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IT NewsImphal July 18,

With the non availability of theHead of Institution of CatholicSchool Canchipur for the lastmany days, students, parentsand guardians staged sit inprotest outside the schoolgate on Wednesday.Speaking to media personsSobita Biramani a parent of astudent said that the principalof the school Father SonyThomas has taken leave fromJune 17 and has not returnedtill now.Stressing that Catholic SchoolCanchipur as well as all theother Catholic Schools wereunder the control of BishopHouse he reminded that theBishop House has tried to

IT NewsImphal, July 18,

The North-East Forum forInternational Solidar ity(NEFIS) had submitted amemorandum to theAdministrator (ViceChancellor) of ManipurUniversity demandingremoval of irregularities in thedisbursal of Non-NETfellowships to the researchscholars enrolled at ManipurUniversity. These fellowshipswere instituted to be grantedto all the research scholars i.e.those enrolled in M.Phil andPh.D courses at the CentralUniversities across thecountry however, the scholarsof Manipur University werebeing denied the fellowship.The amount had not beenreleased since 2017.A statement said that the

PIB (DW)Ghy, July 17,

In view of the worsening floodsituation in the Eastern region,Lieutenant General MMNaravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM,VSM, General Off icerCommanding in Chief, EasternCommand, took stock of thesituation and was briefed byvar ious Commanders onground about the

IT NewsImphal, July 18,

Local women and youths ofKshetr i Awang Leikai,Kshetrigao today staged asit-in-pro test demandingarrest and punishment of theculprits involved in the gun

More state NewsSit in protest staged against the nonavailability of Head of Institution;

Warns Bishop House to shut the school downif they fail to send the Father

remove Father Sony Thomasmany a times from the school. Because of strong agitation bythe parents, guardians andVan Drivers AssociationFather Thomas was extendedhis term for the post ofPrincipal of Catholic SchoolCanchipur for two more years,he added.Biramani contended that theybelieved the Bishop Househas a role to play for the fathernot to come to the school andwith previous issues they havetrust deficit to the BishopHouse.As the 2nd terminal exam willbegin from 24th of this monthhe urged the Bishop House tosend the Principal to resumeits duties and also to managefor the students who will face

the HSLC exam and also theterminal exams soon.They felt discontented toknow that the school was leftwithout the head of theInstitution for a long time andit is a clear sign for systemfailure, he added.Praising the Principal heasserted that the schoolperformance was increased incomparison with the previousyears during the time of FatherThomas. He also said that theystrongly believed in him.Biramani warned the BishopHouse that they will force toshut the school down after thesecond terminal exam whichwill start from 24 July if theyfail to send back the Principalof the school Father SonyThomas.

NEFIS demands immediate removalof irregularities in disbursal of

Non-Net Fellowshipsresearch scholars representedby North-East Forum forInternational Solidar ity(NEFIS) had made arepresentation to theUniversity Grants Commission(UGC) seeking an immediateintervention into the matter. Itadded that following therepresentation the UGCauthorities had written to theMU author ities seeking aclarification in the matter.Consequent to it, the MUauthorities had star teddisbursing the Non-NETfellowships to the researchscholars vide Office Order/240dated 12th June, 2019.However, still manyirregularities concerning thedisbursal of the fellowshipremain, the NEFIS statementadded.It said the scholars are onlybeing given fellowship

amount of 3 months, and it isnot at all made clear by theuniversity as to whichparticular months they havereceived their fellowships for.Fur ther, some things stillremain unclear as to when dothe scholars start receivingtheir fellowships i.e. from thedate of their admission as atall other Central Universitiesor after the completion of theircoursework.NEFIS, through thememorandum, had demandedthat these irregularities shouldbe immediately removed. Italso terms the disbursal ofNon-NET fellowships avictory of its struggle, since itwas disbursed after NEFIS’sand others’ efforts. NEFISwould be taking up otherissues of students of MU andintensifying its struggle in thecoming days.

Protest continues demandingarrest of culprits involved in the

attack to U. Thoibi

attack to UrikkhinbamNatacha @ Thoibi on July 4.Thoib i is the daughter ofHuman Rights Defenders UNobokishore and SobitaMangsatabam. While the protest urged thegovernment for arrest andpunishment of the culprits, it

also demanded installation ofCCTV camera in proper placesof Imphal area.The protestors also warnedthe government of intenseagitation with the help ofvarious civil society in thestate if the government failsto arrest the culprits.

AgencyGuwahati, July 18,

Flood situation in Assamcontinues to deteriorate evenfurther as the water level isrising at a speed of 2-3 cm perhour in Guwahati. RiverBrahmaputra that flowsthrough the vital city of thenortheastern state crosseddanger mark on Monday.Sadikul Haq of Central WaterCommission told, “Water isflowing 1.5 cm above dangerlevel and it is increasing 2-3cm per hour. The rising waterlevel can be a danger for thecity.”So far, 11 people have died inAssam floods this year whileincessant rains continue topound the state. 31 of the 33districts in Assam have beenaffected by the current spellof heavy rain.Over 26.5 lakh people havebeen affected in the floodsituation that is worseningevery hour.PM Narendra Modi spoke toAssam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal onMonday and took stock of theflood situation in the state.Sonowal briefed PM Modiabout the situation in Assamwhile the Pr ime Ministerassured Sonowal of allassistance from the centralgovernment in dealing withthe situation.Barpeta is the worst-hit district

Brahmaputra crosses danger mark in Guwahati

with 7.35 lakh people facingthe flood fury, followed byMorigaon where 3.50 lakhpeople are h it. In Dhubridistrict, 3.38 lakh people areaffected, the Assam State

Army gear up for worsening floods in Assampreparations underway. TheArmy Commander stated thatthe situation is presentlyunder control and assured aquick response by the Armyon being requisitioned fordeployment on flood relieftasks.Various resources of the Armyin anticipation of flood relatedcalamity are on ‘Stand by’.Army is closely monitoring thef lood situation in close

coordination with civiladministration along largenumber of flood prone areas.There are 152 monitoringstations which will ensuretimely warning of animpending cr isis due tofloods.Army has alerted the floodrelief columns which consistof rescue and relief material,to be prepared for deploymenton short notice. Total of 95

flood relief columns alongwith additional 31 columns asreserve have been kept on‘Stand by’ for this purpose.As on date five columns havebeen requisitioned and arehelping in the reliefoperations. ColumnCommanders are in regulartouch with the civ iladministration to ensuretimely response when calledupon to assist.

Imphal, July 18,

Chief Minister of Manipur N.Biren Singh has expressedsadness at the loss of life,destruction of property andimmense suffering caused tothe people of Assam by theunprecedented flood.In a letter to his Assamcounterpart SarbanandaSonowal, the Chief Ministersaid, “I offer my condolencesto you and all those affectedby the calamity and wish you

a successfu l and smoothexecution of relief efforts.”In a press release issued to themedia through DIPR, ShriBiren said that it was reallysaddening that Assam hadbeen hit by one of the worstfloods of recent times.He lamented, “Several liveshave been lost or injured.Thousands are left homeless.Properties have been sweptaway by raging f lows ofwater. Innumerable wildlifehas been destroyed. My

CM N. Biren shares pains of Assam thoughts are with the peopleof Assam in these tryingtimes.”He further said, “I, on behalfof the people of Manipurexpress our deepestcondolences to the people ofAssam, who were affected bythe unprecedented naturalcalamity. Manipur prays forearly receding of water andspeedy rehabilitation works.We stand with the people ofAssam in these challengingtimes.”

Disaster ManagementAuthority said.About 70 per cent of theKaziranga National Park, thehabitat of the Great IndianRhino and a world heritage

site, has been affected too.In Meghalaya, rising waters ofthe Brahmaputra and theJinjiram rivers have life thrownout of gear for 1.14 lakh peopleacross 164 villages.

News from South East Asia

Source – MizimmaYangon, July 18,

Out of 6 Industrial TrainingCentres (ITC) in Myanmar,India has set up two Centres– in Myingyan and Pakokku.During his v isit recently,Mr.Nandan Singh Bhaisora,Consul General of India metwith the Principal, Head of theDepartments and somestudents at ITC, Pakokku. Itwas set up in 2010 and to date,8 Batches of about 160-180students have completedtheir course. As per theinformation given by thePrincipal, 100 % of studentsare getting placement eitherunder the Ministry ofIndustry and other Ministriesor in var ious Industr ialZones/Companies inMyanmar.While speaking at ITC,Pakokku, the Consul Generalsaid that Myanmar has 55%of its population less than 30years of age- its mostprecious resource- its youngpeople- provide a largenumber of human resources,and if the right kind of skill isdeveloped among them, this

goes a long way in bringingindustr ial development aswell as peace and prosperityfor the nation; both thecentres are doing exceedingly well in impartingthe technical knowledge andtrain ing to the youth ofMyanmar; they are easilygetting jobs in the market.He also mentioned that duringMay 2018, MOU was signedbetween India and Myanmarfor the setting up of two moresuch Centres in Monywa andThaton (Mon State) . Theintake has been about 180students at each Centre, aftercompleting their Grade-11(with 17-25 years of age) andthe selection is throughdocuments and interv iew,strictly on merit. The coursesbeing offered are -MachineTools Operator /CNCO p e r a t o r / A u t o m o b i l eMechanic/Welder/Electrician/Electronic Course. TheCentres come under theMinistry of Industry,Government of Myanmar.Consul General alsomentioned that 85-88%students in the Centre inMyingyan too have been

getting jobs in the marketwith in 6 months ofcompletion of their course inthe preceding years; some ofthem have been going toJapan for 3 years internshipin industries in Japan.Mr.Bhaisora also said thatMyanmar Institute ofInformation Technology(MIIT), a Centre of Excellencewas set up under India-Myanmar Friendship Projectand it became one of the top5 Computer Universities/Institutes in Myanmar out of33 within 2 years; running in 5th year, it is likely to be No.1in Myanmar soon; thecourses being offered areB.Eng.(Hons.) 5 years inComputer ScienceEngineering and Electronics& CommunicationEngineer ing; these havebecome highly sought aftercourses in Myanmar, as, for120 students’ intake everyyear, more than 2000students have been applyingfor the entrance exam. Also,the Institute had conductedone year Post GraduateDiploma Courses in SoftwareDevelopment; it is learnt that

these students got jobs inYangon, Mandalay andvarious countries like Japan,Thailand, Singapore, etc at25-30% more salary packagethen the graduates from otherComputer Universities ofMyanmar. Certainly, these arethe steps India has beentaking for implementation ofits Act East Policy as well asNeighbourhood First Policy.The Consul General also saidthat India values itsrelationship with a closeneighbour like Myanmar andwould like to increase itsengagement on a long termbasis in var ious areasincluding healthcare,education, skill development,capacity build ing,connectivity, culture, trade &people to people contacts.During h is recent visit toImphal, he also met with theVice-Chancellor of ManipurUniversity and requested himto invite a team of Rectors fromvarious Universities ofMyanmar for closer cooperationand exchange of faculty,students study trips as well asfor exploring the possibility ofsigning the MoUs.

Indo-Myanmar Friendship Projects inEducation prepare skilled youth for Industrial

Development