Santosh Trophy Qualifiers Manipur thump Tripura 3-0

IMPHAL, Jan 9 : Manipur started final round campaign with a thumping 3-0 victory over Tripura in the North East zonal qualifying round of National Championship for Santosh Trophy 2017-18 which began yesterday at Aizawl under the auspices of All India F…

IMPHAL, Jan 9 : Manipur started final round campaign with a thumping 3-0 victory over Tripura in the North East zonal qualifying round of National Championship for Santosh Trophy 2017-18 which began yesterday at Aizawl under the auspices of All India Football Federation.

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Manipur team trial selection for Santosh Trophy

IMPHAL, Dec 27 : Thirty-three players from across the State have been selected to participate in the trial cum coaching programme for selection of Manipur team which will represent the State in the North-East zone qualifying round of the National Footb…

IMPHAL, Dec 27 : Thirty-three players from across the State have been selected to participate in the trial cum coaching programme for selection of Manipur team which will represent the State in the North-East zone qualifying round of the National Football Championship for Santosh trophy 2017-2018 to be held under aegis of the All India Football Federation.

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After U-17, Mizoram’s own ‘baby league’ football from November

Days before the kick-off of the biggest football tournament in India comes the announcement of the country’s longest-duration football league, which could mark a rethink of how India introduces its young to the sport. Make that very young. The Young Legends League, comprising Under-12 five vs five matches, will be held over more than six […]

Days before the kick-off of the biggest football tournament in India comes the announcement of the country’s longest-duration football league, which could mark a rethink of how India introduces its young to the sport. Make that very young. The Young Legends League, comprising Under-12 five vs five matches, will be held over more than six […]

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Maharashtra stuns holder Bengal – The Hindu

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The Hindu
Last year’s runner-up Manipur played with more authority in the Group B league match at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, beating neighbouring Meghalaya by a solitary goal. Chathoiba Singh found the winner in the 62nd minute to ensure Manipur full points …
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INDEPENDENCE DAY

BY:  Seram Neken Where the mind is without fear and the head held high ……… Where security calmly address common people as SIRS and MADAMS Where ministers and officers don’t… Read more »

BY:  Seram Neken

Where the mind is without fear and the head held high ………

Where security calmly address common people as SIRS and MADAMS

Where ministers and officers don’t bribe in appointments etc.

Where wealthy selfish people don’t buy voting rights of people with their easy-earned bucks

Where power hunger conmen don’t turn themselves as Social Worker

Where the sweating labourers get their due in dignity

Where people in their profession perform duties with sincerity and dedication

Where varied communities live together in peace with co-ordination

Where the lifeline highways are not often blocked for petty narrow demands

Where business men don’t take undue advantage of bandhs and blockades

Where people don’t feel shy of leading simple lives

Where people ride bicycles for health, clean environment and economic gains

Where garbage are not accommodated improperly at roadsides

Where bombs and grenades are not hurled at public places

Where armed groups don’t threaten people for money

Where textbooks are made available to students in time

Where teachers are paid their salaries commensurate with their works

Where contractors don’t connive with engineers and UGs for compromising actual works for money

Where poor women vendors are not excluded from market area

Where licensed guns are not misused by powerful people and their sons

Where MLAs and their escorts don’t harass innocent people

Where retaining walls do not fall down within a year of construction

Where people pay electric bills regularly

Where power is not off for 20 hours in 24 hours

Where UG groups are not fractioned in tens and tens for leadership

Where adolescents obey the elders

Where married men and women don’t indulge in Extra sexual relations

Where mobile phones and internet are not misused by young people

Into that place called “SANALEIBAK MANIPUR”

Into that place with real freedom, my Father, let my MANIPUR awake.

 

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Meecham Praja: The forgotten common men in Manipur

  By:  Amar Yumnam The basic purpose of having an administration and a governance system anywhere needs to be recalled and analysed at this moment of history when we are… Read more »

 

By:  Amar Yumnam
The basic purpose of having an administration and a governance system anywhere needs to be recalled and analysed at this moment of history when we are celebrating six and a half decades of independence from foreign rule. This is because, despite the recent more or less impressive track record of good growth performance, the meecham praja (common people) seem to be at the receiving end of every mechanism of governance.

Manipur Scenario: The situation is worse in Manipur than elsewhere in the country. Whereas the rest of the country has reaped the benefits of modernisation, although the dispersal of the benefits has been an issue, the case is different in Manipur. We have not had the kind of economic expansion experienced elsewhere whereas we have had more than our share of the inflationary trends and growth disturbances. Further, while in the case of other States in the country there are people in the administration who are alive to the fundamental purpose of governance as facilitating the access to administration and livelihood efforts of the common people, we are pained to observe the complete reversal of this principle in the case of Manipur.

We can have multiples of daily life exemplars to drive home this subjugation of the common people. First look at the daily dose of alertness they have to have at their command in order just to be in the business areas of Imphal and cross the streets. They have to bear all the costs of insensitivity of the official vehicles and arrogance of the private ones as well. What I would love to see is the kind of scenario where my senior-citizen “mother” and my aged “father” would feel at home and cared for whenever they set foot in any area of the Imphal city; well, a very unlikely and unrealistic expectation.

I would consider myself as someone who is fairly conversant with own rights and responsibilities. I am also fairly conscious of how to resist encroachments into my personal space and rights arena. But pretending and behaving as if like any of the common men in the street in daily dealings and assert when violated has taught me how hard the daily lives of the commoners are in Manipur. Let me start with an example from an office of the Central government. In a personal post-paid mobile connection for which I have been religious in paying the due bills every month, there occurred recently an interesting development. Even after payment of the dues as reflected in the latest bill, there used to be reminders for payment of dues for at least three to four times a day for about ten days. In the beginning, I had the impression that it must be just machine problems or routine issues. But within a few days, I found all out-going calls barred besides the STD and ISD. When I had sent one of my office assistants to enquire into the status and reasons for the barring of all outgoing calls, two things of great interest emerged. First, the daily multiple reminders for payment of dues stopped immediately after the enquiry for reasons best known to the staff of the department only. Second, the concerned officials sent back my boy with explanations which any reasonable person can immediately establish as nothing more than a bluff. Dissatisfied and angered by this, I did call up a higher ranking officer of the department as a prelude to going for full scale grievance correction complaint. On his intervention, I got the barring removed. But that was not the end. The ISD and STD were still blocked. I had to go for another round of telephonic contacts to get the ISD and STD barring removed.  Now the question that arises here is what might be happening in the case of a commoner who is not so conversant on the various recourses to actions to get his due services delivered.

Further, once the barring has been removed, why does not there exist a system whereby the connection is restored to its full functionality instead of requiring further contacts? Still further, it needs to ponder why the indulgence in full blown bluffing when an innocent person was enquiring about the issue. Similar experiences are undergone daily by the common people while dealing with the offices of the State government as well. Now these suppressive features of governance are superimposed on the rising difficulty of the common people to eke out their living.  The rise in the prices of commodities of daily consumption in an atmosphere of shrinking livelihood opportunities is a reality everybody is living with.

Now the Resolve: Now in the celebration of the August 15, we need to be very sure of at least one resolve. There is no point in making many promises. The need of the hour is reminding ourselves the existence of a majority of the common people in circumstances un-conducive to their functionings. The administration would be doing a yeoman’s service if it at least resolves and ushers in a period where the facilitation of the survival of the common people is the yardstick of the success or otherwise of governance. We all should remember that not only do we all have a common beginning, but we also have a larger set of relatives among the commoners. Let us all try to facilitate each other’s existence, particularly of the commonest of the common people. Nobody would be a loser in this, and the society would be the gainer in terms of peace and stability.

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Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur by MSAD

Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi New Delhi Press Release Monday, 8 August 2011Press Ref: 20110808 MSAD Demo A demonstration with the theme “Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur”… Read more »

Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi

New Delhi

Press Release
Monday, 8 August 2011Press

Ref: 20110808 MSAD Demo

A demonstration with the theme “Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur” was organised today under the initiatives of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, at Jantar Mantar from 3 p.m. onwards. The demonstration was attended by more than two hundred students and representatives of All India Revolutionary Students’ Organisation, All India Students’ Association, Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur), Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students, Hmar Students’ Association, Indian Social Action Forum, International Manipur Mothers’ Association, Janpaksh, Journalists’ United Civil Society, Karantikari Yuva Sangathan, Peoples’ Union for Democratic Rights, and Religious United Friendship of the World. Memorandums endorsed by the above organisations and submitted to the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister pressed upon; (1) The Government of India to initiate peaceful democratic process to address nationality questions in the Indian subcontinent with due acknowledgement to the sentiment and aspiration of the peoples who claimed for different nationhood, (2) The Government of India to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act 1958 and other repressive Acts such as NSA, UAPA, Seditious Act, etc. on the one hand and at the same time demilitarise Manipur, (3) The Non State Parties to stop targeting civilians in the name of revolution or for sectarian gains, and (4) The Civil Societies in Manipur to take non-partisan position and collectively work when it comes to the question of targeting innocent civilians or terrorism in any form by any force.

Peoples’ Demonstration for Peace in Manipur by MSAD

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The demonstration that was conducted by Malem Ningthouja began with assemblage and welcomeS address by the General Secretary of MSAD RK Sanayaima. In the keynote address President of MSAD miss Beerjurekha expressed that the demonstration was aimed at registering protest against institutionalised terror activities in any form by State or any non-state force. She asserted MSAD’s commitment to fight for justice, peace and development in Manipur. MSAD’s former president Rojesh Seram traced the genesis of terrorism in the colonial intension of the Indian State that used militant means to suppress people’s democratic voice and emphasised that terrorism within an administrative entity was dominantly nurtured and perpetuated by the governing State. Associate professor Akoijam Bimol endorsed the demands mentioned in the memorandum and suggested that apart from public protests there was urgent need for pressing upon the concerned authority to register police case vis-a-vis the Sangakpham Bazaar bomb blast of 1st August 2011 and to take up due legal or official process to investigate into the matter. President of IMMA Ms Khuman Leima called upon the people to unite and fight against suppressive and terrorist activities particularly perpetrated by the government. She demanded immediate repeal of the controversial AFSPA. Other representatives expressed solidarity to the Manipur people’s struggle for justice and peace. Various slogans such as “Terrorism Down Down,” “State Terrorism Down Down,” “Resolve Manipur National Question Democratically,” “Long Live Democracy,” “Apubana Yaifarae” and etc were raised in the course of the demonstration. Mr. Akhu, a Manipur progressive singer, presented two songs that condemned corruption and oppressive character of the ruling class. The demonstration was concluded at around 6 p.m with a general consensus to fight for democratic rights and peace.

The above press release was sent to Kanglaonline by Beerjurekha Samom President,Manipur Students’ Association Delhi 8 August 2011
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Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India – ” Government apathy to the recent bomb blast at Sangakpham, Imphal and the present state of governance in Manipur “

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh Honorable Prime Minister of India Government of India,   Respected Sir, It is with extreme sadness that we as citizens of Manipur, currently residing across the world,… Read more »

To,

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Honorable Prime Minister of India

Government of India,

 

Respected Sir,
It is with extreme sadness that we as citizens of Manipur, currently residing across the world, write to you in strong condemnation of the many violent and inhuman acts in the state of Manipur – the most recent being the one in Sangakpham, Imphal, in which five person including two young school-going girls were killed.
These calculated acts of violence have devastated many families and have shattered the fabric of our close-knitted society. The common people are in a state of paranoia, and with a feeling of complete sense of helplessness as our daily lives are dictated by constant fear and unending violence.

This beautiful part of the world is filled with an ever increasing number of grieving parents and families at the loss of their loved ones. These mindless acts have far exceeded the tolerance level of any civilized society and we believe the citizens of Manipur deserve some answers and solutions to this present state of turmoil.

We are a hardworking, law abiding citizens of this country but lamentably have to lead a life of  constant state of fear and apprehension, continually facing the prospect of losing the lives of our loved ones, to these mindless acts of violence which should not have any place in any civilized society. We, the public, regret to say that we have minimal confidence in the existing government and the state machinery especially when it comes to safeguarding its citizens

Manipur, we believe, has become a ‘stage’ for the many politicians and leaders of various organizations, both legal and illegal, to indulge in disturbing and violence-based politics at the cost of countless lives of innocent public and the society. The state has unfortunately even witnessed unimaginable acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the past. The recent incident in Imphal has further substantiated our fear of Manipur being used as an experimental stage for violence.

At this juncture, as citizens of the state in particular and the country at large, we would like to raise some serious questions that need immediate attention – questions that need to be addressed.

1. Why is it that the action of the State and Central Government is limited to official condemnations and lack concrete plan and policies? Whilst we appreciate the swift action of the government in tracing and making a strong official statement of having concrete evidences of those behind the attack and murder, we would like to share our deepest concerns, especially the failure to arrest and hold anyone accountable so far, and despite knowing who those individuals are, who carried out the heinous act, allow them to continue to live freely in the community.

2. Why has no action been taken against the government officials under whose jurisdiction these incidents happened for dereliction of duty and failure to maintain law and order?

3. Why is it that the famed RAW, IB, Crime Branches and all other Intelligence Agencies unable to provide intelligence inputs / information to prevent such acts of terror? Why is action against such agencies not taken for such failures?

4. Why has the political machinery and the government not taken any concrete steps to bring an end to the decades old armed insurgency in the state despite taking thousands of innocent lives and bringing economic development to a grinding halt? If the Punjab Accord can bring an end to the turmoil in Punjab despite being backed and funded by Pakistan, and if the Mizoram Accord can bring peace to a similar problem in neighboring Mizoram, why cannot a negotiated settlement be brought about in Manipur?

5. Does the political system have the moral right to be still in power if it has failed in its primary duty of looking after the welfare of its citizens?

 

6. Do the present national media houses of the country have any moral responsibility to cover the present turmoil in the state and initiate debates with the public of the country?

We would like to remind the Government of India and the state of Manipur that they have failed time and again to implement any concrete programs and policies. We believe this lack of concrete steps has allowed this present state of misgovernance to flourish, leaving these individuals / organizations free to continue their activities and establish a sense of lawlessness.

We want to be part of a responsible society where everyone lives in peace. We want a society where there is no more bloodshed or mindless killings of innocent lives, a place where education can flourish without any bombs near schools and a place led by people with high standards of political moral values.

We would like to request all concerned and responsible people of land to please come together on a common platform and militancy and insurgency issues are solved based on highest humane values.

We once again would like to strongly urge the Honorable Prime Minister, the Chief Minister, and the leaders of the various Organizations of the state to introspect, take moral responsibility and give justice to the innocent victims of the recent act of violence. We urge you to restore the faith of the people by delivering justice and promote democratic ideals and establish a peaceful and prosperous state.

We would ever remain grateful for any attempt to create fair governance and a chance for a dignified life to the people of Manipur.

Sincerely Yours,

1/ Ex-Students from Don Bosco School (DBS), IMPHAL

2/ Ex-Students from Little Flower School (LFS), IMPHAL

3/ Ex-Students from C C Higher Secondary School IMPHAL

4/ Ex-Students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Kakching

5/ Kuki Student Organisation, Delhi

6/ Komrem Student Union, Delhi

7/ Manipur Youth Foundation

8/ Hyderabad Manipuri Soceity

9/ All Mizoram Manipuri Association (AMMA)
Date: 6th August 2011

This mail is copied to :-

1/ President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
2/ Vice President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
3/ Chairperson of the ruling UPA, Smt. Sonia Gandhi
4/ Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri. Okram Ibobi
5/ Home Minister of India, Shri P. Chidambaram
6/ Chief Justice of India, Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia
7/ Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Smt. Sushma Swaraj
8/ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay
9/ National Media Houses
10/ Media Houses of North East India
11/ Media Houses of Manipur
12/ International Media Houses
13/ Supreme Court Judges
14/ Joint Secy North Eeast, Shri. Naveen Verma

 

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If Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Were a Manipuri?

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Eight (8) Hours of Electricity in a Day: A Cruel Joke on the people of Manipur or IS It?

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A Meitei’s Dream

Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh     June 10 2011 Last night I went to sleep in Bradford City. I dreamt about my mama and green rice fields of Khurukhul, their tall blades… Read more »

Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh     June 10 2011

Last night I went to sleep in Bradford City. I dreamt about my mama and green rice fields of Khurukhul, their tall blades fluttering in the gentle breeze, giving the green grasshoppers
a free joyful rollercoaster ride.

I had a spendid dinner in the comfort zone of our house, cooked by my wife who is a Cordon Bleu cook. I had Black label with soda while my wife had Glenmorangie on the rocks.

The starter was cauliflower and white stilton soup and the main course was cod fish wrapped in Parma ham, with roasted peppers, tomatoes and aubergines. A glass of red wine – Sauvignon Blanc enhanced the enjoyment. For dessert we had bread and butter pudding with rum and prunes.

I went to bed thinking of my childhood and growing up and career. In the mist and shadow of sleep I saw my native land, Manipur.

I swam in the dirty Nambul River in spate and dived in from the suspension bridge connecting Uripok with Sagolband. I strolled and played among the rows of tamarind trees along the dusty Uripok road. I went with the Uripok scout Party led by Moirangthem Gojendra to the Baruni Hill for the safety of boys and their girlfriends on the day Baruni ching Kaba – annual pilgrimage to the Baruni hill of our ancestors.

I heard the crow crowing at the break of dawn. I went to swim with friends in the ponds at Lamphel Pat under the shadow of the Langol Hills. I watched the cows grazing at Lamphel where sometime, I plucked a rare purple Konbirei (Manipuri Iris)

The epic tale of pride and passion overwhelmed me with shouts of liberty. I smiled at my tempestuous glee. But alas! I woke up in the middle of the night and recollection at hand brought me to despair. It was the political reality in Manipur.

Events seem to be flashing by at a gallop rather than the gentle hand-canter of yore

The political reality is that liberty is not going to come to Manipur in the foreseeable future and that the survival of our grand children depend on nothing but the hideous hope that one day peace will prevail.

In the erstwhile sovereign state of Manipur human rights and individual liberties were protected. But since India has forcibly annexed Manipur there has always been a risk that Manipur would defend itself by armed resistance, hurting its own people both in the short term and long term while hoping that the world’s “policeman” whether in the form of the USA or the UN may arrive to sort things out.

There will always be a government in Delhi that will not let Manipur regain its sovereignty and the government will function in the same way as the one it replaced. Because there are procedures of running a democratic government and they do not change.

“To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do.”  P.J.Proudhon.

“No government is ever in favour of freedom of the individual. It invariably seeks to limit that freedom, if not by overt denial, then by seeking to constantly widen its own functions. All
governments, of course, are against liberty…”–H.L. Menckenso.

But in Manipur there is an incremental feeling of loss of liberty by incrementally eroding peoples’ right to freedom because of the Delhi Government and the dictates of the insurgents.

Though there is no country in the world where the people in it are equally happy but in Manipur all the people are equally unhappy.

For Manipuris, the idea of an independent Manipur is an immensely noble idea and is nobler for those insurgents who have been sacrificing theirs and their families’ life. Manipur is not like Kashmir that wants to join Pakistan.

As life takes unexpected turns we don’t always get what we hope for and a meaningless hope comes to pick us up only to break us at the end.

The revolutionary movement or insurgencies began many decades ago. It is not going forward, if not backwards. The leader of a major group UNLF, RK Meghen is now in police custody. So is the leader of ULFA.

There is no revolutionary activity in Manipur. The agitation against the AFSPA is now in cold storage as there are no seditious activities apart from commercial activities like extortion, kidnapping and shooting of innocents, as the remnants of insurgency in the failed state of Manipur.

Still, New Delhi will not remove the AFSPA and is waiting for Irom Sharmila to succumb to her force feed.

Everyday, many insurgent cadres are arrested by the security forces and their arms seized, decimating the already minuscule insurgent strength. The Manipuris are in a state of inertia with no prospect of peace in sight.

Nobody in Manipur is safe and the education of school children is affected. There are so many young widows with their children in abject misery. So many grand projects remain unfinished because of corruption and undergrounds’ share of the funds.

A revolution (Latin revolutio, “a turn around”) is a fundamental change that takes place in a relatively short period of time. Its use to refer to political change dates from the scientific revolution occasioned by Copernicus’ famous De Revolutionbus Orbium Coelestium.

Aristotle described two types of political revolution: 1. complete change from one constitution to another and 2. modification of an existing constitution.

A revolution does not mean it has to be violent. And it can’t go on for ever. There will come a time in every Manipuri’s life when they get sick of trying to go for a change.

The progress to civilisation in Manipur has been delayed year by year. Restricted area permits discourage tourism in Manipur as well as non-resident Manipuri Indians. Tourism is the only Industry which will be viable for Manipur, giving employment to thousands.

The prevailing corruption and lawlessness in Manipur have shied away any mayang investor in Manipur’s economy while many qualified Manipuris seek jobs in mayang India and abroad, adding to other various causes of economic downturn in Manipur.

The question is how long will this political reality survive? In revolutionary terms, how long the Meitei revolutionaries who have been fighting for the independence of Manipur would go on while the civilian population who are fed up to the back teeth, will continue to live under the Indian military rule. Manipuris have no liberty unlike the rest of Indians.

Isn’t time for the revolutionaries to wear their hearts on the sleeves? Isn’t time for them to do some arithmetic and reassess the evolutionary survival chances of all Manipuris? The revolutionaries may come and go, while the public in Manipur remain in fear of when the next bullet is coming for them.

On the Plebiscite front, shouldn’t it be circumspect to find out its feasibility or infeasibility before the GOI takes further police action. Like all democratic methods, plebiscite requires
certain conditions for its successful operation. It has to be viewed from a background of
political, economical and psychological factors. Won’t it be prudent to have a gallop poll of a
cross section of 1,000 people in the plain and another 500 in the hills to test the temperature?

Likewise, for the Manipuri Nagas who are clamouring for secession from Manipur, isn’t time for them to revaluate the chances of their succeeding? They also can’t go on for ever. It will only delay their economic progress.

They have now devolution with limited power to exercise over their own welfare as a devolved sovereignty in an ethno-federated Manipur, though it is intended to work at the level of adherence to governmental institutions.  The combination of devolution and local sovereignty preserves both majoritarian democracy and individual liberty. This allows liberty to exist independently and simultaneously.

As independence or secession is not a commodity that one can buy, how long will the people of Manipur wait in misery while the insurgents themselves are sacrificing their lives in hiding? How long will the Manipuri Naga people wait while their own people are living in abject poverty?

It has been many years since Meitei insurgencies began. Manipuri Naga secessionist activities
have taken much longer. There is no light at the end of the tunnel. There are only dark clouds on Manipur.

An insurgency can go on for decades as defeat is an unacceptable dishonour. However, in the interest of insurgents and the Delhi regime it can be brought to an end with an honourable compromise acceptable to both sides.

Lead kindly light amidst the encircling gloom. Lead thou me on. The night is dark and I am far from home. Lead thou me on.

The writer is based in the UK
Email: imsingh@onetel.com]
Website: www.drimsingh.co.uk

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Manipur Cycle Club – Critical Mass II

Photos By:  Manipur Cycle Club Manipur Cycle Club had their Critical Mass II on 29 May 2011. Critical Mass is a cycling event, which happens on the last Sunday of… Read more »

Manipur Cycle Club - Critical Mass II

Manipur Cycle Club – Critical Mass II

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Manipur Cycle Club had their Critical Mass II on 29 May 2011. Critical Mass is a cycling event, which happens on the last Sunday of every month, where people who cycle and promote cycling as the key means of transport come together to reclaim their cycling space. The event was participated by around 50 cyclists, and the ride began from DM College of Science and passed through Thangal and Paona Bazaar. Then, after passing through Singjamei, the ride ended at Yaiskul Oil pump where a BMX and Skating show took place as a way to attract passerby. Leaflets promoting cycling as a means of transport were also distributed. The next Critical Mass III will be on 26 June and those interested may contact Manipur Cycle Club at 2445134.

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Manipur storms into Santosh trophy semi final

IMPHAL, May 21: Manipur defeated Chattisgarh, 3-0 in their last quarter final league round match in the ongoing 65th national football championship for the Santosh trophy and move in to… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 21: Manipur defeated Chattisgarh, 3-0 in their last quarter final league round match in the ongoing 65th national football championship for the Santosh trophy and move in to the semi final.
In the last quarter final league match played today at JN Stadium, Guwahati, Manipur took complete control of the match and humiliated Chattisgarh with a 3-0 scoreline.
A release of the AMFA in Imphal detailing today’s match result said striker L Tiken Singh scored first goal for Manipur in the 29th minute while I Nilakumar added another in the 40th minute to lead 2-0 at half time.
In the second half, N Jimmy added another goal for Manipur thereby sealing a place in the semi final.
Manipur topped Group A table with seven points.
Title favourites Bengal finished second with four points after suffering 1-2 defeat at the hands of Tamilnadu.
Manipur will take on the runner-up of group B in the first semifinal to be played on May 26, while a day after West Bengal will lock their horns with the winner of Group B.
The final will be played on May 30.

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Manipur thrashed former Semifinalist Tamil Nadu in Santosh Trophy

Guwahati, May17: Manipur continued their Santosh Trophy campaign in style, defeating Tamilnadu 2-1 in their Group-A quarterfinal league clash on Tuesday. Earlier, Manipur knocked out five-time champions Kerala 6-5 in their pre-quarterfinal… Read more »

Guwahati, May17:

Manipur continued their Santosh Trophy campaign in style, defeating Tamilnadu 2-1 in their Group-A quarterfinal league clash on Tuesday.

Earlier, Manipur knocked out five-time champions Kerala 6-5 in their pre-quarterfinal game on 13th May 2011.

Group A consists of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Manipur. Group B has Punjab and Goa while the remainder two teams will be decided after two pre-quarterfinal round matches scheduled on Wednesday.

Last year’s semifinalists — Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Goa — have been seeded directly into the quarterfinal league stage.

More details awaited to update name of the players who scored 2 goals against Tamil Nadu.

 

Source: http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=22

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65th Santosh Trophy: Arunachal hold Karnataka 1-1

GUWAHATI, May 14 – Rookie Arunachal Pradesh held Karnataka 1-1 in a Clus ter V league match of the 65th Santosh Trophy 2011 at Nehru Stadium here today. In the 23rd minute Karnataka striker Kartikeyan J put his team aheah converting a spot kick. Aru…


GUWAHATI, May 14 – Rookie Arunachal Pradesh held Karnataka 1-1 in a Clus ter V league match of the 65th Santosh Trophy 2011 at Nehru Stadium here today. In the 23rd minute Karnataka striker Kartikeyan J put his team aheah converting a spot kick. Arunachal defender Gangte Chapi handled the ball inside the box and […]

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64th Santosh Trophy 2011 Fixtures

The 64th Santosh Trophy 2011 will be held in Assam from May 6 to May 30,2011 at different locations of Assam.A total of 31 teams will participate in the said event.The teams have been classified into 8 groups. Preliminary Round matches will be held fr…


The 64th Santosh Trophy 2011 will be held in Assam from May 6 to May 30,2011 at different locations of Assam.A total of 31 teams will participate in the said event.The teams have been classified into 8 groups. Preliminary Round matches will be held from May 6 to 16 2011, while the quarterfinal round matches […]

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