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Times of India | Google News Feed BANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological… more »
Times of India | Google News Feed BANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological… more
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Delhi Public Library invites applications from interested and eligible individuals for following posts : Library… more »
Delhi Public Library invites applications from interested and eligible individuals for following posts :
How to Apply : Duly filled application form along with copies educational/experience/caste etc. certificates duly attested / self-attested should reach Delhi Public Library (DPL) within 30 days.
Click http://www.dpl.gov.in/Advtvacancies.pdf detailed information
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Delhi Public Library invites applications from interested and eligible individuals for following posts : Library… more »
Delhi Public Library invites applications from interested and eligible individuals for following posts :
How to Apply : Duly filled application form along with copies educational/experience/caste etc. certificates duly attested / self-attested should reach Delhi Public Library (DPL) within 30 days.
Click http://www.dpl.gov.in/Advtvacancies.pdf detailed information
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Office Of the Justice for Loitam Richard Memorandum Ref: 20120517 JFLR to MHA To: Union… more »
Office
Of the Justice for Loitam Richard
Memorandum
Ref: 20120517 JFLR to MHA
To: Union Home Minister of India
From: Justice for Loitam Richard
Goal: Pushing hate out of our Indian communities
Date: 17th May 2012
The Government of India, as it officially strives to establish peace and order in order to defend a democratic parliamentary system in an atmosphere of the projected unity in diversity, must not fail to recognise multi racial composition of India and the phenomenon of racial discrimination as it exist distinctively amidst the myriads of socio-cultural discriminations prevalent in India.
Certain steps or measures are needed in making India recognize the multi-racial composition and for the protection and promotion of NorthEast (NE) people in the best interest of status quo and collective co-existence:
Identification of the challenges and barriers to the protection and promotion of personal security of students, migrant workers (employees), job seekers and tourists from the NorthEast region residing/ visiting in other parts of India and address social profiling of racial and ethnic minorities.
Examine the legislative and administrative measures that are in place, and the efficacy in practice and specific inadequacies to address the problems of violence and other forms of abuses faced by students, migrant workers (employees), job seekers and tourists from the NorthEast region residing/ visiting in other parts of India.
Recommend specific investigative and punitive steps under the existing law by an independent agency for the present and past cases/ incidences of crime including murder, assault, sexual abuse, rape, abuse or discrimination in institutions and workplaces committed against students, migrant workers (employees), job seekers and tourists from the NorthEast region residing/ visiting in other parts of India.
Recommend concrete steps to be taken by the ruling central and state governments to strengthen security measures to protect and promote the safety and personal security of students, migrant workers (employees), job seekers and tourists from the NorthEast region residing / visiting in other parts of the country.
Review the existing curricula of schools, colleges, higher institutions and technical institutions, universities including special institutions to train police and armed forces personnel in India with special attention to the inclusion of subjects about the history, culture and present situation of the communities of NorthEast region of India with a view to fill the large lacuna identified and enhance awareness and education about the region and its peoples among the young generations of India.
Monthly induction program on inter-racial and ethnic issues mandatory for all students and employees of the country so that they are educated and sensitised on these important issues. Such induction programs are mandatory in western countries thereby reinforcing that racism won’t be tolerated at all.
To initiate workshops/ symposiums on racial discrimination in India in every state for public to reinforce that racism won’t be tolerated at all.
Make mandatory policies for the media (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine, Internet, etc) to circulate advertisements, documentaries and films that reflect the multi-cultural and multi-racial composition of India. They should acknowledge the issues face by people of NorthEast India and implement means to positively change people’s perception towards NorthEast people and thus avoid the stereotyping and prejudice and consequent crime as a result of it.
Make mandatory policies for the theatres/ cinema halls to show short documentary film to reflect the multi-cultural and multi-racial composition of India before they screen the main movie. Contemporary cinema and other media platform should be encouraged to reflect the diverse India and consider emphasising on NorthEast India and as such allow a positive change in people’s perception towards the NorthEast people.
Make mandatory policies for the Outdoor Media (banner, posters, hoardings, etc) to acknowledge and reflect NorthEast India and thereby allow a positive change of people’s perception to treat NorthEast people with respect and dignity.
The political leaders, actors, dignitaries, etc should be part of mandatory multidisciplinary team in the fight against hate crime and must conduct informed campaign to improve the effectiveness of the goal to tackle racism in India.
We have serious concerns of the mechanically superimposed Indian National Anthem which doesn’t reflect anything at all about the vast and vibrant NorthEast. Parliamentary level discussion should be done to discuss this matter.
Law against any racism/ discrimination, against any incitement to discrimination and against all forms of discrimination should be passed in the parliament, and should prove that racism won’t be tolerated at all in India. The stringent law is needed so that any racial stereotyping and prejudice can be held accountable and judicially restraint.
Special Police Cell with (24×7 service with Toll Free number from landline and all mobile operators) both male and female officers from NorthEast should be deployed in all states for the security of the NorthEast population.
Special Legal cell with both male and female officers from NorthEast should be installed in all states for the judicial protection of the NorthEast population.
Exchange programs and social clubs at school, college, university, and other social networking levels.
Adequate number of guest houses at subsidised and affordable rate for the NorthEast population in the prime locations in all the states with comfortable accommodation facilities and security guards, managed and run by the staffs from the NorthEast states.
Many other suggestions need to be sought from the NorthEast.
Long Live Democracy!
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* The Press release is sent to KanglaOnline by Justice for Loitam Richard , info[at]justice4richard[dot]org
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Manipuri woman alleges molestation, late FIR Times of India GURGAON: A 22-year-old woman from Manipur,… more »
Manipuri woman alleges molestation, late FIR
Times of India
GURGAON: A 22-year-old woman from Manipur, a victim of molestation and physical assault, has alleged that police were reluctant to file an FIR in the case and also let off the accused at first. She alleged that while the incident took place on Thursday …
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Richard Loitam, a Manipuri student in Bangalore who died reportedly after he was assaulted by… more »
Richard Loitam, a Manipuri student in Bangalore who died reportedly after he was assaulted by his fellow students, presumably was not the first student who died resulting from nasty brawl amongst students; and under the criminal justice system of this country, this is also not the first case that concerned authorities have refused to follow up a case properly or sought to cover-up crimes. Given this, one must ask and be honest as to why so many, particularly from the Northeast, have come out crying for “Justice for Richard Loitam”? The answer will invariably bring a context which will speak, not only about the nature of the present case but also the nature of the response against the death of Richard Loitam.
Justice for Richard – Protest at Delhi : Click the image to view the gallery
Racism and Its Violence: It’s Not a Private Affair Alone
We must ask four questions in order to put the unfortunate death of this young student from Manipur in perspective:
Answers to the above questions shall tell us something about “racism” vis-à-vis the present case. Indeed, these four questions will reveal that Richard’s case is a larger concern which has a collective stake rather than being merely a case of justice for an individual or a family. For instance, it seems, going by the preliminary post-mortem report and pictures of Richard’s dead body and his room that are being circulated on net, the nature of the injuries that had led to his death were not the results of a regular brawl with his fellow students who did not have the intention of causing injuries that might lead to his death or a consequences of a scuffle in which Richard fell and got injured. Prima facie, these pictures and the preliminary post-mortem report seem to suggest that the injuries that led to his death were results of a brutal assault. It is here that one is forced to think of the intent of those who allegedly assaulted him, and the above first question gets implicated in the present case which simultaneously makes Richard’s death a part of a larger issue of “racially” motivated acts.
Besides, legal fraternity will tell us that large part of the denial or subversion of justice under the criminal justice system in the country starts with the lowest level of the system, that is, the police. From refusal to register the FIR or registering it in ways that are detrimental to the victims to shoddy investigations, the denial or subversion of justice began from there. And more than any other class of people, it is the marginalized and weaker sections of the society who are more likely to face such an experience of subversion of justice is a well known fact. There is no point in denying that there had been an attempt to subvert justice by seeking to brush aside Richard’s death as a natural death and hush up the case. After all, the present outcry has been a reaction to such an effort to subvert justice. This being the case, what are the reasons for the attempt to subvert justice by the concerned authorities? Is it a case of familiar attempts of our criminal justice system which often denies justice to the weaker or marginalized sections of the society (here, the case being that Richard was a member of a particular people from a particular region which is marked by a marginal status vis-à-vis the larger Indian society)? It is this aspect of the present case which implicates the above second question, which, in turn, makes Richard’s death a collective concern over and above being a concern of his family and friends.
Needless to say, the outpouring of resentment and anger against the manner in which he was allegedly assaulted that led to his death and the initial responses of the concerned authorities have been presumably informed by a general sense of being marked out or differently treated or having faced outright acts of discrimination and humiliation by the people of the Northeast and an empathy with them by other citizens of the country. Only a self denial (due to ignorance or vested interests) of those who are used to seeking private solution (such as buying inverter) to a public malaise of institutional failures (electricity) in Manipur would deny that Richard’s case in not merely a concern or affairs of a private kind (family etc) but that of a public and collective concerns which speak of the place and experiences of the people in/from the Northeast. Arguably, it is also precisely because of this public concern that implicates the people from a geo-politically sensitive region that the Govt. of India and political class scrambled to respond to the outcry.
In order to understand the present case, both the unfortunate death, responses to the same and nature of contemporary understanding on racism, we might as well take note of the following two aspects:
The above aspects, the different “languages” of the majority perpetrators and the minority victim are points to be noted for us to grapple with the violence that has led to the death of Richard Loitam and responses to the same.
Need for Informed and Honest Response
Incidentally, and perhaps expectedly, on the other hand, there are some who have a misplaced, if not a sinister or deliberate, attempt to distract the issues at hand by raising the insecurity-driven-xenophobia which are often expressed in terms of “identity assertions” and violence against “outsiders” (or amongst the different communities) in the Northeast. Incidentally, some of these people who raise such issues have never spoken out against such xenophobic violence before they choose to raise the issue in this case. Raising such issue is not only reflective of a lack of understanding between the two forms of violence but also an attempt to distract, wittingly or unwittingly, from the issue at hand. The present case must, therefore, be addressed for what it is through proper investigations, which entails an informed and honest effort to take into account the context of the violence and the responses to the same.
It has been pointed out that the inmates (Jews/gypsies) of the Nazi concentration camps were/are not the only ones who were/are traumatized by the experience; the camps guards also suffer from the de-humanizing experience. However, juxtaposing the trauma of the camp guards to de-legitimize or sideline the dehumanizing and traumatic experiences of the inmates of those camps can only be a misplaced concern at best and at worst, a sinister move to deny the sufferings of the inmates and justify and perpetuate racism which had produced the Holocaust.
We must also remember that fight against “racism” in any form or manifestation is not an anti-state act. Indian State, constitutionally speaking, is not a racist State. Article 15 of the Constitution makes any discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, race, sex or place of birth illegal. If the spirit and letter of the Constitution are not respected or followed by the Government or parties, one must not be apologetic about standing against the same. Notwithstanding the Constitution, we must know that our lived world is not entirely determined or covered by the constitutional provisions or laws. We might eulogize Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar as the father of the Indian Constitution. But, I suppose, Ambedkar must also be acknowledged for his insistence on or preference for “social transformation” over “political transformation”. Perhaps, the Constitution is like an “interview guide” that researcher uses while engaging with the realities of the “field”; the actual outcome depends on what the researcher actually “does” with it. In short, the kind of “transformation” that he had in mind must therefore be judged by what we do with the Constitution. In fact, Ambedkar’s concluding remark in the Constituent Assembly on 26 November, 1949 on “those who are called to work it happen” must speak a lot to us today.
In short, the case of Richard Loitam brings home the familiar lacunae in our criminal justice system and the reality of “racism” with or without “race” which has often been underplayed, if not actively denied, in this country, including by those who are incidentally at the receiving end of “racism”. Sooner we realize this and seek corrective measures, better it would be for one and all. Seeking justice for Richard Loitam must be a part of that effort.
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/richard-loitam-racism-and-its-violence/
Richard Loitam, a Manipuri student in Bangalore who died reportedly after he was assaulted by… more »
Richard Loitam, a Manipuri student in Bangalore who died reportedly after he was assaulted by his fellow students, presumably was not the first student who died resulting from nasty brawl amongst students; and under the criminal justice system of this country, this is also not the first case that concerned authorities have refused to follow up a case properly or sought to cover-up crimes. Given this, one must ask and be honest as to why so many, particularly from the Northeast, have come out crying for “Justice for Richard Loitam”? The answer will invariably bring a context which will speak, not only about the nature of the present case but also the nature of the response against the death of Richard Loitam.
Justice for Richard – Protest at Delhi : Click the image to view the gallery
Racism and Its Violence: It’s Not a Private Affair Alone
We must ask four questions in order to put the unfortunate death of this young student from Manipur in perspective:
Answers to the above questions shall tell us something about “racism” vis-à-vis the present case. Indeed, these four questions will reveal that Richard’s case is a larger concern which has a collective stake rather than being merely a case of justice for an individual or a family. For instance, it seems, going by the preliminary post-mortem report and pictures of Richard’s dead body and his room that are being circulated on net, the nature of the injuries that had led to his death were not the results of a regular brawl with his fellow students who did not have the intention of causing injuries that might lead to his death or a consequences of a scuffle in which Richard fell and got injured. Prima facie, these pictures and the preliminary post-mortem report seem to suggest that the injuries that led to his death were results of a brutal assault. It is here that one is forced to think of the intent of those who allegedly assaulted him, and the above first question gets implicated in the present case which simultaneously makes Richard’s death a part of a larger issue of “racially” motivated acts.
Besides, legal fraternity will tell us that large part of the denial or subversion of justice under the criminal justice system in the country starts with the lowest level of the system, that is, the police. From refusal to register the FIR or registering it in ways that are detrimental to the victims to shoddy investigations, the denial or subversion of justice began from there. And more than any other class of people, it is the marginalized and weaker sections of the society who are more likely to face such an experience of subversion of justice is a well known fact. There is no point in denying that there had been an attempt to subvert justice by seeking to brush aside Richard’s death as a natural death and hush up the case. After all, the present outcry has been a reaction to such an effort to subvert justice. This being the case, what are the reasons for the attempt to subvert justice by the concerned authorities? Is it a case of familiar attempts of our criminal justice system which often denies justice to the weaker or marginalized sections of the society (here, the case being that Richard was a member of a particular people from a particular region which is marked by a marginal status vis-à-vis the larger Indian society)? It is this aspect of the present case which implicates the above second question, which, in turn, makes Richard’s death a collective concern over and above being a concern of his family and friends.
Needless to say, the outpouring of resentment and anger against the manner in which he was allegedly assaulted that led to his death and the initial responses of the concerned authorities have been presumably informed by a general sense of being marked out or differently treated or having faced outright acts of discrimination and humiliation by the people of the Northeast and an empathy with them by other citizens of the country. Only a self denial (due to ignorance or vested interests) of those who are used to seeking private solution (such as buying inverter) to a public malaise of institutional failures (electricity) in Manipur would deny that Richard’s case in not merely a concern or affairs of a private kind (family etc) but that of a public and collective concerns which speak of the place and experiences of the people in/from the Northeast. Arguably, it is also precisely because of this public concern that implicates the people from a geo-politically sensitive region that the Govt. of India and political class scrambled to respond to the outcry.
In order to understand the present case, both the unfortunate death, responses to the same and nature of contemporary understanding on racism, we might as well take note of the following two aspects:
The above aspects, the different “languages” of the majority perpetrators and the minority victim are points to be noted for us to grapple with the violence that has led to the death of Richard Loitam and responses to the same.
Need for Informed and Honest Response
Incidentally, and perhaps expectedly, on the other hand, there are some who have a misplaced, if not a sinister or deliberate, attempt to distract the issues at hand by raising the insecurity-driven-xenophobia which are often expressed in terms of “identity assertions” and violence against “outsiders” (or amongst the different communities) in the Northeast. Incidentally, some of these people who raise such issues have never spoken out against such xenophobic violence before they choose to raise the issue in this case. Raising such issue is not only reflective of a lack of understanding between the two forms of violence but also an attempt to distract, wittingly or unwittingly, from the issue at hand. The present case must, therefore, be addressed for what it is through proper investigations, which entails an informed and honest effort to take into account the context of the violence and the responses to the same.
It has been pointed out that the inmates (Jews/gypsies) of the Nazi concentration camps were/are not the only ones who were/are traumatized by the experience; the camps guards also suffer from the de-humanizing experience. However, juxtaposing the trauma of the camp guards to de-legitimize or sideline the dehumanizing and traumatic experiences of the inmates of those camps can only be a misplaced concern at best and at worst, a sinister move to deny the sufferings of the inmates and justify and perpetuate racism which had produced the Holocaust.
We must also remember that fight against “racism” in any form or manifestation is not an anti-state act. Indian State, constitutionally speaking, is not a racist State. Article 15 of the Constitution makes any discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, race, sex or place of birth illegal. If the spirit and letter of the Constitution are not respected or followed by the Government or parties, one must not be apologetic about standing against the same. Notwithstanding the Constitution, we must know that our lived world is not entirely determined or covered by the constitutional provisions or laws. We might eulogize Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar as the father of the Indian Constitution. But, I suppose, Ambedkar must also be acknowledged for his insistence on or preference for “social transformation” over “political transformation”. Perhaps, the Constitution is like an “interview guide” that researcher uses while engaging with the realities of the “field”; the actual outcome depends on what the researcher actually “does” with it. In short, the kind of “transformation” that he had in mind must therefore be judged by what we do with the Constitution. In fact, Ambedkar’s concluding remark in the Constituent Assembly on 26 November, 1949 on “those who are called to work it happen” must speak a lot to us today.
In short, the case of Richard Loitam brings home the familiar lacunae in our criminal justice system and the reality of “racism” with or without “race” which has often been underplayed, if not actively denied, in this country, including by those who are incidentally at the receiving end of “racism”. Sooner we realize this and seek corrective measures, better it would be for one and all. Seeking justice for Richard Loitam must be a part of that effort.
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/richard-loitam-racism-and-its-violence/
Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi New Delhi Ref: MSAD 20111119 ER MSAD Election… more »
Office of the
Manipur Students’ Association Delhi
New Delhi
Ref: MSAD 20111119 ER
MSAD Election Result
Press Release
It is hereby notified to all the members, volunteers, advisors, patrons and well wishers of MSAD that vide MSAD Annual General Election Scrutiny and Oath Taking for the MSAD Executive Term 2011-2012 held on 13 and 19 November 2011, the Election Committee have declared the following candidates as declared elected to the respective posts mentioned against their names.
MSAD Executive Term 2011-2012
Name and Institution MSAD Executive Post
Mr. Shafikul Haque, Sikkim Manipal University President
Mr. Yoiremba Mutum, Satyawati College, Delhi University Vice-President
Mr. Thoi Thoi Kongkham, Delhi University General Secretary
Mr. Johnson Soibam, Zakir Hussain College, Delhi University Organisation Secretary
Mr. Dapin Sagolsem, Hans Raj College, Delhi University Finance Secretary
Md. Haroonu Rasheed, Satyawati College, Delhi University Public Relations Secretary
Sheikh Abdul Hakim, Rajdhani College, Delhi University Academic & Magazine Secretary
Md. Yunush Ahmed, Shyam Lal College (E), Delhi University Games & Sports Secretary
Mr. Johnson Chingakham, Satyawati College, Delhi University Cultural Secretary
Sd/-
Chairperson,
Election Committee MSAD.
19 November 2012
More details at the following link
MSAD 20111119 Executive Term 2011-2012
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/11/msad-election-result-2011/
There is an urgent vacancy of trainee Chemist in one of the reputed pharmaceutical company… more »
There is an urgent vacancy of trainee Chemist in one of the reputed pharmaceutical company based in Delhi.
Required qualification : M.Sc Chemistry with strong knowledge in Medicinal Chemistry.
Interested candidate can contact Chaoba Phuritshabam chaoba.ph[at]gmail.com.
Details of Interview:
Place: Delhi
date: 19th September, 2011
Time: 9.00 AM
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/09/urgent-requirement-of-trainee-chemist-m-sc-chemistry-interview-date-19th-september-2011/
PRESS NOTES Silently away from the blares of media it is but an inconvenient truth of the so-called largest democracy of the world. 9\11 is the day of the year… Read more »
Silently away from the blares of media it is but an inconvenient truth of the so-called largest democracy of the world. 9\11 is the day of the year 1958 when the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) was signed into a law by his Excellency the President of India, the most draconian and undemocratic legislation enacted by the Indian Parliament. Since then, without any break and judicial review, the black law has been in force in the region. The fact that the ‘right to life’ enshrined in the constitution is not a privilege of all may come as a surprise to many. It was an attack on democracy. While very few civil society organizations and individuals in Delhi has come forward to show solidarity to Irom’s cause, not many have joined her cry of repeal of AFSPA. The need to observe the 9/11 is to initiate discussions around such inconvenient truths. Let’s join the black day observation against the Draconian law, at Arts Faculty, Delhi University, on 9/11/2011 from 11am to 4pm. It is organized to support the world longest fast by Irom Sharmila and the cause to repeal AFSPA. Planning meeting of the worldwide protest on 5 November 2011 as Irom Sharmila is completing 11 years of fast will also be held during the observation. All the people from sections of societies are invited to join the observation.
BEERHUREKHA SAMOM
President Manipur Student’s Association Delhi (MSAD)
SERAM ROJESH
Coordinator, Delhi: Just Peace Foundation (JPF)
Contact: 9250446722, 7503689305, 9718669413,
Date 9/9/11
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/09/911-day-observation-msad-and-just-peace-foundation/
Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi New Delhi Press Release Monday, 8 August 2011Press Ref: 20110808 MSAD Demo A demonstration with the theme “Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur”… Read more »
Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi
New Delhi
Press Release
Monday, 8 August 2011Press
Ref: 20110808 MSAD Demo
A demonstration with the theme “Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur” was organised today under the initiatives of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, at Jantar Mantar from 3 p.m. onwards. The demonstration was attended by more than two hundred students and representatives of All India Revolutionary Students’ Organisation, All India Students’ Association, Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur), Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students, Hmar Students’ Association, Indian Social Action Forum, International Manipur Mothers’ Association, Janpaksh, Journalists’ United Civil Society, Karantikari Yuva Sangathan, Peoples’ Union for Democratic Rights, and Religious United Friendship of the World. Memorandums endorsed by the above organisations and submitted to the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister pressed upon; (1) The Government of India to initiate peaceful democratic process to address nationality questions in the Indian subcontinent with due acknowledgement to the sentiment and aspiration of the peoples who claimed for different nationhood, (2) The Government of India to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act 1958 and other repressive Acts such as NSA, UAPA, Seditious Act, etc. on the one hand and at the same time demilitarise Manipur, (3) The Non State Parties to stop targeting civilians in the name of revolution or for sectarian gains, and (4) The Civil Societies in Manipur to take non-partisan position and collectively work when it comes to the question of targeting innocent civilians or terrorism in any form by any force.
Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur by MSAD
Check out the pictures of the event at our gallery site
The demonstration that was conducted by Malem Ningthouja began with assemblage and welcomeS address by the General Secretary of MSAD RK Sanayaima. In the keynote address President of MSAD miss Beerjurekha expressed that the demonstration was aimed at registering protest against institutionalised terror activities in any form by State or any non-state force. She asserted MSAD’s commitment to fight for justice, peace and development in Manipur. MSAD’s former president Rojesh Seram traced the genesis of terrorism in the colonial intension of the Indian State that used militant means to suppress people’s democratic voice and emphasised that terrorism within an administrative entity was dominantly nurtured and perpetuated by the governing State. Associate professor Akoijam Bimol endorsed the demands mentioned in the memorandum and suggested that apart from public protests there was urgent need for pressing upon the concerned authority to register police case vis-a-vis the Sangakpham Bazaar bomb blast of 1st August 2011 and to take up due legal or official process to investigate into the matter. President of IMMA Ms Khuman Leima called upon the people to unite and fight against suppressive and terrorist activities particularly perpetrated by the government. She demanded immediate repeal of the controversial AFSPA. Other representatives expressed solidarity to the Manipur people’s struggle for justice and peace. Various slogans such as “Terrorism Down Down,” “State Terrorism Down Down,” “Resolve Manipur National Question Democratically,” “Long Live Democracy,” “Apubana Yaifarae” and etc were raised in the course of the demonstration. Mr. Akhu, a Manipur progressive singer, presented two songs that condemned corruption and oppressive character of the ruling class. The demonstration was concluded at around 6 p.m with a general consensus to fight for democratic rights and peace.
The above press release was sent to Kanglaonline by Beerjurekha Samom President,Manipur Students’ Association Delhi 8 August 2011
For information please contact MSAD at: +917503689305,+918802201824,+ 91 9953877262, +91 9250446722
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2011/08/peoples%E2%80%99-demonstration-for-peace-in-manipur-by-msad/
By Awmtea Sailo Have you ever been in a Catch 22 situation? This is a place where no matter what you do, the outcome is going to be deadly! A… Read more »
By Awmtea Sailo
Have you ever been in a Catch 22 situation? This is a place where no matter what you do, the outcome is going to be deadly!
A man caught between a steep cliff behind him and a gang of murderers with guns in front is in that situation. There is no going forward – he will be shot. If he steps back he will fall to his death.
Catch 22 – what should he do?!!
That’s the place, generation after generation of youngsters in Manipur, and from other places in the North East, find themselves in. They can’t stay in Manipur – there is not much to look forward to. No universities for higher learning. No professional courses and very few jobs available.
In short no future. They have to leave.
But when they leave they go to cities like Delhi. Where they are uprooted from family, on their own, making their own decisions, their own relationships, to follow their own value systems. More often than not the outcome is terrible.
So many, are trapped into drugs, mafias, money laundering, prostitution. So many, die of overdose, of AIDS. Suffering the pain of loneliness and broken relationships, some become suicidal.
Catch 22 – what should they do?
My name is Awmtea, from Churachandpur, Manipur, living in Munirka, New Delhi. A crowded, bustling corner of Delhi, full of young people from the North East New Delhi. Without family, in a hostile city, they end up as easy prey for anyone who cares to exploit fellow humans for their own gain. Many are jobless, addicted to hard-core drugs, and hopeless. They end up in the clutches of money laundering mafias, and prostitute rings. Along with a committed team, we have been working with these young people for the past two years.
There is one way out of a Catch 22 situation. When concerned people get involved to help out what seems to be an impossible situation. The man on the cliff needs a net to break his fall, he needs friends who will stand with him against those who would destroy him.
We look to come together and stand against these terrible consequences of alienation. We need to help make the difference so that future generations are not lost. To stand against the destructive forces of drugs, addictions, easy money etc so that we build healthy generations for the future.
We also plan a ‘net’ to help those in emergency situations. We will shortly be opening the Jesiah Community Centre. Here we will offer free consultation and hospital care for anyone from the North East especially, suffering from drug related diseases, such as TB, HIV/Aids. Through the week, people will be available to treat the sick, help those ready to detox, look for jobs, teach English or just cook and hang out together. Along with this there will be more than one open home for these young men and women.
Is your child coming to Delhi and needs help? Is someone here already and you are worried about them? Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We will be happy to connect with you and work together for the good of our young.
They deserve it.
(Please get in touch with us at jesiahcentre@gmail.com or phone 9818041859 or 9868911541)
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New Delhi, April 21: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for raping a 21-year-old girl from Assam in Saket area of south Delhi, police said on Thursday. According to the police, both Mukesh, who hails from Madhubani district of Bihar, and the victim…
New Delhi, April 21: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for raping a 21-year-old girl from Assam in Saket area of south Delhi, police said on Thursday. According to the police, both Mukesh, who hails from Madhubani district of Bihar, and the victim, worked as cooks in an apartment in Saket. On Wednesday afternoon, when […]
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NEW DELHI, April 5 (Manipur Information Centre): Delhites had a chance to witness a rare performance of Tangkhul Nurabi which is a ritual drama embedded in the Lai Haraoba (Pleasing of God) festival of Manipur on Sunday evening at the open air auditor…
NEW DELHI, April 5 (Manipur Information Centre): Delhites had a chance to witness a rare performance of Tangkhul Nurabi which is a ritual drama embedded in the Lai Haraoba (Pleasing of God) festival of Manipur on Sunday evening at the open air auditorium of the Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts(IGNCA), Rajendra Prasad Road here. […]
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ALL INDIA SCHEDULED TRIBES STUDENT ACTION FORUM B-29, Christian Colony, Patel Chest, Delhi University, Delhi 9899313764, 9891856893, 9999593603 Press Release: New Delhi, March 4, 2011 DEMONSTRATION AT PARLIAMENT ON 8TH… Read more »
ALL INDIA SCHEDULED TRIBES STUDENT ACTION FORUM
B-29, Christian Colony, Patel Chest, Delhi University, Delhi
9899313764, 9891856893, 9999593603
Press Release: New Delhi, March 4, 2011
DEMONSTRATION AT PARLIAMENT ON 8TH MARCH 2011
All the tribal youths, leaders, student-groups, sub-groups etc. are informed that a huge demonstration will be organised in peaceful manner on 08-03-2011 at 11:00 AM at the Jantar Mantar proceed to Parliament for pressing the Government of India to restore 7.5% reservation of Scheduled Tribes in post and services under the Government of NCT of Delhi. A memorandum will be submitted to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Manmohan Singh, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson UPA and Sh. P. Chidambaram, Home Minister about the unnecessary harassment of tribals by way of stopping reservation under the Local Government of NCT of Delhi and to demand immediate restoration of 7.5% reservation of ST’s which is continued from 1955, as decided by the MHA vide OM No. 7/2/55-SCT dated 14-10-1955. A deeprooted conspiracy was hatched against tribals taking shelter of judgment pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 5092 of 2009 Subhash Chandra & Others Vs. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Others, which has been subsequently over ruled by the bench of Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 4494 of 2006 dated 07-10-2010 State of Uttaranchal Vs. Sandeep Kumar Singh & Others. Therefore, the 7.5% reservation of ST’s continued from 1955 under the Govt. of NCT of Delhi should not be complicated with the larger issue of migration from one state to other state. Let the tribals join into the main stream of the nation coming to the national capital of India from different state and union territories. If there is no Scheduled List of ST’s for Govt. of NCT of Delhi, issue constitutional order under Article 342(1) of the Constitution treating all the scheduled tribals across the India deemed to be a list of ST’s for Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
All are requested to kindly join the demonstration on 08th March 2011 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. All are requested to forget regional difference and geographical isolation and make a plan and strategy for making success of this demonstration.
With regards
All Tribal Brothers & Sisters
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Office of the MANIPUR STUDENTS’ASSOCIATION DELHI Estd. 1971 Reference No: 20110302 / Culture- Notice Annual Sangai Cultural Night Notice It is hereby notified to all the students and residents from… Read more »
Office of the
MANIPUR STUDENTS’ASSOCIATION DELHI
Estd. 1971
Reference No: 20110302 / Culture- Notice
Annual Sangai Cultural Night
Notice
It is hereby notified to all the students and residents from Manipur in Delhi that the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi (MSAD) is organising a cultural event in observance of the Annual Sangai Cultural Night. The event will be held on the 13th of March, 2011, at the Dusshera Ground, Mukherjee Nagar, North Delhi-09, from 5:00 to 11 pm. Events such as this, while keeping us close to our cultural roots, will also serve as an platform for us to assemble and realize our belongingness. Encouragement is forwarded to one and all to please bring along friends and family irrespective of their ethnic/cultural identity. The traditional
‘Thabal Chongba’ will be featured as the main attraction of this occasion. Your enthusiastic and sincere participation will go a long way in making this event a success.
Sd/-
Beerjurekha Samom
President, MSAD
Date:
SANGAI CULTURAL NIGHT
.
Date: 13 March 2011
Venue: Dushera Ground, Near Mukherjee Nagar, North Delhi – 110009
Timing: 5 pm to 11 pm
Contribution: minimum Rs 100 only per person
PROGRAMME DETAIL
Assembly
Welcome Address
Keynote Address
Address by the Chief Guest & Invitees
Cultural Programme
Vote of thanks
NB: Drinking and any other forms of intoxication is strictly prohibited inside the programme campus
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IMPHAL, Feb 21: The chairman of the proscribed UNLF, RK Meghen has stated that the armed separatist movement prevalent in Manipur has evolved out of the oppression of innocent people… Read more »
IMPHAL, Feb 21: The chairman of the proscribed UNLF, RK Meghen has stated that the armed separatist movement prevalent in Manipur has evolved out of the oppression of innocent people carried out by the Indian forces.
RK Meghen stated this to media-persons today while he was produced before the special NIA Court at Guwahati along with other top leaders of UNLF including M. Joy, S. Rakesh, M. Ibohal, M. Landhoni and Maniton.
He further maintained that the Government of India does not have any policy for having negotiations with unarmed organizations, but it has been negotiating with various armed organizations.
The UNLF wants solution through democratic means and this has been supported by United Nations. The people have to play vital roles in bringing solution through democratic means, Meghen enjoined.
He also appealed to the people of Manipur to stand united and form a unified force regardless of caste or community to crush all external influences.
The leaders of UNLF were produced before the special NIA court today after the NIA has submitted the charge-sheet against 19 leaders of the outfit.
Only six of them were produced today while the rest of 13 members of the UNLF will be produced before the NIA court on March 7.
On the other hand, the bail application for M. Landhoni will be heard on February 28.
Meanwhile, a large number of people from Manipur, Assam and Mizoram numbering about 200 held a demonstration today near the complex of NIA court at Guwahati. They shouted slogans such as `We want plebiscite`, `UNLF not waging war against India`, `Chairman Sanayaima and other members of UNLF are not criminals`, `They are defenders of the right to self-determination of Manipuri people`, `NIA should transfer Sanayaima and other cases to Government of Manipur`, `We want permanent peace in Manipur` etc.
A release of People for Self-determination of Manipur also said that the UNLF is not a terrorist organization. It is just fighting for the right to self-determination of the people of Manipur which has been deprived by the Indian government by forcing the then Maharaja of Manipur Budhachandra to sign the merger agreement in 1949.
The organization also demanded plebiscite through which the lost freedom of Manipur can be restored.
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Invitation Manipur musical nite in Delhi A Manipur musical nite entitled KHONJELGEE EEPOM is being scheduled to be organized on 22 February 2011 to mark the release of Boyamayum Altaf’s… Read more »
KHONJELGEE EEPOM
Invitation
Manipur musical nite in Delhi
A Manipur musical nite entitled KHONJELGEE EEPOM is being scheduled to be organized on 22 February 2011 to mark the release of Boyamayum Altaf’s maiden Manipuri solo album with the same title. It is to be noted that Mr. Altaf, a resident of Manipur and who is pursuing engineering and musical courses in Delhi, has been a passionate high scale vocalist and had performed several times in Delhi.
Guest artists:
Madhuri
Pushparani
Sadananda
Sorri senjam
Uttam
Anchor:
Actor Guna
Music:
Mahabharat
Date: 22 February 2011
Venue: Dussera Ground, Mukherjee Nagar, North Delhi
Time: 4 pm to 10 pm
Note:
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