In the wake of the road blockade called by a Naga group in Manipur, the Home Ministry today rushed additional forces to assist the local administration and a top official to assess the arising situation there Source The Sangai Express Press Trust …
In the wake of the road blockade called by a Naga group in Manipur, the Home Ministry today rushed additional forces to assist the local administration and a top official to assess the arising situation there Source The Sangai Express Press Trust of India
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The Asian Centre for Human Rights welcomed the decision of the National Human Rights Commission to pay monetary relief of Rs five lakhs each to the relatives of two victims of fake encounter killings by the 20th Assam Rifles in Chandel district of Mani…
The Asian Centre for Human Rights welcomed the decision of the National Human Rights Commission to pay monetary relief of Rs five lakhs each to the relatives of two victims of fake encounter killings by the 20th Assam Rifles in Chandel district of Manipur on June 1, 2009 Source The Sangai Express Courtesy TNN
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Concern Group Against Life Threat to Social Activist Panti Gonmei, a group constituted against the alleged threat served to the activist, has demanded the government to take up appropriate action in connection with the threat which came through mobile …
Concern Group Against Life Threat to Social Activist Panti Gonmei, a group constituted against the alleged threat served to the activist, has demanded the government to take up appropriate action in connection with the threat which came through mobile message about 10 months ago Source Hueiyen News Service
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Volunteers of a local club today detained three non locals who did not possess valid identity proof documents, at Sekmaijin Bazar and handed them over to Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS Source The Sangai Express
Volunteers of a local club today detained three non locals who did not possess valid identity proof documents, at Sekmaijin Bazar and handed them over to Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS Source The Sangai Express
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A Composite Regional Centre CRC which will provide welfare to the disabled persons will be opened soon within the Blind School campus, located at Takyelpat in Imphal , according to Manipur Social Welfare minister, A Source Hueiyen News Service …
A Composite Regional Centre CRC which will provide welfare to the disabled persons will be opened soon within the Blind School campus, located at Takyelpat in Imphal , according to Manipur Social Welfare minister, A Source Hueiyen News Service NNN
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The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has given its approval to set up a composite regional centre at Takyel Blind School complex, claimed Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai adding that the centre would provide a new hope and multiple be…
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has given its approval to set up a composite regional centre at Takyel Blind School complex, claimed Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai adding that the centre would provide a new hope and multiple benefits to disabled persons of the State Source The Sangai Express
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has allocated 20 seats for MBBS and 2 seats for BDS from the Central Pool quota to the State of Manipur for the academic session 2014 15 Source Hueiyen News Service
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has allocated 20 seats for MBBS and 2 seats for BDS from the Central Pool quota to the State of Manipur for the academic session 2014 15 Source Hueiyen News Service
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The Garo National Liberation Army GNLA in a press release today termed the report on the situation in Garo Hills in national magazine Tehelka fabricated Source The Sangai Express Newmai News Network
The Garo National Liberation Army GNLA in a press release today termed the report on the situation in Garo Hills in national magazine Tehelka fabricated Source The Sangai Express Newmai News Network
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Due to the non attendance of representatives of JCILPS, talks scheduled to be held today on the issue of Inner Line permit system in Manipur failed to take place, informed MLA RK Anand, convenor of the recently formed All Political Parties committee on…
Due to the non attendance of representatives of JCILPS, talks scheduled to be held today on the issue of Inner Line permit system in Manipur failed to take place, informed MLA RK Anand, convenor of the recently formed All Political Parties committee on the ILP issue Source Hueiyen News Service
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The scheduled dialogue between the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS and Chief Minister O Ibobi was aborted due to the Government’s failure to release JCILPS executive member Advocate Pukhrambam Arjun Source The Sangai Express
The scheduled dialogue between the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS and Chief Minister O Ibobi was aborted due to the Government’s failure to release JCILPS executive member Advocate Pukhrambam Arjun Source The Sangai Express
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A students’ body christened as Meitei Students’ Union MSU has been formed with the objective of establishing a prosperous existence of Meitei identity with dignity, a release of the newly mooted Union said Source Hueiyen News Service
A students’ body christened as Meitei Students’ Union MSU has been formed with the objective of establishing a prosperous existence of Meitei identity with dignity, a release of the newly mooted Union said Source Hueiyen News Service
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India’s second and Northeast’s first multi parameter geophysical observatory has been opened at Langthabal Khoupum Ching near Manipur University today Source The Sangai Express
India’s second and Northeast’s first multi parameter geophysical observatory has been opened at Langthabal Khoupum Ching near Manipur University today Source The Sangai Express
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Fuel would be made available to the people in 13 different locations tomorrow Source Hueiyen News Service
Fuel would be made available to the people in 13 different locations tomorrow Source Hueiyen News Service
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After the UNC’s indefinite ban on all National projects and vehicular traffic on National highways and State highways came into effect from 6 am today, more than 400 vehicles including loaded trucks and passenger buses have been stranded Source The …
After the UNC’s indefinite ban on all National projects and vehicular traffic on National highways and State highways came into effect from 6 am today, more than 400 vehicles including loaded trucks and passenger buses have been stranded Source The Sangai Express
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Consequent to the failure of the proposed talks between the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS and the State Government due to non release of the Executive member of JCILPS Advocate Arjun by the latter, the former has resolved to step…
Consequent to the failure of the proposed talks between the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System JCILPS and the State Government due to non release of the Executive member of JCILPS Advocate Arjun by the latter, the former has resolved to step up its agitation which would include banning entry of non locals without proper identification documents into the localities of the state Source Hueiyen News Service
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Union Joint Secretary Shambhu Singh arrived here today amid the blanket ban imposed by the UNC on all national projects as well movement of vehicles on highways in Naga areas Source The Sangai Express
Union Joint Secretary Shambhu Singh arrived here today amid the blanket ban imposed by the UNC on all national projects as well movement of vehicles on highways in Naga areas Source The Sangai Express
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In view of the indefinite highway bandh in Manipur imposed by United Naga Council UNC since 6 am today, Kohima police Nagaland has taken up measures so that no untoward incidents occur under its jurisdiction in Nagaland Source Hueiyen News Servi…
In view of the indefinite highway bandh in Manipur imposed by United Naga Council UNC since 6 am today, Kohima police Nagaland has taken up measures so that no untoward incidents occur under its jurisdiction in Nagaland Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network
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Coming out in support of the demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit System in the State to check influx of outsiders, a sit in protest cum public discussion on ILP system in Manipur was organized jointly by Langthabal Lep Makha Leikai Nupi Maru…
Coming out in support of the demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit System in the State to check influx of outsiders, a sit in protest cum public discussion on ILP system in Manipur was organized jointly by Langthabal Lep Makha Leikai Nupi Marup Social Reformation Development Club and Young Welfare Club at Langthabal Lep Makha Leikai Ima Lairembi Community Hall, Imphal West yesterday Source Hueiyen News Service
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'Mary Kom' buzz bypasses ManipurTimes of IndiaMary's family, including her husband and parents, saw the movie on Wednesday at a special screening in New Delhi. Sixteen people from Manipur, including Mary's family members, Priyanka Chopr…
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'Mary Kom' buzz bypasses Manipur
Times of India Mary's family, including her husband and parents, saw the movie on Wednesday at a special screening in New Delhi. Sixteen people from Manipur, including Mary's family members, Priyanka Chopra, Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar and other VIPs attended … |
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It is surprising that there is not a single day these days when the BSNL provided internet services are working with the optimum bandwidth they were touted to be capable
It is surprising that there is not a single day these days when the BSNL provided internet services are working with the optimum bandwidth they were touted to be capable of when they were introduced. In fact, there must be more hours in a week when the internet lines are completely down and unusable than they are functional. This would be true of all the wide arrays of internet access modes provided by the BSNL, including its land line broadband service, the WLL wireless service and the Wi-Max wireless service, which are no doubt, state-of-the-art technology. Demonstrated in the process is the much cited adage that often stories of human advancements and achievements are much less about technology than commitment of the men behind the machines.
The story is unfortunate in an age when the premium for the paradigm of development is placed heavily on connectivity, both in the physical terms defined by roads, bridges, railways and airways, but equally by non physical communication facilities of which the internet and cell phones must rank as the foremost. Indeed, to modern ways of life, professions and businesses, the airwaves, both of telephony and internet, are next only to oxygen and water in importance, metaphorically speaking. Nothing can move at the pace the modern world demands if these facilities are not guaranteed.
So what ails the BSNL in Manipur, the giant public sector corporation which handles this important responsibility? This is the million dollar question which needs to be answered urgently. Private players, though not as resourceful, are doing much better. This is despite the fact that these private players also have to depend on the BSNL, and in many ways are only re-distributers of facilities available only with the BSNL. One broad answer that applies to all public sector undertakings, and government departments probably applies here too. The difference then is, while the private players are driven by profit motive the government sector is run on taxpayers money. The former are acutely accountable to their jobs, for on their ability to sell their services are premised their lifelines, unlike in the government sector where this accountability is practically missing and jobs are hardly dependent on performance. It is no wonder that government jobs are prized in income scarce economies like Manipur.
The stories that do the rounds these days are that mobile and internet networks of the BSNL are poor because staff manning their relay stations leave their machines and generators off for long periods to siphon off fuels which they then sell off in the black market. Those in businesses which need these fuels and lubricants to run their own machines know too well for instance that other than the packed and sealed market brands of lubricants, there are also “tower”nicknamed lubricants, which the vendors claim are superior than even the market brands and sold for a slightly heavier premium. By “tower”they of course mean the mobile and internet signal relay substations. How has this come about? Should not the BSNL authorities look into this matter?
When mobile phone service came to Manipur for the first time about two decades ago, there was only the BSNL. The same can be said of internet service. The corporation then virtually had the monopoly over these services, and when private players were allowed to enter the market a decade after it did, it had a clear head start in the market. Yet, in the decade that followed, there has been an exodus of subscribers from the BSNL to the private players. In medieval Japan, this would have been the cause for scores of hara-kiri at all levels of the organisation. In the modern private sector corporate world too, this would have meant heads of top executives rolling. In the government sectors however, this it seems is nothing to worry about. Jobs remain as secure in their mediocre best. Salaries continue to climb periodically with clockwork precision, promotion avenues for entire careers are already pre-drafted and every employee more or less knows from the time they joined their professions where they would likely be in the hierarchy of their organisations at the end of their careers, so why try mend anything? As a matter of fact, as the “tower”oil making it into the retail market is evidence, there are many who would rather try and make some extra buck than give their everything to their chosen professions. It would not be a surprise at all if in the ascendence of private parties in the airwaves business in the state, there are “match fixers”who made, and are making, a pile in clearing the way for these private businesses. We hope the BSNL authorities hear this wakeup call.
Leader Writer: Pradip Phanjoubam
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