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| (Manipur secretariat wears a deserted look on Friday. Picture by Eastern Projections) |
Imphal, April 16: Employees of the Manipur secretariat went on mass casual leave today, ignoring warnings from the chief secretary, in support of the demand for implementation of the 6th Pay Commission’s recommendations. The mass casual leave, initiated under the banner of the Manipur Secretariat Services Association, completely paralysed the functioning in the south and north blocks of the state secretariat. Chief secretary D.S. Poonia yesterday issued a circular announcing that a “no-work-no-pay” policy would be adopted against employees who remained absent from duty without permission.
All the rooms, including those of ministers, commissioners and secretaries, wore a deserted look. Only a few IAS and Manipur Civil Service officers, who are not members of the secretariat services association, attended their offices. “As the employees did not turn up today, we could not function,” a Manipur civil service officer, who did not want to be quoted, said. Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh is offering the increased pay from this month. But the employees rejected the offer, demanding implementation of the revised pay from January 2006. Those posted in the police and home departments also gave indications that they would support the demand, though they did not join the mass casual leave agitation today. The Manipur Civil Service officers also supported the demand for implementation of the recommendations. R.K. Sukumar Singh, president of the All Manipur Civil Services Association, yesterday submitted a memorandum to Ibobi Singh, pointing out that the prolonged strike by employees was seriously hampering official work. “An amicable solution should be found out as soon as possible,” Sukumar Singh said. The IAS and IPS officers have been receiving the revised pay, with effect from August 2008 and were given arrears from January 2006. “It has been three months since the employees launched their ceasework. The government has not even thought it proper to invite the strikers and thrash out a solution. We support the strike morally and also the demand,” a civil services officer said. Another officer accused Ibobi Singh government of adopting the British “colonial policy”. “The British administrators paid different rates of salaries for soldiers. Indian soldiers were given less while white soldiers were given more. The government pays IAS and IPS officers with effect from January 2006 and at the same time the government is trying to deny the rights of the rest of the employees. This policy is nothing by adopting the colonial policy of the British,” the official said. After the one-day casual leave, the employees under the secretariat services association will launch a ceasework from tomorrow. | 
Lunminthang Haokip In inter-racial tryst with destiny; To later bewail trials of this country; In a noble home that thrived in giving; All that it hard-earned to Nation-building; By faith you ventured to new rules marry,
NAME: St. George is the patron saint of England and St. Ethelbert commemorates death of Christian King outside Hereford, name added in 1935 after generous donation from Diocese of Hereford to new building.
t was first week of June, 1979 when I arrived at the door of the Holy Cross College, 104 In Ya Road, Rangoon, I think it was around 9 am in the morning, and I came from Mandalay by train. I was received by a student who was cleaning the class rooms
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Thudih choija nakigel nah em? Nangle nang hitihin gah kidong temmo – Midangho natheitop sunna nakithopi hinam? Natoh dung juija aga loudinga nakigot hinam? Adihle adihlou lhekhenna dinga nalungel nasen hinam? Henge natileh,
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