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IT NewsImphal AAug 13,

Army Recruitment Rallywould be held atLuwangpokpa CricketStadium, Imphal (Manipur)from 10 Oct 2019 to 18 Oct 2019for enrolment of youths fromManipur only.The online application hasalready started from 11 Aug2019 and will remain open till24 Sep 2019. For registrationonline login towww.joinindianarmy.nic.in.Candidates who haveregistered in the previous rallycan login directly and check

Army RecruitmentRally At Imphal

eligibility and apply fresh.The vacancies are for SoldierGD (10th or 12th std), SoldierTechnical (12th Stdwith Physics, Chemistry,Maths & English), Sol Clerk/Store Keeper Technical (12thstd with English & Maths/Book Keeping/Accounts ascompulsory subject in 12th) &Soldier Tradesmen (8th & 10tstd simple pass). CEE will beconducted at Rangapahar on24 Nov 2019. For any otherquery contact on phone No03862-249012 & 8974958673from 0830 AM to 0200 PM onworking days for en tireduration.

Border Areas Skill Development ............Standing on 160 Km Tamu -Kalewa Friendship Road inMyanmar, right across the hugeand promising IntegratedBorder Trade Facility, theIntegrated Check Post (ICP),one can get a bird’s eye view offuture course of developmentsin this remote part of the world.Over the last decade, Indiahanded over Myanmar, the twolane highway to Kalewa and isnow pumping nearly Rs 1500 crin converting it into TrilateralHighway connecting Thailand.ARs 1630 cr project has beenrolled out to upgrade the 110km Imphal-Moreh Highway toensure future movement of largecontainer trucks. This crossborder connectivity is expectedto open doors of opportunityto Manipur as a state withMoreh Town being the focalpoint.The indications are clear that thispart of world will witness seachange in a span of next 5 to 10years competing with all otherSouth East Asian Nations. Atthis juncture a million dollarquestion arises. When there is atime to reap the benefits of thismajor infrastructuredevelopment with huge amountof funds being invested by theGovernment of India, is theyouth of Moreh who is expectedto move the resources onground, skilled enough toundertake this hugeresponsibility? What actionshave been taken to ensure that

the people of Moreh are readyfor the visible future prospectsas a result of these governmentinitiatives?Keeping all thesedevelopments in view, theMoreh Battalion Assam Riflesunder the aegis of IGAR Southhas taken a unique initiative ofSkilling the youth of Morehthrough Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKYJ),enable them to be ready to reapthe benefits of governmentpolicies and bring legitimacy infunctioning of Moreh Town. Itall started in a systematic mannerwith Assam Rifles carrying outliaison with National SkillDevelopment Corporation(NSDC) the implementingagency of PMKYJ, carrying outlaision with all the CSOs ofMoreh to motivate youth toparticipate, identifying the jobroles to be offered to the youthas also the training providers,organising the Mega SkillDevelopment. Drive forcounselling followed byselection of youth in various jobroles, providing infrastructurefor smooth commencement ofSkill Development training andfinally commencement oftraining. The mega SkillDevelopment Drive conductedon 02 April was attended by 370young boys and girls of Morehtown and adjoining areas. TheSkill Development Centre wasinaugurated on 30 May withtraining commencing with effectfrom 01 June 2019. Keeping the

priorities of key sectors, skilltraining of key job rolescommenced are so far FieldTechnician ComputerProgramme, Beautician, RetailSale Associate and Tailoring.There are other courses inpipeline which include Tourismand Hospitality, Food andBeverages, House KeepingAttendant which are likely tocommence in the near future. Thealready commenced training hasinvited huge response from theyouth of Moreh and they haveshown immense enthusiasm tocontinue honing their skillsthrough structured training.The sincere efforts of AssamRifles to encourage the youth intheir future building areappreciated by variousorganisation of Moreh. Thepresident of Meetei CouncilMoreh (MCM) applaudedMoreh Battalion for generatingopportunities for youth andshaping up there future.Wherein another socialorganisation of Moreh, HillTribal Council (HTC) expressedthere gratitude towards AssamRifles. The president HTC,Moreh praised MorehBattalion for taking the uniqueinitiative of skilling the youthof the border village of Morehthrough Regular Skilldevelopment classes. Theoverwhelming enthusiasm ofthe local population hasresulted n establishment of twomore skill development centres

at Pallel&Chandel for whichregistration is in progress.There are approximately 2000youth within the age group of16 to 25 in Moreh. The aim ofthe skill development is toprovide training to 400 youthby end of this year and 800 byJun next year with an overallaim of skilling 1000 youth eachyear while achieving this targetdemands willing cooperationfrom all stake holders butsuffice to say that by June 2021the entire population of Morehwould have achieved desiredskill for a gainful employmentproposition. This initiative byAssam Rifles will go a long wayin providing opportunity forSkilling the youth in multiplejob roles in order to ensure thatthere is simultaneous overalldevelopment to include theinfrastructure developmentthrough ambitious Governmentschemes as also developmentof the youth to enable them tobe availab le as sk illedmanpower at the point ofimplementation. It will alsoprovide bouquet ofopportunities to theunemployed youth so as to begainfully employed and act asmeaningful contributor to thenational development. Theywill not only be able to gainemployment but will also beable to prevent themselvesfrom the menace of drug abuseand getting influenced by AntiNational Elements.

IGAR (South)Imphal Aug 13,

Tengnoupal Battalion of 26Sector Assam Rifles under theaegis of IGAR (South)organized a free medical campon the occasion of 73 r d

Independence DayCelebration at Kwatha villagein Tengnoupal district on 11August 2019. This was yetanother effort by the team ofTengnoupal Battalion to bringsmile and relief for locals bytreating and educating themon health issues. The medicalcamp was conducted on theoccasion of 73rdIndependence Daycelebration to provide medicalsupport and assistance to thevillagers especially the oldpeople and the women who areunable to go to the hospitalsat far d istances. Freemedicines were provided andthe people were also educatedon timely vaccination ,personal hygiene and

Assam Rifles Conducts FreeMedical Camp

sanitation through a smalllecture on health and hygienedelivered by unit ChiefMedical Officer. A total of 92patients including 22 male 38

females and 32 children werebenefitted from the medicalcamp. Overall the medicalcamp was very well receivedby local populace.

IGAR (South)Imphal Aug 13,

Keithelmanbi Battalion of 9Sector Assam Rifles underthe aegis of IGAR (South)celebrated Eid-Ul-Zuha atLilong on 12 August 2019.With an aim to cr eate aharmon ious atmos phere,connect with local populaceand spread the message ofunity, un ive rsal

AR Celebrates Eid-Ul-Zuhabrothe rhood, peace andharmon y, the tro ops ofLilong Company Operatingbase (COB) of KeithelmanbiBattalion celebrated Eid-Ul-Zuha alongwith the localsand members of All LilongAnt i Dr u g As s oc ia tio n(ALADA) at Lilong COBlo cat ion . As par t o f thece leb r at io n s t r oo p sinteracted with the localsan d exch an ged go o d

wishes on the occasion.T he even t p r o vid ed ano p po r tu ni ty to d ev elo pbonding among people ands ha r ing o f cu ltu r al &t r ad i t io n a l v a lues . T h eev en t w as h igh lyappreciated by the localsa s w e ll a s m emb er s o fALADA. Th e even tcon clud ed wi th tea an dre fre shments fo r al l theattendees.

By a CorrespondentHyderabad August 13,

Banian Repertory Theatre’smagnum opus- JallianwalaBagh: Manglen OnkhrabaLamjao was staged at theRab in dr a Bha ra th iAuditorium here on August11 Sunday at 7.30pm in the14th Ab h in aya Nat io na lTheatre Festival 2019 heldfrom August 6 to 12 jointlyo rgan ised b y th eDepartment of Languageand Culture, Government ofTelan gan a, Te langan aSangeet Nataka Academyand Abh inaya Th ea tr eT ru st , Hyd er ab ad . Th elar ge au dien ce wasenthralled by the perfectcombination of visuals andspecial effects of the p layand they were in pin dropsilence throughout the playand had standing ovationafter the play. The play directed by KshPhajaton Chanu is the stagead ap ta tio n of reno wn edliterateur K. Padmakumar’sJallianwala Bagh, a p ieceof prose, dramatised by DrMakhonmani Mongsaba, Iti s a tr agic s to ry o fRatnabali, a housewife fromo ne o f the h o us es o fn eigh b ou rh o od o fJallianwala Bagh. This is thestory of blood, sweat andtears of Ratnabali the wifeand the Ratn ab al i th emother on a fateful n ightthat watches her grow tow om an h oo d. T h is i sh om age to h u nd reds o funarmed people who weren ot o nly k il led bu tmurdered mercilessly.B.Shiva Kumar, Chairman of

Brt’s Jallianwala Bagh: Manglen OnkhrabaLamjao Enthrals Hyderabad Audience

the Telan gan a Sangee tNataka Academy who wasthe Chief Guest of the dayof the festival praised thebreathtaking performanceof the Banian Reper toryTheatre coming Manipur, ad is tan t p lace f ro mHyderabad. He said that theplay r eminded us of thehorr if ic event of India’sF reed o m St r uggleMovement. He applaudedthe superb performance ofW. Naobi who p layed ther o le of Ratn ab al i an dblessed her. Later, B. ShivaKum ar d is t r ibu tedmementoes and certificates to each and every artiste ofthe theatre group. Meghachandra Kongbam,Ch airm an of the BanianRep er to ry Th ea tr eexpressed gratitude to theHyderab ad au dience f orwitnessing a Manipuri playa tten tiv ely and a ls ocom men ded Ab h in ayaSrinivas, Chairman of theAbhinaya Theatre Trust forhis tireless effort to makethe grand theatrical event

every year.The first day of the festivalw itness ed th e we lcom ed an ce o f Ku chipu di b yKum ar i Kok a VijayaLakshmi and her team, andan O dia p lay- Simn aKa nt hi (T he Bou nd ar yWal l) d ir ected b ySatyaranjan Behera of SriCul tu ra l As s oc ia tion ,Sambalpur, Odisha, whichwas followed by a Teluguplay- Am aha..Kam kaha byTallavajju la Sundaram ofMur ar i Kala Nilayam ,Hyderabad, Telangana.On the second day, a Hindip lay- Na ng el i b yDhananjay Sable of Arhat,Mumbai, Maharashtra anda Telugu play- Ippudu byGed da Vara P r as ad o fAbh in aya T h ea tr eT r u s t , H y d e r a b a d ,Telangana were staged.On the third day, an Andhrad an ce d r am a tr ad i tion -Go l l a Ka la pa m b yYashoda Thakore of RindaSarn ya Academy,Hyderabad , Telangana andJ a l l i a n w a l a

Bagh:Manglen OnkhrabaLamjao by Ksh PhajatonChanu of Banian RepertoryTheatre, Imphal, Manipur.The last day witnessed aKannada play- Thiruka Rajaby Ramakrishna Belthur ofJanap ada ru San stu th ikaVedhika, Hos kote,Bengaluru, Karnataka.

By a CorrespondentGurgaon, August 12,

Fortis Memorial ResearchInstitute in collaboration withthe residents of DLF – The Crestplanted 1100 saplings inGurugram to raise awareness onSwach Bharat Swach Abhiyan.The plantation drive was carriedout by 250 residents in the‘Aravali Hills’ to raise awarenesson rapidly increasing issues ofdeforestation, rising healthissues due to pollution andunhygienic surroundings. It is.Dr. Sandeep Vaishya, ExecutiveDirector, Neurosurgery, FortisGurugram led the daylong eventin an attempt to sensitize theharmful effects of deforestationand to encourage people toplant trees. Forests cover 1/3rd

of the earth. It plays animportant role in moderatingclimate by maintaining the

1100 saplings planted in Gurugram toraise awareness on Swachh Bharat

Swachh Gurugrambalance of oxygen, carbondioxide and humidity in air. Itacts as a home to more than80% of terrestrial species ofanimals, plants, insects andextinct species. Despite allthe benefits in terms ofecology, health and socialbenefits, global deforestationcontinues to be at a largescale. This is one of the majorreasons for significant rise inthe Health Issues in India.Dr. Sandeep Vaishya, ExecutiveDirector, Neurosurgery said,“In my 30 years of career I haveseen many people coming to mewith health issues, but it is onlyin the last 5 years that I have seena rapid growth in patients comingto us with severe healthcomplications due to theenvironment. We have seen arise in the respiratory cases,cancers and patients with lungdiseases. All these diseases are

directly significant with thepollution and the environmentwe have gotten used to. Wehave to change that thinking andhave to take steps to givesomething back to the nature.Dr. Ritu Garg, Zonal Director,Fortis Memorial ResearchInstitute, Gurugram said, “Withthis tree planting activity, we aimto educate people thatenvironmental action and climatechange is in the hands ofeveryone. It is everybody’sresponsibility to make our City abetter place. If we all pledge toplant 1 tree every year, oursociety and it’speople would behealthier. At Fortis, Gurugram wekeep taking initiatives to educatepeople on the healthy sides ofsuch plantation activities. Beinga leading healthcare provider, itour responsibility to take thismessage to the masses and bringa change in the society.”

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IT NewsImphal Aug 13,

Kangleipak Communist Party’s(KCP) armed wing, MeeyamgiPhingang Lanmee (MPL) iscelebrating its 15th anniversary onAugust 13. President of KCP, whois also the chairman of MilitaryAffairs Committee, Laba Meiteisend revolutionary greeting torevolutionary organizations, civilsociety bodies, intellectuals,journalists and the people ofManipur and the region of WSEAon the behalf of MPL-KCP in theproscribed groups most recentstatement. Laba Meitei, in thestatement, said “On August 13,1891, many brave sons ofKangleipak laid down their livesin the battle fought against Britishfor freedom. We should not takethe event of August 13 in relationto the events that were

happening in India.”Laba Meitei, in the statement,explains the international andlocal contexts in which the“revolutionary movement” inManipur has been waged.Hestated “the contradiction whichemerged after 1940 betweencommunism and liberalism hasreceded after the collapse ofUSSR. Liberalism has been rulingsince then. However, we seeimmense amount of poverty inlarge sections of people in thecountries where liberalism hasbeen practiced. Liberalism isfaced with crisis and is now riddledwith contradictions.”The statement mentions “thosewho amass great wealth in thename of development havedestroyed the ecosystem. Thereis global warming.” It also talksabout how machines and artificialintelligence have replaced

humans in many areas. With thegiven progress in digitaltechnology, the statement saysthat “there is a phenomenon ofdigital colonialism.”Talking about the Indian context,KCP –President says that Indiahas turn towards fascism. “Thesefascist have stripped Kashmir ofits special status. We can onlyask how the people of Kashmirwill react. The state of JammuKashmir in now downgraded intotwo union territories.” He alsomentions that Article 3 of theconstitution empowers only thecentre for splitting up any stateand added territory of one stateinto another.“When it comes to academicfreedom, a UGC-MHRD order hasgagged the teachers in CentralUniversities from utter wordsunfavorable to the government.UAPA Act has been amended too,

empowering it to the extent thatauthorities can declare anyindividual as a terrorist. Even RTIhas amended too. The federalstructure has been destroyed andthere is an utter disregard fordemocracy,” the statementadded. It further states that“based on the ideology ofHinduvta and the notion ofAkhand Bharat, those in powerare trying to oppress theMongoloid and Dravidianpeople to bring forth their dreamof one nation, one language andone religion in reality.”Laba Meitei has further statedthat India is made of manyprincely states, many of whom areforcefully absorbed into thisunion. “This country is made bythe British and given to the rulingclass after it left. This country iswaiting for its collapse, just likeUSSR.”