IMPHAL, Dec 21: Rongmei Christian Forum (RCF), Assam, Manipur and Nagaland; Rongmei Christian Wo-men Forum (RCWF), Assam, Manipur and Nagaland; Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA) and Joint Action Committee Against Christian Persecution at Ching- meirong Kabui Village have condemned the alleged atrocities committed against the minority Christians of the village on December 14.
In a joint statement signed by the JAC con-venor Rev R Khanglen, these organisations have demanded compensa-tion for the loss of pro-perties worth Rs 2,50,000 in the said attack. The joint state-ment also appealed to the Govt for protection of the Christians living at Chingmeirong and prevent recurence of such attacks in the future.
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ZEPADA slams Government
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, Dec 21: Towing on the national guidelines of relief materials, ZEPADA – a frontal organisation championing the economic owes of the people here, for long, has been maintaining that relief materials should not be delayed even for an hour. But the Government still appears to care a little, as the relief materials were delayed not just by hours, but by weeks and months.
‘As the Christian dominated district of Churachandpur is already on its festive mood, it is pertinent to mention that majority of the people remains haunted by the dreaded Mautam famine they have suffered. Their worries have overshadowed the normal cheerful mood prevailing at this time of the year. Public suffering is compounded by the non-distribution of Mautam relief by the Government which they endlessly waited, said ZEPADA in a statement issued on Saturday. In this regard the agency has claimed that it has made a request the FCI, yet it fails to comprehend why the Government has adopted such a casual attitude in delivering the relief materials. ‘Why relief material got delayed for so long? - Six months to release the fund and more than one month (and still waiting) to procure and distribute the food-grains,’ it inquired.
And, in the face of such apathy, the existing PDS still remains to be the granaries of the power that be, alleged ZEPADA further.
Citing a recent instance where 100 quintals of rice each was awarded for every constituency through APL retail agents, ZEPADA said the agents have already submitted the utilization certificate for November 2008, whereas the public remained in dark regarding such distribution. The agents have claimed in the UCs that the rice have been distributed before 15 December, 2008.
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‘Pay NREGS wages through VAs, not banks’
Lamka, Dec 21: In view of its perceived urgency arising out of the need to clear school fees for securing children’s results before Christmas and the monetary requirement of the festival and New Year celebrations, Kuki Inpi, Manipur requested the Director, NREGA to pay the daily wages of NREGS workers in Churachandpur district through VAs and not through the banks as required by the Government.
‘Apart from the Lamka Block, the other six blocks of the district do not have any post office with saving facilities, only the banks has such facilities,’ wrote Holkholun Lhungdim, President KIM in his letter address to the Director. As majority of the wage earners are poor, urgent payment of wages of the remaining 25 days would help them in clearing their children’s fees for the declaration of the end term results.
The memo added that most of the villagers do not have accounts in nationalized banks, and as there is need for most villagers to travel two to three days to reach the district headquarters, the wages must be released through the Village Authorities.
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Cultural Exchange Meet
Imphal, Dec 21: In a move to encourage the tribals unity and to foster communal harmony in Manipur, the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) has taken a resolution on Saturday in its assembly meeting that a ‘cultural exchange meet’ be held before the end of January 2009.
The proposed programme will show-case the rich cultural heritage of the tribal people in Manipur, according to ATSUM secretary RS Ngaranchui.The ATSUM leader said that in the programme which is to be held before the end of January next year, various cultural items of the tribal people including dances, folk songs and also parading of the bellies in both traditional and modern attires will be displayed so as to promote the ‘rich tribal heritage’. He also said that prominent personalities will be deliberating on the pertinent issues confronting the society.
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In a joint statement signed by the JAC con-venor Rev R Khanglen, these organisations have demanded compensa-tion for the loss of pro-perties worth Rs 2,50,000 in the said attack. The joint state-ment also appealed to the Govt for protection of the Christians living at Chingmeirong and prevent recurence of such attacks in the future.
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ZEPADA slams Government
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, Dec 21: Towing on the national guidelines of relief materials, ZEPADA – a frontal organisation championing the economic owes of the people here, for long, has been maintaining that relief materials should not be delayed even for an hour. But the Government still appears to care a little, as the relief materials were delayed not just by hours, but by weeks and months.
‘As the Christian dominated district of Churachandpur is already on its festive mood, it is pertinent to mention that majority of the people remains haunted by the dreaded Mautam famine they have suffered. Their worries have overshadowed the normal cheerful mood prevailing at this time of the year. Public suffering is compounded by the non-distribution of Mautam relief by the Government which they endlessly waited, said ZEPADA in a statement issued on Saturday. In this regard the agency has claimed that it has made a request the FCI, yet it fails to comprehend why the Government has adopted such a casual attitude in delivering the relief materials. ‘Why relief material got delayed for so long? - Six months to release the fund and more than one month (and still waiting) to procure and distribute the food-grains,’ it inquired.
And, in the face of such apathy, the existing PDS still remains to be the granaries of the power that be, alleged ZEPADA further.
Citing a recent instance where 100 quintals of rice each was awarded for every constituency through APL retail agents, ZEPADA said the agents have already submitted the utilization certificate for November 2008, whereas the public remained in dark regarding such distribution. The agents have claimed in the UCs that the rice have been distributed before 15 December, 2008.
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‘Pay NREGS wages through VAs, not banks’
Lamka, Dec 21: In view of its perceived urgency arising out of the need to clear school fees for securing children’s results before Christmas and the monetary requirement of the festival and New Year celebrations, Kuki Inpi, Manipur requested the Director, NREGA to pay the daily wages of NREGS workers in Churachandpur district through VAs and not through the banks as required by the Government.
‘Apart from the Lamka Block, the other six blocks of the district do not have any post office with saving facilities, only the banks has such facilities,’ wrote Holkholun Lhungdim, President KIM in his letter address to the Director. As majority of the wage earners are poor, urgent payment of wages of the remaining 25 days would help them in clearing their children’s fees for the declaration of the end term results.
The memo added that most of the villagers do not have accounts in nationalized banks, and as there is need for most villagers to travel two to three days to reach the district headquarters, the wages must be released through the Village Authorities.
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Cultural Exchange Meet
Imphal, Dec 21: In a move to encourage the tribals unity and to foster communal harmony in Manipur, the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) has taken a resolution on Saturday in its assembly meeting that a ‘cultural exchange meet’ be held before the end of January 2009.
The proposed programme will show-case the rich cultural heritage of the tribal people in Manipur, according to ATSUM secretary RS Ngaranchui.The ATSUM leader said that in the programme which is to be held before the end of January next year, various cultural items of the tribal people including dances, folk songs and also parading of the bellies in both traditional and modern attires will be displayed so as to promote the ‘rich tribal heritage’. He also said that prominent personalities will be deliberating on the pertinent issues confronting the society.
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