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Complete NH-53 work before monsoon: Manipur Minister to BRO

TNN | May 9, 2012, 05.51AM IST IMPHAL: Manipur’s newly-inducted works minister Khumujam Ratankumar… more »

TNN | May 9, 2012, 05.51AM IST

IMPHAL: Manipur’s newly-inducted works minister Khumujam Ratankumar has asked the Border Roads Organization (BRO) to complete the development work of the National Highway 53 connecting Imphal and Jiribam sub-division bordering Assam before the onset of monsoon.

After NH 39 (Imphal-Dimapur route), NH 53, which is currently maintained by the BRO, is the second lifeline of Manipur.

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The Richard Loitam murder: Denying our inner bigot

Lakshmi Chaudhry May 8, 2012, Firstpost Richard Loitam, a young architecture student, from manipur, was… more »

Lakshmi Chaudhry May 8, 2012, Firstpost

Richard Loitam, a young architecture student, from manipur, was found dead in his hostel room on 18 April. The most contentious aspect of this murder – and its shoddy investigation – is this: Is Loitam’s death damning proof of racism or not? This in turn has led to a broader debate as to whether people from the North-east are, in fact, victims of racism.

Home Minister P Chidambaram dismissed the problem in Parliament as “subtle discrimination” experienced by a wide range of communities: “Some years ago, it was based on language. Sometimes it was based on regions. Every south Indian, who came to Delhi, was called a Madrasi. Things have changed.”

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Justice-Two Much & ShreeSen(Prod By Suraj Sarja) by TWO MUCH – Richard Loitam

The lyrics Verse 1: Big Deal My mind states very disturbed/ please bear wit me… more »

The lyrics

Verse 1: Big Deal

My mind states very disturbed/
please bear wit me i Wana be sharing these thoughts/
n i know there is no law/
but goddam where is the love?
Feels like mother earth’s heart-broken/
the cut’s so deep its bleedin n open/
all this violence your tv’s provoking/
very ironic that ppl get killed over tv remotes!
“really?”
“see you don’t even know”/
ppl ignorant, they just got their own/
they don’t give a Shit bout the Shit outside their homes/
until they step on Shit,
“Shit! Gross”/
yday was ansh today its Richard/
moro its ur fren, day after its ur sister/
so stand up 4 ur beliefs, don’t just Sit/
if you want it, raise your voice n say”I want justice”/

Verse 2: Shree Sen

Human, losing humanity
Got stuck in the idiotic word TV
Manobikota’ aaj boro song’in / Humanism is dying rotten alone
Look around/ deykho aaj sudhu hing’sa/ Look Around, all you can see is HATE
No one listens/ jibon aaj mith’thay/ No one listens, life is a living LIE
Khotobikhoto pran/ nai tar mul’lo?/ Life is mourning, doesn’t have a value!
Monushot’to nei’/ sob aaj mrito/ Humanity is over, it’s all dead now
Think about it, so many are dying/
Harassment, Racism, Physical Abuse and
Kayray nilo nis’paap pran, jibon dhong’so, / Taking away an innocent life
Kothin ek odh’dhai ai holo sotto? / Fact of life is nothing but stuggle
Nikris’to’tar udahoron, nai richard’o/ Example of brutality, we have lost Richard now
Wa hai’niag’I lait’ray thawa’I khubak’ta Haptuna chat’li ai
– I don’t have words to say, with soul in my
palms I walk (risking my life….)
Don’t have any words/ bak’kohin ami/ I’m left with no words
Bikhip’to kotha niya/ agiya choli/ I move ahead with heavy words.
Boli ai hobay sesh, punora’bri’t’ti’r/ Lets say, we are gonna stop this madness
Come out, lets stop it/ chai bichar noi fakhi!/ We want justice, won’t let it escape

Veerse 3: Zing

lets take a moment to recollect;
lets call our thoughts and redirect:
if you still have a brain, a lil intellect(left)
oh lord, will you ever
resurrect back???

since when did people die of cuts and bruises?
a broken helmet is the proof, murderers loose;
painting the image of a victim with “drug-abuse”;
(got me wondering if ) the media is clean or did they “drug” the “news”?
the government is deaf , the ministers are mute;
so they justify girls bein raped cuz some people think their “skirts” are “LOOSE”??
or is it bout the looks?
for that, im sorry brothers, we aint born to choose;
born light-skinned, chinky-eyed, therefore, abused??
“GUILTY” of being “DIFFERENT” and they (wanna) hang the ACCUSED.
its time we rise above “ASAINS”, “BLACKS” AND “JEWS”..
RICHARD, DANA, ANSH, WE ALL STAND FOR YOU……

meanings…:-

1. “since when did people die of cuts and bruises?”
*(they say richard died due to a minor accident that happened a couple of days before he died)

2. “broken helmet is the proof, murderers loose”
*(they found some scratches, dents on richard’s helmet and now that is “proof” that richard died in the accident)*

3.painting the image of a victim with “drug abuse”-
*(they say richard died due to drug abuse)*

4.” so they justify girls bein raped cuz some people think their “skirts” are “LOOSE”??”
*(they say girls wearing short dresses are inviting rape, sexual harassment intentionally.. they blame the victim, not the criminal..*)

Source: Two Much Reverbnation

India’s champion boxing mum eyes Olympic gold – Manipur – Sports

PUNE, India – The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes… more »

PUNE, India – The Indian heat is searing in the gym when the power goes out.

A physio hurries over with an emergency lamp and boxing star MC Mary Kom resumes battering the punchbag.

It’s hardly an ideal training session for an Olympic hopeful, but then glory never came easily for Kom.

From her beginnings as a poor farmers’ daughter in a remote and troubled corner of India, “Magnificent Mary” has fought her way up to become five-times world boxing champion.

The mum-of-two is now tipped as her country’s best bet to win gold at London 2012 – a position few could envisage when she began learning to box.

“People were discouraging me, saying in India there are not women boxers. That was my first challenge. I took the challenge, I had to prove myself,”

she told AFP in Pune, the western Indian city where she is currently training.

Kom – full name Mangte Chungneijang Merykom – was born 29 years ago in the northeastern state of Manipur, the eldest of four to parents who struggled to support their family through working on the fields.

Source: Asiaone|Sunday, May 06, 2012

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Mary Kom (Manipur) : I am at my best – Sports

India’s five-time world champion, M C Mary Kom, said a podium finish in the London… more »

Mary Kom from Manipur says " I am at my best "

India’s five-time world champion, M C Mary Kom, said a podium finish in the London 2012 Olympic Games would give her the freedom to leave the ring on a high.

The 29-year-old Manipuri, who is a living legend in women’s boxing and nicknamed ‘Magnificent Mary’ by the International body, leaves for the World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, starting May 9.

Women’s boxing makes its debut at the Olympics in London this July in three weight categories — 51kg, 60kg and 75kg — giving Mary Kom a chance to add a title that would complete her decorated cupboard.

I am at my best right now and Olympic is my biggest dream. If I win a medal there, it will set me free as far as my future is concerned. I might continue or might decide to go –Mary Kom said ahead of the 10-member team’s departure on Tuesday.

Source: ESPN Star

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/mary-kom-manipur-i-am-at-my-best-sports/

Believe it or Not, Sharmila on Ripley’s web page – Focus on Manipur woman’s 11-year crusade against army act

KHELEN THOKCHOM Imphal, May 8: Manipur rights crusader Irom Sharmila has found a place on… more »

KHELEN THOKCHOM

Imphal, May 8: Manipur rights crusader Irom Sharmila has found a place on the pages of Ripley’s Believe it or Not.

Ripley’s put up Sharmila’s sketch, along with a brief note on her struggle, on its website on April 13 this year.

Sharmila shares the page with two other items — one about the removal of a 200-pound tumour from the right leg of a Vietnamese and the other about Russia’s Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake which is home to the only completely freshwater species of seal.

Lucas Stram, researcher, Ripley Entertainment, conveyed this information to Kshetrimayum Onil, a trustee of Just Peace Foundation, an Imphal-based NGO, which is coordinating Sharmila’s campaign. Olin is a member of the foundation.
Source: Telegraph India
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India: Irom Sharmila from Manipur fast in Ripley’s Believe It or Not – BBC

An Indian woman who has spent nearly 12 years fasting to protest against a law… more »

NATIONWIDE SHARMILA SATYAGRAH ON THE DAY OF NAMAK SATYAGRAH 6th april

An Indian woman who has spent nearly 12 years fasting to protest against a law that gives special powers to the armed forces has been featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

Irom Sharmila Chanu, 40, has been on a hunger strike since 2 November 2000 in the north-eastern state of Manipur.

She has been force-fed through a pipe in her nose since November 2000.

Source: BBC

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Video blog: Richard Loitam’s Mother speaks out

Dr. RK Bidyabati, mother of Richard Loitam from Manipur demanding a swift and fair investigation… more »

Dr. RK Bidyabati, mother of Richard Loitam from Manipur demanding a swift and fair investigation into her son’s sudden death

Source: IBN Live

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/video-blog-richard-loitams-mother-speaks-out/

Thai students to learn English in Manipur

Esha Roy : Imphal, Mon May 07 2012, 00:26 hrs In one of the first… more »

Esha Roy : Imphal, Mon May 07 2012, 00:26 hrs

In one of the first such collaborations between the two very similar cultures, Manipuris and Thais, Manipur University will now teach English to Thai students. More projects are on the agenda as the universities of Manipur and Thailand are set to collaborate on a number of matters.

“On our visit to Thai universities last year, they discussed with us a need for their students to learn English. Despite having such a strong tourism industry, the Thais are very weak in English. Their primary aim is that the students be conversant in English so that they are able to deal with the increasing number of international tourists,” says Prof Amar Yumnam, Dean of Social Studies at Manipur University. He was part of the delegation that visited Thailand.

Prof Yumnam points out that Thai students start learning English, if at all, only after Class XII.

Dean of Students Welfare and English professor in charge of the project, Professor Ratan says the project will begin in this academic session starting in July. Nearly 40-50 students are likely to come for the first certificate course. “We are keeping the number limited since this is just a certificate course. We will look at an expansion only once this course is successful,” says Prof Ratan.

Manipur University signed an MoU with Surindra Rajabhat University in the Surin province of Thailand last year.

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/thai-students-to-learn-english-in-manipur/

Former Manipur Minister seeks justice for Richard Loitam

Bangalore, May 9, 2012: The Hindu He(Narasingh, Former Minister, Manipur and CPI state secretary, Manipur… more »

Bangalore, May 9, 2012: The Hindu

He(Narasingh, Former Minister, Manipur and CPI state secretary, Manipur ) submits memorandum to Chief Minister on behalf of student’s father

Loitam Rajeshkumar, the father of Manipuri student Richard Loitam, who died on April 17 under mysterious circumstances in Bangalore, has appealed to the Karnataka government to order a CBI probe into the matter and arrest the culprits.

A memorandum in this regard was submitted to Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Monday through M. Narasingh, the former Art and Culture Minister of Manipur.

A student of Acharya’s NRV School of Architecture, 19-year-old Richard died in his sleep on April 17.

While Richard’s family and friends alleged that he was beaten to death by two of his seniors, the police have maintained that the boy died of injuries he sustained in a road accident two days before his death, and registered a case of unnatural death. However, following public outcry and an opinion among forensic experts that the boy could have been beaten to death by more than two students (based on the nature of wounds sustained), the police have now registered a case of murder. However, no arrests have been made.

College covering up Richard Loitam case, says CPI – Manipur

Bangalore, May 8, 2012, DHNS : The Manipur unit of the CPI on… more »

Bangalore, May 8, 2012, DHNS :

The Manipur unit of the CPI on Tuesday, urged the State government to initiate action against Acharya Institute of Architecture, Bangalore, for allegedly trying to hush up the case pertaining to the mysterious death of Manipuri student Richard Loitam at the college hostel, last month.

Addressing reporters here, Secretary of Manipur unit of CPI and former minister M Nara Singh charged the college management with playing tricks over the incident.

Manipur scientist faces racist barbs at the hands of colleagues

Subjected to racial barbs because of alleged professional jealousy, a talented forensic expert has taken… more »

Subjected to racial barbs because of alleged professional jealousy, a talented forensic expert has taken several of his colleagues to court.

Dr C.P. Singh, a scientist with the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in the Capital, has filed a criminal case against 16 people in a Rohini court for making racist remarks against him and his family members.

Those accused are Singh’s colleagues and their spouses. ‘Nepali’, ‘Chinese’, ‘Chinki’ and ‘Ching Chong’ are some of the contemptuous expressions frequently hurled at Singh, his wife Lenjibala Devi and two minor sons.
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What is needed now is a common platform – Manipur

Mohit M. Rao In the wake of the death of Richard Loitam, a Manipuri Meitei,… more »

Mohit M. Rao

In the wake of the death of Richard Loitam, a Manipuri Meitei, organisations from across the city participated in the “Justice for Richard” protest.

As a member of the Manipuri Meitei Bangalore Association (MMBA), Jenial Thiyam was surrounded by those from Bangalore Manipuri Students Association (BMSA), Tangkhul Student Union Bangalore (TSUB),Kuki student Organisation (KSO), Zaliarong Student Union Bangalore (ZSUB) — each representing the different ethnicities from in and around Manipur.

“It was only during the protest did I know of the various organisations and associations in the city,” said Mr. Thiyam.
Diverse groups

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Loitam’s report ready to roll – Manipur

The Madanayakanahalli police on Monday briefed a police official from Manipur about the progress of… more »

The Madanayakanahalli police on Monday briefed a police official from Manipur about the progress of investigation into the death of Manipuri student Richard Loitam at a city college hostel.

Following widespread protests, the Manipur government had deployed superintendent of police Potsangbam Dhanakumar to assess the speed of investigation and also check whether the attack was a racist one, or whether other Manipuri students in the city too were facing similar problems.

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2012/05/loitam%E2%80%99s-report-ready-to-roll-manipur/

‘The Loitam case was just a trigger’ – Manipur

Sudipto Mondal It rakes up attitudes and discrimination in a supposedly liberal Bangalore Investigation of… more »

Sudipto Mondal

It rakes up attitudes and discrimination in a supposedly liberal Bangalore

Investigation of the mysterious death of Manipuri student Richard Loitam has taken an intriguing turn even as the police continue to probe into the possibility of his death being caused by a road accident.

Based on the nature of wounds the 19-year-old sustained, which include multiple injuries to his forehead, chest, face and thighs, an opinion has emerged among forensic experts that the boy was beaten by more than the two students. A case of murder has been registered but there have been no arrests yet.

While experts are yet to establish the exact cause of the death, the police and the college management agree that Loitam was attacked on the night of his death.

Brawl or racism?

But ever since the teen’s death made national headlines, activists and journalists have agonised over one question — was it an attack on a human being or a crime against humanity?

During the April 29 “Justice for Richard” protest in the city, there were murmurs about racism and hate crime. But protest leaders were quick to dissuade the agitators from making such claims.

“The brazenness of the attack has the classic symptoms of racism,” argues Johnson Rajkumar, Associate Professor of Visual Communication, St. Joseph’s College, who also hails from Manipur.

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Dana Silva murder: Students from North East need a law shield: Mukul Sangma

Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma, whose niece committed suicide on the Amity University campus in… more »

Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma, whose niece committed suicide on the Amity University campus in Gurgaon last week, pitched for a law on Monday to ensure security to students.

The legislation should address the discrimination faced by youngsters from the North- East studying or living in different parts of the nation, he said.

Sangma had earlier accused Amity University of racial discrimination for his niece Dana Silva Sangma’s suicide in her hostel room last week. He said stringent action should be taken to deter recurrence of such incidents in the future.

Dana, who was an MBA student, committed suicide after she was expelled for allegedly cheating at an examination. The chief minister, however, disagreed with the university’s version and claimed that the incident in the examination hall could not have provoked her to kill herself.

” This could be their version.

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Delhi: CFSL scientist from Manipur aDelhi: CFSL scientist from Manipur accuses colleagues of racial discrimination

A forensic scientist hailing from the northeast region has accused his colleagues in Delhi’s prestigious… more »

A forensic scientist hailing from the northeast region has accused his colleagues in Delhi’s prestigious Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) of racial discrimination .

Upset by the alleged racial slurs he suffered at work, the senior scientific officer from Manipur — C.P. Singh — has filed a defamation case against his colleagues. The CFSL assistant director has accused 16 of his colleagues of bullying him and openly calling him “Chinky Owl” and “Ching Chong” at work.

The officer, who works at the physics department of FSL and is an expert in voice identification techniques, alleged that these colleagues regularly gang up against him, pour scorn on him and ridicule him in public, frequently using racial slurs to demean him.

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Manipuri teen’s death: Arrest of suspects demanded

Bangalore: Amid growing public outcry demanding justice for Manipuri student Loitam Richard, died under suspicious… more »

Bangalore: Amid growing public outcry demanding justice for Manipuri student Loitam Richard, died under suspicious circumstances in his college hostel here last month, a former Minister from that state on Tuesday demanded immediate arrest of those behind the “killing”.

Manipur’s CPI Secretary and former Arts and Culture Minister M Nara Singh, who met Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda here yesterday, said he was happy with Gowda’s assurance to him that the suspects in the killing would be nabbed.

Singh said Gowda would address students from north-eastern in Karnataka in the next couple of days.

Source: Zee News

Kajao Phingang

The 122nd death anniversary of Pukhrambam Kajao orgainsed by Pukhrambam Kajao memorial trust will be held at Kamong on May 25. Floral tributes will be paid to the cremation ground at Maisnam Mamang Leikai Canal. It may be mentioned here that he killed Mr. Grimwood with his spear and he was hanged till death at […]

The 122nd death anniversary of Pukhrambam Kajao orgainsed by Pukhrambam Kajao memorial trust will be held at Kamong on May 25.
Floral tributes will be paid to the cremation ground at Maisnam Mamang Leikai Canal.
It may be mentioned here that he killed Mr. Grimwood with his spear and he was hanged till death at the Western side of Kangla on May 15, 1891.

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Khongjom battle remembered

The April 25 Khongjom battle was remembered at a simple function held at Khongjom Tengol Lampak today. Floral tributes were paid to the statue of Chongthamia and other warriors who sacrificed their lives for the motherland.
Prof. Yumnam Mohindro, relat…

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