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Manipur joined the rest of the country in celebrating the National Cleanliness Day commemorating the 145th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 with grand ceremony held at Gandhi Memorial Hall here today Source Hueiyen News Service
Manipur joined the rest of the country in celebrating the National Cleanliness Day commemorating the 145th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 with grand ceremony held at Gandhi Memorial Hall here today Source Hueiyen News Service
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Protesting the controversial defeats of Sarita and Devendro at the Asian Games, a young lad, Khangembam Vivek Kumar 23 set afire many Korean DVDs at Majorkhul area Source The Sangai Express
Protesting the controversial defeats of Sarita and Devendro at the Asian Games, a young lad, Khangembam Vivek Kumar 23 set afire many Korean DVDs at Majorkhul area Source The Sangai Express
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The Joint Action Committee JAC formed in connection with the murder of Lourembam Ongbi Ranjita of Yairipok Khoirom Mathak Leikai has resolved to launch intense agitation if the State Government does not announce capital punishment for the alleged mur…
The Joint Action Committee JAC formed in connection with the murder of Lourembam Ongbi Ranjita of Yairipok Khoirom Mathak Leikai has resolved to launch intense agitation if the State Government does not announce capital punishment for the alleged murderer of Ranjita by November 1 next month Source Hueiyen News Service
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As in other parts of the country, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated as International Non Violence Day at GM Hall today Source The Sangai Express
As in other parts of the country, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated as International Non Violence Day at GM Hall today Source The Sangai Express
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As done in other parts of the country, cleanliness drive was widely organized at various places of Tamenglong District today on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Source Hueiyen News Service
As done in other parts of the country, cleanliness drive was widely organized at various places of Tamenglong District today on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Source Hueiyen News Service
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Last night’s bomb blast at a Durga Puja pandal ofThangal Bazar where CrPC 144 is being promulgated is a clear testimony of security lapses, said MPP president N Sovakiran Source The Sangai Express
Last night’s bomb blast at a Durga Puja pandal ofThangal Bazar where CrPC 144 is being promulgated is a clear testimony of security lapses, said MPP president N Sovakiran Source The Sangai Express
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Social Welfare Department, Manipur observed the 24th International Day of Older Persons at Ima Ibema Khunthokhanbi Sanglen at DM College Gate here yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service
Social Welfare Department, Manipur observed the 24th International Day of Older Persons at Ima Ibema Khunthokhanbi Sanglen at DM College Gate here yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service
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Deputy Commissioners of Imphal East and lmphal West districts have initiated certain measures for immersion of Durga and Panthoibi idols photographs at the end of the ongoing puja festival in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Pollution Cont…
Deputy Commissioners of Imphal East and lmphal West districts have initiated certain measures for immersion of Durga and Panthoibi idols photographs at the end of the ongoing puja festival in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB Source The Sangai Express
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A 100 year old man AC Mahaphang walked out from his home leaving behind all his aging difficulties to attend the celebration of International day for old persons at Ukhrul town hall, and spread a symbolic message of how one can grow old gracefully So…
A 100 year old man AC Mahaphang walked out from his home leaving behind all his aging difficulties to attend the celebration of International day for old persons at Ukhrul town hall, and spread a symbolic message of how one can grow old gracefully Source Hueiyen News Service Pamreiso Shimray
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Condemning the grenade attack carried out at the home compound of Phayeng Gram Panchayat Pradhan in Phayeng Awang Leikai, the local populace of Phayeng took out a protest rally around Phayeng area today Source The Sangai Express
Condemning the grenade attack carried out at the home compound of Phayeng Gram Panchayat Pradhan in Phayeng Awang Leikai, the local populace of Phayeng took out a protest rally around Phayeng area today Source The Sangai Express
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The Aimol Khullen villagers celebrated LAMJIR a festival of road construction repairing today Source Hueiyen News Service
The Aimol Khullen villagers celebrated LAMJIR a festival of road construction repairing today Source Hueiyen News Service
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Putting an end to the status of the bronze medal won by Indian woman boxer L Sarita Devi Source The Sangai Express PTI
Putting an end to the status of the bronze medal won by Indian woman boxer L Sarita Devi Source The Sangai Express PTI
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Seminar : Traditional Food habit and Production by Kha Manipur CollegeE-Pao.netEven in Manipur, traditional fermented soyabean and bamboo shoots have been consumed as a regular food in different recipes over a long period of time. In order to meet grow…
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Seminar : Traditional Food habit and Production by Kha Manipur College
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Will Manipur Be Clean ?
E-Pao.net A closer look into the government offices and buildings across the State will give a worrisome picture of ‘Clean Manipur‘. Lack of civic sense may be a major factor for the deteriorating condition of public places in the State. Toilets in government … |
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Will Manipur Be Clean ?
E-Pao.net A closer look into the government offices and buildings across the State will give a worrisome picture of 'Clean Manipur'. Lack of civic sense may be a major factor for the deteriorating condition of public places in the State. Toilets in government … |
IMPHAL, October 2: As a part of the `National Cleanliness Day` observed on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, for many years now, the State government held a
IMPHAL, October 2: As a part of the `National Cleanliness Day` observed on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, for many years now, the State government held a function and paid floral tributes to the man of peace and non-violence, and revered as the `Father of the Nation`, at the Gandhi Memorial hall today.
The anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is also commemorated as `International Day of Non-violence` worldwide since it was adopted by the UN in 2007 giving recognition to Mahatma Gandhi`™s thoughts and philosophy.
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam along with cabinet ministers Ak Mirabai, I Hemochandra, M Okendro, Francis Ngajokpa; MLAs and bureaucrats offered floral tributes to saintly man.
The CM reminded everyone present that Mahatma Gandhi widely known as the `Father of the Nation` of the country is acknowledged even by the United Nations for his dedication and tireless non-violent efforts in nation building. Mahatma Gandhi will be always remembered as a great spiritual force by the future generations, he added.
The day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of the Mahatma who led the nation in its struggle for freedom from the British Empire using non-violence (ahimsa) as his most powerful weapon, the CM said.
Ibobi observed that good thoughts are an offshoot of cleanliness and Gandhi always promoted hygiene throughout his life as he believed that cleanliness was next to godliness and used cleanliness as a spiritual exercise.
Cleanliness within us will make the environment clean, he added.
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today called upon all to resolve mutually the problems and issues confronting the State through non-violent means as propagated by Mahatma Gandhi.
He said Gandhi`™s supreme sacrifices and dedication for the nation is relevant till today.
The deputy CM also said that not only keeping our surrounding clean is necessary but there is also a need to keep our mind clean to refrain from violence, creating disturbances and destructions.
After the function, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh led others in taking the Swachh Pledge. The Union government has launched a new mission `Swachh Bharat Mission` which started on September 25 and will continue till October 23.
This mission aims to make the country a Swachh Bharat by 2019 on the 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Later, floral tributes were also offered to the bust of Mahatma Gandhi within the premises of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee.
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By Anjuman Ara Begum `It was on the 11 September 1958 that the President of India signed the Act, and the same day 9/11 is observed as the anti-terrorism day
By Anjuman Ara Begum
`It was on the 11 September 1958 that the President of India signed the Act, and the same day 9/11 is observed as the anti-terrorism day world over, the struggle against state terrorism started on the same day for the inalienable civil, political and cultural rights of the peoples of Northeast India with the imposition of AFSPA 56 years ago…`™. this was the reaction of civil society members gathered on September 11, 2014 at Guwahati to `celebrate`™ the 56 years of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA, in short). AFSPA became law on September 11, 1958 after receiving assent of the president of India. It was promised to be a temporary measure. 56 years on, the Act is still in force despite several calls for its repeal and is still held strong by the armed forces an excuse for legalising repression and impunity calling it a `holly book`™. Participating in the same gathering renowned human rights activist of the region Babloo Loitongbam, `if this is temporary measure then what it the meaning of permanent?`™, a thought that provokes human conscience to rethink about AFSPA.
RULE OF LAW, a universally celebrated and adopted concept to counter arbitrariness and unreasonableness in law and practice. The concept dominates the law making process of today`™s civilised and democratic countries. Soon after adopting a written constitution in 1950 with implicit guarantee of RULE OF LAW, the state of India continue to resort to repressive policies as well as practices. Following the colonial footsteps, the AFSP bill was passed in the parliament in August, 1958 after a brief seven hours debate. It was in the same year of 1958, India signed Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Geneva Conventions of 1948, Convention against Racial Discrimination and several others. State of India continued to reaffirm its commitment towards the protection and promotion of international human rights standards despite resorting to repressive policies and practices like AFSPA domestically.
Soon after becoming a law, AFSPA started concretising it`™s existence. It`™s application continued to be extended as well as it`™s abuses. Needless to say that the Act has `normalised`™ routine declaration of disturbed area, encouraged the practice of extrajudicial execution and reinforced the culture of impunity. Let`™s us consider these three aspects.
Firstly, the extension `disturbed area` status for north eastern states since 1955 has now attained the status of a mere routine administrative exercise. What constitute `disturbances`™ is still not codified in legal literature. Even the judiciary ignored this aspect. In Naga People Movement for Human Rights vs. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 431, it was simply said that the country understands what constructs a `disturbed area`™. It was further decreed that there is no requirement that the Central Government shall consult the State Government before making the declaration. In fact, there are instances where state`s resolution against such declaration has been ignored. It is reported that Nagaland state assembly passed resolutions against the extension on four occasions and each time these resolutions have been ignored by the centre government. Tripura, a state often claimed as an example of successful counter insurgency measures still remained `disturbed`™. Tripura hardly had any major armed encounter in recent years. Such back door declarations of emergency situation continued simultaneously when Government of India claimed internationally that there is no situation of armed conflict in the country.
Declaration of `disturbed area` also means additional budget allocations. In a corrupt country like India, this aspect is important in the context of recurring extension of `disturbed area`™ status. Parliament of India`™s record suggests that the Government has been providing financial assistance. During the period of the year 2011- 2012 financial assistance was provided under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) to the affected States are Assam (153.04 crore), Nagaland (83.11 crore), Manipur (28.88 crore), Tripura (39.25 crore), Arunachal Pradesh (27.82 crore), J& K (342.27 crore)
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IMPHAL, October 2: State BJP president Th Chaoba condemned the cowardly act of planting a bomb at a crowded place which resulted in the death of a police personnel yesterday
IMPHAL, October 2: State BJP president Th Chaoba condemned the cowardly act of planting a bomb at a crowded place which resulted in the death of a police personnel yesterday at MG Avenue at a Durga Puja Pandal.
`Such act is a slap on the face of humanism and we should ensure that such inhuman act don`™t occur again on the soil of Manipur,` he said before demanding strong action against all those responsible for the most inhuman act.
He was attending a sit in protest condemning the blast.
The demonstration at Thangal Bazaar near the blast site was jointly organized by the Hindustani Samaj, Manipur Imphal and the Bazaar Committee.
Shops in the two bazaar areas of Imphal also remained closed for the day.
Chaoba accompanied by the party`™s general secretary administration M Ashnikumar and others joined the sit in protest.
Chaoba said the recent series of violent incidents including ambush of police personnel and bomb blasts both in the hills and the valley is not a sign of improving law and order situation in the State.
If the government is unable to protect the life and properties of the public, than it is not good governance, he lamented.
Such violence has been frequent in the State capital which has left many persons dead and other injured, he claimed.
He also said that the party shares the grief of the family of the police personnel killed in the blast.
The protestors strongly condemned the blast and said it is unfortunate that such a violent incident has occurred during one of the biggest festivals of the hindus.
Meanwhile, members of the Durga Puja organizing committee, where the blast took place appealed against all not to repeat such actions. One of the protestors said such violence could only create fear psychosis and nothing else.
Shops and other business establishments run by non-locals in both the Thangal and Paona bazaars remained closed during the protest hours.
Meanwhile, a member of the Hindustani Samaj, Subhas said since the last 27 years, Durga Puja is being celebrated after taking permission from the concern DC.
Yesterday`™s violence is unfortunate for the people living in the heart of the Imphal city, he said.
He demanded adequate security for the civilian population in the area.
Another leader of the organization, Ramji Sahni said if the government couldn`™t protect the lives of the civilians, than it will make its appeal to the Union government.
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For Manipur, news from the boxing ring of the 17th Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, in the past few days have been packed with high drama. While Mary Kom,
For Manipur, news from the boxing ring of the 17th Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, in the past few days have been packed with high drama. While Mary Kom, the sporting superstar in her own right, brought in ecstatic tidings having become the first Indian woman to win a boxing gold medal at an Asiad, stories of Laishram Sarita and Laishram Debendro were heartbreaking. The latter two, from all appearances, were given dubious verdicts by the boxing judges at their respective bouts, both against South Korean opponents, denying them the glory they well could have won. Had they lost fairly, there would not have been any further need for extending the ado, but the developments were far from such an outcome, from the accounts of all who watched the bouts live, as well as all of us who saw them on TV. Even commentators doing the running commentary of these bouts for TV channels expressed utter surprise at the results. One cannot be certain if the judges were swayed by the chants of the home crowds, or else they were, as some suggested, part of a match fixing racket for money, a bane few popular sports have been spared. This suspicion is further buttressed by the fact that the Indian boxers were not the only one to complain of unfair verdicts. Earlier, before Sarita was rudely shown the exit door, the entire Mongolian boxing contingent officially complained of a similar verdict against one of their boxers fighting a South Korean opponent and threatened a walkout.
Debendro bowed out quietly though visibly perturbed when the verdict was pronounced, but Sarita did not. Stunned and in sheer disbelief she wept bitterly even as the verdict came, and then thereafter lodged a complaint against the judgment. She then refused the bronze medal she was still entitled to even after the loss, leaving it on the podium where she was given it, earning accolades from onlookers, but possibly putting her future career as a boxer at great risk as well. From news reports so far, AIBA, the apex international amateur boxing control body, it seems is probing her extreme protest, and at the worst, can suspend her from participating in tournaments under its banner in the future. If AIBA does go ahead with such a ban, Sarita, who is already in the afternoon of her career at ripe age of 32 for a contact sports which demands extreme physical fitness and mental grit, may not have the opportunity or time to make a comeback ever. The greatest disappointment for fans and her would be if she is made to miss the Rio Olympics about two years from now.
What was also shamefully confounding in the entire episode was the attitude of the Indian Olympics Association officials who accompanied the Indian contingent to Incheon. From the picture which is emerging now, it seems none of them were by the side of the two distraught boxers when they needed their help the most. Sarita, it now has become clear had even to borrow the fee of 500 US dollars for making a complaint as the IOA officials avoided joining the action, quite in contrast with what the Mongolian officials did for their boxer similarly dumped by the judges. The complaint was rejected on the technical ground that such complaints can be made, as per AIBA rules, only against the referee but not the judges. Had the IOA officials been by Sarita`™s side when this trouble was brewing, perhaps she would have been spared making the protest all by herself, thereby avoided attracting scrutiny of the AIBA on her individual self. As officials they are expected to know these rules of protest better than the athletes, and they are supposed to give sane counsel to the latter at such times. But none of these happened. If Sarita does get slapped with an AIBA suspension, the IOA officials must be made to shoulder the responsibility.
Leader Writer: Pradip Phanjoubam
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IMPHAL, October 2: State honour was conferred to the deceased police personnel, M Ibotombi of Lilong Arapti, who was killed in the MG Avenue bomb blast on October 1. A
IMPHAL, October 2: State honour was conferred to the deceased police personnel, M Ibotombi of Lilong Arapti, who was killed in the MG Avenue bomb blast on October 1. A contingent of 1st Manipur Rifles paid gun salute to honour the personnel at 11:30 today.
State Chief Minister, O Ibobi and deputy CM, Gaikhngam along with top officials of police were present on the occasion.
Mention may be made that on October 1, at around 7:55pm a powerful Improvised Explosive Device went off amidst a crowd, when a large number of people had turned up to take part in the Durga Puja festival, organised at the MG Avenue area.
The blast injured more than 20 people, besides killing a police personnel. Five persons who were critically injured are still under medical treatment at RIMS and Shija hospital.
Ibobi later in the afternoon visited the injured patients at RIMS along with the deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Home minister.
The CM after the visit maintained that the incident is condemnable in all possible terms. He further appealing that such heinous act should not be allowed to be repeated in the future.
Ibobi said that the religious festivals must be shared by every community of the State and should be respected across all affiliations and beliefs. He said without tolerance, the society will not progress.
He further mentioned that the State government is yet to ascertain the identities of those who have committed the crime. Befitting action will be taken to those found involved, he added.
The Chief Minister also announced to extend financial support of Rs 5 lack to the family of the deceased, Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured; and Rs 20,000 to those with minor injuries.
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam expressed that the State will tighten up its security arrangements taking into account of the prevailing law and order situation. He continued that a review meeting of the security force has been conducted chaired by the DGP of police.
He added that the CCTVs that are being installed in different parts of the Imphal will be made functional. Later AK Mirabai, minister of Social Welfare joined the CM and deputy CM to visit those injured at the Shija hospital, Langol.
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IMPHAL, October 2: Terming the bomb attack at MG Avenue on October 1 as `barbaric`, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam has condemned the incident which claimed the life of a policeman
IMPHAL, October 2: Terming the bomb attack at MG Avenue on October 1 as `barbaric`, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam has condemned the incident which claimed the life of a policeman and injured around 20 civilians.
He was speaking at the observance of the National Cleanliness Day on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Memorial hall.
He observed that the incident was totally in contrast to the ideology of non-violence propagated by Mahatma Gandhi.
The dastardly act was immature, bereft of any ideology and is an act of terrorism, he said asking those responsible for the blast how would they react if it were to happen to their family members and whether they would be able to remain calm.
Amidst various external forces from different directions trying to destroy the territorial and emotional integrity of the State, such incident is shameful and will not only create rifts among us but will prove counterproductive for the State, the deputy CM added.
Urging those responsible for the blast to think about the pros and cons of their action on the auspicious day even though they lack the conscience of humans, he said that taking the path of non-violence would not bring anything and would not resolve any issue because violence would beget more violence only.
Such act has occurred many times in the State but it didn`™t bring any solution, he said asking what kind of benefits could be gain by killing innocent people and making them bleed.
He also condoled the death of the police personnel and expressed grief for the injured civilians in that incident.
Stressing that many steps were taken by the government for the protection of people living in the State whether permanently or temporary, he said police personnel are doing their duty to safeguard them which is clearly evident from the death of a policeman on the spot.
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