The demand that the Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism to protect the indigenous people of the land be enforced in the State. The staunch opposition against the three Bills passed by the State Assembly last year on August 31,
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The demand that the Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism to protect the indigenous people of the land be enforced in the State. The staunch opposition against the three Bills passed by the State Assembly last year on August 31,
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Courting problems. And the State Government seems to have perfected this. A look at the reality should drive home this point. On the one had the Government is pressed hard by the demand that a fresh Bill be introduced in the coming Assembly session to …
Courting problems. And the State Government seems to have perfected this. A look at the reality should drive home this point. On the one had the Government is pressed hard by the demand that a fresh Bill be introduced in the coming Assembly session to check the influx of non-local people into the State while on the other hand a number of hill based organisations have made it clear that they will oppose any Bill if it goes against the interest of the tribals.
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It should be obvious to all. It however stands that the State Government has refused to understand the obvious and continues with its fixation with the existing commercial centres of Imphal. After The Sangai Express launched its campaign Traffic Circus…
It should be obvious to all. It however stands that the State Government has refused to understand the obvious and continues with its fixation with the existing commercial centres of Imphal. After The Sangai Express launched its campaign Traffic Circus :
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Lone of voice of sanity. That is the call of the Sadar Hills Private Schools Association (SHIPS) to exempt schools within Sadar Hills from any bandh, blockade, rally, strike, agitation and dharna. And why only Sadar Hills ? This is a legitimate call an…
Lone of voice of sanity. That is the call of the Sadar Hills Private Schools Association (SHIPS) to exempt schools within Sadar Hills from any bandh, blockade, rally, strike, agitation and dharna. And why only Sadar Hills ? This is a legitimate call and something which should be heeded by everyone. Not in the school calendar,
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Let certain points be very clear. It is an issue which should have united the indigenous people of the land, but as things have demonstrated after the State Assembly passed the three Bills on August 31 last year, it has not.
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Let certain points be very clear. It is an issue which should have united the indigenous people of the land, but as things have demonstrated after the State Assembly passed the three Bills on August 31 last year, it has not.
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Conduct a recruitment test, keep the result in abeyance for three years and then announce that the recruitment process stands cancelled. This is nothing but toying with the future of thousands of young people but this however does not call for the large scale disruption to public life in the last few days.
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Conduct a recruitment test, keep the result in abeyance for three years and then announce that the recruitment process stands cancelled. This is nothing but toying with the future of thousands of young people but this however does not call for the large scale disruption to public life in the last few days.
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Four major players and at stake are the people. Two players diametrically opposite to each other while no one knows how one of the four players will respond when approached. One of the four remaining is obviously caught between the two extreme opposite…
Four major players and at stake are the people. Two players diametrically opposite to each other while no one knows how one of the four players will respond when approached. One of the four remaining is obviously caught between the two extreme opposites. Welcome to Manipur.
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Describe culture in 100 words. Nothing wrong in this, but when this question comes from the Governor of a State and is directed to an august gathering of cultural doyens, then there is something drastically wrong. And this exactly what happened when fo…
Describe culture in 100 words. Nothing wrong in this, but when this question comes from the Governor of a State and is directed to an august gathering of cultural doyens, then there is something drastically wrong. And this exactly what happened when former Governor of Manipur V Shanmuganathan posed this very question to well known personalities of the State while inaugurating the University of Culture and Manipur State Film and Television Institute on August 12.
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One of the rare good stories in recent time. At the centre of the encouraging story is Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI) and the story is the first successful kidney transplant on a young patient in the State. SHRI has certainly come a long…
One of the rare good stories in recent time. At the centre of the encouraging story is Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI) and the story is the first successful kidney transplant on a young patient in the State. SHRI has certainly come a long way and this is something which should be acknowledged by everyone. Maybe not the very best health care centre in the country, but definitely it has today emerged as one of the best in the North East region and this is noteworthy.
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ILPS Bill or a new Bill to check the entry and exit of non-local people will be ready soon. This was the Chief Minister while addressing the 70th Independence Day function at the 1st MR Parade ground on August 15. Fast forward to August 18 and a 48 hou…
ILPS Bill or a new Bill to check the entry and exit of non-local people will be ready soon. This was the Chief Minister while addressing the 70th Independence Day function at the 1st MR Parade ground on August 15. Fast forward to August 18 and a 48 hour bandh has been called to protest the arrest of Khomdram Ratan while he was taking part in a protest fast at Keishampat Leimajam Leikai in the dead of the night on August 17.
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Participation is more important than winning. This is the spirit of the Olympics, but unfortunately it is obvious that this has been literally taken and digested here in India.
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Participation is more important than winning. This is the spirit of the Olympics, but unfortunately it is obvious that this has been literally taken and digested here in India.
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Closer than ever to a final settlement. This is the joint statement issued by NSCN (IM) general secretary Th Muivah and Government of India Interlocutor to the ongoing peace talk between the outfit and Delhi, RN Ravi. Maybe this is the first time that …
Closer than ever to a final settlement. This is the joint statement issued by NSCN (IM) general secretary Th Muivah and Government of India Interlocutor to the ongoing peace talk between the outfit and Delhi, RN Ravi. Maybe this is the first time that an Interlocutor to the peace talk and the top leader of the outfit have issued a joint statement to the press and there is something refreshing about this.
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Sharmila has ended her fast. However her stand against the continued imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act continues and will continue.
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Sharmila has ended her fast. However her stand against the continued imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act continues and will continue.
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Early days yet but this has not stopped the BJP from putting its foot forward for the Assembly election scheduled in the early part of next year. It is along this line that BJP National president Amit Shah has set a date with the State sometime in September to chalk out the poll strategy ahead of the Assembly election. Nothing surprising here, for if there is a party that can dislodge the Congress here, then it is obviously the BJP which is best placed to do that. After the BJP swept the Lok Sabha election in 2014 and with Narendra Modi riding a wave, the party has been going from strength to strength sweeping aside the Congress. The only set back it faced was the Delhi Assembly election when the AAP romped home comfortably. Making things uneasy for the Congress here will obviously be the manner in which the BJP swept aside the Congress in Assam making it the first North East State to have a BJP Government. Himanta Kumar Biswa may have said that there will be no pre-poll arrangement with the Naga People’s Front for the Assembly election here in 2017, but this does not negate the possibility of the two parties coming to some sort of an understanding. Remember how NPF leaders from Nagaland campaigned for the BJP in the run up to the Assembly election in Assam.
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Early days yet but this has not stopped the BJP from putting its foot forward for the Assembly election scheduled in the early part of next year. It is along this line that BJP National president Amit Shah has set a date with the State sometime in September to chalk out the poll strategy ahead of the Assembly election. Nothing surprising here, for if there is a party that can dislodge the Congress here, then it is obviously the BJP which is best placed to do that. After the BJP swept the Lok Sabha election in 2014 and with Narendra Modi riding a wave, the party has been going from strength to strength sweeping aside the Congress. The only set back it faced was the Delhi Assembly election when the AAP romped home comfortably. Making things uneasy for the Congress here will obviously be the manner in which the BJP swept aside the Congress in Assam making it the first North East State to have a BJP Government. Himanta Kumar Biswa may have said that there will be no pre-poll arrangement with the Naga People’s Front for the Assembly election here in 2017, but this does not negate the possibility of the two parties coming to some sort of an understanding. Remember how NPF leaders from Nagaland campaigned for the BJP in the run up to the Assembly election in Assam.
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The fruits of opening up. And so it is that the people of India have moved from the days when the choice was between an Ambassador or a Fiat (Premier Padmini) to multiple choices now.
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The fruits of opening up. And so it is that the people of India have moved from the days when the choice was between an Ambassador or a Fiat (Premier Padmini) to multiple choices now.
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From 1997 to 2016. Indeed the ceasefire pact between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) has held out long.
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From 1997 to 2016. Indeed the ceasefire pact between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) has held out long.
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24×7 power supply by 2019. This in a place where unscheduled power cut and load shedding had become the norm and certainly this news must have gladdened the hearts of thousands of people. Things have certainly improved after the State Electricity Department was corporatised in the early part of 2014 and two wings were created, the Manipur State Power Company Limited (MSPCL) and the Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL).
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24×7 power supply by 2019. This in a place where unscheduled power cut and load shedding had become the norm and certainly this news must have gladdened the hearts of thousands of people. Things have certainly improved after the State Electricity Department was corporatised in the early part of 2014 and two wings were created, the Manipur State Power Company Limited (MSPCL) and the Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL).
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Was this an incident waiting to happen ? For years Sajiwa jail had gained a certain degree of notoriety with criminals calling the shot from inside the jail and harassing the people outside. One just has to recollect the clash amongst the jail inmates …
Was this an incident waiting to happen ? For years Sajiwa jail had gained a certain degree of notoriety with criminals calling the shot from inside the jail and harassing the people outside. One just has to recollect the clash amongst the jail inmates some years back to understand how bad the situation was at some point of time.
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To protect the interests of the indigenous people of the land. This is the foundation on which the demand to implement the Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism has been raised. The question is how faithfully close is the movement to this pri…
To protect the interests of the indigenous people of the land. This is the foundation on which the demand to implement the Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism has been raised. The question is how faithfully close is the movement to this principle ?
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From fibbing to now omitting names. The State Government seems to be playing with fire. On July 13, the counsel of the State Government had submitted before the Supreme Court that compensation to the next of kins of the victims, identified by the Natio…
From fibbing to now omitting names. The State Government seems to be playing with fire. On July 13, the counsel of the State Government had submitted before the Supreme Court that compensation to the next of kins of the victims, identified by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been paid. However at least family members of 11 such victims came out openly and negated the claim of the State Government, stating that they have not received a single paise.
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