State level consultation on RTE held Need to check on implementation of RTE stressed

Under the aegis of Manipur Alliance for Child Rights MACR , a one day State Level Consultation on Right to Education RTE was held at the conference hall of Manipur Film Development Corporation MFDC , Palace Compound here today Source Hueiyen New…

Under the aegis of Manipur Alliance for Child Rights MACR , a one day State Level Consultation on Right to Education RTE was held at the conference hall of Manipur Film Development Corporation MFDC , Palace Compound here today Source Hueiyen News Service

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SC scholarship announced

Manipur Government’s Directorate of Minorities, Other Backward Classes SCs has announced the selected list of Schedule Caste SC students for award of Post Metric Scholarship for the year 2011 2012 Source Hueiyen News Service

Manipur Government’s Directorate of Minorities, Other Backward Classes SCs has announced the selected list of Schedule Caste SC students for award of Post Metric Scholarship for the year 2011 2012 Source Hueiyen News Service

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JCC serves strike notice to govt

As announced earlier, the Joint Co Ordinating Committee JCC of Engineering Departments, Manipur has served a ‘Notice for Strike’ commencing from October 17 till their demands are conceded to the state government Source Hueiyen News Service

As announced earlier, the Joint Co Ordinating Committee JCC of Engineering Departments, Manipur has served a ‘Notice for Strike’ commencing from October 17 till their demands are conceded to the state government Source Hueiyen News Service

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ZEFPB urges Naga outfits to shun violence

Zeliangrong Elders’ Forum of Peace Brokers, ZEFPB Tamenglong has appeal to all the concerned outfits is to shun violence and killing in the Zeliangrong area Source Hueiyen News Service Daniel Kamei

Zeliangrong Elders’ Forum of Peace Brokers, ZEFPB Tamenglong has appeal to all the concerned outfits is to shun violence and killing in the Zeliangrong area Source Hueiyen News Service Daniel Kamei

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KNLF hits out at ‘surrender drama’

Reacting the recent ‘homecoming ceremony’ organized by Assam Rifles at its IGAR S headquarters at Mantripukhi, Kuki National Liberation Front Kuki People’s Army KNLF KPA has asserted that it was just a dramatic scene created to appease the Home Min…

Reacting the recent ‘homecoming ceremony’ organized by Assam Rifles at its IGAR S headquarters at Mantripukhi, Kuki National Liberation Front Kuki People’s Army KNLF KPA has asserted that it was just a dramatic scene created to appease the Home Ministry of India Source Hueiyen News Service

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Wearing of helmets to make mandatory

With the rising cases of accidents in Manipur, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Imphal West district has issued a notice informing that two wheeler riders as well as pillion riders should wear helmets head gears with immediate effect and warned tha…

With the rising cases of accidents in Manipur, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Imphal West district has issued a notice informing that two wheeler riders as well as pillion riders should wear helmets head gears with immediate effect and warned that any one found not wearing helmets head gears, will be fined and challenged as per provision of Motor Vehicle Act Source Hueiyen News Service

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Shy away from MCA CorCom

WHILE ALLEGING that Indian security forces are trying to cover up their misdeeds with some of its Military Civic Action Programmes, the Coordination Committee CorCom of seven revolutionary groups KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK Pro , RPF, UNLF UPPK ha…

WHILE ALLEGING that Indian security forces are trying to cover up their misdeeds with some of its Military Civic Action Programmes, the Coordination Committee CorCom of seven revolutionary groups KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK Pro , RPF, UNLF UPPK has asked the people of the state to refrain from taking part in such MCA programmes and giving cooperation to the Army Source Hueiyen News Service

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2 AR men, 1 civilian killed in blast Another 5 AR personnel and 2 women hurt

AT LEAST two Assam Rifles personnel and one civilian were killed while another five AR personnel and two women sustained injuries when seven bombs suspected to be planted by MPA, the army wing of the proscribed UNLF, went off simultaneously at Kwatha K…

AT LEAST two Assam Rifles personnel and one civilian were killed while another five AR personnel and two women sustained injuries when seven bombs suspected to be planted by MPA, the army wing of the proscribed UNLF, went off simultaneously at Kwatha Khunou Lamkhai under Moreh Police station in Chandel district today Source Hueiyen News Service

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‘Tales of Human Mischief’ released

A book titled ‘Tales of Human Mischief’ written by Nameirakpam Bobo Meitei and published by Ruby Press and Co, New Delhi was released during a function at Manipur Press Club here by MLA Dr I Ibohalbi as Chief Guest today Source Hueiyen News Service

A book titled ‘Tales of Human Mischief’ written by Nameirakpam Bobo Meitei and published by Ruby Press and Co, New Delhi was released during a function at Manipur Press Club here by MLA Dr I Ibohalbi as Chief Guest today Source Hueiyen News Service

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Adimjati Ashram to get new hostel

Adimjati Shiksha Ashram Imphal will get a new hostel having capacity for accommodating 200 students, Home Minister Gaikhangam, who is also in charge of Tribal Affairs and Hills, announced on Friday Source Hueiyen News Service

Adimjati Shiksha Ashram Imphal will get a new hostel having capacity for accommodating 200 students, Home Minister Gaikhangam, who is also in charge of Tribal Affairs and Hills, announced on Friday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Cabinet okays AG post to Th Ibohal

AFTER A gap of more than one year, the State Cabinet has finally decided to fill the vacancy of Advocate General of Manipur with appointment of senior advocate Th Ibohal to the post Source Hueiyen News Service

AFTER A gap of more than one year, the State Cabinet has finally decided to fill the vacancy of Advocate General of Manipur with appointment of senior advocate Th Ibohal to the post Source Hueiyen News Service

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12th Manipur Integrity and Solidarity Day observed

The 12th Manipur Integrity and Solidarity Day organised jointly by Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup AMKIL and National Identity Protection Committee NIPCO was observed at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound here today Source Hueiyen News Service Ne…

The 12th Manipur Integrity and Solidarity Day organised jointly by Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup AMKIL and National Identity Protection Committee NIPCO was observed at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound here today Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network

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It’s a political victory says Meghen

Arrested UNLF Chairman RK Meghen has hailed the order of framing charge against him by the NIA court which admitted that the activities carried out by UNLF are only to bring back the lost sovereignty of Manipur as ‘a big political victory’ Source H…

Arrested UNLF Chairman RK Meghen has hailed the order of framing charge against him by the NIA court which admitted that the activities carried out by UNLF are only to bring back the lost sovereignty of Manipur as ‘a big political victory’ Source Hueiyen News Service

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Artificial limb presented to June 18 Uprising victim

N Sobita, a victim of June 18, 2001 incident got a new lease of relief when she was presented with an artificial limb which was provided by the groups of Padma Medicare and Padma Diagnostic Centre, in collaboration with the All Clubs Organisation and M…

N Sobita, a victim of June 18, 2001 incident got a new lease of relief when she was presented with an artificial limb which was provided by the groups of Padma Medicare and Padma Diagnostic Centre, in collaboration with the All Clubs Organisation and Meira Paibi ACOAM Lup Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network

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primary teachers in e.g.s school opposed : amwvwa

Al Manipur Education Volunteers Welfare Association strongly opposed the new Primary Teacher who may be posted in the E.G.S centre, upgraded to Primary school under Education Volunteers. The Assn. appealed to all the concerned district ZEOs and the Primary Teacher not to join in the E.G.s school and not to accepted their joining reports without […]

Al Manipur Education Volunteers Welfare Association strongly opposed the new Primary Teacher who may be posted in the E.G.S centre, upgraded to Primary school under Education Volunteers. The Assn. appealed to all the concerned district ZEOs and the Primary Teacher not to join in the E.G.s school and not to accepted their joining reports without the proper knowledge of the association. Any problem outfil should be responsible by their own if any neglected the appeal of the assn.
The association also appealed to the concerned authority to withdrawn the posting of the primary teacher in the E.G.S school as soon as possible. Please be understand how the E.G.S. centre are upgraded and how the education volunteers are suffer to become the E.G.S centre to be primary school. It is not a early task.

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Ethnic clashes in NC hills

DIMAPUR, Sept 28: Confrontation between the Dimasas on one side and that of Zeliangrongs, Hmars and others, has resurfaced in Assam’s N.C. Hills today. Several people got injured in the alleged attack launched by the Dimasas. According to Titus Kamei, president of Zeliangrong Youth Front-Assam, Manipur Nagaland (ZYF-AMN), Elu Ndang, general secretary of Zeliangrong Baudi […]

DIMAPUR, Sept 28: Confrontation between the Dimasas on one side and that of Zeliangrongs, Hmars and others, has resurfaced in Assam’s N.C. Hills today. Several people got injured in the alleged attack launched by the Dimasas.
According to Titus Kamei, president of Zeliangrong Youth Front-Assam, Manipur Nagaland (ZYF-AMN), Elu Ndang, general secretary of Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB-AMN) and Pamei Tingenlung, president of AZSU-AMN), many leaders of the community as well that of Hmars have been hurt seriously in the attack launched by the Dimasas today.
“The democratic agitation demonstrated by the Indigenous People Forum (IPF) by way of calling 48 hours bandh expressing their objection and discontentment against the policy of the Assam government to declare the North Cachar Hills district as Dimasa Territorial Council, was obstructed by the Dimasa people in which five Zeliangrong social leaders identitfied as Mrs. Kirangle Panme,(42) who is the president of Zeme Pui Baudi, Assam, and Mrs. Iwangle Riame (43), president of Indigenous Women Forum, Mr. Heichungbe Zeme (40), and three students namely Mr. Kibanchungbe Zeme (18) , Heireilungbe Zeme (18), Mr. Hourangbe Zeme (16) and other indigenous tribal leaders belonging to Hmar community namely, Keivom Hmar(40), president, Indigenous Students’ Forum, Mr. Sureithang Tuolor (20) were seriously injured,” alleged these Zeliangrong leaders today.
According to them, the injured persons were reportedly suffered injury when the Dimasa people armed with guns, and other deadly weapons such as sticks, daos and other deadly weapons attacked them. The injured persons run inside the police station hoping that their lives would be safe but the police turn them out with the Dimasa people dragged them out from the police station thereby nobody came for their rescuing.

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Goods transporters threaten to launch indefinite agitation

DIMAPUR, SEPT 28 NNN : The lukewarm attitude of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the deplorable road condition within the perimeters of the FCI food storage depot at Kevijau Colony in Dimapur has irked the Railway Goods Transporters, which has threatened to launch an indefinite strike if the road condition is not improved […]

DIMAPUR, SEPT 28 NNN : The lukewarm attitude of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the deplorable road condition within the perimeters of the FCI food storage depot at Kevijau Colony in Dimapur has irked the Railway Goods Transporters, which has threatened to launch an indefinite strike if the road condition is not improved at the earliest.
The threat of the Railway Goods Transporters will greatly affect supply of foodgrains to Nagaland and neighbouring state Manipur as both the states are hugely dependent on FCI foodgrains.
Talking to media persons at the FCI depot, the transporters complained that despite several reminders to the FCI including a representation in July this year to repair the road within the FCI perimeter, the FCI authority has not taken any heed.
“Most of the truckers are daily bread earners transporting FCI food grains. But in this bad road condition, especially during rainy season, many of the truck break down and develop mechanical problems for which the truckers have to spend minimum Rs. 10,000 to repair their vehicles”, said Shikuto Sema, president of Railway Goods Transporters.
Visiting media persons to the FCI Food Storage Depot on Thursday noticed that a fully loaded truck was stuck in the potholes at the main entrance of the depot even as another truck was being pulled out.
Labourers engaged in FCI goods transportation also attested that the deplorable road condition has been dragging on for years and cited instances of food items falling down from the vehicles due to slanting of vehicles while negotiating potholes.
Even as the transporters disclosed that it has become dangerous for them to bring in their vehicles in such road conditions, the FCI officials simply assured them that contractors are working on to fill up the big potholes, some 2 to 2½ feet deep on temporary basis.
The Railway Goods Transporters president also disclosed that over the year, local contractors were contributing from their own pockets for repairing and maintenance of road within the FCI depot.
“This exposes the total disregard and negligence on the part of the FCI authority to the two land-locked states of Nagaland and Manipur. If they (FCI) are sincere enough, then the road can be repaired overnight”, Shikuto said.
Members of the Railway Goods Transporters who met with the FCI depot manager reminded the latter on representation submitted by the transporters in the month of July demanding the repair of the road.
Acknowledging the demands of the transporters, the FCI depot manager said that a local contractor was awarded the work to fill up the potholes and repair the road on immediate basis. The manager also said that he had appraised FCI authority on the problems faced by the transporters.
Meanwhile, the Railway Goods Transporters cautioned that if the ongoing repairing works are not found satisfactory, then the transporters would launch an indefinite strike, which would affect both Nagaland and Manipur states.

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Irabot day observation in Delhi

Mail News Service New Delhi, Sep 28: Manipur Students Association Delhi will observe Irawat day at the Open Air Theatre, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi (North Campus) from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pmon Sep 30. 30 September has been widely recognised and observed as IRABOT DAY in Manipur to commemorate the birthday of comrade Hijam […]

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New Delhi, Sep 28: Manipur Students Association Delhi will observe Irawat day at the Open Air Theatre, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi (North Campus) from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pmon Sep 30. 30 September has been widely recognised and observed as IRABOT DAY in Manipur to commemorate the birthday of comrade Hijam Irabot (30 September 1896- 26 September 1951).
Comrade Irabot, who had a humble origin as a destitute orphan, was a leading figure of the social reform movement and political agitations in Manipur in the 1930s and 1940s. He was not lured by the prospect of royal prerogatives and official facilities including the prestigious post of membership to the Sadar Panchayat Court that were being offered to him for having married a princess. He resigned from a government job and fought against the various forms of oppression under feudalism and British colonial rule. He endeavoured towards the promotion of cultural identity, sports, literature and journalism. He was instrumental in the formation of reform organizations, students’ federation, peasant union, women’s organization and progressive party. By 1943 he was a confirmed communist and during his six years political exile till late 1946 he was politically active in parts of Assam. He was elected to the Manipur Assembly in 1948. Because of the extensive popular support for him, he was considered a threat to the ruling class who subsequently declared him a terrorist on 21 September 1948 before the formal inauguration of the Assembly. He went underground, carried out an armed struggle and died in the jungle in 1951.
Comrade Irabot spearheaded the movement to establish a Manipur that would be free from subjugation, oppression and exploitation. In the decades after 1951, Irabot’s revolutionary line has not been encouraged nor his ideology adequately studied or promoted; although his works in the reform movement, anti-colonial struggle and democratic movement had been widely honoured and commemorated. Irabot is being appropriated and observed by various sections of population and institutions in their own ways. It is surprising to note that apart from other reactionary forces, this year the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army has joined Irabot Day Celebration. However, there has been a lull, if not complete discontinuation, of the revolutionary initiatives that Irabot had taken up. The discontinuation is not an indication of the absence of the material premise for the revolutionary movement to carry on in Manipur. The discontinuation is largely the combined result of the deliberate refraining from adopting the ideological framework of historical materialism to comprehensively address the conditions of Manipur, widespread ideological disillusionment generated by the left wing revisionists and the extensive counter-revolutionary works carried out by the right-wing opportunists.
The subsequent emergence of several liberation organisations would fully explain that since the time of Irabot until today the colonial oppression remains. However, most of the militant organisations remained ideologically inclined towards right-wing nationalism; they have adopted a racial approach to construing nationhood that has been gradually perverted into chauvinism and the perpetuation of communalism, largely uncritical of the political economy, and indifferent to the scientific interpretation on the national question in the colonial and semi-colonial conditions. To add further complication to the situation, several militant organisations using the cloak of revolution have been carrying out forced extortion from the common people, human rights violations and individual terrorism, thereby making the people confused between what is revolutionary and reactionary activity. In the overall scenario, as a result of the absence of a uniting progressive ideology and common political line among the oppressed peoples, the ruling class could play without restraint on the sensational issues of communalism, territorial questions, various forms of repressive and terror tactics, and other divisive tactics to promote sectarianism among the population and to divert attention away from the genuine democratic questions. The political process, therefore, remains anarchical and confusing to many and the revolution is delayed.
Against this backdrop, Manipur Students’ Association Delhi is organising a programme on 30 September not only to commemorate the achievement of comrade Irabot and his political works, but also to have discussion focusing on the prevailing conditions in Manipur. We expect to have a discussion to carry forward the movement towards development, peace and unity in Manipur and beyond. We, therefore, invite you to kindly attend the programme and share your perspective. Your kind presence is highly solicited.

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Tourism in Manipur

Manipur can be developed as a tourist haven. But the question remains are we mentally prepared to welcome the tourists coming to Manipur. They have to be given facilities to fulfil their appetite. What type of tourists do we want to welcome? Those coming for watching cultural programmes or others for playing polo or other […]

Manipur can be developed as a tourist haven. But the question remains are we mentally prepared to welcome the tourists coming to Manipur. They have to be given facilities to fulfil their appetite. What type of tourists do we want to welcome? Those coming for watching cultural programmes or others for playing polo or other sports of mutual interest. Our guessing is they will not come here for climbing hills and also for watching waterfalls. These hills and waterfalls can be developed, where local men can take the pleasure of being close to nature. Americans will not come to Manipur to see Loktak Lake. If they come it will be for a different purpose. Moreover we do not have anything presentable. Everything it appears is spoilt. Fields are dirty. Roads are in bad shape. Tourists cannot be forced to venture into the area, where there is nothing. Therefore what is required is showing hospitality if we want more foreigners to come to Manipur. Why not, they will love to taste Manipuri food. In Thailand they eat even snakes. Here in Manipur foreign tourists can be asked to taste Manipuri Iromba made with fermented fish. In the Far East they drink locally made wine. Korean wine and Manipuri wine are strikingly similar. Both are made from rice through the same distillation process. Forget star cadre hotels, very few of them can put up at such hotels. Many of these foreigners coming to India are truck drivers and almost all of them belong to the lower middle class. In the same manner senior citizens going to Vrindavan to have darshan of Lord Krishna with their monthly contribution these tourists too travel in group. The difference is that their currency commands more value against Indian rupee so they can indulge in spending spree after transforming their money into Indian currency. We have seen Londoners, who cannot buy a leather jacket in London buying three pieces at Delhi’s Connaught place. Here in India a jacket cost only Rs 3000 and back in London the cost price of the same item works out to Rs one lakh in Indian currency. They may resell the item back home to other fellow Londoners. A white woman asked me where from I bought the cotton jacket I was wearing, which was of inferior quality. She cannot be different from us because she preferred the Item we the poor people used to wear. Therefore it will be wrong to assume that all the foreigners coming to India and Manipur in particular belong to well to do family. They can put up at these hotels scattered here and there. But our habit of extending hospitality to the visitors must not change. Once these tourists had felt the pleasure of living without any hindrance they will ask others in their country to visit Manipur again. That is called creation of market. As the Government attempts to develop tourism as industry it should think of ushering in peace and tranquillity in the state. No tourist will think of venturing into the areas, which is not safe for travelling. Who talks of visiting Afghanistan these days? To attract more tourists the thrust should be given to strengthening law and order. The forces detrimental to the well being of the society should be controlled. Only then Manipur will become a heaven on earth for all including tourists to live peacefully.

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