Manipur News

MNS:- The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai has convicted Leeladhar Bangera, the then Income Tax Officer, Ward No.10, Piramal Chambers, Mumbai and sentenced him to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment with total fine of Rs. 35,000/- in a bribery case.
CBI had registered a case against Shri Leeladhar Bangera, Income Tax Officer (ITO) Ward No. 10, Piramal Chambers, Mumbai U/s 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of PC Act, 1988 on the allegation that he had demanded a bribe of Rs. 75,000/- from the complainant for settling the matter of penalty imposed on the complainant U/s 271(B) of Income Tax Act. The accused was arrested for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. 75,000/- from the complainant.
After investigation, a charge sheet was filed on 28.06.2010 in the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai against Shri Leeladhar Bangera.
The Trial Court found the accused guilty and convicted him.

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MNS:- A team of BJP Manipur Pradesh led by Th. Chaoba Singh, President BJP Manipur Pradesh met top brass leaders of BJP New Delhi today.
Hour long meeting was held with P Javedkar BJP National Spokesperson at his residence . After the meeting with the National Spokesperson, Th. Chaoba Singh and his team met L K Advani, Chairman NDA at his residence 11 am today. In the meeting LK Advani assured the team that BJP is still committed on what Atal Behari Vajpayee said in Nagaland that the truce with Naga militants will not affect Manipur and neighboring states.
The team also met Sushma Swaraj, leader of the opposition (LS) at her residence at 4pm and discussed for about one hour.
During the meeting opposition leader Lok Shaba, Sushma Swaraj assured that BJP will not do anything against the interest of Manipur public rather they will safe guard in the interest of the public.
DoNER ministry which was established by the Atal Behari Vaspai has been misused by the UPA government so if the NDA comes to power in 2014 then all the facilities under DoNER ministry will reach every nook and corner of the NE states added the opposition leader.
The newly elected National BJP president, Rajnath Singh was also met by the team and he assured that a road map to bring peace and tranquility in Manipur will be worked out at the earliest, as BJP national leaders had raised various issue of Manipur in both the house of Parliament from time to time.
Further his new team will keep the door open for the public of Manipur to solve any problem.
The team was led by Th. Chaoba Singh and assisted M Ashinikumar, General secretary BJP, Dr. U. Deben Ex-MLA, Y. Khemchand, State executive member.

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MNS:- The Election Commission of India celebrated the 3rd National Voters’ Day across the country today. The theme for the 3rd NVD is ‘Inclusion’.
NVD functions were held at more than 6.5 lakh locations across the country covering nearly all 8.5 lakh Polling Stations. Around 46,000 Educational Institutions also celebrated National Voters’ Day. Around 4,867 Youth Voter Festivals have been held across the states to engage youth in the registration process.
The National Function to mark the 3rd National Voters’ Day was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Hon’ble Vice President, Shri M Hamid Ansari who was the Chief Guest, gave away the National Awards for the Best Electoral Practices. The Award comprises three awards for District Election officers and Superintendent of Police of district and one Special Award for Officers outside the district machinery. Best State Awards for 2012 was also given away to Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Media Awards for the Best Campaign on Voter Education and Awareness was also given away.
The Chief Guest also gave EPIC (Voter ID card) to 10 new voters of Delhi (those who attained the age of 18 years – with 1st January every year as the qualifying date) and a badge with the slogan “Proud to be a Voter – Ready to Vote”. The Vice President also administered the NVD pledge to all present in the function.
In his Keynote address, Shri Hamid Ansari commended the commission for its systematic and sustained programme for voters’ participation which has given visible results. He further added that a lot more needs to be done to make people’s participation complete. He appreciated the Commission’s initiative in sharing its skills and expertise with other democratic countries through IIIDEM.
Chief Election Commissioner, Shri V S Sampath congratulated the election machinery for the new enrolment of about 2.32 crore citizens in the recently concluded roll revision which included around 93 lakh newly eligible electors in the 18-19 yr age group. With this, he said, the country’s electorate now stands at 77.78 crore. He also pointed to the record turnout of voters particularly of women, in the recent general elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh through concerted efforts of all, including Central and State Govt departments, educational institutions, civil society, corporate sector and the media. Shri Sampath welcomed Olympics medallists Ms Saina Nehwal and Ms Mary Kom as the Commission’s new national icons on voter participation.
Speaking at the function, Dr Ashwini Kumar, Minister of Law and Justice pointed out that voter participation is the key in electoral democracy and lauded the Election Commission for paying serious attention to this. He underlined ECI’s role in reinforcing Indian democracy also for setting an example in the whole world. He assured the Commission all support necessary for management of elections particularly in the area of electoral reforms.
Earlier, welcoming the guests, Election Commissioner Shri H S Brahma said that the NVD is now the flagship programme of the Election Commission of India not only in terms of the large-scale empowerment of citizens through enrolment but also for the country-wide undertaken for spreading voter education and awareness.
Introducing the National Awards, Election Commissioner Dr Nasim Zaidi, said that the objective of the awards was to encourage innovation, efficiency and contribution in the exclusive field of election management.
25th January is also the foundation day of the Commission, which came into being on this day in 1950. The Commission’s objective through NVD is to increase enrolment of voters, especially of the newly eligible ones, to make universal adult suffrage a complete reality. The National Voters’ Day is also utilized to spread awareness among voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process.

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