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Governor greets on Patriots Day

IMPHAL, Aug 12: The Governor of Manipur has extended his best wishes to the people of Manipur on the occasion of `™Patriots`™ Day`™, 2015. In his message, the Governor has

IMPHAL, Aug 12: The Governor of Manipur has extended his best wishes to the people of Manipur on the occasion of `™Patriots`™ Day`™, 2015.

In his message, the Governor has said that the 13th day of August every year is observed as the `Patriots`™ Day`™ in the State in memory of those who laid down their lives in the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.

`It was on this day, 124 years ago that the British hanged our brave forefathers including Bir Tikendrajit for resisting their colonial design. These brave souls made the supreme sacrifice for the love of freedom of their motherland. Many of our forefathers who fought for the freedom of their motherland were also banished for life from Manipur. All of them embraced death or prison willingly rather than lose freedom. This day will remain of great historical significance to the people of Manipur as it changed the course of history of the State.`

He further said that this day also reminded the people of Manipur that we only succeed when we stand and work together as starkly evident from the British craft of `divide and rule`™ which they effectively used to their advantage. While observing the `Patriots`™ Day`™, the Governor has requested the people to take a pledge to stand as one against all challenges to the freedom and integrity of our country rising above caste, creed or religion.

The Governor once again expressed his privilege joining the people of Manipur in observing the `Patriots`™ Day`™ and also wished the observations in the State and also outside the State all success, it said.

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KCP greets on MFL raising day

IMPHAL, August 12: Proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party has sent out its message on the 11th raising day of its armed wing Miyamgi Fingang Lanmi. In his message, KCP, Military

IMPHAL, August 12: Proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party has sent out its message on the 11th raising day of its armed wing Miyamgi Fingang Lanmi.

In his message, KCP, Military Affairs Committee, chairman Ksh Laba Meitei said August 13 is the raising day of the armed wing of the outfit and at the same time the memorial day for the patriots of the land who were hanged by the British.

He said the day is an auspicious day for both the land and the outfit. He further wished the different communities of WESEA, other armed outfits fighting for freedom, friends and supporters and the MFL on the occasion.

The message said independent countries of the world are today joining together along the lines of ethnicity, geographical locations, economy, social values and according to their own welfare and interest, for example AU in Africa, SAARC in Asia, EU in Europe and UNASUR in Latin America.

But, the unity of the independent countries is not the concern, it said.

It continued, those who are still fighting for independence should be united.

Several outfits of WESEA have recently formed the UNLFW, it said and added that it is in fact a new beginning of the movement.

The statement said the success of the Paraolon attack on a convoy of the 6th Dogra Regiment by a combined team of the NSCN/GPRN, KYKL and the KCP on June 4 in Chandel was because of the united force.

Cadres of the three groups who had carried out the attack have provided renewed vigour and strength to the outfits, it said.

Reports of the ambush echoed throughout the world. Not only local and national media, but others like the Aljazeera, BBC, CNN-IBN, Voice of America, Washington Post, New York Times also discussed the ambush for several days, it said.

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Mind Barriers

Of all the athletics feats in history, the one accomplished by Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Oxford University`™s Iffley Road Track, is considered the greatest. Bannister`™s keen rivalry

Of all the athletics feats in history, the one accomplished by Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Oxford University`™s Iffley Road Track, is considered the greatest. Bannister`™s keen rivalry with Australian John Landy, another mile runner, also the most romantic. Bannister ran the mile for the first time in human history under four minutes, a barrier many at the time thought was the absolute limit of human capability. Bannister had an able competitor in another young man, John Landy in chasing this record thought to be unbreakable. When everybody had come to believe they were fighting for a lost cause, it happened at Oxford. Aided by two pace setters, Bannister crossed the finish line in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds, just one sixth of a second short of four minutes. It was a moment for the world to celebrate. A barrier that none believed any human could cross was breached. If the event itself triggered euphoria, what followed was even more amazing. Nearly halfway around the world, just six weeks after Bannister did it, John Landy also accomplished the feat, completing the distance in 3 minutes 57.9 seconds, chipping off 1.5 seconds more from the record set by Bannister.

What made Landy suddenly able to do it after hearing of Bannister`™s achievement is the interesting question. Unlike Bannister, he did not need any pace setters to achieve the feat. In today`™s extremely competitive environment, using a pace setter would have put a cloud on records thus broken. Pace setters are fellow runners who are not in the competition for the top spot but who merely run ahead of the man meant to break the record for some time to make him chase them and then drop out. Bannister`™s record, although great, was still in the strict sense of the world, a team effort of three runners in which he took the lead role. All the same, nobody can deny the greatness of his feat. Moreover, Bannister beat Landy in a meet in Vancouver in August 1954 in which both ran sub-four-minute miles. The moot point is, the breach created by Bannister and later by Landy, ultimately resulted in a dam burst with runners after runners, from Steve Ovett to Sebastian Coe to Steve Cram to Noureddine Morceli to a whole stable of the finest mile runners, either emulating the record or else bettering it. Today the mile record stands at an incredible 3 minutes 43.13 seconds set in Rome in 1999 by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj. American Steve Scott has also created a record of his own, having run the mile under four minutes 136 times in his career. They too have a lot to thank Bannister for opening up the road ahead of them. The Bannister story has subsequently been repeated in many other disciplines where human limit had seemed to have been reached. To name just two, the incredible long jump record by Bob Beamon, the sub 10 second 100 meters sprint by Jim Hines, both set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, have all been relegated to history.

The obvious inference is, many of the hurdles and barriers before human goals, although may appear to be physical and insurmountable, often turn out to be more psychological. Just the knowledge and conviction that a goal is achievable can transform human endurance, approach and indeed capability. Which is perhaps why pioneers have a great role in charting the course for any society. The issue comes to mind in the event of some candidates from the state making it through the UPSC conducted recruitment test for the top Central government services, including the IAS and the IPS. For a middle class society like Manipur, the middle class dream of getting into the government services remains predominant and no dream has been as big as getting into the IAS. Although there have been some major consolations that some in the reserved categories have been entering these services, amongst the state`™s general category candidates, there still seems to be a mind block preventing them from going the extra distance and achieve the goal. Few now and then have made it, but they have been exceptions rather than rule. Our prayer and hope is, a breach has been created in the psychological barrier that had prevented candidates, many of them brilliant, from making it into these services. And just as Bannister and Landy did, we do hope the breach results in a dam burst, so that the place can actually begin dreaming beyond this middle class dream and reach for the sky without a sense of `sour grapes`.

Leader Writer: Pradip Phanjoubam

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ILP agitation snowballs in Manipur – The Echo of India

E-Pao.netILP agitation snowballs in ManipurThe Echo of IndiaThe snowballing agitation in Manipur for the introduction of the inner line permit(ILP) system in the state has added a new dimension to problems faced by outsiders in Manipur. While hitherto …

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Manipur to observe ‘Patriot Day’ today – Nagaland Post

Manipur to observe ‘Patriot Day’ today
Nagaland Post
Manipur Governor Dr Syed Ahmed greeted the people on the occasion. In a message, Dr Ahmed stated that “the occasion reminds all of Bir Tikendrajit, Thangal General, Chirai Naga, Pukhrambam Kajao, Niranjan Subedar and a host of other martyrs who …

Manipur to observe 'Patriot Day' today
Nagaland Post
Manipur Governor Dr Syed Ahmed greeted the people on the occasion. In a message, Dr Ahmed stated that “the occasion reminds all of Bir Tikendrajit, Thangal General, Chirai Naga, Pukhrambam Kajao, Niranjan Subedar and a host of other martyrs who …

Second round of talks inconclusive, now ball in govt`s court: JCILPS

IMPHAL, August 12: The much awaited second round of talks between the State government and the JCILPS failed to arrive at a positive conclusion today. The talk held inside the

JCILPS convenor, Khomdram Ratan speaking to media persons at the gate of the CM’s bungalow after coming out from the meeting.

IMPHAL, August 12: The much awaited second round of talks between the State government and the JCILPS failed to arrive at a positive conclusion today.

The talk held inside the Chief Minister`™s bungalow was a crucial determiner of whether the following days will witness more agitations or bring an end to the present turmoil. However, the latter option seem far-fetched for the time being considering the outcome of the meeting between the JCILPS spearheading the ongoing demand for the implementation of the Inner Line Permit System in the State and the government.

JCILPS convenor, Khomdram Ratan told media persons that the JCILPS have been demanding the government to include its 5-points in the ILP bill which is present under process however, at present although there are deliberations to imbibe the points in the bill, there has been no positive response from the government endorsing the demand.

The JCILPS convenor was talking to media persons at the gate of the CM`™s bungalow after the second meeting which was attended by a 20-member team of the JCILPS including technical advisors and the Chief Minister and his cabinet ministers.

Even though the marathon sitting commenced from 4 pm today and continued till late into the evening lasting about five hours, both parties failed to reach to a positive agreement.

Ratan said, the JCILPS had once again urged the government to include its five-point demand in the proposed bill.

We have done our bit, now the rest is upto the government, he said.

`We have urged our part for amendments in the proposed draft Bill, now it is left to the government to decide,` he said.

He mentioned that if the government fails to include the five points, the agitations in the State will continue.

He also clarified the misunderstanding between the JAC of Sapam Robinhood and JCILPS regarding claiming of Robinhood`™s body .

As the talks also failed to arrive to a positive conclusion, he announced that Robinhood`™s body will not be accepted.

He mentioned that the JAC members were informed about the meeting and further requested to join in, but there was no positive response from their side.

When asked why the meeting took so long he replied that their five-points has 99 pages and it takes time to explain each and every point to the government representatives.

He said that JCILPS will stick with the resolution taken during the people`™s convention setting August 15 as deadline for the government to table a Bill in the Manipur Legislative Assembly.

If the government fails to do so JCILPS will discuss with the public and launch more intense agitations.

He said that copies of the dummy bill filed by the government appointed committee were handed to them during the meeting so they were not able to study it thoroughly due to time constrains.

Ratan added that there are no more further round of talks scheduled with the State government in future, and it is left entirely to the government whether to include the 5 points raised by the JCILPS and bring a positive ending to the ILP issue.

CPDM Interview Series: ILPS movement is not for a selected few – Chingtham Balbir

Exclusive (online) interview carried out by Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur) for KanglaOnline. – Why young student activists wanted Inner Line Permit System in Manipur? – Why are they

Exclusive (online) interview carried out by Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur) for KanglaOnline.

– Why young student activists wanted Inner Line Permit System in Manipur?
– Why are they fearless to speak out their minds?
– How will the judgmental sections interpret their minds: are these students to be seen as misguided or forced to have political views and some democratic actions?

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Chingtham Balbir

CPDM Interview with Chingtham Balbir

Name: Chingtham Balbir
Age: 21 years old
Address: Thangmeiband Lairenhanjaba Leikai, Imphal West
College: Zakir Husain College, Delhi

CPDM: Where are you presently located?
Chingtham Balbir: Delhi.

CPDM: Why did you leave manipur and choose Delhi for your studies?
Chingtham Balbir: The law and order situation in Manipur and the inadequate colleges there were the reasons I came to Delhi for my education.

CPDM: Which class are you in? Please tell us the name of your institute too?
Chingtham Balbir: I have given my 3^rd year exam. I study in Zakir Husain oCllege.

CPDM: What is the purpose of your education? What ambition in life motivates you to pursue education?
Chingtham Balbir: I would say to gain knowledge, wisdom and be independent, live at par with others in the society. I want to be someone who can direct the Manipuri society in the right way and so I am getting educated.

CPDM: What are your views on the inner line permit system movement in manipur? Do you think it is a right movement? Please share us your thoughts.
Chingtham Balbir: I don’t know the nitty gritty rules of ILPS and its provisions. But all in all, I support the cry to save the indigenous people and their resources.

CPDM: How have you come to know about the inner line permit system? Would you share it with us?
Chingtham Balbir: I am a member of Manipur Students’ Association Delhi. So, I get the news and knowledge of what happens in Manipur.

CPDM: Do you think the student community should/ should not participate in the ilp movement? Please elaborate your statement.
Chingtham Balbir: Since this is the people’s movement, I don’t think there should be a separate element called “students”.

CPDM: Do you think students who have left manipur for their studies should take part in political activities of such nature? Please elaborate.
Chingtham Balbir: When students of developed places leave their land and attend colleges elsewhere, it can be inferred that they do it because they wish to learn, explore and gain the experience of other developed places. But our Manipuri students’ chapter is a different one. We are forced to migrate to other places because of the prevailing situation. Again, we cannot study freely in other places. We face financial problems and live in tiny rooms like refugees. This is certainly not indicative of people from developed places seeking knowledge. Considering such facts, I think it is necessary to participate in political activities even if we are far away, so that we can make our homeland a better place.

CPDM: Have you taken any initiative/ active role in the ilps movement? If so. Please state it. Did anyone force you to join the agitation or take responsibility of it?
Chingtham Balbir: Yes. In 2014, during the ILPS agitation, the state forces committed excesses to the student agitators. On this a memorandum was submitted to the President of India. We also organised discussions and campaigns in various colleges on this issue.

CPDM: What are the reasons for the failure of ilps demand movement?
Chingtham Balbir: Difference in opinions among the leaders. Lack of proper research in the field and vague demands by the agitators, I think, are the main reasons.

CPDM: What do you want to say to the government of manipur with regards to the inner line permit system movement?
Chingtham Balbir: Politically negotiate the demands of the people.

CPDM: What do you want to say to the government and police forces of manipur on the issue of ilps imlementation?
Chingtham Balbir: Police should perform their duty properly. They should not function like a mercenary forces just for guarding the ministers. They should not pour out their frustrations to the public. The police are for the protection of the people. They must not treat the people as their enemy.

CPDM: What message do you want to convey to the leaders and civil society organisations of ilps movement?
Chingtham Balbir: The movement is not for a selected few. A rigorous discussion of the present movement is recommended and the demands put forward shoud be made crystal clear to the public. Pamphlets and publications can be a means to mobilise the public. Depending merely on public emotions and sentiments to win the movement will be difficult.

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Why the Naga peace accord is keeping Manipur on its toes – The Indian Express

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N Romoni : Football in Manipur & The Woman Pele – E-Pao.net

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Training on PMSF in CCPur

A one day Training on PMSF was organized by District Health Society, Churachandpur at the DFWO conference hall on Monday Source Hueiyen News Service Siemboi Gangte

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MPP asserts

Manipur People’s Party MPP has said that NSCN IM leader VS Atem’s statement that the demand for greater Nagalim is still alive must not be taken lightly Source The Sangai Express

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AR helps Chandel calamity victims

Assam Rifles in Sadar Hills and Senapati under Red Shield Division on Tuesday donated relief materials to Relief Committee on Chandel Calamity Victims for the Chandel victims Source Hueiyen News Service

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AR donates relief materials

The Assam Rifles post at Sadar Hills and Senapati under Red Shield Division donated relief materials for Chandel calamity victims to the Relief Committee on Chandel Calamity Victims, Kangpokpi Sadar hills today Source The Sangai Express

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Monetary aid to Nanao

Monetary aid continues to pour in for Samom Sushil alias Nanao who is undergoing treatment at RIMS after he was injured in his eye during ILPS protest recently Source Hueiyen News Service

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Sitinprotests continue at different places

The people paid rich homage to late Sapam Robinhood on his first monthly death aniversary today Source The Sangai Express

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AR organises ‘Know Your Army’ mela

A two day long mela on the theme ‘Know Your Army’ was organised under the aegis of HQ, IGAR South at Ukhrul Source Hueiyen News Service

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Sika waives off one month’s fee

In the light of the closure of schools colleges for more than a month on account of the mass movement for enforcement of Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism in the State, Sika Higher Secondary School has decided to waive off one month’s tui…

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Mob destroys house

A mob vandalised a woman’s house for defending her brother, who is accused of beating a school teacher, on Monday at Takyel Kolom Leikai at around 3 pm Source Hueiyen News Service

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National awards for excellence in journalism Press Council of India invites entries

The Press Council of India which has been mandated by an Act of Parliament to improve standards of journalism and maintain press freedom invites entries for national awards for Excellence in Journalism by September 30, 2015 from newspapers news agencies freelancers to recognize outstanding contribution of journalists photo journalists of Indian nationality in print journalism Source The Sangai Express Manipur Info Centre

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ZB AMN seeks Govt attention on landslides

Zeliangrong Baudi Assam Manipur and Nagaland or ZB AMN on Tuesday urged the State Government to take up immediate measures to mitigate the plight of landslide affected people in Zeliangrong areas Source Hueiyen News Service

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