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Asian Film Fest to debut at Sangai Fest

IMPHAL, November 12: Indeed a good news for the film lovers as the Government of Manipur has consented to hold the Sangai Asian Film Festival beginning this year. The Sangai

IMPHAL, November 12: Indeed a good news for the film lovers as the Government of Manipur has consented to hold the Sangai Asian Film Festival beginning this year.

The Sangai Asian Film Festival which will be held from November 22 to 29 as a part of the Manipur Sangai Festival 2015 will consist of best of Asian cinema, significant Manipuri classics, current films and non-features.

The organizing committee is planning to show atleast three films a day at MFDC. The timings will be announced shortly.

Convenor of the organizing committee and general secretary of CATA Khoyumthem Brajesh Kumar, speaking to media persons at MFDC today informed that the films under the `Best of Asian Cinema`™ category will expose the people to the rich cultural heritage and traditions of South East Asia at the onset of `Act East Policy` in particular and the trend of contemporary Asian films in general.

He said a package of Best Asian Films will be on the menu during the festival.

He said films from countries like Myanmar, China, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and India will be exhibited during the festival.

The opening film of the festival will be a Myanmarese film `Let Pan` directed by Wyne.

`Significant Manipuri Classics` is to showcase the glorious celluloid classics which are milestones of Manipuri Cinema. Celluloid films will also be shown which will be rare opportunity and an event not to be missed by any film lover,` he further said.

Under the `Current films` category different flavours of contemporary Manipuri cinema popularly known as digital films will be exhibited, he added.

Adding glitter to the festival will be the stars themselves in flesh and blood interacting with film lovers, he informed.

In the `Non features` category, like most things in Manipur, the size of the State or its population has nothing to do with the variety of non-features like documentaries, short films and others the State can bring out.

To know Manipur better, watching its non-features section would help much, he said.

Cinegoers can avail two types of passes, a season pass for the entire festival and or single day passes.

Season passes will be limited and available in advance soon, informed the convenor.

He also informed that CATA had proposed to organize a film festival during the Manipur Sangai Festival 2015 but due to the law and order situation prevalent during the run up of Manipur Sangai Festival 2015, a concrete decision for inclusion of a film festival could not be taken well in advance by the government.

However recognizing the wisdom of having a film festival as a part of the Manipur Sangai festival, the Government of Manipur has consented to institute the Sangai Asian Film Festival beginning this year 2015.

An organizing committee have been formed with the secretary MSFDS as the chairperson and other members drawn from the Film Forum Manipur of which CATA is a constituent and playing an important role have been tasked with the successful organization of the festival, he added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/asian-film-fest-to-debut-at-sangai-fest/

State has witnessed numerous cases of extrajudicial killings during three terms of Congress rule : Asnikumar

IMPHAL, November 12: During the three terms of Congress rule in the State since 2002, there has been 1600 cases of fake encounter and extra judicial killings reported in the

IMPHAL, November 12: During the three terms of Congress rule in the State since 2002, there has been 1600 cases of fake encounter and extra judicial killings reported in the State and hundreds of widows are yet to dry off their tears after their husbands were killed in such fake encounters, BJP Manipur general secretary Moirangthem Asnikumar told media persons today.

Speaking to a select group of media persons in an exclusive meeting Asnikumar said several commissions constituted to investigate extra judicial killings in the State have already acknowledged that extra judicial killings do happen in the State.

Today, the families of the victims are waiting for justice, he added.

Stating that the killing of people in fake encounters by the security forces in the State is a gift of the Congress to the people of the State, Asnikumar said it is unfortunate for the Congress that the Extrajudicial Victim Families Association Manipur and the Human Rights Alert have together moved a PIL before the Supreme Court against 1600 such cases of extrajudicial killings.

As for the Congress claim that it was due to its effort that the Assam Rifles was shifted from the Kangla Fort, the real reason for the shifting of the AR was the nude protest of Manipuri women before the Western Gate of the Kangla Fort against the killing of Th Manorama by SF, he said.

Slamming Congress leaders for using statements like the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had gifted the Kangla Fort on the request of the Congress while campaigning for the two bye elections, he said such action of the Congress leaders is unfortunate.

Further charging the Congress party of siphoning off huge funds meant for development of Kangla for which the Kangla Fort Board was constituted, he said it is still unclear as to how much money have been sanctioned to the board and how much development works have been undertaken inside the fort, and further demanded a white paper on the account statement of the Kangla Fort Board and the details of the contractor involved in the works.

Renovation work at the Kangla pat has been undertaken on a war footing to meet the Sangai Festival deadline, he said demanding a statement of the funds sanctioned and when and how tenders for the same was floated.

He further charged the Congress government of siphoning funds during purchase of the CCTV cameras which are installed in some locations and over recruiting VDF personnel.

The Imphal sewage project is a total failure and incomplete centrally sponsored projects like the City Convention Centre, Khuga Multi-purpose Project, Manipur Assembly Secretariat, High Court of Manipur complex and the MFDC Hall were all inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi, he claimed.

KCP cadre held: PRO Police

IMPHAL, November 12: On November 10, a team of the District Police Commando, Imphal East launched a counter insurgency operation in and around Khurai Lamlong area and arrested one active

IMPHAL, November 12: On November 10, a team of the District Police Commando, Imphal East launched a counter insurgency operation in and around Khurai Lamlong area and arrested one active cadre of KCP (MTF), namely, Elangbam Kesho alias Priyo, 41, son of E Dijamani Singh of Lamjao Awang Leikai from the south eastern side of Chairen Thong, according to a statement of the PRO Police.

Incriminating articles were seized from his possession, it said

Investigation revealed that, he was involved in extortion of money from the general public, private firms and government offices for raising fund of the said organisation, it said.

A case has been registered at Porompat Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

Further according to the statement, the next day, based on a reliable information, a team of District Police Commando, Imphal West conducted cordon and search operation in and around Khagempali Huidrom Leikai area.

During the operation, one active cadre of UNLF organisation, namely, Huidrom

Ajit Singh alias Langdai, 41, son of H Sarat Singh of Khagempali Huidrom Leikai was arrested from his residence, it said.

Investigation revealed that, he along with his associates were planning to explode IEDs in Imphal area in connection with the forthcoming raising day of UNLF organisation, it said.

A case has been registered at Singjamei Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

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Demand-supply gap in fish production narrowed down claims Govindas

IMPHAL, November 12: The annual `Fish Fair-cum-Fish Crop Competition, 2015`™ of the Fishery department organised in connection with the Ningol Chakouba festival was inaugurated today at the Inter-state Bus-terminus, Khuman

The inaugural ceremony was attended by commerce and Industries Minister, Govindas Konthoujam, Agriculture and Fishery Minister, Md Abdul Nasir and Nobert Dishinang, Commissioner Fisheries as the chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.

Delivering his chief guest speech, Govindas Konthoujam noted that organising such an event has helped considerably in the production of fish in the State.

Pointing out the gap between the supply and demand, he said that with the strong initiative of the department, Manipur is able to produce 30,500 MT against the annual requirement of 40,000 MT thus reducing the gap by only 9,500 MT.

Nevertheless, he observed that meeting the requirement is not only the need of the hour.

Anticipating an incursion of Myanmar`™s fish market into the State after the opening of Trans Asian Highway, he suggested that the fishermen should put more effort to make Manipur self-sufficient in order to survive the competition.

It has been informed that setting aside the commonly available fish supplied from other States of the country, the supply of priced fish like Penba, Ngaton comes from Myanmar.

In his speech, Agriculture and Fishery minister, MD Abdul Nasir, said that under RKVI scheme the department has managed to sustain the population of indigenous fish to some extent and further hoped to gradually increase the production.

He further assured that the gap between the supply and demand will soon be erased once the Pan-culture project, which is under the top priority of the department materialises.

According to an official from the fishery department, altogether 96 stalls are opened during the fair.

Varieties of fish including indigenous fish like Penba, Ngaton and Khabak etc are being put up for sale with the price list prepared by the department concerned.

According to the price list prepared by the department, Catla are availed at Rs 230/kg (below 3 kg) to Rs 300/kg (3kg and above), Rohu at Rs 200 (below 1kg) to Rs 250/kg (1 kg and above), Mrigal at Rs 200/kg (below 1kg) to Rs 250/kg (1 kg and above), Common carp at Rs 177/kg (below 1 kg) to Rs 230/kg (1 kg and above), Grass carp at Rs 200/kg (below 3 kg) to Rs 230/kg (3kg and above) and Silver carp at Rs 150/kg (below 3 kg) to Rs 180/kg (3kg and above).

Meanwhile, the indigenous fish like Pengba, Ngaton and Khabak are sold at Rs 650 per kg.

With the objective to encourage fish farmers to produce more fish to meet the high demand of the State, the department is also organising the Fish Crop Competition.

Cash prize of Rs one lakh was awarded to the farmers who produced the highest quantity of fish while Rs 70,000 for the second place and Rs 50,000 for the third place.

In other categories, cash prize of Rs 20,000 was awarded to the farmer who has produced the highest quantity of indigenous variety, Rs 15,000 each for the DFO/CEO of Hill or Valley district producing highest quantity of fish and also 25 consolation prizes with cash prize of Rs 20,000.

Kumgi Ningol Chakouba-na Lakpada Chara Henbi Sharmila-gi Paojel

Ningol oibi Iche, Ichal, Inao, Inesing; Piba oiba Ibung, Ipwa, Ipal, Itonsing, chara henbbi Sharmila-na kumgi Ningol Chakouba-bu pukning nungshina ninshingjabaga loinana khunaigi amata oibagi ningshing lipun chetsinna nungai watta

Eigi nungshiraba Iche ahumsu kumsigi Ningol Chakouba-na lakpada chak chara amatang mapam lamda Ibung, Ipwa, Ikhura, Iton-sing nungshina chindaminaba-du, eigina aningba pandam asima oidriphaoba phaodi cha-khraroi, thak-kraroi haina leikhrabasu nungshibagi lipul, mahao adudi yokhaningbani. Sajibu Cheiraoba kumon khuding Iche atonbidudi ngamjaba kumgi anou apen khara khara Ibungsing-da thinjei tai. Eigi amuba ain louthok-u haiba dabisibu leibak mapu-su, miyam-su, tha laamba oiroidaba mang oina penthokpirabra?

Chingmi-Tammi nungshi chanana charou mourounabagi lipundu gnasisu uri nakpak nakpak lemtuna homeland homeland haiduna tokhainingbagi malom tounaribagi marak-ta. Maring ningol Meitei piba-da ongbadu, ngasigi chatnariba athoi ahen, achao aram tannaba nung-gi wahanthok leinadraba, Ningol Chakouba-bu lanna lamjingnabadagi, television ama dakshina oina leibiyu, Meitei-da onglubanina Meitei-gi chatnabi-du inbiyu haina mapam-gi manama mabung-da apamba phongdorakpadagi manama oirba sister-du makubok anaba operation toukhibada ngairibagi shel putharabasu machal-gi maning thungnabagi thourang-li. Ching-ga Tam-ga karamna tatnaba yagadage?

Chingmi Ichil Inaoshingsu khangbiramgani, Lamdan-gi khullakpa-gi mamou `Masi` Kabui-bu makubok-ki mamang maktada Army-na rape toubikhiba. Madugi tamthiba shajat adu judicial inquiry commission ama shemduna, spot inquiry, Retired Justice Hobet Suresh-ki makhada chathakhibaduda Ishamaksu innarubadagi masi Kabuigi pendaba meichak hakthengnana maiyoknaruba-nani Eina 2004-da Imphal Municipality-gi area khaktadagi Disturbed Area Act louthoklaga C.M. Ibobi-na Eibu AFSPA louthok-le chara henba toklo themlabada yakhidabasi, Eina communal oiramlabadi Ikhul Ireikai amuba ain-gi miot minei-dagi ningtamlagani, dabi phangle khanna Eisu nahal-na Ningol Chakouba-da sharuk yaramgani. AFSPA-gi Disturbed Area leibaduna pangal haplagani, security force-singna Churachandpur town miyamgi non-violent procession gathering-duda power abuse touduna minungshi yaodana nongmei guli kappadagini micham naha mapal hatoktuna Chingmi-Tammi anigi nungshinadanabagi singchep thabagum thok-khiba.

Chingmi-Tammi yelhoumi amatani, amana amada mitop natte. Yelhoumi kanaba semkhiba bill-gi matang-da Ching-gi Ichil Inaosing-na thagatlakpa mihut deputy C.M. machamak-na Ching-gi lamgi traditional ownership system bill-duna shokhaloi shengdok-khi. AFSPA-na micham prajada-ta target touri. India-da North East-sing namduna tinsin-khiba kuidringei kutlai paiba lalhoulup amatasu leitringei-duda thajaba ngamdriba mitop minou oina laman khumlakani chingnabadagi military policy oina AFSPA asi 1958-da pass toukhibani hai.

Houjikmaksu Garo Hills, Arunachal, Assam, Meghalaya border-da AFSPA enact touri hairi. State sarkar amadi praja-gi yaningdaba, pendaba phongdoknabaga karimata wataidana. North East-ta khundariba Mongoloid-ki shakta, chuda chatnarol mainland India-na yaningde. Leptana racial attack, phuba hatpa ijat manghanba toktribasida North East Ichil Inao-sing punna ahingsa-gi khongjung changsinminaduna constitution oiba maong-da AFSPA muthat-hansi. Aduga, eikhoigi education curriculum-da Chingmi Ichil Inaoshing-gi tongan tongan-ba lol khudingmak optional subject oina yaohanduna Chingmi-Tammi-gi nung-gi thamoi mari phaonarasi.

SP IE extols women`s role in maintaining peace

IMPHAL, Nov 12: The Imphal East district police today celebrated the `Ningol Chakouba`™ at the office complex of the Superintendent of Police, Porompat with the objective to enhance relation between

Women belonging to various organizations, public leaders and representatives of the Imphal East district took part in the `Ningol Chakouba`™ celebration.

Presentation of gifts to the women folks by police officials, blessing ceremony and a grand feast marked the celebration.

Speaking to media persons, on the sideline of the festival the Impha East SP, Angam Kamei Romanus said that the district police is organizing the `Ningol Chakouba`™ to express that the police are also human beings with a heart to love their sisters and mothers.

However, the SP further explained that relationship could sometimes turn sour during the process of maintaining peace and harmony in the State.

The Imphal East SP maintained that with the well wishes and blessings from the sisters and mothers of the District, today`™s `Ningol Chakouba`™ celebration was a grand success.

The women folks of the district have been playing important role in assisting the police department to maintain peace in the district, asserted the SP.

It may be mentioned that the Imphal East District police have been organizing Ningol Chakouba festival every years since the last few years with the objective to ensure that all married women in the district are not deprived of the joy of participating in Ningol-Chakouba.

The Ningol Chakouba festival was also attended by many top police officials of the Imphal East District including Additional SP (Ops) Singhajit, Addl SP (LO) Manjit, Officer In Charge of Imphal East women Police Station Ushakiran and other Officer-in-Charges of the various police stations of Imphal east district.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/sp-ie-extols-womens-role-in-maintaining-peace/

Wolf and lamb story

At its crux, there are only two known ways of resolving a conflict of interests. One is to crush the weaker of the two with brute force and the other

At its crux, there are only two known ways of resolving a conflict of interests. One is to crush the weaker of the two with brute force and the other to reach a democratic consensus. The civilized norm of the modern world being the latter option, the need is to explore its possibilities wherever conflict has come to stay, at least until a more perfected mechanism is evolved. For the moment, we can only foresee all putative future conflict resolution mechanisms as derivatives of the democratic system, the latter being known for its resilience and almost infinite accommodative capacity. But it must be acknowledged that often the most vocal advocates of democracy have regressed into the logic of an atavistic past where only force mattered. The objectionable interventions in the Middle East and West Asia have said this eloquently. It is a matter of pessimism that war still seems unavoidable even in the days of democracy. A qualification needs however to be added here. In the UNDP Human Development Report, HDR, 2002 with the theme `deepening democracy in a fragmented world`, one of the many interesting patterns of national behaviours that evolved from empirical data on wars in the second half of the 20th Century is, no two democracies have ever gone to war with each other. Quite obviously, these nations have discovered an alternative ground on which to thrash out vexed issues. The indication is also, democracy is a versatile medium for this meeting of minds and resolution of conflicts.

Even in our situation, there have been very strong tendencies on very many occasions to return to the former method of conflict resolution, which basically has a one-line philosophy made famous by Joseph Conrad`™s fictional character, Kurtz in Heart of Darkness `“ `exterminate the brute`. But, as in this story, the scale to decide which is the `civilized` and which the `brute` between the exterminator and exterminated, becomes extremely blurred. But the values of democracy, with its insistence on giving each and every one a say, regardless of numerical or physical strength, have generally managed to keep this tendency in check. There have been occasions when this inner moderation snapped, as in the case of the Naga-Kuki feud, Meitei-Meitei Pangal mayhem, and Kuki-Paite fratricide, but it would be reasonable to presume that many more would have been prevented by this inner cord. For indeed although our society seemed at certain junctures to have reached points of explosive ethnic violence, nothing so catastrophic have happened so far. This however does not mean the dark forces of violence have been successfully subdued for all times. We still continue to sit on a dormant volcano which can with provocation come alive again. And provocations there have been and there will be by those who either do not understand or believe in the healing power of accommodation and mutual respect that democracy recommends.

There have also been plenty of talks of a dialogue between the civil societies of the different communities that are at loggerheads. This is welcome, but a dialogue devoid of a willingness to accommodate can possibly lead nowhere. A dialogue or a discourse is not simply about convincing the opposing party to surrender to the will of the other party, but of discovering, or rediscovering as the case may be, of common grounds on which to build the foundation for the future together. This spirit has never been conspicuous in all the vociferous claims and advocacy for understanding and good neighbourliness. By democracy we do not necessarily mean only the political system with a mechanism for determining public policies by sheer contests for majority opinion. This is a necessary ingredient, but it is far from being a sufficient condition. Equally important, it has also to be about justice, and in evolving this understanding of justice, the premium must be on reason and creative insights into what is common good. Here the concept of freedom is also important. Without individual freedom, the aggregate of which is what constitutes freedom of larger social grouping, including the nation, there can be no democracy. But again, as philosopher Isaiah Berlin said, freedom cannot be without any conditions. Absolute freedom for the wolves translates into death for the lambs. Freedom then can make meaning only if it is moderated by reason and a commonly legislated rational law.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/wolf-and-lamb-story/

AMSGO honors scribes

IMPHAL, Nov 11: Commemorating the 5th death anniversary of Kshetrimayum Shamungou Singh, All Manipur Students Guardians`™ Organization (AMSGO) presented gifts to media persons today at its head office at Singjamei

Speaking on the occasion, S Sumati said that gifts were presented to the dedicated media persons as a token of love in remembrance of late Kshetrimayum Shamungou Singh who was the publicity secretary of AMSGO.

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Awareness on hazards of burning plastic waste held

IMPHAL, November 11: The commonly used plastic carry bags in state are mostly of recycled ones and could prove fatal if it contained Bio-chemical substance in the previous use said

IMPHAL, November 11: The commonly used plastic carry bags in state are mostly of recycled ones and could prove fatal if it contained Bio-chemical substance in the previous use said Assistant Environmental Engineer, (AEE) Manipur Pollution control Board, W Roshan Singh.

The AEE stated this while attending as a resource person during a one day awareness programme on `Health and Environment, Hazards of Burning Rubber and Plastic Waste` organised under the sponsorship of Manipur Pollution Control Board at Lainingthoukhong Nongshaba Complex, Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi, Imphal.

The awareness programme was also co-organised by the Nongshaba Yoga, Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi, Imphal West.

The AEE further said that plastics now have become one of the essential items for humans and accordingly the plastic products are made available in the market in abundance for day to day uses.

He mentioned that all individuals must know `How to Dispose`™ poly bags properly for environmental protection while citing the central Government`™s guidelines published on public interest on disposal of plastic bags.

Even as the norms advised to use virgin plastic to manufacture plastic products, especially plastic carry bags for food items, unfortunately most of the plastic produces used in the state are recycled plastics inorder to meet customer`™s demand at cheaper rate, rued Roshan.

Nevertheless, he said that the department is constantly checking plastic products manufactured in the state to ensure that the raw product is virgin plastic.

The AEE further pointed out that burning of plastic causes many health hazards like cancer, brain damage, hormone deficiencies etc, he asserted that plastics can be properly burnt in incinerators which are only available at few hospitals in Manipur.

He suggested that the best option to dispose plastic waste in safe manner was to collect it separately and hand over to plastic collectors rather than burning them.

Pradhan of Heinoukhongnembi Gram Panchayat, Maibam Tombi Devi delivering her speech noted that the common and easiest way as perceived by the general public in disposing plastic waste it by burning them.

Revealing that she does the same as there were no apparent options, she suggested that the authority concerned should build a separate temporary dumping area for plastic wastes only to make that it is properly collected by the plastic waste collectors.

Member 10/1-11 Heinoukhongnembi Gram Panchayat Leimapokpam Yaima Singh was also present in the awareness programme as president.

Unauthorized entry into Polo ground prohibited

IMPHAL, November 11: The District Magistrate Imphal West district under section CrPC 144 has prohibited the entry of unauthorised persons or trespassers to the Mapal Kangjeibung with effect from November

An order issued by the Magistrate, Ningthoujam Geoffrey, said that the prohibitory order was issue as a pre-emptive measure to ensure smooth organising of the International Tournament scheduled to be held on November 22 during the Sangai Festival, 2015.

It said that in view of ensuing tournament, it is required to keep the event venue clean, hygienic, well-maintained, and also to take advance security measures.

It divulged that the prohibitory order shall not apply to members of the Mapal Kangjeibung Use, Prevention and Maintenance Committee; security and police personnel duly detailed by the SP, Imphal West for enforcing the order and for maintaining security of the Kangjeibung; organising Committee of the tournament and persons authorities by the organisers; officers and officials involved in enforcing law and order, to onlookers, invitees and audience visiting the venue for watching the tournament.

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Persons involved in IED explosion were given Rs 10,000 in advance: Parl Secy

IMPHAL, November 11: Those persons involved in the IED blast at the residential gate of Parliamentary Secretary K Meghachandra Singh were doing contract work and given an advance of Rs

IMPHAL, November 11: Those persons involved in the IED blast at the residential gate of Parliamentary Secretary K Meghachandra Singh were doing contract work and given an advance of Rs 10,000 and on successful completion of the work they were promised to be awarded more.

This was disclosed by the Parliamentary Secretary himself today while speaking at an inauguration function of a Mini Bridge constructed under the PMGSY, Rural Development Department, Government of Manipur at Phouden Keirambi under Wangkhem A/C.

He said those persons who exploded an IED were given Rs 10,000 advance and promised of Rs 40 thousand after successful blast, and finally Rs 50,000 when the whole process completes.

Meghachandra said that this was revealed by a woman who has been arrested in connection with the incident.

However, he declined to name the mastermind and left it to the people to guess who.

`I don`™t want to reveal the name of the mastermind. I want people to guess who could do this.`

He, however ruled out involvement of any UG groups in the attack.

Calling the incident very unfortunate he said as he is a representative of the people many underprivileged people of his constituency come to his house for help almost every day.

If some innocents were killed in the blast it would have been very devastating, he said.

`The intention was to kill people because if it was only for threatening they would have used some defective hand grenade which will never explode. By bring an IED it is very clear that the intention was to kill.`

The police are investigating the case and some have been arrested, he added.

Bomb attacks had been carried out targeting him for 4 times from the time he became a representative of the people, he added.

K Meghachandra, who is also the local MLA, said that even though the bridge which was inaugurated today is a small bridge but it is very important for the people of the area.

The bridge was constructed as a part of the Phouden Keirambi to NH 39 (passing Thoubal College) road construction programme for which around Rs 2.50 crore has been sanctioned.

The construction of the bridge was given priority considering the severe inconveniences face by the people of the area at a cost of around Rs 30 lakh.

He also informed that a construction work of a bridge at Litan Leirak in Phouden Keirambi has been started and Rs 8.50 crore has been sanctioned for it and another bridge in the same place will be built at Moirang Palli for which around Rs10 crore has been sanctioned.

When these bridges are completed, it will serve as a very important roads for people coming to Kaina Gojindajee Temple.

He appealed to the people of the surrounding areas to cooperate in the road widening and construction works.

The inaugural function was also attended by S Ibomcha Singh, Member, Ward No 17, MCTBL; M Ranjit Singh, president, Polling Committee, Phouden Keirambi; T Naba Singh, president, Phouden Keirambi Youth Club and L Babudhon Singh, VP, Wangkhem Block Congress Committee as presidium members.

14 Films of Aribam Syam Sharma to be screened at 46th IFFI

IMPHAL, November 11: A retrospective of fourteen films honouring fifteen times National Films Award Winner Aribam Syam Sharma for his contribution as a director, music composer, and actor will be

IMPHAL, November 11: A retrospective of fourteen films honouring fifteen times National Films Award Winner Aribam Syam Sharma for his contribution as a director, music composer, and actor will be one of the major highlights in the 46th International Film Festival of India, (IFFI) to be held from November 20 to 30 at Goa, said a statement issued by G Ashutosh, Manager Aribam Syam Sharma Productions.

It said that the fourteen films which includes features and non features, are `Ishanou`™., `Imagi Ningthem`™, `Matamgi Manipur`™, `Paari`™, `Olangthagee Wangmadasoo`™, `Koro Kosii-The Gate`™, `The Marams`™, `The Deer on the Lake`™, `Lai Haraoba`™, `Meitei Pung`™, `The Monapas of Arunachal Pradesh`™, `Orchids of Manipur`™, `Yelhou Jagoi`™ and `Manipuri Pony`™.

Three leading actors of the above mentioned films including Yengkhom Roma, Ksh Rashi and Taorem Leikhendra have also been invited to be part of the festival, it further said.

Aribam Syam Sharma also served as the chairperson of the Jury for selection of feature films of the Indian Panorama 2015, it said.

Bomb attack near Sangai festival venue

IMPHAL, November 11: At least one person sutained injury when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Mahabali Kabui Colony under Imphal East district near the venue of the Sangai

IMPHAL, November 11: At least one person sutained injury when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Mahabali Kabui Colony under Imphal East district near the venue of the Sangai Festival, amidst heavy security measures.

According to information culled out from the blast site the explosion occurred around 8.30 pm late in the evening inside the resident of one Ashiho Mao, 56, son of (L) Salu.

The blast site situated just a stone throw away from the main venue of the Sangai festival.

Ashiho, the victim and identified to be the driver of IGP (LO) L Kailun, sustained injury on his fore head.

The blast reportedly ripped off from Ashiho`™s residence who runs a business of selling local brew, inflicting injury on his forehead while he was having his dinner.

There was no customer left when the explosion occurred, said the sources adding that the explosion incinerated most of the properties inside.

Official sources observed that the bomb could have been triggered to create fear in the mind of the people rather than causing deaths judging from the absence of splinters.

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Meet discusses development of Moreh schools

MOREH, Nov 11: Kuki Students Organization, Moreh organized a meeting of headmasters, principals and executive members of the organization at its office situated at Ngamkhai Vang on November 10 during

MOREH, Nov 11: Kuki Students Organization, Moreh organized a meeting of headmasters, principals and executive members of the organization at its office situated at Ngamkhai Vang on November 10 during which ways to develop schools based in Moreh and produce good students were discussed at length.

Talking about the meeting, president of Kuki Students Organization, Moreh Tingthang Haokip said that certain agendas including student-teacher ratio were discussed during the meeting.

He appealed to the concerned organizations to allow participation of KSO Moreh in any meetings held in the border town.

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Ningol Chakouba Thoughts

We are once again on the threshold of another cycle of the winter magic. It is indeed happy serendipity that many, if not most of the widely celebrated festivals in

We are once again on the threshold of another cycle of the winter magic. It is indeed happy serendipity that many, if not most of the widely celebrated festivals in Manipur and its neighbourhood come in winter. Kut opened the season on November 1. It is Diwali today, in two days there will be Ningol Chakouba. Come December and there will be Christmas and then the celebration of the onset of another New Year on the January 1. Happy though the onset of this season is, there is also a peculiar air of sadness associated with it. This is especially so when it comes to Ningol Chakouba, another institution that Manipur`™s rich and long tradition established, demonstrating before the world that this society intuitively and genuinely cares for the female child and that the feminine gender has a very special and warm corner in its heart. That the women of Manipur have been at the forefront of the society is a fact, but it is not a standalone phenomenon. For indeed, in their coming to be free and independent to participate as equal partners of their men in economic and social activities, the social environment they are in has always had a huge role. In fact, it is this environment that not only gave them the liberty, but also nudged them to be their sovereign selves. But this social environment is changing, as all social environment must, being the living organism that they are. Irresistible forces of globalization, shifts in economic paradigms, reformations in social moorings, winds of modernism etc, have all made sure traditions never remain stagnant. It would be wrong to try and shut out these forces of change. In any case they cannot be, for as the age old wisdom teaches us, time and tide waits for no man. The correct attitude must be to treat them as challenges to be handled and ultimately taken advantage of, rather than threats to be fought or run away from.

Family reunions are a time equally of pain and joy. So would Ningol Chakouba be for many. It would be a time for loved ones to be together but also a time to remember loved ones lost. In life`™s journey, nobody can live forever. This journey can be unpredictable too. Even the young and innocent can be snatched away. All religions seek to provide consolation by advocating the belief that life does not end with death and that there is much more beyond. But there are also those for whom life itself is religion. One is reminded of the 1952 novel by Nikos Kazantzankis `Zorba the Greek`, made into a Hollywood classic in 1964, bagging three Oscars. Alexis Zorba, overcome with the sorrow of death approaches a wise old man buried in his books and asks: `Why do the young die?` The wise old man looks up from his books and in a soft unperturbed voice answers: `I don`™t know.` Upon this Zorba flies into a rage and shouts: `Of what use are your books and knowledge if you do not know this?` The wise old man, in the tone of a man who understands and empathises with the anguish of the questioner replies: `I read them because they teach me about the pain of people who cannot answer questions such as yours.` Life indeed is defined by both pain and joy. One would be meaningless without the other. So let us all take heart, and live life full.

Not by death, but by politics, one ningol will miss another Ningol Chakouba this year. She has not eaten for all of a decade and a half and in a special prison at the JN Hospital Imphal. It is difficult to avoid a little guilty that as all of us partake in the festivities of Ningol Chakouba, this Ningol, continues to volitionally starve herself on behalf of all of us. We pray in silence for the brave heart that she is, but we have the uncanny fear that she may end up merely as a mascot to be paraded in public, even if it is for a worthy cause. It is also a peculiarly paradoxical situation for those of us who support her cause. To encourage her to continue her fight is almost like encouraging her to torture herself with starvation and possibly die. On the eve of Ningol Chakouba our thoughts go out to her once again. We wish her to continue her fight relentlessly but live on until victory is hers and ours. We also hope and pray that someday in the near future, this lady too will be able to have her fill of the joy and nostalgia of Ningol Chakouba once again.

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KSO temporarily suspends indefinite bandh

IMPHAL, November 11: The Kuki Students Organization, Tengnoupal Block has relaxed its call of indefinite total bandh on National Highway along Imphal-Moreh Road for two days starting from today in

IMPHAL, November 11: The Kuki Students Organization, Tengnoupal Block has relaxed its call of indefinite total bandh on National Highway along Imphal-Moreh Road for two days starting from today in view of Ningol Chakouba festival.

Informing this in a press release, the KSO Tengnoupal Block asked the concerned authority to expedite restoration of the shifted examination centre of Diploma in Elementary Education under IGNOU within two days.

If the government fails to respond to the demand then the organization will impose bandh along Imphal-Moreh Road indefinitely.

Opposing the `communal act`™ of RD IGNOU in shifting the examination centre from Tengnoupal to Lamding, the organization requested the public to support the demand served by the organization.

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Speeding car crashes into roadside dice game, mows down six in late night mishap

IMPHAL, November 12: In an unfortunate road mishap on Diwali midnight, a speeding car mowed down six individuals including a couple and left six others injured. A speeding Santro car

The mangled front of the Santro car which mowed down six persons.

IMPHAL, November 12: In an unfortunate road mishap on Diwali midnight, a speeding car mowed down six individuals including a couple and left six others injured.

A speeding Santro car drove straight into a group of people engrossed in a dice game at Babu Bazar in Thoubal Kiyam Siphai 45 minutes past midnight on Diwali night.

Five were killed on the spot while a 24-year old succumbed this morning at the hospital.

Police have seized the car bearing Registration No. MN 1K 1545 and arrested the driver identified as Md Riyas, 52 of Sora. The Thoubal Police has also registered a case in this regard.

The couple killed in the accident has been identified as Khundongbam Babu Singh, 54, son of (L) Kh Sakton Singh of Kiyam Siphai Laithagol Leikai and his wife Kh Tombi Devi, 50.

The two who died on the spot together have left behind four sons behind.

The others killed have been identified as 2 MR Rifleman Maimom Sunil Singh, 45, son of (L) M Ibobi Singh of Kiyam Siphai Laithagol Leikai, Sinam Akashini Devi, 40 wife of S Oken Singh of Kiyam Siphai Mamang Leikai, Mutum Manihar Singh, 48, son of (L) M Madana Singh of Kiyam Siphai Babu Bazar and Akoijam Bobo Singh, 24, son of (L) Ak Loken Singh of Kiyam Siphai Amureijam. Bobo succumbed at the Shija Hospital and Research Institute.

The injured have been identified as Mutum Roben Singh, 31, son of M Ibobi Singh of Babu Bazar, Lisam Naocha Singh, 26, son of L Ibocha Singh of Laithangol Leirak, Maimom Roshan Singh, 27, son of kabichandra Singh of Laithogol Leirak and Tonjam Romeo Singh, 30, son of T Muhindro Singh of Babu Bazar.

Akashini`™s husband Oken and their 25 year old son S Boy Singh were also injured and are in critical conditions.

Sources informed that the car which had three people inside was coming very fast from Imphal side and drove straight into the group of people. After hitting the people, the car lost control and hit a Maruti 800 car which was parked nearby.

Further details are awaited.

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