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Imphal TimesRegd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 6, Issue 478 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3416 Rs. 2/-

IT NewsImphal June 23,

Failure to function as a full-f ledged University, AllManipur Students Union(AMSU) today announced‘shut-down of all activities ofthe Dhanamanjur i (DM)University includingcounselling of new students.Speaking to media person atthe head off ice of AMSU,Peter Laishram , President ofAMSU said that theUniversity was in total chaos.He said that the universitydoesn’t have regular ViceChancellor or registrar. Moreover he added that thereisn’t any syndicate members,Academic Council and Deansof the University where it is amust for being a university.

AMSU shuts down all theactivities of DM University

“As DM University was not amember of the Association ofIndian University, thecertificates which the studentsprocure will be completelyuseless”, Peter added.Highlighting the lack ofvarious things for being aUniversity, Peter said that asthere were no proper teachingand non teaching staffs of thevarsity and the students havefaced tremendous problems.And also the studentsstudying in the varsitydoesn’t receive theirregistration numbers till now,he added.He also said that the studentshave never participated in anyEast Zone or national andinternational competition asthe university was not amember of AIU.

He stressed that until thevarsity has a proper ViceChancellor and registrarselected under proper Rulesand regulations and alsovarious other things which aUniversity must have, all theactivities of the varsity will beshut down from today. He said that all the failures ofbeing a proper university ismainly because of the lack ofcer tain things a universitymust have.He further said that all theresponsibility should be heldby the present government aswell as the concern authorities.Peter concluded by sayingthat student should never facesuch situations from nowonwards and also authoritiesshould never play with thecarrier of the students’ life.

IT NewsImphal, June 23,

An MLA overpowered Forestdepartment officials using hisarmed security escorts andhijacked seized machinerieswhich were caught red handedwhile excavating and cuttingtrees at a hill range in Thoubaldistrict.Source said , MLA ofKhangabok AssemblyConstituency OkramSurjakumar along with hisarmed secur ity escor t andsome supporter halted thestaffs of Thoubal ForestDivision at KhangabokLamlong area today morningwhile they were on their wayForest Range Office alongwith the seized excavator (JCB)and a truck. The MLA and hissupporters then snatch andtook away those seizedMachineries from the Forestdepartment staffsThe Thoubal Forest Division,

IT NewsImphal, June 23, High Court of Manipur byJudgment / Order dated June11, 2019 in PIL No. 23 of 2019has directed the Pr incipalSecretary of Health ,Government of Manipur toinquire without any furtherdelay for misuse of publicfunds in construction ofPrimary Health Centre (PHC)at Rilram Centre, Tengnoupal,Manipur. The Primary Health Centre atRilram Centre is funded byNABARD for Hill District ofManipur right from the year2011. The Construction anddevelopment of the PHC isimplemented by theGovernment of Manipurthrough an agency calledManipur DevelopmentSociety. However, even afterthe lapse of 7 yearsconstruction of PHC remainincomplete and abandon bythe concerned contractors. Momo Tantanga, a SocialWorker by professionapproached the High Court ofManipur by filing a PublicIn terest Litigation (PIL)

HC directs Govt. authority toconduct inquiry for misuses ofpublic funds in construction ofPHC in Tengnoupal District

complain ing against thecorrupt practice and misuseof public funds inconstruction and delayed ofPHC at Rilram Centre as suchthe public/v illagers of 17surrounding villages nearRilram Centre are facinguntold misery due to lack ofMedical Care Centre andPHC/Hospital. Appearing for the petitionerAdvocate S. Thoi Thoi Meiteisubmits before the HighCourt by producing severalJudgments of Supreme Courtof India which confirmed thatRight to Health is also aFundamental Right as held inConsumer Education &Resource Centre –Vs- Unionof India and KirloskarBrother Ltd . – Vs-Employees’ State InsuranceCorpn. The StateGovernment is underobligation to provide basicmedical facilities andtreatment failing which it willamount to violation of Article21 of the Constitution andliable to pay compensation tothe victim and its family asalready held by the Hon’bleSupreme Court in Paschim

Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity–Vs- State of West Bengaland Mahendra Pratap Singh–Vs- State of Orissa. Furtherlearned Advocate/Counsel ofthe petitioner also rely onState of Punjab and Ors –Vs-Mohindra Singh Chawalawhich held that Right tohealth integral to Right to lifeand the Government has aConstitutional obligation toprovide health facilities. Having pr ima facie andconsidering seriousness ofthe matter that affect thepublic health at large, theHigh Court dispose the PILat first day of listing/hearingbefore it by directing thePr inc ipa l S ecr eta ry ofHealth Department to holdan ap pro priate in qui rywithout any further delayand also to take appropriateac tio n b y f ixingresponsibility on the erringof f ic ial s an d concern edcontractors as to how thefunds has not been properlyut ilized . The Cour t al sodi rect s to f in is h theco nst ruc tio n o f P HC atRilram Centre with all properfacilities at the earliest.

Law maker breaks law:MLA and his armed escort overpowered andsnatch seized machineries from Forest Dept. staffs

Forest Depar tment,Government of Manipur, alongwith NGOs and other civilorganisations, have beentrying to save the hill Rangeat Tentha and other adjoiningareas by stopping illegalexcavation and clear felling oftrees. This endeavour ofForest Department, NGOs andother civil bodies is also in

compliance with the variousorders passed by the HighCourt of Manipur in PIL No 25of 2017.The excavator (JCB) and thetrucks were caught by theforest staffs who were notarmed while excavating thesaid protected Hill Range atTentha Thambal Chingya inThoubal district.

The unarmed Forest Guardsand officials of theDepartment were left in a stateof helplessness, a repor treaching here said.It is unfortunate that the MLAof Khangabok AssemblyConstituency, who is alawmaker, instead of behavingas a responsible public leader,has defied the law of the landand also d isrespected therulings of the High Court ofManipur. “Such irresponsible Act oftaking law in hand by a publicleader in front of the generalpublic is highly condemnableand unbecoming of a publicleader. Such act will on lydiscourage the forest fieldfunctionaries in theirendeavour to conserve,protect the forest wealth of theState and contribute to thechanging ecologicalbalances”, an Official of theForest department said whiletaking to Imphal Times

IT NewsImphal, June 23,

“One Day Conference on TheRight of Persons withDisabilities Act 2016” jointlyorganized by Relief Centre forthe Welfare of DifferentlyAbled Persons, Manipur andWelfare Association forDifferently Abled Persons, inassociated with StateCommissioner for Personswith Disabilities, Govt ofManipur was held atThongam Community Hall,Kakching Khunou, KakchingDistrict, ManipurDr. RK Kumarjit Singh, StateCommissioner for Personswith Disabilities, Govt. ofManipur, P. Gopendro Singh,President Relief Centre forthe Welfare of DifferentlyAbled Persons, Manipur, A.Kameshor Singh, Distr ictSocial Welfare Off icer,Thoubal District, Kh. LeimaDevi, Chairperson, KakchingMunicipal Council, Kh.Radhamani Devi, Counsilor,chaired the function as aChief Guest, President andGuests of honoursrespectively.In the conference Chief Guest

Victims of acid attack are nowconsidered as one of persons with

disabilities – Dr. RK KumarjitDr. RK Kumarjit Singhdelivered that victims of acidattack are now considered asone of persons withdisabilities same as thepersons born with physicaldefects adding that Govt. hasrecognized 21 different typesof disabilities to formulate theschemes for their support. DrRK Kumarjit continued thestate had failed to frame thepolicy under ‘The PersonsWith Disability Act, 1995which was popularly knownas Equal Opportunity,Protection of Rights and FullParticipation Act, 1995 beforeit was rep laced by ‘TheRights of Persons withDisabilities Act, 2016’ and thenew Act was approved by thePresident of India onDecember 27 of 2016. Assuch, it is of no use to hidesuch cases, he added andurged the public to use the4% quota reserved forpersons with disability inGovt. jobs.L. Dhaneshor Singh, ChildWelfare Officer, Departmentof Social Welfare, summarizedthat the differently nature ofability to categories a personsof being disability is increasefrom the 7 to 21 by amendingin the par liament recentlywhich include Autism. Thosewho want to get the benefitsof differently abled schemesof government need to get thedisability certificate from theconcern authority. There isprovision to get disabilitycertificate from the PrimaryHealth Centre also but theremay raised the certain

problems due to absence ofspecialist doctors todetermined the physicaldisabilities. He added that theDepartment is implementingvar ious social secur ityschemes under State Planincluding Scholarship for thestudents with disabilities,Unemployment allowance tothe educated unemployedpersons with d isabilities,Financial assistance to thePWDs, Marr iage incentiveaward , Grant- in-aid to theorganizations formed by thepersons with disabilities orParents of severe disabilities.A. Kameshor Singh, DistrictSocial Welfare Off icer,Thoubal said that the Rightof Persons with Disability(RPWD) Act, 2016, number ofspecif ied d isability hasincreased from 7 to 21categories and the number ofpersons with disabilities inthe state will increase as well.He also said that the newgovernment’s initiative of“CM gi SotharabasingiTengbang” which aims toensure the quality of life topersons with disabilities haslargely helped inidentification of disabilitiesand also appealed to theGovernment to took up suchwelfare measures in thefuture too.L Amerendra Sharma anational awardee who alwaysengrave the persons withdisabilities in exploring theirhidden talents to the societyin different f ields, he alsomade many awardee byenhancing their talent.

AgencyNew Delhi June 23,

An elderly couple and theirmaid were found murderedat their first floor flat inSouth Delhi’s Vasant ViharSunday morning, policesaid.

Vishnu Mathur (78), his wifeShashi Mathur (75) and theirfull time domestic helpKhushbu (20) were foundwith stab wounds in theirthroats.“Another domestic help ofthe couple who came towork around 8.30 am found

them murdered. She alertedthe neighbours whoinformed the police,” deputycommissioner of police(southwest) Devender Aryasaid.The officer said the entryinto the house seemedfriendly. Mathur and his

wife were retiredgovernment officials.‘The flat was ransacked. Itcould be robbery. Otherangles are also beingprobed,” Arya said.The couple’s daughter livesin New Delhi’s GreaterKailash area. Their son died

some years ago in a roadaccident.The murder comes on theheels of Friday’s massmurder when a private tutorallegedly killed his wife,seven-year-old daughter,five-year-old son and 40-day-old daughter.

Elderly couple, domestic help found murdered in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar

Moreplantationscontinues

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ManipurIT NewsImphal, June 23,

On e day tr eeplantation programmewas jo in tly organisedby Letz Paint the EarthGreen (Green Painters),Kiddies Corner EnglishHigh Schoo l,Ch ingmei ron g andmembers of SEEDS atSocio Eco nomic andE n v i r o n m e n tDevelopement SocietyCo mplex, nearSaheibun g v il lage,Kangpokpi district.Around 50 volunteersand students activelypa r tic ipated in theprogramme. After theplantation a sho r tin ter act ion with theyou ng and en erga ticminds of the school wasco ndu cted o n thevalues and importanceof such activities by theelders present on thatprogramme.It may be mention thatChief Minister’s GreenManipur Mission waslaunch on that complexyesterday by N BirenSingh, Chief Minister ofManipur.

Plantation prog. by Letz P aint theEarth Green (Green P ainters ),

Kiddies Corner English HighSchool, Chingmeirong and

members of SEEDS at SocioEco no mic and Enviro nment

Develo pement So ciety Co mp lex,