Month: August 2017

IMPHAL | Aug 12

The state government will observe Patriots’ Daytomorrow at Kangla. Najma Heptulla, governor  and N. Biren Singh, chief minister will grace the function as chief guest and president respectively.

The prabhat phery will  be observed at 4:00 am and will be followed by floral tributes at Hicham Yaicham Pat, Moirangkhom at 8:00 am and at the Thangal General Temple, Palace Compound.

The main observance will start at 3:30 pm with the governor and the chief minister leading the dignitaries and the public in wreath laying ceremony in Kangla. It will be followed by floral tributes at Shaheed Minar, BT Park.  Contingents of Manipur Rifles will offer a guard of honour/general salute to the martyrs of the state.

Ningthoujam Prasant & Elangbam Nikita

IMPHAL | Aug 12

Vishal Kumar, from Delhi, father of a lone child, and owner of a stall at the ongoing fair at Mapal Kangjeibung, is having a hard time trying selling his books—used and unused.

He claims he brought along 15,000 books from Delhi and he is now forced to price every one of his books at only Rs. 100.

“The books were sold at Rs 200 and Rs. 100 initially. However, because of an a constant drop in the volume of sale, I had to resort to offering them for only Rs. 100 per book.” said Vishal who came to Imphal with high expectations.

With a heavy heart, he said he has spent more than Rs. 40,000 travelling and transporting he wares. He said  carriage charge to Imphal is expensive.

“I expected good response from purchasers, especially students, however visitors were very few,” said Vishal disappointment writ large on his face.

He asserted he has travelled across India to partake in various book fairs and got great responses in different states. He guessed the reason for slowing down of sales might have to do with the less appropriate setting of the book stall inside the trade fair.

Vishal is a partner of Mehta Book Company, Delhi. He said though many now prefer enjoy e-books and other electronic formats he trusts that these can’t be compared with paper books. Life is in books and books will prevail, he said. Though sale is poor, he is confident he will not lose money.

Vishal said he will once more, return to Imphal in future to partake in book fairs. His stall has books basically of fiction, non-fiction and children books. The trade fair will continue till August 20.

IMPHAL | Aug 12

Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) has called for 12 hours public curfew on August 15, starting from 6 am to 6 pm in the entire Kangliepak region, denouncing the Indian Independence Day celebrations.   

Calling August 15 as the 71st transfer of colonial hegemonic day of neo-imperialist India, KCP-People’s War Group has appealed not to celebrate the day in any manner, said a release signed by secretary, central media coordinator, KCP People’s War Group, Lenin Meitei. However, Fire service, water supply, ritual service, electricity, print and electronic media may resume their normal duties, it said.

Indians did not get their independence on August 15, 1947; it said adding it would be correct to define it as the transfer of colonial hegemony from the colonial system of British India to the neo- colonial system of a neo-imperialist India. Kangliepak never existed under the British India as its colonial state, it further said. There was no annexation either as it was kept under the British Crown as a protectorate province, it continued adding history provides the evidence that the origins and India and kangliepak are entirely different.

After British India gave Kangliepak its independence on August 14, 1947, the sovereign nation started its own assembly on October 18, 1948 by implementing Adult Franchise for the first time at South East Asia, it further continued adding unfortunately, Maharaj Bodhachandra was forced to sign the merger agreement after getting mental torture and its independence was robbed.

KCP-People’s War Group is denouncing the day by imposing the public curfew as a part boycotting and total shut down of all the celebrations related with Neo-imperialist India, it added.