FNR wants Naga factions to unite

DIMAPUR, Sept 9 NNN : In spite of the serious hiccup faced by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) following the re-emergence of factional clashes among the Naga underground groups after a gap of five years, FNR convenor Dr Rev Wati Aier has not lost hope on his mission. Dr Wati Aier, the man behind […]

DIMAPUR, Sept 9 NNN : In spite of the serious hiccup faced by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) following the re-emergence of factional clashes among the Naga underground groups after a gap of five years, FNR convenor Dr Rev Wati Aier has not lost hope on his mission.
Dr Wati Aier, the man behind the floating of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) said they are closely monitoring on the prevailing situation and “hopefully things will subside soon.”
The FNR convenor said the Forum is silently working towards fulfilling its mission. “But you see reconciliation is not a magic lamp but only a process.”
This comment of Dr Rev Wati Aier came amid heightening of factional clashes among the Naga underground groups at the moment.
Formed in 2008 to reconcile among the warring Naga underground outfits, the FNR members drawn from various Naga civil bodies, activists and intellectuals had organised football matches for these various Naga underground outfits both in Nagaland and abroad. Several reconciliation meetings were also convened under the aegis of FNR in Nagaland, Thailand and elsewhere. Following these, the warring Naga underground organisations had ceased to fight among themselves both physically and in the media.
Numerous agreements were also signed among the Naga underground outfits to stop hostility among them.
However, the clashes among the militant outfits cropped up again few months ago and untill yesterday, a cadre hailing from NSCN-K was killed by a rival group in Tizit town, Mon district, Nagaland.

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GOC Red Shield Division, flags off successful candidates

Mail News Service Imphal, Sep 9 : The Army Recruitment Rally, that was conducted at Senapati district in the month of July, this year, with the objective of recruiting youth from the remote areas of Manipur and to give them an opportunity, on par with the mainland youth, for employment in the Armed forces . […]

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Imphal, Sep 9 : The Army Recruitment Rally, that was conducted at Senapati district in the month of July, this year, with the objective of recruiting youth from the remote areas of Manipur and to give them an opportunity, on par with the mainland youth, for employment in the Armed forces . Of the 16000 youth who appeared for the recruitment tests, 91 candidates had qualified from Senapati district alone and a similar number from the other regions of the state.
Maj Gen Binoy Poonnen, VSM, GOC Red Shield Division, flagged off the the successful youth on 09 Sept 12 from Senapti town to Dimapur for their final documentation. The General in his flagging off speech complimented the successful candidates and said that the Army is a noble profession since long-standing times and will give them an opportunity to safeguard the nation from adversaries. He acknowledged that the natives of Manipur have a unique and natural ability for soldiering and must come forward to join the Indian Army. He furthered that these candidates will be sent for military training for a duration of one year, in the various training centre’s across the country. He mentioned on successful completion of training, a young soldier will earn in par with many of the best paying jobs of the country, in addition to the various perks and privileges exclusively meant for the defense forces. The General complimented the parents of these youth, for inspiring and guiding them to join the Armed forces. He also said that their selection into the Indian Army will inspire a large number of youth, from their homeland to enroll with the Armed forces.

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Demand should be matching with expectation

Politicians are the delight of the media. That’s why national media both print and electronic extensively quote the views expressed by politicians on any given matter. Whenever there is darkness they find the way out of impasse, they open public mind. Their views are important for they speak out boldly least bothering about the consequences […]

Politicians are the delight of the media. That’s why national media both print and electronic extensively quote the views expressed by politicians on any given matter. Whenever there is darkness they find the way out of impasse, they open public mind. Their views are important for they speak out boldly least bothering about the consequences that he or she may face. Perhaps they have been trained to speak fearlessly when it comes to attacking rivals be it the ruling by the opposition or vice versa. They use choicest words, which sometimes evoke amusement to hear. It happens in politics, politicians, who are habitual liars fade out quicker than expected. If they won in the electoral politics in the first attempt when the electorates were quite ignorant about their activities it was purely luck that shaped their destiny. Such politicians are exposed after talking to the masses. Their level of thinking leaves much to be desired. Such politicians face natural death in politics. Our leaders remain worrying over something that is uncalled for. When they should have shown concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state they talk about something else. The common men do not want to talk about Lok Sabha election as it is two years away. Some politicians talk about advancing Lok Sabha election time. Election is a burden on the common masses and also costly. These members of the Lok Sabha were elected by spending billions of rupees. Their membership should last the full term for which they have been elected. Election time cannot be advanced. It will be wrong to assume that the entire masses are for advancing the time and date of the Lok Sabha election. It should be held as per scheduled earlier, that is 2014. That will send a message to the entire world that Indians can uphold democratic values that include holding of election as per scheduled. Politics is a game of patience. Common masses weigh the pros and cons of the words uttered by the leaders and if the words uttered do not match with the expectation of the masses they are rejected. And if they utter in tune with the people’s expectation they are hailed as the true leader of the masses. Change needs to be brought about and it should take the country towards the path of development. But nobody will like the change for the worst. Earnest appeal therefore is made to the leaders of the opposition to focus on the issues rather than demanding advancing the time of election. Moreover no party will improve their strength by advancing the time of election by one year or two. The country will witness repetition of the same verdict. What we saw in the last election will be repeated when the election is held. In the same manner fire brand politicians suffering electoral defeat in Manipur many at the centre will suffer the same fate. This declaration will not go wrong. Do not attempt to hasten the process of death that is bound to come naturally.

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Voluntary blood donation camp

Mail News Service Imphal, Sep 9 : The Association of Voluntary Blood Donors, Manipur [AVBD-Manipur] in close association with the NSS unit of Don Bosco College, Maram and Blood Bank, JNIMS has organized a combined Voluntary Blood Donation Camp on Sep 8 at the College premises at Maram, Senapati District [as a part of its […]

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Imphal, Sep 9 : The Association of Voluntary Blood Donors, Manipur [AVBD-Manipur] in close association with the NSS unit of Don Bosco College, Maram and Blood Bank, JNIMS has organized a combined Voluntary Blood Donation Camp on Sep 8 at the College premises at Maram, Senapati District [as a part of its continuous effort to make Manipur a 100% achiever in Voluntary Blood Donation movement] in which 77(seventy seven) Voluntary Blood Donors consisting mainly of Students & faculty of the College have donated their valuable “Gift of Life”.
During the inaugural function of the VBD camp, Dr. L.Tomcha Khuman, Founder president of AVBD-M stressed on the importance of start donating early in life so that the shortfall in the state could be done away with and encouraged the donors even if they are not thanked personally by the actual recipients of the Donated Blood. Such words of Dr. LTomcha was supported by Father K. Sebastian, Rector, Don Bosco College, Maram saying that in Christianity also, there is a belief that the right hand shouldn’t know what the left hand is doing meaning thereby we should continue to do good deeds/works, yet we shouldn’t expect anything in return. Dr. A. Rajmani Singh, Former NSS Programme Officer of Manipur University & Dr. K. Surjit Singh, Blood bank Officer, JNIMS also spoke on the occasion. Lastly, Principal of Bon Bosco College, Maram, Father Benny James congratulated the students & Faculty who came out to donate blood while appreciating the initiatives taken by the AVBD-Manipur in spreading the message of importance of Voluntary Blood Donation in a state like Manipur.
A day before, i.e. on 07/09/2012, the Association of Voluntary Blood Donors, Manipur conducted two Awareness Campaigns on Voluntary Blood Donation for a total of 167 (one hundred sixty seven) students of the Don Bosco College, Maram in which Kh. Samarjit Singh, Secy, AVBD-Manipur, Dr. Loli Mao, District Aids Control Officer, Senapati District & Dr. Xavier Pamei, Member, AVBD-Manipur spoke on different topics like Basic Blood Science, Benefits of Voluntary Blood Donation, Blood Banking etc. The Association is deeply honoured to have the support from the State Blood Transfusion Council, Manipur (SBTC-Manipur) & Manipur State Aids Control Society (MSACS). Sister Arpita, NSS programme Officer of Don Bosco College, Maram & her entire NSS units helped the AVBD-Manipur in accomplishing the tasks as she did in Feb., 2011. The AVBD-Manipur is deeply honoured to have the support from the State Blood Transfusion Council, Manipur (SBTC-Manipur) & Manipur State Aids Control Society (MSACS).

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Symposium on Manipuri folklore held – E-Pao.net

Symposium on Manipuri folklore heldE-Pao.netThe first session was moderated by Prof H Birahari during which Asst Prof of Manipuri Department, Kha Manipur College Dr Ch Rajketan talked on 'Relationship of Hill and Valley peoples of Manipur through F…

Symposium on Manipuri folklore held
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The first session was moderated by Prof H Birahari during which Asst Prof of Manipuri Department, Kha Manipur College Dr Ch Rajketan talked on 'Relationship of Hill and Valley peoples of Manipur through Folklores', scholar Saikhom Menjor on 'Folklore

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Kangla objects to use non-Manipuri words in media – E-Pao.net

Kangla objects to use non-Manipuri words in mediaE-Pao.netImphal, September 09 2012: Taking strong exception to use of non-Manipuri words by media houses in Manipur, Kangla, a Facebook community page, has urged All Manipur Working Journalists' Unio…

Kangla objects to use non-Manipuri words in media
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Imphal, September 09 2012: Taking strong exception to use of non-Manipuri words by media houses in Manipur, Kangla, a Facebook community page, has urged All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) to use our own native words instead of other
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Kumbi blast 2 AR jawans killed, 9 hurt

In yet another bomb attack on security forces by UGs, a Naik Subedar of 33 Assam Rifles was killed while 10 other personnel sustained injuries, some of them critically, when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device IED went off at a spot in between Kan…

In yet another bomb attack on security forces by UGs, a Naik Subedar of 33 Assam Rifles was killed while 10 other personnel sustained injuries, some of them critically, when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device IED went off at a spot in between Kangshoibi Khong and Uchal Makhong at Kumbi early this morning Source Hueiyen News Service

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Symposium on Manipuri folklore held

A One Day Symposium on Folkloristic and Popular Folklore of Manipur was held today at Thoubal Ningombam Lakshmi Keithel Source Hueiyen News Service Gyanand Naorem

A One Day Symposium on Folkloristic and Popular Folklore of Manipur was held today at Thoubal Ningombam Lakshmi Keithel Source Hueiyen News Service Gyanand Naorem

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GOC Red Shield Division, flags off successful candidates of senapati

The Army Recruitment Rally, that was conducted at Senapati district in the month of July, this year, with the objective of recruiting youth from the remote areas of Manipur and to give them an opportunity, on par with the mainland youth, for employment…

The Army Recruitment Rally, that was conducted at Senapati district in the month of July, this year, with the objective of recruiting youth from the remote areas of Manipur and to give them an opportunity, on par with the mainland youth, for employment in the Armed forces Source Hueiyen News Service

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RPF claims hand in Kumbi blast

Claiming the responsibility for the bomb blast at Kumbi that left one AR jawan killed and several others injured, the proscribed outfit, Revolutionary People’s Front RPF has informed that the blast was triggered by its armed wing, People’s Liberation…

Claiming the responsibility for the bomb blast at Kumbi that left one AR jawan killed and several others injured, the proscribed outfit, Revolutionary People’s Front RPF has informed that the blast was triggered by its armed wing, People’s Liberation Army PLA Source Hueiyen News Service

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Trial over RK Meghen is mock trial UNLF

United National Liberation Front UNLF has termed the trial of NIA over its Chairman Sanayaima alias Meghen, Organisation Secretary M Nongyai alias Joy and other cadres, as a mock trial conducted to cover up the colonial rule of the India government o…

United National Liberation Front UNLF has termed the trial of NIA over its Chairman Sanayaima alias Meghen, Organisation Secretary M Nongyai alias Joy and other cadres, as a mock trial conducted to cover up the colonial rule of the India government over Manipur Source Hueiyen News Service

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Trinamool Congress to float frontal bodies in two months

Chief Whip of Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, who is an MP of Trinamool Congress, has informed that his party would be coming up with frontal organizations within two months along with constituting Trinamool Congress State Unit in Nagaland Source Hueiye…

Chief Whip of Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, who is an MP of Trinamool Congress, has informed that his party would be coming up with frontal organizations within two months along with constituting Trinamool Congress State Unit in Nagaland Source Hueiyen News Service

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AR and Rotary organize medical camp

Red Shield Division and its subsidiary units, together with Rotary Club, Imphal organized a medical camp cum cancer awareness camp at Presidency College at Motbung under Senapati district yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service

Red Shield Division and its subsidiary units, together with Rotary Club, Imphal organized a medical camp cum cancer awareness camp at Presidency College at Motbung under Senapati district yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Major communities should not stigmatise minor communities CM

A 3 day Orientation Training of Pilgrims for Haj 2012 being organised by Manipur State Haj Committee commenced from today at Madrasa Alia Markaz E Tabligh , Lilong Source Hueiyen News Service

A 3 day Orientation Training of Pilgrims for Haj 2012 being organised by Manipur State Haj Committee commenced from today at Madrasa Alia Markaz E Tabligh , Lilong Source Hueiyen News Service

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‘Unauthorised buildings to be dismantled’

I While the State Government trying to convert DM College into a Deemed University, it is very disheartening to see the pathetic condition of the college I Source Hueiyen News Service

I While the State Government trying to convert DM College into a Deemed University, it is very disheartening to see the pathetic condition of the college I Source Hueiyen News Service

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‘The Tin Soldier’ performed

Child artistes of tProspective Repertory Theatre, Manipur PRITAM , Nambol performed the play ‘Thouna Phaba Kongou Gi Lanmi’ The Tin Soldier at MDU hall here today Source Hueiyen News Service

Child artistes of tProspective Repertory Theatre, Manipur PRITAM , Nambol performed the play ‘Thouna Phaba Kongou Gi Lanmi’ The Tin Soldier at MDU hall here today Source Hueiyen News Service

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HM denounces violence, extends hand for dialogue

Insurgent groups are trying to make their presence felt by planting bombs in public places in the past one week, Home Minister Gaikhangam has categorically stated while condemning the violent incidents Source Hueiyen News Service NNN

Insurgent groups are trying to make their presence felt by planting bombs in public places in the past one week, Home Minister Gaikhangam has categorically stated while condemning the violent incidents Source Hueiyen News Service NNN

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Free medical camp at vill Haochong

Security Forces under aegis of Red Shield Divisison continuing its Sadbhavana efforts, conducted free medical camp at village Haochong on 09 Sep 2012 and provided free medical checkup and medicines to locals including adults, newborns and school going …

Security Forces under aegis of Red Shield Divisison continuing its Sadbhavana efforts, conducted free medical camp at village Haochong on 09 Sep 2012 and provided free medical checkup and medicines to locals including adults, newborns and school going children of the villages of Haochong, Ijeirong, Chingchen and adjoining villages Source Hueiyen News Service

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