IMPHAL: Rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu tied the knot with her British boyfriend Desmond Coutinho on Thursday morning at the sub-registrar’s office in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, where she is currently residing. After waiting for nearly two months to complete the legal formalities, the two obtained their marriage papers under the ‘Special Marriage Act 1954’ from […]
IMPHAL: Rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu tied the knot with her British boyfriend Desmond Coutinho on Thursday morning at the sub-registrar’s office in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, where she is currently residing. After waiting for nearly two months to complete the legal formalities, the two obtained their marriage papers under the ‘Special Marriage Act 1954’ from […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/08/irom-sharmila-ties-the-knot-with-desmond-coutinho-in-kodaikanal/
GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila is all set to launch the Assam wing of her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA). The party had suffered a huge debacle in the Manipur assembly polls last month. In this state, the party will focus on reaching out to the youth to create a platform for addressing […]
GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila is all set to launch the Assam wing of her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA). The party had suffered a huge debacle in the Manipur assembly polls last month. In this state, the party will focus on reaching out to the youth to create a platform for addressing […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/sharmilas-party-to-foray-into-assam/
No one doubts Irom Sharmila’s heroic resistance to AFSPA. But somewhere, she lost her bearings, confused moral strength with temporal power. Watching Irom Chanu Sharmila — the woman who spent 16 years of her youth in a lonely special cell in an Imphal hospital while on a hunger strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special […]
No one doubts Irom Sharmila’s heroic resistance to AFSPA. But somewhere, she lost her bearings, confused moral strength with temporal power. Watching Irom Chanu Sharmila — the woman who spent 16 years of her youth in a lonely special cell in an Imphal hospital while on a hunger strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/a-defeat-foretold/
GUWAHATI: Manipur’s iconic activist Irom Sharmila last month said she would get married after the elections. It seems her boyfriend Desmond Coutinho has now developed cold feet. “Whatever the result of the election, I will not be marrying Irom Sharmila until after the elections in 2019 (Lok Sabha). She has too much work to do […]
GUWAHATI: Manipur’s iconic activist Irom Sharmila last month said she would get married after the elections. It seems her boyfriend Desmond Coutinho has now developed cold feet. “Whatever the result of the election, I will not be marrying Irom Sharmila until after the elections in 2019 (Lok Sabha). She has too much work to do […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/will-marry-irom-sharmila-after-2019-polls-boyfriend/
New Delhi, Mar 4 : Irom Sharmila who cast her vote today at the Khurai Constituency said that she is confident her party will win the elections. Irom Sharmila, Manipur’s icon launched her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance last year in October after breaking her 16 years’ long fast. Sharmila, breaking her fast in […]
New Delhi, Mar 4 : Irom Sharmila who cast her vote today at the Khurai Constituency said that she is confident her party will win the elections. Irom Sharmila, Manipur’s icon launched her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance last year in October after breaking her 16 years’ long fast. Sharmila, breaking her fast in […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/manipur-elections-2017-iron-lady-irom-sharmila-confident-of-victory/
Over 80 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling in Manipur in 38 constituencies spread across six districts in the hill state. Officials said the final figure would go higher as this was only the preliminary report at 3 pm when polling officially ended. The second and final phase of polling […]
Over 80 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling in Manipur in 38 constituencies spread across six districts in the hill state. Officials said the final figure would go higher as this was only the preliminary report at 3 pm when polling officially ended. The second and final phase of polling […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/first-phase-of-manipur-election-2017-held-over-80-voter-turnout-in-the-polling-prja-candidate-assaulted/
Ravi Nitesh My long association with Sharmila has always supported me in struggles of my life, personal, professional and political. Sharmila is not just an icon for me for her 16 years of hunger strike, instead a little closer, as a person, as a human being with whom I received lots of inspiration. Being a […]
Ravi Nitesh My long association with Sharmila has always supported me in struggles of my life, personal, professional and political. Sharmila is not just an icon for me for her 16 years of hunger strike, instead a little closer, as a person, as a human being with whom I received lots of inspiration. Being a […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/prja-alternative-politics-and-manipur/
Flag Hosting Ceremony cum Public Meeting for Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) candidate, Irom Sharmila Chanu who is contesting at Thoubal AC, was held today at the residence of Irom Raghumani ( Sharmilas’ brother) at Kongpal Kongkham Leikai, Imphal East. Photos by: Ranbir Laishram
Flag Hosting Ceremony cum Public Meeting for Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) candidate, Irom Sharmila Chanu who is contesting at Thoubal AC, was held today at the residence of Irom Raghumani ( Sharmilas’ brother) at Kongpal Kongkham Leikai, Imphal East. Photos by: Ranbir Laishram
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/flag-hosting-ceremony-cum-public-meeting-for-prja-candidate-irom-sharmila/
The ECI had asked the state authorities to provide escort to Sharmila who is contesting the upcoming 11th Manipur state assembly elections from Thoubal. Irom Sharmila Chanu today refused to accept the ‘security escort’ provided to her by the state authorities under the direction of the Election Commission of India. Sharmila told PTI that she […]
The ECI had asked the state authorities to provide escort to Sharmila who is contesting the upcoming 11th Manipur state assembly elections from Thoubal. Irom Sharmila Chanu today refused to accept the ‘security escort’ provided to her by the state authorities under the direction of the Election Commission of India. Sharmila told PTI that she […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/irom-sharmila-refuses-to-accept-security-escort-provided-by-state-authorities/
IMPHAL, Feb 25: Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the State Government to provide security escorts to Irom Sharmila who will be contesting in the ensuing 11th State Legislative Assembly election on People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) ticket. It also asked the Government to submit a report on the efforts made to open […]
IMPHAL, Feb 25: Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the State Government to provide security escorts to Irom Sharmila who will be contesting in the ensuing 11th State Legislative Assembly election on People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) ticket. It also asked the Government to submit a report on the efforts made to open […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/provide-escorts-to-sharmila-eci-to-govt/
Mostly in their 30’s, these young men and women have taken up an enormous social experiment – to bring about change in the stagnant political discourse of strife-torn Manipur. A Harvard graduate, a former associate of Prashant Kishor and a television journalist – these three make the core team that is managing Irom Sharmila’s political […]
Mostly in their 30’s, these young men and women have taken up an enormous social experiment – to bring about change in the stagnant political discourse of strife-torn Manipur. A Harvard graduate, a former associate of Prashant Kishor and a television journalist – these three make the core team that is managing Irom Sharmila’s political […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/manipur-polls-meet-the-team-shaping-irom-sharmilas-campaign/
Chandigarh, Feb 19 : A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal donated Rs 50,000 to rights activist Irom Sharila’s party which is fighting Manipur elections, Aam Aadmi Party Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann followed suit and donated his one-month salary. “As a member of Parliament I am donating my one month salary to Irom Sharmila […]
Chandigarh, Feb 19 : A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal donated Rs 50,000 to rights activist Irom Sharila’s party which is fighting Manipur elections, Aam Aadmi Party Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann followed suit and donated his one-month salary. “As a member of Parliament I am donating my one month salary to Irom Sharmila […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/after-kejriwal-bhagwant-mann-donates-months-salary-to-prja/
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday donated Rs 50,000 to Irom Sharmila’s party Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) and also urged the people to donate generously and support her. “Please donate generously to Irom Sharmila,” Kejriwal tweeted. “I am donating Rs 50,000 as my small contribution to her (Irom Sharmila) and […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday donated Rs 50,000 to Irom Sharmila’s party Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) and also urged the people to donate generously and support her. “Please donate generously to Irom Sharmila,” Kejriwal tweeted. “I am donating Rs 50,000 as my small contribution to her (Irom Sharmila) and […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/kejriwal-donates-50000-to-irom-sharmilas-party/
The allegations are irreconcilable with the Narendra Modi government’s rhetoric against political corruption. Nobody would call Irom Sharmila dishonest or selfish. The veteran hunger-striker literally shunned food for 16 long years in protest against the imposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur. Now a politician who recently floated an outfit in October, […]
The allegations are irreconcilable with the Narendra Modi government’s rhetoric against political corruption. Nobody would call Irom Sharmila dishonest or selfish. The veteran hunger-striker literally shunned food for 16 long years in protest against the imposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur. Now a politician who recently floated an outfit in October, […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/bjp-offered-me-rs-36-crore-for-campaigning-purpose-for-manipur-elections-irom-sharmila-debunks-modi-governments-campaign-against-corruption/
Manipur’s iron lady Irom Sharmila will contest against Manipur Chief Minister and Congress’ Okram Ibobi Singh from the Thoubal constituency in the assembly polls next month. Sharmila formed her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) in 2016 after she broke her 16-year-long hunger strike. Sharmila came to the fore with her resistance against the […]
Manipur’s iron lady Irom Sharmila will contest against Manipur Chief Minister and Congress’ Okram Ibobi Singh from the Thoubal constituency in the assembly polls next month. Sharmila formed her party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) in 2016 after she broke her 16-year-long hunger strike. Sharmila came to the fore with her resistance against the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/irom-sharmila-to-contest-from-manipur-cm-ibobis-constituency/
Manipur is a microcosm of India, inhabited by numerous ethnic communities professing various religions. Hinduism is the majority religion in the state followed by Christianity and Islam which forms the third largest religious community constituting 8.4 percent of the total population in Manipur. Even though Hindus are in majority, Indian politicians never dare to ignore […]
Manipur is a microcosm of India, inhabited by numerous ethnic communities professing various religions. Hinduism is the majority religion in the state followed by Christianity and Islam which forms the third largest religious community constituting 8.4 percent of the total population in Manipur. Even though Hindus are in majority, Indian politicians never dare to ignore […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/manipur-election-2017-meitei-muslims-hold-a-political-weight-that-politicians-cant-ignore/
IMPHAL: The party floated by rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu could field 10 candidates in the upcoming two-phase assembly polls in Manipur on March 4 and March 8. The People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), which got whistle as its party symbol, has already named five candidates. “Our party is growing fast and gaining public […]
IMPHAL: The party floated by rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu could field 10 candidates in the upcoming two-phase assembly polls in Manipur on March 4 and March 8. The People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), which got whistle as its party symbol, has already named five candidates. “Our party is growing fast and gaining public […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/irom-sharmila-likely-to-field-10-candidates-in-manipur/
Not surprisingly the focus has been on the BJP and the Congress and a look at the daily newspapers published from Imphal will definitely testify this. And it is not without reason. In power for the last fifteen years and seemingly placed to extract all possible advantages from the sharp polarisation of the people, especially […]
Not surprisingly the focus has been on the BJP and the Congress and a look at the daily newspapers published from Imphal will definitely testify this. And it is not without reason. In power for the last fifteen years and seemingly placed to extract all possible advantages from the sharp polarisation of the people, especially […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/not-to-forget-other-political-parties-sharmilas-party-is-also-in-the-fray/
It is funny, but if one were to try and recollect the major markers of the year that has just gone by, the mind draws almost a blank. Individual achievements there were some, but even these were nothing earth shaking or enough to cause a public euphoria – like a Nobel or a Booker. There […]
It is funny, but if one were to try and recollect the major markers of the year that has just gone by, the mind draws almost a blank. Individual achievements there were some, but even these were nothing earth shaking or enough to cause a public euphoria – like a Nobel or a Booker. There […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/new-year-thoughts/
IMPHAL, Jan 28: Leaders of the newly floated political party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), Irom Sharmila Chanu, Najima Bibi and James Mayengbam met Governor Dr Najma Heptulla at Raj Bhavan today. Various issues concerning the State, including repeal of AFSPA, military camp inside Manipur University, women empowerment and leadership role of women in […]
IMPHAL, Jan 28: Leaders of the newly floated political party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), Irom Sharmila Chanu, Najima Bibi and James Mayengbam met Governor Dr Najma Heptulla at Raj Bhavan today. Various issues concerning the State, including repeal of AFSPA, military camp inside Manipur University, women empowerment and leadership role of women in […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/prja-discusses-issues-with-governor/
