM had warned while addressing a press meet held at the office of FFM, Lamphelpat here on December 19.
“All the perpetrators involved in the incident should be booked and punished under the law,” L Surjakanta had said.
The victim, actress Momoko who was also present at the press meet narrated the whole episode. She said a concert was organized by Mahamani Women’s Society, Chandel to raise fund for the Mahamani Youth Club at Chandel High School ground yesterday, December 18 when the ghastly incident took place.
She participated at the concert as the programme announcer, Momoko said. At around 7:30 pm, all of a sudden, one Livingstone, an armed member of NSCN-IM who was in inebriated condition entered inside the room behind the stage where the artistes were sitting. Suddenly, Livingstone grabbed her shoulders and inquired whether she was the actress Momoko. Then, she answered ‘yes’ but he repeatedly asked the same question and started caressing her hair. Livingstone came along with three other cadres who were also heavily armed, Momoko alleged.
Feeling embarrassed at the rude behaviour of the NSCN-IM cadre, Momoko swiftly left her chair and sat beside her mother who was sitting inside the same room. Then, her mother complained to the organizing committee about the matter. Moments after that, Livingstone came again close to to her and pulled her down from the chair and started beating her up like anything by kicking aimlessly, the actress further alleged.
Prakash Khuraijam, who was performing on the stage , along with actor Guna came to the rescue of Momoko but Livingstone tried to kill them by firing two shots at point blank range. They luckily escaped the attack unhurt.

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Imphal, Dec 21 : Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh greeted people of Manipur on the occasion of Christmas, the birthday of Lord Jesus Christ. He said Christmas is a time of great joy, cheer, hope and happiness. It reminds all of us of the profound message of Lord Jesus to promote peace, unity and harmony in society and amongst one another. Let is rededicate ourselves on this occasion to imbibe the life and teachings of Christ for the welfare of humankind. He said. May the spirit of Christmas fill our lives with peace, love and prosperity.
Chairman of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) Kamson has sent out his greeting to all the Christian community in the auspicious occasion of Christmas and New Year.
“May this Christmas and New Year bring prosperity, peace and harmony in north eastern states,” said Mr Kamson.
The ZUF chief said there should be no war nor violent activities in this season in his greeting.
Meanwhile, the ZUF condemned the killing of Boudiyang Panmei (36) at Tamenglong during the Orange Festival. “We will investigate and find out the culprits at the earliest. It is suspected or doubtful that the incident was related to the Orange Festival boycotting measure,” the ZUF alleged.
“The incident is a serious concern for us, so we will investigate and stern actions will be taken against any individual or organization involved in the incident,” it pledges.

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IMPHAL, Dec 21: Manipur police have seized large haul of explosive materials meant for the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from a house in Khurai Chingangbam Leikai, Imphal East in the wee hours of Friday, a police official said.
Briefing the media at the Imphal West commando complex, S Ibomcha, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Imphal West said the seized items include three 1.5 ft long finished bombs, four 1 ft long explosive cakes (labeled as Charge Demolition M112), three transistors, two detonators with wires, eight batteries, one Bajaj Super without registration number suspected to be used to fit explosives and two demand letters of PREPAK, addressed to Dr Bilashini (Rs 10 lakh) and Dr Landhoni Rs 5 lakh).
At about 3 am today, based on a specific input, a combined team of commandos, Imphal West and Imphal East led by Inspector P John, Officer-in-charge, commando, Imphal West conducted cordon and search at the house of one Haorongbam Sharatchandra, 58, of Khurai Chingabam Leikai and recovered the above explosive materials, the DSP said.
However, the main accused namely, Haorongbam Shanker, 23, son of H Sharatchandra of Khurai Chingabam Leikai was not found at his residence, he said, adding the father of the accused, Sharatchandra was apprehended along with the explosive materials.
Sharatchandra revealed that the explosive items were brought and kept by his son and associates four days back, the DSP further said, adding the arrested also disclosed that the two bombs which exploded on December 19 near Panchayat Bhawan, Porompat was taken away from his house. The seized scooter was procured by his son recently to use in nefarious activities, Ibomcha said.
A criminal case has been registered at Porompat Police Station in connection with the seizure of the explosive items and started investigation into it, he added.

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IMPHAL, Dec 21NNN: The Chandel Naga People’s Organisation (CNPO), Chandel NagaWomen Union (CNWU) and Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) have strongly condemned the incident of the Maha Union Higher Secondary School ground, Chandel where Manipuri film actress Momoko among other artists was molested and assaulted by NSCN-IM cadre Livingstone. CNPO said it condemned the incident in the strongest term and said that such incident should never be repeated again. However, the CNPO said the organisations should not politicalise the matter. “It is done by an individual so let the law of the land takes its own course to deliver justice,” said the CNPO. The apex Naga body of Chandel district also said that an act of one individual should not be brought to the fore of the ethnic lines. CNWU and NPMHR said the incident was very unfortunate and regret on behalf of the organizers and the artist that such very high profile programme was staged without security arrangement in the remote district head quarters of Manipur. “We request all right thinking people to refrain from actions that could trigger communal tension or create fear psychosis (both valley and hills) in this already trouble torn state of Manipur,” the CNWU and NPMHR added. Both the organisations appeal the state and the non state actors to respect human rights and uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the process of delivering justice in the larger interest of communal harmony and the sanctity of the Christmas season. “May Peace and Joy of Christmas prevail, amen,” they added.

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