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Imphal TimesRegd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 7, Issue 120, Thursday, November 28, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3417 Rs. 2/-3

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IT NewsThoubal, Nov. 28

Prohibitory orders underSection 144 CrPC havebeen imposed at ‘theChingkham Hill-Lock areaof Thoubal district’. Theorders have been imposedto thwart any adverse lawand order situation inview of tension eruptingin the area due to someindividuals digging outearth and felling treesfrom the Chingkham Hillby using JCB machinesand heavy trucks. The orders issued by theDistrict Magistrate,Thoubal N. Bandana Devihave been enforced from27/11/2019 until furtherorders. However, theorders shall not beapplicable to law-enforcing authorities andessential services.

AgencyNew Delhi, Nov. 28

Union Ministry of Shippingon Wednesday approved thelong pending demand ofManipur government for thedevelopment of LoktakInland Waterways project inthe state.According to an off icialstatement, L Susindro Meitei,Chairman of LoktakDevelopment Authority andMLA Khurai in Manipur, had

Ministry approves Loktak Inlandwaterways project

requested for thedevelopment of this project.“Northeast is a beautifu lregion with stunninglandscapes and holds a lot ofopportunity for tour ismpurposes. Today, theMinistry of Shipping hasapproved the long pendingdemand of Government ofManipur for development ofLoktak Inland Waterwaysimprovement project underthe central sector scheme atthe estimated cost of Rs 25.58

IT NewsImphal, Nov 28

Former chief of the UnitedNational Liberation Front(UNLF) RK Sanayaima alsoknown as Meghen todaybroke down with tears andpassion as large number ofpeople received him at ImphalAirpor t which was namedafter his great grandfather –the Bir TikendrajitInternational Airport todayafternoon.This is perhaps the first timefor Meghen to appear inpublic in his homeland afterhe went underground in 1975.Talking to reporters the rebelleader who had completedconviction for waging waragainst the Government ofIndia and release onNovember 9 but arrived herein his homeland only todaysaid that he will continue tolive with the people till his lastbreath.“I have been with the peopleI have never done anythingto forfeit the trust and love ofthe people I will do so till theend of my life”, Meghen saidanswering on his further plan.He said, “ People have trusted

I have been with the people will continue to live withthe people of Manipur till my last breath – Meghen

me I have uphold the trust.”He further added that it isbecause of the people of thestate that he is among thepeople here today otherwisehe might have been facedunwanted consequenceswhen he was arrested inBangladesh.Speaking about the burning

Naga issue, Meghen said thathe never believe that thegovernment of India will doanything to distort theintegrity of Manipur whilesettling the Naga issuessaying that such imaginationwill be hypothesis.“”That is a hypothesis, I don’tthink the government of India

will do anyth ing tocompromise the overallintegrity of Manipur, becauseI understand that thegovernment of India is led bymatured people”, Meghensaid.He said that the issue is amatter between the Nagaorganisation and the

Government of India. Theformer rebel leader howeversaid that the people ofManipur has all the reason tobe very sensitive about thisissue because people areapprehensive that theagreement that may cookNaga group may affectManipur’s overall in tegrity .Regar ding th e pr es en tissues of Manipur Meghensaid it as complex“The issues in Manipur arecomplex but if the peoplestand together f irmly now an t can d es tr o yed th eunity of the state. I believetha t th e gov er n ment o fIndia will do anything todisturb the overall integrityof Manipur”, Meghen said.Former Chief of UNLF, RKMeghen, after being awayf ro m his h om e stateManipur for 44 long years,returned to the state andlanded at Imphal Tulihalairport at 1.27 pm today. Hearrived in an indigo flighta lo ng w ith h i s so n , RKChinglen.He was giv en a w ar mreception at h is home atYaiskul Janmasthan . Beforetha t Megh en v i sited andoffer his prayer at Kanglaand Hicham Yaichampat.While trying to visit KanglaMeghen alon g w ith th elarge number of people wasstopped at Moirangkhom.After h is w i fe s ou gh tpermission he along withhis family was allowed toenter Kangla at around 2.30pm .

IT NewsImphal, Nov. 28

Tension erupted at Sh ijaHospital and Researchcentre after a 68 years oldlady patient d ied in asuspicious manner which thefamily member term the causeof the death to be doctor ’snegligence. The patien tparty pro test the hospital

Tension grips Shija Hospital after a patientdies due to allege negligence of doctors

authority over the doctor’snegligence wh ich theyalleged to have been thecause of the death.The deceased KhumanthemMema (68 years) o fNaoremthong Laish ramLeirak , Imphal washospitalized after sufferingfrom a minor heart attack onNovember 26.Talking to Imphal Times ,family member said that she

was well till today morningwhen the doctor advise forAngioplasty. However, afterperforming Angioplasty, thecondition o f the deceaseddeteriorated .“I smell something fishy to theattitude of the doctor and Iwan t to know what wen twrong to my mo ther”,Dhanachandra, the son of thedeceased told Imphal Times.Later the family member met

the Super intendent of theHospital Dr. Jugendro and talkover the matter. No solutioncould be brought between thetwo at the time of filing thisstory. And the family deniedaccepting the death body untilproven that the cause of thedead is due to the negligenceof the doctor.

AgencyMumbai Nov 28,

Preparations are in full swingat Shivaji Park ground in Dadaras Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi(MVA) nominee UddhavThackeray, who heads ShivSena, is set to take oath asMaharashtra Chief Ministertoday evening. The Shiv Senahas 56 MLAs, NCP 54 andCongress 44 in the 288-member Assembly in the state.Governor Bhagat SinghKoshyari has given UddhavThackeray seven days’ timetill the 3rd of December toprove his majority on the floorof the House. Uddhav will become the firstfrom the Thackeray family tohold the off ice ofMaharashtra’s Chief Minister.Born on 27 Ju ly, 1960 inMumbai, Uddhav Thackerayis a graduate from JJ Schoolof Arts in Mumbai and apublished author. He washanded over theresponsibility of managingShiv Sena dur ing 2002Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation elections, inwhich the party performedwell. He was declared as theworking president of the partyin 2003. In 2004, his father,Balasaheb Thackerayannounced him as the nextparty chief. Political leaders cutting acrosspar ty lines, celebr ities,businessmen andindustrialists are expected to

Uddhav Thackeray totake oath as

Maharashtra CM todaywitness Thackeray’s oath-taking ceremony today. TheSena has also invited nearly400 farmers for the ceremony.AIR correspondent reportsthat the iconic venue, ShivajiPark in Dadar, will turn into avirtual fortress today as atleast 2000 personnel drawnfrom various security forces,including Quick ResponseTeams, Riot Control Police,State Reserve Police Force,Local Armed Police and BombDetection and DisposalSquad will be deployed toprevent any untowardincident during the oath-taking ceremony.Meanwhile, the Mumbai trafficpolice has imposed certainrestrictions on vehicular trafficmovement around the ShivajiPark area. Besides UddhavThackeray, one or two MLAseach from NCP, Shiv Sena andCongress will be sworn in asministers at the ceremony. NCPleader Praful Patel yesterdaysaid the Nationalist CongressParty will get deputy chiefminister’s post in the new ShivSena-led Maharashtragovernment. He also addedthat there will be only onedeputy CM’s post in thegovernment. He further saidthe Congress will get AssemblySpeaker’s post while the NCPwill get deputy Speaker’s post.Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Kamalnath andChhatisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel will attendtoday’s oath-taking ceremony.

crore,” Union MinisterMansukh Mandaviya said ina statement.He added that the project willgive a boost to thedevelopment of inland watertransport connectivity in theNorth-eastern states and willalso boost the tourism sectorthere.Loktak Lake is the largestfreshwater lake in Northeastand is famous for the phumdisfloating over it. The lake islocated at Moirang in Manipur.

IT NewsImphal, Nov 28

In consonance with its humaneapproach to uplift the society,Khuga Battalion of 27 SectorAssam Rifles under the aegisof HQ IGAR (South) isconducting a week long trainingon organic farming, piggery andmushroom cultivation for theyouth and BPL families ofSingnhat Sub Division at ICAR,Imphal. As part of the ongoingtraining an awareness trip wasorganized for the participatingvillagers on 25 Nov 2019

wherein farmers interacted withscientists and experts ofdifferent departments of ICAR.The villagers listened to theexperts keenly and enquiredabout the technical knowhowto improve their farm produce.They were told about the multicropping system and croprotation system of agriculture toimprove soil health, use oforganic products to improve thequality of their farm produce.Basics of poultry and pigfarming. The ways in which alow cost mushroom hut can bemade by using readily available

resources. The success of theendeavor was evident with thelevel of curiosity the farmershad. To overcome the handicapof language suitableinterpreters were employed.“This was a unique opportunityfor these villagers where theywere meeting one to one with theexperts. For taking the initiativeto help these villagers becomeself reliant and empowering themwith the much needed scientificknowhow, the villagersexpressed their heartfeltgratitude to the Assam Rifles”,an IGAR South statement said.

Project Swavlamban: IGAR(South) conducts week long training

on organic farming, piggery andmushroom cultivation

AgencyAgartala Nov. 28,

The Congress in Tripura hasalleged that police “baton-charged and tor tured” itsworkers and detained them fortaking out a rally withoutpermission to commemorateMahatma Gandhi.The allegation of torture,however, was denied bypolice, which said it “onlyensured that the crowddispersed”.

As many as 134 Congressactiv ists, including seniorleaders Gopal Chandra Royand Subal Bhowmik, were onTuesday detained for morethan three hours, policesources said.“We organised a rally tospread the ideals andteachings of MahatmaGandhi. It was Gandhi VicharSandesh Padyatra, no t aprotest against anyone. Butpolice thrashed the activistswith lath is and tor tured

them,” Youth Congressnational secretary Dr SmrutiRanjan Lenka told reporters.Despite sending anapplication much in advance,the rally was deniedpermission , he claimed.According to the sources,police had set up a barricadenear Agartala Circuit Houseto stop the rally.A scuffle ensued between thetwo sides, when theprotesters tried to move pastthe barricade, they added.

Over 100 Congress workers detained inTripura for taking out rally without permission