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Cracking down on LPG hoarders Now go for the big fishes

It is obvious. The drive launched by the State police against LPG hoarders and seizing 686 LPG cylinders in the last two days perfectly complements the campaign launched by The Sangai Express under the caption, “WANTED : Cooking Gas, Not Laughing Gas”. This is what gives us a certain sense of satisfaction, after all as a newspaper we can only bring certain things to the notice of everyone while it is up to the Government to take it up from there and see what may be done. Cracking the whip, this is what the Government has done and this augurs well for everyone. Now that it is well known that certain elements have been hoarding cooking gas, it is only right that the State police try to find out how the hoarders managed to lay their hands on such a large number of gas cylinders in the first place. As IGP Soibam Ibocha revealed during a media conference on September 30 at the conference hall of the Imphal West SP, there is strong likelihood of some gas agencies working hands in gloves with the black marketers and it is only right that the State police get down to the task of cracking the case and unmask all those who have been milking the situation dry.

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It is obvious. The drive launched by the State police against LPG hoarders and seizing 686 LPG cylinders in the last two days perfectly complements the campaign launched by The Sangai Express under the caption, “WANTED : Cooking Gas, Not Laughing Gas”. This is what gives us a certain sense of satisfaction, after all as a newspaper we can only bring certain things to the notice of everyone while it is up to the Government to take it up from there and see what may be done. Cracking the whip, this is what the Government has done and this augurs well for everyone. Now that it is well known that certain elements have been hoarding cooking gas, it is only right that the State police try to find out how the hoarders managed to lay their hands on such a large number of gas cylinders in the first place. As IGP Soibam Ibocha revealed during a media conference on September 30 at the conference hall of the Imphal West SP, there is strong likelihood of some gas agencies working hands in gloves with the black marketers and it is only right that the State police get down to the task of cracking the case and unmask all those who have been milking the situation dry.

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Promoting the ‘beautiful game’

Night football tourney at Kangpokpi Promoting the ‘beautiful game’ The novelty of it all is beautiful. So also the setting up of an academy to promote football, ‘the beautiful game’…

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Night football tourney at Kangpokpi Promoting the ‘beautiful game’ The novelty of it all is beautiful. So also the setting up of an academy to promote football, ‘the beautiful game’…

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To make Night Plaza meaningful

Heed the words of Thangmeiband MLA To make Night Plaza meaningful The BJP led Government needs to take the view point put forth by Congress MLA Kh Joykisan with the…

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Heed the words of Thangmeiband MLA To make Night Plaza meaningful The BJP led Government needs to take the view point put forth by Congress MLA Kh Joykisan with the…

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Imphal choc-a-bloc with IVRs Death traps everywhere

IVR or Inter-Village Road. Imphal is choc-a-bloc with them. For two days, The Sangai Express has been publishing news on the death traps that lie plum in the middle of the road in Imphal, not in some far flung village or the hills.
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IVR or Inter-Village Road. Imphal is choc-a-bloc with them. For two days, The Sangai Express has been publishing news on the death traps that lie plum in the middle of the road in Imphal, not in some far flung village or the hills.

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Include Meiteis in ST list demand Setting a deadline of Oct 20

October 20. This is the deadline served by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee to the State Government to submit its recommendation to the Centre that the Meiteis be included in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Constitution of India.
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October 20. This is the deadline served by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee to the State Government to submit its recommendation to the Centre that the Meiteis be included in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Constitution of India.

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Since dead man tells no tale… Truth should be unearthed

Dead man tells no tale. So it is that the truth seems to have disappeared with the body of Pravis Chanam all suggesting that there may be a conspiracy in the decision to dispose the body, even though the fact remains that an FIR had been lodged with Knowledge Park police station. Definitely Pravis Chanam will not be back to tell his story, and this is all the more reason why the truth should be dug out. And there are reasons to believe that there could have been a conspiracy if one takes into account the incidents after Pravish disappeared.

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Dead man tells no tale. So it is that the truth seems to have disappeared with the body of Pravis Chanam all suggesting that there may be a conspiracy in the decision to dispose the body, even though the fact remains that an FIR had been lodged with Knowledge Park police station. Definitely Pravis Chanam will not be back to tell his story, and this is all the more reason why the truth should be dug out. And there are reasons to believe that there could have been a conspiracy if one takes into account the incidents after Pravish disappeared.

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Bigger threat from Bangla immigrants Saving the indigenous folks

Saving the indigenous people from the large scale influx of non-locals into the State. Security along the Indo-Myanmar border and at Jiribam beefed up to check the entry of Rohingya Muslims who have fled their homestead in the neighbouring country foll…

Saving the indigenous people from the large scale influx of non-locals into the State. Security along the Indo-Myanmar border and at Jiribam beefed up to check the entry of Rohingya Muslims who have fled their homestead in the neighbouring country following the crackdown launched by the Myanmarese army.

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Diverting filled cylinders from the hills Route to black market

The question is just how regularly do LPG consumers in the hill districts receive their quota of subsidised cooking gas ? This question is raised against the backdrop of the story published in The Sangai Express under the caption ‘Hill based LPG distributors diverting loads to Imphal ! ’.

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The question is just how regularly do LPG consumers in the hill districts receive their quota of subsidised cooking gas ? This question is raised against the backdrop of the story published in The Sangai Express under the caption ‘Hill based LPG distributors diverting loads to Imphal ! ’.

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Putting the limelight on O Ibobi Not out of the news at all

It is obvious that former Chief Minister O Ibobi will not be out of the news. And why not. Not only is Ibobi the longest serving Chief Minister of the State, being in the chair of the CM for 15 years on the trot, he will also go down as a man or a poli…

It is obvious that former Chief Minister O Ibobi will not be out of the news. And why not. Not only is Ibobi the longest serving Chief Minister of the State, being in the chair of the CM for 15 years on the trot, he will also go down as a man or a political leader who elicits extreme response. So while he will continue to be the undisputed leader of the Congress party in the Assembly as well as the undisputed political heavyweight from Thoubal Assembly Constituency and earlier Khangabok Assembly Constituency and of course for all the die hard Congress loyalists, to many others he will continue to be the rallying point to raise a stand against the Congress. It is in line with this that the United Naga Council recently issued a statement reiterating its stand against O Ibobi and by extension the Congress party.

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High promises, high expectations BJP Govt up to it ?

High on promises. Obviously this means that the expectations of the people will also be high. It however remains to be seen how much distance the Government will walk to meet the expectations of the people. Not that anyone expects the Government to be …

High on promises. Obviously this means that the expectations of the people will also be high. It however remains to be seen how much distance the Government will walk to meet the expectations of the people. Not that anyone expects the Government to be able to meet all the expectations of the people, but the effort to deliver the goods should be there. As a seasoned political leader, no one will know this better than Chief Minister N Biren himself.

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Threat to ban movement of non-locals Critically critical

The threat of the Kangleipak Students’ Association to ban the movement of non-locals is serious, very serious and it is only right that the State Government get down to the business of doing what is best for the people.

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The threat of the Kangleipak Students’ Association to ban the movement of non-locals is serious, very serious and it is only right that the State Government get down to the business of doing what is best for the people.

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Away from Imphal centric mindset Govt-Hills Bhai Bhai !

Moving away from the Imphal centric approach. Best exemplified by the Cabinet meeting held at Churachandpur some time back. Announcing that the Shirui Lily Festival will be upgraded to the level of the Sangai Festival. The attention focused on the Barak Festival held at Senapati not so long after the Shirui Lily Festival. Setting aside the 10th of every month as Hill Leaders’ Day wherein the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers reserve the day to meet people from the hill districts ranging from Church leaders, NGO representatives and the village folks.

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Moving away from the Imphal centric approach. Best exemplified by the Cabinet meeting held at Churachandpur some time back. Announcing that the Shirui Lily Festival will be upgraded to the level of the Sangai Festival. The attention focused on the Barak Festival held at Senapati not so long after the Shirui Lily Festival. Setting aside the 10th of every month as Hill Leaders’ Day wherein the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers reserve the day to meet people from the hill districts ranging from Church leaders, NGO representatives and the village folks.

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Seven years is a long, long time Civil Sectt crawling at snail pace

A 10 year old child back then would now have completed her schooling and would probably be in college now. A child back then would now be in her teenage years, no longer a child. This is how long the construction work of the Civil Secretariat at Chingm…

A 10 year old child back then would now have completed her schooling and would probably be in college now. A child back then would now be in her teenage years, no longer a child. This is how long the construction work of the Civil Secretariat at Chingmeirong has taken and the more bitter side of the story is that no one knows when it will be completed.

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Another spell of cooking gas shortage Nature and greed at work

Booking date-sometime in April or May. Delivery date-the present. That is book one’s cooking gas four or five months back and get the delivery today. This is how the present situation has unfolded and if one looks back to the UNC highway blockade days, then one may say that the State has come back full circle again.

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Booking date-sometime in April or May. Delivery date-the present. That is book one’s cooking gas four or five months back and get the delivery today. This is how the present situation has unfolded and if one looks back to the UNC highway blockade days, then one may say that the State has come back full circle again.

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Trafficking story from CCpur Preying on young kids

Human trafficking. This is unacceptable and the possibility of the involvement of big names cannot be ruled out. Poverty plus the yearning to ensure a better future for one’s child is the underlining factor for parents to willingly hand over their children, mostly young girls, to people who then traffick them to other parts of the country and the world. In the present case of Churachandpur,

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Human trafficking. This is unacceptable and the possibility of the involvement of big names cannot be ruled out. Poverty plus the yearning to ensure a better future for one’s child is the underlining factor for parents to willingly hand over their children, mostly young girls, to people who then traffick them to other parts of the country and the world. In the present case of Churachandpur,

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Date with September 11 Setting new benchmarks

We are 18 today. To the world, September 11 will obviously be remembered with the bringing down of the World Trade Centre and Osama bin Laden, but here in the remote corner of India, a revolution was being set in place with a group of young, dedicated …

We are 18 today. To the world, September 11 will obviously be remembered with the bringing down of the World Trade Centre and Osama bin Laden, but here in the remote corner of India, a revolution was being set in place with a group of young, dedicated professionals getting down to the business of bringing out the first edition of The Sangai Express on September 11, 1999. Time flies by. In 18 years, The Sangai Express has laid down the agenda of what a newspaper should be in Manipur. And this is no mean achievement.

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Clogged waterways and drains Plastics, plastics everywhere

Commendable move and should be noted. That is the decision of student body, Democratic Students’ Alliance, Manipur (DESAM) to ban plastics in the State. Would be more meaningful if other student organisations too back the stand of DESAM and see what they can do to neutralise the negative impact of plastic carry bags, not only to human health but also the environment. Perhaps this is where the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur may extend its hand of co-operation and carry out a similar campaign in the districts where its writ runs large.

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Commendable move and should be noted. That is the decision of student body, Democratic Students’ Alliance, Manipur (DESAM) to ban plastics in the State. Would be more meaningful if other student organisations too back the stand of DESAM and see what they can do to neutralise the negative impact of plastic carry bags, not only to human health but also the environment. Perhaps this is where the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur may extend its hand of co-operation and carry out a similar campaign in the districts where its writ runs large.

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Where are the Ojas in teachers ? Failing to attract best talent

September 5. The focus was on teachers across the country and while Manipur also joined the rest of the country in celebrating Teachers’ Day as a mark of respect to Dr S Radhakrishnan, one need to really think where teachers, as understood universally, stand in today’s Manipur society. And it is here that some hard, plain talking is needed.

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September 5. The focus was on teachers across the country and while Manipur also joined the rest of the country in celebrating Teachers’ Day as a mark of respect to Dr S Radhakrishnan, one need to really think where teachers, as understood universally, stand in today’s Manipur society. And it is here that some hard, plain talking is needed.

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7th Pay and the fiscal reality of the State Need to acknowledge reality

The fiscal health of the State Government should be understood and appreciated by all, particularly the State Government employees in the light of the demand from some quarters that the 7th Pay Recommendation be adopted. It is here that the BJP led coa…

The fiscal health of the State Government should be understood and appreciated by all, particularly the State Government employees in the light of the demand from some quarters that the 7th Pay Recommendation be adopted. It is here that the BJP led coalition Government too need to come out and explain the fiscal position of the State Government in clear cut terms to all so that no misunderstanding crops up and the Government and the employees proceed to a show down.

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JCILPS back after a brief lull Need to take everyone along

Back after a brief lull. Not the issue but the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and so it was that while the JCILPS went into a lull for some time it was the Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA), which took it upon themselves to demand that all non-local people be barred from contesting in any election in the State. No to non-locals in contesting election and regulate the inflow of non-local people into the State and the close link between the two demands can be inferred. The threat is real, very real and today it has moved beyond the understanding of ‘threat perception’ and moved into ‘the real threat’.

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Back after a brief lull. Not the issue but the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) and so it was that while the JCILPS went into a lull for some time it was the Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA), which took it upon themselves to demand that all non-local people be barred from contesting in any election in the State. No to non-locals in contesting election and regulate the inflow of non-local people into the State and the close link between the two demands can be inferred. The threat is real, very real and today it has moved beyond the understanding of ‘threat perception’ and moved into ‘the real threat’.

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