NE men thrown out of running train

Raising the prospect of more communal clashes, two Northeast Indians fleeing home on fears of retaliation for violence against Muslims in Assam state died and nine others were injured after being pushed from a moving Bangalore Guwahati train, on Sunday…

Raising the prospect of more communal clashes, two Northeast Indians fleeing home on fears of retaliation for violence against Muslims in Assam state died and nine others were injured after being pushed from a moving Bangalore Guwahati train, on Sunday Source Hueiyen News Service REUTERS Agencies

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Karnataka ready to set up relief camps

Delegations from North Eastern States have started to visit Karnataka to take first hand information and urge the Government to ensure safety of their people living here Source The Sangai Express

Delegations from North Eastern States have started to visit Karnataka to take first hand information and urge the Government to ensure safety of their people living here Source The Sangai Express

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Moreh Hospital turns into MR Bn Head Quarter

The 50 bedded Hospital at Moreh, which was inaugurated by the then Health Minister L Nandakumar in 2006, has been turned into a Battalion Head Quarter of Manipur Rifles Source Hueiyen News Service

The 50 bedded Hospital at Moreh, which was inaugurated by the then Health Minister L Nandakumar in 2006, has been turned into a Battalion Head Quarter of Manipur Rifles Source Hueiyen News Service

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MPYTC to help NE students

Deeply concerned with the mass exodus of North East students from different cities of mainland India, the Manipur Pradesh Youth Trinamool Congress MPYTC has decided to go to Guwahati and extend all possible help to the fleeing students Source The …

Deeply concerned with the mass exodus of North East students from different cities of mainland India, the Manipur Pradesh Youth Trinamool Congress MPYTC has decided to go to Guwahati and extend all possible help to the fleeing students Source The Sangai Express

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TYC appeals for relaxing UNC bandh

Considering the hardships being faced by the people of the state, who are stationed outside, Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Youth Congress has appealed to United Naga Council UNC to relax its bandh along NH 2 so as to avoid causing further hardships to th…

Considering the hardships being faced by the people of the state, who are stationed outside, Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Youth Congress has appealed to United Naga Council UNC to relax its bandh along NH 2 so as to avoid causing further hardships to the people while coming home Source Hueiyen News Service

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Helplines for Manipuri students

Along with setting up helplines, the two state officials, namely Director of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Yaiskul and MCS officer Ranjan Yumnam, who are currently at Guwahati to co ordinate with officials of Assam Government, have sta…

Along with setting up helplines, the two state officials, namely Director of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Yaiskul and MCS officer Ranjan Yumnam, who are currently at Guwahati to co ordinate with officials of Assam Government, have started taking up necessary measures for the safety of fleeing Manipuri students Source Hueiyen News Service

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Suranjoy’s parents pray for impartial probe

Questioning if his son and daughter in law were actually guilty of killing Miranda, the bereaved mother of Suranjoy has prayed to the authorities concerned to investigate and find out the truth without any partiality Source The Sangai Express

Questioning if his son and daughter in law were actually guilty of killing Miranda, the bereaved mother of Suranjoy has prayed to the authorities concerned to investigate and find out the truth without any partiality Source The Sangai Express

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32 fleeing students, professionals brought home Help Desk opened at Guwahati

Altogether 32 Manipuri students and professionals who fled Bangalore and Pune have reached Imphal today from Guwahati after buses were arranged for them by officials of Manipur Government who were sent their to assist natives of the State coming back f…

Altogether 32 Manipuri students and professionals who fled Bangalore and Pune have reached Imphal today from Guwahati after buses were arranged for them by officials of Manipur Government who were sent their to assist natives of the State coming back from different parts of India Source The Sangai Express

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Manipur rolls out red carpet for Mary Kom, Laishram Devendro Grand reception for Olympians

The streets of Imphal reverberated with sounds of cheers as Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom and quarter finalist Laishram Devendro arrived here after representing the country at the London Olympics Source The Sangai Express

The streets of Imphal reverberated with sounds of cheers as Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom and quarter finalist Laishram Devendro arrived here after representing the country at the London Olympics Source The Sangai Express

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UNLF hits out at ‘surrender drama’

The never ending surrender drama and low politics played by Indian government is a well known fact, and it is trying to capture the people’s movement for freedom with their fake peace talks , United National Liberation Front UNLF has observed, addin…

The never ending surrender drama and low politics played by Indian government is a well known fact, and it is trying to capture the people’s movement for freedom with their fake peace talks , United National Liberation Front UNLF has observed, adding that it is high time for the people of Manipur understand the real motive behind such supposed peace talks Source Hueiyen News Service

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Olympic Bronze medalist Mary Kom felicitated at Khuman Lampak Sports complex on Aug 19

Olympic Bronze medalist Mary Kom felicitated at Khuman Lampak Sports complex on Aug 19

Olympic Bronze medalist Mary Kom felicitated at Khuman Lampak Sports complex on Aug 19

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Home Minister speaks with Pak counterpart on Exodus issue

Mail News Service New Delhi, Aug 19: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has expressed concern to his Pakistani counterpart over the issue of social media-networking sites being misused by elements based in Pakistan to circulate false pictures and stories so as to whip up communal sentiments in India and has sought Pakistan’s full cooperation […]

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New Delhi, Aug 19: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has expressed concern to his Pakistani counterpart over the issue of social media-networking sites being misused by elements based in Pakistan to circulate false pictures and stories so as to whip up communal sentiments in India and has sought Pakistan’s full cooperation in checking and neutralizing such elements. Shri Shinde expressed these views when Mr. Rehman Malik, Interior Minister of Pakistan spoke to him today over telephone. This was the first direct contact between the two Ministers.
Shri Shinde thanked Mr. Malik and conveyed his Eid wishes to him and the people of Pakistan. The Union Home Minister expressed the hope that the occasion would herald an improvement in Indo-Pak relations.
The Interior Minister of Pakistan briefly spoke of the pending issues between the two Ministries and re-iterated his commitment to bring the masterminds and perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack to justice. He assured full mutual cooperation in this matter. Mr. Rehman Malik also invited Shri Shinde to visit Pakistan to sign the revised Visa agreement which has now been agreed to by both sides.
Both concluded the discussion by agreeing to continue the mutual cooperation and to work towards rooting out terrorism in all its form and manifestation.
Bulk of the rumours that triggered panic among people of northeastern states in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra were sourced from Pakistan, Union Home Secretary R K Singh said .”A total of 76 websites were identified where morphed images were uploaded and bulk of these were uploaded in Pakistan,” Singh said.
“We believe it is highly reprehensible. I think it needs to be made known to everybody that this is something that is being done from Pakistan. The bulk of it has been done from Pakistan,” he said.
Singh said bodies of victims of cyclones and earthquakes in different part of the world were shown as victims of violence in Myanmar in the morphed images. Pakistan on Sunday rejected Indian charges that morphed pictures of Assam and Myanmar violence which sparked an exodus of northeastern citizens from other states originated in Pakistan.
Such remarks only widen the trust deficit between the two countries, sources in the Pakistan High Commission here said.

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COPTAM does not want Revenue involved in hill areas

Imphal, Aug 19 NNN : Committee for Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) has resolved that it would oppose tooth and nail regarding the government decision which says that recognition of any new village in the hill districts of Manipur should be done with the consent of the state Revenue department. COPTAM in a meeting […]

Imphal, Aug 19 NNN : Committee for Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) has resolved that it would oppose tooth and nail regarding the government decision which says that recognition of any new village in the hill districts of Manipur should be done with the consent of the state Revenue department.
COPTAM in a meeting held today resolved that the Committee with the support of the tribal people will oppose the decision. “The final authority with regard to the recognition of a new village in the hills is the Hills department,” stated the COPTAM resolution.
COPTAM general secretary Thangkam Lupheng informed Newmai News Network that another resolution that has been taken in today’s COPTAM deliberation is the Jiribam issue. The COPTAM leader says that the Committee does not oppose to the “declaration” Jiribam subdivision as a full fledged district. “However, if at all the state government grants the Jiribam subdivision to district status, it should be declared as a “hill district” and not otherwise,” said COPTAM resolution. According to the tribal committee, in case the state government declares Jiribam as a district but still not as a hill district status then tribal villages should be adjusted to include in either Churachandpur or Tamenglong districts. Driving home its point to prove Jiribam is in a hill district, COPTAM claimed that in the 1970s any government employee posted in Jiribam was given the ‘hills allowance’ by the government. “This has proved that Jiribam is very much in the hill district,” said COPTAM.
On the hill land survey matter, COPTAM meeting resolved that no agency or government department should be allowed to carry out the survey. COPTAM’s move on this came after the state Revenue minister had stated in the last assembly session that hill land survey would be carried out soon. However, expressed if certain acceptable mechanism is done by the state governmentfirst then the tribal committee may review its decision. COPTAM cited that all land record should be submitted to the respective Autonomous District Council (ADC) and followed by proceedings acceptable to the tribals before the hill land survey is done by the state government.
On the Autnomous District Councils (ADCs) in the hills, COPTAM said that for namesake it is ‘autonomous’ but in reality it is a hollow ADCs in Manipur hills. “COPTAM demands from the government to make the ADCs in Manipur hills fully ‘autonomous’. “Since the elections to the ADCs were held and though it is only a namesake in existence we can do little now to reverse the whole process except to demand for the real autonomous district councils and empower the local people so as to make the grass root level democracy meaningful,” said COPTAM.
COPTAM then discussed on the district boundary issue.

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Arjuna Awards for Bombayla, Sonia, Bimoljit

The Government has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards for the year 2012, here today. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by Selection Committee consisting of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators; headed by Col Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore. Based on the recommendations […]

The Government has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards for the year 2012, here today.
A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by Selection Committee consisting of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators; headed by Col Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has approved to confer awards upon the following sportspersons.
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2012:
Shri Vijay Kumar, Shooting
Shri Yogeshwar Dutt, Wrestling
B. Arjuna Awards 2012:
Ms. Deepika Kumari, Archery
Ms. Laishram Bombayla Devi, Archery
Ms. Sudha Singh, Athletics
Ms. Kavita Ramdas Raut, Athletics
Ms. Ashwani Ponnappa, Badminton
Mr. Parupalli Kashyap, Badminton
Mr. Aditya S. Mehta, Billiards & Snooker
Mr. Vikas Krishan, Boxing
Mr. Yuvraj Singh, Cricket
Mr. Sardar Singh, Hockey
Mr. Yashpal Solanki, Judo
Mr. Anup Kumar, Kabaddi
Mr. Samir Suhag, Polo
Ms. Annu Raj Singh, Shooting
Mr. Omkar Singh, Shooting
Mr. Joydeep Karmakar, Shooting
Ms. Deepika Pallikal, Squash
Mr. Sandeep Sejwal, Swimming
Ms. Ng. Sonia Chanu, Weightlifting
Mr. Narsingh Yadav, Wrestling
Mr. Rajinder Kumar, Wrestling
Ms. Geeta Phogat, Wrestling
Mr. M. Bimoljit Singh, Wushu
Mrs. Deepa Mallick, Athletics – Paralympics
Mr. Ramkaran Singh, Athletics – Paralympics
Normally only one award of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is given every year to an individual sportsperson. However, the Scheme provides that this condition can be relaxed in exceptional circumstances viz., winning of an Olympic medal. Like wise for the Arjuna Awards, normally not more than 15 awards are to be given in any calendar year.

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“I’ll change my medal colors in next game” MC Mary Kom

Imphal, Aug 19 UNA: “I will continue my hobby and in forthcoming Brazil 2016 Olympic game I will change the colors of this medal” said MC Mary Kom while speaking to media person at Imphal Tulihal Airport on Sunday. She didn’t believe that she might be received in a grand manner by garlanding at Indira […]

Imphal, Aug 19 UNA: “I will continue my hobby and in forthcoming Brazil 2016 Olympic game I will change the colors of this medal” said MC Mary Kom while speaking to media person at Imphal Tulihal Airport on Sunday.
She didn’t believe that she might be received in a grand manner by garlanding at Indira Gandhi International airport, Delhi by the state concerned as well as here in today at Imphal, airport. And she expresses her gratitude to all who come to wel-come her.
After Mary Kom and Th Devendra landed at Imphal Tulihal airport the sport lover of Manipur and there fans escorted them including the Royal Enfied Riders Association and the state government police authorities in a mass way. And they were carried around the heart of Imphal city.
In the meantime the state Youth Affairs and Sport and All Manipur Amateurs Boxing Association organized a reception program at Khuman Lampak Indoor Staduim and honor MC. Mary Kom (bronze medalist) and the state London Olympian.
During the reception program, Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh, president of Olympic Association Bijoy Koijam, Speaker Th Lokeshore, Home minister, G Gaikhangam and Work minister, Kh Ratan attended the programme, as chief guest, president and guest of honours respectively.
Addressing at the reception program, Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh ask and appealed the sportspersons who are working with various states to come back to Manipur, for the sake of Manipur. And the state government is ready to give there incentive. However due the state government financial problem their might be little different with the other states.
Chief Minister further said that, for MC. Mary Kom, the state government has already announced to upgrade from Asst Superintendent Post to Superintendent of Police along with a land of around 2 acre at Lamphelpat areas.
Regarding Kothajit, a Hockey player from the state who represents the India hockey team in the Olympic, Chief Minister said that he is a well known player for the Olympic for the country, and due to unfortunate decisions taken by the state government Kothajit was not included for this incentive, And so the state government regretted that Kothajit is not included today in this grant reception program. However the state government will give the same incentive to him.
In the meantime, the chief minster along with his council of minister distributed the incentive awards Rs.75 lakhs to MC Mary Kom, broze medalist of Olympic London, and Rs. 20 Lakhs to the other Olympians London, accept Kothajit (Hockey player) was not included.

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