Ibomcha lambasts UNC

IMPHAL, Feb 7: Congress candidate in Keishamthong AC Laisom Ibomcha has categorically stated that the fate of Manipur should be decided by her people and the State Government, not the United Naga Council (UNC).

IMPHAL, Feb 7: Congress candidate in Keishamthong AC Laisom Ibomcha has categorically stated that the fate of Manipur should be decided by her people and the State Government, not the United Naga Council (UNC).

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‘Free my son and Gaidon’

IMPHAL, Feb 2: SK Towar, mother of UNC secretary Sangkhel Stephen, has appealed to the State Government to reach a definitive conclusion in the tripartite talk and release her son and Gaidon Kamei at the earliest.

IMPHAL, Feb 2: SK Towar, mother of UNC secretary Sangkhel Stephen, has appealed to the State Government to reach a definitive conclusion in the tripartite talk and release her son and Gaidon Kamei at the earliest.

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Scheduled February 3 tripartite talk UNC set to demand dist rollback decision

IMPHAL, Jan 31 : Despite the fact that the United Naga Council has agreed to attend the scheduled tripartite talk on February 3 at New Delhi, it remains to be seen how the talk will proceed as the ongoing economic blockade has been imposed against the …

IMPHAL, Jan 31 : Despite the fact that the United Naga Council has agreed to attend the scheduled tripartite talk on February 3 at New Delhi, it remains to be seen how the talk will proceed as the ongoing economic blockade has been imposed against the decision of the State Government to create seven new districts.

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UNC gives nod to Feb 3 tripartite talk

IMPHAL, Jan 30 : Giving the green signal for the scheduled tripartite talk between the State Government, UNC and the Central Government at New Delhi on February 3, the UNC has decided that its president Gaidon Kamei and general secretary S Milan, three…

IMPHAL, Jan 30 : Giving the green signal for the scheduled tripartite talk between the State Government, UNC and the Central Government at New Delhi on February 3, the UNC has decided that its president Gaidon Kamei and general secretary S Milan, three former presidents of the UNC, president of ANSAM, president and general secretary of Naga Women Union will take part in the proposed talk.

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UNC’s picketing stir discussed

High ranking officials of the State today held a meeting at the conference hall of Old Secretariat wherein possible hindrances to the ensuing Assembly election due to the picketing of Government offices by UNC were minutely discussed.

High ranking officials of the State today held a meeting at the conference hall of Old Secretariat wherein possible hindrances to the ensuing Assembly election due to the picketing of Government offices by UNC were minutely discussed.

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Tripartite talk

Additional Chief Secretary Suresh Babu is likely to represent the State in the proposed tripartite talk involving the State Government, UNC and the Central Government in New Delhi next month. It has been reported that the Union Home Ministry has sent…

Additional Chief Secretary Suresh Babu is likely to represent the State in the proposed tripartite talk involving the State Government, UNC and the Central Government in New Delhi next month. It has been reported that the Union Home Ministry has sent an official intimation regarding the proposed tripartite talk to the State Government today.

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CJNCSD Questions Ibobi Government’s Move to Outlaw UNC

New Delhi, 28 Jan : Sharply reacting to Ibobi Government’s move to declare United Naga Council (UNC) as “unlawful organization”, the Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) today questions whether the State Government is propounding a new definition of the term “unlawful organization” to facilitate gagging and curbing of dissenting voices at the whims […]

New Delhi, 28 Jan : Sharply reacting to Ibobi Government’s move to declare United Naga Council (UNC) as “unlawful organization”, the Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) today questions whether the State Government is propounding a new definition of the term “unlawful organization” to facilitate gagging and curbing of dissenting voices at the whims […]

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UNC likely to put up riders

SENAPATI, Jan 18: Even as the State Government has sent an official invitation to the UNC for a tripartite meeting involving the Government of India at Imphal, the UNC is mostly like to set certain conditions for the tripartite talk.

SENAPATI, Jan 18: Even as the State Government has sent an official invitation to the UNC for a tripartite meeting involving the Government of India at Imphal, the UNC is mostly like to set certain conditions for the tripartite talk.

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UNC likely to put up riders

SENAPATI, Jan 18: Even as the State Government has sent an official invitation to the UNC for a tripartite meeting involving the Government of India at Imphal, the UNC is mostly like to set certain conditions for the tripartite talk.

SENAPATI, Jan 18: Even as the State Government has sent an official invitation to the UNC for a tripartite meeting involving the Government of India at Imphal, the UNC is mostly like to set certain conditions for the tripartite talk.

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Judgement on UNC leaders’ bail plea kept in abeyance

IMPHAL, Jan 18: District and Sessions Judge Imphal East has reserved the judgement on the bail petition filed by United Naga Council (UNC) president and information secretary till tomorow.

IMPHAL, Jan 18: District and Sessions Judge Imphal East has reserved the judgement on the bail petition filed by United Naga Council (UNC) president and information secretary till tomorow.

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Election punditry

Just two and a half months away from the March elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, pundits are busy interpreting how the sorry state of affairs prevailing in Manipur at the moment following the UNC indefinite blockade along Manipur’s two lifelines from November 1 would play out at the elections. More than in established newspapers, which it […]

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Just two and a half months away from the March elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly, pundits are busy interpreting how the sorry state of affairs prevailing in Manipur at the moment following the UNC indefinite blockade along Manipur’s two lifelines from November 1 would play out at the elections. More than in established newspapers, which it […]

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Not the time to pass the buck Busy delivering political points

It is now obvious to all. No one wants to resolve the ongoing economic blockade, with the Congress and the BJP more keen on delivering political points against each other and the United Naga Council more than ready to continue with the economic blockade. Caught in the middle are the public, the ones who have […]

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It is now obvious to all. No one wants to resolve the ongoing economic blockade, with the Congress and the BJP more keen on delivering political points against each other and the United Naga Council more than ready to continue with the economic blockade. Caught in the middle are the public, the ones who have […]

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Not the time to pass the buck Busy delivering political points

It is now obvious to all. No one wants to resolve the ongoing economic blockade, with the Congress and the BJP more keen on delivering political points against each other and the United Naga Council more than ready to continue with the economic blockade. Caught in the middle are the public, the ones who have […]

It is now obvious to all. No one wants to resolve the ongoing economic blockade, with the Congress and the BJP more keen on delivering political points against each other and the United Naga Council more than ready to continue with the economic blockade. Caught in the middle are the public, the ones who have […]

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Ibobi should step down for failing to resolve blockade : Javadekar

IMPHAL, Jan 15: As he has failed to open the National Highways connecting Manipur with other parts of the country or get the indefinite economic blockade lifted in spite of the large number of security forces sent by the Central Government, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi ought to step down, asserted Union Human Resource Development (HRD) […]

IMPHAL, Jan 15: As he has failed to open the National Highways connecting Manipur with other parts of the country or get the indefinite economic blockade lifted in spite of the large number of security forces sent by the Central Government, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi ought to step down, asserted Union Human Resource Development (HRD) […]

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Don’t attend : UNC

The United Naga Council (UNC) has said that no Naga should take part in the January 20 meeting between the ‘valley based’ civil society organisations and Centre’s interlocutor for Naga peace talk RN Ravi in New Delhi, reports NNN.

The United Naga Council (UNC) has said that no Naga should take part in the January 20 meeting between the ‘valley based’ civil society organisations and Centre’s interlocutor for Naga peace talk RN Ravi in New Delhi, reports NNN.

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Date with RN Ravi on January 20 Questioning the silence of Delhi

Date with interlocutor to the Naga peace talk RN Ravi on January 20. Delhi and Imphal still not actively pursuing the possibility of holding a tripartite talk to end the ongoing economic blockade, enforced by the United Naga Council since midnight of October 31. So what is the State heading towards ? Today it is […]

Date with interlocutor to the Naga peace talk RN Ravi on January 20. Delhi and Imphal still not actively pursuing the possibility of holding a tripartite talk to end the ongoing economic blockade, enforced by the United Naga Council since midnight of October 31. So what is the State heading towards ? Today it is […]

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Rijiju blames Congress government in Manipur for economic blockade

Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that he blamed the Congress-led government for the deteriorating law and order situation in Manipur, saying the maintenance of law and order is the “constitutional obligation” of the state government. Rijiju, on the sidelines of a function organised by the BJP-led alliance government in […]

Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that he blamed the Congress-led government for the deteriorating law and order situation in Manipur, saying the maintenance of law and order is the “constitutional obligation” of the state government. Rijiju, on the sidelines of a function organised by the BJP-led alliance government in […]

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ANSAM president, 2 others pulled up, freed

SENAPATI, Jan 9: A highly volatile situation was witnessed in the whole of Senapati town today affecting normal life severely for a brief period following the detention of leaders of All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) by 34 Assam Rifles. They were released later but only after the furious Naga public intervened. According to reports, […]

SENAPATI, Jan 9: A highly volatile situation was witnessed in the whole of Senapati town today affecting normal life severely for a brief period following the detention of leaders of All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) by 34 Assam Rifles. They were released later but only after the furious Naga public intervened. According to reports, […]

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The Naga question

Around 1947 when the British were leaving India and Angami Zapu Phizo was contemplating on questioning the concept of Indian nationhood and raise the banner of an independent Naga nation, he approached Major R Khathing, popularly known as Major Bob Khathing, and broached the subject. Khathing asked Phizo if he was contemplating a concept encompassing […]

Around 1947 when the British were leaving India and Angami Zapu Phizo was contemplating on questioning the concept of Indian nationhood and raise the banner of an independent Naga nation, he approached Major R Khathing, popularly known as Major Bob Khathing, and broached the subject. Khathing asked Phizo if he was contemplating a concept encompassing […]

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Whose Manipur Is It, Anyway? – Veio Pou

The current unrest in Manipur has a deeper structural problem that remains unanswered. Though “bandhs” and “economic blockades” are not new to the state, the present one is more of an implosion of the underlying problem; it’s an expression of the people’s anger at the government’s apathy to the political situation in the state. At […]

The current unrest in Manipur has a deeper structural problem that remains unanswered. Though “bandhs” and “economic blockades” are not new to the state, the present one is more of an implosion of the underlying problem; it’s an expression of the people’s anger at the government’s apathy to the political situation in the state. At […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/01/whose-manipur-is-it-anyway-veio-pou/