RPF claim

IMPHAL, Jan 30: The RPF has claimed that at least six army personnel including an… more »

IMPHAL, Jan 30: The RPF has claimed that at least six army personnel including an officer were either killed or injured in an ambush laid by PLA cadres at an area between Kharao and Narum Khul in Tegnoupal sub-division in the afternoon of January 28. In a press release, the banned outfit stated that its fighters used heavy artilleries and bombs during the attack. However, the wily army has so far successfully kept hidden the real extent of the damage inflicted on them, it added. The outfit stated that the series of attack on security forces by different insurgent groups in the recent past has proven that they are engaged in valiant fight against the enemies.

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NCC cadets

IMPHAL, Jan 30: About 300 cadets of the No. 1 Manipur Air Sqn (Flying) NCC… more »

IMPHAL, Jan 30: About 300 cadets of the No. 1 Manipur Air Sqn (Flying) NCC who are presently attending an annual training camp at DM College complex competed at a cross country race today. The race began at their campsite and terminated at NCC Ground after passing through Kangla Fort from its western gate.

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Badly Timed Limbo

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It is pertinent to delve some more on the likely drawbacks of the prolonged wait for the result of elections to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly held on January 28. The anticipated government limbo on account of this is extremely ill-timed as February is the concluding month of the financial year in this country, and the Union Budget for the coming year would be out on the last day of the month. Not long after, the state too would be holding its own budget session. It is true in all the years that have gone by, the annual budget session has not been taken too seriously by successful governments. These sessions as well as the budget documents to be discussed and passed have been in the nature of annual balance sheets of the government, and thereby in their essence, an accounting affair. Under the circumstance, most of them could have been done better by a chartered accountant, for they seldom, if at all, have been a vision statement of a government. But, many in the intelligentsia in the recent past have been trying to induce the government to incline towards the latter and were hopeful that there would be an attitude shift in the near future. This Assembly limbo at such a crucial time of the year cannot but be considered encouraging from this standpoint. It has been just two days since the elections were held, and so it may yet be too early to comment on the how the caretaker government would conduct itself for the next one month, but it is expected that it would be a joyless job for those in shadow power of circumstance. Who would be enthusiastic to begin any meaningful work now, knowing full well it could be others who claim the credit for them. We do however hope and trust the present team would at least be committed enough to keep the normal functioning of the government mechanism intact without slackening too much.

On the positive side, at least the election office would be in a better position to study the performances of its officials on the ground on the day of the polling and decide on how many repolls are to be held now that it has over a month to accomplish this mission. Since there is much more time than usual, we hope and trust it will be able to tie up all loose ends satisfactorily. This is important considering the number of complaints pouring in, especially from the hill districts, of malpractices at the point of the gun by militants. Since the voting procedure included individual mug-shot of voters taken against his election ink stained finger prior to casting of vote, it should not be difficult to determine if there have indeed been cases of impersonations. If the number of votes polled and the number of pictures do not tally, the answer to this question would become obvious. There have also been complaints of intimidation and coercion of voters outside of the polling arena. On this count, we suppose there would be no foolproof way of accounting them or taking remedial action. This is basically a policing lacuna and nothing to do with the election office. But then, intimidation or no intimidation, voting was done in secrecy, so once inside the booth, the voters would have had the freedom to make the choices they want. At least from this point of view, there can be no doubt this time it would be a popular mandate on who should be in power in the state.

But the election this time, as have been noted by many, would be interesting for the verdict on at least two other issues. One is on whether the popular aspirations are still in congruence with what many underground organisations think they are. There was a virtual ban on the ruling Congress by a group of powerful insurgent organisations and if the people still vote the Congress into power, or even as the single largest party, it should serve as an alarm bell for the concerned militant organisations to introspect and read the bold writings on the wall. The other issue at stake is the question of faith, or call it challenge if you please, to the idea of Manipur as a federal home for many different ethnic groups. The entry of Nagaland chief minister, Niephiu Rio’ Naga Peoples’ Front, NPF, into the election fray, campaigning on a variation of what the United Naga Council, UNC, has been championing for some years now – that of dismembering Manipur to create a separate administration for Naga of the state, is the case in point. It will now be known if this dissenting view of Manipur has popular support when it comes to the crux. Whatever the verdict of the electorate is let the lessons the verdict offer be learnt by all concerned.

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‘Youth to the Edge’ To Promote Adventure Activities In North East India

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 – A unique experiment ‘Youth to the Edge’ was launched on Monday. The project is aimed to promote adventure activities in the remote areas of North East Region (NER). The pilot…

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NEW DELHI, Jan 30 – A unique experiment ‘Youth to the Edge’ was launched on Monday. The project is aimed to promote adventure activities in the remote areas of North East Region (NER). The pilot…

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Devala cricket tournament

IMPHAL, Jan 31: ASHA Nagamapal defeated DALLAS Moijing by 70 runs in the first quarter… more »

IMPHAL, Jan 31: ASHA Nagamapal defeated DALLAS Moijing by 70 runs in the first quarter final match of 15th Devala Memorial Cricket Tournament held at Basu Ground Khangabok.

ASHA took the first batting and scored 107 runs for all out in 18 overs. However, DALLAS could not reach the target. All wickets were down in 12.1 overs with a score of only 33 runs.

In the second quarter-final match, WYC Wangkhem defeated SWC by four wickets.

SWC took 86 runs for all out in 19 overs while WYC took 89 runs for six wickets in 13.1 overs.

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Democracy And Politics In India

(MPP, AGP V/s NPF and neighbouring politics) By B. Angousana Sharma, Retd. CPF A comprehensive… more »

(MPP, AGP V/s NPF and neighbouring politics)
By B. Angousana Sharma, Retd. CPF
A comprehensive but concise outlook for 63 year constitutional parliamentary democracy in India is now appeared to be rough, rugged and blurred surface of a mirror in the public domain through the unadmissible administration of the multi-party parliamentary debatorium with the agendas of insignificant unlimited provision in the conglomerated constitution which roomed to confiscate the right of the citizens of the country by the incapable and unbridled democracy, steering by the limited Heads of the nation; whom are under suspicious sounding everywhere in the administration, which is unfortunate for the democracy when claimed to be the biggest democratic country in the world, whereof the most hoached-poached discipline of administration exhibits; where, discipline of the people is yet to be immunized; as if, else of the integrity in the majority population is showing the intuitional ethics which playing as key role in the society; as of the fact the administration of the biggest populated country is pulling like crankering a huge body, but how far the pully of chain would claim to be maintaining the administration of a super-power ascending sub-continent seems to be a hard task for the nation. Because, the multi-party, unistitutional political segments are causing to be stone-blocked on the path of development with the regional and local political pill boxes.

It is also true enough the National Political Heads are playing in the capital Head Quarters; in the meantime the regional/local loop holes might enlarge which leads to be a corrupt plant turned to be obstacle the mainstream of the administration. On the one hand the local and regional political discipline would turn to play the cards of the lapsed in the administration. Besides, the national issues termed to local interpretation. Rest of the problems become local, which, later shoulder to the population. By the time, when the situation turned to unusual due to huge lapses in the administration where as the opportunist advantaged to crop-up the Anti-National activities into the region with the cards of the numerous issues which later faced the administration, very hard to fulfill the demands surrounded; which is the result of the Multi-party democratic administration in the non-democratic minds of the Leaders.

Problems after problems, causes after causes varying the formulation of the movements, architeched by the expertised wave of thoughts in the politicians become headache to the states and national heads. Very cloudy, non-descriptive, vague banners forebears the clumsy thoughts of the politicians. Their oscillatory strikes in repeat fumble deals reacts the people, rather pricking the silent mood of the people.

In the crux of the time the heavy loading poverty, unemployment, resentment, non-evolution, non-methodical, non-strategic, non-industrialistic, the ecological problems of deforestation, over mining mechanism, uncontrollable demographic situation are all natural, non-articulative and obvious formulations. As of the fact administration and governance of the rule destabilized, hence imbibed negative; of the lore people become selfish and self centered. Thus, politics declined to regional and local which terms to communal due to lack of political institutions, and due to un-distilled strategies of the political system in the parliamentary Multi-party Govt. peoples have been sidelined.

These are all talks about democracy; and democracy, the Indian democracy has own specific but insignificant disciplines with the multi-racial cultures and ethos where full of faul plays embraced the society which are very poisonous and envenoming the political atmosphere. Because Indian`s like democracy could maintain through integrity more than the political disciplines of the parties; otherwise discriminatory communalism would over run the society. This is of the reason how India is administering by integrity (faith unto God, Non-violence, Ram-Bharosha). It is true enough India is administered by Integrity not by the Debatorium, the Parliament. India`s parliament is nothing but Sadar Bazar of Delhi.

Besides, duties of the democrats have to be institutionalised so that duties of the bureaucrats and technocrats as well as defense and diplomats can be endorsed time to time. In the mean time the role of Intelligence on the part of the departmental heads to be scanned are found to be accountable. Therefore, integrity of the key persons could supervise by the democrats, whose (democrats) integrity must be superp as Patriot. In the sense, the term patriot is derived from PAT or affection or having love for own country; in the far way, becoming of a leader of the NATION, i.e. PATRIOT.

Consequent upon creation of the democratic administration there were vast interpretations of the systems of the administrations when the stage of the theory to be brought into consideration for application into a federal Govt. Because, to socialize the selfish mind, to upbroaden the desire for general purposes would have been streamlined through the presentation of the constitution, which of the core matters are to be institutionalized the leaders which found to be lapsed in India. Thereupon, the qualities of the opportunism, selfishness in the leaders could wash through integrity and education; but due to hasty applications of the political theories the politicians become half hearted on the part of participation. This would be the reason of the National politics is weak and regional politics is in free swing in the small pockets. Therefore, till improvement of the National politics democrats become smaller in size whereas, pseudo-democrats become powerful leaders in the local grid with the narrow and temporary beam. Thus, declination of the National political avenues appeared, the local power grid is upper hand in politics, in the states; in the meantime reality of democracy remained deem.

NPF (Naga Peoples Front) is example of the weak democracy in India. NPF is with the provision of Indian constitution enter the territory of Manipur which has a prolong dream of Naga integration in the neighbouring states, with the plan to through the Greater Nagaland issue. And consequent upon initiation of NPF into the soil of Manipur the Greater Nagaland issue into the territories of the neighbouring states enhanced a bigger arena for Naga Sovereignty. But, the bureaucrats who deals the issue had very clear vision that it is not achievable, the matter is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, since the Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur assemblies have no deviation to break the territorial integrity, as federal has full right to protect own territory of a state even being governed by the single parliamentary directives in union. However, the Indian bureaucrats have not exert to play the cards tactfully which is ill fortunate for the NSCN with the Naga Sovereign issue towards the neighbours, pinching and irritating Manipur in particular.

Ultimately NSCN projects the NPF card openly under the mainstream of the ruling Nagaland Govt, so that a democratic movement as political push through can be paved the path of Greater Nagaland, a dream, whereas, the central shrewds are with divide and rule device as micro mechanism. Unnecessary tension is cropping up with the Manipuries which is fruitless plant for future generation. Because, Manipur has numerous children to see not the Nagas; Naga should not forget it.

NPF extends political fielding into the tribal settled areas of Manipur with the banner of Naga integration. But Naga politics has to fathom a thought of AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) of Assam, MPP (Manipur People`s Party) of Manipur before stepping out to enchroach the political arena, so that they can field the ideology with correct and clear picture of the agendas to the tribal people of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Because, AGP has no ideology to disturb the neighbouring states to Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh; Manipur peoples Party has no intention to step out to Silchar or Kohima, so that the neighbourig states could feel unusual atmosphere of politics. As of today the thrush of Naga integration has long been motivating the tribal people of Manipur which hurt the local administration in the state. Hence intention of the movement seems to be harmful to humanity.

Besides, the Central Govt. as well as the National Political Parties in India had not endeavoured to break the status-quo of silence in the bliss of non-violence, which is yet to harm the people of the North East India. How far silent will observe, non- violence will maintain no one can predict it? The silent can break at any time, at any moment in the public. If the Central Govt. is not keeping a close eye upon the intolerable acts of anti-federal character, over the territory of Manipur; at that moment, for the act of violence who will be held responsible?
 
This will be the height of the situation created due to “Divide and Rule” policy of the Central Govt., in-stead of inducting positive, pacification and right governance in the states. There were evidences of faul plays while dealing the small issues of Greater Nagaland. Either Central Govt. is intending to erase the territory of Manipur or trying to subdue the will of Manupuries which is humiliation, which will be the dark dream for both Naga and Govt. of India.

Let Naga card play at Nagaland, not in Manipur. Let Manipur remain peace and tranquil as Manipuries either of Hill or of valley were enjoying the equal share of the state.

It may be true enough, the political leaders are not qualified according to the vast arena of the constitution as they are always running behind personal benefits, not mostly in the public interest; which of the benefits have to be provided to the people. As of the reason the Govt. is not capable to hold talks with the revolutionary groups. Therefore, free and open demands of the fundamentalist and pro-co critic questions start floating to the govt., as well as the innocent peoples of the nation.

Therefore, Govt. has to have a deep concern over the situations created due to maladministration into the insurgency prone territories of the country, so that, remedial, viable atmosphere can be established in those states.

Why so conspired and callused in the democratic administration. There must have equal deal, should not be partial and selfish; must have equal vision; should have democratic governance over the bureaucrats and technocrats; otherwise, there will be more Greater Nagaland in India, there will be more territorial conflict in between states.

Therefore, the nationalist political leaders must have the interest to meet up such types of problems, rather leaders should not maintain a longer silence. Leaders (democrats) should try to come on the floor to solve the regional/local problems, immediately.

That, act of positive opinion would nector to solve the unsolved or turmoil. Such voice will hitch the false act of violence. If the leaders remain silent the nation will lead to doom. If the nation would not be existed the dream of the leaders for election, selection and post will vanish into the Blue.

It is also true that; on the context of the Regional Politics as the AGP, the MPP are both rational on the part of integrity and ethics of the territorial concern. Both parties are maintaining the wisdom of Party Politics onward democracy in the country which is “federal in nature”, “Unity in form”.

MPP could extend her party HQrs., at Silchar and at Kohima; AGP could extend her HQrs at Kohima , Dimapur, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh but did not do so; why? It is political consciousness and human rationality on the part of neighbouring politics and thought of fellow brothers.
 
Whereas NPF is trying to push her ideology with the fan of Naga integration is found to be purely out of tracked into the venture of the sermonetted constitution of India where in any kind of culture can be doctrinated which may either harmful to the people or distorting the existing social and political system in the country which is ill fated to Indians. This advantage is nothing but to poke the neighbour.

What is the agenda of the NPF in the territory of Manipur? What will be the benefits of the tribal people of Manipur? What is the motto of NPF and Nagaland Govt.? No doubt that Nagaland creates turmoil to the neighbouring territories. This is history of India where democracy interprets the colour and communal definitions; although the interpretation of the constitution is to be sorted out immediately and the clear cut interpretations of the democrats are invited.

What is the picture of the parliamentary debates on the part of the sieze fire agreement and negotiation in between NSCN and the tribal people of Manipur; so that delaying tactis shall take prolong interval. In the mean time both Naga and tribal people of Manipur will open the eyes in the void with repentance; because, impossible will never cause to be possible.

Due to Naga problem the people of Manipur is suffering for long interval on the part of communication i.e. road communication for the early beginning due to NH-39, now NH-2 but today another territorial conflict with the Greater Nagaland issue based on ethnicity has been hotting up due to bureaucratic games of colluding the issue, rather Govt. of India is not taking the sentiment of the people of Manipur seriously which is not a healthy signal in administration.

Therefore Govt. of India should not compel to form another Isreal in the East India. Hence tolerable level of Manipuries may not overtake to TIME.

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Police Medal For Ng Khamrang

IMPHAL, Jan 30 : Ng Khamrang, DSP, Central Bureau of Investigation, ACB Shillong has been awarded President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the occasion of…

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IMPHAL, Jan 30 : Ng Khamrang, DSP, Central Bureau of Investigation, ACB Shillong has been awarded President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the occasion of…

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Manipur Election 2012: NSCN-IM On ‘Poll Rampage’

IMPHAL, Jan 30 : NSCN-IM which is under a ceasefire pact with the Government of India has been going on the rampage in addition to severely assaulting seven people including five Congress supporters…

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IMPHAL, Jan 30 : NSCN-IM which is under a ceasefire pact with the Government of India has been going on the rampage in addition to severely assaulting seven people including five Congress supporters…

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Assam TET 2011-2012 Results: Download Results For Both Papers

A total of 52,722 candidates out of 3,30,927 who appeared in the State’s first Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) cleared the examination. In Paper I (LP), 32,212 candidates out of 2,07,178 were…

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A total of 52,722 candidates out of 3,30,927 who appeared in the State’s first Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) cleared the examination. In Paper I (LP), 32,212 candidates out of 2,07,178 were…

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BJP, Trinamool demands repoll in Manipur – Assam Tribune

BJP, Trinamool demands repoll in ManipurAssam TribuneAll India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Manipur unit leaders have also demanded re-polling in most of the polling booths in the Hills alleging that the armed underground cadres involved in the talks with…

BJP, Trinamool demands repoll in Manipur
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All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Manipur unit leaders have also demanded re-polling in most of the polling booths in the Hills alleging that the armed underground cadres involved in the talks with the government manipulated the voting in most of the
TMC demands re-poll in hill constituencies while BJP wants re-poll in Thoubal ACKanglaOnline

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Seven die in polling station shootout – UPI.com

Seven die in polling station shootoutUPI.com30 (UPI) — Police in India's northeastern state of Manipur are blaming Naga rebels for violence during voting in which seven people were killed including a young girl. Director General of Police for Mani…

Seven die in polling station shootout
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30 (UPI) — Police in India's northeastern state of Manipur are blaming Naga rebels for violence during voting in which seven people were killed including a young girl. Director General of Police for Manipur Ratnakar Baral said a suspected rebel

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Militants nabbed

Discovering the movement of UG cadres at Laphu Pat Tera Maya Leikai, troops of 27 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) launched operation in the area and apprehended one UNLF cadre on 29 Jan 12. The apprehendee was identified as Deva Chandra (23), s/o N Mangijao, r/o Laphu Pat Tera Maya Leikai. […]

Discovering the movement of UG cadres at Laphu Pat Tera Maya Leikai, troops of 27 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) launched operation in the area and apprehended one UNLF cadre on 29 Jan 12. The apprehendee was identified as Deva Chandra (23), s/o N Mangijao, r/o Laphu Pat Tera Maya Leikai. In a joint operation by 5/9 GR and 6/8 GR of Red Shield Division on specific information, apprehended a UNLF cadre namely SS Pvt Sanjoi Singh, s/o Late L Thonba, r/o Project Mapal Taupokpi of Bishenpur District from Toupokpi Area on 30 Jan 2012. The apprehendee was handed over to Police Station Bishenpur.

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Scribe reporting bandh attacked

Journalists who went to take report of the 12 hour general strike called to protest the killing of a one Smt. Moirangthem (o) Ragini Devi was attacked using catapults today. Spectacles of a scribe was pulled off and thrown away. To protest the attack …

Journalists who went to take report of the 12 hour general strike called to protest the killing of a one Smt. Moirangthem (o) Ragini Devi was attacked using catapults today. Spectacles of a scribe was pulled off and thrown away. To protest the attack the AMWJU decided to boycott CPI and the JAC.

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Seven die in polling station shoot-out – UPI.com

Seven die in polling station shoot-outUPI.com30 (UPI) — Police in India's northeastern state of Manipur are blaming Naga rebels for violence during voting in which seven people were killed including a young girl. Director General of Police for Man…

Seven die in polling station shoot-out
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30 (UPI) — Police in India's northeastern state of Manipur are blaming Naga rebels for violence during voting in which seven people were killed including a young girl. Director General of Police for Manipur Ratnakar Baral said a suspected rebel

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MWGSN and IIC: Press Release and Book Launch: The Cheitharol Kumbaba – Jan 30

PRESS RELEASE AND INVITE MANIPUR – PAST AND PRESENT: PANEL DISCUSSION & BOOK LAUNCH CHEITHAROL… more »

PRESS RELEASE AND INVITE

MANIPUR – PAST AND PRESENT: PANEL DISCUSSION

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BOOK LAUNCH

CHEITHAROL KUMBABA: THE ROYAL CHRONICLE OF MANIPUR

 

Date: Monday, 30th January 2012

Time:  6.30pm

Venue: Conference Room No 1, India International Centre

40 Max Mueller Marg (Near Lodhi Garden), New Delhi 110003

 

30th January 2012:  Manipur is presently is one of the most conflict-ridden states in India. Over 20,000 people have been killed in the last five decades. Today more than 30 armed groups operate in Manipur – ranging from small outfits to organizations with several thousand members. Besides them, dozens of battalions of the Indian Army and several units of Indian paramilitary forces are stationed throughout the state at the Indo-Burma-border.

However, very few know that the state was an independent kingdom with 3000 years of written history. Manipur literal meaning Mani- Gems and Pur-land is a beautiful state that nestles deep within a lush green corner of North East India. Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India, paid a fitting tribute by describing it as “Jewel of India”. It is surrounded by blue hills with an oval shaped valley at the centre, rich in art and tradition and surcharged with nature’s pristine glory. Manipur lies on a melting pot of culture. It is birth place of Polo, a home for rich handloom and handicraft products.

The Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronicle of Manipur is a monumental work covering the history of Manipur, right upto the modern period. Providing a detailed month-by-month record of the rule of no less than 76 Kings, it is a formidable reference history of this colourful State, which continues to remain in turmoil!

The subject covers every aspect of Manipur and throws much light on relation with neighbouring areas namely Burma, Tripura and Assam as well as more distant areas like Bengal and Vindravan. Wildlife and shikar were always a popular sport with royalty all over the world, but one is amazed with the frequency of references about tigers and the mention of capture of 63 elephants in a single episode in 1780 Saka (1858 AD) during the reign of Maharaja Churachand Singh. Tiger conservationists will be no less alarmed when they compare today’s situation with the sizable tiger population of the past. There is also mention of a Raja of Assam seeking the then Manipur King’s help with a physician for his prolonged illness in 1770 Saka (1848 AD), and being cured in 6 months time.

No less surprising is the reference to very frequent earthquake and the number of lunar eclipses. The Manipuries were always keen sportsmen and their love for various sports and the game of polo are often mentioned in this volume. The accurate prophecies of Manipuri astrologers are highlighted as compared to their counterparts elsewhere. All in all, this is a volume with a mine of information which will throw much light on many burning subjects of today, whether historical or political, and these are aptly explained in the Foreword and Preface by two eminent personalities.

In addition the opinion of Marcus Thompson, MBA, BA, M.Phil., Oxford, UK, sums up the importance of this work.“As a foreigner and visitor to Manipur, interested in its history, I have been limited to reading the memories of British Political Agents (which in themselves are fascinating) but give a very one-sided perspective, and only one of events during the British period. Nepram Bihari’s book, The Royal Chronicle of Manipur changes this. The Chronicle focuses on events at Court, political and military upheavals, births, deaths, ceremonies… and tiger hunts. It also records other notable events, like earthquakes, droughts, floods and food shortages. There are elements of social, subaltern history also included, recording what ordinary Manipuries and their neighbours were doing. This translation into English makes available an unrivalled record of events to a wider audience.”

Also according to Former Governor of Nagaland and Manipur, O.N. Shrivastava “Dealing chronologically with the life, times and event during the reign of 76 kings-from lord Pakhangba (33 A.D.) to Maharajah Bodhchandra (1955 A.D.) it is by any standard an exhaustive compilation, replete with footnotes, glossary, references and agreements including the one between Maharaja Bodh Chandra and government of India. The book fills a historic void and needs to be valued as integral to the continuing cultural freedom of our country.The author by translating Manipur’s history from the Meitei script into English, has made almost 2000 years of developments in Manipur available to the global leader.”

On 30th January 2012, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network & India International Centre are jointly organising Manipur – Past And Present: Panel Discussion & Book Launch Cheitharol Kumbaba: The Royal Chronicle Of Manipur written by Shri Nepram Bihari, at Conference Room No 1, India International Centre 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi- 3, 6.30 pm.

Smt Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Honourable Member of Parliament, will be the Chieft guest of the event, Mr. B G Verghese, renown writer, will chair the event, ShriPradyot Deb Burman, Head of Royal House of Tripura and Editor, The Northeast Today will be the Guest of Honour of the event and esteemed panelist of the event include Dr.Aparna Basu, Professor, University of Delhi (retired) and Ms. Priyanka Thakur, Lecturer, University of Delhi.

For more information, interviews etc. please contact:

Ms Binalakshmi Nepram

Founder, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Email: Binalakshmi AT gmail.com

 R.K. Sujata

Researcher, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network

Sujata.rk3 AT gmail.com

 

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Manipur elections: 7 killed as 82% vote amid tight security – ChristianToday

Calcutta TelegraphManipur elections: 7 killed as 82% vote amid tight securityChristianTodayVoters show their election cards yesterday as they queue to cast their votes in a polling station in Thoubal constituency, on the outskirts of Imphal, in the nor…


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Manipur elections: 7 killed as 82% vote amid tight security
ChristianToday
Voters show their election cards yesterday as they queue to cast their votes in a polling station in Thoubal constituency, on the outskirts of Imphal, in the north-east Indian state of Manipur. The north-eastern state of Manipur saw over 82 per cent of
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Two new priests for IND; both Marams of Manipur – Bosco Information Service

Two new priests for IND; both Marams of ManipurBosco Information ServiceBy Fr. Tarcisius Toppo Welcoming the dignitaries, special invitees, guests and the faithful, Fr. Joseph Kindo, Parish Priest, in his speech reminded those present, of the words of …

Two new priests for IND; both Marams of Manipur
Bosco Information Service
By Fr. Tarcisius Toppo Welcoming the dignitaries, special invitees, guests and the faithful, Fr. Joseph Kindo, Parish Priest, in his speech reminded those present, of the words of St. John, “A priest is the greatest gift God can give to a family and

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Manipur-Karnataka join hands for cultural treat – IBNLive.com

Manipur-Karnataka join hands for cultural treatIBNLive.comBANGALORE: To enhance the growing bond between Manipur, hailed as the jewel of India, and Karnataka, Manipur Government will be organising a two-day festival, 'Manipur Kumhei' in the sta…

Manipur-Karnataka join hands for cultural treat
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BANGALORE: To enhance the growing bond between Manipur, hailed as the jewel of India, and Karnataka, Manipur Government will be organising a two-day festival, 'Manipur Kumhei' in the state – first of its kind in any part of the country.

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