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Manipur creates new cop post for Mary KomTimes of IndiaIMPHAL: The Manipur government on Saturday issued an order appointing Olympics bronze medalist MC Mary Kom superintendent of police (sports ), a new post created in the police department, to upgrad…

UCM demands white paper on Indo-Naga peace talkE-Pao.netImphal, November 04 2012: Calling for a logical conclusion to the protracted peace talks between the Government of India and the Naga rebel group, NSCN (IM), United Committee Manipur (UCM) has cat…

KanglaOnlineFrancis thanks Manipur at memorial serviceKanglaOnlineIMPHAL, November 4: The 9th death anniversary of (L) Baby Lungnila Elizabeth was observed at several places in the state. Family members held a memorial service at the Church of the Don …

Manipur men, Mizoram women crowned respective team championsKanglaOnlineIn the men's 85 kg, M Romanta of Manipur bagged gold by lifting 110 kg in snatch, 136 kg in clean and jerk with a total weight of 246 kg, Sumanta Das of West Bengal bagged silv…

KanglaOnline12 years of Irom Sharmila's fastNDTVKnown as the 'Iron Lady of Manipur', she has been on a fast unto death since 2000, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFSPA, which gives the armed forces wide rangi…

KanglaOnlineOn eve of 12th anniversary of Sharmila's fast, activists protest government apathyThe HinduNow the 'Iron lady of Manipur' was being force-fed through the nose at the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences close…

KanglaOnline'Iron' Sharmila's fast enters 13th year tomorrowThe HinduThe 'Iron Lady of Manipur' Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike since 2000 demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), will be comp…

Hijam Nirmala : Gold for Manipur in 17th Asian Masters Championship 2012 …E-Pao.netHijam Nirmala had also competed in Singapore and Malaysia in the same Asia Masters Championships earlier. Total seven women and three men athletes come from Manipur to…

Tribals celebrate harvest festival in ManipurNewstrack IndiaImphal, Nov.4 (ANI): Scores of tribals celebrated the 'Kut festival' to mark a good harvest in Manipur. Hundreds of tribes from across the region gathered to become a part of the festi…

Manipuri literature faces identity crisisTimes of IndiaThe dilemma over the dual identity of state and nation still haunts writers in Manipur 65 years after independence because of the alienation of the northeastern region from mainstream India, a cros…

Manipuri Literature: Dogged by Identity Crisis, Language ConflictDaijiworld.comDrawing on the genesis of the dual identity in the evolution of Manipuri literature, Ibomcha said, "Manipuri (Meitei is the official language) is spoken not only in Man…

KanglaOnlineCPI (ML) leader upset over denial of permission to meet Irom SharmilaE-Pao.netImphal, November 03 2012: A member of CPI (Marxist-Lenin), NE In-charge was denied permission to meet Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has completed 12 years of her fast …

Joy asked Centre to annul the 1974 pactE-Pao.netImphal, November 03 2012: Manipur People's Party (MPP) stalwart O Joy today asked the Centre whether it could withdraw the agreement signed between the leaders of a Naga body and the Congress party in…

Emergency meet on tribal chiefs' rights heldE-Pao.netImphal, November 03 2012: The Kuki Chiefs' Association Manipur (KCAM) today convened 'an emergency' meeting on various tribal rights at B.Vengnom Community Hall, Churachandpur distric…

KanglaOnlineManipur music icon Joykumar deadTimes of IndiaIMPHAL: Manipuri music icon Khundrakpam Joykumar passed away on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness at a private hospital here. Popularly known as "Khun Joy", the singer was als…

MPP targets Shinde on ILPSE-Pao.netImphal, November 03 2012: Taking strong exception to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's statement with regard to the Manipur Legislative Assembly resolution to enforce ILPS in Manipur that 'no sane India…

KSO (Ghqs) snubs ATSUM revivalE-Pao.netA day after the announcement of the 'revival' of the erstwhile All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) by the Joint Committee of Hill Districts Students' Organisations (JCHDSO), the Kuki Student…

Kh Rina Devi opens gold account for ManipurKanglaOnlineIn the women's 58 kg, Kh Rina Devi of Manipur bagged gold by lifting 48 kg in snatch, 62 kg in clean and jerk with a total weight of 110 kg, PC Lalnunhlimi of Mizoram bagged silver by lifting 4…

indiatvnews.comNo written missive yet from Delhi to AP, Assam and Manipur, but picture of …E-Pao.netNew Delhi/Imphal, November 03 2012: Even though the Centre is yet to give the proposals reportedly drawn up with the NSCN (IM) in writing to the Gover…

Major disaster averted in ManipurFirstpostImphal, Nov 3 (IANS) A major disaster was averted Saturday with troopers of the Assam Rifles recovering a powerful bomb containing 3.5 kg of RDX in Manipur's Thoubal district, an official said. The remote-c…