Manipur/NE News IMPHAL WEDNESDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2014 Japanese language IMPHAL, Nov 4: The IndoJapan Friendship Association and Centre for Japanese Language Studies, Imphal would jointly organise a seminar on studies in Asian Japanese academy on November 9 at Johnstone Higher Secondary School, according to a statement issued by the Principal of Centre for Japanese Studies, Imphal. It asserted that the seminar would be attended by the Director General and Co-ordinators of Asian Japanese Academy located in Fukuoka city, Japan. Students who have cleared X and XII standards and parents may join the seminar, it added. Monsang seminar IMPHAL, Nov 4: Sirti Thiimjiitam Sourkhe, Delhi (Monsang Students’ Union, Delhi) will organise the 2nd Monsang tribe seminar under the theme, ‘Marching with vision and perseverance’ at Delhi from November 14 to 16. Thirty six Monsang elders and dignitaries including eminent resource persons, intellectuals, educationists, Christian leaders, social workers, well wishers and leaders of Sirti Sanuw Ruh (Monsang Women Union) and Sirti Thiimjiitam Sourkhe (Monsang Students’ Union) will participate in the seminar, said a release issued by the general secy of Sirti Upa Ruh. Drain constructed IMPHAL, Nov 4: Construction of drain along TronglaobiChingdamba road under Ngangkhalawai ZP in Bishnupur has begun today. Construction of the drain along the 2km road is being taken up under MGNREGS, said ZP member M Birachandra. Remaining works would be completed with grants from 13th finance commission and RD&PR Dept. The ZP member along with BDO Moirang, DRDA officials inspected the work. 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ATSUM in a statement appreciated the wonderful patience, endurance, and the strong heart shown by the parents of (L) Baby Lungnila Elizabeth. The yeomen service done for the people of the State and also to the students of Little Flower School by the parents is well appreciated. But ATSUM is at pains on seeing the conditions of the park at Officers' Club which was constructed in memory of the little girl. "If the Government cannot maintain it properly we request the Government to kindly allow ATSUM to maintain the park for the kids of the State”, it said. The Maram Students’ Union (MKS) has also paid deep and profound homage to Late Baby Lungnila Elizabeth on her 11th death anniversary. A statement released today by the MKS recalled the incident that led to the brutal murder of the then eight year old baby Lungnila Elizabeth, a Class III student of Little Flower School, Imphal Jihadi activities in Assam mainly in Barpeta district: Gogoi GUWAHATI, Nov 4 Jihadi activities in Assam are mainly in Barpeta district, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today. "Jihadi activities are mainly in Barpeta district. Some people from there and Nalbari district have gone for training outside," Gogoi told reporters at a press meet here. "The National Investigation Agency is investigating into it. The NIA is equipped to do so as jihadi issue has international ramifications and wider links. Our scope is limited to Assam only," he said. To a query if madarasas were involved in jihadi activities, the Chief Minister said, "There is no proof that all are responsible. One or two persons there may be involved but that does not mean all there are involved." "Jihadi activities have been there since 1995. In Assam we have made over 600 arrests, including Harkat-ul-Jihad- alIslami (HuJI), Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULTA) elements," he said. Gogoi also took credit for containing militancy in the state, asserting, "I only have contained insurgency and jihadi activities. They are interconnected." "Because insurgency has been contained, development has taken place in Assam. Investments are coming in," he said. The NIA yesterday searched in Barpeta district the house of Sahanur Alom alias Doctor, one of the main accused in the Burdwan blast case and seized some materials from the house. The NIA had recently declared Rs 5 lakh reward for information leading to absconding Alom's arrest. PTI which shocked, brought pain and endless tears to everyone specially mothers and children. The bitter experience and the unpardonable sin in the slaughter of the baby later stood as a sign of ‘forgiveness’ touching hearts of thousands and as a bond of unity in condemning the barbaric act cutting across boundaries, religion, ethnic groups, young and old. The murder of the girl is a reminder that women and children are often soft targets in a place where they should be safest. Hundreds of women and children regularly face many social ailments in the form of various atrocities, assault and their silence and fear of stigma are assumed as weaknesses by anti-social elements. The annual anniversary should be a constant reminder to implore the citizens to break free from the path of hatred and violence and ensure that these sections of vulnerable people have every right to live with full dignity and respect. MKS sincerely paid homage and respect to baby Lungnila who came to earth as a child and returned to heaven as an angel. To carry forward the values of her supreme sacrifice and inspire others with such heart rendering tale, MKS said that they are annually organising MKS Lungnila Meritorious Awards. observes 5th Reformation Day NSCN(IM) hideout UTLA JIRI, Nov 4: The SK Thadou group of United Tribal Liberation (UTLA) observed its 5th Reformation day today at its desbusted, one killed Army ignated camp at Leisangphai, Muktokhal under Tousem Haflong, Nov 4 An NSCN(IM) hideout was busted and a cadre killed by security forces in an encounter in Assam's Dima Hasao district today. A joint team of the police and Assam Rifles launched a operation in the Kepailo area under Mahur police station of the district and busted a hideout, an Assam Rifles spokesman said. An encounter followed in which a militant was killed. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter, the spokesman said. PTI Literary Meet begins at Senapati IMPHAL, Nov 4 The first ever district level literary meet under SSA was inaugurated today in Senapati district with the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’. DC of Senapati, who is also Chairperson of District Board of Education inaugurated the meet. The event was organised by the DBE in collaboration with the Senapati District Students’ Association (SDSA) and Kuki Students’ Organization (KSO) Sadar Hills. The event will conclude on November 5. Around 600 students from all private and Government aided schools under the ADC and ZEO of the district have registered for participation. According to Jacintha Lazarus, DC, Senapati the programme is being organised with the aim to bring together all the students of the district sub-division, Tamenglong district. Cadres of SK Thadou group of UTLA paid tributes to the departed cadres and leaders of the outfit. Speaking to reporters, chairman of UTLA SK Thadou asserted that the cadres who lost their lives were not killed by any other group but by cadres of another faction of the outfit UTLA (Robert). He also added that such killing and blood bath would not ensure peace in the area. Meanwhile he also conveyed his desire to declare areas under the outfit's dominion as peace zones. Church leaders were also present at the occasion. JNN Free yoga camp concludes By Our Staff Reporter IMPHAL, Nov 4: The 5-day residential free yoga and youth personality development camp jointly organised by UCO and Manipur School of Yoga under the sponsorship of United Committee Manipur (UCM) concluded today at Konthoujam Lairembi High School, Konthoujam. Speaking as the chief guest of the programme, Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam highlighted the importance of yoga for overall personality development and well being of the body. He said that yoga should be practised by all, young and old alike. The closing ceremony was attended amongst others by Joychandra Konthoujam, secretary general UCM, MLA K Sarat Singh, Addl CE of CADA K Manoranjan Singh and president of UCO, Konthoujam, K Manihar as the president and guests of honour respectively. Demonstration by the campers and presentation of cultural items were the highlights of the closing ceremony. 40 Indians remain captives in Iraq; Govt assures families and explore their talents and encourage them to nurture it. The mega event will see competitions in recitation of poems, solo singing, painting, fancy dress, dance, elocution, skit, choreography, extempore and quiz competitions. NEW DELHI, Nov 4: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met the families of 40 Indians, still held captives in Iraq, and assured them that the "earnest" efforts continued to secure the release of the nationals who remain "unharmed". Meeting the families for the fifth time since the Indians were taken hostage by Islamic militants ISIS in June, the minister told them that the "recent contacts indicate that Indians in Iraq remain in captivity and unharmed", the official spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said. Swaraj also responded positively to a suggestion made by families that a senior official or a political representative should be deputed to oversee the situation. "The minister told the families that the government was not leaving any stone unturned to secure the release of these nationals. The indications, received as recently as yesterday, show that the Indians were still in captivity and unharmed," the spokesperson said. The minister also told the families that government has no direct access to these nationals but was diligently pursuing the efforts to secure their release. The 40 Indians were working on construction projects near the Iraqi city of Mosul. PTI Move to open up Govt jobs for technocrats from Pvt sector Unintended pregnancies in Ashwini Shrivastava NEW DELHI, Nov 4: In a step to rope in professional experts from the private sector, the Centre has asked all ministries to carry out an exercise for identifying posts that require people with specialised or technical knowledge. Keeping in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to the electorate, the government may also amend the recruitment rules in government services for accommodating such experts on contractual basis with salaries matching that in the private sector, official sources said. According to the sources, the aim of such a move is to ensure entry of best talents into higher government posts and to bring in a higher sense of participation among the citizens who would have an opportunity to contribute in the higher echelons of the government provided they possess the right qualifications and experience required for a job. This option is also available for government employees, and, in case, a government employee opts for an appointment on salary equivalent to that of private sector, he or she will have to resign or seek premature retirement before applying for the post. "Candidates selected from outside the government will invariably be appointed on contract for a fixed tenure and their remuneration will be for a fixed term that could, however, be renegotiated once the term expires at the option of the employing agency," according to a concept note prepared by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The BJP had in its 2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto said it was committed to bring administrative reforms by opening up the government posts to draw expertise from the industry, academia and society. This recommendation was also made by the Sixth Pay Commission which submitted its report in 2008. It had suggested that some of the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG), equivalent to Additional Secretary, and Senior Administrative Grade (SAG), equivalent to a Joint Secretary, posts in government requiring technical or specialised knowledge be identified and filled by suitable officers within and outside the government. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which is under the charge of the Prime Minister, is awaiting comments from the ministries and departments in this regard, the sources said, after which necessary rules will be amended in this regard. The Pay Commission recommendations envisaged that selection to such posts be done through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the government employees applying for the posts, at the time of applying, be given the option to continue in the normal pay and allowances or receiving market driven salary, on selection. The Pay Commission's recommendations have been examined in consultation with the Department of Expenditure and the UPSC. The UPSC, which selects IAS, IPS, IFS and other senior officials for the government, can make selection for all posts so identified, according to the note. However, selection methodology shall be worked out as and when the complete proposal specifying details of posts, duties attached to posts, qualification and experience required, etc. are made available to them, it said. The tenure may be kept fixed to three to five years to execute contracts on the basis of the nature and requirement of the post with no claims for subsequent permanent employment. There should be a provision for annual review. The scheme, the Central Pay Commission felt, will facilitate infusion of younger persons that have excelled in their field and break the relations between seniority and selection to such posts with high emphasis on performance. PTI India high : Report NEW DELHI, Nov 4: One in five Indian women in reproductive age do not want to get pregnant but have no access to modern contraception, and the figure rises to one in four in the 15-19 year age-group, a global report has said. India also has a very high rate of female sterlisation as\ the most preferred tool of family planning and it alone accounts for 65.7 per cent of all contraceptions compared to a measly 2 per cent of male sterlisation. The latest report of Family Planning 2020, a global partnership of several countries including India and supported by the UN, said the number of unintended pregnancies in India was 45.71 lakhs in 2013, an improvement from 46.16 lakhs in 2012. India also succeeded in averting more numbers of unintended pregnancies by expending the use of contra- ception. It averted 3.61 crore unintended pregnancies in 2013 against 3.52 crore in 2012, the report has said. The percentage of women whose need of modern contraception was met rose to 66 per cent last year from 65 per cent a year before. The figure in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was over 70 per cent. "India and Nepal have highest unmet need. Unmet need is higher in adolescent girls than all women," it said. India has also moved to a lower growth in modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), the report noted and highlighted that the official family planning expenditure saw no increase in 2013. The mCPR in India rose to 38.7 in 2013 from 38.2 in the preceding year and there were 30 lakh additional users for modern contraception. PTI Chakkouba IMPHAL, Nov 4: International Handicapped Welfare Mission, Manipur will organise Hiyangei Chakkouba for disabled women with the theme ‘We human are all same’ on November 10 at YVA ground, Ngairangbam Makha Leikai. 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