MSAD to protest
IMPHAL, Aug 11 : Maintaining that it is a matter of shock that L Monika had been pulled out from the Indian squad of Beijing Olym- pics in the very last minute on false allegations, Mani-pur Students’ Association, Delhi (MSAD) asserted that the entire episode appears to be a manipulative game played by Sports Authority of India, National Doping Test Laboratory and Indian Olympic Association against the sportsperson. MSAD will organise a sit-in-protest against such dama- ging action of the sports authorities on August 12 at ITO Junction, says an information received from the students’ body. MSAD also requested the Mani-puri residents of Delhi to join the said protest.
AIR programme
IMPHAL, Aug 11 : With the National Rural Employment Generation Scheme gaining momentum in Imphal West, its Deputy Commissioner A Ibocha has disclosed in the AIR, Imphal unit programme ‘Khangminnasi Eikhoi’ (Let Us Know Together) that about 42,000 job cards in 43 Gram Panchayats have already been issued. On criteria taken into consideration while issuing the job card is to study the willingness of the people to work given under the said scheme. Priority is given to construction of minor irrigation works in the district. The first part of the full programme will be aired on August 13 a 7 am on Kangla Channel in Khonjel Nachom while the second part will be broadcast on August 20 through the same channel at the same time, said AIR in a statement today.
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