Bangladeshi envoy to visit India over dam project issue – MSN India

Daily Star OnlineBangladeshi envoy to visit India over dam project issueMSN IndiaDhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that a special envoy would be sent to India soon to discuss the Tipaimukh Dam to be built on th…


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Bangladeshi envoy to visit India over dam project issue
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Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that a special envoy would be sent to India soon to discuss the Tipaimukh Dam to be built on the Barak river, that flows down into Bangladesh, in India's Manipur state.
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Zeliangrong students stand by Baudi – MorungExpress

Zeliangrong students stand by BaudiMorungExpressDimapur, November 23 (MExN): The All Zeliangrong Students' Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland today lashed out at the Rongmei Council for questioning the primacy of the Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Man…

Zeliangrong students stand by Baudi
MorungExpress
Dimapur, November 23 (MExN): The All Zeliangrong Students' Union of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland today lashed out at the Rongmei Council for questioning the primacy of the Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) as the mandated apex Zeliangrong
Zeliangrong Baudi mandated apex Zeliangrong body: AZSU (AMN)Nagaland Post

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Khaleda Zia writes to Manmohan over Tipaimukh Dam project – TwoCircles.net

Daily Star OnlineKhaleda Zia writes to Manmohan over Tipaimukh Dam projectTwoCircles.netThe proposed dam is to be constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers in Manipur and within 100 km of Bangladesh's border. A pact in this regard …


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Khaleda Zia writes to Manmohan over Tipaimukh Dam project
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The proposed dam is to be constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers in Manipur and within 100 km of Bangladesh's border. A pact in this regard was inked Oct 22 among India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, or NHPC Ltd,
Khaleda writes Manmohan for jt survey on Tipai damDaily Star Online
Khaleda calls for stopping building of Tipaimukh damFinancial Express Bangladesh
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1st Evergreen Flowers’ School (EGF) Alumni Meet held on 16 Nov, 2011

Press Release 1st EGF Alumni’s meet was held on 16 Nov. at the school premise… more »

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1st EGF Alumni’s meet was held on 16 Nov. at the school premise of the Evergreen Flowers’s School, Thoubal, Ningombam. Celebrating the day, the alumni members organised a workshop on ‘Every Career Is Good But the Choice is Yours’, for students of class X and IX of the school and students from other 10 schools of Kakching, Thoubal and Senapati. Nearly 300 students took part in the workshop and around 70 alumni members helped and contributed for the function.

Rev.Father Louis of St.Xavier High School, of Maram, Senapati was the chief guest of the function and Nawaz Khan Thouba , Desk Editor, DDK was the guest of honour of the function. The key note address of the workshop was given by Dr L.Jibon, K.Sh., Director in Charge, Manipur Institute of Management, Manipur University, Imphal.

Skype live talk and interaction with the students and overseas Manipuris were also organised on that day. Dr, Jayanta , Dr, Hamidur, Dr, Sachin Sharma, Dr Bishwajeet Elangbam spoke skype live from Malaysia, US, Africa and England respectively. This, perhaps, could be the first time in Manipur to have given such opportunities for local students to listen and talk to directly with learned overseas Manipuris.

Alumni meet organising committee thanks all the media personnel for the wide coverage given to the function.

Sd/-
Alumni Organising Committee
EGF Alumni
Manipur

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1st Evergreen Flowers’ School (EGF) Alumni Meet held on 16 Nov, 2011

Press Release 1st EGF Alumni’s meet was held on 16 Nov. at the school premise… more »

Press Release

1st EGF Alumni’s meet was held on 16 Nov. at the school premise of the Evergreen Flowers’s School, Thoubal, Ningombam. Celebrating the day, the alumni members organised a workshop on ‘Every Career Is Good But the Choice is Yours’, for students of class X and IX of the school and students from other 10 schools of Kakching, Thoubal and Senapati. Nearly 300 students took part in the workshop and around 70 alumni members helped and contributed for the function.

Rev.Father Louis of St.Xavier High School, of Maram, Senapati was the chief guest of the function and Nawaz Khan Thouba , Desk Editor, DDK was the guest of honour of the function. The key note address of the workshop was given by Dr L.Jibon, K.Sh., Director in Charge, Manipur Institute of Management, Manipur University, Imphal.

Skype live talk and interaction with the students and overseas Manipuris were also organised on that day. Dr, Jayanta , Dr, Hamidur, Dr, Sachin Sharma, Dr Bishwajeet Elangbam spoke skype live from Malaysia, US, Africa and England respectively. This, perhaps, could be the first time in Manipur to have given such opportunities for local students to listen and talk to directly with learned overseas Manipuris.

Alumni meet organising committee thanks all the media personnel for the wide coverage given to the function.

Sd/-
Alumni Organising Committee
EGF Alumni
Manipur

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Economic blockade enters 94th day in Manipur – IBNLive.com

Indian ExpressEconomic blockade enters 94th day in ManipurIBNLive.comPTI | 04:11 PM,Nov 23,2011 Imphal, Nov 23 (PTI) As the crippling economic blockade on two national highways in Manipur stepped into the 94th day today, its sponsor United Naga Council…


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Economic blockade enters 94th day in Manipur
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PTI | 04:11 PM,Nov 23,2011 Imphal, Nov 23 (PTI) As the crippling economic blockade on two national highways in Manipur stepped into the 94th day today, its sponsor United Naga Council (UNC) in an ominous note threatened 'severing' of all ties with the
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Economic blockade enters 94th day in Manipur – Hindustan Times

Indian ExpressEconomic blockade enters 94th day in ManipurHindustan TimesPTI The economic blockade launched by United Naga Council (UNC) on Manipur portions of two national highways entered the 94th day on Wednesday forcing the prices of essential item…


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Economic blockade enters 94th day in Manipur
Hindustan Times
PTI The economic blockade launched by United Naga Council (UNC) on Manipur portions of two national highways entered the 94th day on Wednesday forcing the prices of essential items to rise. The UNC had first launched economic blockades on the two
Economic blockade enters 94th day in ManipurIBNLive.com
Politics Journal: As Parliament Meets, What About Manipur?Wall Street Journal (blog)
Chandel for 'Alternative arrangement'E-Pao.net
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Manipur JD(U) demands written assurance from Chidambaram – Hindustan Times

KanglaOnlineManipur JD(U) demands written assurance from ChidambaramHindustan TimesPTI The Manipur unit of Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday demanded written assurance from Union home minister P Chidambaram that the Centre will not make a 'supra sta…


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Manipur JD(U) demands written assurance from Chidambaram
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PTI The Manipur unit of Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday demanded written assurance from Union home minister P Chidambaram that the Centre will not make a 'supra state body' for Nagas. "The issue is a very serious matter as it is the first step to
JD (U) demands written assurance from Union home minister on Supra stateKanglaOnline

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Bangladeshi Opposition calls strike to protest India’s controversial dam project – HydroWorld

Bangladesh News 24 hoursBangladeshi Opposition calls strike to protest India's controversial dam projectHydroWorld1 to protest Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's incumbent Bangladesh Awami League-led government's "inaction" about an i…


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Bangladeshi Opposition calls strike to protest India's controversial dam project
HydroWorld
1 to protest Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's incumbent Bangladesh Awami League-led government's "inaction" about an investment agreement on the construction of Tipaimukh Dam and a hydroelectric project on a common river Barak in Manipur state of
Share all detailsDaily Star Online
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Best Wishes for Examinations from MSAD

PRESS RELEASE Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, MSAD wishes the Manipuri students of DU, JNU and… more »

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Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, MSAD wishes the Manipuri students of DU, JNU and other institutes which are based in Delhi and NCR who are appearing their semester/house examinations all the very best and good luck. Hope that your results will bring some cheers in these troubled days of Manipur.

Sheikh Abdul Hakim,
Academic & Magazine Secretary
MSAD
21 November, 2011

Best Wishes for Examinations from MSAD

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Its time to bid farewell to AFSPA

By Bibhu Prasad Routray Given that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] has been… more »

By Bibhu Prasad Routray

Given that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] has been in vogue for more than two decades in 20 of 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, it is almost a given that the debate over its withdrawal would be prolonged. Stakeholders would make their case, arguing for and against the proposed repeal, sometimes resorting to alarming scenario building exercises. That is precisely what has happened. However, under the circumstances, the stage by stage withdrawal of the controversial Act appears to be the only sober option for the Government of India, for the following reasons.

Firstly, security laws are crucial, but only when the security situation warrants them. Without getting into the contentious debate of the enabling provisions of the AFSPA and the alleged human rights violations the Act perpetrates, AFSPA was a necessity in 1990, when it was first applied. The civilian fatalities had reached an alarming 862 that year. Both presence of the army and the Act, remained relevant all through the next 15 years. The average annual death of civilians between 1990 and 2005 remained precisely at that — 863 with a total of 13,821 deaths. It is for the first time in 2006 that the civilian deaths came down below 500 and since then, it has progressively declined. Since 2007, the state has consistently recorded under 100 deaths. And since 2010, the annual civilian fatalities are even below 50. There is no way that such significant improvement can be ignored.

Secondly, the army does not even operate in areas where it wants the extension of AFSPA. Since last few years, the Jammu and Kashmir police have taken over the lead role in counter-insurgency operations, with the para-military and the army providing a supporting role. Thereby, it makes little sense for the army to demand the continuation of the Act, in anticipation that it may operate in those areas. Neither the police nor the paramilitary benefits out of AFSPA. The ground level situation allows the authorities to reconfigure the force deployment in areas, deploying the army only along the Line of Control (LoC) and limiting its role in the urban areas.

Thirdly, continuation of security laws, beyond their rationalised existence, is demonstration of country’s weakness and not necessarily its strength. The army’s reported contention that the state would secede by 2016 if not for the Act is questionable. Such assessment is almost similar to the subsequent claim by the separatist Hurriyat Conference that without the Act, the state would witness mass uprising. If the presence of over two decades by the armed forces has only managed to create a condition, liable to be overrun in just five years, India needs to rethink its security strategy in the state, much beyond the deployment of armed forces and promulgation of an odd Act. Similarly, army’s contention that the repeal of the Act is a demand only by “Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, terrorists and secessionists” is too incorrect. There exists significant support for the move to withdraw the Act in the state and beyond. And moreover, neither the police nor the paramilitary share army’s alarming assessment.

Fourthly, it is important to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir through pro-active measures and expose the agenda of the minority separatists. Development activities in the state, appointment of interlocutors and consistent move to open the channels of communication with every strand of opinion in the state are indicative of New Delhi’s constant endeavour to find a solution to the problem. The stage-by-stage withdrawal of AFSPA adds to such confidence building measures. And more importantly, the improved ground-level situation allows for such an experiment. In a way, such moves are even more important than the attempts to make peace with our western neighbour. Jammu and Kashmir is fast returning to normalcy and there can be no better way to say this.

In August 2004, Manipur chief minister, considered to be a weakling by many, took a brave decision to withdraw the AFSPA from seven assembly constituencies of his state, amid army protests and more importantly, going against New Delhi’s advice. Although the army refused to operate in those AFSPA-less areas, those parts of Manipur didn’t really lapse into extremism in the subsequent months and years. Omar Abdullah’s government in Jammu and Kashmir is also within his rights to un-declare the select areas in his state as “disturbed”, thereby automatically allowing AFSPA to lapse. That’s why it is better for New Delhi to back Abdullah’s decision, rather than allowing the chief minister to take a unilateral decision.

And moreover, the withdrawal of the Act isn’t exactly an irreversible process. It can be brought back the moment situation warrants it.

Note: This article was originally published on 18 November 2011 in the New Indian Express: www.expressbuzz.com/voices/a/334308.html

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