Crammed in van 15 kids collapse
Imphal, May 23: In what could be termed as corrobo-ration of serious concern fre- quently highlighted by the pa-rents regarding their young kids transported in an un-friendly manner by school van operators and other transpor-ters, no less than 15 students.....
Mute/deaf student shines bright
IMPHAL, May 23: Pukhram-bam Juliana Chanu, who is virtually mute and has very low hearing capacity outshone a large number of her peers when she scored the highest mark (88 out of 100) in Philosophy apart from securing letter marks in four subjects in the.....
Obscurity clouds HSE '13 results
IMPHAL, May 23: Results of the class XII exam conducted by the Council of Higher Se-condary Education Manipur (COHSEM) have confused many people even as some others have started questioning if there were certain lapses or follies in the result. As per .....
Cabinet okays
IMPHAL, May 23: The State Cabinet has today given its approval for the recognition of three tribal dialects. Government Spokesperson, M Okendro said the three tribal dialects recognised by the State Government are Poumai, Liangmai and Gangte. Beside.....
DTO issues 3057 licences in a day
IMPHAL, May 23: One former District Transport Officer (DTO) of Ukhrul issued 3057 driving licences in a single day and the revenue thus collected never reached the Government’s coffer. One G Athui, then Inspector (Mechanical) was given the charge of .....
Educational facilities in Saitu inaugurated
IMPHAL, May 23: Along with inaugurating an Eklavya model residential school at Gamnom Saparmeina, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today dedicated two hostel buildings for scheduled tribe boys and girls students at the same area. Eklavya model resident.....
Ukhrul ADC
IMPHAL, May 23: The Ukhrul Autonomous District Council (ADC) has resolved to remove LN Kashung, CEO of Ukhrul ADC from his post for alleged ‘misconduct’ and ‘unbecoming act of a Govt servant’ under Section 32 (2) of the Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Ac.....
HIV girl secures four letter marks in HSE
IMPHAL, May 23: It is a big morale booster and a source of inspiration to all children living with HIV that a girl living with HIV and undergoing ART secured letter marks in four subjects in the Higher Secondary Examination 2013 conducted by the Council o.....
Director inspects Govt model schools
IMPHAL, May 23: An official team of Directorate of Education (S) led by its Director H Deleep today inspected Wangkhei High School, Keishamthong High School and Lamding High School in connection with the introduction of Mentoring System at a few selected .....
Unidentified man locks Nambol school
IMPHAL, May 23: The Development Protection United Voluntary Organisation has urged the concerned to make a clarification on locking of Nambol Leirel High School by a person who identified himself as an RPF activist yesterday. In a press conference held.....
VA urges authority
IMPHAL, May 23: The Samulamlan Village Authority has urged the authority concerned to complete the installation of Mobile BTS at Samulamlan within June this year. A statement issued by the chief/chairman of Samulamlan VA, K Paohminglen said the VA woul.....
TSA admitted in ATSUM
IMPHAL, May 23: Thadou Students Association-General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) has formally become the unit of All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM). Three of the TSA-GHQ 'officials' have also been inducted to the ATSUM fold today where an oath-takin.....
Kabow Leikai eviction Fasting prayer on May 26 followed by rally, meeting
IMPHAL, May 23: In the backdrop of the alleged forced eviction of Kabow Leikai, a fasting prayer would be organised on Sunday (May 26) in respective Church which would be followed by a peace rally and public meeting on May 27. This was decided during .....
BSF detects IED in Tbl
IMPHAL, May 23: Troops of 116th Bn BSF today detected an IED weighing around 10 Kgs at Wangjing Heituppokpi, Thoubal district. The bomb detected by BSF troops posted at Wangjing was retrieved by a bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police and they set of.....
PMS for SCs
IMPHAL, May 23: The 2nd phase lists of selected SC students of the State for the award of Post Matric Scholarship for the year 2012-13 were notified on the notice board of the Directorate of MOBC & SC located at Old Gauhati HC Complex and on the website w.....
Anniversary observed
IMPHAL, May 23: The Indian Dental Association (IDA), Manipur State Branch has celebrated the 24th anniversary function of the association on May 20 at Classic Hotel, Imphal. The programme was presided by Dr T Nabachandra Singh, president of the IDA (MS.....
Free diabetes camp
IMPHAL, May 23: A one-day diabetes free health camp was held today at Lecture Hall-2 of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompat. As chief guest of the event, North East Elderly Women chief editor RK Nayansana Devi noting that diabetes.....
Senapati prepares for Exchange programme
KANGGUI, May 22: Everything is set in order for the one day Cultural and Musical Exchange programme jointly organised by Senapati District Students Association and Kuki Students' Organization, Sadar Hills in association with Student Mobilization Initiati.....
JAC demands exemplary punishment against rapists
IMPHAL, May 23: JAC against the rape of a student of TG Hr Sec School on Oct 20, 2012 has urged the concerned authority to conduct the trial against the rapists fairly. A statement issued by the JAC today reminded that the number of crimes rises due to.....
Raphei Katamnao Long hails ADC
Ukhrul, May 23: The Northern Students’ Union (Raphei Katamnao Long), Ukhrul District has appreciated the ADC, Ukhrul for timely implementation of developmental projects in various departments particularly in the field of Education in the Northern area o.....
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Defence Minister promises to deliver on Imp-Jiri line, defends PM on coal block allocation :: Efforts on to beat Dec 2013 deadline : P Raju
IMPHAL, Sep 17 : Union Minister of State for Defence Palam Raju has announced that no stones would be left unturned to complete the construction/upgradation work of the Imphal-Jiribam stretch of National Highway 37 before the December 2013 deadline set by the Border Roads Organisation.
Speaking to the media at Congress Bhavan today morning, Palam Raju said that he has personally inspected the said stretch of the highway and knows the aspiration of the people.
No efforts would be spared to complete the work before the December 2013 deadline set by the BRO, he added.
The BRO is under the Defence Ministry and Palam Raju was here earlier in April to personally oversee the work progress on the highway.
Talking on some of the important issues concerning this stretch of the National Highway, Palam Raju said that though the Ministry of Surface Transport has given the green signal to the Detailed Project Report prepared in respect of the Barak bridge and Makru bridge, the work cannot proceed as it has not yet been sanctioned, as of now.
Apart from the inclement weather, especially during the rainy season, the work over the National Highway has not been progressing satisfactorily since the movement of vehicles along the stretch is heavy, explained the Minister.
Palam Raju however hastened to add that no time has been wasted on the ground that work cannot be taken up and explained that all the necessary material are being readied so that work can be taken up on a war footing once the rain stops.
Informing that the BRO faces a lot of inconveniences in procuring the material needed for road work, the Minister appealed to the people to extend all their co-operation to the work agency.
Palam Raju who was here on a whistle stop visit also trained his guns on the BJP and accused it of levelling false charges against the Prime Minister over coal block allocation.
Seeking to turn the table on the BJP, the Union Minister said that during the days of the BJP led NDA Government, from 1998 to 2004, there was no policy under which coal blocks were allocated.
Altogether 19 licenses were issued to different players sans any policy under the BJP led NDA Government, he claimed.
All this however has been changed under the Congress led UPA Government, he asserted and added that coal blocks are allocated under a policy laid down by the Government.
Giving details on the allocation of coal blocks, the Minister said that the BJP has been levelling false charges against the Prime Minister and trying to derail all the good works of the UPA.
Instead to taking up the debate in Parliament offered by the Government, the BJP preferred to derail all Parliamentary proceedings, he claimed.
DoNER Minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar, who was also present at the media conference, said that the agenda of the BJP is nothing but to level all sort of charges and accusations at the Prime Minister and the Congress without any merit. The coal block allocation was done within the boundary of a policy laid down by the Government, he added. The integrity of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is beyond questioning, he said.
