Month: December 2011

BBC NewsBanned outfits in Manipur call for strikeThe HinduThe coordinating committee of seven banned underground organisations in Manipur have called for a general strike aimed at halting the visit of the Prime Minister Manmohon Singh and the UPA chair…

AMUCO, UCM boycott PM, Sonia visitE-Pao.netImphal, December 01 2011: Accusing the Government of India of persistently scheming to fragment Manipur into several pieces in addition to remaining a silent spectator when highways leading to Manipur were blo…

Status report on rights violation sent to UNE-Pao.netImphal, December 01 2011: A conglomerate of 14 civil society organisations, including human rights harbingers, the Civil society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur has reportedly submitted a detail…

Militant groups to boycott PM's visitMorungExpressIn a statement, the militant Co-ordination Committee said the people of Manipur should not welcome the Indian leaders. The erstwhile independent nation of Southeast Asia (Manipur) was 'forcibly …

India TodayNo more blockadesThe HinduThe United Naga Council's decision to lift its blockade of two crucial national highways leading into Manipur ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Imphal visit this weekend is hardly a cause for relief i…

Manipur waits for an HC & a new tomorrowIndian ExpressPrime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Saturday inaugurate, apart from a newly constructed state Assembly building, a court complex that the state hopes will go on to become the Manipur High Cour…

Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR)E-Pao.netThe Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) is happy to announce the submission of the Status of Human Rights in Manipur for consideration in th…

Zee NewsNE sportspersons seek support for blockade-hit Manipur peopleZee NewsNew Delhi: Leading sportspersons from the North East, including Kunjarani Devi, MC Mary Kom and Baichung Bhutia, on Thursday appealed to the country`s leadership and people to…

BBC NewsFor 20 Rupees, He Paid With His LifeWall Street Journal (blog)AP Mohammad Kora, who later died from injuries, is pictured at the site of the bomb blast in Imphal, Manipur, Nov. 30. Only one person died on Wednesday when a bomb exploded in Impha…

FirstpostNGOs to churches: All vow to beat HIV/AIDS in this Manipur districtFirstpostFor two government doctors in a remote Manipur district to have quit their jobs and dedicated themselves towards fighting HIV/AIDS in a bid to save a generation, clear…

IBNLive.comThree-day shutdown call cripples normal life in ManipurNewstrack IndiaImphal, Dec 1 (ANI): A three day shutdown call given by the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party has crippled normal life in Manipur since Tuesday. The outfit had called th…

NDTVSituation in Manipur remains grim: MinisterHindustan TimesThe state of affairs remains grim in Manipur even though a crippling 121-day economic blockade has been temporarily lifted, says a minister while stressing that any harsh action against prot…

BBC NewsState of affairs in Manipur remains grim: MinisterEconomic TimesIMPHAL: The state of affairs remains grim in Manipur even though a crippling 121-day economic blockade has been temporarily lifted, says a minister while stressing that any harsh a…