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Strongly worded statement Blockade and counter blockade

It looks much more than just a co-incidence. One day after the NSCN (IM) came out strongly against the decision of the State Government to create seven new districts, blockade supporters opened fire at goods laden vehicles at two places and injured a driver and the helper of another driver. Significant to note too that this was the first time that blockade supporters had used fire arms in attacking the goods laden vehicles.

Internal rift within the BJP Sweet tidings for the Cong

Remove Patel-Prahlad Singh Patel-or I retire from party. More or less the exact words used by Th Chaoba, when he went hammer and tongs against the man who has been put in charge of Manipur. Comes closer to an open revolt than just an internal rift with…

Delivering a political master stroke Creating 7 new districts

This is a political master stroke. Seven new districts and herein lies the most important political statement made by the Chief Minister and the Congress.

UNC has delivered its point No point in prolonging blockade

Don’t know if the ongoing economic blockade will convince the State Government not to declare Sadar Hills and Jiribam as full fledged districts. What however is clear is that the blockade has sent prices of all essential commodities sky rocketing. So while petrol is being sold anywhere between Rs 200 and Rs 300 per litre in the black market, potato is being sold at above Rs 30 per kg. A kg of onion is now being sold at above Rs 60 per kg while a filled LPG cylinder is being sold at above Rs 2200 in the black. How about life saving drugs ? Or say anti-BP drugs and those on medicines to control diabetes ? As the Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi put it, the United Naga Council is not a criminal organisation. Everyone will agree with this observation, but then the present economic blockade it has imposed definitely borders on the criminal. This is a point which should be acknowledged by all. How else does one explain the extreme difficulties the common people are being forced to face ? There is no indication that the blockade will be rolled back any moment and this is what is worrying.

Blockade and counter blockade Passing through Senapati dist

Blockade and counter blockade. Complements each other and herein lies the dangerous part. So while the official version of the blockade is the opposition against any design of the State Government to grant district status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam, the people from the valley area are not ready to buy this line and thus have enforced counter blockade at different points, which is clearly against the hill districts.

Innate goodness of mankind Voice of sanity from the Church

Voice of sanity. And this is what is refreshing and gives all faith in the innate goodness of mankind. Amid the rabble rousing statements and the confrontationist stands, comes the voice of sanity from the Christians of Mao or rather the Churches drawn from all denominations of Mao. Just one day after the Mao Churches came out with its extremely meaningful appeal to the United Naga Council (UNC),

Interesting observation from Sen Not a political statement

It was not a political statement. This is what makes the observation of Professor Amartya Sen on the decision of the Narendra Modi Government to demonetise the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes all that more interesting.

Time to look for a 2nd lifeline Cutting off the route that feeds

48 hours deadline set by the UNC to release its president Gaidon Kamei and information secretary Stephen Sangkhui. A Senapati Court on the other hand has remanded them to police custody for a period of 14 days. The coming days will be anything but uneventful. It is also interesting to see Chief Minister O Ibobi talking tough in asserting that due legal processes will be initiated against the arrested UNC leaders.

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Queues, queues everywhere Targeting the common man

Queues reflect discipline, a sort of civilised behaviour where order is maintained. Viewed from this perspective, the people of Manipur may be said to have a high level of discipline.
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Queues reflect discipline, a sort of civilised behaviour where order is maintained. Viewed from this perspective, the people of Manipur may be said to have a high level of discipline.

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Making the common people suffer Politics of eco blockade

It is more than obvious. On record any economic blockade is invariably against the decision or agenda of the State Government but in reality it is the people who suffer.
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It is more than obvious. On record any economic blockade is invariably against the decision or agenda of the State Government but in reality it is the people who suffer.

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Viewing blockade through the lens of EVMs Not the time for one upmanship

Assembly election will be held only in 2017. But it is more than clear that the term ‘election year’ has now come to fit the fag end of 2016 to the T. Nothing wrong with this for it is the run up to the election that will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the voting behaviour of the people.

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Issues which can impact on voting pattern Voters now have a choice

District status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam. The demands and the opposition to these demands. The three Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 last year
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District status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam. The demands and the opposition to these demands. The three Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 last year

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Failing to capitalise on the 2012 mandate Unflattering sobriquet

Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand.
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Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand.

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Spawning an interesting debate Immigrants Vs indigenous

There is no indication that the United Naga Council (UNC) will roll back the economic blockade any time soon.
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There is no indication that the United Naga Council (UNC) will roll back the economic blockade any time soon.

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Buying Rs 800 with Rs 1000 note Booming currency bazar

If necessity is the mother of invention then surely being cash starved can give a new dimension to the understanding of money laundering. Only here, one does not need to stash it in some tax haven abroad or in banks in some other countries, but keep it…

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Six years after inauguration Defining incomplete project

Functional nearly six years after its formal inauguration and certainly the State Government seems to have perfected the art of giving a new definition to the understanding of inaugurating incomplete projects. It was on December 3, 2011 that the ISBT was inaugurated in all its glory by the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi and it became functional only on November 13, 2016. Nothing short of taking the people for a ride and there is nothing pleasant about this. Long after the ISBT was inaugurated,

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Downside of the demonetisation move Not enough preparations

Tough times call for tough decisions. It is apparently in line with this that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes on November 8 and while the intent is good, even excellent, perhaps it would also do goo…

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Black and white of a tough decision Demonetising Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes

Not unexpectedly the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demonetise Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes has received mixed reactions from different sections of the people. While economists and industrialists have hailed the decision to check black money a…

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Editors’ Guild, Manipur condemns the decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to impose a one day ban on NDTV (Hindi) and News Time, Assam on November 9. To extend our solidarity to the two news channels, the editorial space is left blank today

Editors’ Guild, Manipur condemns the decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to impose a one day ban on NDTV (Hindi) and News Time, Assam on November 9. To extend our solidarity to the two news channels, the editorial space is left blank today

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Cong on slippery ground in the hill districts Issues dogging the State

ILP or a similar mechanism to check the inflow of non-local people into the State and the strong protest against the three Bills passed by the State Assembly last year on August 31. District demand and the voice of opposition against it.
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