SI RK Binorjit arrested in drug trafficking case

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IMPHAL, May 8: The officer in charge of Moreh Commando Post, namely Sub-Inspector RK Binorjit has been arrested for his role with regard to the trafficking of banned narcotic substances. He was arrested following the revelation from the 11 arrested … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: The officer in charge of Moreh Commando Post, namely Sub-Inspector RK Binorjit has been arrested for his role with regard to the trafficking of banned narcotic substances.

He was arrested following the revelation from the 11 arrested police personnel who gave their statements to the magistrate of Thoubal district and implicated Binorjit as the officer who ordered the transportation of drugs.

It may be mentioned that the police personnel were caught with a huge consignment of banned tablets containing pseudo-ephedrine  at Pallel Police Station new building gate on April 28. The arrested personnel were produced in front of the CJM Thoubal and for the second time at the NDPS court, Lamphel on May 5.

Sub Inspector RK Binorjit hailing from Yaiskul Police Lane, Imphal West and presently Moreh commando officer-in-charge was arrested by a Thoubal police team led by Y Chandramani, DSP/ Ops today at around 2 pm today. Binorjit will be produced before the CJM , Thoubal tomorrow.

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Interaction Program on `Reflections`

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IMPHAL, May 8: The Patriotic Writers’ Forum (PAWF), Manipur has said in a press release that as part of interaction programs on books being organized by the Patriotic Writers’ Forum (PAWF), Manipur, a book interaction program on “Reflections” a book … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: The Patriotic Writers’ Forum (PAWF), Manipur has said in a press release that as part of interaction programs on books being organized by the Patriotic Writers’ Forum (PAWF), Manipur, a book interaction program on “Reflections” a book of poetry written by Arambam Meme will be held at the conference hall of Hotel Classic on May 12 at 2 p.m. The program will be attended by K Radhakumar Singh, Deputy Commisioner, Imphal West District as chief guest, Prof. Jodha C Sanasam, president Writers’ Forum, Manipur as the president and Dr. Soibam Ibocha Singh, DIG Range-IV, Manipur and W. Rajen Singh, Director, IPR and Settlement and Land Records, Manipur as guests of honour. Dr. Ch. Sheela Ramani, Associate Professor, DMC of Arts will review the book, it added.

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6, 89,555 persons registered at employment exchange

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IMPHAL, May 8: A press release issued by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations has stated that as per an official statement from the Directorate of Employment Exchange; 6,89,555 persons were in search of jobs till March. Out of … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: A press release issued by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations has stated that as per an official statement from the Directorate of Employment Exchange; 6,89,555 persons were in search of jobs till March.

Out of the total number of 6, 89,555 persons being registered at the employment exchange; 1,17,509  are males in Imphal East District and females numbering 61,988 with a total of 1,79,897 persons whereas in Imphal East District, males are 78,458 and females 31,437, making a total of 1,09,895. In Thoubal District there are 92,032 males and 24,366 females while Bishnupur District has 50, 386 males and 17, 95 bringing the total number to 67,581 unemployed. Further 50, 841 males and 17, 544 females in Churachandpur District coming to 68, 385 persons in total are unemployed while Ukhrul District has 20, 827 males and 9, 081 females with the total standing at 29, 904 as unemployed figures. Senapati District has 41, 157 males and 15, 643 females with a total of 56, 800 unemployed persons.  There are 18, 065 males and 5, 773 females in Tamenglong District with 23, 838 in total while Chandel District has 19, 639 males and 8, 821 females bringing the total number to 28, 460. Handicapped males are 1,721 and females 825.

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Culvert reconstruction

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IMPHAL, May 8:The Sabal Leikai Youth Development Association (SYDC) has in a press release demanded the reconstruction of a damaged culvert with quality being maintained along the only road leading to Thambalkhong Sabal Leikai under Khergao Awang Sabal Leikai, Khetrigao … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8:The Sabal Leikai Youth Development Association (SYDC) has in a press release demanded the reconstruction of a damaged culvert with quality being maintained along the only road leading to Thambalkhong Sabal Leikai under Khergao Awang Sabal Leikai, Khetrigao A/C, polling No. 4/25.

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Bomb false alarm

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IMPHAL, May 8: A red cloth bag was found along the wall near the footpath of the State Bank Of India (SBI) located at the campus of the Secretariat (North Block), just opposite the Manipur police head quarter (PHQ) at … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: A red cloth bag was found along the wall near the footpath of the State Bank Of India (SBI) located at the campus of the Secretariat (North Block), just opposite the Manipur police head quarter (PHQ) at Bapupara at around 6.25 p.m. Given the huge security presence in the area and offices in the area, the initial suspicion was that the bag might contain a bomb. Once the bag was detected, police and CRPF personnel cordoned off the area. CRPF personnel along with two sniffer dogs and bomb experts of the police checked the bag and its contents only to discover some old clothes inside. 

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State level painting competition to be held

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IMPHAL, May 8: A press release from the Students’ Federation of India has said that the 2nd state level spot painting competition under the theme `Love, Faith, Co-operation, peace and liberty` for the students of classes III – V will … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: A press release from the Students’ Federation of India has said that the 2nd state level spot painting competition under the theme `Love, Faith, Co-operation, peace and liberty` for the students of classes III – V will be held under the aegis of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Manipur state committee as part of “equitable access to quality education” campaign on June 2 at Johnston Hr. Secondary School. Details can be obtained from the SFI office at Paona Bazar Governor Road, it said.

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School for Khongjom parva mooted

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IMPHAL, May 8: Renowned Khongjom parva singers of the state today called upon the state Government to establish a separate school for the dying art form of Khongjom parva recital and attract the youngsters to take up the dying art … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: Renowned Khongjom parva singers of the state today called upon the state Government to establish a separate school for the dying art form of Khongjom parva recital and attract the youngsters to take up the dying art form and save it from a state of oblivion.

Khongjom Parva is an oral rendition and recital based on tales and anecdotes of the 1891 Khongjom War.

The renowned Khongjom parva singers of the state including Ebeni, Soibam Thoiba, Khuman Sundari were attending a press conference at the office of the Ethno-Heritage Council announcing the 11th Foundation Day of the HERICOUN observation at Hotel Imphal.

Speaking at the press conference, Ebeni said the Khongjom Parva recital is on the wane and there is an immediate need for the people and the Government to work for its revival.

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Body of 25yr old housewife handed over to family

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IMPHAL, May 8: The dead body of  25 year old  Nekhohat Kilong who was found killed at Monumphai area near Kondong Lairembi under Moreh police station yesterday at around 2 pm has been handed over to the family members after … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: The dead body of  25 year old  Nekhohat Kilong who was found killed at Monumphai area near Kondong Lairembi under Moreh police station yesterday at around 2 pm has been handed over to the family members after conducting post mortem at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science (JNIMS) morgue at Porompat today. The deceased, Nekhohat Kilong is the wife of Vijay a non Manipur worker of the Border Road Transport Force presently staying at Moreh Ward Number 9.

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Protest stage against bomb blast at Langjing Achouba

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IMPHAL, May 8: Local womenfolk and club members of Langjing Achouba area today staged a sit in protest condemning the blast near a petrol pump located in the area on 6 May. The blast site is along the Imphal Jiri … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, May 8: Local womenfolk and club members of Langjing Achouba area today staged a sit in protest condemning the blast near a petrol pump located in the area on 6 May. The blast site is along the Imphal Jiri road on National Highway number 37 under Lamphel police station in Imphal West.

The sit in protest today was organized by the Langjing Ahchouba Women Welfare Association.

Speaking to the media person on the sidelines of the protest, Angom Premabati Secretary of the Langjing Achouba women welfare association said that the association condemned the blast that took place in a crowded area and sought clarification over any groups responsible for  the same.

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11 kg of Heroin valued at Rs 5 crore seized – KanglaOnline

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IMPHAL, May 8: In one of the biggest haul of narcotic seizure made in transit, at least 11 kg of Heroin having a net worth value of Rs 5 crore was seized from a smuggler from Manipur. The arrest was made on May 1 at Peducha police checkpost gate along

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Weaving History of Northeast India Conclave Series-3: Including Histories of Northeast India in National Curriculum

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3 & 4 May 2013, New Delhi 8 May 2013: For more than 63 years in the history of the independent Republic of India, the history/histories of 45 million of its citizens living in 8 states of the Northeast region … Continue reading

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3 & 4 May 2013, New Delhi

8 May 2013: For more than 63 years in the history of the independent Republic of India, the history/histories of 45 million of its citizens living in 8 states of the Northeast region of the country have been absent from our school, college and university text books. Northeast India is home to over 272 ethnic groups and communities. However, there is no collective writing, publication or inclusion of its varied histories in the syllabus or the text books of the country’s schools and universities. This ignorance or lack of awareness is one of the major causes of the wrong perception about people from the region. This is one of the main reasons that people of the northeast region are discriminated against when they travel for study and work to different parts of India.

Understanding and noticing these major lacunae, a team led by Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Control Arms Foundation of India and Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace started work in September 2012 wherein they met with Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). Later, a meeting was convened in Manipur on 13 October 2012 and New Delhi on 21 November 2013 regarding the issue.

Shri BG Verghese, Mrs Priyam Goswami, Ms Binalakshmi Nepram (l-r)

Shri BG Verghese, Mrs Priyam Goswami, Ms Binalakshmi Nepram (l-r)

On 3 and 4 May 2013 Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Control Arms Foundation of India, Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace in collaboration with India International Centre (IIC) with support from Heinrich Böll Stiftung, New Delhi successfully hosted a conference on the theme “Weaving History of Northeast India Conclave Series-3: Including Histories of Northeast India in National Curriculum” at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi.

The session commenced with an introductory speech by Ms. Binalakshmi Nepram, Founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivor Network and Secretary General of Control Arms Foundation. Her speech stressed on the fact that the history or histories of Northeast India that constitutes 45 million people had been neglected for many years. She said that with the help of that conclave, and the two others which were organized in 2012, strategies needed to be evolved through deliberation with eminent scholars, education institutions and members of the government.

Shri B.G. Verghese, Renowned Writer, Magsaysay Awardee & Visiting Professor, Centre for Policy Research spoke about the details of the important histories of the North East India and suggested to build a “grand narrative” for the region as a whole. He too shared the view of the extraordinary ignorance of the region, but said that Indians did had a tendency of forgetting their pasts and further said that it was not only the Northeast India they were ignorant of, but North India was ignorant of South India and vice- versa. He stressed on the fact that Northeast India had been surrounded by unfriendly neighbours, it had been subjected to violence and neglect. He went on to question the geographical aspects of the Northeast India and said that it just did not compose of the seven sisters but also Sikkim and northern part of West Bengal. He laid emphasis on the used of geography with history and cartography and that those were essential for building reliable narratives. He also introduced two works he was impressed with, first a book by Kunal Verma titled “Northeast Trilogy’” and the Shri S.P Shukla Commission Report titled “Transforming: The Northeast” stating that according to the report,”The ICSSR and ICHR should support, undertake, expedite or strengthen research into and the writing of Northeast history texts for different levels of learning and scholarship.”

Shri Vineet Joshi, Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) spoke on behalf CBSE and gave a practical approach to the discussion. He started with clarifying what CBSE actually did saying that it dealt with the evaluation of the students. He explained that the local environment influences the children’s education and that environment changes from region to region and also the learning experience was influenced by how much the teacher and curriculum were able to connect with the local community. And stated that, for that and through CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation), CBSE was trying to give as much flexibility to the local schools to use local means to teach a basic foundation of education. He urged that State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) of each Northeast India states and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to include more contents on Northeast India Region.For why the question papers set for evaluation were the same, he explained that it was to set a common benchmark for the nation.

Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, Saifuddin Kitchelew Chair and Professor Centre for North East Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia spoke about the important looming questions of what was the history that they seek to weave or formalise and who would narrated that. He explained that there were many people who could told the history like the Royal chronicles but those could not be understood as the history of the people. He further said that if the change in curriculum had to be sustainable, there needed to be proper collaboration and documentation. He was resistant to the idea of Northeast becoming a part of India but wanted India to be a part of the Northeast.

Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director of National Book Trust (NBT) spoke about the initiatives taken by the National Book Trust regarding the issue. He announced that the National Book Trust would be opening two of its centers in the Northeast India, one at Tripura and one at Guwahati in order to give more focus on the Northeast. He acknowledged the fact that there were not many books on the Northeast India and hence he called for authors to write stories and books on the Northeast so that they could published.

Mrs Priyam Goswami, an eminent historian from Guwahati University spoke in detail about Assam’s history and its representation and lack of it in national curriculum. She narrated Assam’s history starting from 4th century to the contemporary times. She explained that once the students start to read the history, they would realize that it was not isolated and that it was an important part of the nation. She stated that the Northeast was home to more than 200 communities and that it was a pity that they were almost invisible even though there had been great efforts by every kind of media, there was a sense of alienation which was a great injustice.

Dr Sukhendu Debbarma, Associate Professor, History Department, Tripura University spoke about the social-economic history of Tripura focusing on the indigenous people. He said that the indigenous people were the minority of the land and being the minority the decisions of the land could not be able to made by them. He gave the example of the legislative assembly where only little seats were reserved for the indigenous people.

Dr Thounaojam Chanu Ibemhal, Poetess and scholar of Manipur Literature and Mythology spoke about the documentation of the history of Manipur and its inclusion in the national curriculum. She informed about the ignorance of many historians of few of the important civilization that settled in Manipur. She went on to talk about the uniqueness of Manipur’s political history and said that it is important that the people of Manipur wrote their own history in an indigenous way.

Mr Jarpun Gamlin, founder of Sentinel spoke in detail about Arunachal Pradesh. He revealed that Arunachal Pradesh did not have much documentation of history, they mostly had oral history hidden in the form of traditions, stories and lullabies. He reasoned that many of the local languages of Arunachal Pradesh did not had a script and so documentation was difficult. He argued that it was actually not the fault of CBSE or any other such institutions, but the people of Arunachal Pradesh who had failed to depict their importance.

Mr Peter Lauenstein Denjonpa who is the Principal of Taktse International School, Sikkim gave the perspective of a school in the discussion. He started by questioning why history would be important in a place where everyone wanted to become scientists and lawyers. He brought out its importance by explaining that history brings out practices and values embedded in the culture that would gave an edge to the students.

Dr David R Siemlieh advocated for the inclusion of Northeastern history not only in school but in college and university curriculum. He said that it was the moral responsibility of those organisations which conduct examinations, to get that incorporated and within a few years made amendments to the neglect done.

Dr Noopur Singh a representative of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) made a statement on behalf ICHR Chairman Prof Basudev Chatterji stating that there was a need to collect documentary and oral history materials for the region. She also announced the launch of an ambitious project of surveying and assessing archives all over India. She gave details of the project pertaining to the northeastern states of India. She also stated the earlier meetings and discussions with Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network regarding collection of varied Northeast history and proper documentation. She further told about the collaboration between the Center of Northeastern Studies (Jamia Milia Islamia) and ICHR that had bring out some new publications. She stated, “ICHR is ready to give full support on all matters concerning the Northeast region.”

Professor P. Sinclair, Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) spoke about the need for the rectification of the flack going around about Northeast not being included in the curriculum. She disclosed the attempts being made to project every state of India in the national curriculum and said that the national curriculum was just an advisory curriculum, textbooks were a resource and that the teacher was the agent for each learner. She impressed on a dream that the teacher be given so much confidence that they were able to make their own resources.

Shri Nepram Bihari, author of Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronical of Manipur spoke of the difficulties he faced while documenting and translating “Cheitharol Kumbaba, the Royal Chronicle of Manipur” into English, an effort that took 17 years. He explained that documentation could not be understood unless the local language was well understood. He said that “Cheitharol Kumbaba” chronicled each and everything that involved the kings of Manipur from 33 A.D. till its last king Maharaja Bodhchandra’s rule that ended in 1955. He said that the book was studded with information on how the royal game of polo had its birth in the State; that the art of making Chinese silk and bricks were commonly practiced in earlier times of Manipur.

Ms Atiya Zaidi, Publisher, Ratna Sagar Pvt. Ltd. showed with examples how in various ways the Northeast India could be incorporated in the curriculum. She explained that not only the history was important but other aspects were important too. She stressed on the fact the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) should gave them the freedom to create their own textbooks, taking into consideration the curriculum, and that their textbooks could include activities, lessons and stories involving the Northeast India.

Shri Pratyush Kumar Mandal and Shri M.V.S.V. Prasad, representatives of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) gave the perspective of NCERT and gave details of how the NCERT has designed the curriculum and syllabus that has sufficiently included Northeast India in it not as history but in other forms. They explained that curriculum development was a work in progress and stating that there was always a scope for change and development. They stated that one of the factors they could focus on for the curriculum development was connecting life outside the school with the syllabus to develop a critical understanding of society and minimizing load of information to promote debate and discussion. They denied the fact that inclusion of Northeast was tokenistic but it could be called insufficient. They also stated that State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) to include more contents on Northeast India Region. And added that they were focussing to do more teacher training programs for primary and upper primary teachers of Northeast India region.

The following resolutions or conclusions had been made:

Formation of a Northeast India Resource Group consisting of historians, educationists and scholars to continue work on the issue of ensuring inclusion of Northeast India history in National Curriculum.
To put pressure so that Shukla Commission Report of 1997 titled, “Transforming: The Northeast” recommendations that ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) and ICHR ( Indian Council of Historical Research) should support, undertake, expedite or strengthen research into and the writing of Northeast history texts for different levels of learning and scholarship.
Commitment was given by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Chairman to give full support on all matters concerning the North east region of India.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have agreed to work with Northeast historians and scholars and resource person group to make Northeast history include in School Curriculum. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) also agreed to include our group in the process as per the New Syllabus Committee Meeting 2014
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to work with the Northeast Resource Group in including Histories of Northeast India
National Publishers like National Book Trust to give their commitment and to call for authors to write stories and books on the Northeast for Nationwide publication

The event concluded successfully. More than 100 people attended the two day event that consisted of renowned historians, scholars from Northeast India, institutions such as CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) , ICHR ( Indian Council of Historical Research) ; publishers such as National Book Trust (NBT), Ratna Sagar Pvt. Ltd., scholars, media, students and professors from various universities such as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi University (DU), Jamia, IGNOU and concerned citizens.

For more information, please contact:

Office of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network & Control Arms Foundation of India. Websites: www.cafi-online.com & www.womensurvivorsnetwork.org

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Respect the verdict

The outcome of the polls in Karnataka reveals political blabbering cannot influence the minds of the voters. Voters want development, nothing but development. BJP reduced Karnataka to a farce when its leaders squabbled for power among themselves. The party dug its own grave in the state. It will take several years for the party in […]

The outcome of the polls in Karnataka reveals political blabbering cannot influence the minds of the voters. Voters want development, nothing but development. BJP reduced Karnataka to a farce when its leaders squabbled for power among themselves. The party dug its own grave in the state. It will take several years for the party in the state to come out from where it had been laid. India is a vast country. Narendra Modi rhetoric could not dent the aspirations and expectations of the masses. BJP leaders must learn a lesson from Karnataka elections. Hindi heartland issue cannot be applied in the South, the East and the North. The party had faced similar onslaught in the hands of rivals when elections were held in Himachal Pradesh and Manipur in particular and other states in NE region as a whole. Karnataka results forecast what is in store for the Congress party. It is likely Congress party may emulate the record set by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, when the party led by him stormed to power continuously for three terms since 1952 until his death. Since then no political party had been able to win continuously for three terms at the centre. Congress party is now in upbeat mood. Therefore the question being asked now is will the ruling party think of advancing the time for holding general elections. The answer is may be, may not be. Some more states are also going to polls this year. The think tank of the party might be applying their mind on the forthcoming assembly elections in some of the states including Delhi. Better side of the Congress party is its ability to remain in power against all odds. Common masses confide to the party’s ability to steer the country out of mess. That had been shown in the past. The country survived by mortgaging gold during the third front regime at the centre. That was the most unfortunate saga. From scratch the country is now poised to become super power. Foreign investors have shown willingness to invest in our country. This is not a mean achievement. It requires a herculean task. That was carried out. India had experimented non Congress Government at the centre. Situation prevailing now does not warrant further experimentation. Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka had shown the road ahead. Should we dread the unknown path? No matter whether election time is advanced or not, Congress party as usual will see smooth sailing to power. Modi factor will not play important role in the general elections. Rather BJP, which has suffered dismal defeat in Karnataka, will think of keeping Modi out of leadership race of the party. Karnataka election results must influence the mindset of the blabbering class. Learn to respect the verdict of the voters.

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Missing duo found dead , KSO threatens stir

Imphal May 8 MNS/Agencies: Missing duo from Nongpok Keithelmanbi was found dead after 10 days, in an Ngarel pat hill lock near Kamuching village, Sadar Hills said a police on Wednesday. The two persons Seitinlal Kipgen of Bongbal Village and Tongsat Haokip of Masemjang Village under Chyrachandpur district were missing since April 29. The two […]

Imphal May 8 MNS/Agencies: Missing duo from Nongpok Keithelmanbi was found dead after 10 days, in an Ngarel pat hill lock near Kamuching village, Sadar Hills said a police on Wednesday.
The two persons Seitinlal Kipgen of Bongbal Village and Tongsat Haokip of Masemjang Village under Chyrachandpur district were missing since April 29.
The two death bodies were found by nearby villagers in the morning and inform to Yairipok police station added the police source.
Police source further said one of the bodies has been totally decomposed with only skeletal remains and the other is in highly decomposed stage.
Mention may be made here that a sit in protest was held at Nongpok Keithelmanbi by the family members as well by the villagers demanding the safe release of the duo last week, and many Kuki organization has also threaten of democratic agitation if they are not release it safely.
The Kuki Students Organisation-Sadar Hills (KSO-SH) has threatened to call indefinite bandh in Sadar Hills including the national highways if the state government fail to find out and book the culprits involved in the kidnapping and the subsequent murder of the two Kukis.
The two Kukis who had gone missing since April 29 were found dead at Kamu Ching, a hillock near Nongpok Sekmai under Yairipok Police Station in Imphal East district early hours Wednesday. The corpses were highly decomposed.
Seitinlal Kipgen, 50, hailed from Bongbal Khullen in Saikul sub-division in Sadar Hills, Senapati district and Tongkhosal Haokip, 35, a native of Masenjang village in Churachandpur district had been reportedly kidnapped by unidentified persons from Nongpok Keithelmanbi near Kamu Ching on April 29 around 8 am and since then their whereabouts remained unknown.
Some locals spotted the highly decomposed bodies on the top of the small hill around 7 am, reports said. The police are still clueless about the nature of the dead. But they have started probing it.
Their bodies had been found amidst protest by several civil society organizations demanding their safe release.
Seitinlal owned a pharmacy at Nongpok Keithelmanbi before while Haokip had been working at Bongbal village as a carpenter.

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Churachandpur bodies oppose quit notice

IMPHAL, May 8 NNN: Pamphlets containing ‘Quit Notice’ to a particular community from Churachandpur have been released and a hotel burnt down. The pamphlets found in certain locality in Churachandpur by miscreants had asked Meitei to quit the Kuki-land in two days’ time or else they will face drastic consequences. Prompted by this development, the […]

IMPHAL, May 8 NNN: Pamphlets containing ‘Quit Notice’ to a particular community from Churachandpur have been released and a hotel burnt down.
The pamphlets found in certain locality in Churachandpur by miscreants had asked Meitei to quit the Kuki-land in two days’ time or else they will face drastic consequences.
Prompted by this development, the Zomi Council (ZC) and Zomi Students Federation (ZSF) have strongly condemned the ‘quit notice’ .
“The Zomi Council is aghast at the distribution of pamphlets on the fateful night by some miscreants. It is learnt that the pamphlets contain a provocative, communal and hatred message directed against a particular community,” the Zomi Council said”, adding, “Such hate campaign is medievalist in nature and has no place in this post modern world. The campaign is nothing but only a sinister design to pitch one community against another community.
The Zomi Council and ZSF then put on record that it believes in peaceful co-existence of different communities and would spare no effort to maintain peace and harmony in Churachandpur. The ZC and ZSF appeal all ethnic brethren to remain calm and exercise restraint.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Kuki Inpi, Churachandpur and Meitei organisations in Churachandpur during a joint press conference condemned the ‘quit-notice’ and such such notice should not be considered seriously as it could be the handi-work of some immature people.

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Congress will give stable, Govt. in Karnataka: Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed his delight with the Congress Party getting absolute majority in Karnataka, saying the state will now get a stable, progressive and hard-working government for the next five years. “We are happy. I have seen different numbers in different channels, but it appears that […]

New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed his delight with the Congress Party getting absolute majority in Karnataka, saying the state will now get a stable, progressive and hard-working government for the next five years.
“We are happy. I have seen different numbers in different channels, but it appears that all channels are agreeing that Congress will have an absolute majority in the house. We are very happy that people of Karnataka have voted the Congress Party with an absolute majority,” Chidambaram told mediapersons outside the Parliament here.
“Voting the Congress party is one thing, but voting it with an absolute majority means that there will be a stable government for five years. And we can now promise the people of Karnataka that we will give a stable government, a progressive government and a hard-working government for the next five years,” he added.
Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chidambaram said there is a need to repair the financial position of the state.
“The financial position of Karnataka is quite bad that is the way they have left it. So, we need to repair the financial position of Karnataka,” he added.
Chidambaram also played down the fact that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was a factor in Karnataka.
“I don’t think ever Mr. Modi will say that he was a factor in Karnataka,” he said.
Modi, touted by many to be the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate in 2014, campaigned for the party in Karnataka in an effort that it is re-elected to power.
Modi, who secured an electoral hat-trick in Gujarat, left no stone unturned in targetting the Gandhi family and the ruling Congress Party at the Centre during his election campaigns in Karnataka. The Finance Minister further said result of the Karnataka polls gives a clear message to all political parties that the people watches very closely and very carefully.
“And we have to deliver. A government that does not deliver, lives on rhetoric is not going to be re-elected and the government in Karnataka was such a government. So, this is a lesson to whoever forms the government must deliver on the ground,” he added.
As per the latest trends, the Congress was set to return to power in Karnataka, with its candidates winning 40 seats and leading in 79 seats.
While the ruling BJP has been pushed to the third spot, leading only in 35 seats. The Janata Dal-Secular is leading in 42 seats.
The Karnataka Janatha Party (KJP), which is led by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, is leading in eight seats.
Counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which witnessed a 70.23 per cent voter turnout on May 5, began this morning at 8 a.m. amidst tight security.
In the 2008 elections, BJP secured 110 seats, three short of majority and formed the government with the help of five independents who were made ministers. Congress bagged 80 seats and JD-S 28. The overall voter turnout then was 64.91 per cent.

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DU panel approves new course structure

New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): With admissions for new four-year undergraduate programmes set to begin from next month, the Delhi University’s Academic Council has approved new course structure for 28 departments. “The Academic Council approved courses in Discipline 1, Discipline 2 as well as Application courses of 28 departments in a marathon meeting of 92 […]

New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): With admissions for new four-year undergraduate programmes set to begin from next month, the Delhi University’s Academic Council has approved new course structure for 28 departments.
“The Academic Council approved courses in Discipline 1, Discipline 2 as well as Application courses of 28 departments in a marathon meeting of 92 Council members,” the university’s Registrar, Alka Sharma, said. The syllabus for the courses was passed with 86 votes in favour and six against, she added.
The Academic Council met to assess the course syllabus recommended by the standing committee for subjects to be offered as major, minor and applied courses, besides the 11 foundational courses, which will be compulsory for all students.
The meeting was adjourned for Wednesday to pass the remaining courses and to discuss several issues regarding the four-year undergraduate programme.
Giving details about the approved courses, Academic Council member and Director of South Campus Umesh Rai said most of the courses of the Faculty of Sciences and Arts were passed.
“All the courses which come under Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences like electronics, instrumentation, microbiology, biochemistry were passed. “Besides most of the courses related to Faculty of Arts including English, Hindi, Hindi Journalism, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Philosophy, Psychology also were passed,” he said.
Although Sharma did not give a clear picture on the number of papers and courses passed by the Academic Council, Council member Amitav Chakrobarty claimed 1,013 papers and 89 courses have been passed. “1,013 papers of 28 departments were passed.
Minor changes were made in the meeting that were recommended by the Standing Committee,” he said.
Some of the Academic Council members raised objections regarding the development of the four-year programme’s structure and gave a note of dissent on it.

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DoNER will not be abolished: PM

New Delhi, May 8: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured today the delegation of North East Students Organisation (NESO) that the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) will not be abolished. NESO delegation team comprising NESO Chairman, Samuel B Jyrwa from Meghalaya, Secretary General, Sinam Prakash Singh from Manipur, other office […]

New Delhi, May 8: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured today the delegation of North East Students Organisation (NESO) that the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) will not be abolished.
NESO delegation team comprising NESO Chairman, Samuel B Jyrwa from Meghalaya, Secretary General, Sinam Prakash Singh from Manipur, other office bearers of NESO and members units of NESO met with Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in his Office Chamber at Parliament, New Delhi and submitted a memorandum on the various important issues affecting the North East region as a whole and also a Representation on the issue relating to the Minister of DoNER. During the meeting, the Charter of Demands made by NESO were discussed minutely. The Prime Minister said that he will go through the Memorandum carefully and will see what could be done from his side.
Apart from the charter of demands in the Memorandum, NESO also submitted a representation regarding the Minister of DoNER. NESO urged the Prime Minister that instead of dissolution of Minister of DoNER, restructuring of DoNER could be done so as to bring more development in the NE. In this regard, the Prime Minister gave assurance that Minister of DoNER will not be dissolved.
Moreover, NESO team will be meeting with opposition leaders and other Central leaders during its visit to New Delhi.
It was stated that NE that in more than five decades, the Union Republic of free India has not addressed itself to the genuine problem of the NE except some reactive and luring approaches, conditioned only to when the national security of the so-called, the mainstream India, is threatened by insurgency or external aggression.
The successive Indian government has carried out a ceaseless psychological warfare against the people in an attempt to divide and rule us. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) is one of the most draconian legislations that the Indian Parliament has passed in its 54 years of parliamentary history, that for nearly 50 years the deployment of armed forces and militarisation of the NE has been the single largest threat to the indigenous people in terms of atrocities on innocent populace, occupation of educational institutions, lands in cities and villages, using forests as training grounds and thereby, usurping the resources of indigenous people. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and other anti-peoples’ laws has given the security forces in NE with the power over life and death of the citizens with a status of impunity. Innocent civilians, aged, children, women and people from all walks of life have been put into nightmarish reign of terror. Even the babies of the next generation will turned out to be traumatized and mentally retarded children because the NE had been kept under the spell of nightmares and ghostly scenes for more than 40 years.
It demanded that the Union government accede and honour the United Nations Covenants for guarantee of Human Rights, repeal, all impunitive legislations and draconian laws .
The present problem facing the northeast is multi-dimensional but a great part of the crisis relates with the unabated influx of illegal migrants from her immediate neighbours which has brought a serious demographic change m the N.E. region in particular and other parts of the country in general.
The continued influx of refugees and undocumented migrants from different countries has created a sense of insecurity and apprehension among the indigenous people that their culture, tradition, political identity, their creeping control over land and existence itself, will be swallowed up by the outsiders. The unguarded porous border has been used by fundamentalist groups to infiltrate into the region thereby further threatening the existence of the indigenous people. There is every reason to believe that there are already a considerable number of militant fundamentalist groups operating in NE with a design to over-run the whole of NE according to their whims and fancies.
In order to protect the indigenous people of the NE from further assimilation by dominant communities and their culture, the provisions of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 popularly known as the ‘Inner Line Permit’ system must be extended to the entire north Eastern region.
It is a matter of great pain to mention that, ever since India’s independence from the British yoke, NE region has always remained backward. The mainland rulers of the country have neglected the NE part of the country and untold political injustice and economic exploitation has been perpetrated on the region and its people. The sheer discrimination to the people of NE has reared its ugly head in different forms, both non-violent peaceful movements and violent armed movements. There is an unabated growth of frustrated un-employed youths and their number is growing in an alarming proportion. Although, there are certain armed political movements, which have historical bases, yet, the feeling of total alienation from the mainland India is also manifested in many ways amongst the people of NE.
The magnanimity of the above-mentioned problems has become deep-rooted and there can be no short cut to solving the problem. This problem is, whether, deliberately, or otherwise, the creation of the Central rulers and the NESO is strongly of the view that the only solution to this decades- concentrated problem has to be constitutional addressed. Therefore, the NESO demand for granting of Special Constitutional Status to the people of NE states that must delegate vast federal authority to the states governments including the rights over land and its natural resources.

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Students back Parttime lecturers

The Students’ Union of Presidency College, Motbung has rendered full support and back up agitation being spearheaded by All Manipur Government College Part Time Lectures’ Welfare Association in pursuance of its demand for revision of their salary as pe…

The Students’ Union of Presidency College, Motbung has rendered full support and back up agitation being spearheaded by All Manipur Government College Part Time Lectures’ Welfare Association in pursuance of its demand for revision of their salary as per UGC VI pay commission Source Hueiyen News Service

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Union backs Parttime lectures

The Students’ Union Presidency College Motbung has pledged full support to the demand of the All Manipur Government College Part Time Lectures’ Welfare Association who have been demanding revision of their salary as per UGC VI Pay Commission Source …

The Students’ Union Presidency College Motbung has pledged full support to the demand of the All Manipur Government College Part Time Lectures’ Welfare Association who have been demanding revision of their salary as per UGC VI Pay Commission Source The Sangai Express

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Zeliangrong bodies flay GoM on Silent incident

The Government of Manipur is trying to simplify and justify the burning down of 36 houses and granaries and destroying of other properties worth crores of rupees including valuable items and clothes belonging to Silent village by people from Seijang v…

The Government of Manipur is trying to simplify and justify the burning down of 36 houses and granaries and destroying of other properties worth crores of rupees including valuable items and clothes belonging to Silent village by people from Seijang village numbering more than 1000 in a pre planned and well meditated manner is strongly condemned by Zeliangrong Youth Front ZYF , All Zeliangrong Students Union AZSU and Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur ZSUM alleged on Monday Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network

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