IGNTU Manipur campus to continue stir
Imphal, October 19 (NNN): Raising their voice against 'the indifferent attitude' of their university authority, the students' organization of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Regional Campus Manipur has threatened to continue with their agitation saying they would even opt for the 'most extreme way'. However, they stated that they would call off the stir if their demand or the assurance was fulfilled within October 17 The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students’ Welfare (IGNTUSW), Regional Campus Manipur said that the students in the university have their own share and rights to study like other universities. They said the students' body has approached and urged the state Chief Minister, the state Education Minister, the Chairman of Hill Area Committee (HAC), and various other leaders to help them but nothing has been done so far despite their assurances. During a meeting between a professor representative of the varsity and leaders of IGNTUSW that was held on October 4 at Hotel Classic, it was officially agreed between the two that the authority would resolve the matter as soon as possible and communicate the same to the students body in written on or before October 17. In the meeting, an 18 Point Agreement was also signed which include like Semester Examination question setting and answer evaluation should be done by the Regional Campus, infrastructures like library, class room(s), computers with Internet facilities would be provided and immediate shifting of the RCM site at Makhan. IGNTUSW further appealed to all the tribals of Manipur to extend their cooperation morally and practically to the cause of the students of this university.
4th Mizo Infiamna Kutpui underway
AIZAWL, October 19 (NNN): The 4th Mizo Infiamna Kutpui (A Mizo Traditional Sport Festival) jointly organised by North East Zone Cultural Centre, Art & Culture Department, Mizoram and Sub-Headquarter Young Mizo Association (YMA), Serchhip has kick-started today at Serchhip, about 112 kms away from Aizawl. Zolawma District Education Officer, Serchhip was the Chief Guest and. Zaliana, Senior Research Officer, Tribal Research Institute; Art & Culture Department addressed the inaugural function. He said that organizing the Zo-sport belongs to Mizos and he went on to add that with the fast pace development it is very necessary to preserve and protect one’s culture and tradition which were practice in the ancient. It is every Mizo’s duty to keep alive this valuable tradition. The kut had showcased numbers of traditional sports which were forgotten by youths. “The Mizoram Art & Culture department played an active part in this regard by organizing such festival”, said the department’s minister PC Zoramsangliana while talking to this correspondent. It was also mentioned that the Mizo Infiamna Kutpui was first organised at Sialhawk Village in 2008, and the 2nd was held at Chaltlang, Aizawl and the 3rd was organized at Kolasib. The two days Mizo Infiamna Kutpui will be concluded on Oct. 20.
'CM should quit for ceding State’s land'
GUWAHATI, October 19 (TAT): The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) asked the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to submit his resignation taking the responsibility of ‘ceding Assam’s land to Bangladesh’ through the land swap deal between the two countries. The AASU said that since the government had accepted in the State Assembly yesterday that Assam’s land has been given to Bangladesh through the recent land deal, it has verified the student body’s stand on the issue. “Till now, we have been saying that Assam’s land has been given to the neighbouring country without taking the people into confidence, but contradictory statements came from the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues. But yesterday, the government spokespersons themselves accepted that 193 acres of Assam’s land, which was in the State map, have been given to Bangladesh,” AASU adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya said while addressing the media here. He also alleged that the Chief Minister had already lost the value of his words by constantly changing his statements on the Indo-Bangladesh land deal, since the day of signing of the accord. “The day after signing the deal, he said in Delhi that State has got around 1200 acres of land of the entire disputed area barring only 193 acres. But here in Assam, he claimed that he would resign if it is proved that even an inch of State’s land has been given to Bangladesh through the treaty,” Bhattacharyya said.
Agartala to emerge as second IT hub in NE
Agartala, October 19 (PTI): The capital of Tripura is going to emerge as second IT hub after Guwahati in the North-East with the sanctioning of Rs 37 crore by the Centre for construction of its building, official sources said on Wednesday. “The central government has recently sanctioned Rs 37 crore for construction of the building for setting up the IT hub”, Chairman of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Ltd, Pabitra Kar said on Wednesday. “Many IT companies like Wipro and IBM have already expressed their interests in setting up IT centres. Construction of the building will star from next month and it will be completed within two and half years,” Mr. Kar said.
Rs3,500 crore demanded by Sikkim for short-term rehabilitation
Gangtok, October 19 (PTI): The Sikkim government has demanded Rs3,500 crore from the Centre for short-term rehabilitation measures in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit the state recently, official sources said today. A memorandum in this regard has been submitted to the central government. The memorandum was not a comprehensive estimate of the total damages incurred by the state, but that for immediate and short-term measures for repair and rehabilitation, they said. This included restoration of damaged water supply lines, power supply, road network and classrooms where school buildings have been damaged. Earlier, the state government had placed a figure of between Rs6,000 and Rs7,000 crore to the Centre as the estimate of total damage incurred. Senior officers would leave for New Delhi shortly to discuss the memorandum with central officials and whether the earlier Rs1,000 crore interim relief declared by the prime minister would be part of the disbursement by the Centre for short-term rehabilitation measures, they said.
Imphal, October 19 (NNN): Raising their voice against 'the indifferent attitude' of their university authority, the students' organization of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Regional Campus Manipur has threatened to continue with their agitation saying they would even opt for the 'most extreme way'. However, they stated that they would call off the stir if their demand or the assurance was fulfilled within October 17 The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students’ Welfare (IGNTUSW), Regional Campus Manipur said that the students in the university have their own share and rights to study like other universities. They said the students' body has approached and urged the state Chief Minister, the state Education Minister, the Chairman of Hill Area Committee (HAC), and various other leaders to help them but nothing has been done so far despite their assurances. During a meeting between a professor representative of the varsity and leaders of IGNTUSW that was held on October 4 at Hotel Classic, it was officially agreed between the two that the authority would resolve the matter as soon as possible and communicate the same to the students body in written on or before October 17. In the meeting, an 18 Point Agreement was also signed which include like Semester Examination question setting and answer evaluation should be done by the Regional Campus, infrastructures like library, class room(s), computers with Internet facilities would be provided and immediate shifting of the RCM site at Makhan. IGNTUSW further appealed to all the tribals of Manipur to extend their cooperation morally and practically to the cause of the students of this university.
4th Mizo Infiamna Kutpui underway
AIZAWL, October 19 (NNN): The 4th Mizo Infiamna Kutpui (A Mizo Traditional Sport Festival) jointly organised by North East Zone Cultural Centre, Art & Culture Department, Mizoram and Sub-Headquarter Young Mizo Association (YMA), Serchhip has kick-started today at Serchhip, about 112 kms away from Aizawl. Zolawma District Education Officer, Serchhip was the Chief Guest and. Zaliana, Senior Research Officer, Tribal Research Institute; Art & Culture Department addressed the inaugural function. He said that organizing the Zo-sport belongs to Mizos and he went on to add that with the fast pace development it is very necessary to preserve and protect one’s culture and tradition which were practice in the ancient. It is every Mizo’s duty to keep alive this valuable tradition. The kut had showcased numbers of traditional sports which were forgotten by youths. “The Mizoram Art & Culture department played an active part in this regard by organizing such festival”, said the department’s minister PC Zoramsangliana while talking to this correspondent. It was also mentioned that the Mizo Infiamna Kutpui was first organised at Sialhawk Village in 2008, and the 2nd was held at Chaltlang, Aizawl and the 3rd was organized at Kolasib. The two days Mizo Infiamna Kutpui will be concluded on Oct. 20.
'CM should quit for ceding State’s land'
GUWAHATI, October 19 (TAT): The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) asked the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to submit his resignation taking the responsibility of ‘ceding Assam’s land to Bangladesh’ through the land swap deal between the two countries. The AASU said that since the government had accepted in the State Assembly yesterday that Assam’s land has been given to Bangladesh through the recent land deal, it has verified the student body’s stand on the issue. “Till now, we have been saying that Assam’s land has been given to the neighbouring country without taking the people into confidence, but contradictory statements came from the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues. But yesterday, the government spokespersons themselves accepted that 193 acres of Assam’s land, which was in the State map, have been given to Bangladesh,” AASU adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya said while addressing the media here. He also alleged that the Chief Minister had already lost the value of his words by constantly changing his statements on the Indo-Bangladesh land deal, since the day of signing of the accord. “The day after signing the deal, he said in Delhi that State has got around 1200 acres of land of the entire disputed area barring only 193 acres. But here in Assam, he claimed that he would resign if it is proved that even an inch of State’s land has been given to Bangladesh through the treaty,” Bhattacharyya said.
Agartala to emerge as second IT hub in NE
Agartala, October 19 (PTI): The capital of Tripura is going to emerge as second IT hub after Guwahati in the North-East with the sanctioning of Rs 37 crore by the Centre for construction of its building, official sources said on Wednesday. “The central government has recently sanctioned Rs 37 crore for construction of the building for setting up the IT hub”, Chairman of Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Ltd, Pabitra Kar said on Wednesday. “Many IT companies like Wipro and IBM have already expressed their interests in setting up IT centres. Construction of the building will star from next month and it will be completed within two and half years,” Mr. Kar said.
Rs3,500 crore demanded by Sikkim for short-term rehabilitation
Gangtok, October 19 (PTI): The Sikkim government has demanded Rs3,500 crore from the Centre for short-term rehabilitation measures in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit the state recently, official sources said today. A memorandum in this regard has been submitted to the central government. The memorandum was not a comprehensive estimate of the total damages incurred by the state, but that for immediate and short-term measures for repair and rehabilitation, they said. This included restoration of damaged water supply lines, power supply, road network and classrooms where school buildings have been damaged. Earlier, the state government had placed a figure of between Rs6,000 and Rs7,000 crore to the Centre as the estimate of total damage incurred. Senior officers would leave for New Delhi shortly to discuss the memorandum with central officials and whether the earlier Rs1,000 crore interim relief declared by the prime minister would be part of the disbursement by the Centre for short-term rehabilitation measures, they said.
Dmr-Ghy AI flight rescheduled
Dimapur, October 19, (MExN): Station Manager issued a press release stating that due to operational reasons Air India flight of October 20th (Thursday) had been rescheduled. AI9752/20OCT for Dimapur/Guwahati sector had been rescheduled to 1135 HRS. All Passengers had been requested to report for check in formalities at 0945 HRS.
Thilixu council resolves
Dimapur, October 19 (MExN): The Thilixu Village Council has resolved to boycott the “self-style”, “Mishikito Church Building Dedication” on October 22. "The church falls under Thilixu Block III, where there are above 200 households/ families are enjoying the facilities for in the name of Thilixu village and administrated by the competent Thilixu GBs and Council and Thilixu Baptist Church, according to the established by law and where on the Thilixu Village is only having a lawful say to the extend of any part , Churches etc, within its jurisdiction (sic),” stated a press note appended by head GB K Hecto Kiba, GB Hekikhe Kiba, GB Yekhushe Kiba, GB Honikhe, GB Sukhavi Chishi, GB Inaho Yeptho, GB Tokishe Achumi, VCCM L Khevishe Sema and council secretary Khuto Achumi. The refore, the Thilixu Village Council has appealed individuals under WSBAK and “programme officials of the so called Mishikito Church Dedication” to restrain themselves from attending and taking part in the unauthorized programme. Failing to comply, the village authority shall not be responsible in the event of any untoward incidents that may happen.
Dimapur, October 19, (MExN): Station Manager issued a press release stating that due to operational reasons Air India flight of October 20th (Thursday) had been rescheduled. AI9752/20OCT for Dimapur/Guwahati sector had been rescheduled to 1135 HRS. All Passengers had been requested to report for check in formalities at 0945 HRS.
Thilixu council resolves
Dimapur, October 19 (MExN): The Thilixu Village Council has resolved to boycott the “self-style”, “Mishikito Church Building Dedication” on October 22. "The church falls under Thilixu Block III, where there are above 200 households/ families are enjoying the facilities for in the name of Thilixu village and administrated by the competent Thilixu GBs and Council and Thilixu Baptist Church, according to the established by law and where on the Thilixu Village is only having a lawful say to the extend of any part , Churches etc, within its jurisdiction (sic),” stated a press note appended by head GB K Hecto Kiba, GB Hekikhe Kiba, GB Yekhushe Kiba, GB Honikhe, GB Sukhavi Chishi, GB Inaho Yeptho, GB Tokishe Achumi, VCCM L Khevishe Sema and council secretary Khuto Achumi. The refore, the Thilixu Village Council has appealed individuals under WSBAK and “programme officials of the so called Mishikito Church Dedication” to restrain themselves from attending and taking part in the unauthorized programme. Failing to comply, the village authority shall not be responsible in the event of any untoward incidents that may happen.
