Manipur Ringside
Shop owner shot by suspected UGs:
A 27-old shop owner was hospitalised after he was shot at by two unidentified gunmen suspected to be UGs on Saturday evening at Kakwa bazar under Singjamei police station at Imphal.
The injured man, identified as Konthoujam Pilot of Singjamei Thongam Leikai was reportedly shot with a single bullet at his left thigh by two unidentified gunmen inside his shop at Kakwa bazar at around 7.15 pm on Saturday without any reason.
The victim was adimtted to Shija hospital, and Singjamei police registered a case in this connection.
Woman hurt:
The Joint Action Committee formed in connection with the suspicious death of Charangpat housewife Oinam ongbi Shanti Devi has said a 40 year old woman, one Binodini, has been hospitalised after being hit by a rubber bullet on Saturday in a confrontation with the police in the course of the Mayai Lambi bandh called by the JAC in protest against government failure to deliver justice in connection with Shanti’s death.
Another person was also injured, but has been released after first aid, said a statement issued by the JAC.
The JAC has also expressed its gratitude to all sections which had contributed to make its bandh a success.
Alimuddin death anniversary observed:
The 25th death anniversary of the late Md Alimuddin, former chief minister of Manipur, was observed at Lilong Haoreibi on Sunday with leaders and workers of the Manipur People`s Party paying fulsome tribute to the late leader.
Speaking at the function, organised at the initiative of the Manipur People`s Party, MPP Lilong Kendra committee MPP president, Dr L Chandramani remarked that Md Allimuddin, the first chief minister of Manipur was truly a leader of the people and handled the administration of the state with dedication and competence.
He urged today’s generation of political leaders to follow the path charted out by the late leader, and not allow his legacy to go to waste.
Dr Chandramani also exhorted the party`s workers and cadres to work for the welfare of their respective kendras, and for the fulfilment of the MPP`s priority objectives of protection of Manipur`s territorial integrity and removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
The MPP chief also lamented the unrelenting occurrence of killings and violence in the state, and said the public had a pivotal role to play in bringing an end to the violence.
Party MLAs O Joy, Dr Ng Bijoy, Dr I Ibohalbi and RK Anand, ex-MP Th Chaoba, zilla parishad member Md Abdul Salam, A Hussain, vice president, Lilong Nagar Panchayat, were also present at the gathering.
UNIDEP leader expects more for hill students:
The government has to do much more to meet the infrastructural and other needs of the educational institutions in the hill areas if the students of the hill communities are to be adequately equipped to meet the challenges of the modern age, according to Yangsosang Koireng, advisor, Campaign for Unity Development and Peace in Manipur.
Koireng was speaking at the closing function of a month long coaching camp organised by the Campaign-UNIDEP in association with the Tangkhul Aze Katamnao Long (Southern Tangkhul Students Union) at the STNBA High School, in Irong village in Senapati district on Sunday.
Yangsosang Koireng pointed out that students of the hill communities, particularly those living in the remoter areas faced huge hardships because of the lack of proper educational facilities.
Because of the absence of properly equipped schools and adequate number of teachers, even if they have the desire for pursuing studies, they are being left far behind by their valley brethren. As a result, they face serious disadvantages in the competitive modern age, he said.
He said the Campaign-UNIDEP had helped organised the coaching camp for the sake of the deprived students of the hill communities.
A 27-old shop owner was hospitalised after he was shot at by two unidentified gunmen suspected to be UGs on Saturday evening at Kakwa bazar under Singjamei police station at Imphal.
The injured man, identified as Konthoujam Pilot of Singjamei Thongam Leikai was reportedly shot with a single bullet at his left thigh by two unidentified gunmen inside his shop at Kakwa bazar at around 7.15 pm on Saturday without any reason.
The victim was adimtted to Shija hospital, and Singjamei police registered a case in this connection.
Woman hurt:
The Joint Action Committee formed in connection with the suspicious death of Charangpat housewife Oinam ongbi Shanti Devi has said a 40 year old woman, one Binodini, has been hospitalised after being hit by a rubber bullet on Saturday in a confrontation with the police in the course of the Mayai Lambi bandh called by the JAC in protest against government failure to deliver justice in connection with Shanti’s death.
Another person was also injured, but has been released after first aid, said a statement issued by the JAC.
The JAC has also expressed its gratitude to all sections which had contributed to make its bandh a success.
Alimuddin death anniversary observed:
The 25th death anniversary of the late Md Alimuddin, former chief minister of Manipur, was observed at Lilong Haoreibi on Sunday with leaders and workers of the Manipur People`s Party paying fulsome tribute to the late leader.
Speaking at the function, organised at the initiative of the Manipur People`s Party, MPP Lilong Kendra committee MPP president, Dr L Chandramani remarked that Md Allimuddin, the first chief minister of Manipur was truly a leader of the people and handled the administration of the state with dedication and competence.
He urged today’s generation of political leaders to follow the path charted out by the late leader, and not allow his legacy to go to waste.
Dr Chandramani also exhorted the party`s workers and cadres to work for the welfare of their respective kendras, and for the fulfilment of the MPP`s priority objectives of protection of Manipur`s territorial integrity and removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
The MPP chief also lamented the unrelenting occurrence of killings and violence in the state, and said the public had a pivotal role to play in bringing an end to the violence.
Party MLAs O Joy, Dr Ng Bijoy, Dr I Ibohalbi and RK Anand, ex-MP Th Chaoba, zilla parishad member Md Abdul Salam, A Hussain, vice president, Lilong Nagar Panchayat, were also present at the gathering.
UNIDEP leader expects more for hill students:
The government has to do much more to meet the infrastructural and other needs of the educational institutions in the hill areas if the students of the hill communities are to be adequately equipped to meet the challenges of the modern age, according to Yangsosang Koireng, advisor, Campaign for Unity Development and Peace in Manipur.
Koireng was speaking at the closing function of a month long coaching camp organised by the Campaign-UNIDEP in association with the Tangkhul Aze Katamnao Long (Southern Tangkhul Students Union) at the STNBA High School, in Irong village in Senapati district on Sunday.
Yangsosang Koireng pointed out that students of the hill communities, particularly those living in the remoter areas faced huge hardships because of the lack of proper educational facilities.
Because of the absence of properly equipped schools and adequate number of teachers, even if they have the desire for pursuing studies, they are being left far behind by their valley brethren. As a result, they face serious disadvantages in the competitive modern age, he said.
He said the Campaign-UNIDEP had helped organised the coaching camp for the sake of the deprived students of the hill communities.