Talks and venue

A few questions have come to the fore in the recent endeavour to engage United Naga Council (UNC) and the state government in a dialogue. First, what is there to talk about in the issue of lifting the economic blockade which has been in force since November 1 last. Second, why should the ‘venue’ of […]

A few questions have come to the fore in the recent endeavour to engage United Naga Council (UNC) and the state government in a dialogue. First, what is there to talk about in the issue of lifting the economic blockade which has been in force since November 1 last. Second, why should the ‘venue’ of […]

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Inadvertently strengthening Cong Election via the blockade

The United Naga Council (UNC) has already made its point. And it is time they act on the fact that the longer they continue with the economic blockade, the better the prospects of Chief Minister O Ibobi and his party the Congress to come back to power. Or maybe the ongoing economic blockade has already […]

The United Naga Council (UNC) has already made its point. And it is time they act on the fact that the longer they continue with the economic blockade, the better the prospects of Chief Minister O Ibobi and his party the Congress to come back to power. Or maybe the ongoing economic blockade has already […]

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Manipur Civil Society Delegation Meets Rajnath Singh to Seek End to Economic Blockade

The United Naga Council had called the blockade, ongoing since November 1, in protest against the state government’s decision to carve out two new districts. New Delhi: Joint Forum for Peace, a civil society organisation comprising 64 outfits representing various ethnic groups living in Manipur, met home minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the Centre to […]

The United Naga Council had called the blockade, ongoing since November 1, in protest against the state government’s decision to carve out two new districts. New Delhi: Joint Forum for Peace, a civil society organisation comprising 64 outfits representing various ethnic groups living in Manipur, met home minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the Centre to […]

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Goodwill Mission to consult UNC

Goodwill Mission for Peaceful Co-existence (GMPC) is set to hold consultations with the United Naga Council (UNC) on the proposed tripartite talks initiated by the state government on January 23. The state chief secretary O Nabakishore Singh had yesterday invited the leaders of United Naga Council to proposed tripartite talks on January 23 at 11 […]

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Goodwill Mission for Peaceful Co-existence (GMPC) is set to hold consultations with the United Naga Council (UNC) on the proposed tripartite talks initiated by the state government on January 23. The state chief secretary O Nabakishore Singh had yesterday invited the leaders of United Naga Council to proposed tripartite talks on January 23 at 11 […]

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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. Hearing of the bail petition filed by the arrested UNC president Gaidon Kamei and was listed in the session Court as Cril Misc (B) Case Number […]

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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. Hearing of the bail petition filed by the arrested UNC president Gaidon Kamei and was listed in the session Court as Cril Misc (B) Case Number […]

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Gaidon, Stephen remanded to further police custody

The United Naga Council (UNC) president, Gaidon Kamei and publicity and information secretary, Shangkhil Stephen were remanded to police custody for five more days by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, A Noutuneshori Devi. They were arrested by Nungba police station on the charge of burning vehicles bearing Regd No MN 07C-376 loaded with rice at […]

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The United Naga Council (UNC) president, Gaidon Kamei and publicity and information secretary, Shangkhil Stephen were remanded to police custody for five more days by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, A Noutuneshori Devi. They were arrested by Nungba police station on the charge of burning vehicles bearing Regd No MN 07C-376 loaded with rice at […]

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Union HM invites CM, State Govt opens door to UNC Chief Minister set to leave for Delhi today

IMPHAL, Jan 17: While the State Government has invited the United Naga Council (UNC) to hold a tripartite meeting over the issue of the indefinite blockade, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has invited Chief Minister O Ibobi to Delhi to confer over the same issue. Following the Union Home Ministry’s suggestion to hold a meeting […]

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IMPHAL, Jan 17: While the State Government has invited the United Naga Council (UNC) to hold a tripartite meeting over the issue of the indefinite blockade, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has invited Chief Minister O Ibobi to Delhi to confer over the same issue. Following the Union Home Ministry’s suggestion to hold a meeting […]

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Manipur: A time for Positive Bargaining and Abandoning the Zero Sum Game

v Manipur is a failed state riddled with insurgency, under-development, glaring ethnic divide and gargantuan corruption. From the point of the hill tribes the Government of Manipur has always been valley centric, much like the map of the state, and the hills subsist in oblivion. When the Naga-Kuki clashes rocked the hills in the 90s, […]

v Manipur is a failed state riddled with insurgency, under-development, glaring ethnic divide and gargantuan corruption. From the point of the hill tribes the Government of Manipur has always been valley centric, much like the map of the state, and the hills subsist in oblivion. When the Naga-Kuki clashes rocked the hills in the 90s, […]

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Union Home Ministry throws onus on State Govt, asks it to arrange talk with UNC

IMPHAL, Jan 14: In total contradiction to the State Government’s intimation to the Union Home Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to organise a tripartite talk involving the Government of India, the State Government  and United Naga Council (UNC) over the protracted issue of economic blockade, the MHA sent a letter to the State Government last […]

IMPHAL, Jan 14: In total contradiction to the State Government’s intimation to the Union Home Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to organise a tripartite talk involving the Government of India, the State Government  and United Naga Council (UNC) over the protracted issue of economic blockade, the MHA sent a letter to the State Government last […]

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Manipur faces acute food shortage as UNC blockade enters 73 days

The United Naga Council (UNC) seems bent on breaking all records of economic blockades in Manipur. It has been imposing economic blockade since November 1 after a day of total shut down to oppose upgradation of two sub-divisions in Manipur thus completing 73 days. The UNC has been imposing blockades on the national highways on […]

The United Naga Council (UNC) seems bent on breaking all records of economic blockades in Manipur. It has been imposing economic blockade since November 1 after a day of total shut down to oppose upgradation of two sub-divisions in Manipur thus completing 73 days. The UNC has been imposing blockades on the national highways on […]

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Gaidon, Stephen rearrested

‘I was given third degree electric shock on December 28 in the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) at Kangla’, United Naga Council president Gaidon Kamei before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, A Noutuneshori at Lamphel court. He further prayed for medical attention at the earliest, praying that the court directs the concerned police station for […]

‘I was given third degree electric shock on December 28 in the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) at Kangla’, United Naga Council president Gaidon Kamei before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, A Noutuneshori at Lamphel court. He further prayed for medical attention at the earliest, praying that the court directs the concerned police station for […]

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Pulling up sleeves before election Leadership question before polls

Definitely the present is interesting. So while the United Naga Council and other Naga civil society organisations are at the forefront in cutting off the lifelines of the State, the two principal political parties, the Congress and the BJP, have been going hammer and tongs against each other ahead of the Assembly election. So if […]

Definitely the present is interesting. So while the United Naga Council and other Naga civil society organisations are at the forefront in cutting off the lifelines of the State, the two principal political parties, the Congress and the BJP, have been going hammer and tongs against each other ahead of the Assembly election. So if […]

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DCs asked to put up price list of essential items

IMPHAL, Jan 10 : With the stock of rice in the State depleting fast in the face of the economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council (UNC), the State Government has asked all the Deputy Commissioners to put up the price list of all essential commodities. In this regard, a joint meeting was held between […]

IMPHAL, Jan 10 : With the stock of rice in the State depleting fast in the face of the economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council (UNC), the State Government has asked all the Deputy Commissioners to put up the price list of all essential commodities. In this regard, a joint meeting was held between […]

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India-Myanmar border trade hit by Manipur blockade

GUWAHATI: The crisis caused by the economic blockade in Manipur has affected the bilateral trade with the neighbouring Myanmar, and the concerns were echoed at a business meet here on Sunday. “The bilateral trade between Myanmar and India through Manipur has significantly dropped due to the ongoing blockade. The prevailing situation has really affected the […]

GUWAHATI: The crisis caused by the economic blockade in Manipur has affected the bilateral trade with the neighbouring Myanmar, and the concerns were echoed at a business meet here on Sunday. “The bilateral trade between Myanmar and India through Manipur has significantly dropped due to the ongoing blockade. The prevailing situation has really affected the […]

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Cat on hot tin roof

The dates for the Manipur elections together with those of four other states have been announced. It does seem now there will be no President’s Rule in the state ahead of the elections as so many have been speculating or wishing, and indeed as the rumour mills said was a certainty in the past few […]

The dates for the Manipur elections together with those of four other states have been announced. It does seem now there will be no President’s Rule in the state ahead of the elections as so many have been speculating or wishing, and indeed as the rumour mills said was a certainty in the past few […]

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CM responsible for blockade : Ram Madhav

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in charge of North Eastern States, Ram Madhav, has accused Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of causing the economic blockade of the State by the United Naga Council by announcing the formation of seven new districts for purely political reasons. In an […]

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in charge of North Eastern States, Ram Madhav, has accused Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of causing the economic blockade of the State by the United Naga Council by announcing the formation of seven new districts for purely political reasons. In an […]

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CM responsible for blockade : Ram Madhav

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in charge of North Eastern States, Ram Madhav, has accused Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of causing the economic blockade of the State by the United Naga Council by announcing the formation of seven new districts for purely political reasons. In an […]

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in charge of North Eastern States, Ram Madhav, has accused Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of causing the economic blockade of the State by the United Naga Council by announcing the formation of seven new districts for purely political reasons. In an […]

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Not the time for passing the buck Addressing the reality

Passing the buck. This is what the Congress and the BJP are apparently doing and while both sides have their own points to deliver, it is disturbing to note that while the two principal political parties are busy trading charges and counter charges, not much seem to have been done at the ground reality to […]

Passing the buck. This is what the Congress and the BJP are apparently doing and while both sides have their own points to deliver, it is disturbing to note that while the two principal political parties are busy trading charges and counter charges, not much seem to have been done at the ground reality to […]

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11 hurt in security crackdown at Senapati

IMPHAL, Jan 3: At least eleven United Naga Council volunteers/ supporters including three women were injured when security forces cracked down on a large group of people as they tried to storm Senapati DC office complex today around noon. Two of them are reported to be in a critical condition. Sources informed that the incident […]

IMPHAL, Jan 3: At least eleven United Naga Council volunteers/ supporters including three women were injured when security forces cracked down on a large group of people as they tried to storm Senapati DC office complex today around noon. Two of them are reported to be in a critical condition. Sources informed that the incident […]

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Union Home Ministry submits report to EC on Manipur

New Delhi, Jan 3 :Ahead of the Assembly polls in Manipur, the Union Home Ministry today submitted a report to the Election Commission about the prevailing “grave” situation in the State where normal life has been crippled following blockade of a key highway. In its report to the EC, the Union Home Ministry has conveyed […]

New Delhi, Jan 3 :Ahead of the Assembly polls in Manipur, the Union Home Ministry today submitted a report to the Election Commission about the prevailing “grave” situation in the State where normal life has been crippled following blockade of a key highway. In its report to the EC, the Union Home Ministry has conveyed […]

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