Tag: Sports

IMPHAL, Oct 8 NNN: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken today arrived in Imphal on a one day visit to the state. The Union minister was accosted a warm welcome by officials of the state Sports Authority of India (SAI) including players at Imphal Tulihal Airport.
Maken, who arrived here by an Indigo flight at 1:30 pm, is leading a delegation which includes Gopal Krishna, Director General, SAI, Amiyachandra, his Private Secretary and Onkarkedia, Joint Secretary of Union Ministry of YAS.
The delegation first visited the Chief Minister’s Secretariat where they were received by Chief Minister O Ibobi.
Maken is visiting the state in connection with the 2020 Olympic Games to discuss ways to produce the highest number of Manipuri Olympians to bring back home more medals.
Attending at an interaction programme held at Manipur Olympic Association (MOA) Meeting Hall, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Maken said he came here to discuss with the state sports officials to discuss ways on producing more number of Manipuri Olympians for the 2020 Olympics.
He announced that the proposed boxing academy to be run by London Olympic Games bronze medalist MC Mary Kom will be made a world class standard academy.
At the meeting, Bijoy Koijam, president, MOA, Dilip, Director, Manipur YAS, national awardees in the field of sports and other officials of different sports organizations of Manipur took part.
Maken will leave Imphal for New Delhi tomorrow.

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New Delhi, Oct 8 : A Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with both factions of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) was signed today at New Delhi by Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (NE), MHA, Sailesh, Principal Secretary, Home & Political, Govt. of Assam and the Representatives of DHD(J) and DHD(N).
The MoS was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister SSushilkumar Shinde, Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh, Chief Secretary of Assam N.K. Das, DGP of Assam J.N. Choudhuri, Interlocutor P.C. Haldar, ADG (SB) Shri Khagen Sarma and other Senior Officials of Central and State Government.
After realizing the futility of violence, both the factions of DHD came forward and expressed their willingness to give up violence and seek solutions to its problems peacefully within the framework of the Constitution. The MoS provides for enhanced autonomy for the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam and also a special package for speedier socio-economic and educational development of the area for which the Council has been set up.
Under the Memorandum of Settlement, a Committee will be constituted to deal with the matters relating to the 6th Schedule Councils. The DHD shall dissolve itself as an organization within a reasonable time as a precursor to the Government initiating further process to implement the agreed decisions of this agreement.
As part of the restructuring and empowerment process, the existing North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) will be renamed as the Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC). A Special economic package of Rs 200 Crore (Rs. 40 crore per annum) over and above the Plan fund over the next five years will be provided to the DHATC to undertake special projects by the Council.
The State Government of Assam has agreed in principle to set up a Development Council with a suitable package for preservation and promotion of culture, language, etc.
The economic package of Rs. 200 crores will benefit all communities including the non-tribals. The increase in the strength of the territorial council will ensure suitable representation to all communities. Besides, the provision for setting up village level councils for devolution of powers to the grass roots will benefit the Non-Dimasa tribals as much as the Dimasa tribals. The MoS specifically states that the heritage sites of Non-Dimasa indigenous tribals are to be preserved and maintained.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/signing-of-a-tripartite-mos-among-with-dima-halam-daogah/

Mail News Service
New Delhi, Oct 8 : A Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with both factions of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) was signed today at New Delhi by Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (NE), MHA, Sailesh, Principal Secretary, Home & Political, Govt. of Assam and the Representatives of DHD(J) and DHD(N).
The MoS was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister SSushilkumar Shinde, Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh, Chief Secretary of Assam N.K. Das, DGP of Assam J.N. Choudhuri, Interlocutor P.C. Haldar, ADG (SB) Shri Khagen Sarma and other Senior Officials of Central and State Government.
After realizing the futility of violence, both the factions of DHD came forward and expressed their willingness to give up violence and seek solutions to its problems peacefully within the framework of the Constitution. The MoS provides for enhanced autonomy for the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam and also a special package for speedier socio-economic and educational development of the area for which the Council has been set up.
Under the Memorandum of Settlement, a Committee will be constituted to deal with the matters relating to the 6th Schedule Councils. The DHD shall dissolve itself as an organization within a reasonable time as a precursor to the Government initiating further process to implement the agreed decisions of this agreement.
As part of the restructuring and empowerment process, the existing North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) will be renamed as the Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC). A Special economic package of Rs 200 Crore (Rs. 40 crore per annum) over and above the Plan fund over the next five years will be provided to the DHATC to undertake special projects by the Council.
The State Government of Assam has agreed in principle to set up a Development Council with a suitable package for preservation and promotion of culture, language, etc.
The economic package of Rs. 200 crores will benefit all communities including the non-tribals. The increase in the strength of the territorial council will ensure suitable representation to all communities. Besides, the provision for setting up village level councils for devolution of powers to the grass roots will benefit the Non-Dimasa tribals as much as the Dimasa tribals. The MoS specifically states that the heritage sites of Non-Dimasa indigenous tribals are to be preserved and maintained.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/signing-of-a-tripartite-mos-among-with-dima-halam-daogah/