Childline number

The Childline telephone number 1098 works only for Aircel and BSNL numbers and the when the number is dialled from BSNL or other numbers, it is never picked up if it is late in the night Source The Sangai Express

The Childline telephone number 1098 works only for Aircel and BSNL numbers and the when the number is dialled from BSNL or other numbers, it is never picked up if it is late in the night Source The Sangai Express

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Nasir clarifies

Referring to news items published in some section of the media regarding his racial abuse against the ZEO Thoubal, Agriculture Minister Md Abdul Nasir has clarified that he was only advising the ZEO to adhere to the SSA guidelines and consult local peo…

Referring to news items published in some section of the media regarding his racial abuse against the ZEO Thoubal, Agriculture Minister Md Abdul Nasir has clarified that he was only advising the ZEO to adhere to the SSA guidelines and consult local people before implementing any programme project Source The Sangai Express

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Abducted brothers freed

The two brothers, both labourers, who were reportedly abducted by armed persons from a saw mill in Thoubal district, where they worked, have been freed by their captors at Khoripok under Yairipok Police Station at around 11 30 am Tuesday Source Huei…

The two brothers, both labourers, who were reportedly abducted by armed persons from a saw mill in Thoubal district, where they worked, have been freed by their captors at Khoripok under Yairipok Police Station at around 11 30 am Tuesday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Strike affects normal life

Normal life in the State was thrown out of gear on account of the 12 hours general strike called by the CorCom and the Maoist Communist Party against the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State today Source The Sangai Express

Normal life in the State was thrown out of gear on account of the 12 hours general strike called by the CorCom and the Maoist Communist Party against the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State today Source The Sangai Express

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ECI assures action against Cong Dr Nara

Election Commission of India ECI on Tuesday reportedly reproved the State Congress and warned of action against the party for purportedly indulging in proxy voting during the general election to the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency held recen…

Election Commission of India ECI on Tuesday reportedly reproved the State Congress and warned of action against the party for purportedly indulging in proxy voting during the general election to the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency held recently Source Hueiyen News Service

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Ceasefire extended with NSCN K

In a series of extension of ceasefire agreement between the NSCN factions and the Centre, the truce pact with the NSCN Khaplang has been extended for another year today Source The Sangai Express Ninglun Hanghal

In a series of extension of ceasefire agreement between the NSCN factions and the Centre, the truce pact with the NSCN Khaplang has been extended for another year today Source The Sangai Express Ninglun Hanghal

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Memo on power situation submitted to President

Highlighting the power supply position in the State, Vision Foundation on behalf of domestic power consumers of the State submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee during his visit to the State today Source Hueiyen News Service

Highlighting the power supply position in the State, Vision Foundation on behalf of domestic power consumers of the State submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee during his visit to the State today Source Hueiyen News Service

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Incomplete Vet Hospital occupied

The District Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Hospital here which is under construction at Greenland is found illegally occupied by some families without the knowledge of the authority concerned since February this year Source The Sangai Express Mu…

The District Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Hospital here which is under construction at Greenland is found illegally occupied by some families without the knowledge of the authority concerned since February this year Source The Sangai Express Mungchan Zimik

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Tiddim Road bandh lifted temporarily

The Joint Action Committee JAC Against the Lethal Assault on NM Rushdel Ahmed Shah by Imphal East CDOs has lifted its Tiddim Road bandh temporarily following an assurance given by the Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam during a meeting held at his resi…

The Joint Action Committee JAC Against the Lethal Assault on NM Rushdel Ahmed Shah by Imphal East CDOs has lifted its Tiddim Road bandh temporarily following an assurance given by the Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam during a meeting held at his residential quarters on April 28 evening Source Hueiyen News Service

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Hearing today on case filed against Vice COAS

The first hearing of the writ petition filed against Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag in line for the office of COAS will be held in the High Court of Manipur tomorrow Source The Sangai Express

The first hearing of the writ petition filed against Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag in line for the office of COAS will be held in the High Court of Manipur tomorrow Source The Sangai Express

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3 heritage sites in Senapati to be protected

The Archeology Department has proposed State Government to declare three heritage sites in Senapati district as ‘protected areas’ considering their historical importance Source Hueiyen News Service

The Archeology Department has proposed State Government to declare three heritage sites in Senapati district as ‘protected areas’ considering their historical importance Source Hueiyen News Service

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ECI assures Dr Nara on repoll demand

Not ruling out possibility of ordering repoll in polling stations where voting percentage was abnormally high, the Election Commission of India ECI has reportedly assured Inner Manipur Parliamentary contestant Dr Moirangthem Nara that suitable measur…

Not ruling out possibility of ordering repoll in polling stations where voting percentage was abnormally high, the Election Commission of India ECI has reportedly assured Inner Manipur Parliamentary contestant Dr Moirangthem Nara that suitable measures would be initiated, if needed, in case electoral malpractices could be confirmed Source The Sangai Express

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Minister Nasir clarifies

Amid the escalating criticism following his reported provocative comments against the ZEO Thoubal, Minister of Agriculture Fisheries Md Abdul Nasir today clarified that he had just advised the ZEO Thoubal, who is also the Chairman and Member Secretar…

Amid the escalating criticism following his reported provocative comments against the ZEO Thoubal, Minister of Agriculture Fisheries Md Abdul Nasir today clarified that he had just advised the ZEO Thoubal, who is also the Chairman and Member Secretary of Lilong A C School Monitoring Committee, to follow SSA guidelines with help from locals as public uproar may arise which in turn may hamper development Source Hueiyen News Service

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MAP would intrude Manipur again if need be: Lalzirliana – E-Pao.net

MAP would intrude Manipur again if need be: LalzirlianaE-Pao.netAizawl, April 29 2014: Amidst hue and cry over harassments meted out to Manipur villagers by personnel of Mizoram Armed Police (MAP), Mizoram Home Minister R.Lalzirliana has stated that if…

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Aizawl, April 29 2014: Amidst hue and cry over harassments meted out to Manipur villagers by personnel of Mizoram Armed Police (MAP), Mizoram Home Minister R.Lalzirliana has stated that if necessary the Government of Mizoram will enter Manipur again …
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MAP would intrude Manipur again if need be: Lalzirliana – E-Pao.net

MAP would intrude Manipur again if need be: LalzirlianaE-Pao.netAizawl, April 29 2014: Amidst hue and cry over harassments meted out to Manipur villagers by personnel of Mizoram Armed Police (MAP), Mizoram Home Minister R.Lalzirliana has stated that if…

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Aizawl, April 29 2014: Amidst hue and cry over harassments meted out to Manipur villagers by personnel of Mizoram Armed Police (MAP), Mizoram Home Minister R.Lalzirliana has stated that if necessary the Government of Mizoram will enter Manipur again …
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Lost Motherhood Regained

By Tara Manchin Hangzo PhD I missed the most wonderful thing a woman can experience i.e. childbirth and motherhood. Far too long, I led my life not experiencing the pleasure

By Tara Manchin Hangzo PhD

I missed the most wonderful thing a woman can experience i.e. childbirth and motherhood. Far too long, I led my life not experiencing the pleasure of being a mother.  There are many women like me who due to circumstances in life are not able to experience the sheer pleasure of being a mother. Sometimes it is out of choice ( I know of few couple who consciously choose not to have a child) and sometime it is destiny. I feel  blessed as I have an opportunity of playing small mothering roles to my many nephews and my nieces  in various ways. Oh how glorious it is to be in the company of a bright and intelligent toddler and a curious smart boy. They keep you entertained and enthralled the whole day and one never gets bored in their company.

Living in a rapidly changing world our perception and views about motherhood has undergone a slight change.  My mother’s generation grew up expecting to become a good wife and mother, sacrificing for her large family, and to be taken care of and honored by her children in her old age. However, her children grew up in cities like Delhi and Bangalore with very different values than she was raised with. Some of her children even moved to Western countries, and lead their own separate lives. Today she leads a totally independent life thanks to her good health and gene. My point here is that having children is to enjoy raising them, giving them the values handed down by generations after generations and not expect anything in return except love and respect. Taking care of the financial needs is always there if the need arises and our Manipuri children always obliged parents and family members in need of help.

A woman who has not been a mother and spent time with babies will not be able to comprehend the joy of motherhood. I was one of them before but not anymore. This brings to the question; does a woman have to give birth to her own child to experience motherhood? My answer will be NO! You need not give physical birth to satisfy your motherhood instinct anymore. Motherhood can now be experience by adoption, surrogacy, caring for the younger siblings in case you belong to a large family, taking care of your nieces and nephews etc. Better still, running a crèche and caring for young ones like a friend of mine who did and she said it fulfilled her maternal instincts as well as provide her  good income too.

Our society is still patriarchal in nature and our culture does discriminate against barren childless women till today.  The sufferings of childless women in a patriarchal society are felt only by the women as they blame themselves for their childless state.

The concept of continuous family linage through the male line is still the prevalent mindset in our society. There is a lot of pressure for married girls to give birth to a male child who will carry the family lineage forward.  Hence, there are women who go through grief for not being able to bear a male child.  Worse are the married women who cannot conceive and have a baby. However, motherhood can be experienced by adopting a baby who is as good as your own. In fact I encourage adoption as there are many orphans in our state. I know many single friends who adopt and married couples  who go for a second baby by adopting a baby girl. In India girl child are not preferred for adoption but in our part of the world it doesn’t make a difference; the sex ratio is not skewed. In fact we have more female than male child according to the 2011 census.  An example is the data of Imphal West and East that shows 1029 and 1011 while Bishnupur shows a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males.

In our society, child rearing is seen as the sole prerogative of the women (mothers, aunties, grandmothers, young maids, etc). Working women have to bear the added responsibilities of housework and child-rearing over their professional functions which if not supported by family can lead to no work /life balance and stress for the woman.

Non-participation of men in household work for fear of being termed a henpecked husband is just an excuse not to do any housework. In today’s modern world, the husband and wife should take equal responsibilities to rear their children but not all do for fear that the mother would object to his contribution in household works. The main duty is pick up and drop kids for tuition classes.

Scientifically it has been proven that women are biologically programmed to connect with babies. The hormones surging through woman’s bodies make us love children, no matter what!  Who can resist a cute baby? Isn’t a mother with her suckling child at her breast the sweetest sight? My sisters and friends who are married and had kids tell me that becoming a mother is their most joyful, elating and empowering moment. For some, being a mother is the most rewarding and for others it can be frustratingly rewarding. But they will not exchange it for anything in the world. They said kids challenge you, mould you and in some ways define who you are. This mother child relationship at least in terms of influence, is definitely a two way street.

I must confess that seeing my friends with the cutest baby bumps used to cause a slight envy in my heart but at the same time it warmed my heart too. I think a pregnant woman is adorable with the fuss the husband and family makes over her and the maternity dresses that modern girls sport. My very modern niece who married a foreigner flaunts her baby bump with a sexy outfit and shoes and it just looked so natural. She is celebrating her pregnancy and womanhood and yes that’s how one should feel.  In the past, most women would cover their bumps and not wear high heels or tight fitting maternal dresses.

Sometime one hears stories of a teenage girl who delivered a baby in the middle of the night and her family was not aware of her pregnancy at all. She is just 15 or 16 years old and not ready for motherhood so her family will raise her child as her younger sibling. She could continue leading a normal life and ultimately marry but would not be allow taking her child to her new life with her husband as per the customary law.

Look at another scenario, an empowered working divorcee decided to take matters into her hand by becoming a mother, impregnating herself with sperms from her married lover. She raises her child and enjoys the joys of motherhood as a single mother enduring snide remarks. Ultimately, it’s her decision to become a mother. She chose not to deny herself the joys of motherhood. It’s all about a choice a woman makes. She was ready to become a mother and she became one.

A lesbian couple decided to adopt a girl child and experience the joys of motherhood which is brave and admirable. Earlier, laws were stringent for single unmarried woman to adopt but actress Sushmita Sen paved the way for many single women to adopt and satisfy their maternal instincts. There are many modern married working women who go for adoption when they realised they cannot have children of their own. Kudos to them!

In today’s world pregnancy is a celebration of life, many opt now for C- section for a painless birth .Few opt for natural labour, many go for an epidural. Some like to give birth in the warm water to mimic the womb and induce the least trauma to the child. Everyone is entitled to do something different and enjoy the process of childbirth whichever way they like. Nowadays men too are entitled to paternity leave and enjoy fatherhood as much as the mother enjoys hers. Child rearing is a joint responsibly.

My mother’s generation had no such choices so they had natural birth at home, assisted by an experience “Dai” or the friendly neighbourhood nurse who charges nominal amount. They sail through pregnancy and child birth without frills and fuss and surprisingly the maternal and infant mortality rate was not high as compared to others state and Nepal.

Children whether a boy or a girl are indeed blessings, they are gifts from god. To me, a childless woman it doesn’t matter if the blessings are pouring over my life or onto another’s we are to celebrate joyfully with those who are blessed with motherhood.

Frankly after regaining my lost motherhood vicariously, today my heart is healing, and my joy is overflowing. I want my single/ divorced/widowed/ lonely friends who are yet to be pregnant or adopt to experience the same feelings. I want them to have the joy of experiencing motherhood by any means.

God’s blessings on each of our lives are unique. Not one of His gifts is cloned for multiple people. Sure, the gifts of motherhood and parenthood are gifted to many and denied to some, yet the blessing is in the child who is given to us through natural birth or adoption or by default. And all children are special. I feel I have gained my lost motherhood as I play with my nephew or sing him a lullaby at bedtime. Today, I am joyfully expectant for the journey being a mother in the form of other’s kids or through adoption.

To all my fellow women, I challenged you even though you are childless. Rather than envying those who surround us, take a step back and be thankful for what God has already blessed you with your own nieces and nephews and orphans kids. They maybe other’s children but you can enjoy the experience of motherhood, if only you have the compassion, love, time, the energy and the resources to be with children. Embraced denied motherhood, which is now within your grasp. Blessings are about to overflow!

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MU students` body demands mechanism for feedbacks

IMPHAL, April 29: The Manipur University Student’s Union Revival Demand Committee has submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday during his visit to the state for Manipur Univeristy’s

IMPHAL, April 29: The Manipur University Student’s Union Revival Demand Committee has submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday during his visit to the state for Manipur Univeristy’s 14th convocation.

The memorandum signed by convenor of MUSUDRC Thokchom Suresh has four charters of demands. Apart from demanding the revival of the student’s body of the University which was abruptly abolished during the academic session of 2008-9, the demand committee also urged for the filling up of the vacant statutory posts of the university such as Pro-Vice Chancellor, Finance Officer , Controller of Examinations, Director Academic staff college, Director CDC, Medical officer etc. The other demands of the student’s body are: the establishment of a mechanism for students to give regular feedbacks, something which they are entitled to, to maintain a high standard and quality education in the state; and framing a proper research policy for the students undergoing researches in the varsity because irregularities in notification of Ph D admissions has hampered the career of students who can’t afford to go for higher studies outside the state.

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Mr President Came to MU

The president of India, in his speech on the fourteenth Convocation of Manipur University has touched on some of the important areas of education and the role of the university.

The president of India, in his speech on the fourteenth Convocation of Manipur University has touched on some of the important areas of education and the role of the university. That future lies in the investment in education. He emphasised the strength of education and knowledge in achieving development. The president gave an honest analysis of the state of higher education in the country. He said, “It is easy to decipher that many academic institutions lack the quality to produce graduates for the global market”. Before making the above quoted statement, the president has thrown light on the grandeur of education. This was how he described education at his poetic best: “Education separates light and darkness; advancement from backwardness; excellence from mediocrity”. If we are to establish a logical corollary between the two statements that the president has made, we shall have to understand the role ‘global market’ has to play. The anxiety that many academic institutions are not able to produce graduates for global market posed an important question. Is it the primary goal of higher education and its institution to produce graduates in order to meet the demand of the global market? If that is so, how are the market friendly graduates going to separate between light and darkness; advancement from backwardness, and excellence from mediocrity? Or rather the president should have mentioned it clearly that it is market that is going to decide the fate of a country, instead of dragging education into the affairs. The president has also highlighted many ills that afflict efficient functioning of universities. He said that lack of good governance is one of them. This is true indeed. We believed the president must be well aware of the face-off between the faculty and the administration of the Manipur University. An effective and transparent administration is obligatory for smooth functioning of any institution. It is pertinent to recall that the faculty of the university has carried out cease-work strike early this year in February. We hope the genuine demands made by the faculty have been sorted out with the administration. If not, the issue should be addressed at the earliest in larger interest of all. On a positive note, the president announced the revival of Manipur University Students Union. The Union was dissolved in 2009 after the centralisation of the university. The norms that is given by a Central university regarding the students’ representation did not matched with the then MUSU, though it was an elected body. Instead of an elected body, a Student Council should represent the students without any kind of elections, as it was mentioned in the statutory of the university. By that time Lyngdoh Commision had made certain recommendations on the matter of students’ body in the campus. It was also challenged by many students’ organisations through the court. Students of the MU have launched agitations in the campus demanding the revival of MUSU. Now that the green signal from the highest authority has been given, the students have a good reason to rejoice. Nevertheless, the students should not rest on their laurels. They should strive to rebuild MUSU which should serve the utmost interest of the students. Should we remind that a student body like MUSU is not merely a ‘pressure group’ that throws weight for the sake of displaying sheer power. They should lead in academic debates too. We have seen, in the past, student representatives who are only interested in power play with questionable credentials in academic. From the next academic session onwards those things have to be imprisoned in the past, for a vibrant and a meaningful student body. Sadly, the president who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces has left without uttering a single word about the military presence in the heart of the campus.

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PREPAK cadre held

IMPHAL, Apr 29: Troops of the 22 Assam Rifles under the aegis of the HQ IGAR (s) have established a mobile check post in the general area of Tangjeng Khunou

IMPHAL, Apr 29: Troops of the 22 Assam Rifles under the aegis of the HQ IGAR (s) have established a mobile check post in the general area of Tangjeng Khunou Village, it said in a press release.

According to a statement of the PRO IGAR (S) a PREPAK cadre was apprehended on April 28.

The arrested has been identified as self styled l/cpl Sagolsem Abung Meitei, 25, son of S Khamba Meitei of Singjamei Chinga Makha, Imphal West.  A 9 mm pistol with magazine and three live rounds were recovered from his possession, it said.

The apprehendee along with the recovered items have been handed over to Sugnu Police station said the PRO HQ IGAR (S), it said.

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