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IMPHAL TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014
VFS Global opens new Italy
Schengen Visa Application
Collection Centre
GUWAHATI, Oct 13:The
Consulate General of Italy in
Kolkata, along with its
outsourcing agency VFS
Global, inauguratedthe first
Schengen Visa Application
Collection Centre on October 9
in Guwahati. With this centre,
the applicants will be facilitated
in applying for Italy Schengen
visas, which will allow them to
travel to Italy and Europe.
According to Schengen
rules (26 European countries
are now members);all applicants who intend to spend the
maximum number of days in
Italy or if Italy is the first port
of entry or the main destination of their trip, can apply
for a visa to the Consulate
General of Italy in Kolkata
through this new Collection
Centre facility in Guwahati.
Cesare Bieller, Consul
General of Italy in Kolkata
along with Gaurav Gogoi,
Member of Parliament inaugurated the new Visa
Application Collection Centre
today at 1200hrs at Nilgiri
Path, Near Doordarshan
Kendra, R. G. Baruah Road,
Guwahati.
The Collection Centre will
accept applications for visas
to Italy from applicants and
travel agents residing in
Guwahati and other parts of
North East India. All applications will continue to be
assessed and processed by the
Consulate General of Italy in
Kolkata. The service would
attract a nominal service fee,
payable at the Collection Centre at the time of submitting
applications. The Collection
Centre will remain open from
1000hrs to 1600hrs for enhanced convenience to
applicants and travel agents.
The key features of the
Collection Centre facility
were to have a conveniently
located and easily accessible
Collection Centre, dedicated
website with information on
visa categories, fees, and
other application related details, call centre and email
support to answer queries,
100% secure handling of
documents and personal information,
tracking
of
application status-website,
optional SMS and email
alerts, convenient and secure
return delivery of visa documents.
Speaking on the occasion,
Bieller stated, “Italy is the first
Schengen country to take
concrete steps in facilitating
visa processing of applicants
from the North-east who are
travelling, for tourism and
business, to Italy and Europe.
We are expecting a significant
increase in visa applications
in the coming months as applicants or their travel agents
can now drop the applications
in Guwahati, which VFS
Global will then forward to
the Consulate General of Italy
in Kolkata for processing.
VFS Global offers many
services to the applicants and
from my side I can inform
you that we have already set
up procedures to issue the
visas in the shortest time possible.”
Vishal Jairath, Regional
Head - South Asia, VFS
Global said,“It is our privilege to extend our services to
the Consulate General of the
Italian Republic in Kolkata
with a visa application Collection Centre for the
residents of Guwahati and
North East India, at large.
This is the client’s first such
initiative in Eastern India to
provide convenience and accessibility to applicants from
the region thus eliminating the
need to travel to Kolkata. This
extension of association further affirms the Italy
Government’s faith on VFS
Global and its services.”
'NIA probe to throw up
uncomfortable facts for Trinamool'
KOLKATA, Oct 13: Alleging that the Mamata Banerjee
government did nothing to unravel the truth behind the Oct 2 blast
in West Bengal, former Supreme Court Judge AK Ganguly said
the NIA probe would throw up "uncomfortable" facts for the
state`s ruling Trinamool Congress.
The explosion at a house in Burdwan district`s Khagragarh
killed two suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen militants and injured another. Amid allegations of the Trinamool trying to
cover up the probe, the central government Oct 9 directed the
National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe
of the incident in which a banned Bangladeshi militant group
is suspected to be involved.
"The incident involves the security of the nation and the
centre has all the right to direct the NIA to investigate it. There
is nothing unconstitutional in this. In fact, the state government
which has been opposing the NIA, did nothing to unravel the
facts," Ganguly said here on the sidelines of a programme
here.
After the union home ministry suo motu directed the NIA
to take over the probe, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Narendra Modi government at the Centre of
"interfering in the state`s affairs and attacking federalism".
A known critic of the Banerjee government, Ganguly, a
former chairperson of the state`s rights panel, said the NIA
probe will throw up "uncomfortable facts" for the Trinamool.
Saradha scam
KOLKATA, Oct 13: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on
Monday grilled painter Shuvoprasanna and industrialist Harsh
Neotia in connection with the
Saradha scam.
Both of them had been
asked to appear before the
agency for questioning their alleged involvement in the scam.
Shuvoprasanna, considered
close to ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, allegedly
sold a TV channel he owned to
Saradha Group chief Sudipto
Sen, now in jail custody.
He was also involved in
setting up the sprawling Arts
Acre Foundation campus at
Rajarhat. Neotia was also
grilled by ED officers to ascertain the nature of his
association with the painter and
had bought several paintings by
him.
"I have been knowing
Shuvoprasanna for many years
and was a like a friend to me.
I also bought several pictures
painted by him", Neotia told
PTI.
CBI had also summoned
Shuvoprasanna in connection
with the Saradha case.
Facelift for Gandhi Maidan with ‘Love Jihad’ row takes new turn,
new gates, CCTVs in Bihar
Meerut girl retracts statement
PATNA, Oct 13: Recognising
the shortcomings which resulted in a stampede, and bomb
blasts at a rally last year, the
Bihar government is working
on a plan to give a facelift to the
Gandhi Maidan by installing
broad gates and CCTV
cameras.
"Work is in progress to
give a facelift to the Gandhi
Maidan for better security and
civic facilities," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
Jitendra Rana told PTI.
A stampede in Gandhi
Maidan on October 3 after the
'Ravana Vadh (slaying of the
demon king)' left 33 dead and
29 others injured.
On October 27, 2013, six
serial bomb blasts had rocked
the Maidan just before
Narendra Modi's address a
gathering. Five persons were
killed and 66 were injured in
the incident.
Previously known as the
Patna Lawns, Gandhi Maidan
is a historic ground near the
banks of River Ganga. Several
movements
were
launched here during the freedom struggle, including the
Champaran movement and the
Quit India movement of 1942.
The 1974 JP movement was
also launched from this historic ground. The world's
tallest 70-feet Gandhi statue
was installed at this ground
last year.
Rana, who succeeded
Manu Maharaj as SSP Patna
in the wake of the stampede,
said like Pragati Maidan in
Delhi, Gandhi Maidan would
have three broad gates in funnel shape with facility of
public address system and the
gates would provide buffer
zone to the people so that they
do not get directly exposed to
heavy traffic on the main road
Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi for
raising marriage age to 25
PATNA, Oct 13: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on
Monday favoured raising the marriage age to 25 in tune with
"Ashrama system" prescribed in Hindu philosophy for good health
and getting rid of the problem of malnutrition.
"I belief marriage age for both boy and girl be raised to
25 in accordance with the age old tradition of Ashrama
system," Manjhi told reporters on the sidelines of "Janata ke
Darbar me Mukhya Mantri" programme.
The Ashrama system divides life into four stages on the
basis of age. The first stage is "Brahmacharya" (celibacy) till
the age of 24.Second one is "Grihastha" from 24-48, then
"Vanaprastha" (48-72) and finally "Sannyasa" (72 till demise).
There was sound reasoning for categorisation of stages in
the Shastras, he said and attributed the ills of health problem,
population explosion and malnutrition due to violation of the
age-old practise.
"Why height of an average person has come down to 5
feet from earlier 7 feet?" he asked and attributed it to early
marriage.
The 70-year-old CM cited his own example and said he
got married after 25 and that's the reason even at this age he
does not take any medicine.
"Lifting marriage age to 25 will solve the problems of bad
health and malnutrition among women and infants prevalent in
society today," he said. ––PTI
GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR
DIRECTORATE OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES
NOTICE
Imphal, the 13th October, 2014
No.HL-269/C&I/2014: Applications in the prescribed form are
invited from interested Weavers, Artisans, Entrepreneurs,
NGOs, Companies, Firms, State and Central Govt. Departments for allotment of stalls in the Manipur Sangai Festival,
2014 to be held from 21st to 30th November, 2014 at Hapta
Kangjeibung, Imphal.
The prescribed application form can be obtained from the
following :
1) Directorate
of
Commerce
&
Industries,
Manipur,
Lamphelpat, Imphal
2) Office of the Manipur Apex Handloom Weavers & Handicraft Artisansí Cooperative Society, Paona Bazar, Imphal
3) The
form
may
also
be
downloaded
from
www.dcimanipur.gov.in
Fees shall be charged for allotment of the stalls at the
following rates :
i) Premium Stall (16íx12')
-Rs.10,000/ii) Food Stall (10íx10í) with covered -Rs.10,000/serving area (10íx10í)
iii) Ordinary Stall (10íx10í)
- Rs. 5,000/The duly filled in application forms along with the stall
fees should be submitted to the office of the Manipur Apex
Handloom Weavers & Handicrafts Artisans Coop. Society Ltd
(Apex Society) at Paona Bazar, Imphal, on or before
31.10.2014.
30 stalls are being reserved for the Chinjak Festival Group.
Members of the Group will be allotted stalls on the recommendation of the organizations concerned, and hence, they
need not apply separately in the prescribed form. They will,
however, have to pay the stall fees.
No separate type of stall will be arranged for floriculture,
vegetable, fruits and similar produces. Interested parties are
informed to submit applications in the prescribed form for the
stalls mentioned above.
Sd/- B. John Tlangtinkhuma
Director of Commerce & Industries
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Manipur
We the Shajouba Baptist Church Youth Department would
like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to ìMao
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helping hand by providing us 2 (two) Solar Lamps for using
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Thank you.
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The MBC Women Department Girlsí Boarding Golden
Jubilee planning Committee and the MBC Women Department in general extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation
to all the MBC Association leaders, families of Pioneers and
former leaders of MBC Women Department, staffs and families of MBC, well-wishers and invitees for attending the
Golden Jubilee celebration on 11th October 2014 at MBC
Center Church making it a grand success. Your presence and
participation have been a great encouragement to us all.
May God bless you all.
Sd/- Lhingboi Kipgen
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Women Secretary, MBC
BEFORE THE OATH COMMISSIONER,
IMPHAL WEST : MANIPUR
AFFIDAVIT
I, Manish Lamabam, aged about 20 years, S/o Lamabam
Iboyaima Singh, a resident of Naoremthong Khumanthem
Leikai, P.O. Imphal, P. S. Lamphel, District Imphal West,
Manipur, do hereby take oath and solemnly affirm as follows:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India having a permanent resident of the above mentioned place. This is true to
my knowledge.
2. That, at the time of issuing Birth Certificate issued by
Sub-Registrar, Births & Deaths, Imphal Municipal Council my
name was recorded/written as Lamabam Manish Singh and
whereas in my academic records my name was recorded/
written as Manish Lamabam. This is true to my knowledge.
3. That, I swear this Affidavit for clarifying my two names
i.e. Lamabam Manish Singh and Manish Lamabam are the
one and same person. This is true to my knowledge.
Verified that whole contents of this Affidavit are all true
and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
nothing fact has been concealed therein.
Dated, Imphal
Sd/- Manish Lamabam
The 13th October, 2014
Signature of the Deponent.
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Chief Secy directs
initiation of action
against 104 surgeons
LUCKNOW, Oct 13: The
Uttar Pradesh chief secretary
today directed officials to initiate action against 104 surgeons
for allegedly "not performing"
any major operation.
"Clarification should be
immediately sought from the
104 government surgeons
who have not performed any
major operation and departmental action be ensured
against them," Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said.
The chief secretary also
instructed officials to ensure
availability of medicines and
doctors in government hospitals for the benefit of
common people.
"Senior officials, both at
the state headquarter and district level, should regularly
monitor the availability of
medicines as well as that of
doctors in the hospitals under
them," he said.
Ranjan also underlined the
need for redressing the problems arising in distribution of
cheques under the 'Janani
Suraksha Yojna' on a priority
basis.
The alleged victim’s relatives in Meerut.
MEERUT, Oct 13: The
“Love Jihad” controversy in
Uttar Pradesh took a new twist
with a 20-year-old local girl
going back on her earlier
statement that she was
gangraped and forcibly
converted to Islam.
The alleged victim went to
the Mahila Police station in
Meerut and said that she had
“gone on her own free will”
with the boy, a Muslim, denying what she had said in
her Sec 164 statement to a
magistrate. However, the father of the girl has disputed
her claim and said she has
been threatened to give a
retraction statement.
The girl has now told the
police that she had run away
from her house as there was
“threat to her life” and al-
PATNA, Oct 13: An RTI
activist from Bihar says he
faces threats to life after
exposing people who are
claiming pension meant for
freedom fighters though they
took no part in the
independence struggle. Manohar Mishra, who is in his early
30s, said the racketers had
threatened to kill him and his
family members and that his
terrorized aged parents were
spending sleepless nights.
Mishra has urged Home
Minister Rajnath Singh to
provide him and his family
protection.
"After I exposed the fake
freedom fighters, the freedom
fighter mafia is after me,"
Mishra said.
CONGRATULATION
We the teaching
staff, non-teaching
staffs and school
management committee of Pemton
Devi
English
School, Ningthoukhong, Bishnupur
District congratulate Shree Oinam
Premibai Devi d/o
Oinam Churamani
Singh resident of
Ningthoukhong W/
No. 6 of School for
her grand success
in the 1st position
of the 3rd District
Level Mathematics
competition
for
category 'A' held
on 28th of September, 2014 Sponsored by SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANISATION
(SDO) Phubala.
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Sd/- Teaching and Non-teaching staffs and SMC
Pemton Devi English School, Ningthoukhong
I have lost my class X Marksheet bearing Roll No. 19673
issued by BOSEM of 2007, Class XII Marksheet bearing Roll
No. 10226 issued by COHSEM of 2009 and Transfer Certificate bearing Roll No. 3350 issued by Vivekanandha College
Of
Arts
and
Sciences
for
Women
Elayampalam,
Tiruchengode, T.N. 2010-2013 batch (B.C.A) on 3/10/2014
between Khurai to Canchipur. Finders are requested to
handover the same to the undersigned.
Sd/- Raisa Nongthombam
Khurai Lamlong Bazar, # 8974213609
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MATHANG CHALLEI(THAGATCHABA)
SAGOLBAND KHAMNAM LEIRAK, IMPHAL
REI KALLEI SIR LAISHRAM NABAKISHORE
EIYEI HILHAK HAPTA 6 (THRUK) SHAIBINI
KEIYEI LEFT KIDNEY REI KALLEI THLUNG
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TADRAî HAIBADU TOUWEI MINLHANGKHUR
HEI KEINUNGRI CHIMMURA. DUNPUNI EIYEI
LHOUBOMRA DUI DUI CHOUDUI TANGBANG
HOINIYASU.
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M. JAMES MARING
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MACHI VILLAGE, CHANDEL DIST. MANIPUR
CHIRU REM BAPTIST CHURCHES ASSOCIATION
(CRBCA), MANIPUR
THE 1st WOMEN CONFERENCE
KANGCHUP CHIRU BAPTIST CHURCH
13th-16th OCTOBER, 2014.
THEME: ìBE A MODEL OF GODLY WOMENî
1st PETER 3:6
I, on behalf of the CRBCA, Women Department
appeal to all the concern organization not to call any
bandh/strike if possible on those above said dates
as, the first Chiru women conference will be held at
Kangchup Chiru village. Thanking you in anticipation.
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Mrs. V.D. Tani
Chairperson
CRBCA, Women Department.
Ph. No. 8974045440
leged that she was also
“beaten up”.
Police said that after recording her statement in
front of an executive magistrate, she has been sent to
Nari Niketan (women’s
home) for her safety and
protection.
“Right now she has come
to the mahila police station at
8 in the morning and she has
told that she has gone on her
own free will with a boy.
But the case has already been
charge sheeted and pending
before the court.
“She told the woman police officer that she has life
threat from their own parents. On this ground, we
have brought the woman to
the executive magistrate and
he has recorded the statement
of the woman. She has been
sent to the Nari Niketan for
the safety and protection,”
said Omkar Singh SSP
Meerut.
The matter of alleged
gangrape and conversion in
August was latched up by
the BJP whose leaders including Yogi Adityanath,
state in charge of by-elections, exploiting the issue,
especially in western parts
of the state. The alleged
perpetrator Kaleem and
eight others were arrested
after the girl had alleged on
August 3 that she had been
abducted, gangraped and
forcibly converted to Islam.
Now the BJP has accused
the Samajwadi Party government in the state of
“directing” the police to protect the criminals and
demanded a CBI prob.
“It is now exposed that
Meerut police on the directions of the UP government
has come out in protecting
criminals,”
Laxmikant
Bajpaye, State BJP president said.
“BJP has not made any
textbook case. It is now exposed that Meerut police
under the direction of UP
government has come out in
protecting criminals,” Bajpaye said.
RTI activist fears threat to life
LOST
GRATITUDE
GRATITUDE
after stepping out from the
ground.
The narrow opening of the
gate towards Ramgoolam
Chowk has been highlighted
as one of the main reasons
for the stampede along with
poor light arrangements.
The Maidan of around 2.5
km radius would have four
watch towers manned by security personnel, the SSP
said, adding that vehicles near
the Gandhi Maidan police station would be removed.
Rana said a committee of
prominent citizens would be
constituted for maintenance of
the ground from rent collected
and the District Magistrate,
SSP and other officials would
be its members.
The committee would be
approved tomorrow at a
meeting convened by the Divisional Commissioner, he
said.
"I am afraid they can harm
me physically or can trap me
in some fake cases," he said.
In a letter to Rajnath Singh,
he has demanded a high-level
probe over the non-availability of records in respect of
the Swatantra Senani Samman
Pension scheme.
Mishra said he had requested the departments
concerned through RTI to
provide a complete list of freedom fighters drawing pension
in Bihar. He said he was informed that there were no
such records with the Bihar
government.
"It is a matter of deep concern that the government is
spending crores of rupees
annually without any accountability.
"I can tell you confidently
that nearly 90 percent of
claims of freedom fighters in
Bihar are forged.
"These people are getting
pension after submitting fake
documents. Interestingly, 80
percent of them were not even
born during our country's
freedom movement."
According to Mishra, some
people running the racket in
Bihar were forging documents to "create" spurious
freedom fighters. He said he
was "in deep trouble" because the mafia had threatened
him and his family.
"I am getting calls from
unknown numbers. They are
threatening me with dire consequences.
"They are also threatening
to seize all my assets and land
in my native village (in
Bihar). Due to this, my parents have been living in
trauma for the last two
weeks," he said.
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