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Naming the big fishes. Rare it is for big names to be named when it comes to corruption cases and apart from the huge amount involved, what made the FIR news on September 1 all that more newsworthy was the fact that big names, all very big names, were named in the FIR lodged in connection with the scam involving the Manipur Development Society (MDS). One former Chief Minister, three former Chief Secretaries, who also doubled up as the Chairman of the Society, the Project Director of MDS and an Administrative Officer.

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The filth, the dirt, the piling garbage near the Lamphel supermarket can easily be linked to the pathetic failure of the Government to provide the needed market shed to the vendors who were displaced from Nagamapal sometime in 2011 and were told to go to Lamphel. Insensitivity is written all over the conduct of the Government here and there isn’t a word strong enough to tear apart the utter lack of sensitivity of the Government.

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Naga Raj, Naga rule. Our Raj, our Government. Nothing overtly said here, but in giving a brief account of how Naga leaders under the NNC and later NSCN launched a movement against the Government of India, to the ceasefire agreement and later to the inking of the Framework Agreement, the address of UNC president Gaidon Kamei during the 86th death anniversary of Haipou Jadonang may have just managed to stir awake a number of people who stand by the idea of Manipur as a social and political entity. On the other hand, it is also significant to note that former Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam took pains to urge the people to be wary of the efforts of all those trying to break the age-old unity of the people topping this off with his announcement that the unity between the people of the hills and the valley is not new but has been there since time immemorial.

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If the matter is not dealt with judiciously and promptly, without losing sight of what is known as universal justice, then the 2016 fracas over the reservation quota in admission to PG courses in Manipur University may just return to haunt the varsity again.

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Regulate or check the inflow of non-local people into the State. Bar non-locals from contesting elections in Assembly segments which have been identified as vulnerable.

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Nothing can be more shameful for all the people of Manipur that a respected political stalwart like Rishang Keishing who is father-figure to many was denied a burial ground at his native village of Bungpa Khunou, Kamjong district.

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What a disturbing revelation! For eight long months, the State Government has not been releasing a single rupee for implementation of Mid-Day Meal scheme in Manipur even after the Government of India had sanctioned Rs 46.37 crore for the same.

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Condolence messages from the who is who of the country. Cutting across political parties. The President of India, the Prime Minister, Governors, Chief Minister of Manipur, AICC president all have condoled the death of veteran political leader Rishang Keishing and this should underline the point that to many he was not just a Congress leader but a leader whose identity cuts across political and social divides.

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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. Manipur comes somewhere close to this and it would be interesting to see how the BJP goes about fulfilling its pre-poll promise of piped water supply to every household. In the 15 years it spent in power, the Congress was not able to do anything to ensure water supply to the people and it was this failure which the BJP latched onto and assured piped water supply to the people if voted to power.

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Coming out strongly against party hopping and former Chief Minister O Ibobi must surely know what he was talking about when he lashed out at politicians who have been party hopping, especially after the recent Assembly election result was announced. Just take a look at the statistics after the result of the recent Assembly election was announced. Congress emerged the largest party with 28 MLAs but it was BJP with 21 MLAs which managed to form the Government.

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Absurd One Village, One Denomination decree One Religion, One State acceptable ? One Village, One Denomination decree. This is a dangerous precedent and if not checked on time and dealt…

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The NDA Government led by BJP finally tabled National Sports University (NSU) Bill 2017 in the Lok Sabha on August 10. Although the project has been delayed for quite a long time, it has finally taken a step forward. NSU is a prized trophy collectively won by the consistent,

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One may call it sheer coincidence or perfect synchronization. Whereas the State of Manipur has been commemorating the painful but heroic death of Pebam Chittaranjan, then just 28 year old who self immolated demanding complete repeal of the infamous Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA 1958 from Manipur, there is a news report which says that Manipur and Assam can now decide on AFSPA.

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If media reports on both sides of the Himalayas are any indication, China and India are literally standing on power kegs, ready to flex their military muscles at the slightest provocation from either side. Often it is said that there is no historical enmity between the two countries but there is a long standing rivalry between the world’s two most populous countries. Although the latest flash point was the Chinese attempt to construct a mountain road over Doklam plateau in western Bhutan which Bhutan protested and India intervened directly by sending troops, for quite some time, India and China have been eyeing each other warily.

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Roll back district creation decision. This is the United Naga Council and various Naga civil societies of Manipur. No roll back of district creation. This is the call from different CSOs of Kangpokpi district spearheaded by the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Kangpokpi. Caught in the middle is the BJP led Government.

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This is a slap on the face of Christianity. Correction, a slap on the face of humanity. No one except those in the Baptist denomination of Christianity will be allowed to stay at Leingangching, a small hamlet near Litan on the Imphal-Ukhrul road.

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Save the indigenous people of the land. This slogan is central to the demands put forth by the KSA to bar non-locals from contesting elections in the State, delete all the non-locals from the voting list as well as the demand of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) to enact a legislation to check the large scale influx of non-local people into the State. Underlining the point that all these demands, though championed by different groups, centre around the future of the indigenous people vis-a-vis the non-local people, who have been flooding Manipur for long. Why Manipur continues to attract so many non-local people has been touched upon many times in this column and while the demand to pass a Bill to protect the indigenous people should be there, all must also give some thought on why such a big vacuum has been created in the first place to let others rush in and fill up the vacuum. Others rushing in to the fill any vacuum thus created is the law of nature and this is something which cannot be wished away that easily.

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24 hours total shutdown called by the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Sadar Hills. A sit-in protest called by the National Sports University Haraothel Protection Committee and the Senjam Khunou and Senjam Chirang Joint Development Committee at the time the total shutdown was on. At centre of it all is the decision of the State Government to establish the National Sports University at Haraothel. The bone of contention is obviously the claim raised by the KSO and different Kuki civil society organisations that the proposed sports varsity has encroached on their ancestral land coupled with the fact that during an inspection tour of the site earmarked for the proposed sports varsity, Chief Minister N Biren had stated that there is no dispute over the varsity site.

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That the BJP led Government is trying to be different from the Congress Government of the last 15 years is clear. The question however is, different in what sense ? Is the BJP led Government going to be satisfied with only changing its approach to the various issues facing the State or is it ready to change the mental set up of the previous Government, which has taken deep roots.

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It may be just eight vehicles and the amount involved may be peanuts when compared to the bigger and more ‘lucrative’ scams that the State has seen but in cracking down on the auction of eight vehicles of Imphal Municipal Corporation, a message has been sent out. And the message is undoubtedly the presence of an Opposition which knows how to make the right noise.

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