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Community transmission has started, we Modi Cabinet expansion: Names
should all take responsible in fighting of Himanta, Leishemba, Agatha

COVID-19: Khemchand from Northeast doing round

IT News Courtesy NE Now expansion is most likely to take is a strong contender, a BJP
Imphal, Aug 2: New Delhi: Aug 2: place soon after the ‘bhoomi leader said.
pujan’ for the construction of Sanajaoba recently had a
Speaker of the Manipur With speculations are rife that Ram Temple at Ayodhya. meeting with BJP top leader
Legislative Assembly Narendra Modi Cabinet will be The ‘bhoomi pujan’ will be Amit Shah in the national
Yumnam Khemchand today expanded in the first half of held on August 5. capital.
said that community August, three names from the The Modi government Sanajaoba is a Meitei, which
transmission of COVID-19 Northeast are doing round for currently has 57 ministers. is the largest community in
pandemic has started at the ministerial berths. Several of the ministers have Manipur.
community level even as According to a media report, a number of portfolios. Assam finance and health
government and the Assam health The report quoted sources in minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
concerned department has minister Himanta Biswa BJP state units in the is another name doing the
not announced it. Speaking at Sarma, former Union minister northeastern states as round to represent the
the valedictory ceremony of “We all should take equal to control the spread of the the speaker of the Manipur Agatha Sangma and claiming that two ministerial Northeast in the Modi
the Community Quarantine responsibility in fighting the virus. He said that we should Legislative Assembly said. Manipur’s titular king berths “in the likely expansion ministry.
Center open at Manipur pandemic”, Khemchand said now learn to live with the virus. The quarantine center at Leishemba Sanajaoba are are to be from the region.” The report quoted a senior
College, Songjamei, Speaker Y. adding that today there are “We should learn the virus and Manipur College has been strong contenders for For one of the ministerial Assam BJP leader as saying:
Khemchand said that as the cases of fatalities due to the live with it”, Khemchand said. open for around three months ministerial berths in the Modi berths, Manipur’s titular king “Sarma has been trying to go
virus has started transmitting pandemic and there may be He also said that we should and people across the state Cabinet. Leishemba Sanajaoba, who to Delhi for some time. There
at Community level number of people infected by live our live without letting the had appreciated the The report quoted party won the lone seat of Rajya is nothing new in it.
government alone will not be the virus who are not yet virus affected us and that can management of the center. sources as saying that the Sabha in Manipur on June 22, (Contd. on Page 4)
able to fight the spread of the tested. be done only after knowing it. Khemchand appreciated the
virus but it is the participation Khemchand also reminded “We should live a life with the volunteers of the center who
of the people that virus will the people on how the people perception that we may get had committed to protect the NEP 2020 to adversely affect the
be defeated. of Wuhan in China were able infected by the virus anytime”, people from the virus.
Assembly Elangbam leikai declared as future of North-East – NEFIS
staffs to containment zone , locals spray IT News worsen the already pathetic institute entrance
examinations conducted by
situation of education in the
Imphal, Aug 2:
be tested disinfectants North-East Forum for country. The policy has National Testing Agency
(NTA) instead of marks
incorporated the interests of
for IT News during night time to ensure whole day. International Solidarity the industry and corporate attained by students would
sector, and has subordinated
(NEFIS) has condemned the
further imperil the chances of
decision of the Union
the students of the state
On the other hand Oriental
the interests of the people to
that no visitor out of ignorance
Imphal, Aug 2:
COVID- After the District entered the area as there are Club, Khongman Mangjing government to approve the the whims of a small boards as due recognition to
new National Education
the diversity of content of
possibilities of spreading the
had also sprayed disinfectant
exploitative clique. Instead of
19 Administration of Imphal West virus. Locals said that sodium Hypoclorite solution Policy (NEP), 2020 which has tackling the real issues which state board syllabi will not be
in the streets within the
has declared Keishamthong
members of the family had
are faced by the majority of
adhered to.
been vehemently criticized by
Elangbam Leikai area as been advised for COVID-19 jurisdiction of the club. The students, teachers, students and non-students The NEP, 2020, moreover
IT News containment zone after a lady test. Except some few who are police petrol vehicles were academics, activists, among such as the number of unduly emphasizes the study
Imphal, Aug 2: health worker has been tested on emergency service no also sanitised by the club others, since the last many government schools, the of Sanskrit at the cost of other
positive with COVID-19, club almost all people stayed indoor volunteers. years. quality of teaching in such Schedule 8 and other
Staffs of the Manipur members of the YPAC had today. Vegetable vendors Zilla Parishad Member Seram A statement said that the fact schools and the need to bring languages of India. It can be
Legislative Assembly who sanitized the surrounding by which used to open at Neken, Lion Dr. Ch. Manglem, that NEP was approved more children into formal mode seen as an attempt by the RSS-
have been assigned for spraying disinfectants early community hall of the locality Lion Chanam Dinesh and Lion without any discussion in the education by earmarking more BJP government to impose a
duty for the 11 th session on today morning. The members has been disallowed and even Okram Premananda donated the parliament exposes the plan of funds for public-funded single identity on the various
August 10 have been of the club also close the entry small shops remain shut the required materials to the club. the BJP government to education, the new NEP peoples of India. Furthermore,
ordered to test COVID-19 among other retrograde the reason for the study of
tomorrow. A statement measures openly advocates Sanskrit mentioned in the
from the Manipur ATSUM warns government of facing the informalization of education document, especially
Legislative Assembly also both at secondary and higher highlight the utter
appealed media houses to levels. insensitivity towards the other
sent not more than one wrath of tribal people if fails to take However, the policy institutes languages. It has been stated
representative for measures which in effect the there is a unity in most of
coverage of the session. would victimize the students the languages of India as they
Visitors who were earlier action action against MPS officer Brinda of the North-east. The NEP, have been derived from
allowed will not be allowed 2020 evades the problems Sanskrit or the other classical
in the session the IT News tribal people she should have were to live and grow at par with Such derogatory remark with faced by the students of languages. The reasoning of
statement added. No Imphal, Aug 2: done some soul- searching the rest of the country a racial overtone is monstrous different school boards for the policy makers is incorrect
person will be allowed to herself why reservation and constitutional protection was and condemnable and that too admissions in premier at least and outrageous at best
enter the visitors’ gallery The All Tribal Students’ Union quotas were allotted to the necessary to uplift and protect from a uniform service person institutions after 12 th by the since the languages in the
during the session, the Manipur (ATSUM) has weaker section of India. From them via government where ethics, decorum and simple expedient of instituting country are a result of various
statement said and added warned MPS officer Th, Brinda historical, sociological and intervention. This is the reason discipline is demanded. And entrance exams in place of influences, not just that of
that there will be no live not to invite the wrath of the didactic perspectives tribals why they were included in one why is the government silent merit based admission. It standardized classical
coverage at DDK Imphal. tribal people over her conduct were ‘historically and officially of the schedule of the on the matter? Like an should be noted that majority languages. In fact, most of the
Even as staffs of the state and public utterances. disadvantage groups having constitution and came to be unfettered dog she is barking of the school students study standardized forms of modern
assembly has been Reacting to a face-book abode in forest and hilly known as schedule tribes. Thus at everyone and everything in in schools which are affiliated languages are unfamiliar to the
ordered for COVID-19 test, comment at which Th. Brinda regions.’ Since eon they were in the context of India, schedule her sight and throwing to the state boards. In the general speaking population of
it is not certain whether called tribal officer treated with utter disdain and were those tribes identified and tantrums after tantrum and admissions to the few premier these languages. While the other
those representatives of ‘Quota oriented people’, the contempt by the upper class selected for protection against sending the government institutions these students are classical languages are mentioned
the people attending the ATSUM said that such people. They were backward discrimination. For thousands machinery, the police penalized in so far as their in the policy to forestall any attack
session will be allowed comment had evoked a lot of and economically of years the tribals were made department and the judiciary marks tend to be far less than on the intentions of the central
without testing for COVID anger among the tribal people. impecunious and denied to bear the brun to fall the hell into tizzy. Now the question is that of those in central boards government to impose a unitary
-19 or not. No notification “The purport and intent of her amenities of life including of civilizations. They were if the government fails to act to which generally the elite identity on all, Sanskrit is to be
in the regard have been remarks was Communal and education and social branded as ‘unholy, unclean, against an individual who has government and private hitherto given a greater
made so far. derogatory thus depicting the comforts. They were treated contaminated and haomacha’ gone overboard in both schools are affiliated. The prominence than other
It may be mentioned that tribal people in the poor light”, as slaves and forced to do and not allowed to mingle with national and regional media of solution to this problem by languages.
there has been several the ATSUM statement said. those works which others the rest of the world. naming and shaming them with building more infrastructures Thus, it can be safely
question from various The ATSUM said that the loathed to do. As such they This is why reservations of her make-believe affidavits in all the regions and providing concluded that NEP 2020 is
quarters over the following government, the judiciary and chose to live in civilization seats or quotas for the weaker then how will people have faith generous funding to the going to further penalize the
of the SOPs by Ministers the entire police department and segregated from the rest sections of the society in on the government? regional educational North-East people whose
and MLAs who had gone seems to be afraid of her in of the world socially and government jobs, educational If the government fails act as institutions stands evaded, as already dire condition would
visited Delhi and returned taking up appropriate action culturally. institutions, legislature was per the constitutional the central government only be worsened. NEFIS
but who had not followed under the ‘The SC and ST As such the framers of the provided. This is also provisions and punish her makes cosmetic changes to condemns the policy and
the SOPs. It can also be (protection against constitution thought it wise concomitant with relaxation of accordingly, ATSUM and its the hierarchical and would be launching struggle
recalled that politicians are discrimination) Act. that if these socially, age, additional attempts in federating units will be force to discriminatory educational against its retrograde
the most vulnerable people The statement further said economically and academically examinations, lower cut-off take its own course of action. edifice of the country. measures in the coming days,
as they meet people most. that instead of disparaging the backward communities of India marks are also provided. (Contd. on Page 4) Moreover, the measure to the NEFIS said.