From Daniel Kamei | TAMENGLONG, Apr 4: As many as 257 Zeme community members from NC Hills district of Assam are still camping at Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong district at relief camps and at their relatives till today. The suffering refugees are mostly students below the age of 12 years and their mothers. The total number of the refugees keeps changing day to day. Out of 257 refugees 183 are at Mandeu relief camp, 58 at Tousem HQs relief camp, 54 at Phoklong, 9 refugees at Katangnam and Tousem Khullen and 16 refugees at Njunkok as recorded on April 2 and 3.
For all these refugees apart from NGOs, the Manipur state government, particularly the district administration of Tamenglong, has spent a sum of Rs. 3 lakhs.
Meanwhile, a woman from Boureneu at a relief camp disclosed to IFP that now was the time for sowing of seeds in the field. “If we do not do so in time what will we eat and feed our children? More over, every child is away from home, they are not going to schools. Where is our future,” she asked with her tears running down her cheeks adding, “We are living from hand to mouth.”
While speaking to IFP a woman named Eheuneleu from Asalu village of NC hills at Mandeu relief camp said that though no one was killed at the village, the DHD (J) issued quit notice to vacate the village and they came to Tousem sub-division for shelter. “Our ration line was cut off, Cacharis did not sell any commodities to Zeme people,” she said. “Only the weak persons are coming here for shelter but all the men and youths are guarding our houses and the villages,” she added.
In the meantime, Jacintha Lazarus, deputy commissioner of Tamenglong along with SDO Tousem and doctors and the Zeliangrong apex body headed by Ningtangpou Kamei, president of Zeliangrong Baudi Assam, Manipur and Nagaland along with Zeliangrong Baudi Tamenglong, Zeliangrong Baudi Jiri, Zeliangrong Pui (women) Baudi and Zeliangrong Students Union Manipur visited the Zeme refugees from Assam state at Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong on April 2 and 3.
During her first visit to her sub-division the deputy commissioner also inspected the various government offices at Tousem where she found all the government offices including the PHC were defunct. There was no SDO office, no beds for the sick, no tables and chairs at the PHC Tousem HQs.
The sub divisional people are very happy to see the first lady deputy commissioner. Welcome gates were constructed, school students sung the welcome song and welcome programme like social night and gifts were presented to her. And many memorandums were also served to her to which the DC Tamenglong assured help.
In the meantime, while interacting with Pouheu and Samsadinbe of Zeme Council Halflong members they disclosed that on February 11, 2009 the DHD(J) killed one Haideurangbe Newme, son of Hairanglungbe of Boureneu (Chotoninglo) village of NC hills and shot at and severely injured Kidanlungbe Newme, son of Haigonglungbe.
Again on March 19 DHD(J) cadres killed two innocents and shot and injured two from Tungjepungua village of NC hills. Again on March 23 the DHD (J) cadres killed two and injured others at Boureneu village, which turned the situation miserable for the Zeme community, they said.
They also disclosed that another around 1000 Zeme people were camping at Mohur town in NC hills.
The situation turned worse on March 23 when around 90 Dimasa people tried to attack the Haiwangbram village under Mahur police station. Luckily, the Indian army saved the situation, they said.
While strongly condemning the barbaric act of DHD(J) the Zeme Council Halflong, Zeliangrong Baudi Halflong and Zeme Mathai Council also appealed to the government of India to give proper security for protection at the remote village of NC hills of Assam and also demanded ex-gratia for the deceased and aid for the injured persons at the earliest.
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Kuki appeal
IMPHAL, Apr 4: The Kuki Movement for Human Rights has appealed to the ruling government to act justly and bring the killers of the Kasom Khullen SDO and his subordinates to a proper court without any further delay. It asked why the murder case is to be handed over to the CBI after the culprits have already been identified, and why the culprits are being held by their fellow, the NSCN(IM).
Stating that the Kuki people are not surprised by the inaction on the government’s part in many incidents including the killing of the SDO, it said that the government had done nothing in the matter of the killing of over 900 innocent Kukis and uprooting of 360 villages by the NSCN(IM).
Stating that the Kuki people had submitted more than 60 memorandums in relation to the massacres of the Kukis to various Prime Ministers like Narasimha Rao, Deva Gowda, IK Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr. Manmohan Singh on several occasions, it said that the government had done little to provide justice to the Kukis thus making them wonder if the government was hand in glove with the perpetrators of such crimes.
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Class VIII exam
IMPHAL, Apr 4: A common examination for the schools recognised by the government of Manipur and the Board of Secondary Education Manipur will be held at the end of Class VIII under the existing curriculum and syllabus of the board, a release from the secretary of the BSEM has said.
The examination will be conducted by the schools themselves in the month of December every year and the time table will be fixed and the common questions supplied by the board. The schools have to submit the tabulation sheet of the examination to the board on or before January 15 every year.
Schools having Class VIII recognised by the government of Manipur and the board should register their students to the board on or before April 20, 2009 along with the registration fee, the release added.
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Seven nominations for Inner Manipur seat till last day
IMPHAL, April 4: On the last day for filing of nominations for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency for the 15th Lok Sabha elections, an independent candidate failed to submit his nomination for lack of nomination fee while seven other candidates submitted their nomination till the last day today.
The candidate who failed to submit his nomination was identified as Aribam Jagdish Sharma of Yaiskul Assembly constituency.
Th Chaoba Singh, ex-Union minister and a common candidate of the newly formed Manipur Democratic Alliance filed his nomination papers at 11.05 am before the returning officer of the Inner Parliamentary constituency at the DC office in Imphal west. He was accompanied by L Chandramani, MPP president, MLAs RK Anand and Ng Bijoy Singh.
If elected he will try to bring peace in the state, solve the unemployment problem, try to bring up the AFSPA issue in the Parliament, among other things, said Th Chaoba.
He further said that the state could be peaceful only by working under a proper policy. This will not work, however, if the government is weak, he added.
The date for scrutiny of nominations is April 6 and withdrawals can be made till April 8.
Source: http://ifp.co.in
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For all these refugees apart from NGOs, the Manipur state government, particularly the district administration of Tamenglong, has spent a sum of Rs. 3 lakhs.
Meanwhile, a woman from Boureneu at a relief camp disclosed to IFP that now was the time for sowing of seeds in the field. “If we do not do so in time what will we eat and feed our children? More over, every child is away from home, they are not going to schools. Where is our future,” she asked with her tears running down her cheeks adding, “We are living from hand to mouth.”
While speaking to IFP a woman named Eheuneleu from Asalu village of NC hills at Mandeu relief camp said that though no one was killed at the village, the DHD (J) issued quit notice to vacate the village and they came to Tousem sub-division for shelter. “Our ration line was cut off, Cacharis did not sell any commodities to Zeme people,” she said. “Only the weak persons are coming here for shelter but all the men and youths are guarding our houses and the villages,” she added.
In the meantime, Jacintha Lazarus, deputy commissioner of Tamenglong along with SDO Tousem and doctors and the Zeliangrong apex body headed by Ningtangpou Kamei, president of Zeliangrong Baudi Assam, Manipur and Nagaland along with Zeliangrong Baudi Tamenglong, Zeliangrong Baudi Jiri, Zeliangrong Pui (women) Baudi and Zeliangrong Students Union Manipur visited the Zeme refugees from Assam state at Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong on April 2 and 3.
During her first visit to her sub-division the deputy commissioner also inspected the various government offices at Tousem where she found all the government offices including the PHC were defunct. There was no SDO office, no beds for the sick, no tables and chairs at the PHC Tousem HQs.
The sub divisional people are very happy to see the first lady deputy commissioner. Welcome gates were constructed, school students sung the welcome song and welcome programme like social night and gifts were presented to her. And many memorandums were also served to her to which the DC Tamenglong assured help.
In the meantime, while interacting with Pouheu and Samsadinbe of Zeme Council Halflong members they disclosed that on February 11, 2009 the DHD(J) killed one Haideurangbe Newme, son of Hairanglungbe of Boureneu (Chotoninglo) village of NC hills and shot at and severely injured Kidanlungbe Newme, son of Haigonglungbe.
Again on March 19 DHD(J) cadres killed two innocents and shot and injured two from Tungjepungua village of NC hills. Again on March 23 the DHD (J) cadres killed two and injured others at Boureneu village, which turned the situation miserable for the Zeme community, they said.
They also disclosed that another around 1000 Zeme people were camping at Mohur town in NC hills.
The situation turned worse on March 23 when around 90 Dimasa people tried to attack the Haiwangbram village under Mahur police station. Luckily, the Indian army saved the situation, they said.
While strongly condemning the barbaric act of DHD(J) the Zeme Council Halflong, Zeliangrong Baudi Halflong and Zeme Mathai Council also appealed to the government of India to give proper security for protection at the remote village of NC hills of Assam and also demanded ex-gratia for the deceased and aid for the injured persons at the earliest.
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Kuki appeal
IMPHAL, Apr 4: The Kuki Movement for Human Rights has appealed to the ruling government to act justly and bring the killers of the Kasom Khullen SDO and his subordinates to a proper court without any further delay. It asked why the murder case is to be handed over to the CBI after the culprits have already been identified, and why the culprits are being held by their fellow, the NSCN(IM).
Stating that the Kuki people are not surprised by the inaction on the government’s part in many incidents including the killing of the SDO, it said that the government had done nothing in the matter of the killing of over 900 innocent Kukis and uprooting of 360 villages by the NSCN(IM).
Stating that the Kuki people had submitted more than 60 memorandums in relation to the massacres of the Kukis to various Prime Ministers like Narasimha Rao, Deva Gowda, IK Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr. Manmohan Singh on several occasions, it said that the government had done little to provide justice to the Kukis thus making them wonder if the government was hand in glove with the perpetrators of such crimes.
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Class VIII exam
IMPHAL, Apr 4: A common examination for the schools recognised by the government of Manipur and the Board of Secondary Education Manipur will be held at the end of Class VIII under the existing curriculum and syllabus of the board, a release from the secretary of the BSEM has said.
The examination will be conducted by the schools themselves in the month of December every year and the time table will be fixed and the common questions supplied by the board. The schools have to submit the tabulation sheet of the examination to the board on or before January 15 every year.
Schools having Class VIII recognised by the government of Manipur and the board should register their students to the board on or before April 20, 2009 along with the registration fee, the release added.
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Seven nominations for Inner Manipur seat till last day
IMPHAL, April 4: On the last day for filing of nominations for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency for the 15th Lok Sabha elections, an independent candidate failed to submit his nomination for lack of nomination fee while seven other candidates submitted their nomination till the last day today.
The candidate who failed to submit his nomination was identified as Aribam Jagdish Sharma of Yaiskul Assembly constituency.
Th Chaoba Singh, ex-Union minister and a common candidate of the newly formed Manipur Democratic Alliance filed his nomination papers at 11.05 am before the returning officer of the Inner Parliamentary constituency at the DC office in Imphal west. He was accompanied by L Chandramani, MPP president, MLAs RK Anand and Ng Bijoy Singh.
If elected he will try to bring peace in the state, solve the unemployment problem, try to bring up the AFSPA issue in the Parliament, among other things, said Th Chaoba.
He further said that the state could be peaceful only by working under a proper policy. This will not work, however, if the government is weak, he added.
The date for scrutiny of nominations is April 6 and withdrawals can be made till April 8.
Source: http://ifp.co.in
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