Manipur College students demand justice for Richard Loitam

The students of Manipur College braved the rain staging a sit in protest for 2 hours against the lagging policy of the Indian Government in handling the murder cases of Richard Loitam and O Labba, said a statement issued by the Manipur College Students…

The students of Manipur College braved the rain staging a sit in protest for 2 hours against the lagging policy of the Indian Government in handling the murder cases of Richard Loitam and O Labba, said a statement issued by the Manipur College Students’ Union Source The Sangai Express

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Bill for High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura passed From bench to Imphal HC

A Bill seeking to set up separate High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was today passed by Parliament Source The Sangai Express Press Trust of India

A Bill seeking to set up separate High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was today passed by Parliament Source The Sangai Express Press Trust of India

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NCB Imphal unit suffers from insufficient manpower

Even though Manipur is one of the worst drug hit states in India, the Narcotic Control Bureau unit in the state which was set up under the Union Home Ministry has been suffering from lack of manpower with the few staffs feeling the heat of work pressur…

Even though Manipur is one of the worst drug hit states in India, the Narcotic Control Bureau unit in the state which was set up under the Union Home Ministry has been suffering from lack of manpower with the few staffs feeling the heat of work pressure Source Hueiyen News Service Bijoy Laishram

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Ngamthang calls on all to help fight flood

Irrigation and Flood Control IFC Minister Ngamthang while affirming that all possible measures would be undertaken to prevent collateral damage from monsoon flooding called upon all concerned to support and extend cooperation to the IFC Department pe…

Irrigation and Flood Control IFC Minister Ngamthang while affirming that all possible measures would be undertaken to prevent collateral damage from monsoon flooding called upon all concerned to support and extend cooperation to the IFC Department personnel in combating the seasonal woes Source The Sangai Express

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PM set to visit Myanmar in last week of May Adviser to assess trade at Moreh

The ongoing international trade between India and Myanmar at border town Moreh will be assessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Adviser TKA Nair prior to the former’s visit to the neighbouring country in the last week of this month Source The San…

The ongoing international trade between India and Myanmar at border town Moreh will be assessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Adviser TKA Nair prior to the former’s visit to the neighbouring country in the last week of this month Source The Sangai Express

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Final post mortem report of Richard Loitam inconclusive

Though the final post mortem report has been released, the examination has not been able to confirm the exact cause of the death of Loitam Richard who was found dead in his hostel room on April 18, said an official source while speaking to The Sangai E…

Though the final post mortem report has been released, the examination has not been able to confirm the exact cause of the death of Loitam Richard who was found dead in his hostel room on April 18, said an official source while speaking to The Sangai Express Source The Sangai Express

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Loitam Richard murder case Forensic report arrives Effigies of three state Chief Ministers, Gaikhangam torched

The report of the forensic experts whose opinions have been sought to find out the exact cause that led to the death of Richard Loitam was handed over to Bangalore police yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service

The report of the forensic experts whose opinions have been sought to find out the exact cause that led to the death of Richard Loitam was handed over to Bangalore police yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service

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DESAM spells out ills afflicting education system – E-Pao.net

DESAM spells out ills afflicting education systemE-Pao.netImphal, May 16 2012: "The present education scenario in the state of Manipur requires some drastic changes in both the organizational structure as well as the departmental administration&qu…

DESAM spells out ills afflicting education system
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Imphal, May 16 2012: "The present education scenario in the state of Manipur requires some drastic changes in both the organizational structure as well as the departmental administration", stated the Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) .
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DESAM spells out ills afflicting education system – E-Pao.net

DESAM spells out ills afflicting education systemE-Pao.netImphal, May 16 2012: "The present education scenario in the state of Manipur requires some drastic changes in both the organizational structure as well as the departmental administration&qu…

DESAM spells out ills afflicting education system
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Imphal, May 16 2012: "The present education scenario in the state of Manipur requires some drastic changes in both the organizational structure as well as the departmental administration", stated the Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) .
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Desam demands Education Comm

IMPHAL, May 16: The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur, DESAM today submitted a 22 point… more »

IMPHAL, May 16: The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur, DESAM today submitted a 22 point memorandum to the Education Minister M Okendro Singh on the present education system of the state.

Briefing the press DESAM president Wangmayum Islauddin expressed his belief that the minister will consider the demands on the student body.

Among others the charter of demands include the constitution of a Manipur Education Commission, institution of Manipur Education Service, re-examination into the units/offices of the Education Department, re-organization of schools and rationalization process, in charge/look-after appointment against unsanctioned post.

It also asked the government to send back lecturers/teachers from the offices of Officers on Special Duty to their respective institutions and enactment of a new school recognition rules.

Other demands include a rationalization of transfer and posting policy; convergence of related central sponsored schemes; control over private schools; and orientation training of teachers in regular intervals.

Preparation of a detailed database in respect of the employees of the dept; streamlining the SCERT and establishment of text book Board and the need of taking care of the health of the students were also included in the memorandum.

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MES approved

IMPHAL, May 16: The state Cabinet today approved the institution of a Manipur Education Service… more »

IMPHAL, May 16: The state Cabinet today approved the institution of a Manipur Education Service (MES) cadre with an aim to usher in good governance in school education.

According to sources, the government move is aimed at school education administrators like Zonal Education Officers, Deputy Inspectors of Schools (DIs) and Assistant Inspectors of Schools (AIs) which are manned by teachers on deputation.

The sources said, 50 percent of the posts would be filled up by direct recruitment while the other 50 percent would be filled up by serving teachers through a limited competitive examination.

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HTC caution

IMPHAL, May 16: The Hill Tribal Council, Moreh has requested all the concerned contractors and… more »

IMPHAL, May 16: The Hill Tribal Council, Moreh has requested all the concerned contractors and labourers working along the National Highway 39 to take care not to disturb the connection of Telephone lines/OFC while the work of construction or repairs are taken up.

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Classification Tournament

IMPHAL, May 16: REYS won by 25 runs against CYCLONE at the ongoing Classification Tournament… more »

IMPHAL, May 16: REYS won by 25 runs against CYCLONE at the ongoing Classification Tournament of the Manipur Cricket Association today at Luwangpokpa Cricket Stadium.

CYCLONE won the toss and elected to field. REYS batsman scored 129 all out in 34.5 overs on which the CYCLONE batsman were not able to chase the target run and end up scoring only 104 all out in 34.2 overs.

REYS all-rounder Jayenta was declared man of the match for scoring 23 runs and taking 4 crucial wickets.    

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NIVSA Cup

IMPHAL, May 16: IVFA beat AYMFA by 3-1 in the first ground, while NAVSA beat… more »

IMPHAL, May 16: IVFA beat AYMFA by 3-1 in the first ground, while NAVSA beat IMVFA by 5-0 in the second ground of today’s matches of NIVSA Cup Veteran Football Tournament at Khoriphaba Ground, Nambol.

IVFA and NAVSA have stormed into the semifinals from group A after winning today’s matches.

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In search of education

The Education Minister has set a time-frame of 6 months for overhauling the education system… more »

The Education Minister has set a time-frame of 6 months for overhauling the education system in the state. Perhaps it must be the first time that a minister charged with the crucial portfolio has openly announced a complete overhaul of the system and it indeed surprised us. We have our doubts as to whether he will be able to complete the task in time for it would be a herculean feat. Yet, we pray for his success. First we must say a sense of commitment and political will is necessary on the part of the minister for undertaking the task. There are varied hurdles on the way to achieving success, and the first hurdle would be pressure from his own colleagues in the government, MLAs and different lobbies having vested interests. He has to be prepared for that. Second, the report of the Education Commission is gathering dust in the department and he has to rake up the past recommendations. We need to see the action taken report also, so as to prepare the ground for a new Education Commission with wide-ranging powers and a consultative process. Intellectuals, eminent educationists, experts in various fields including psychologists should be called in and asked to apply their mind. Framing of a good policy needs a multi-disciplinary approach and back-breaking sessions. We also would like to offer a piece of our mind. System overhaul of education is not only about recruiting qualified teachers and an effective monitoring system, good school buildings, a support system in terms of equipments and aids or for that matter a good transfer and posting policy for the teachers. Of course, these are also important. But the most important issue when we talked about education is the CONTENT, or in simple words, the curriculum. What are we teaching our children or our youth? Or what should we teach? The second question would be more appropriate to lead us in the proper direction. Another question crops up in our mind. What kind of citizen do we want to populate our society? Why do we need education or for that matter knowledge to fill our minds? We must carefully ponder upon these questions and begin the debate. For a society to grow and develop in the right direction, we need responsible citizens who are aware of their roots and the heritage that they have inherited and the ability to sacrifice for the good of the society or the state they belong to. And he will automatically become proud of his heritage and will walk with the head held high among peers. No individual will succeed in understanding others if he does not know the self. He must first understand his own society, its history and cultural heritage before he looks for understanding of others and other communities. He has to understand his own society’s world view before he seeks to understand the world view of other societies. He has to understand that Manipur was once a minor regional power in these parts and the Manipuri kings held sway over territories reaching the border of Tripura and Khasi hills in the west and far inside Burma beyond Chindwin even sometimes reaching the Chinese border. Our ancient chronicles called Puyas record the exploits of Manipuri kings in history. A wealth of knowledge is also captured in our timeless Puyas. The Puyas deal in varied subjects which include political and historical, geographical, natural phenomena, religious texts and rituals, genealogy, kinship, migration, medicine and physiology, astronomy, astrology, code of warriors, and monographs. This reflects our civilizational history. In such a backdrop, why should we despair for lack of local content. Appropriate amounts of knowledge could be gleaned from these ancient texts to teach our children and youth. According to the National Curriculum Policy, only 30 percent is reserved for local content which had remained unnoticed for years till the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) raked up the issue. A contentious issue at that time was about our brethren in the hills and their supposed lack of aptitude in science and mathematics. We had voiced our opinion that, it is the system and the mode of lesson delivery which is at fault. The same situation happened in America with regard to the Blacks. Every people or community has its own notion of science and mathematics, and indigenous knowledge systems. That was how the concept of ethno-science and ethno-mathematics was born. We need to take this into account, in the content debate. Last but not the least, we must all understand that there is no such thing as ‘Quality Education.’ Education is simply education.

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Bill for High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura passed – E-Pao.net

I GovernmentBill for High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura passedE-Pao.netSource: The Sangai Express / PTI New Delhi, May 16 2012: A Bill seeking to set up separate High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was today passed by Parliament. The …


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Bill for High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura passed
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Source: The Sangai Express / PTI New Delhi, May 16 2012: A Bill seeking to set up separate High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was today passed by Parliament. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill,
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Manipur College students demand justice for Richard Loitam – E-Pao.net

Manipur College students demand justice for Richard LoitamE-Pao.netImphal, May 16 2012: The students of Manipur College braved the rain staging a sit-in-protest for 2-hours against the lagging policy of the Indian Government in handling the murder case…

Manipur College students demand justice for Richard Loitam
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Imphal, May 16 2012: The students of Manipur College braved the rain staging a sit-in-protest for 2-hours against the lagging policy of the Indian Government in handling the murder cases of Richard Loitam and O Labba, said a statement issued by the
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A big No to NCTC: Manipur Civil society – KanglaOnline

A big No to NCTC: Manipur Civil societyKanglaOnlineThe seminar was organized by The United All Communities' Social Uplifters (UNACSU) was held at the Manipur Press Club. The seminar resolved that the NCTC is an infringement on the powers of the sta…

A big No to NCTC: Manipur Civil society
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The seminar was organized by The United All Communities' Social Uplifters (UNACSU) was held at the Manipur Press Club. The seminar resolved that the NCTC is an infringement on the powers of the state, while in Manipur it is like adding salt to the

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Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura to get HCs – Daily Pioneer

I GovernmentMeghalaya, Manipur, Tripura to get HCsDaily PioneerNew Delhi: A Bill seeking to set up separate high courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was passed by Parliament on Wednesday. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) & Other Relate…


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New Delhi: A Bill seeking to set up separate high courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura was passed by Parliament on Wednesday. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) & Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012, passed by Rajya Sabha, will pave way
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KSDC suspends economic blockade in Manipur – Assam Tribune

KSDC suspends economic blockade in ManipurAssam TribuneIMPHAL, May 16 – The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) which had imposed a 72 hour Statewide bandh till 6 pm of May 15 has decided to temporarily suspend its decision to continue with an economi…

KSDC suspends economic blockade in Manipur
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IMPHAL, May 16 – The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) which had imposed a 72 hour Statewide bandh till 6 pm of May 15 has decided to temporarily suspend its decision to continue with an economic blockade on the two National Highways in Manipur.

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