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Monday, July 20, 2009

ATSUM questions

IMPHAL, Jul 19 : The All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) today said that the State Government, politicians, bureau- crats, civil society organisations, NGOs and indivi- duals, who are requesting the student body to reconsider their ongoing agi- tation, must convince them why the Government is taking so long in preparing the rules for the Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for SC and ST) Act 2007.
No concrete step has been shown from the side of the State Government in this regard after the Bill was introduced and passed in the State Legislative Assembly on May 19, 2007, a press release of the students body alleged.
Maintaining that 50 percent of the total seats are reserved for SCs/STs in NEHU, Mizoram University and Nagaland University with the wholehearted support from the respective State Governments and University authorities, ATSUM questioned why such reservations are not possible in Manipur University.
It further said that 80 percent of its total open seats are reserved for tribals of the State in Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh.(TSE)
 
 
DoNER money for NE uplift remains unutilised
NEWMAI NEWS
SHILLONG, July 18 – The Ministry of DoNER has allocatted Rs 1,432 crore for the year 2007-2008 for the North East but utilised only Rs 1,406.60 crore. With this, the total unspent amount is Rs 25.40 crore, according to the PIB.

And again for the year 2008-2009, the DoNER has allocated for the region an amount of Rs 1,473.25 crore but utilised Rs 1,427.78 crore. The total unspent amount is Rs 45.47 crore, the PIB stated.

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