AFC course

IMPHAL, May 26: Puyam Sunilkumar and Laishram Premjit Meitei have been allowed by the AIFF to attend AFC `C`™ Course to be held at Imphal from June 7 to 22…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: Puyam Sunilkumar and Laishram Premjit Meitei have been allowed by the AIFF to attend AFC `C`™ Course to be

held at Imphal from June 7 to 22. A AMFA release said the dou have to confirm their attendence on or before May 29 at AMFA office.

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Manipur Dramatic Union condole

IMPHAL May 26: The members of the Manipur Dramatic Union had convened a condolence meeting on the morning of May 25, presided by the union`™s president on the death of… Read more »

IMPHAL May 26: The members of the Manipur Dramatic Union had convened a condolence meeting on the morning of May 25, presided by the union`™s president on the death of its former life member Bhramacharimayum Bhabananda Sharma who expired on May 21, said a press release by the General Secretary of the Union.

The release further added that B. Bhabananda Sharma had been associated with the union for a long time as stage and lighting technician. Reminiscing his association and contributions to the Union, a 2 minutes silence was also observed as a tribute to the departed soul during the meeting, the release added.

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Tata magic plunges into Imphal River

IMPHAL, May 26: At least two occupants of a Tata Magic vehicle has remained traceless after the four wheeler passenger vehicle they were traveling on plunged into the banks of… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: At least two occupants of a Tata Magic vehicle has remained traceless after the four wheeler passenger vehicle they were traveling on plunged into the banks of Imphal River. The incident happened this afternoon around 1.30pm at Wangoi Laiphrakpam Leikai in Imphal West.

One occupant of the vehicle however managed to escape unhurt in the incident but whereabouts of the two other occupants cannot be traced as the vehicle plunged into the water of Imphal River.

Local sources said the vehicle was on a test drive after repairing at a local automobile workshop located at Wangoi. One of the occupant identified as Khomdram Biramani managed to escape from the ill fated vehicle. However, the two other occupants of the vehicle identified as Moirangthem Pashuram, 32 of Haoreibi Makha Leikai and Khaidem Yaima, 32 of Wangoi Mamang Leikai are still missing.

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Integrated course in bachelor of physical education

IMPHAL, May 26: According to a notice sent out by the Manipur University, prescribed form and prospectus with detailed information on four-year integrated course in bachelor of physical education will… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: According to a notice sent out by the Manipur University, prescribed form and prospectus with detailed information on four-year integrated course in bachelor of physical education will be available at the cash counter of the University from May 23, 2011 on payment of Rs200. The counter remains open till 1.30pm on all working days and the form can also be avail by sending a Bank draft drawn in favour of the Registrar, Manipur University, payable at the SBI, MU Campus Branch, Canchipur, Imphal-72598003 along with a self addressed envelope of 28x15cm with postal stamp worth Rs20.

Applications forms are also available on Manipur University website (www.manipuruniv.ac.in). In such cases the applicant has to enclose in the application a bank draft of Rs200 in favour of the Registrar, Manipur University payable at the SBI,MU Branch (Code No-5320). Applications complete in all respects will be received by the concerned Department of the University up to June 6,2011 during office hours on all working days. The entrance test will take place from June14 to June 17, it added.

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Bomb blast

IMPHAL, May 26: A powerful bomb reportedly exploded this evening around 8.30pm inside the complex of the FCI godown located at Sangaiparou under Lamphel police station in Imphal West district…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: A powerful bomb reportedly exploded this evening around 8.30pm inside the complex of the FCI godown located at Sangaiparou under Lamphel police station in Imphal West district.

A police source said a powerful bomb believed to be a fired from a rocket launcher exploded at the FCI godown this evening.
However, details of the blast could not be immediately confirmed and the damages if any as CRPF personnel manning the FCI godown refused entry of state police personnel inside the complex storing key public food items like rice, sugar, wheat etc.
Mediaperson who went to cover the news of the bomb blast at Sangaiparou were also denied entry inside the FCI complex by the CRPF personnel.

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Manipur stormed into Santosh trophy final

IMPHAL, May 26: Manipur stormed into the final of the 65th national football championship for the Santosh Trophy for the second time in the history of the national football championship…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: Manipur stormed into the final of the 65th national football championship for the Santosh Trophy for the second time in the history of the national football championship.

Manipur was eventual winner of the prestigious football trophy when it hosted the championship in 2002.

In the first semi final played this evening at JN stadium, Guwahati, Assam, Manipur defeated Services by a solitary goal scored via extra time as both the teams were locked scoreless till the end of normal time.

As score remain goalless till the end of normal time, the match was extended to 30 minutes of extra time and heading for an exciting finish.

Just before two minutes left for the match to be decided via tie-breaker, Manipur earned a throw-in near the Services goalmouth. Herojit made a powerful throw inside the Services goalmouth and later`™s custodian Ingobi who incidentally hails from Manipur failed to collect the ball properly and deflected towards the Services goalline which was handled by a Services player on the goalline.

Referee Minangshu Bhattacharya had no hesitation in awarding a spot kick in favour of Manipur but did not sent off or award any card to the Services player.

It may be mentioned here that during the FIFA World Cup – 2010 held in South Africa, a Chilian player namely Suarezh was immediately sent off with a direct Red Card for handling the ball heading to the goalline. The same was the case in today`™s semi final match, but the referee failed to take any action against the Services player.

The spot kick delivered by Thoiba in the 118th minute found the net and by virtue of the goal, Manipur is through to the final to be played on May 30 at Guwahati.

In the final, Manipur will meet winner of the second semi final to be played tomorrow between holder Bengal and Railways.
Speaking to reporters at AMFA office in Imphal immediately after witnessing live coverage of today`™s semi final match, AMFA secretary Ranjit Roy said Manipur`™s reaching of Santosh Trophy final after 2002 has ended criticism that Manipur forcibly lifted the Santosh trophy when it hosted the championship in 2002.

When Manipur lifted the trophy in 2002, semi finalist Goa and runner-up Kerala strongly charged that the host team forcibly lifted the trophy, Ranjit said adding today`™s match result ended such baseless criticism.

Manager of the Manipur team Dinamani told IFP over phone from Guwahati that Manipur could had scored early in the match had captain Nilakumar not injured during second half of the match.

Manipur Coach Ekendra Singh said Manipur missed two easy chances in the first half itself and had that chances been converted into goal the match could have been ended by normal time.

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IIM Shillong to conduct managerial skill development training under DoNER fundings

IMPHAL, May 25: The union minister DoNER, B K Handique, will be inaugurating a programme “Developing Managerial Skill for Entrepreneurship” at IIM Shillong on July 2. The programme will be… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 25: The union minister DoNER, B K Handique, will be inaugurating a programme “Developing Managerial Skill for Entrepreneurship” at IIM Shillong on July 2. The programme will be conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong through its Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CEDNER).
An emailed statement of the ministry has stated that the ministry of DoNER has sanctioned an amount of Rs.79.15 lacs for this programme for training 60 youths from the region.  The Course will deal with developing managerial skills among the new generation of entrepreneurs of the region. The program is supported under the “Technical assistance and Capacity Building Scheme” administer by the Ministry of DoNER, added the statement.
The ministry of DoNER and the North Eastern Council has collaborated with the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong to offer a range of short term skill development programmes encompassing the different areas of Management, Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Hospitality, among many others, from this financial year onwards, it stated.
According to the statement, this partnership is a result of the initiative of Bijoy Krishna Handique, union minister of DoNER and chairman, NEC who has been actively pursuing the agenda of involving the premier institutes in the North Eastern Region like IIM, IIT and Tata Institute of Social Sciences in the process of nurturing the human resources in the NER.
According to the statement BK Handique mentioned that “We have a larger roadmap in mind to continuously train youths from the Region with a focus on increasing their employability. The institutes like IIM, IIT and TISS are well positioned to cater to the training needs of the Region in addition to their regular courses. We have requested them to develop such courses and we have been able to make considerable headway in designing some. Our Ministry and its affiliated organisations like NEC will wholly sponsor these courses. I am hopeful that this development will bring some respite to the larger problem of unemployment in Region”.
The Ministry of DoNER had earlier announced a one and a half months programme in association with IIT Guwahati to train 30 Engineers from Assam Irrigation Department on “Mitigation of River Bank Erosion”, it added.

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Large amount of drugs seized

IMPHAL,May 25: A large amount of drugs have been seized from a Maruti Gypsy bearing registration number MN-01-K-8433, by the troops of 116 Bn BSF of SHQ BSF CI (OPS),… Read more »

IMPHAL,May 25: A large amount of drugs have been seized from a Maruti Gypsy bearing registration number MN-01-K-8433, by the troops of 116 Bn BSF of SHQ BSF CI (OPS), Manipur, while conducting vehicular checking at Heirok, Thamlai road disclosed a press release of the Deputy Commander, SHQ BSF CI.
The car was driven by one Wilson Shinglai Tangkhul, 43, s/o (L) Shangreiyo Shinglai Tangkhul. On checking the vehicle, thirteen big plastics bags containing white colour tablets suspected to be a high profile narcotic drugs/psychotropic substance, weighing a total of four hundred sixty kgs which  are worth approximately Rs. 50 lakhs,  were found.
It further mentioned that on further questioning him, the individual revealed that he was paid a sum of Rs 10 thousand to transport the drugs to a lady identified as Tinneikim Haokip from Khudeng Thabi and currently settled in Pallel.
The drugs were reportedly to be crossed over to Myanmar. He was later handed over to the Officer-in-charge, Narcotics and Affair of the Border PS, Imphal, along with the drugs, his mobile phone, Maruti Gypsy and a sum of Rs 10,650 seized from him after lodging an FIR on the case, it added.
Meanwhile troops of 42Assam Rifles of 26 sector under HQ IGAR (south) launched an operation in the general area of Bongyang on May 24 and apprehended an individual along with large amounts of Tie Cold tablets from a bus with registration number MN-01-1286, according to a press release by the AR.
The individual has been identified as Ajiz Singh, 19, s/o Ibuyai Singh, from Singmaizin, Mayang Imphal and he was later handed over to the Custom Office, Pallel, it added.

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NH 53 blockade against govt inaction begins

IMPHAL,May 25: With the Government failing to take any action with the memorandum submitted jointly by a number of organizations namely ZSUNA, Nungba Bazar Board, Pei (Thoubei) Nungba, Nungba Youth… Read more »

IMPHAL,May 25: With the Government failing to take any action with the memorandum submitted jointly by a number of organizations namely ZSUNA, Nungba Bazar Board, Pei (Thoubei) Nungba, Nungba Youth Organisation, on the immediate transfer of Kajaigai Gangmei, Jr MCS SDO/SDM/BDO, Nungba within one week, the organizations have resorted to a 24 hours blockade on NH -53 for all vehicular movements starting from the midnight of May 25 to the midnight of May26 as a first step of democratic agitation, according to a press release of the joint organizations.
It further added that the organizations should not be held responsible for any damage caused to vehicles during the blockade. However, medical, water supply, electricity, security do not come under the preview of the blockade, it maintained.

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Senapati college students come out against administration apathy

From Our CorrespondentUKHRUL, May 25: The Students` Union of Pettigrew College (SUPC) Ukhrul has locked the Principal’s office today, in protest against the acute lack of basic infra-structures in the… Read more »

From Our CorrespondentUKHRUL, May 25: The Students` Union of Pettigrew College (SUPC) Ukhrul has locked the Principal’s office today, in protest against the acute lack of basic infra-structures in the institution including power and water supply since the past eight nine months.
The general secretary of the union, MK Miya along with other representatives of the student while interacting with some media persons today at the college premise has demanded immediate change of the Principal who has failed to redress the grievances of the students even after the student union had approached for immediate action regarding the problems faced by the students of the college.
The student body has further charged that due to the limited time notification of the principal’s office regarding the submission of exam form and the imposition of late fines, some of the students were unable to appear in the exams.
It has charged that the official notification from the principal’s office came out on Novemeber 10, 2010 notifying that the submission of exam forms without late fine will start from November 13, 2010 and that submissions with late fine will start from November 17.
 The union further demanded the conduct of regular classes in the college and provision of all University Grant Commission (UGC) sponsored facilities with UGC Network Resource Centre-Computor and internet centre offering basic computer course, free remedial coaching for ST/OBC students, career guidance and counselling cell for the students, stipends @ Rs 500/- PM to selected regular ST/SC students of BPL which is done only once, coaching classes for entry in Services (competitive exams) for ST/SC/OBC/ Minority students and study tours every year- the central projects though available are not functional in the college, the union added.
Further maintaining on the lack of infrastructure in the college the union has maintained that there are no toilets and urinals available in the college, and that there is no proper fencing of the college.
The union further added that the union has also submitted a memorandum to the state education minister to redress the grievances of the college.
Further briefing the media persons, the union has stated that the college also lacked lecturers and further warned that the union will be left with no other option other than drastic form of agitations in case of the government failing to respond to the student body.

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Explore Me

IMPHAL, May 25: “Explore Me” a youth talent search programme organized by Vision De Socio Upliftment Association under Youth Affairs and Sports department  will be held tomorrow at  BOAT AT… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 25: “Explore Me” a youth talent search programme organized by Vision De Socio Upliftment Association under Youth Affairs and Sports department  will be held tomorrow at  BOAT AT 4 pm said a press release by L. Rojit Meitei, Secretary General, VDSUP, Heirok, Manipur. The youth talent search programme was initiated with an objective to bring out the latent talents of our youths, the release added. The release appealed the participants to reach the venue before 3pm.
The release further appealed JAC that had called 72 hours general strike tomorrow in connection with the murder of Th. Roberoy, to relax all those related to tommorow’s talent search programme.

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Formal launching ceremony of Naga People`s Party

Newmai News NetworkSENAPATI, May 25:  While “cordially” inviting everyone to take part in the formal launching of ceremony of the Manipur unit of Naga People`s Party (NPF) at Senapati on… Read more »

Newmai News NetworkSENAPATI, May 25:  While “cordially” inviting everyone to take part in the formal launching of ceremony of the Manipur unit of Naga People`s Party (NPF) at Senapati on Saturday, leaders  of the party said that the sole aim has been to encompass  and work together with all communities irrespective of caste, creed, colour, contours and also with all the like-minded political parties so as to give more teeth in bringing about peace and progress in the region.
NPF Manipur state unit president G Gaingam and its political affairs secretary Ningreingam Ruivah expressed their optimism that the regional political party will do well in the state.
NPF had come to power in Nagaland after the year 2003 assembly elections. It is running the government in Nagaland for the second consecutive term after winning the 2008 assembly elections.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the party, G. Gaingam and Ningreingam Ruivah have extended “cordial” invitation to all leaders of political parties, the social organisations, student bodies, women and youth organisations, the church and its associations, tribe based organisations, the peasants, intellectuals, academics and professionals of the state to “attend and be part of this auspicious occasion”. Gaingam and Ruivah also said leaders from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will participate in the Saturday ceremony at Senapati.

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Chasing the Future

What Irish song writer and singer Paul Brady sang 20 years ago in his song titled “The Island”, tormented by the increasingly mindless violence with no seeming hope for a… Read more »

What Irish song writer and singer Paul Brady sang 20 years ago in his song titled “The Island”, tormented by the increasingly mindless violence with no seeming hope for a conclusion in his homeland at the time, rings loud in considering the situation in Manipur today. Amidst the sombre mood of the song comes the stabbing line which should make everybody sit up and rethink: “Up here, we sacrifice our children for worn out dreams of yesteryears.” So much water has flowed down the rivers of Manipur in the half century of conflict, it is time now to reassess and re-evaluate the dreams of yesteryears so that they are not out of sync with the needs as well as aspirations of the changed times. Needless to remind anyone that times keep changing, and it is imperative for all to also change with it and remain relevant.
The half century of conflict however has not been of any waste. It served its purpose. The resistance had a driving logic that is why it came up. Had it not been there, it is quite imaginable that Manipur would have lost its will and inner fire long ago, and become content to simply surviving and not living. To all the sacrifices that have gone into this struggle, we all owe our gratitude for making us what we are today, or more relevantly, sustaining in all of us the will to live and be independent in spirit. Nothing, not a single life lost in the revolution that has been raging has gone waste. They all served a grand purpose of saving the soul of the place. Yet, the times have changed, and changed dramatically too. The fight is no longer the same, the fighters are no longer the same and so indeed the enemies are no longer the same. All these dramatis personae, and the valour or villainy associated with them, were determined by circumstance and circumstance alone. Nobody is born hero or villain, it is the given situation that categorises them in their respective moulds. Today’s enemies can be tomorrow’s friends and today’s friends can be tomorrow’s enemies. We have all seen this happen right before our very eyes in so many conflict theatres. It would be sheer obduracy and linearity of vision which would make anybody believe our situation is any different from this.
It is therefore vital for all the various political dramatis personae in our own conflict theatre to be open to self assessment and consequently self renewal. This is the only way to remain relevant. For this to happen, a constant dialogue and vigilance to be in touch with the pulse as well as the aspiration of the public at large, and with this knowledge as the lode star seek to understand the self better, is absolutely essential. Leaders of the people, both underground as well as those in the establishment must be willing to accept this onerous challenge, for this is of vital importance to the future and current welfare of the public they serve. This can happen best if communication channels are always open between these leaders and the public. Manipur is at a very crucial juncture now. It can either chose to be condemned to another one hundred years of solitude or else decide to integrate with the world and give itself a new and modern soul. This is also a crucial juncture because of the proposal from one of the most powerful underground organisations, the UNLF, for a settlement either through a UN supervised plebiscite or else by any other honourable means. We hope similar proposals for a just resolution also come forth from other groups so that a synthesis can be looked forward to and a common programme for a lasting solution to Manipur’s problems can come into sight. For a start, at least the UNLF chairman, who is now in custody, must be facilitated to be in closer touch with the people. This could be by arrangement with the state government. There have been models by which this has been done, some of which seem applicable in the current situation in the state in a realistic way. The ULFA model in which arrested ULFA leaders were released on bail is one. This one seems a little farfetched. The Dima Halong model seems a little more suitable. Here the state declares a house as jail and keeps the organisation leaders under house arrest there. In the case of the arrested UNLF leader too, such an arrangement could be made so that he can be in closer touch with representatives of the people on the ground. This model is also being played out in the case of Irom Sharmila, whereby the state government declares a section of the JN Hospital as jail premises and keeps the hunger striking, gritty, lady there. If it is for the sake of arriving at a solution to Manipur’s vexed problems, there is no reason why the state government cannot think of doing the same again.

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EVMs and polling personnel arrive at stations; stage all set for IMC election

IMPHAL, May 24: Preparations for the smooth conduct of tomorrow`™s Imphal Municipal Council election in all 27 polling stations under the municipal council is all set with all police personnel… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 24: Preparations for the smooth conduct of tomorrow`™s Imphal Municipal Council election in all 27 polling stations under the municipal council is all set with all police personnel deputed by the state for the polling stations already stationed at their respective polling stations since this evening and the arrival of the polling personnel with the Electronic Voting Machines to their respective polling stations.

According to the official reports of concerned election Returning officers of both districts, all the poling personnel equipped with the Electronic Voting Machines along with deputed state security forces which were made to dispersed from the respective DC offices of Imphal at Porompat and DC office of Imphal West at Lamphelpat have reportedly reached their respective polling stations and ready for conducting the election of each and every polling stations of the 27 wards of the Imphal Municipal Council which will start from 7 am till 4 am.

In the meantime with the sending of the polling personnel along with the state security forces to each and every polling stations for the ensuing polls tomorrow the activation of regular patrolling by the deputed police commandos team called up from the different police stations of both districts of Imphal East and Imphal West have initiated their regular petrol duties from this evening in an around the polling stations of both districts to prevent any election related violence prior to the poll.

In the meantime, as per the final official figure the ensuing election to the 27 wards including seven wards in Imphal East districts and 20 wards in Imphal West a total of 88 candidates are contesting for the 27 councillors while 179 candidates are contesting for the 54 WDC members.

According to the report, after proper assessment of the wards conducted by the concerned police in both districts of Imphal West district and Imphal East, it has been found that 26 Polling Stations have been categorized as Hyper Sensitive polling stations, 77 Polling Station as sensitive Polling Stations while the remaining Polling Station are counted as normal. There will be maximum concentration of security forces to the polling stations of Imphal East during the poll hours as the maximum polling stations in Imphal East district are registered Hyper Sensitive as a result the state government has made special security arrangement for the smooth and successful conduct of the election to the polling stations under Imphal East as well as in Imphal West tomorrow.

In the meantime, the state government considering the intensity of election related crimes which are expected to rise during the eve of the poll, decided to deploy 12 state forces including six armed personnel headed by an Inspector or SI along with four VDFs and two women police constable or women home guards each at the hyper sensitive polling stations; 10 armed police personnel headed by Inspector or SI along with three VDFs along with two women police constables or home guards in the sensitive polling stations while there will be provision of seven personnel including three armed and two unarmed VDFs and two women personnel either from Police or Home Guard in normal poling stations.

On the other hand, an official briefing have already been given to all concerned SPs of the valley districts of the state by the DGP Manipur very recently to ensure that the official directives for security arrangement in connection to the May 25 election is properly maintained and the concerned SPs of the valley districts have also given their official directives to all OCs concerned of Police stations and Outposts to made available the security personnel from the concerned PS and OP.

It may be mentioned that with the inaction of Manipur Municipality Act 1994, in the state the election of Municipal Councils in the state was first held during 1995 and followed in 2001, 2006 and the ensuing election will be the fourth election of the Municipal Council during which election of additional two members of Ward Development Committee for every wards will be held along with the election of councilors of the ward as per a recently enacted rule of the state for the proper implementation of development schemes and projects in the wards.

The ensuing election to the Imphal Municipal Council could be a deciding factor for the ruling Congress party in the state for next years general election with about 50 Congress candidates fighting in the IMC election which is the highest amongst the political parties of the state.

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DESAM worried with degrading pass percentage in under grad exam

IMPHAL May 24: The examination results of the first semester under graduate examinations that were conducted during the month of December under Manipur University has created a major concern, expressed… Read more »

IMPHAL May 24: The examination results of the first semester under graduate examinations that were conducted during the month of December under Manipur University has created a major concern, expressed Moirangthem Angomba Meitei, general secretary of the Democratic Students`™ Alliance of Manipur, in a press conference held at Manipur press club today.

The semester system was introduced for undergraduate courses from last year; however, on comparing with the examination result of previous years, the ratio of pass percentage has declined considerably, the general secretary said.

All together 5385 candidates from science, 6520 candidates from arts and313 candidates from commerce had appeared for this year`™s under graduate examination, however, only 2383 from science, 4098 from arts and 71 from commerce were declared pass that is sharply contrasting from the previous years, Angomba stated that the results were very unfortunate as it vividly shows that the new system needed timely revaluation.

Apprehensive about the new system introduced by MU for under graduates, Angomba Meitei, talking to media persons, appealed the concerned authorities to initiate an immediate attention to improve the higher education in the state from further deteriorations.

The general secretary said that DESAM would initiate serious monitoring of colleges where pass percentages are low. He also appealed the teacher to give full cooperation to their students towards achieving positive goals.

He mentioned that various factors are affecting the academic atmosphere of the student, Adding to this, the delay in the declaration of examination results has caused another setback for the students, he added.

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KCP appeal

IMPHAL, May 24: The Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) has reiterated that the outfit has been waging a military struggle to regain the lost freedom of Manipur. A statement released… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 24: The Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) has reiterated that the outfit has been waging a military struggle to regain the lost freedom of Manipur.

A statement released by Lanheiba Meitei, Secretary Military Affairs Military Council (KCP) said that the outfit`™s Red Army has been carrying forward the struggle with new idea and strategy to bring a socialist society and at the same time to crush the nameshake democracy and neo-capitalist rule in Manipur.

While stating that sacrifice has been the first and foremost ideal of a revolutionary, the KCP (MC) statement said that the outfit`™s Red Army cadres strongly believe that success of the revolution depends on sacrifice.

It also said altogether 18 cadres of the outfit have sacrificed their lives during the revolution struggle initiated by the outfit since August 3, 2007 while many of the cadres are languishing in government jails.

With regard to Operation Clear Cut being launched by the outfit targeted to forced outsiders residing in Manipur to leave the state, the KCP (MC) statement further reiterated that the operation has been taken up to save Manipur`™s fragile economy which is currently at the firm hands of the outsiders.

While asserting that the specific operation has been launched to counter `substantive security`™ operation initiated by the enemy to suppress the revolutionary movement in Manipur, the KCP (MC) appealed the people to extend support to the `OCC`™ and make it a people`™s movement.

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Six militant cadres including two women arrested by security forces

IMPHAL, March 24: Police commandos have arrested at least six militant cadres from different parts of the state while conducting separate counter insurgency operations since yesterday. A statement issued by… Read more »

IMPHAL, March 24: Police commandos have arrested at least six militant cadres from different parts of the state while conducting separate counter insurgency operations since yesterday.

A statement issued by the Superintendent of Police Imphal West district, has stated that a team of the district police commandos along with women police constable arrested three cadres of the proscribed KCP (MTF) including two women yesterday from near Shija Hospital at about 7 am in the morning.

The arrested individuals have been identified as one Thonglenmang Haokip, 26, s/o Yanthang Haokip of Dongsum Village, Senapati district, Akim Haokip, 40, w/o Alet Haokip of Dongsum village at present residing at Kangchup Chingkhong and Wahengbam (O) Chaoba alias Asharani alias Asha Devi, 26, w/o W. Tomba alias Shyamkumar of Naransena Maning Leikai at present staying at Langol Ningthou Mathak.

It said that the trio disclosed that they were working under one Tomba since the past one year. A 9mm pistol along with magazine and five live ammunitions, three Chinese hand grenades and three detonators were seized from their possession, it added.

It further stated that in a follow up action another cadre of the outfit was arrested from Langol crossing identified as one Wahengbam Tomba alias Shyamkanhai, 32, s/o W. Heramot of Naransena Maning Leikai Ningthou Mathak.

The individual disclosed that he was working under Tachou alias Ebai who is residing outside the state. He has been assigned to serve demand letters, extortion and kidnapping, it said.

The statement further stated that the same day a combined team of the Imphal East and West district police commandos arrested a cadre of the KCP (Pibarel) at around 6 pm from Singjamei Waikhom Leikai.

He has been identified as one Yumnam Rajen alias Chandra alias Korou, 41, s/o Y. Komol Singh of Langmeidong Mamang Leikai, stated the release.

On spot verification he disclosed that he was working under the command of s/s general secretary of the outfit. One 9 mm pistol having five live ammunitions has been recovered from his possession it said.

On the other hand, another statement issued by the SP Thoubal district police claimed that a team of the district commandos arrested one cadre of the PULF yesterday around 6:30pm while conducting a search operation at Shikhong bazaar.

The arrested cadre is identified as one Md. Warish Khan alias Ibungo alias Shaiba, 20, s/o Md. Etobi of Shikhong Hanuching Manak.

A 9mm pistol with magazine containing two live ammunitions were recovered from his possession, it said.

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to start post-graduate academic session

IMPHAL, May 24: `Setting up of Guwahati Campus of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Deemed University, to cater to the North Eastern Region is one of the… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 24: `Setting up of Guwahati Campus of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Deemed University, to cater to the North Eastern Region is one of the most positive development in education sector in the Region` in the recent past , said B.K. Handique, union Minister of DoNER at New Delhi. `It is heartening to learn that without waiting for physical infrastructure to come up, TISS has already chalked out a programme to begin two Masters Programmes from July-August, 2011 and 5 years integrated Masters Programme on Social Sciences from June, 2012,` he added.

According to an emailed statement of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, when government of Assam, at the initiative of Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam, proposed to the ministry of DoNER for allotting funds under NLCPR towards the infrastructure cost of the institute at Guwahati, B.K. Handique, Minister of DoNER readily agreed and approved, in principle, to release Rs.81 crore towards the project. Assam Government has already identified the land required for the above purpose, it stated.

Five years integrated Masters Programme on Social Sciences will have 120 students per year. Thus, there would be 600 students in five years. This programme is scheduled to start from June, 2012. During 4th and 5th year of the Course, there will be specialization in inter- disciplinary areas like Human Resource Management, Social Enterprises, Public Health Counselling, Education, Social Work and Sustainable Mountain Development. In addition to above programmes, TISS is also finalizing to take up several Certificate and Diploma Programmes from August, 2011, it added.

`Meanwhile, the University Grants Commission has already approved the proposed setting up of Guwahati campus by TISS` said the Minister of DoNER. He also said that out of the 220 total seats, (120 for Under Graduation and 100 for Post Graduate) per year, 2/3rd of the seats will be reserved for students from the NE States. Thus, it makes 146 seats available for the students from the Region i.e. 80 for Under Graduation and 66 for Post Graduation, the Minister said.

B.K. Handique has also stated that he would like TISS to start Campus in other States of North Eastern Region in phases over a period of time so that the required skills for the North Eastern students can be imparted over the development of the region, it maintained.

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Time for Peace

The recent statement by the UNLF chairman, R.K. Sanayaima, alias Meghen, that he is ready for a settlement of the Manipur-India conflict by any other honourable means even if it… Read more »

The recent statement by the UNLF chairman, R.K. Sanayaima, alias Meghen, that he is ready for a settlement of the Manipur-India conflict by any other honourable means even if it is not by a plebiscite, would come across as loaded with meanings to any close and concerned observer of developments of the underground politics in Manipur. Since the statement was not elaborated, it is never certain what was exactly implied, whether it was just a response to a purported statement by another underground organisation on the issue of plebiscite as a conflict resolution mechanism in Manipur, as was vaguely implied, or if the UNLF leader was unilaterally indicating his and his party`™s willingness to open up to other ideas and formulas which can bring about a resolution to the problem at hand and thus usher back in peace in this trouble-torn state.
This is encouraging, if not for anything else then at least because it means not putting all the eggs in one basket. Ideally, every important blueprint for a peaceful settlement must have a Plan-B, and indeed Plan-C and D, E, F… all of them, it goes without saying, bound together by a single goal. This is important since the project being pushed is important and cannot afford to fail. If one plan becomes unfeasible, there must be other options to replace it.

The million rupees question at this juncture is, does the state have any alternate plan or plans? Quite in despair we are quite certain this is unlikely. This question is relevant not just for the government but also to the numerous peace workers and NGOs in the state. Have they been doing anything in the regards? What about the Manipur University? In the political science department, we can quite confidently say there would be numerous scholars who had done or are doing their M.Phil and Ph.D theses on the issue of insurgency. Quite predictably, most of these would also be virtually the same dog-eared sketches of the history of the phenomenon, with few or none of them providing any fresh insight into what can be the way out. We hope we are wrong, and there indeed are some which can shed light at this crucial juncture on the festering issue. We understand that the university is also developing a peace study centre. We wonder if this initiative has also done anything of relevance when it comes to the crux, as indeed it is now.

The vacuum of intellectual material with relevance to real problems on the ground is frustrating, but more than this, it also points to the trend of academics in the state as a whole. The pursuit today is for degrees which can guarantee government jobs, and not in the real spirit of education, which is generally defined as acquisition of problem solving skills and insights into life`™s myriad challenges. The uneasy reality today in Manipur is, government jobs have acquired a Kafkaesque reality of its own, and they have become ends in themselves, so much so that even the meaning of the pursuit of education and knowledge has come to be skewed unrecognisably to mean only the acquisition of relevant paper qualifications to make the candidates eligible for these jobs. When real problem solving needs, especially very crucial one as the state is faced with currently arise, what everybody is faced with is a big intellectual void on the matter.

This is the tragedy of modern Manipur. The time is simply ripe to begin a new journey to explore peace possibilities, for opportunities are knocking at the door. If these extremely rare openings to a new and peaceful future are allowed to go waste, the history will never forgive the present generation. Though in an intellectual vacuum in matters of peace models currently, the government and the entire intelligentsia must come together to rise to the occasion. The exploration for different avenues for peace and reconciliation must begin in earnest without further loss of time. This reconciliation must be broad based too, for by no means can any resolution to Manipur`™s problems, we would venture to say much more than any other north eastern states, can be a linear one. As much as Manipur is multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religion, the divisions within its society are as myriad and complex. To conjure up a holistic vision to accommodate all its problems within a single blueprint, what is called for is what John Paul Lederach terms as the `moral imagination` `“ an imagination that extends beyond the ordinary linear vision of established rules and legality, or individual likes and dislikes.

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Gaikhangam praises CCpur for understanding and intelligence

From Kaimuanthang Lamka May 24: The people of Churachandpur district are intelligent, clever and full of understanding due to which the initiatives of SPF government headed by O . Ibobi… Read more »

From Kaimuanthang
Lamka May 24: The people of Churachandpur district are intelligent, clever and full of understanding due to which the initiatives of SPF government headed by O . Ibobi Singh to signed tripartite Suspension of Operation , SoO , pact with the central government and the various non `“Naga- hill based UG groups had become possible which is a success thus creating a conducive atmosphere for peace and development in the district.

Stating this the MPCC president Gaikhanngam acting as chief guest of the one day seminar training programme on flagship schemes cum general public awareness of different centrally sponsored schemes in the state at the B Vengnuom community Hall, CCpur today disclosed that the state government will play an instrumental role in the settlement of the SoO problem through dialouge and times are not far when there will be lasting peace in the district.

Eulogizing the Congress(I) led state government for its painstaking effort in taking the state towards peace and development Gaikhanngam further pointed out that he cannot understand the philosophy of certain groups in certain pockets of the state why Congress (I) candidates are not allowed to contest and voters not given a chance to vote for them freely.

While maintaining the government will find out an immediate solution to the problems of SoO groups he urged the gatherings to cooperate with the Congress government and vote the party to power in the next general election.

On matters related to the flagship programmes of the government he said it is meant to take the state much ahead of other states in terms of development and for that matter creation of more and more infrastructures and implementing the programmes effectively is needed.

He said the 15 flagship development programmes of the state government are meant to benefit the people living in the most central and peripheral areas of the state abundantly.

Stating the government is meant for the people he said it will be a blunder, if the people remain mute to the government activities and and as such the people need to be vigilant, and then tender correction wherever and whenever required.

He has also appealed to the people to give negative or positive feedbacks on the programmes of the government.

The occassion was also attended by TN Haokip minister IPR/PHED/ Tourism , L Jayenta Kumar Singh minster health , Fw & cooperation , DD Thaisi minister education & YAS, T Manga Vaiphei MLA besides the ADC/ CCpur chairman Langkhanpau Guite who all addressed the gathering.

The programmes which commenced from about 11 am concluded at about 2 pm and the ministerial team left CCpur after lunch.

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