The state cabinet last Wednesday decided to extend the Disturbed Area Act, DAA, for another year. Accordingly, the Governor of the state, on the very next day, issued a notification that by the provision of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, the entire state, with the exception of seven Assembly constituencies […]
The state cabinet last Wednesday decided to extend the Disturbed Area Act, DAA, for another year. Accordingly, the Governor of the state, on the very next day, issued a notification that by the provision of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, the entire state, with the exception of seven Assembly constituencies […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/back-to-afspa/
Making it to the news for the right reason. Not bad for a State like Manipur which has been making news across the country for all the wrong reasons. Fifth safest place for women in the country and this is clearly reflected in the fact that unlike other parts of the country, Manipur has nothing […]
Making it to the news for the right reason. Not bad for a State like Manipur which has been making news across the country for all the wrong reasons. Fifth safest place for women in the country and this is clearly reflected in the fact that unlike other parts of the country, Manipur has nothing […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/manipur-ranked-5th-in-women-safety-just-stereotyping/
KODAIKANAL, AUGUST 04, 2017 00:00 IST UPDATED: AUGUST 04, 2017 04:57 IST Hindu outfit says Kodaikanal’s peace would be hit Another petition was filed with the sub-registrar office here on Thursday against Manipuri civil rights activist Irom Sharmila’s marriage proposal. The Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) handed over a petition demanding denial of permission for her […]
KODAIKANAL, AUGUST 04, 2017 00:00 IST UPDATED: AUGUST 04, 2017 04:57 IST Hindu outfit says Kodaikanal’s peace would be hit Another petition was filed with the sub-registrar office here on Thursday against Manipuri civil rights activist Irom Sharmila’s marriage proposal. The Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) handed over a petition demanding denial of permission for her […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/08/another-plea-against-irom-sharmila/
Jinine Lai No doubt, the Meeteis, in comparison with the other NE India communities, stand well ahead. It is both of physical and intellectual display. Possessed knowledge bank of Puya written in our own script is not happened to many peoples of the world. The martial character that introduced the game of polo to the […]
Jinine Lai No doubt, the Meeteis, in comparison with the other NE India communities, stand well ahead. It is both of physical and intellectual display. Possessed knowledge bank of Puya written in our own script is not happened to many peoples of the world. The martial character that introduced the game of polo to the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/meetei-is-your-name-frailty/
Madurai, May 2: Manipur’s Iron lady Irom Sharmila is getting married. British citizen Desmond Koutinho is the groom. Now Irom Sharmila is back in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. They both want their marriage to be held in Kerala. Irom Sharmila and Desmond Koutinho have been in love for the last eight years. Koutinho heard about Irom […]
Madurai, May 2: Manipur’s Iron lady Irom Sharmila is getting married. British citizen Desmond Koutinho is the groom. Now Irom Sharmila is back in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. They both want their marriage to be held in Kerala. Irom Sharmila and Desmond Koutinho have been in love for the last eight years. Koutinho heard about Irom […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/irom-sharmila-and-desmond-kutino-getting-married-wedding-ceremony-to-be-held-in-kerala/
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/
Manipur’s human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday reached Kerala here from Coimbatore on her 45th birthday. She will spend a month in Attapadi, a tribal hamlet, near to Palakkad. This is her first ever visit to Kerala. “I am here in Kerala, just for a break. I am very pleased with your warm greetings,” […]
Manipur’s human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday reached Kerala here from Coimbatore on her 45th birthday. She will spend a month in Attapadi, a tribal hamlet, near to Palakkad. This is her first ever visit to Kerala. “I am here in Kerala, just for a break. I am very pleased with your warm greetings,” […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/irom-sharmila-reaches-kerala-on-45th-birthday/
Amid the war between Congress and BJP over the formation of government in Manipur, incumbent Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday stepped down as the Congress Legislative Party leader. According to sources, during the Congress Legislative Party meeting, the three-time Chief Minister Ibobi stepped down, admitting that some MLAs may not support him for […]
Amid the war between Congress and BJP over the formation of government in Manipur, incumbent Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday stepped down as the Congress Legislative Party leader. According to sources, during the Congress Legislative Party meeting, the three-time Chief Minister Ibobi stepped down, admitting that some MLAs may not support him for […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/manipur-ibobi-steps-down-as-congress-legislative-party-leader-admits-some-mlas-wont-support-him/
IMPHAL: Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila has reportedly decided to quit politics. The activist-turned-politician decided to enter politics after ending her 16-year-long fast against AFSPA in August 2016. She announced her decision to contest the Assembly elections in the state against incumbent chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh in Thoubal constituency, where he had won the […]
IMPHAL: Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila has reportedly decided to quit politics. The activist-turned-politician decided to enter politics after ending her 16-year-long fast against AFSPA in August 2016. She announced her decision to contest the Assembly elections in the state against incumbent chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh in Thoubal constituency, where he had won the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/irom-sharmila-quits-politics/
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and new entrant Irom Sharmila will compete against each other as they will be contesting from Thoubal constituency in the 2nd Phase of Manipur Assembly Election 2017. Polling has been started in 22 consituencies, and many as 98 candidates are contesting the elections in this phase. Security has been deployed […]
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and new entrant Irom Sharmila will compete against each other as they will be contesting from Thoubal constituency in the 2nd Phase of Manipur Assembly Election 2017. Polling has been started in 22 consituencies, and many as 98 candidates are contesting the elections in this phase. Security has been deployed […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/photos-of-the-2nd-phase-of-manipur-assembly-election-2017/
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/
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.
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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.
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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/
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/
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/
Imphal Feb 19 :Activist Irom Sharmila, who is making her electoral debut in the Manipur polls, today said she has not given up her fight against controversial law AFSPA but only changed her strategy. Sharmila said a section of people even wanted her “martyrdom” during the 16-year-old fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that she decided to end last year.
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Imphal Feb 19 :Activist Irom Sharmila, who is making her electoral debut in the Manipur polls, today said she has not given up her fight against controversial law AFSPA but only changed her strategy. Sharmila said a section of people even wanted her “martyrdom” during the 16-year-old fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that she decided to end last year.
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