Evening daily Imphal Times Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 5, Issue 132, Monday, June 5, 2017 www.imphaltimes.com Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing 3414 2/- State Assembly session adjourned sine die Nature does not need us, but GST Bill passed; FM says consumer state will have quantum we need nature for our jump in revenue with the introduction of the legislation IT News to consumer states like no variation in prices of center will impose Central GST. survival: Chief Minister Imphal, May 5: Part 2 of the first Manipur, where there are essential commodities. If in case the goods transaction DIPR Pollution Control Board as Environment Minister Shri Th. session of the 11th Manipur limited resources. Clarifying to doubts of some is between states then Imphal, June 5: Chief Minister well, Shri Biren recalled. Shyamkumar while speaking at Legislative Assembly “Consumer state will have of the members, the Deputy Integrated GST will be applied. Shri N. Biren Singh launched The Chief Minister further said the function as the president adjourned sine die today. On quantum jump in revenue with Chief Minister, who is also On the application of GST to the ‘Segregation at Source’ that under this noble initiative said that people should the last day of the 2 day sitting, the introduction of the Goods incharge of Finance said that Fermented fish (Ngari) favorite campaign at the World known as ‘Green Imphal’, he understand the warning signs the house passed the Manipur and Services Tax”, The Finance GST is not for increase of price and most popular food item of Environment Day celebration, not only planted many given by the nature. He Goods and Service Tax (GST) Minister said. of commodities but is to put Manipur, Joykumar said that as jointly by Directorate of saplings around Imphal city observed that people would Bill, 2017. He further added that there is uniformity to the prices of the raw material for making the Environment and Directorate of but also cleaned Nambul river. bear the brunt of the nature’s Even though both the no need for any apprehension each commodity across the fermented fish comes from Municipal Administration, Sharing his views on possible fury if they keep on breaking opposition and the ruling have of small time handloom nation. outside the state there is no Housing and Urban environment degradation and the nature’s law. no difference to the passing of weavers as the introduction of Earlier, treasury bench other option however, tax has Development (MAHUD) at health hazards caused by PHED Minister Shri L. Dikho, the GST Bill, hectic discussion the tax will have no impact to member, P Sharatchandra had been reduced to 5% from 12% Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, polythene bags, the Chief Parliamentary Secretary was witnessed among the their business as GST can be stated that Center alone after hectic argument on the Imphal today. Minister informed that (MAHUD) Shri N. Indrajit, members of both the imposed to only entrepreneur cannot fix the GST as it has to interest of the Manipuri people. Under this new initiative, deliberations are being made MANIDCO and MANITRON opposition and ruling. whose annual turnover is over be decided by a Council On being asked about the Municipal Corporations/ by the State Government to Chairman and Hiyanglam AC Apprehension on the impact of rupees 10 lakhs. consisting of Union Finance benefit of the state with the Councils will provide two impose ban on the use of MLA Dr. Y. Radheshyam, the Bill to the small time Deliberating on how the GST Minister as the Chairman and GST, Chief Minister N Biren dustbins to every households polythene bags in the State. Additional Chief Secretary weavers and its feasibilities to will work, Yumanm Joykumar Finance Ministers of each Singh, who is also the leader and shops to collect wet and Stating that keeping Imphal (Environment) Shri Sambhu the state of Manipur were the said that the Bill has been state as members. of the house said that state dry waste materials. Wet city neat and tidy had already Singh and Additional Chief concerns of the Opposition passed by both the Lok Sabha While elaborating on how the revenue is expected to raise garbage should be put in Green been included in the list of Secretary (MAHUD) Dr. J. Party. and the Rajya Sabha after GST will benefit the state like from Rs. 100 crores to 150 dustbins and dry waste tasks to be completed within Suresh Babu also attended the Deputy Chief Minister Y thorough discussion for the Manipur, Yumnam Joykumar crores if GST come into force. materials in Blue dustbins. 100 days by the State function as guests of honour. Joykumar, who is also in charge welfare of the people of the said that products which are As of now 4500 entrepreneurs/ Speaking on the celebration, Government, the Chief Minister The Chief Minister flagged off of Finance, clarifying doubts of nation. He said the Bill is supposed to be consumed by retailers have registered and organised under the theme, sought co-operation from the a team of volunteers who the opposition bench, the GST passed on the spirit of one the state will be imposed State more will do in the coming ‘Connecting People to Nature’ public in this regard. would plant 1000 saplings at Bill will give more advantage nation on tax, so that there is Goods Service Tax and the days, the Chief Minister added. as the chief guest, Shri N. Biren Maintaining that deforestation different parts of the State as said, “Nature does not require is the main cause for frequent part of environment protection us, but we need nature for our landslides in hill areas, the campaign. He also NSCN (K) survival.” As such, people Chief Minister urged the public administered oath of Save Loktak to save Manipur, need to take a collective pledge to plant more and more saplings conserving nature to the cadre killed to conserve nature for instead of felling trees. gathering during the IT News says MLA Radhakishore sustainable development and He also made his earnest celebration. survival of human beings, he appeal to the public not to Later, the dignitaries also Imphal, June 5: A self- IT News disruption caused to parents. added. dump waste materials into released a film on Blooming styled major of NSCN (K) Imphal, June 5: Oinam MLA environment cycle, we have Radhakishore emphasized the The Chief Minister contended rivers. Manipur which has been was killed in an encounter L Radhakishore has said that seen that many local fishes, need for intensive plantation that he introduced the initiative The Chief Minister also taking up the task of planting with central security force Manipuri civilization owes its birds and animals have drives in the hills, rural and of fighting pollution and informed the gathering that the flowers and plants in different at Gaijialon village, under growth to Loktak lake which become extinct. Loktak Lake is urban areas as per the forest protection of environment State Government had begun areas. Khoupum Police Station in supplied its abundant provider of many of our percentage recommended by when he was the Minister of organising seminars to have Earlier, Shri N. Biren and other Tamenglong district at resources but if the present essential needs and as such the international bodies. He State for Forest and brainstorming sessions of dignitaries also planted flowers around 2.20 am this threat to its existence symbolizes our mother. If our said the Pollution Control Environment way back in 2004. experts and scholars to find a under Blooming Manipur’s morning. The deceased has aggravates any further leading mother is no more what will Board, for which is the He carried on the campaign road map to bring economic initiative at Ima Keithel as part been identified as to its extinction then our happen to her children, asked chairman, is undertaking a when he took over the charge development in the State. of the World Environment Day Thaolung Thaimei. An M- culture, tradition and Radhakishore. Save Loktak to week-long tree plantation of Chairman of Manipur MAHUD and Forest and celebration. 16 rifle and 11 rounds along everything will disappear. save Manipur, he said. drive. with a mobile handset were He made the statement while Turning his attention to the Project director of LDA, recovered from his speaking as the chief guest at school children in attendance, Bhagaton and Adhakshya of Prannoy Roy raided days after Nidhi Razdan possession. the World Environment Day the MLA addressed them as BPC Zilla Parishad were the celebration held at Yangoi pillars of the future and president and guest of honour told Sambit Patra to leave her show Cycle rally Ningthou community hall at reminded that the hills provide respectively. IT News Loktak Khongban in Toubul in us energy and air while the Loktak Development PTI NDTV promoter and veteran on the same old endless false Imphal, June 5: A cycle Bishnupur district today. The lakes provide food and other Authority conducted a tree New Delhi, June 5: The journalist Prannoy Roy has accusations. NDTV and its rally hosted in connection event was jointly organised by materials. He concluded, thus plantation drive at Toubul in CBI’s extraordinary raids on come just days after the promoters will fight tirelessly with World Environment Toubul Youth Development we must treat them as our Bishnupur district. the houses of the channel’s anchor, Nidhi against this witch-hunt by Day was flagged off today Association, Global Science Razdan, had on-air altercation multiple agencies. We will not morning by MAHUD Club, Khoijuman and Centre with a BJP spokesperson, succumb to these attempts to minister Th Shyamkumar for Conservation of Nature One-Day Legal Awareness Programme Held Sambit Patra.