Fragile Valley Ecology

A lot many water bodies have died out from the Imphal Valley. In their footsteps may follow the rest of the remaining natural water bodies in the valley, including we… Read more »

A lot many water bodies have died out from the Imphal Valley. In their footsteps may follow the rest of the remaining natural water bodies in the valley, including we dare say, the Loktak. Purely from common sense, the lifespan of a lake in a land-locked valley, with little or no drainage system to flush it in a continual process, cannot be that very long. For regardless of whether a river system drains water away from a valley, there will always be more rivers that drain into it bringing down tonnes of silt perennially from the surrounding mountain catchments areas. It can quite well be imagined why the battle to save fresh water lakes in small valleys have been almost always a losing battle. The best that have been done is to delay their deaths, but the cause for optimism is, advancements in science have come up with ever better techniques to increase the longevity of these lakes. Perhaps someday, it will become a reality when this delay of lake decay can be perpetual. But the fact remains that without this radical sort of intervention of science, valley lakes cannot live forever. This is what Manipur should be cautious about, and in fact be ready to face.

It needs no experts to tell us rivers can change their courses, and so when silt raises their bed high enough for the water to find another alternative path of least resistance, it will take the latter path. This phenomenon is not altogether unknown even in Manipur’s recorded history. In fact there have been records of artificial dredging of river beds through compulsory contributory labour under various kings, and even of artificial diversions of river courses. Considering the sizes of the rivers here, these projects could not really have been too awesome or daunting. All the same, although of a totally different dimension, the current talks of river linking etc, in the larger context of the vast Indian sub-continent are not any logic that escaped the notice of good administrators in the state’s history. Even now, in spite of what the critics of the river linking project say, we do feel it will be an experiment worth the while in Manipur. Just one case should suffice to illustrate. Diverting the Nambul River from the heart of Imphal city would do miles to the health of the river as well as in flood control within the Imphal municipal area. The water too may acquire more irrigational value in the process. The stretch of the river bed thus dried up can become part of the master plan of an Imphal city sewerage project, as and when such a project comes up.

Saving our lakes, most particularly the Loktak, will be a far more difficult proposition. But perhaps this will also have to be linked up with a river management project. Perhaps the solution is in devising a way to have our rivers safely deposit their alluvium loads they bring down from the hills in special reservoirs along their meandering courses before they empty into the Loktak. But it is not only silt or the fate of its lakes that the ecology of Imphal Valley is threatened by. The inescapable fact also is, whatever material is introduced into its soil will remain there forever precisely because there is very little draining out of the valley. Take for instance chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers, or for that matter chemical effluents from factories in the future. Most of the residues from these are simply going to continue to accumulate in the soil. Who knows what effect such residues will have on the soil in a couple of hundred years. Just suppose it begins turning acidic or alkaline, or in the worst case scenario, poisonous. Considering pesticides are poisons, this is not altogether impossible. Again in the absence of a flushing mechanism, it will take eons before these soil conditions can be neutralized. This will indeed be a nightmarish scenario. Abolishing chemical pesticides or fertilizers can also mean present day disasters and it would indeed be stupid to recommend such a measure unthinkingly. What must however be done is to make sure that to the extent possible, only bio-degradable alternatives are used. Or even if there are no real substitutes to chemical agriculture boosters, their long term consequences must be closely monitored and regulated. While we all celebrate the fecundity of the alluvial soil of the valley and its salubrious climate, have the obvious fragility of the valley ecology ever been part of any serious reflection in official policy making or the general understanding of the issue? We are afraid to say there have been very little of it and this is most unfortunate.

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A Lot in a Name

“In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten, in the human kingdom, define or be defined” said wrote Thomas Szasz, capturing a concern of much of the… Read more »

“In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten, in the human kingdom, define or be defined” said wrote Thomas Szasz, capturing a concern of much of the hitherto inarticulate world of the modern times, in particular various native non-European and indigenous communities which have relatively recently come to belong to the modern literate world. The statement undoubtedly is profound. It says much of the notions and mechanisms of identity formation. We bring up this idea up in contemplating what postcolonial identity has been for various communities, in particular the indigenous world. It is not surprising that much of the identities we know of today were given and brought forth from within. Thanks to new energy given to scholarship in this direction, we are now cognisant of how much of the identities that have come to be internalised amongst not just outside observers who caused these identity formation but also communities given these identities, buttressing in the process, and contrary to what William Shakespeare implied in the famous statement in “Romeo and Juliet”, there is a lot in a name, for often it is the name which gives an identity. The Northeast was a nomenclature once defining a certain cartographical location on the Indian political and geographical map. Today it is an identity. The same can be said of the Arunachalis, Mizos, Nagas, Manipuris and Assamese, and as a matter of fact, Indian. Do these identities conform to ethnicity or do they signify domicile and citizenship status, are some of the problematic questions. Without going too deep into these queries, suffices it to say that once upon a time, people who today profess these identities, never knew of themselves by these identities. They were given these names by others to broadly define them, and today, many of those thus defined, would zealously defend these identities as their own intrinsic self understanding, even to violent extents.

That these understanding of identities have their liberal shares of inner tensions and hegemonies is also an undeniable fact today. Indeed, much of the conflict situations we witness in the region are a manifestation of these tensions within. Again, there is no gainsaying these understanding have a profound bearing on the way policies and programmes of the government are formulated and unfolded. This being the case, we are proposing a need to deconstruct these identities which although were given to the communities have crystallised solidly, and attempt a reconstruction in the manner that French philosopher, Jacques Derrida recommends. This is important, because the new identities thus constructed would be informed by inner needs and dynamics of the communities rather than imposed from outside alone. They would also have shed the redundant and at the same time incorporated answers to new challenges, which indeed different times always throw up. We can begin this process by asking some very basic questions like who is a Manipuri or Naga or Assamese etc. Honest and probing queries into these seemingly simple questions should bring in new and refreshing lights as to how many of the tensions within our societies can be resolved.

It goes without saying that this exercise must not mean the total rejection of what is already there. History can never be reversed and historical events cannot be erased. So if certain identities have evolved because of historical logic of a time, even if it meant identities forming out of nomenclatures assigned to peoples for the convenience of anthropological conveniences of outside researchers of the past, they have become engraved in indelible ink as historical experiences of the place, sparking off myriad chains of other historical events, which in their turns set off other chains of events and these too their own chains etc, in a never ending process. In other words, what has happened has happened and cannot be reversed. They have come to have strong historical roots of their own. But acknowledging the limitations of the circumstances they came into being and the consequences they have caused, should be the beginning of a new dawn of understanding of the way forward for our societies in resolving many of the issues of conflict embedded within. As for instance, new courses can be charted in which the old and the new understandings of identities can confluence and evolve more democratic and mutually acceptable ground for coexistence, and in time perhaps even evolving new identities which are inclusive of all stakeholders in an equitable way informed by the noble idea of justice for all.

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AR conduct medical Camp

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PDS-Public Demagogical System

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Man drowns

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Found dead

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Bomb blast condemned

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Transformer malfunction

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JAC welcomes CM assurance

IMPHAL, Aug 3: The Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Trade Union Council (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organization (AMGEO) has welcomed Chief Minister Okram Ibobi’s assurance of… Read more »

IMPHAL, Aug 3: The Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Trade Union Council (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organization (AMGEO) has welcomed Chief Minister Okram Ibobi’s assurance of fulfilling the demands of the state employees by August 10.

A release of the JAC stated that the state employees are overwhelmed by the announcement and they are hopeful that the Chief Minister will put his valuable words into action.

The JAC also urged the state government for regularization of ad-hoc, casual and muster roll employees along with formulation of proper service rules for the home guard personnel of the state. The authorities concerned should also reopen the die-in-harness scheme which has been banned for quite a long time, it added.

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Veteran football

IMPHAL, Aug 4: FVWA defeated ISAV by 2-1 goals in today’s match of Ng Shamu Memorial Veteran Football Tournament held at Megha High School Ground. Rajen Khanganba scored two goals… Read more »

IMPHAL, Aug 4: FVWA defeated ISAV by 2-1 goals in today’s match of Ng Shamu Memorial Veteran Football Tournament held at Megha High School Ground.

Rajen Khanganba scored two goals for FVWA while S Rajendro scored a goal for ISAV.

FVWA has reached the final after defeating ISAV.

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Trafficking Of Women And Children

By Pr. Kungsong Wanbe Trafficking of women and children has become very common and is a fast growing criminal activity in the world, the same as arms and drugs trafficking…. Read more »

By Pr. Kungsong Wanbe
Trafficking of women and children has become very common and is a fast growing criminal activity in the world, the same as arms and drugs trafficking. Nowadays, human trafficking is a global problem including India. It is the right time to take it seriously by involving everyone including government and nongovernmental organizations to prevent and stop women and child-trafficking.

Human trafficking can mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer of persons through the use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception or taking advantage of a person`s vulnerability. Payment of money or other benefits for getting the consent of a person who has a control over another person for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation include at a minimum, prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or removal of organs.

As per a report from the United States of America, between 600,000 (six lakhs) to 800,000 (eight lakhs) men, women and children are trafficked across international borders each year. According to United Nations Organisation (UNO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO), more than one million children alone are trafficked annually and including men, women and children more than two million people are trafficked every year.

The ILO estimates that such kind of trafficking raises profits of $32 billion (thirty two billion US dollar) a year. It further estimates that $ 32 billion (Thirty two billion US dollar) per year is made from sexual exploitation of women and children. In India too a large number of children are trafficked not only for sex trade but also for non-sex exploitations, which include servitude of various kinds such as domestic labour, industrial labour and agricultural labour. Sixty percent of the victims of trafficked children are below 18 (eighteen) years of age.

According to National Human Rights Commission report, the number of women and children trafficked for sex work in India is stated to be between seven lakhs to one million. The said people are between fifteen to twenty years of age. According to a rough estimate made by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called End Children`s Prostitution in Asian Tourism, there are around two million prostitutes in India out of which twenty percent are minors. A study conducted in the year 1992 estimates that about twenty thousand girls are being transported from one part of the country to any other country.

Lastly but not the least, the following are the answers to the questions who are involved in women and children trafficking and what are to be done to stop the trafficking crime. According to many noted speakers at the seminars on women and children trafficking, people from all sections such as politicians, government employees, NGOs, businessmen and simple villagers are involved in this trafficking. At a seminar, one expert Christian speaker reported that even some Christian pastors who are theologians are involved in this trafficking business. As mentioned above, this trafficking of women and children are carried on by means of deception, persuasion, bribery and force. The traffickers deceived even the parents of women and children by saying that they would be provided with job and free education. The members present at the seminar resolved that awareness campaigns have to be launched in every local clubs, village authorities, Christian churches for better understanding of the problem and to stop handing over of their children to any person freely and easily. May God bless us all.

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Terrorism, One to Nine and Still to Count and Fractionalisation: Manipur today

By Amar Yumnam Two recent events have caught the attention of social analysts in the land of the jewels (people say, but we are yet to see any crown of… Read more »

By Amar Yumnam
Two recent events have caught the attention of social analysts in the land of the jewels (people say, but we are yet to see any crown of jewels). One is the bomb blast at Sangakpham where two young school-girls were killed among others. Another is the damages being suffered in the wake of the demand for another district in Manipur. While these two events need to be carefully analysed, we need to be aware of a social feature of the last two decades in Manipur, i.e., the increasing  fractionalisation of the society along ethnic lines in an otherwise a society traditionally rich in the social capital of personal networks.

The Sangakpham Incident: In private as well as public domains, people have characterised this blast as an act of terrorism. I am afraid that the perpetrators might not be fully convinced by this charge of terrorism on them, and instead might be under the false ego of having caused damages to score their points. So we need an understanding of what terrorism is and the components of a terrorist attack are. While doing so, I make the assumption that the perpetrators do read and understand the reactions of the people on their “acts of valour”. 

In order to save labour and time, I would rather quote Sandler and Enders (2008) to define terrorism: “Terrorism is the premeditated use or threat of use of violence by individuals or sub national groups to obtain a political or social objective through the intimidation of a large audience, beyond that of the immediate victim. Although the motives of terrorists may differ, their actions follow a standard pattern, with terrorist incidents assuming a variety of forms: airplane hijackings, kidnappings, assassinations, threats, bombings, and suicide attacks. Terrorist attacks are intended to apply sufficient pressures on a government so that it grants political concessions. If a besieged government views the anticipated costs of future terrorist actions as greater than the costs of conceding to terrorist demands, then the government will grant some accommodation. Thus, a rational terrorist organization can, in principle, achieve some of its goals more quickly if it is able to augment the consequences of its campaign. These consequences can assume many forms, including casualties, destroyed buildings, a heightened anxiety level, and myriad economic costs.” 

The general characteristics usually accompanying a terrorist act are (i) use of violence to make a point; (ii) selection of targets with maximum propaganda value through unprovoked attacks; (iii) selecting hardened targets and sudden attacks in order to rule out pre-emptive measures and counter moves; (iv) disrespecting age and sex while attacking, i.e., having no qualms in making children and women victims of the attacks; and (v) allegiance to the self or group members only.

Given this understanding of terrorism and terrorist attack, we can now indulge in an evaluation of the Sangakpham blast. First, we must say that the perpetrators need a lesson or two in Basic Economics. The act would have been true to their logic of action if there were any chances of causing a heavy casualty to the properties of the state or general population and in the process hasten the realisation of their objectives with less cost of time and money. But by any stretch of imagination, no group is going to move forward towards achieving its goals by the type and timing of Sangapkpham incidents. We must emphasise that the fundamental rationale for a terrorist blast is to score a point in their favour, irrespective of whether the cause is positive or negative, but the Sangakpham incident involved only costs on either side. The perpetrators have incurred the cost of the bombs and the exercise to plant them and the good will of the people. The victims too have lost their lives and property without yielding any benefit to the perpetrators. It is time the perpetrators know their Economics well.

Once again, let us try to evaluate the incident from the angle of characteristics any terrorist attack should possess. Here too, we must say that, except the disregard for women and children while attacking, the Sangakpham incident violates all the features mentioned above. Even more, the attack does not even satisfy the South East Asian tradition of insurgents where they have shown proficiency in selecting targets. The perpetrators of the Sangapkpham incident should understand their own acts.

One to Nine and More?:  Manipur was once a single district territory, but it now has nine. Recently the demands for more are becoming very vocal and furious, and the very administration seems to have added fuel to the fire. The time is now for us to determine as to whether the failure is in terms of lack of a separate district or lack of effective governance able to deliver development. Time is now for us to evaluate as to what we have achieved by having nine districts which would have been inconceivable with less number of divisions. We should also decide and identify if there is any which would be unachievable in the absence of a separate district. Well, we are for decentralisation but we must also realise that there is a limit to it as well. In other words, the costs of decentralisation should not be allowed to overrun the benefits of it.

Fractionalisation: What is of utmost concern to us is the element of heightening fractionalisation along ethnic lines salient in both the Sangakpham blast (act and after) and the demands for separate districts. Well this is not a trend where the administration can remain a silent and non-thinking spectator.

In Fine: We can say for sure that the Sangakpham attack was a very bad one even by the standards of the perpetrators themselves; it was bad, stupid and poor terrorism. But the time is now for the governance of the land to rise to the occasion. This is because, given the spate of recent political developments, such attacks are likely to rise. Besides, the administration should now be fully alive to the fractionalisation challenges confronting the State and come forth with an implementable plan of action.

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AR save snake bite victim

IMPHAL, August 7: Troops of the  30 AR   of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR(S)  saved  the life of a civilian  namely Ayup Husain, 44, resident of village – Khurai Heikhrumakhong,… Read more »

IMPHAL, August 7: Troops of the  30 AR   of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR(S)  saved  the life of a civilian  namely Ayup Husain, 44, resident of village – Khurai Heikhrumakhong, Imphal east, informed a statement issued by the PRO IGAR (S). 

The individual was bitten by a venomous snake on August 7 and was evacuated to MI Room, 30 Assam Rifles, Mantripukhri and given first aid.  The individual is in stable condition and kept under observation

The speedy action of medication and resuscitation by the medical team of 30 Assam Rifles played a major role in saving the life of the victim. The individual was given medication and his family members were much obliged to the unit to have retrieved a situation which could have proved fatal, further maintained the release.

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Mumbai film festival

IMPHAL August 8: The office of the Manipur Film development corporation limited in a press release issued by its managing director has said that the entry forms for participation of… Read more »

IMPHAL August 8: The office of the Manipur Film development corporation limited in a press release issued by its managing director has said that the entry forms for participation of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) organized by the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government  of India is now available at the office of the MFDC Ltd.  located at Palace gate in Imphal. The release added that interested short story, documentary and animation film producers or makers of Manipur may collect the form from the Office of MFDC Ltd during the office hour. The last date for reaching the entry forms to Films and Division, Government of India, Mumbai, is 15/9/2011, the release added.

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IMC cleanliness drive

IMPHAL, August 12: As part of its relentless endeavour to maintain a clean environment in and around the market area of Imphal, the Municipal Council, led by its chairperson and… Read more »

IMPHAL, August 12: As part of its relentless endeavour to maintain a clean environment in and around the market area of Imphal, the Municipal Council, led by its chairperson and vice-chairperson, Raghumani and Thambaljao along with other elected councillors took a massive two days cleanliness drive from August 11 and August 12.

A statement issued by Ngaminlun Kipgen, informed that during the drive the elected members clean up the main Khwairambam Ima Bazar and the surrounding areas.

The statement further mentioned that the chairperson for planning & publicity committee, Praneswory, mentioned the “Zero Garbage” initiative taken up by the Imphal Municipal Council under the proactive intervention from MAHUD, have resulted in instilling awareness amongst the official staffs and the newly elected Councillors to pursue its objective. The Council is committed to keep the city clean but requires support of the local populace to meet its goal, it said, adding it appeal the people to extend their co-operation in the cleanliness campaign of the IMC.

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RIMS observes Martyrs` day

IMPHAL, August 13: For the first time in the history of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal the Martyrs` day was observed in a befitting manner in the Administrtive block… Read more »

IMPHAL, August 13: For the first time in the history of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal the Martyrs` day was observed in a befitting manner in the Administrtive block on Saturday at 8 am. The Director, Prof S. Sekharjit, said that the day is observed to remember and pay tribute to the brave forefathers. This is also to educate the medical students of RIMS about the fight for the preservation of independence and the indomitable spirit to remain as an independent nation.

Dr Thingbaijam Sudirranjan narrated in brief how the British colonialists took undue advantage of the deep division and internecine wars among the princes. We observe the day to remember the sacrifice made by the forefathers for the cause of our independence, he said.

Apart from the Director, high officials, a large number of faculties, staff and medical students were present in the function. Later they paid floral tributes to the photographs of Prince Tikendrajit, Thangal General and Paona Brajabashi.

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State of Independence

On the eve of the India’s Independence Day, Imphal is acquiring the look of a war front. The scenario is not too different in other townships in Manipur as indeed… Read more »

On the eve of the India’s Independence Day, Imphal is acquiring the look of a war front. The scenario is not too different in other townships in Manipur as indeed in much of the Northeast. It has almost become a ritual every year. Various militant organisations would call for a boycott of the celebration of what is arguably the biggest and most important day in the country’s history and in response the provincial governments would virtually stage flag marches to demonstrate the power of the establishment and push its way without being deterred by any threat whatsoever. Uniformed gun totting security personnel are on every corner of the streets frisking people, stopping motorists, checking their vehicles, questioning them etc. As expected, even a week before the big day approached, Imphal already began wearing a deserted look, especially after sunset. People return home early so as not to be accosted by security men and go through the humiliation of being made to stand on the side of the roads to be frisked and questioned like potential trouble makers. The ordinary people are supposed to be mere bystanders in this war game, but every time tensions escalate in moments like this, they have no choice than to be prepared to be the undeserved casualties, and sometimes become statistics of “collateral damage”, the well known sugar-coating aimed at making civilian killing and harassment seem like necessary and pardonable fallout of a conflict.

Independence Day, as also all other celebrations of the Indian State and its glory, such as Republic Day on January 26, the day in 1950 that the nation gave itself a republican constitution to replace the British colonial laws which bound it for 200 years, are today not really celebrations in the true sense of the words in much of the Northeast region. Instead, they have been steadily warped and disfigured into shows of power between the Indian State and those fighting it. Even three decades ago, this was not so in Imphal. These occasions then wore the look of carnivals, with ordinary men, women and children thronging the streets and the official celebration site to not only witness the grandeur and pomp of the official functions but to participate in the funs and frolics on the streets. Those days, unfortunately have become a distant memory, and it is receding further and further away. By the turn of another generation, this memory of a more innocent, and by that virtue, happier days, would probably have vanished altogether, unless something happens to alter the situation radically.

We hope this alteration happens and the complex conflict situation in the region gets transformed for the better sooner than later. It must however be underscored that this transformation is a vital precondition to lasting peace. The conflicts we are witnessing are not mindless. They spawned from certain inconsistencies of visions of identity and dignified living. It goes without saying that these conditions are not easily defined anywhere, and are so much a factor of collective experiences of peoples in the struggle for existence through ages. Nobody can be with justice asked to change course of these outlooks to life shaped through the eons, overnight. The rush with which the modern republican Indian nationhood was forged made it inevitable to resort to just this means literally in many cases. The Northeast region unfortunately became one of those at the receiving end of this nation building juggernaut. That insurrections sprang up in the region almost at the time of Indian Independence should be an indicator of this. The Nagas were the first to say no to be part of the Indian Union, but seeds for future unrests were also embedded in many other societies at the time. Many of these societies waited and watched to see if peaceful resolution of their insecurities as well as realisation of their aspirations were visible in the new dispensation. Unfortunately, for various reasons, this was not to be, therefore one after the other, they too began their own resistance to assimilation into the Indian Union. But so much water has flowed down the many rivers of this great country, and as they say, like in the case of the river, there is no way anybody can step into the same time frame more than once, for everything is in a constant flux. What was six decades cannot be what is today. Things have changed and it is in this changed circumstance that the negotiation for the transformation has to begin. This transformation however has to be a reciprocal process. Both sides, or all sides as is more likely to be the case, have to be willing to accommodate the principle of give and take so as to reach a median point where every stake holder’s comfort level is optimal.

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6th Manipur State League to begin today

IMPHAL, Aug 16: The 6th Edition of Manipur State League will begin tomorrow at Khuman Lampak Stadium. Altogether 10 teams are taking part in the league. They are TRAU, NISA,… Read more »

IMPHAL, Aug 16: The 6th Edition of Manipur State League will begin tomorrow at Khuman Lampak Stadium.

Altogether 10 teams are taking part in the league. They are TRAU, NISA, TRUGPU, AIM, NEROCA, USA, YWC (Th), YDO, SSU and MPSC.

The opening match will be graced by YAS minister DD Thaisii, MOA president Bijoy Koijam and Kh Joykishan as the chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.

The prizes for the Manipur League are cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 1 lakh for the winner and runner-up respectively.

Kh Joykishan has donated Rs. 3.70 lakh for the Manipur State League.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/08/6th-manipur-state-league-to-begin-today/

NISA thrashes TRUGPU in opening match of State League

IMPHAL, Aug 17: NISA defeated TRUGPU by 4-0 goals in the opening match of 6th Manipur State League Football Tournament held at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium today. L Nabachandra scored… Read more »

IMPHAL, Aug 17: NISA defeated TRUGPU by 4-0 goals in the opening match of 6th Manipur State League Football Tournament held at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium today.

L Nabachandra scored the first goal for NISA in 17th minute of the match. G Golmei added another two goals in 27th and 57th minutes while David enhanced the goal score of NISA by adding another goal in 87th minute.

L Rabi of NISA and Y Inao and Kh Jolly of TRUGPU were given yellow cards.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/08/nisa-thrashes-trugpu-in-opening-match-of-state-league/

Training camp concluded

IMPHAL August 18: The week long state-level block training camp organized by the MPCC concluded today at Congress Bhawan, BT road. The function was attended by members of the Manipur… Read more »

IMPHAL August 18: The week long state-level block training camp organized by the MPCC concluded today at Congress Bhawan, BT road. The function was attended by members of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee and was formally closed by the MPCC president G Gaikhangam.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/08/training-camp-concluded/