Schools, colleges to Decks cleared for Covid inoculation drive reopen from Jan 27 By Our Staff Reporter , Jan 15: In sync with the country-wide COVID-19 inoculation drive which begins tomorrow, all preparations have been completed to kick-start the campaign in the State too at 10 centres. Speaking to media per- sons at a weekly media CM assures police stations at , By Our Staff Reporter briefing on COVID-19 held By Our Staff Reporter ters was aborted as it coin- today at the Lamphelpat of- cided with a big State/ IMPHAL, Jan 15: Schools fice of Directorate of Health IMPHAL, Jan 15: Chief National function, the Chief and colleges which have Services and National Minister N Biren assured that Minister regretted for the been closed on account of Health Mission , public after receiving arrival of vaccines has made two police stations would be same. the COVID-19 pandemic Family Welfare Services Covishield shots tomorrow. many people put their opened at Kangpat and Even as the State Govern- since March last year would Director Dr P Shyamsunder They include RIMS Director guards down as indicated by Nambashi within ment has been working hard be re-opened from January said that Prime Minister Prof A Santa, Dr Th Sachin much larger public gather- district. to bring uniform develop- 27. A decision to this effect Narendra Modi would kick- Deba (RIMS), Dr Sanjeev ings seen at different places, With Chief Minister N ment across the State, hill was adopted at a Cabinet start the vaccination Nepram (RIMS), Dr Pooja he remarked. Biren and many of his Cabi- areas need far more because meeting held today at campaign at New Delhi to- Akoijam (RIMS), Dr The degree of adhering to net Ministers, the State of the topography. It is for Kamjong. morrow. Rajendra Thangjam COVID appropriate behav- Government held the first this very reason that there is A Facebook post Soon after, the State-level (JNIMS), Dr Th Lokeshwar iour such as wearing face Go to Hills campaign of a separate Hill Area Devel- uploaded by Chief Minis- vaccination campaign would (JNIMS), District mask, washing hands fre- 2021 at opment Fund, Biren said. ter N Biren said that the be launched at Imphal in the Hospital Medical Superin- quently and thoroughly and headquarters today. Taking due note of the State Cabinet has given its presence of Chief Minister tendent Dr Memcha, maintaining physical dis- Speaking at the gathering, report that there is no short- demand for establishment of the feasibility of opening a consent for re-opening N Biren, he said. Bishnupur CMO Dr L tance of at least six feet is Biren said that his Govern- age of water in Kamjong, police stations at border ar- college at Kamjong, Biren classes for standard IX and Although COVID-19 Gojendra, Shija Hospital also declining. ment has been working for Biren hailed PHE Minister L eas as mentioned in several said. above by observing rel- vaccine shots can be injected CMD Dr Kh Palin and Shija But it is not yet time to uniform development of Dikho. He said that the Gov- memorandums submitted to Construction of evant SOP. from 9 am to 5 pm as per Hospital Medical Superin- lower one’s guard against both the hills and the valley ernment would consider him today, Biren remarked Nambisha Primary Health The Cabinet meeting the guidelines given by the tendent Dr Y Jugindro. the COVID-19 pandemic. since it was established in rewarding the engineers who that the demand is quite rea- Sub-Centre would begin held at Kamjong for the Ministry of Health and Fam- Additional Director Until and unless all the peo- 2017. made sure that the people of sonable and assured that two soon. first time gave consent to ily Welfare, the campaign (Health) Dr Khoirom ple are inoculated, each and “We felt elated when we Kamjong do not face any police stations would be Assuring that the Govern- the State Election Com- will be kick-started at 10.30 Sasheekumar Mangang said every one should strictly saw people’s support at all water shortage, either on definitely opened at Kangpat ment would definitely bring mission for holding am in the State, Dr that COVID-19 graph has adhere to the COVID appro- the places we visited so far. January 26 or August 15. and Nambashi. Central Bank of as elections to Autonomous Shyamsunder said. been declining rapidly priate behaviour, Dr We feel equally grateful to Talking about the health The demand for upgrad- well as Punjab and Sind District Councils and ur- 100 people would be in- across the country during the Sasheekumar asserted. the people of Kamjong for cards distributed today, the ing Kamjong High School to Bank to Kamjong, Biren ban local bodies. jected with Covishield shots last couple of months. RIMS Deputy Medical the warm reception they Chief Minister pointed out the level of a higher second- said that the same initiative After reviewing the at each of the 10 centres to- The number of positive Superintendent Dr Th have given us today”, Biren that the cards would entitle ary school would also be demands people’s support. preparations for the morrow namely; RIMS, cases detected in the State Sachin Deba said that all said. all beneficiaries to free treat- considered. Moreover, as Saying that he would upcoming Statehood Day JNIMS, , has also been falling and preparations have been com- Claiming that a Cabinet ment in any hospital of the envisaged by the New Edu- urge the firm/agency con- observation, the State Senapati, , Chandel, there was no report of pleted for Covishield meeting scheduled earlier at State for up to Rs two lakh. cation Policy, the State cerned to construct a Cabinet decided to cel- Bishnupur, Thoubal, COVID-19 related death inoculation at the institute’s Kamjong district headquar- Taking due note of the Government would study women’s (Contd P 9) ebrate the day with certain Tamenglong and Shija Hos- during the last 5 days, he Old Nursing College. restrictions in view of the pital. said. “It is said that Covishield COVID-19 pandemic. Some well known physi- The declining number of is a safe vaccine but I do not The Cabinet also ap- cians would speak to the active cases coupled with the have any (Contd P 9) proved rules governing ...... TSE owner Nishikant hands over water storage tanks to 41 BPL families Manipur Private Security Services for providing pri- vate security to cash transportation activities, Governor donates for Ram Mandir construction rules for banning unregu- lated deposit schemes, and By Our Staff Reporter the Manipur Human IMPHAL, Jan 15: As the Rights Commission Serv- fund drive for construction of ice Rule. Ram Temple began Significantly the Assam yesterday, Governor Dr Government had decided Najma Heptulla donated her to reopen schools for all share of contribution today. classes from January 1, The amount donated by 2021 on December 15 it- the Governor was received self while in Meghalaya by a delegation of Manipur By Our Staff Reporter localities (Leikai) today. Keishamthong today. ings of the people, he added. schools had re-opened a State Shri Ram Mandir He distributed the water At the event, Nishikant Soraisam Keshoram, who few days back, that is on Nirman Nidhi Samarpan IMPHAL, Jan 15: The Sangai storage tanks to members of said he provided the aid presided over the function January 11. Samiti comprising Dinesh Express owner, Nishikant the households at a function with the aim to help people said Nishikant has been pro- The Nagaland Govern- Tiwari, organising secretary Singh Sapam has provided held at Anoubam Mandap, who are in need. All viding aid and assisting ment on the other hand Visha Hindu Parishad NE, Singh and Khwairakpam one 500 litre capacity water Thouda Bhabok Leikai Sega possible assistance will be people in need since the had decided to re-open ing. Dr Sinam Rajendra Singh, Rajen Singh at the Raj storage tank each to 41 below Road organised by provided in future too with COVID-19 pandemic. schools from February. Dr Najma Heptulla also poverty line households of 27 Tengbang Marup the cooperation and bless- (Contd P 9) ...... BB Sharma, Shivadutta Bhavan, Imphal this morn- extended (Contd P 9)