Lack of inculcating the habit of reading is responsible for moving our society backward. This was unanimously resolved by those present at the 5th Foundation Day of Kamini Devi Memorial Library and THAU Information Centre today. It was also resolved to extend public support and cooperation for development of library movement in Manipur. From next year onwards, Kamini Memorial Library and Thau Information Centre is planning to organised interaction programs for students with award winning national and international writers to improve library movement. Chief Librarian of Manipur Central Library, Elangbam Latakishwor lamented on lack of reading books in libraries of Manipur. He further maintained that efforts of State Central library without public support will not be able to bring library movement in the state. 

Manipur gets its first Rubber Board Field Station office at Jiribam. The Rubber Board Regional office, Silchar today opened the Rubber Board Field Station in the Jiribam sub-division, Imphal East. The inaugural function was held at Municipal Town Hall, Jiribam. Speaking at the function, PG Salim Kumar, Joint Rubber Production Commissioner said, the newly opened Jiribam office would benefit and help the rubber farmers from the state, where the farmers would not be going to Silchar office for any official work. The function was also attended by many rubber farmers and members of Rubber Producer Societies. 

Ningthoujam Suraj consecutively bagged Mr Moirang Khamba 2014 Title. The 3rd edition of Mister Moirang Khamba was organised by the All Manipur Gymnasium Welfare Association in the GM hall. The categories of the contest include Junior, Senior, Master, Physically Challenged MR Manipur Moirang-Khamba and also the First woman state level body building championship. Altogether 92 body builders participated in the contest. In Junior category, Manipur police sports club RK Manjit Singh was conferred Junior Mister Manipur Moirang-Khamba title. N Jayenta Singh of Kanglei Fitness Centre, Canchipur got the physically challenged Mr Moirang Khamba title. In the woman state-level body building championship, K Rabita of Royal Gym stood the first position while the second slot goes to Th Sarita of Royal Fitness Gym, Thoubal. In the Master category, K Dinesh Singh of YPISM, Uripok won the Master overall title. However the overall title of MR Manipur Moirang-Khamba went to N Suraj Singh of Royal Gym, Ningomthong. 

Manipuri Boxer Sarjubala Devi settled for Silver medal in the AIBA Women World Boxing Championship, Jeju, South Korea. In the final match of the light weight category, Sarjubala was defeated by Kazakhstan boxer Nazym Kyzaibay by 37:39, 37:39, 37:39. Sarjubala,a two time national champion, backed Kyzaibay into the corner and landed with both her left and right as she took the first round 10:9 across the board. The Kazakh boxer worked out the Indian in the second and used her reach well to avoid Sarjubala’s flurries and hit back on the counter. Sarjubala continued to press forward to try to hustle Kyzaibay but the Kazakh kept her cool and waited for the right moment to counter decisively.Kyzaibay stuck to her strategy for the remaining two rounds, boxing on the inside at the time of her choosing and forcing Sarjubala to commit herself fully on the attack. The Indian corner failed to adapt to the Kazakh’s style and ended up conceding the last two rounds and the gold to Kyzaibay on a unanimous decision. It has been a memorable week for the 21-year-old, who was making her debut at the World Championships, and she left her mark on the field with her relentless attacking style that cowered many an opponent into submission. Sarjubala has shown enough promise to build for an assault at the Olympic Flyweight division in 2016 and 2020.

Manipur bagged 21 medals in the 11th Masters National Aquatics Championship held from November 21st to 23rd. The Championship was organised by Karnataka Swimming Association under Swimming Federation of India at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Aquatic Complex- Gulbarga, North Karnataka. In the Championship, Manipur won 8 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 6 bronze medals. In the 4x400 meter free style relay, S Mohendro, Th Arunkumar, N Narjit and N Ibomcha won gold medals. Master women swimmers Kh Sandhyarani, Y Surjamukhi, A Manbi, L Nilapadma and Master men’s swimmers P Premananda, L Gojen, Y Herachandra, N Khomdon, H Gojen, L Rojit and Ksh Mangi also bagged medals in the tournament. L Boicha Meitei lead the Manipur team as team manager as well as Coach in the tournament.