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Repatriated children handed over to parents

Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala have been handed over to their parents today by Manipur Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai after being trafficked to that State about two years ago under the pretext of false promises to the parents by fiv…

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Onaeme Union OU boycotts Poumai Naotumai Me PNM jubilee celebration

In a meeting held on August 22, 2012 at Senapati district headquarters, Onaeme Union OU has passed a resolution to boycott the silver jubilee celebration of Poumai Naotumai Me PNM scheduled on December 18 Source Hueiyen News Service

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Electoral roll

A one day training programme on electoral roll management for Members of ADC Chandel was held today in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur at Lamphelpat Source The Sangai Express

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CPNRM decries FIR against protestors – E-Pao.net

CPNRM decries FIR against protestorsE-Pao.netImphal, August 24 2012: Condemning filling of FIR against those who objected to exploration of petroleum in Manipur, Committee on Protection of Natural Resources in Manipur (CPNRM) has accused the state and …

CPNRM decries FIR against protestors
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Imphal, August 24 2012: Condemning filling of FIR against those who objected to exploration of petroleum in Manipur, Committee on Protection of Natural Resources in Manipur (CPNRM) has accused the state and central government of violating the rights of …
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PIL against MGNREG Schemes – KanglaOnline

PIL against MGNREG SchemesKanglaOnlineManipur, IMPHAL, August 24: Following several complaints from the public and subsequent failure of the authorities to take up necessary action regarding misappropriation and misuse of funds released under Mahatma G…

PIL against MGNREG Schemes
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Manipur, IMPHAL, August 24: Following several complaints from the public and subsequent failure of the authorities to take up necessary action regarding misappropriation and misuse of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment …

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Troubling the troubled mind

As if the Lok Sabha election is very close BJP has started election campaign making tall claim that Kabow valley would be reattached to the state of Manipur if BJP returns to power at the centre. But Parliament election is still far away slated for 2014. Kabow valley is an emotive issue. The valley had become a part of the neighbouring country Myanmar. Getting it back will be possible if India is prepared to launch a full scale war against the neighbouring country. That situation does not arise now. Ours is democracy everybody has the right to utter whatever that comes to mind. But speaking for the sake of speaking does not assuage the wounded mind. India has lost vast areas of land in the North half of Kashmir having been occupied by hostile nation Pakistan. BJP could not do not anything to get back the lost territory when it was in power. Peace loving people of the country do not want war with the neighbouring countries. Therefore political parties are advised not to raise issues that do not have relevance with modern time. BJP does not have even a single MLA in the state legislative assembly. But the leadership of the party takes keen interest in making election related speech and also in visiting the state. Perhaps BJP leaders feel the party will be able to get one seat in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. This hope has been emboldened by the fact that too many political heavyweights had joined the party. More are on the verge of joining the party on the eve of Lok Sabha election. From two members in Lok Sabha after 1980 election the party has shot up higher even to clinging to power at the centre for one term under the banner of NDA. That was a huge leap. But the party at the centre is now in disarray with leadership crisis taking the centre stage. If Narendra Modi is projected as Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP the fabric that ties NDA will be shattered. That word of caution had been sounded by Naresh Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, whose party JD (U) is a unit of the NDA. Likewise Lal Kishen Advani and his close associate will see the other option available if the leadership would rest with Modi. Such party, which cannot project even its leader, will not do well in the election. BJP is not a force in Manipur. The recent state assembly election had shown that. Despite hectic campaigning by the top leaders of the party including film star Hemamalini the party drew blank unable to open even account. Yet there had been a rush to the party from different political parties. With the regional politics becoming a dying movement in Manipur the politicians are on the lookout for a party where they can find solace. BJP became a good absorber. Nevertheless when these leaders joined the party they did not try to grasp the mood of the voters in particular and the people of the state as a whole. One does not win an election by switching side too often.

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Haokip inaugurates football club

IMPHAL, Aug 24: NNN Yamthong Haokip has said that youths love sports but due to lack of facilities and guidance they could not prosper. Inaugurating Khanglai Football Club, also known as F.C Khanglai in Saikul on Thursday, the local MLA exhorted that youths who love sports should be given a chance to prosper in the […]

IMPHAL, Aug 24: NNN Yamthong Haokip has said that youths love sports but due to lack of facilities and guidance they could not prosper.

Inaugurating Khanglai Football Club, also known as F.C Khanglai in Saikul on Thursday, the local MLA exhorted that youths who love sports should be given a chance to prosper in the discipline of sports of their choice. “If this is done, wealth, name and fame can be earned while doing away the bad habit of indulging in unaccepted activities,” stated Yamthong Haokip, who is the MLA from Saikul.

Attended by leaders of Kuki Inpi, Saikul, Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) of Saikul area, Saikul Hill Town members, ADC members, village chiefs of Saikul area in the inauguration function of Khanglai Football Club, YamthongHaokip assured the gathering that he would extend help whatever he can to promote sports in his constituency. He then exhorted the members of Khanglai Footbal Club (F.C Khanglai) to move forward relentlessly in promoting football for the harvest of youth talents in Saikul sub division. “Determination, will power and health are the essential parts of an ideal sports person,” said Yamthong Haokip.

Meanwhile, noted social worker who is also the president of Kuki Inpi, Saikul Area Mr. Thangkam Lupheng also attended the function. When asked by NNN about the sports potential in Saikul area, Thangkam Lupheng stated that if groom the youths well many Messis, Maradonas, Ronaldos and Peles will come up from Saikul area. He also said that almost all the people in his area are football lovers though they also love other disciplines of sports. “The all time favuorite here is football and there are many excellent sports persons here but the only thing is to groom them properly and also by providing needed facilities,” stated the social worker.

Meanwhile, Pastor L James dedicated the Khanglai Football Club with a soulful prayer.

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KNLF advisor held

Discovering the movement of UG cadres in Ward No.1,Moreh, troops of 9 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) launched operation in the area and apprehended one KNLF cadre on 24 Aug 2012. The apprehendee was identified as Hemkholun Haokip, Chief Advisor of KNLF, 52 yrs, s/o Late Paojachung Haokip, r/o New Samtal, […]

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NSCN K to enquire into killing of ZSUM Secy

The Khaplang group of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) said that the August 17 incident where Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM) secretary Chunthuigai Kamei got killed, would be investigated by the outfit and reveal the findings to the public on the circumstances that had led to the killing of the student leader.
It has been alleged that the NSCN-K cadres had killed the ZSUM leader on the fateful day.
On Friday, the NSCN-K said it has reviewed the statement of the Zeliangrong Citizens Forum (ZCF) in connection with the August 17 incident where two persons got killed in a “shootout”.
The NSCN-K said today that the incident would be investigated by the “centre” and thereafter, make the conclusion public to the society on circumstances leading to the said incident.
“Universally, no individual can take the law into one’s hand but the constitution of a nation rests with the government’s judiciary. The Naga NGOs should not immerse itself into the triads of emotion but maturely understand the law of the land. All forms of ultimatum does not lead to solution but the patient to wait in every ultimatum does not wear away the toughest stone,”, stated the Khaplang group of the NSCN today.NNN

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NE bandh called on Sept 6 on exodus issue

MNS : A bandh was called in six North East states on September six next and a public rally will be taken out at Assam on exodus issue of NE people from other states and illegal foreigners by North East Students Organisation (NESO). Dr Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharyya President said the bandh has been called in […]

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ZU, KIM assess border situation

Imphal, Aug 24 NNN: A joint team of Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) and Kuki Inpi (Manipur) lead by Amu Kamei, President, ZU (AMN), Kamsei Kipgen, Vice-President, KIM had visited Zoujangtek and Nungshai Tairenpokpi villages, under Nungba Sub-division, Tamenglong District on 23-08-2012 to assess the situation regarding the recent confrontation between the two villages occurred on 21-08-2012 out of land boundary dispute.
The joint team had interacted and discussed with the leaders of both the villages over the matter at their respective village. Leaders of the both villages are willing to settle the matter in compromise basis under the initiative of ZU (AMN) and KIM at the earliest. In this effect, the joint team had made an verbal directive to both the villages / parties to shun violence and not to indulge / provoke any kind of anti social activities within the two villages and intervene to carry out any kind of works like cultivation, farming, making of charcoal etc within the area of the disputed land with immediate effect. This injunction should be adhered to by both the villages / parties till amicable solution is made.
Joint team of ZU (AMN) and KIM met Major Binesh of 6/8 Gorkha Regiment at Nungleiband Leimatak and discussed the matter and also requested to make vigil and initiate necessary precautionary measure to intervene untoward incident before it goes out of hand so as to restore conducive atmosphere in that areas as before said K. Poushinglung , General Secretary.

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BJP Chief blames Congress for exodus, clashes ; assures help

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Imphal, Aug 24: Nitin Gadkare, President of BJP todaycharged that the Congress party is responsible for the crisis in Assam and exodus of NE people from other Indian cities.
Addressing the media at the BJP office here today the BJP Chief said the crisis in Assam is not communal. The conflict is between peoples of Indian origin and foreign origin he added. The Congress party has mixed up the issue with vote banks he alleged.
The Dy Chief Minister of Karnataka Mr Ashok will also come to the north eastern states soon to appeal to the students, employees who had ran away to come back to Karnataka. In any of the BJP ruled states any person facing problems can approach BJP offices and they will be given assistance he assured. The BJP will raise the issue in Parliament and a political movement will be started on the exodus issue he declared.
There is no major incident in BJP ruled states like Karnataka and he expressed surprise over the fact that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh called up Karnataka Chief Minister only to discuss the exodus issue. Exodus of people from north east are taking place more from Congress ruled states he alledged.
The BJP will give highest priority to north east in the field of
power, water, connectivity he assured.
He further said it is unfortunate that corruption is rampant in Manipur and appealed to people to support political parties on ideology, principle.
A statement regarding his press conference said a BJP Goodwill Mission to North-east India will be visiting in next 4-5 days.
“Our Chief Ministers have been personally supervising all confidence-building measures and other necessary steps to provide security to the people of North-Eastern States and have issued repeated appeals to them to return to their place of work.
The party has set up help desks at important railway stations, especially in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune and put up help lines to provide them assistance.
We recently had a Conclave of BJP Chief Ministers’ in Delhi where we have decided to take every possible step to ensure safety and security of our NE brethren in our States. I have been in constant touch with the chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and state units of the party and exhorting them to convince the people from North-Eastern states that there was absolutely no threat to them in any part of the country. BJP workers have been asked to provide protection and assistance to the people from the North-East.
The Karnataka CM has assured the North- East States Students Association that “Karnataka belongs to all who are living there. Karnataka is safer than Assam. Nobody should panic or succumb to the rumour-mongering.”
The shameful incidents of violence in Assam that began in the Kokrajhar, Chirang and Bhuri districts of Assam and later spread to other areas in the state were basically clashes between Indians and Foreigners.
These most reprehensible clashes which have so far claimed nearly 80 lives and displaced nearly 5 lakh people are the result of Congress Party’s vote bank politics in Assam. Unless and until Congress desists from indulging in vote bank politics in Assam, the security of the state and the region will remain in danger.
The subsequent violent protests in Mumbai on August 12, too, appear to have been organised as a part of the Congress party’s hidden agenda to communalize the Assam violence.
The BJP has been protesting against infiltrations from across the border. We are for deportation of all the infiltrators and sealing of the border to prevent further infiltrations. I once again reiterate that the vote bank politics indulged in by the Congress is squarely responsible for the large scale infiltration of Bangladeshis and the resultant displacement of Indian citizens in Norh east. People are aware of the fact that it was the Congress which introduced the IMDT Act and provided overt protection to the infiltrators and the same Party later tried to undo the impact of the Supreme Court ruling declaring the IMDT Act as null and void. Congress led UPA is responsible for this situation .

23 repatriated children handed over to parents

IMPHAL, August 24 NNN: Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala have been handed over to their parents on Friday by Manipur Social Welfare minister AK Mirabai after being trafficked to that state for about two years giving false promises to the parents by five alleged child traffickers.
The children aged between 10 and 13 had been staying at Precious Home at Kochiyam in the State of Kerala, which is not registered with Juvenile Justice Act, since for the last two years after five alleged child traffickers, all from Ukhrul district, took them away from their parents on the pretext of giving them free education at the children home.
All the 23 minors—13 boys and 10 girls—were handed over to their parents by Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai during a simple function held at Takyel Observation Hall, Takyel. They were brought back here on August 15.Twenty-two of them are from Ukhrul district alone and the other one is from Imphal East district.
Five individuals from Ukhrul district went away to Kerala along with the children after they made a false promise to the parents to give them education in 2012 and left them at the Precious Home. But the children never received education at the children home during their stay at the children home for two years.
One May 12, 2011, Kerala police rescued the 10 girls from Thammanam, Ennakullam and the 13 boys from Precious Home. Thereafter, they were brought back to Pratiksha Home and Don Bosco Sneha Bhawan by Children Welfare Committee, Kerala and they put up there for about 11 months.
Later, a joint team comprising of Children Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal East member secretary K Pradeepkumar, CWC, Bishnupur chairperson L Pishak and some representatives of the state Social Welfare Department visited Kerala on August 11 and brought back all the 23 children on August 18.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the 23 repatriated children from the state of Kerala, AK Mirabai assured they would be provided proper education. She also said the rescued children would also be given all the benefits availavle under all the Social Welfare sponsored schemes.The minister emphasised the important role and sincere efforts of the parents in making them good individuals. A Presho Shimrey, MLA, Chingai constituency and members of CWC were also present.

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NSCN IM says it has intellectual people

DIMAPUR, Aug 24 NNN : In its attempt to answer to the seeming verbal attacks on the outfit through media on the question of the freedom of expression, the NSCN-IM asserted today that the outfit is no less than any other intellectual when comes to such subject.
The outfit claimed today that there are many intellectuals in the NSCN-IM set up who understand like any other academic or intellectual regarding the meaning of the freedom of expression. The NSCN-IM explained that the freedom of expression has its limits and said, “Anything that one says or writes is not the freedom of expression”. It also added that the freedom of expression is not meant for destruction and obstruction.
Today’s statement of the NSCN-IM came following certain write-ups in the media that were not so amused to the outfit. The outfit had hit back on few articles written by some regular columnists in the media and there have been the feed backs too.
“For freedom and independence, the Nagas had fought against the forced occupationists in the land of the Nagas for more than eight decades and the outfit has been conducting political dialogue with the Government of India strenuously for fifteen long years by the NSCN leadership on behalf of the Nagas to clinch an honourable settlement from India.
If such an agreement takes place, certainly Nagas will get respite from tortuous struggle. But when the political dialogue seemed to reach a logical conclusion, different Naga groups and individuals have raised alarms in the name of patriotism and in the name of freedom of expression. There are so many intellectuals, philosophers and journalists who are throwing mud and dirts into the expected conclusion of the talks,” alleged the NSCN-IM. “Are these people really patriots in words and actions? Are Nagas so wise and out spoken?,” it asked.
The NSCN-IM then said that the freedom of expression can not be misinterpreted.
“But whatever may be the case, the NSCN will carry on the works and responsibilities entrusted to them by the Naga people, come what may. The dog barks but the caravan moves on.” the outfit said.

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Lt Gen Ranbir Singh to be new DGAR

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh to be new DGAR
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New Delhi, Aug 24: Lt. General Ranbir Singh, AVSM, SM, Bihar (Infantry) has been appointed as Director General, Assam Rifles on deputation basis in the pay scale of Rs. 75,000-80,000/- for a period of two years or till his superannuation from Army or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, was commissioned in 1975 in the Bihar Regiment and in his career spanning over 37 years has a coveted career profile both in command and in staff appointments. He commanded an infantry battalion in Jammu & Kashmir, a mountain brigade in Sikkim and an infantry division at Meerut. On staff assignments, the General Officer has tenanted the important assignments of Brigade Major, Colonel General Staff, Brigadier General Staff and Major General General Staff at HQ Eastern Command.
The General Officer is an alumnus of Lawrence School, Sanawar and prestigious defence institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College. He has been an instructor at NDA, Khadakwasla, Infantry School, Mhow and Indian Military Training Team, Bhutan. He has also represented the country as the Defence Attache at the Indian Embassy, Beijing, China.

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IM not happy with media expressions

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Clarification on memorial vandalised

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IMPHAL, August 24: Thanglienlal Gangte has clarified on the yesterday’s news item of IFP caring the head line “Memorial vandalised” that he did not vandalized the memorial complex but only removed the memorial stone of (L) Lalkho Gangte and (L) … Continue reading →

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DESAM to organized seminar

The post DESAM to organized seminar appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 24: As a move to fight corruption in the state, Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) is organizing a three-day seminar on the theme “let&#82…

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IMPHAL, August 24: As a move to fight corruption in the state, Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) is organizing a three-day seminar on the theme “let’s root out corruption or else we will perish” at Anthropology Department, Manipur University … Continue reading →

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AZSU extends gratitude

The post AZSU extends gratitude appeared first on KanglaOnline.com.IMPHAL, August 24: The All Zeliangrong Students Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) extend heartiest gratitude to all the Zeliangrong brethrens, leaders, students, organizatio…

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IMPHAL, August 24: The All Zeliangrong Students Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) extend heartiest gratitude to all the Zeliangrong brethrens, leaders, students, organizations, politicians, elders and general public who stood by us in bringing the mortal remains of the deceased … Continue reading →

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AR provides assistance to school

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IMPHAL, August 24: In yet another initiative under the theme “Healing Touch,” 27 Sector Assam Rifles on August 24 provided assistance to hostellers of St Mary School in Churachandpur. The officiating Additional DIG while visiting the school interacted with the … Continue reading →

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