THE LAMKA TIMES

GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER

OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, MANIPUR

NOTICE FOR OPEN COUNSELLING

Imphal, the 3rd August, 2009

No. 4/17/2009-CTE :-
It is hereby notified that the open

Counselling for Selection/Nomination of B.Pharmacy,

B.Architecture and Bachelor of Engineering courses against the

reserved seats of Manipur for the session 2009-2010 will be held

on 12th August, 2009 from 10.00 a.m. onward in the MULTIPURPOSE

HALL OF THE GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC,

TAKYEL, IMPHAL. The candidates of the Combined Merit list

of the AIEEE-2009 should be present in time failing which no

claim can be entertained.

Special Information to candidates :-

At the time of reporting for counselling each candidate has to

bring original copies of

(a) Mark Sheet and Provisional Certificate of HSSLC/10+2

Exam.

(b) Age Proof Certificate.

candidates only).

Candidates has to report personally to the SELECTION

BOARD when his/her name is called for counselling.

The candidate shall choose from the available seats when his/

her turn comes as per Combined Merit List.

MINIMUM PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATION IN

RESPECT OF SEATS ALLOTTED IN GUJARAT,

KERALA AND B.E. COLLEGE (W.B.) ARE AS BELOW:

SEATS IN GUJARAT :-

The candidate should obtain a minimum of 50% marks in theory

papers of Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry & Biology (45% of

OBC & 40% for ST/SC candidates)and should have passed the

same within the last 2 (two) years.

SEATS IN KERALA :-

The candidates should obtain a minimum of 60% marks in

aggregate of Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. And 50%

marks in Mathematics for General candidates in the qualifying

examination.

ARCHITECTURE SEATS IN B.E. COLLEGE (W.B.) :-

The candidate should obtain a minimum of 50% marks (45%

for SC/ST) each in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry 45%

(40% for SC/ST candidates) marks in English in the qualifying

examination.

The candidates shall collect the Aggrement of Nomination Form

before leaving the Counselling Hall on the same day.

Sd/-

Kh. Rajchandra Singh,

Controller of Technical Education, Manipur.

Government of Manipur

Office of the Controller of Technical

Education, Manipur

NOTICE FOR DIPLOMA

(ENGG. & ALLIED COURSE) COUNSELLING

Imphal, the 3rd August, 2009

No. 4/24/2009-CTE :- The Couselling for Selection/Nomination

of Diploma Engineering and Pharmacy courses will be held on

9th August, 2009 (Sunday), in the MULTIPURPOSE HALL of the

Government Polytechnic, Takyelpat, Imphal at 9.30 a.m. Those

candidates who are in the Merit list should be present in time along

with original testimonials (Class -X Certificate, Mark Sheet, SC,

ST, OBC. Certificates, Admit Card of the Entrance Test, etc. for

Engineering courses and Class - XII/10+2 Certificate, Mark Sheet,

Class - X Certificate, SC, ST, OBC. Certificates, Admit Card of the

Entrance Test etc. for Pharmacy course) failling which no claim

can be entertained.

Sd/-

Kh. Rajchandra Singh,

Controller of Technical Education, Manipur

SC/ST quota extended for 10 yrs

NEW DELHI, AUG 4 (IANS):

Parliamentary approval was accorded to a constitutional amendment bill extending the reservation for SC and ST in parliament and state assemblies for another 10 years, with the Lok Sabha passing the measure Tuesday.
The Constitution (109th Amendment) Bill 2009 had been adopted by the Rajya Sabha Monday. The measure also extends nomination of members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies by another 10 years.
The bill, moved by Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily passed in a division vote with 385 of the members present voting in favour, while one voted against and one abstained.
Moily said: "If all political parties resolve that their politics would be inclusive and not divisive, the SCs and STs would be able to join the mainstream in less than ten years."
Moily told the house that out of 543 Lok Sabha seats, 79 have been reserved for SCs and 42 for STs and out of 3,961 assembly seats, 543 are reserved for SCs and 527 for STs.

Lok Sabha passes 'historic' right to education bill

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS): The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed what Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal termed "historic" legislation providing for free and compulsory education for all children in the 6-14 age-group.
"This is the first time an effort has been made to universalise education in the country," the minister said, adding: "We have been talking about it for the last 16 years."
He said it was high time "we gave every child a legal right" to education.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, that the Rajya Sabha had cleared July 20 was passed by the lower house by a voice vote, and Sibal, who piloted the measure, gave a clarion call to all states to cooperate with the central government in implementing the measure.
There were as many as 20 cut motions from the Left parties against the proposed legislation but these were defeated on the floor of the house.
The bill will now go to President Pratibha Patil for her assent before becoming law.
"There is no politics here, this is a partnership between the centre and the states for India's future," Sibal maintained. "This is a national enterprise. All state governments, us and civil society organisations are part of it."
The minister said there were "10 historic things" in the legislation. Enlisting these, he counted free education, compulsory education, insistence on having a national curriculum and quality education that gives three years' time to schools to set up physical infrastructure or face de-recognition.
Sibal said every school in India would have to fulfil infrastructure requirements and the states have been advised to set up recognition authorities. "This is the first time such a leap forward had been taken," the minister added.
Among other firsts, he said to ensure there were properly qualified teachers, the legislation would give under-qualified teachers five years to acquire the necessary academic credentials.
Simultaneously, the states would be told that all new appointments must meet qualification standards prescribed by an academic authority.
The legislation, in what the minister said was another historic move, calls for 25 percent reservation in private schools for disadvantaged children from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and socially and educationally backward sections.
He said the states have been given the liberty to decide the disadvantaged classes whose children would be eligible under the 25 percent reservation category.
However, the law would make it mandatory when the model rules were framed for its implementation that children with disabilities were mandatorily included among the disadvantaged children.
"This will be the first time in India that disabled children are integrated with the school system," Sibal said.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

State Bank of India

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

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Clerical Cadre : 11000 posts (UR-5612,SC-1750, ST-1082, OBC-2556) in various states in India

Pay Scale : Scale of Pay : 4410-215/3-5055-335/3-6060-470/4-7940-500/3-9440-560/4-11680-970/1-12650-560/1-13210

Educational Qualification (as on 01.10.2009)
A. Minimum 12th standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).
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A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of aggregate 40%marks" (35%forSC/ST/PWD/XS).

Note :
Candidates who have not passed XII^th standard Examination but have passed Diploma course after X^th standard are eligible for the captioned recruitment provided:
i) Diploma Course passed must be a full time course with a minimum of Two Years Duration (Diploma course through correspondence are not eligible).
ii) The Diploma course should be recognized/approved by the State Board of Technical Education of the concerned state.
iii) The percentage of marks in XII^th std/Diploma course shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects by aggregate maximum marks of all subjects irrespective of optional/additional optional subjects studied. Similarly percentage of marks in Graduation shall also be arrived at by dividing the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in all the subjects by maximum marks of the course (both for pass/Honours course) for all the years of the course.
B. Matriculate Ex-Servicemen Candidates, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or theAir Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
C. Should be able to write and speak English fluently.
D. Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification.

Age Limit : 18-28 years as on 01/10/2009. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.

Selection Procedure :
All eligible candidates should apply online before the last date for registering the application.
a) Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview.
b) The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability and (v)Marketing Aptitude/ Computer knowledge. The questions in these objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed in bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.

Application Fee :
Rs. 250/- (for SC/ST/PWD/XS Rs.50/- only) to be deposited in any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt. Details of the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website between 01/08/2009 and 15/09/2009.

Important Dates
Start of Online submission of Application	01/08/2009
Last date of Online submission of Application	15/09/2009
Date of Written Examination	08/11/09 and 15/11/2009

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Murder In Plain Sight-Fake Encounter???

In Manipur, death comes easy. In this damning sequence of photos, a local photographer captures the death of a young man, killed in a false encounter by the police in broad daylight, 500 metres from the state assembly. How can a State justify such a war against its own people, asks TERESA REHMAN

IF ANY picture can speak a thousand words, these photos — available exclusively to TEHELKA — could fill volumes. They capture a shootout that happened in the heart of Imphal, Manipur's capital, barely 500 metres from the state assembly, on July 23. They show the moments before, during and after the 'encounter killing' of a 27-year-old Indian citizen – a young man called Chongkham Sanjit, shot dead by a heavily-armed detachment from Manipur's Rapid Action Police Force, commonly known as the Manipur Police Commandos (MPC).

There is a grotesque and brutal history to the bullets that killed this young man. For years, decades even, security forces in Manipur have faced allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial murders committed under cover of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). In 2000, Irom Sharmila, stirred by the gunning down of 10 civilians, including an 18-year-old National Child Bravery Award winner, by the Assam Rifles, started a hunger fast — that lasts to this day — in protest against the AFSPA. In July 2004, the nation was rocked by the protests of a group of Manipuri women who marched to an Assam Rifles base in Imphal, stripped naked and raised a searing banner: "Indian Army Rape Us". They were protesting the rape, torture and murder, a fortnight earlier, of Thangjam Manorama, 32, who was picked up from her home at night by the Assam Rifles.

Manipur rose up in protest that day, and in August 2004, the Centre relented, withdrawing the AFSPA from Imphal's municipal zone. 'Post-Manorama,' as history is marked in Manipur, the army has taken a backseat, withdrawing outside the municipality. However, life in Manipur is still lived on the tightrope. In a seemingly new counter-insurgency strategy, the MPC has unleashed a reign of terror in the state.

PAST INCIDENTS

NOVEMBER, 2008:
SALAM AJIT SINGH
Singh, 30, was allegedly killed by the Imphal West Police Commandos and 39 Assam Rifles on November 7, 2008. Singh ran a taxi service. In January 2009 his family filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

DECEMBER, 2008:
MD TASLIUMUDDIN
Tasliumuddin, 20, a daily wage labourer, was allegedly killed in an 'encounter' by the Imphal West Police Commandos and 32 Assam Rifles on December 30, 2008. The NHRC has registered a case

DECEMBER 2008:
OKRAM RANJIT SINGH
Singh, 27, a brick mason was allegedly killed in an 'encounter' by the Imphal West Police Commandos and 12 Maratha Light Infantry on December 22, 2008 in Imphal West district. The family has filed a petition with the NHRC

JANUARY 2009:
LAISHRAM DIPSON
Dipson, 28, was allegedly killed by the Imphal West Police Commandos and 39 Assam Rifles on January 12, 2009 at Laingam Khul. The lorry driver's family has filed a police complaint

JANUARY 2009:
NINGTHOUJAM ANAND
The 30-year-old auto rickshaw driver was allegedly killed by the Imphal West Police Commandos and 16 Assam Rifles on January 21, 2009. A complaint has been filed with the NHRC

The organisation known as the Manipur Police Commandos (MPC) was first set up in 1979 as the Quick Striking Force (QSF). Former Inspector General of Police, Thangjam Karunamaya Singh told TEHELKA, "They were trained for special operations. But the men had strict instructions. They were told to fire only when fired upon and pay special attention to the needs of women, children and the elderly. If they arrested somebody on suspicion, they had to take responsibility for their security," stated Singh.

The MPC does not fall under the AFSPA but has now become notorious across the state. It operates only in the four districts of Manipur – Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur. The MPC is housed in isolated commando barracks and has minimal contact with the general population, though its personnel are all locals.

Extra-judicial killings, and, in particular, fake encounters by the MPC have become common in Manipur. In 2008, there were 27 recorded cases of torture and killing attributed to the MPC. Where once they conducted 'encounters' in isolated places, they now do not think twice before operating in cities, in broad daylight, as they did on July 23. In several incidents, innocent civilians carrying money and valuables have been robbed and sometimes killed. In some cases official action has been taken against commandos for misconduct. For instance, in July 2009, five police commandos who had reportedly robbed three youths were suspended. But for the most part, their extra-judicial activity goes scot free.

According to the official version of Sanjit's encounter death at 10:30am on July 23, a team of MPC personnel was conducting frisking operations in Imphal's Khwairamband Keithel market. They saw a suspicious youth coming from the direction of the Uripok locality. When asked to stop, the version goes, the youth suddenly pulled out a gun and ran away, firing at the public in a bid to evade the police.

The official record states that the youth was finally cornered inside Maimu Pharmacy near Gambhir Singh Shopping Arcade. He was asked to surrender. Instead, he fired at the police. The police retaliated and the youth was killed. The account states that a 9mm Mauser pistol was "recovered". The youth was identified from his driver's license as Chongkham Sanjit, son of Chongkham Khelson of Kongpal Sajor Leikai, Manipur.

Usually, such official versions of encounters are difficult to disprove though everyone may know them to be false. But in an almost unprecedented coincidence, in Sanjit's case, a local photographer rushed to the scene and managed to shoot a minute-by-minute account of the alleged 'encounter'. The photographs (shown in preceding pages) clearly reveal that, contrary to the official version, Sanjit was, in fact, standing calmly as the police commandos frisked him and spoke to him. He was escorted inside the storeroom of the pharmacy. He was shot point blank inside and his dead body was brought out. The photographer, fearing for his safety, does not dare publish these pictures in Manipur.

Eyewitness accounts partly corroborate the police version — except their account is obviously about a young man other than Sanjit. These witnesses state that a youth did escape from a police frisking party about a hundred metres away from where Sanjit was killed. The police chased this youth and opened fire, killing an innocent bystander, Rabina Devi — who was pregnant at the time — and injuring five other civilians. Afterwards, the police showed the media a 9mm Mauser pistol which they alleged was thrown away by the militant before he fled. After about half an hour, the police claimed to have killed the youth who escaped from their hands "in an encounter"; according to them, this youth was Sanjit. The photographs clearly indicate otherwise.

The police claim Sanjit was a member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), a proscribed insurgent outfit. Chief Minster Okram Ibobi Singh also made a controversial statement in the assembly that day, asserting that there was no other alternative but to kill insurgents.

Sanjit was indeed a former PLA cadre. He was arrested in 2000 but freed. In 2006, he retired from the outfit on health grounds. In 2007, though, he was detained again under the NSA and was only released a year later. Since then, he had been staying with his family at his home at Khurai Kongpal Sajor Leikai and had been working as an attendant in a private hospital.

But even if Sanjit was a former militant, he should not have have been killed in a false encounter. The photos show him talking to his killers, calmly, without offering any resistance. He was frisked moments before the shootout. He was not an insurgent on the run. In fact, Sanjit had to make periodic appearances before the Court, a requirement that the Court later lifted. "Legally speaking, Sanjit was a free man," says M Rakesh, a lawyer at the Gauhati High Court's Imphal Bench. There are also significant inconsistencies in the police versions of the recovery of the weapon. First, they said it was flung away by the fleeing militant. Then they said it was recovered from Sanjit after the encounter. As the photos show, Sanjit was ushered into the pharmacy, not chased in. Also, if Sanjit was, in fact, armed with the 9mm Mauser, why wasn't it found during the frisking? Why, as the photos show, was he taken inside the storeroom?

The law says if a death is caused by state forces in an encounter which cannot be justified by Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the officer causing the death would be guilty of culpable homicide. In this case, only a rigorous investigation can establish what exactly transpired. Instead of instituting a judicial enquiry, however, the state government is setting up a departmental enquiry, which is unlikely to yield any justice to the victims' families. Sanjit's family claims he had broken his earlier links with the militants and was leading a normal life. They say he had gone out that day to buy medicines for his uncle, who is undergoing treatment at Imphal's JN Hospital. Says Sanjit's mother, Inaotombi Devi, "Life is very cheap in Manipur."

Manipur is routinely roiled by such devastating narratives. Ex-MLA 78-yearold Sarat Singh Loitongbam's son Satish Singh was killed by the armed forces. Though a devout Hindu, he refuses to perform his son's last rites until his name is cleared of wrongdoing. Like Satish, there is Ningombam Gopal Singh, a 39- year-old Grade-IV employee at the Imphal Bench of the Gauhati High Court, a man who was chatting over tea with women at a hotel when he was dragged off by men in plainclothes, to be shot dead in an 'encounter'. There is 24-year-old Elangbam Johnson Singh, a student and part-time salesman, picked up by the MPC while out with a friend and killed in an encounter, his corpse at the morgue bearing signs of torture. Stories like these are a grotesque lattice in Manipur. "Life in Manipur," as one observer puts it, "is like a lottery. You are alive because you are lucky."

WRITER'S EMAIL
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From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 31, Dated August 08, 200

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Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

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Murder In Plain Sight-Fake Encounter???

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SC/ST quota extended for 10 yrs

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