Rajnath talks tough, says zero tolerance for violence

The Government of India is now fully aware that there is a big problem of militancy in the North East region and it is also fully committed to fight all sorts of militancy without any leniency, stated Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Source The San…

The Government of India is now fully aware that there is a big problem of militancy in the North East region and it is also fully committed to fight all sorts of militancy without any leniency, stated Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Source The Sangai Express

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PCC hardsells medicinal plants potential

Pointing out that different species of medicinal plants are found abundantly in Manipur, Forest Department’s Principal Chief Conservator Bala Prasad stated that sustainable exploitation of the medicinal plants for manufacturing medicines would be econo…

Pointing out that different species of medicinal plants are found abundantly in Manipur, Forest Department’s Principal Chief Conservator Bala Prasad stated that sustainable exploitation of the medicinal plants for manufacturing medicines would be economically very profitable Source The Sangai Express

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Students’ Union threatens to boycott Hr Sec exam

Birmangol College Students’ Union BCSU on Thursday threatened to boycott the ensuing Higher Secondary Examination to be conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur COHSEM over the issue of non appointment of a regular Principal of th…

Birmangol College Students’ Union BCSU on Thursday threatened to boycott the ensuing Higher Secondary Examination to be conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur COHSEM over the issue of non appointment of a regular Principal of the college Source Hueiyen News Service

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Akademi awards

The Manipur State Kala Akademi today presented Akademi Fellows, Akademi Awards and Akademi Young Talent Awards for the year 2012 to different artistes at a solemn function held at Maharaja Chandrakirti auditorium, Palace compound Source The Sangai E…

The Manipur State Kala Akademi today presented Akademi Fellows, Akademi Awards and Akademi Young Talent Awards for the year 2012 to different artistes at a solemn function held at Maharaja Chandrakirti auditorium, Palace compound Source The Sangai Express Agencies

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Youth festival concludes

A state level youth festival organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan NYKS , Imphal under the sponsorship of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India concluded at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound here on Friday Source Hueiyen New…

A state level youth festival organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan NYKS , Imphal under the sponsorship of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India concluded at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound here on Friday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Red Cross

Indian Red Cross Society, Manipur State Branch is set to provide loan of Rs 10,000 to 50 selected widows whose hus bands had been killed by security forces or unknown miscreants Source The Sangai Express

Indian Red Cross Society, Manipur State Branch is set to provide loan of Rs 10,000 to 50 selected widows whose hus bands had been killed by security forces or unknown miscreants Source The Sangai Express

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UGs hamper JiriTupul railway project Tension prevails

The railway project from Jiribam to Tupul, which is being taken up by M s Coastal Projects Limited with the Northeastern Frontier Railway NFR as the implementing agency, has been affected seriously due to unrestrained activities of the underground ou…

The railway project from Jiribam to Tupul, which is being taken up by M s Coastal Projects Limited with the Northeastern Frontier Railway NFR as the implementing agency, has been affected seriously due to unrestrained activities of the underground outfits operating around the project sites Source Hueiyen News Service

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Mishap claims two, bridge snaps

At least two persons including a woman have been killed while some others sustained injuries when a Force Cruiser taxi met with an accident at Nung Dolan along Imphal Jiribam highway in Tamenglong district Source The Sangai Express

At least two persons including a woman have been killed while some others sustained injuries when a Force Cruiser taxi met with an accident at Nung Dolan along Imphal Jiribam highway in Tamenglong district Source The Sangai Express

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Joint Committee demands removal of Imphal East DC, MOBC Director

The Joint Committee on MSDP has urged the authorities concerned to remove Deputy Commissioner of Imphal West M Joy and Director of Minority and Other Backward Class MOBC from their official posts for alleged violation of the guidelines of Multi Secto…

The Joint Committee on MSDP has urged the authorities concerned to remove Deputy Commissioner of Imphal West M Joy and Director of Minority and Other Backward Class MOBC from their official posts for alleged violation of the guidelines of Multi Sectoral Development Programme MSDP Source Hueiyen News Service

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50 Myanmar troops killed fighting northern rebels

Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in recent fighting with rebels in a northern border area near China, Myanmar’s state media said Friday, the latest blow to government hopes for a countrywide ceasefire Source The Sangai Express Agencies

Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in recent fighting with rebels in a northern border area near China, Myanmar’s state media said Friday, the latest blow to government hopes for a countrywide ceasefire Source The Sangai Express Agencies

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Health care issues of older persons discussed

Leishangthem Thoudam Senior Citizens Forum LTSCF ,Thoubal Leishangthem organized a one day awareness programme on the topic Health Care for Older Persons at Community Hall, Leishangthem Bazar, Thoubal district on Friday Source Hueiyen News Service

Leishangthem Thoudam Senior Citizens Forum LTSCF ,Thoubal Leishangthem organized a one day awareness programme on the topic Health Care for Older Persons at Community Hall, Leishangthem Bazar, Thoubal district on Friday Source Hueiyen News Service

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NE a limb of India, asserts Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who arrives here on a two day official visit to the State has categorically stated that the North East region is a limb of India Source The Sangai Express

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who arrives here on a two day official visit to the State has categorically stated that the North East region is a limb of India Source The Sangai Express

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4 hurt in police action at JNIMS

Four persons including a woman were injured in a scuffle with police at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science JNIMS on Thursday Source Hueiyen News Service

Four persons including a woman were injured in a scuffle with police at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science JNIMS on Thursday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Insurgency main issue in Manipur HM Rajnath Singh Inspects Integrated Check Post In Moreh Meets AR, Local Leaders

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has on Friday identified insurgency related problems as the main issue troubling Manipur Source Hueiyen News Service

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has on Friday identified insurgency related problems as the main issue troubling Manipur Source Hueiyen News Service

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Police discover heroin factory at Thoubal

LAMKA, February 13: A team of Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) led by its Superintendent Robinson Gangte along with BSF personnel raided an illegal heroin mill at Thoubal Moijing yesterday evening.

LAMKA, February 13: A team of Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) led by its Superintendent Robinson Gangte along with BSF personnel raided an illegal heroin mill at Thoubal Moijing yesterday evening.

NCB officials informed that the illegal consignment seized in yesterday`™s raid would cost approximately between Rs 50 to 60 lakhs.

The combined team picked up three persons during the raid. Till the filing of this report interrogation was going on.

Speaking to IFP, Robinson Gangte informed that 45 kg of crude morphine, 300 fine morphine along with material, tools and apparatus used in manufacturing heroin were seized in the raid.

Initially three persons were arrested but after interrogation two of them were released from the custody.

One person identified as Muhammad Faridh Khan, 22, son of Md Sarah Ahmad was detained for further interrogation, he informed.

The officer said earlier people assumed that heroin is smuggled from the Golden Triangle via Burma and through Moreh in India, but this discovery of a heroin mill has reveal something more to the story.

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Woman injured, four houses gutted in two fire incidents

IMPHAL, Feb 13: A woman sustained burn injuries while four houses were gutted in to separate fire incidents today. The first incident occurred 8.20 am today at Uripok Bachaspati Leikai.

IMPHAL, Feb 13: A woman sustained burn injuries while four houses were gutted in to separate fire incidents today.

The first incident occurred 8.20 am today at Uripok Bachaspati Leikai.

The victim has been identified as Haobijam Ongbi Elena Devi, 24, wife of H Victor. She sustained 30 percent burnt injury including her face.

She was initially evacuated to RIMS and later referred to the Shija Hospital burn care unit.

Reports said the fire was caused by an electric heater.

On the other hand, four house gutted were gutted at Kongba Kshetri Leikai 8.30 am today.

The houses belonged to Konsam Rajendro, 60, K Basanta, K Komol and K Romen (brother by relation).

Official sources said that the fire was ignited following an electrical short circuit.

Even though the fire was contained by the fire department, properties worth Rs. 2 lakhs were damaged.

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DIPR recruitment test postponed

IMPHAL, Feb 13: The Directorate of Information and Public Relations has notified that the written test and viva voice to be conducted from February 15 and 17 onwards for recruitment

IMPHAL, Feb 13: The Directorate of Information and Public Relations has notified that the written test and viva voice to be conducted from February 15 and 17 onwards for recruitment of various grade III and IV posts of this directorate has been postponed indefinitely until further notice.

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AR as in arbitrary restrictions

In a chilling reminder of the fact that the citizens of the State are living under the whims and megrims of Central paramilitary forces, passengers, from the border town of

In a chilling reminder of the fact that the citizens of the State are living under the whims and megrims of Central paramilitary forces, passengers, from the border town of Moreh and travelling to it, have been harassed under the pretext of frisking and security checks for quite some time. Things come to a boil after personnel of a paramilitary unit compelled both a hypertensive individual and a pregnant woman to walk by foot for about half a kilometre. The fact that the former was not in the pink of health was obvious to everyone but the security personnel perhaps were too keen to follow orders that this all too apparent fact was oblivious to them.
In the case of the pregnant woman too, let`™s give a benefit of doubt to those brave soldiers of the decorated `Sentinals of the North-East`™. Discretion is the better part of valour, as a saying goes. People who have the rights to bear arms are constantly asked to display valour, and chivalry is what differentiates armies with great traditions from rag-tag armies of uncouth, semi-literate thugs. It`™s safe to assume that the celebrated highly-disciplined personnel of the Assam Rifles acted with discretion by compelling the pregnant woman to walk, turning their back on any notions of chivalry which is an adjunct of valour.

We are now aware that such incidents were getting so commonplace that the stoical citizens of Tengnoupal, and Chandel, couldn`™t put up with it anymore and were forced to impose the eight-day road blockade in protest against the irrational imposition of restrictions on the Imphal-Moreh Road. Even if the restrictions were enforced and timed according to an order of a former DGP of the State, as some newspaper reports suggest, the manner in which such orders have been followed defy any logic. Such indiscreet adherence to orders have railed even the State government which finally showed, some semblance of a, spine aftermath the detaining of a Cabinet minister of the State. A similar incident in the past had rocked the State after the then State Health minister, Ph Parijat was detained and humiliated by a Major of the 7 Assam Rifles posted at Sagang in Bishnupur. The incident has occurred seven years after the former Health minister had to suffer humiliation after an Indian Army Major stopped his cavalcade and detained him. That incident anticipated the recent incident involving the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Francis Ngajokpa.

The State including those in the government has the right to feel indignant as, in the words of the deputy Chief Minister, `disrespecting an elected member of the State is akin to disrespecting the State`™. Even if the State government has reacted strongly against the arbitrary exercise of power by an officer of the rank of a Major in the Indian Army who in violating a protocol has gone beyond his brief in discharging his duty, what remains to be seen is whether the State government has the will and the vision to stop such arbitrary exercise of power by security forces in the future once and for all.

Leader Writer: Svoboda Kangleicha

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Union Home Minister Rajnath should apologise to the people of Manipur, says CPI leader Anjan

IMPHAL, February 13: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his Manipur visit should apologise for describing the people of North Eastern states as immigrants, stated CPI national secretary Atul Kumar

IMPHAL, February 13: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his Manipur visit should apologise for describing the people of North Eastern states as immigrants, stated CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjan during his visit to the State for the 21st State Conference of the Manipur State Council, CPI held at the Huyen Lallong Manipur Thang Ta Cultural Association, Irilbung, Keirao. The two-day conference will conclude on February 15.

Speaking as a special guest on the opening day of the convention, Atul Kumar Anjan said Manipur is a land of heroes where a patriot like Hijam Irabot was born. Giving his revolutionary greetings to comrades attending the function, he said the visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is an opportunity for him `to smell the dust of the land of a Hero`™.

Welcoming Rajnath, he said, the tagging of people from the North-East as `Immigrants`™ by the BJP was unfortunate, adding that the Union Home Minister on behalf of his party and the Government of India should apologise to the people of Manipur and assure to repeal AFSPA,1958.

He said the BJP is a political party whose president Amit Shah is charged of having committed murder and is out on bail from a court. In such a scenario, how can we trust PM Narendra Modi`™s slogan `Achhe din aa gaye`™ (good time has come), he added.

He lamented that BJP is only promoting corporate houses rather than uplifting the marginalised sections. He said some of the business men have increased their fortunes after the BJP came into power.

Further stating that the assurance of the Prime Minister to allocate Rs 15 lakhs each to all the account holders was a total lie, he said the statement has been termed as a slip of tongue by the party president Amit Shah. He however asked as to how PM Narendra Modi can also make the same promise of allocating the said amount in his speeches at 153 different locations if were a slip of tongue. He said he wonders whether Narendra Modi is a regular liar or habitually makes slips of tongue.

On the other hand, he said, PM Narendra Modi wears a suit worth Rs 28 lakhs with his name embossed in golden fibres, especially made for him in London.

He said the state lacks industries, survives on horticulture products, has no access to potable drinking water and has no proper road connectivity. He said that the State was ruled by the UPA government and now the NDA is in power at the Centre. He mentioned that the failed projects initiated by Congress government must be streamlined by the BJP government.

Atul Kumar said the present government must concentrate on the Loktak project to make adequate drinking water and power supply available to the state.

He further said the day was near for the CPI to shine in the State for bringing development in the State.

The CPI members took part in a rally from Kangla to Irilbung before the convention. The locals of the area also contributed rations for the convention. Secretary of CPI Manipur state Council Dr M Nara hoisted its party flag at the convention spot.

The opening function of 21st State conference was also attended by Member National Council CPI N Mangi, veteran party member Moirangthem Ibohal, Kshetrigao local K Mangi, Padmashree Gourakishore Sharma and other leaders of CPI.

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AMWJU to boycott AR news for assault on journalists

IMPHAL, February 13: The All Manipur Working Journatlists`™ Union (AMWJU), has today resolved to boycott all Assam Rifles related news until fitting disciplinary action is initiated against the colonel and

IMPHAL, February 13: The All Manipur Working Journatlists`™ Union (AMWJU), has today resolved to boycott all Assam Rifles related news until fitting disciplinary action is initiated against the colonel and his escort party who harangued a media team at Moreh.

An emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of the AMWJU, was convened today with regards to the horrendous assault on the Bureau Chief of Impact TV, Noren Ningombam and his news camera person, K Bipin Sharma by personnel of the 9th Assam Rifles led by the CO, one Col, Anandi Antare, at the international border town of Moreh on February 12 while they were covering an incident of mob attack on the office of the SDPO, Moreh.

The meeting also vehemently condemned the incident unanimously.

Further, a memorandum, highlighting the latest incident of assault on the press as well as the general high handedness of the Assam Rifles posted along the Imphal-Moreh section on the NH-2, was submitted to the visiting Union Home Minister.

A copy of the memorandum was also submitted to the Chief Minister of Manipur, IGAR(S), Press Council of India and the Indian Journalists Union, New Delhi.

The memorandum, apprised the Union Home Minister with regards to the hazardous of working environment of the journalist in the conflict affected state of Manipur.

It said that even as the situation is steadily improving, occurrence of high handedness of the paramilitary forces, particularly the Assam Rifles which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has became an immediate concern of late and drew the urgent attention of the Union Minister.

It further said that besides the assault on journalists, the Assam Rifles posted along the Imphal-Moreh section of Asian Highway 2 has been causing a lot of hardship to travellers.

The AR personnel on various occasions have detained journalists on duty for long hours even after identifying them as bona fide journalists.

It further drew the attention of the Union Home Minister to initiate tangible proactive action to curb the atrocious act of the paramilitary forces as well as to initiate strict disciplinary action on the CO and his personnel who were involved in the direct assault on the journalist on February 12 at Moreh.

Meanwhile, the Editors`™ Guild Manipur also convened an emergency meeting with regards to the assault on journalists at Moreh.

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