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Imphal TimesRegd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 7, Issue 95, Sunday, November 3, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3417 Rs. 2/-3

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

State government is set tohost the grant MANITEX -2019 – for the second time toshowcase quality textileproducts for promotion of thestate weavers. The grand Expowill begin on November 5 andconcludes on November 15 atManipur Trade and ExpoCentre, Lamboikhongnangkhong, in ImphalWest.To keep the surroundings andall routes leading to theManipur Trade and ExpoCentre is also important fordrawing attention of thevisitors and with objective toattract visitors Minister forTextiles , Commerce &Industry , Thongam BiswajitSingh today kick start a socialservice campaign atNaoremthong. The Ministerh imself joined the SocialService. He lead othervolunteers in cleaning theroute from Naoremthong, DCOffice Junction, Imphal , theroutes leading to the venue atManipur Trade and Expo

Countdown begins for MANITEX- 2019:15 stalls from foreign countries and 56 from

different states of India will take part - Bishwajit

Centre, Lamboikhongnangkhong.Talking to reporters MinisterBishwajit said that it is verynecessary to maintaincleanliness for br ingingdevelopment in the society.He asserted that politicianalone cannot bring changes inthe State, there is need forresponsib ilities for all inbringing development in ourSociety.Minister main tain that

handloom is secondlivelihood next to agriculturein our State and everyhousehold either in valley andhill owns loom. Manitex isbeing organised since lastyear with an aim and objectiveto showcase all the qualitytextile products of our Statein international level and topromote our weavers andartisans.Minister Biswajit alsohighlighted the importance of

youth in bringing a new India.He also informed that 12international countries and 56stalls from different states ofIndia are going to participatein this year Manitex.Ahead of Manitex 2019 ,Directorate of Handlooms&Textiles is organising thesocial service to main taincleanliness along the routeleading to the venue atManipur Trade and ExpoCentre, Lamboikhongnangkhong. And thesocial serv ice is beingorganised to seek thecooperation and support ofpublic in general and weaversand artisans in particular.The Manitex Social Servicef lagged off function wasattended by DeputyCommissioner of Imphal West,N. Prabin Singh, Director,Handloom and Textiles LamleeKamei and officials of theDirectorate.More than 300 volunteersincluding weavers,entrepreneurs, fash iondesigners, local clubs andNGOs participated the ManitexSocial Service.

IT NewsImphal, Nov. 3

On Saturday, EducationMinister ThokchomRadheshyam visitedBudhimanjuri High School,Uripok to personally find outif the students are happy ornot to the introduction of the‘No School Bag Day’. TheMinister then interacted withthe students about theirhobbies and interests.During the visits, studentswere found practicing arts andcrafts with teachers. Thestudents were makingtraditional banana leaf bowl(dona), plates and housesdesign f rom paper. Thestudents later gathered at theschool ground recited poemsand sang songs.The Minister advised theteachers to encourage thestudents to make them

Education minister Th. Radheshyam inspects school andinteracts with students on ‘No School Bag Day’

participate in extra-curricularactiv ities for overallimprovement. Head ofschools should chalk out listof extracurricular activities foreach class in advance throughdiscussion and consultationwith teachers and informstudents/ parentsaccordingly.Th. Radheshyam said thatstudents should be made tofeel that the school is their

second home where they canlive in ease. He also appealedto the teachers to motivatethe students even when theyare lacking behind. He saidthat f ear and an xietydisheartens the students. Heurged the teachers to treatthe students as their own,imparting education withaffection so that the childrenare ab le to express theirv iews and perspective

without hesitation.The students – t eacherrelationship need to be madefriendlier so that the studentscould approach the teachersanytime when they need. Thestudents should be taught tomaintain neatness to instill inthem a sense of work cultureand cleanliness in schooland their surroundings. TheMinister said that No SchoolBag Day policy aims in

build ing positive cultureamongst children, providingplatform for innovative ideasand to reduce the stress andharmful effects of carryingheavy bags by the youngchildren.The No School Bag Daypolicy is implemented by theDepartment of Education(S),Manipur for the students fromclass I – VIII to attend schoolwithout school bags on allworking Saturdays. NoSchool Bag Day is beingimplemented in school withefforts to add various extraand co-curricular activities tomake it a more structured andpurposeful in manner.The minister ial teamcomprises Director,Education (S), Th .Kirankumar Singh, concernedoff icials and ZEOs alsoinspected infrastructure ofthe school.

3 BSFinjured inpowerfulblast atTellipati

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

Three Border SecurityForce (BSF) personnelsustained injuries in apowerful blast at Telipatiin Imphal East district ataround 11.30 pm.The in jured BSFpersonnel are identified asASI Lalkumar (54), KoramMahindra and Santram, 23of 108 BSF. They wereimmediately rushed toJNIMS and were out ofdanger.Police rushed in toenquire into the incident.Large numbers of securitypersonnel and police wereon duty in the area assecurity has been beefedup following unrest in thestate in the wake of talksbetween the governmentand Naga militants.Senior police off icialstoday inspected the areaand a probe has startedinto the incident. It wasnot yet known who wasresponsible for the blast.

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

The Kru Muay ThaiAssociation (KMA) supportedby the Government of Pattayacity, the Ministry of Tourismand Sports, Ministry ofCulture, Ministry of ForeignAffairs and the TourismAuthority of Thailand isorganizing the 5th International& Thai Martial Arts Games AndFestival-2020 in Pattaya Beach,Thailand from March 8 toMarch 17, 2020 to promoteTourism, Cultural Exchange andFriendship through the Games& Sports Festival.Combatant Chief. Master Ch.Premchandra Singh, PioneerMMA, Manipur, Kru (Master)

Manipuri Combatantinvited the 5th International& Thai Martial Arts Games

And Festival-2020 inPattaya Beach

Certified by Kru Muay thaiAssociahon (KMA), WorldMuay Boran Federation(WMBF) & Refree/ Judge, KruMuay Thai Association(KMA), World Muay BoranFederation (WMBF) and woldMuay Thai Orgnisation(WMO) was invited to leadIndian team by Grand MasterChinawut Sirisompan (GMWoody), Chairman oforganizing Committee. Interested fighters, havingvalid Indian Passport andNational lnternational Medalistcan take part in theChampionship can contact theMMMAA Office, KhuraiPuthiba Leikai, Imphal PangeiRoad, Imphal East District,Contact No. 7005689003.

IT NewsNew Delhi, Nov. 3

Maisnam Meiraba Luwanglived up to his top billing ashe clinched the boys’ singlesU-19 title at the WoncheonYonex Korea Junior OpenInternational Challenge 2019in Miryang, Korea on Saturday.The top seed from Manipurneeded just 36 minutes to brushaside the challenge of 15th seedLee Hak Joo of Korea in a 21-10, 21-13 win.Also claiming the bronze in thesame category at this JuniorInternational Challengetournament was eighth seedSathish Kumar Karunakaran,who had bowed out to

Luwang 16-21, 22-24 in a grittysemi-final contest on Friday.Luwang, who currently holdsthe No. 9 spot in the WorldJunior Rankings, wasimpressive throughout theweek and dropped just onegame in six matches. This isthe 16-year-old rising star’sthird international title thisyear following his triumphs atthe Russian Junior WhiteNights 2019 and India JuniorInternational 2019.Luwang would especially bepleased with the way herebounded after adisappointing exit from theWorld Junior Championshipslast month, where he crashedout in the Round of 64.

Meiraba Luwang clinchesKorea Junior Open title

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

Representatives of theCoordinating Committee onManipur Integrity (COCOMI)is likely to meet the ChiefMinister of Manipur N. BirenSingh today evening. A sourcesaid that fo llowing theultimatum sets by theCOCOMI to the Chief Ministerand other representative ofpolitical parties to put thecontent of the agreement

Chief Ministers invites COCOMI’sleaders to consult over their ultimatum

signed on Oct 31 between theNSCN –IM, NNPGs and thegovernment of India in publicdomain, the representatives ofthe civil body were reportedlycalled for talk. Earlier, the ChiefMinister had appealed the civilbody not to dictate thegovernment. He said that noagreement has been signedfor the final settlement and thecentral government had alsoassured to consult allstakeholders and thegovernment of Manipur,Assam and ArunachalPradesh before the signing

peace deal.Deputy Chief Minister Y.Joykumar also appealed theCOCOMI to withdraw theirstand as central governmenthas given commitment tostate government as well asto the delegation of all politicalparties representatives.It cannot be confirmed aswhether the representative ofCOCOMI will meet the ChiefMinister today evening as perthe invitation or not. However,talking to this journalist CoCovenor of the COCOMIJitendra Ningomba said that

the people of the state had toremain alert until the finalsettlement is brought betweenthe government of India andthe NSCN-IM. He said thatthe government of Indiashould now let the peopleknow about the f inalagreement reached betweenthem on October 31. As thecontent of the agreement isstill concealed f r om thepublic domain , there stilllooms apprehension to thepeople of the state aboutthe safety of the Manipurstate wh ile so lv in g the

issue of the NSCN-IM.He said the government ofManipur should stand withthe people of the state and actas per the desire of the people.It may be mentioned that theCOCOMI had on Novemebr 1sets u ltimatum to therepresentatives of the politicalparty to place the agreementin public domain byNovember 4. The organisationthreaten serious agitation ifthey failed to do so. However,the COCOMI still is yet toannounce the mode ofagitation that they plan.

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

6 member AICC team landedhere in Imphal to take stock ofthe peoples’ sentiment overthe issues being met by thepeople of the state. The AICCteam comprises of GeneralSeceratry Mukul Wasnik ,Jairam Ramest (MP) JitendraSingh (Ex MP) , Manikcham

Six AICC membersvisits Imphal

Tagore MP, Ranajit MukherjeeSecretary AICC and MohamadAli Khan. The six members willmeet the media today to briefon the purpose of their visit tothe state. Source said that theAICC team may campaign thestate Congress membersregarding the CAB Bill that theBJP government is going topass in the upcomingparliament session.

IT NewsImphal, Nov 3

Investors of the Salai HoldingPrivate ltd. today appealed thegovernment of Manipur tohelp them get their moneythat they had deposited tothe company.Talking to media persons atManipur press club todayafternoon , an investor saidthat they now fear losing oftheir hard earn money after

Investors of Salai appealCM to help them get

back their moneythe company’s activ itiesincluding f inancialtransaction had been sealedby the police af ter theDirector of the Salai HoldingPvt. Lt. in a surprise moveannounced Independence ofManipur and formation of anexile government f romLondon.The investor said appealedthe government particularlythe Chief Minister to help ingetting back their money.