24 hours hill districts bandh called today

The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students’ Union, Regional Campus Manipur has announced a bandh in all the hill districts of the State including the National Highways with effect from 5am of May 26 to 5 pm of May 27 Source The Sangai Ex…

The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students’ Union, Regional Campus Manipur has announced a bandh in all the hill districts of the State including the National Highways with effect from 5am of May 26 to 5 pm of May 27 Source The Sangai Express

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Richard Loitam Police foil students’ ‘ban’ campaign

Police today arrested seven student activists from different parts of Imphal market areas for allegedly seizing goods and articles manufactured in Karnataka Source The Sangai Express

Police today arrested seven student activists from different parts of Imphal market areas for allegedly seizing goods and articles manufactured in Karnataka Source The Sangai Express

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Congress allies announce separate stirs

The Centre on Friday came under mounting pressure from within the ruling UPA to roll back the petrol price hike with Trinamool leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee planning a protest march and DMK and outside supporter Samajwadi Party …

The Centre on Friday came under mounting pressure from within the ruling UPA to roll back the petrol price hike with Trinamool leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee planning a protest march and DMK and outside supporter Samajwadi Party announcing agitation plans Source The Sangai Express Press Trust of India

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RPF clarifies

Reacting to the report of arresting some of its women cadres, the proscribed revolutionary organisation Revolutionary People’s Front RPF in a statement clarified that the two women who were identified as Colonel Lily Leima and Captain Memma of the or…

Reacting to the report of arresting some of its women cadres, the proscribed revolutionary organisation Revolutionary People’s Front RPF in a statement clarified that the two women who were identified as Colonel Lily Leima and Captain Memma of the organisation are not cadres of the organization and they have not been seen even in the dream Source Hueiyen News Service

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ICDS fails to deliver, no fund released for 3 months Anganwadi centres lie idle

Though Integrated Child Development Scheme ICDS is one of the many ambitious flagship programmes taken up by the Government of India, the scheme is unable to deliver its stated objectives in Manipur Source The Sangai Express

Though Integrated Child Development Scheme ICDS is one of the many ambitious flagship programmes taken up by the Government of India, the scheme is unable to deliver its stated objectives in Manipur Source The Sangai Express

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Dr Saumitra inspects development works

Member of Planning Commission of India, Dr Saumitra Chaudhuri, who arrived here on a two day visit to the state, has inspected various development programmes being taken up in the state Source Hueiyen News Service

Member of Planning Commission of India, Dr Saumitra Chaudhuri, who arrived here on a two day visit to the state, has inspected various development programmes being taken up in the state Source Hueiyen News Service

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PREPAK Pro refutes police version

The banned outfit PREPAK Pro has vehemently denied any connection with the two men who were arrested by Thoubal police commandos after which a boy was rescued Source The Sangai Express

The banned outfit PREPAK Pro has vehemently denied any connection with the two men who were arrested by Thoubal police commandos after which a boy was rescued Source The Sangai Express

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The man who speared Mr Grimwood to death recalled Need to observe Kajao Memorial Day as State function stressed

In recognition of the selfless sacrifice made by Pukhrambam Kajao, who speared then British Political Agent Mr Grimwood to death, for the sake of safeguarding the sovereignty of our Motherland, the State government should observe the Kajao Memorial Day…

In recognition of the selfless sacrifice made by Pukhrambam Kajao, who speared then British Political Agent Mr Grimwood to death, for the sake of safeguarding the sovereignty of our Motherland, the State government should observe the Kajao Memorial Day as a State function, exclaimed MLA Th Joykishan Source Hueiyen News Service

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Robbers rounded up, handed over to police

Two individuals who robbed gold jewellery, cash and mobile phones from a liquor vendor by posing themselves as UG cadres have been rounded up by local people and they were later handed over to police Source The Sangai Express

Two individuals who robbed gold jewellery, cash and mobile phones from a liquor vendor by posing themselves as UG cadres have been rounded up by local people and they were later handed over to police Source The Sangai Express

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RPF rebuffs arrest report

Flatly rejecting the claim that Col Lily Leima and Captain Memma were apprehended by BSF from Indo Bangladesh border near pillar no 1272 2 S , the proscribed RPF has asserted that they have never seen the two women who were shown as Lily Leima and Mem…

Flatly rejecting the claim that Col Lily Leima and Captain Memma were apprehended by BSF from Indo Bangladesh border near pillar no 1272 2 S , the proscribed RPF has asserted that they have never seen the two women who were shown as Lily Leima and Memma Source The Sangai Express

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PPP PrivatePublic Partnership model on the anvil

Implementation of Private Public Partnership model in some private schools of the State is on the anvil, Education Minister M Oken said today Source The Sangai Express

Implementation of Private Public Partnership model in some private schools of the State is on the anvil, Education Minister M Oken said today Source The Sangai Express

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IAS officers reshuffled

The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Personnel Division , Government of Manipur has issued an order today for re allocation of works transfer and posting in respect of some IAS officers Source Hueiyen News Service

The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Personnel Division , Government of Manipur has issued an order today for re allocation of works transfer and posting in respect of some IAS officers Source Hueiyen News Service

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Reddy rules out rollback, says India can’t run on public sentiment Loss pegged at staggering Rs 4890 Cr

Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy today nipped in the bud any hopes of an immediate rollback in petrol prices saying that oil marketing companies are staring at a staggering loss having suffered a massive Rs 4,890 crore loss in the luxury commodity onl…

Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy today nipped in the bud any hopes of an immediate rollback in petrol prices saying that oil marketing companies are staring at a staggering loss having suffered a massive Rs 4,890 crore loss in the luxury commodity only in FY 2011 12 Source The Sangai Express Agencies

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Black marketing PDS items

In its successive drive against black marketers, the Imphal West district police detected a group of gang involved in hoarding PDS items in the black market including SK oil, during a special drive conducted at Khurkhul Source The Sangai Express

In its successive drive against black marketers, the Imphal West district police detected a group of gang involved in hoarding PDS items in the black market including SK oil, during a special drive conducted at Khurkhul Source The Sangai Express

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Test results being sent to AIIMS for second opinion – Times of India

Times of India | Google News Feed BANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological… more »

Times of India | Google News Feed BANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological… more »

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Mysterious Richard: Inculcating Racist Lingo and Protest.

By: Dr. Malem Ningthouja, Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)   There is articulation of… more »

By: Dr. Malem Ningthouja, Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)   There is articulation of… more »

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Test results being sent to AIIMS for second opinion – Times of India

Test results being sent to AIIMS for second opinionTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological tests on the organs of Manipuri student Richard Loitam, 19, who was found dead in his hostel room on April 18, to the All In…

Test results being sent to AIIMS for second opinion
Times of India
BANGALORE: Police are sending the results of histopathological tests on the organs of Manipuri student Richard Loitam, 19, who was found dead in his hostel room on April 18, to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for a second opinion

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Repeal of AFSPA 1958 among recommendations to India by UN Human Rights

Mail News Service Imphal, May 25 : The 13′ session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) examined India’s human rights record in the afternoon on 24lh May 2012. According to reliable information from the United Nations HQ in Geneva, the repeal of AFSPA 1958 is […]

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Imphal, May 25 : The 13′ session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) examined India’s human rights record in the afternoon on 24lh May 2012. According to reliable information from the United Nations HQ in Geneva, the repeal of AFSPA 1958 is has been put forward as one of the recommendations of the session by Slovakia, with Switzerland and France raising the issue of AFSPA and also making similar recommendations. The Swiss recommendation is also to review AFSPA as per the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1CCPR).
The final report for India will be adopted on the 30th May and the preliminary report is to be made available on 29 May. According to the CSCHR delegation presently attending the session in Geneva, the recommendation for repeal of AFSPA is likely to be retained in the final recommendation.
Other recommendations, with the key issues raised during the review, including call for ratification of the Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), the Convention on Enforced Disappearances (UNCED), protection of Human Rights Defenders, implementation of the recommendations of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders in her visit to India (2011), Ratification of 1LO 169 on Indigenous Peoples (mae by Iraq), ratification of the Optional Protocol UNCRC, UNCEDAW, ICCPR, etc.
Permanent Representatives of many countries attending the session in Geneva took serious note of the trend of impunity to human rights violations and recommended to take prompt and effective measures to prosecute those involved in such violations (Spain, UK, US).
The 19-member high-powered India delegation led by Attorney General of India, Goolam E. VAHANVATl with Joint Secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs. Women and Children, Planning, etc. made statements in response to the questions from member states. In total, 80 States participated in the discussion: 31 HRC members and 49 observers.

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