Society / Manipur

Imphal, June 26: Painting a grim picture of the AIDS scenario in the State, Dr Khomdon Lisham, Project Director of The Manipur State AIDS Control Society (MACS) today informed Manipur has 1063 commercial sex workers who are carriers of the dreaded disease. Speaking during the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking organized by the Indian Medical Association, Manipur State branch at its premises at Lamphelpat, Dr Khomdon termed as unfortunate the Government’s failure to take up proper initiative to check the spread of the disease. Stating that the commercial sex workers...

Imphal, June 24: The outbreak of suspected malarial fever, typhoid fever and viral fever in Moreh area seems not to have been contained totally as the inflow of patients at the Moreh CHC is still continuing. Doctors and staffers in the CHC are on red alert round the clock to treat the patients. Despite facing frequent power failure in the small border town, the doctors manage to treat the patients using candle lights. A Medical Officer of the centre told this reporter that currently, about 20 patients are being treated in the centre. Alarmed by the epidemic, specialists including...

IMPHAL, June 17 ? After the attack by a mysterious disease in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district recently, another mysterious epidemic has gripped Moreh, a border town neighbouring Myanmar under Chandel district. According to a report received here, so far, a police constable of the Moreh police station died while eleven others of the said police post have been taken ill. It is also said that the people afflicted with the unknown disease first complained of headache followed by vomiting, trembling of the body and fatigue. It is learnt that the disease started spreading in and...

Imphal, June 16: An unidentified disease is on the prowl in Moreh Township, and has already claimed the life of one Manipur police personnel posted at the Moreh police station. Speaking to IFP over the telephone, officials at the Moreh police station confirmed that several people have fallen sick due to the disease all over Moreh town in the last three days or so, but doctors at the Moreh community health centre have had no success in diagnosing it. While the Moreh CHC has no blood testing facility, the various private clinics at Moreh that do have such facilities have not been able to...

Imphal, June 02: To 84 year old World-War II veteran, Tuleping Newmai of Langinei village in Tamei sub-division, memories of the battle between Japanese backed INA troops and the British artillery are still fresh in his mind. He can recount to the fullest even the slightest details of the Great War. But his only regret is the Government's failure to grant him recognition as a freedom fighter even after more than 57 years of the war. The man who is credited for giving the name of Tamei HQs in Tamenglong sub-division was also jailed for six months for helping INA and Japanese soldiers during the...

Imphal, May 30: The Asha and Jina cinema halls, two distinct landmarks of Imphal city, are soon to be converted into a public conference hall and a children's school respectively, ending a saga that began some twenty years ago. The steadily declining fortunes of the two theatres, particularly after the ban imposed on screening of Hindi films by an underground outfit, forced the decision, the proprietor of the complex, Th. Haridas, told IFP. 'Partly because Hindi films are not being shown, and partly because of the proliferation of cable TV, these days it is impossible to fill the halls even to...

IMPHAL, May 14 ? In one of the biggest hauls of contraband a police team of the Lamlai police station in Imphal East seized around 2300 kgs ganja worth Rs 6,44,000 in local market here from a truck at Lamlai check post on Sunday. The seizure of the huge quantity of contraband ganja took place when the team carried out a first-king programme along the Imphal-Ukhrul road in Lamlai area. The ganja was packed in 115 packets of 20 kg each and were concealed beneath logs. Police said the ganja was brought from Sanakeithel area. The police team arrested five persons, including the driver of the truck...

Imphal, May 02: The directorate of education (s) has practically reduced aged Sanskrit pundits to beggars in paying their yearly monetary honour granted by the Union ministry of human resources (department of education). It is also learnt that scholarships for the financial year 2001-2002 has not been distributed to the pundits till date. Yet the fund was released in time by the Union ministry. The Union ministry, under the Central plan scheme, released financial assistance every year to local eminent Sanskrit pundits in indigent manners. The fund was released through Hindi and Sanskrit...

Imphal, April 18: The foundation stone for the planned Great June Uprising Memorial Complex was lad down at a simple ceremony today at the Kekrupat cremation grounds. The memorial complex is being set up through the initiative of the United Committee Manipur in memory of 18 martyrs who laid down their lives in the territorial integrity protection movement of June and July 2001. Leaders of various communities settled in Manipur participated in the foundation stone laying ceremony. Floral tributes were also paid in the name of the 18 martyrs, and two minutes? silence was observed in their memory...

Imphal, March 27: The Panthoibi Natya Mandir observed the 24th World Theatre Day today at the conference hall of the state Guest House. The observation of the day was highlighted by addresses of renowned theatre directors on the topic of retrospection on 100 years of Manipuri theatre. Forum for Laboratory Theatre, FFLT director, Dr Lokendra Arambam initiated the interaction on the 100 years of Manipuri theatre in his deliberations and explored the system of patronage of the theatre in the last 50 years of colonial India during which no signs of growth showed. Lokendra paid tribute to the...