Imphal, April 21: Decrying the alleged negligence of the State Government towards development of Tamenglong district, Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), Nungba Zone has urged the Government to do the needful at the earliest possible.

In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, the youth front said that the people in this part of the State are felling a sense of negligence and discrimination as a result of the State Government's arrangement of posting in-charge officers when the district is in need of regular and competent authorities to speed up the developmental activities of the backward district.

At present there is an in-charge Deputy Commissioner, an incharge Superintendent of Police and an in-charge Sub-Divisional Officers both at Tamei and Tousem to run the district administration, the memorandum pointed out.

With such arrangement, the State Government has contradicted its own slogan of equality in administration and development, the memorandum signed by its chairman Titus Kamei said.

The memorandum further said that the protest against such negligence attitude and indiscriminate treatment of the Government could not be ruled out in the event of the failure of taking up necessary action to redress the grievances of the people.

Dance workshop: The closing function of the two-month long training cum workshop on dance, music, martial arts and theatre being organised by Leimayol Arts Centre, Chingamathak would be held on April 23, to coincide with Khongjom day observance at LAC Hall Chingamathak.

Transport and Education Minister L Jayentakumar would grace the function as chief guest.

LAC president Y Sarat Singh and Councillor of IMC Ward No.16 Subhas Luwang would be respective functional president and guest of honour.

The workshop production play Khongjom Lan written by late Th Nodiya Singh would be presented at the occasion.

YAS scheme: The Directorate of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of Manipur has invited application in prescribed format from registered voluntary organisations desirous of seeking Central financial assistance under the scheme of National Programme for Youth and Adolescents Development of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India for the year 2008-09 .

The application forms dully filled in along with the project proposal should reach the office of the Directorate of Youth Affairs and Sports on or before June 30, 2008 .

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