Rising to the occasion

Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has literally pulled the rug from under the feet of the Manipur-based United Naga Council. UNC has imposed an economic blockade of two national highways from 1 November as a mark of protest over the proposal to create the Kuki-dominated Sadar Hills out of Senapati district — a stronghold of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and the UNC.

Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has literally pulled the rug from under the feet of the Manipur-based United Naga Council. UNC has imposed an economic blockade of two national highways from 1 November as a mark of protest over the proposal to create the Kuki-dominated Sadar Hills out of Senapati district — a stronghold of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and the UNC.

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Rising to the occasion

Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has literally pulled the rug from under the feet of the Manipur-based United Naga Council. UNC has imposed an economic blockade of two national highways from 1 November as a mark of protest over the proposal to create the Kuki-dominated Sadar Hills out of Senapati district — a stronghold of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and the UNC.

Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has literally pulled the rug from under the feet of the Manipur-based United Naga Council. UNC has imposed an economic blockade of two national highways from 1 November as a mark of protest over the proposal to create the Kuki-dominated Sadar Hills out of Senapati district — a stronghold of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) and the UNC.

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Bandh hatao, Manipur bachhao! —Use of banking, technology and financial services for eradication of violent protest and bandhs in Manipur—

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one o…

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one of them is bandhs and strikes. Nowadays Manipur is more popularly known as the land of bandhs. Over the years this bandh culture has destroyed economic, social and political aspects of the life of the people of Manipur. We are all familiar with the terms like lightning bandh, dawn to dusk bandh, 12 hours, 24, 36, 100 hrs, 100 days bandh, economic blockade, counter economic blockade, bandh supporters bandh, anti band supporters bandh etc. We are very confident that Manipur is unofficial Guinness World Record Holder as far as Bandhs and Strikes are concerned.

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Bandh hatao, Manipur bachhao! —Use of banking, technology and financial services for eradication of violent protest and bandhs in Manipur—

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one o…

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one of them is bandhs and strikes. Nowadays Manipur is more popularly known as the land of bandhs. Over the years this bandh culture has destroyed economic, social and political aspects of the life of the people of Manipur. We are all familiar with the terms like lightning bandh, dawn to dusk bandh, 12 hours, 24, 36, 100 hrs, 100 days bandh, economic blockade, counter economic blockade, bandh supporters bandh, anti band supporters bandh etc. We are very confident that Manipur is unofficial Guinness World Record Holder as far as Bandhs and Strikes are concerned.

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Bandh hatao, Manipur bachhao! —Use of banking, technology and financial services for eradication of violent protest and bandhs in Manipur—

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one o…

From Garribi Hatao to Bandh Hatao! Manipur, Sanaleibak (Land of Jewels) and also fondly called the Switzerland of the East by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has, of late, become famous for many wrong reasons and one of them is bandhs and strikes. Nowadays Manipur is more popularly known as the land of bandhs. Over the years this bandh culture has destroyed economic, social and political aspects of the life of the people of Manipur. We are all familiar with the terms like lightning bandh, dawn to dusk bandh, 12 hours, 24, 36, 100 hrs, 100 days bandh, economic blockade, counter economic blockade, bandh supporters bandh, anti band supporters bandh etc. We are very confident that Manipur is unofficial Guinness World Record Holder as far as Bandhs and Strikes are concerned.

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Manipur and the visitation of vultures – Livemint


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Manipur and the visitation of vultures
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s next big project in north-east India, the claiming of Manipur from the Congress, has probably flamed out. With assembly elections due in early 2017, this state touted as the gateway to Southeast Asia is in lockdown, with
Ending the Manipur blockadeThe Hindu
NE Dispatch: UNC Demands President’s Rule in Manipur; Akhil Gogoi Released from JailThe Wire
The hills are alive: Why seven new districts have created mayhem in …Scroll.in
Business Standard –Hindustan Times –Deccan Chronicle
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Manipur and the visitation of vultures
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The Bharatiya Janata Party's next big project in north-east India, the claiming of Manipur from the Congress, has probably flamed out. With assembly elections due in early 2017, this state touted as the gateway to Southeast Asia is in lockdown, with
Ending the Manipur blockadeThe Hindu
NE Dispatch: UNC Demands President's Rule in Manipur; Akhil Gogoi Released from JailThe Wire
The hills are alive: Why seven new districts have created mayhem in …Scroll.in
Business Standard –Hindustan Times –Deccan Chronicle
all 51 news articles »

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Ending the Manipur blockade – The Hindu

LivemintEnding the Manipur blockadeThe HinduThe blockade of the national highways leading to the Manipur valley, called by the United Naga Council (UNC), has been in place since November 1. This has severely affected life in the State, with shortages a…


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Ending the Manipur blockade
The Hindu
The blockade of the national highways leading to the Manipur valley, called by the United Naga Council (UNC), has been in place since November 1. This has severely affected life in the State, with shortages and escalating costs of essential supplies
Manipur and the visitation of vulturesLivemint
Under siege, on edgeThe Indian Express
Manipur: Facing call for Presidents Rule, Centre may use force to lift blockadeCatch News
The Wire –Scroll.in –The New Indian Express
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Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis – Eastern Mirror

Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis
Eastern Mirror
Kikriima, Dec. 21: Member of Legislative Assembly Kuzholuzo(Azo) Nienu has called for community ‘goodwill’ interventions from the civil society and the government to diffuse the situation in Manipur where the Meitei and the Naga people are reportedly

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Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis
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Kikriima, Dec. 21: Member of Legislative Assembly Kuzholuzo(Azo) Nienu has called for community 'goodwill' interventions from the civil society and the government to diffuse the situation in Manipur where the Meitei and the Naga people are reportedly

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Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis – Eastern Mirror

Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis
Eastern Mirror
Kikriima, Dec. 21: Member of Legislative Assembly Kuzholuzo(Azo) Nienu has called for community ‘goodwill’ interventions from the civil society and the government to diffuse the situation in Manipur where the Meitei and the Naga people are reportedly

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Azo calls for goodwill intervention from NGOs, govt in Manipur crisis
Eastern Mirror
Kikriima, Dec. 21: Member of Legislative Assembly Kuzholuzo(Azo) Nienu has called for community 'goodwill' interventions from the civil society and the government to diffuse the situation in Manipur where the Meitei and the Naga people are reportedly

and more »

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Manipur BJP Legislative Assembly Leader Joykishan Defects to Congress – The Wire


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Manipur BJP Legislative Assembly Leader Joykishan Defects to Congress
The Wire
New Delhi: In a huge setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party – which has been hoping to make inroads into Manipur after its rousing success in Assam – the party’s state legislative assembly leader Khumukcham Joykishan joined the ruling Congress today.
Manipur BJP asks for removal of all NSCN(IM) designated campsBusiness Standard
MLAs from BJP, NCP join ruling Congress in ManipurNew Kerala

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Manipur BJP Legislative Assembly Leader Joykishan Defects to Congress
The Wire
New Delhi: In a huge setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party – which has been hoping to make inroads into Manipur after its rousing success in Assam – the party's state legislative assembly leader Khumukcham Joykishan joined the ruling Congress today.
Manipur BJP asks for removal of all NSCN(IM) designated campsBusiness Standard
MLAs from BJP, NCP join ruling Congress in ManipurNew Kerala

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Kerala, Manipur dominate on day one – The Hindu – The Hindu

Kerala, Manipur dominate on day one – The Hindu
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Kerala and Manipur took the lion’s share of gold medals that were decided on the opening day of the 69th senior, 46th junior and 32nd sub-junior National track …

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Kerala, Manipur dominate on day one – The Hindu
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Kerala and Manipur took the lion's share of gold medals that were decided on the opening day of the 69th senior, 46th junior and 32nd sub-junior National track …

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BJP MLA quits over Centre’s ‘failure’ to tackle Manipur unrest – inUth.com


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NE Dispatch: UNC Demands President’s Rule in Manipur; Akhil Gogoi Released from Jail – The Wire


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NE Dispatch: UNC Demands President’s Rule in Manipur; Akhil Gogoi Released from Jail
The Wire
The powerful Naga civil society body of Manipur, the United Naga Council (UNC), intensified its ongoing offensive against the Okrom Ibobi Singh government on December 20, with a delegation of its members submitting a memorandum to union home …
Manipur: Curfew continues in Imphal West and East districtsThe Indian Express
Curfew continues in Imphal districts of Manipur: Northeast crisis explainedABP Live
Manipur community leaders hold talks on defusing crisisMorung Express
Scroll.in –The Siasat Daily –The Sangai Express
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NE Dispatch: UNC Demands President's Rule in Manipur; Akhil Gogoi Released from Jail
The Wire
The powerful Naga civil society body of Manipur, the United Naga Council (UNC), intensified its ongoing offensive against the Okrom Ibobi Singh government on December 20, with a delegation of its members submitting a memorandum to union home …
Manipur: Curfew continues in Imphal West and East districtsThe Indian Express
Curfew continues in Imphal districts of Manipur: Northeast crisis explainedABP Live
Manipur community leaders hold talks on defusing crisisMorung Express
Scroll.in –The Siasat Daily –The Sangai Express
all 17 news articles »

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Editors’ Guild Manipur to Censure Inflammatory Statements – NorthEast Today


NorthEast Today

Editors’ Guild Manipur to Censure Inflammatory Statements
NorthEast Today
Concerned over the escalating tension between different communities prevailing in Manipur, the Editors’ Guild Manipur (EGM) has decided to censure press statements by various organizations, which may be considered inflammatory and inciting communal …

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Editors' Guild Manipur to Censure Inflammatory Statements
NorthEast Today
Concerned over the escalating tension between different communities prevailing in Manipur, the Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM) has decided to censure press statements by various organizations, which may be considered inflammatory and inciting communal …

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Manipur: Curfew lifted till 7 pm from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to Yaingangpokpi – India.com

India.comManipur: Curfew lifted till 7 pm from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to YaingangpokpiIndia.comImphal (Manipur) [India], Dec. 21: Curfew has been lifted till 7 p.m. today from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to Yaingangpokpi, in the wake of vi…


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Manipur: Curfew lifted till 7 pm from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to Yaingangpokpi
India.com
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Dec. 21: Curfew has been lifted till 7 p.m. today from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to Yaingangpokpi, in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways connecting the state. As many as three state

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Spewing communal venom Need for all to keep sanity

These are trying times and not surprisingly there have emerged a number of civil society organisations spewing venom which have all the potential to pitch fork one community against the other. The decision of the State Government to create the seven new districts may be at the centre of it all, but to many, particularly […]

These are trying times and not surprisingly there have emerged a number of civil society organisations spewing venom which have all the potential to pitch fork one community against the other. The decision of the State Government to create the seven new districts may be at the centre of it all, but to many, particularly […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/spewing-communal-venom-need-for-all-to-keep-sanity/

— Book review — Our world through the prism of Parag Khanna’s Connectography

Gaijuan Rongmei Connectography is compiled of world vast information, out of which this writing is merely a part of what I understand. Reading and studying Connectography by Parag Khanna has opened my eyes to a wider understanding of History, Politics, Geography, Economics and the essential need for connectivity—seeking not in terms of self-benefits and self-interests […]

Gaijuan Rongmei Connectography is compiled of world vast information, out of which this writing is merely a part of what I understand. Reading and studying Connectography by Parag Khanna has opened my eyes to a wider understanding of History, Politics, Geography, Economics and the essential need for connectivity—seeking not in terms of self-benefits and self-interests […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/book-review-our-world-through-the-prism-of-parag-khannas-connectography/

Sharing homeland

These are bad times for Manipur. Though the danger has still not been put to rest, the state can take some solace in the fact that in the past, even after reaching the edge of hell, and everything seemed lost, the hills and valley have not actually gone to war with each other. This cannot […]

These are bad times for Manipur. Though the danger has still not been put to rest, the state can take some solace in the fact that in the past, even after reaching the edge of hell, and everything seemed lost, the hills and valley have not actually gone to war with each other. This cannot […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/sharing-homeland/

Clinical ambushes on Imphal-Moreh route which claimed the lives of 3 cops. What were the AR men doing, asks Kim Gangte

IMPHAL, Dec 20: Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress (MPTC) president Kim Gangte has questioned how it was possible for armed men, suspected to be NSCN (IM) cadres, to clinically lay multiple ambushes and kill three police personnel along the Imphal-Moreh stretch of the National Highway on December 15 when the said stretch of the highway is […]

IMPHAL, Dec 20: Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress (MPTC) president Kim Gangte has questioned how it was possible for armed men, suspected to be NSCN (IM) cadres, to clinically lay multiple ambushes and kill three police personnel along the Imphal-Moreh stretch of the National Highway on December 15 when the said stretch of the highway is […]

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Centre rushes 4k personnel to Manipur

New Delhi, Dec 20 :The Centre has rushed around 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways connecting the State. While around 1,500 paramilitary personnel were rushed in to Manipur in the last two days, around 2,500 paramilitary were dispatched to the State last week, a senior […]

New Delhi, Dec 20 :The Centre has rushed around 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways connecting the State. While around 1,500 paramilitary personnel were rushed in to Manipur in the last two days, around 2,500 paramilitary were dispatched to the State last week, a senior […]

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