Way of the water

As monsoon draws nearer, nobody could sit back and wait for the floods to come. One thing is very clear, the floods will come.....

18-May-2012 at 01:11:27 | 0 Comments

In search of education

The Education Minister has set a time-frame of 6 months for overhauling the education system in the state. Perhaps it must be the first time that a minister charged with the crucial portfolio has openly announced a complete overhaul of the system and it indeed surprised us.....

17-May-2012 at 00:53:16 | 0 Comments

The language of Parishad

Finally, the word is out. There has been no significant development in Manipuri language since its inclusion in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution in August 1992.....

16-May-2012 at 00:45:06 | 0 Comments

Celebrating achievers

There is not a single day when we have stopped celebrating our achievers in multi-faceted fields in the recent months, which is indeed encouraging for the health of our society. And it should continue, as such celebration reflects the inner strength of our society and the inherent urge to achieve more and more, soar higher and higher.....

15-May-2012 at 00:41:36 | 0 Comments

Highway dreams

Everyone has the right to be ecstatic about a central minister agreeing to travel by road on NH 37 otherwise known as the New Cachar Road or the Imphal-Jiribam road. So ecstatic that the state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his merry band of ministers followed Dr MM Pallam Raju, the Union Minister of State for Defence all the way upto Tamenglong.....

14-May-2012 at 00:35:52 | 0 Comments

Entertainment- its new avenues

By Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
We are once more at the end of another entertaining yet tumultuous week. Even though the state faces a worrisome scarcity of entertainment avenues, it doesn’t mean that the people have been completely deprived of being entertained.....

12-May-2012 at 01:13:07 | 0 Comments

The minister and BRO

The new Cachar road or NH 37 has long been a sore thumb among the highways of Manipur and it was politically correct for Dr Khumujam Ratankumar Singh to visit this vital lifeline by road, after taking over as the Works Minister. His statement that he has come not to find faults but to help the Border Roads Organization (BRO) in speeding up the construction work on the highway speaks volumes of his firm attitude, quiet confidence and the importance that he places on the said highway.....

09-May-2012 at 23:41:19 | 1 Comments

Dangerous beams

As we are discussing traffic management, we also find it pertinent to look deeper into the level of awareness among our drivers on traffic dos and don’ts, driving regulations including the rules of night driving. We do not know whether the state Transport department and the Traffic police understand that public awareness is also one of the important focus areas in traffic management.....

09-May-2012 at 01:09:07 | 0 Comments

Imagination deficit

Traffic congestion is one of the most serious problems of Imphal city and it lingers like a festering wound with any remedy given the lack of imagination on the part of those in charge of Traffic issues. There are two main problems that modern day cities face, namely urban decay when parts of the city become run down and undesirable to live in, and traffic congestion.....

08-May-2012 at 01:29:34 | 0 Comments

And the ‘Other’

The Northeast is not only about the scheduled tribes, it has various other communities included in the general category, scheduled castes, minorities and OBCs. Manipur’s population comprises of the Meitei, the Meitei Pangal, the Lois, the Tangkhuls, the Thadous and several other tribes.....

07-May-2012 at 01:15:13 | 0 Comments

The Third innings

By Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi has recently announced his cabinet ministers and with it begins his third innings at the helm of state affairs. While everyone had speculated a simple defeat if not a huge one for the Congress in the recently held state general election, the result turned the tables on everyone and put the Congress in the winning seat with a thumping majority.....

05-May-2012 at 01:47:28 | 0 Comments

Loss of innocence

The recent incidents of disappearance of children once again bring to focus, the issue of child recruitment in the state. In recent times, recruitment of children in the ranks of insurgent groups had come down due to public pressure against such episodes.....

03-May-2012 at 02:39:57 | 0 Comments

Celebrating workers

American thinker and linguist Noam Chomsky recently wrote, ‘People seem to know about May Day everywhere except where it began, here in the United States of America. That's because those in power have done everything they can to erase its real meaning.....

01-May-2012 at 02:34:18 | 0 Comments

Manipuris everywhere

The recent uproar over the killing of a Manipuri student studying Architecture in Bangalore is unprecedented in the sense that it is not invoking local interest but also in the social networks like the Facebook. There has been several instances of Manipuris being harassed or beaten up in major institutions spread across the nation, in the past.....

30-Apr-2012 at 01:18:18 | 0 Comments

Restaurants, Meira Paibis and Love

Leader Writer: Paojel Chaoba
Living in the present society of ours, one comes across different mind boggling situations which beg a reasonable answer as well as an expectation of an amicable outcome from various concerted efforts. Some efforts made by ‘some’ defy basic human logic.....

28-Apr-2012 at 00:58:39 | 2 Comments

The bumper gamblers

It is good that the police had swiftly moved into action against the organizers of Tambola at Iboyaima Sanglen following an IFP complaint in public interest. The said action has been followed up with an open warning that both organizers and participants would be booked under the Public Gambling Act, 1867 by the Imphal East police.....

27-Apr-2012 at 00:52:48 | 0 Comments

Secure boarding

There is nothing on the ground or in the air to suggest possible kidnap or child recruitment in the disappearance case of Don Bosco student Rahul Takhellambam till now. The only fact we have before us is that, the 12 year old Rahul left the school campus after classes at 12.....

26-Apr-2012 at 02:22:38 | 2 Comments

In Project Mood

We still fail to see how the site of a historic battle or a place of pilgrimage for the Manipuris could be converted into an eco-tourism site. It is different from what we have educated with regard to eco-tourism.....

25-Apr-2012 at 01:55:08 | 0 Comments

The Plastic debate

The debate on use of plastic bags has been going for the last few decades. In fact it has become a major environmental concern more particularly in cities and urban areas.....

25-Apr-2012 at 01:29:56 | 0 Comments

Revisiting Martyrdom

The 1891 battle of Khongjom, whatever be the controversies on the date, will remain engraved in our hearts and memories forever. And we are still paying rich tributes to the heroes who gave their lives for the freedom they hold so dear to their hearts and those who were later hanged to death in public.....

23-Apr-2012 at 01:39:03 | 0 Comments

State and its issues: An update

Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
There has been a huge upsurge in two things in the state during the recent past- first, the number of ambitious regulations introduced by the government and its agencies have seen a bulging increase, while there is a substantial increase of cases of violence against women. The new set of regulations introduced by the government if properly implemented and followed will be good for the society and the state.....

21-Apr-2012 at 01:06:03 | 0 Comments

Nagaland’s arrogance

The recent incident at Jessami in Ukhrul District once again brings to the fore the issue of several boundary disputes with Nagaland. The state of Nagaland has several boundary disputes with other states as well.....

20-Apr-2012 at 01:52:47 | 0 Comments

Writing Puyas

Where does the importance of Puyas stand in our present day society? Whatever be the controversies surrounding the script, we cannot ignore the Puyas, which is a rich repository of knowledge gained over the centuries. In fact, the Manipuri civilization is stored in these puyas.....

19-Apr-2012 at 01:26:57 | 0 Comments

Frightening Friends

A Highway Protection Force and four more IRB battalions in the already overpopulated state force. The signs of a bunker mentality which refuses to die down among the state leadership.....

18-Apr-2012 at 02:05:10 | 0 Comments

Face-lift exercises

True to his word, Home Minister Gaikhangam has already begun to deliver the goods towards building an effective police force in terms of crime investigation. We are still to see how it works out in the field of prosecution.....

17-Apr-2012 at 02:36:01 | 0 Comments

AFSPA: an internal security threat

The deteriorating centre-state relations specially with regard to the Centre’s insistence of the establishment of National Counter-terrorism Centre (NCTC), an overarching security apparatus of the state, will no doubt loom large over the internal security meet in New Delhi on April 16 although a separate meeting for NCTC has been scheduled May 5. The proposed NCTC will empower the central agency to search, seize, and also make arrests without notice to the States.....

17-Apr-2012 at 02:17:15 | 0 Comments

Who are the CDOs?

Almost everyone in Manipur has seen the police commandos in action both in the valley and the hills. But do they really exist? Officially, there are no such special units in the organizational hierarchy of the Manipur police organization.....

11-Apr-2012 at 01:30:55 | 0 Comments

Beyond the Bazar

10-Apr-2012 at 02:14:53 | 0 Comments

Separate High Court

The institution of a separate high court for Manipur has been a long-standing demand of the state legal fraternity. And it is justified considering all the practical problems faced by litigants and in the interests of timely justice delivery.....

09-Apr-2012 at 01:24:23 | 0 Comments

Watering woes

Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
Today’s sudden cloudburst comes as a much needed relief for the people of the state, and the state Public Health Engineering Department must have been amongst the first to welcome it with open arms. Even then if the rain fails to continue in the coming days, the respite would not be of much significance.....

07-Apr-2012 at 01:55:39 | 0 Comments

Cocaine seized

IMPHAL, May 17: The Narcotics Cell of Imphal West Police led by OC Th Shanti seized one kilogram of cocaine from the possession of one person at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai today at around 11:30 am.

The peddler has been identified as Md Khayamuddin, 36, son of Zahauddin of Thoubal Moijing Awang Leikai.....

18-May-2012 at 01:17:38 | 0 Comments

Apprehended

IMPHAL, May 17: Troops of 1/11 Gorkha Rifles under the aegis of Red Shield Division apprehended two persons suspected to be ex-cadres of HPC (D) from Khomoi village in Churchandpur district today, stated a PIB release.

The two were later identified as Sangzuol, 33, son of Lala of New Saikot and John Lal Kiemlo, 32, son of Hmangthnlien of Khomoi village, the release said.....

18-May-2012 at 01:20:26 | 0 Comments

FREINDS strengthens ILP implementation demand

IMPHAL, May 17: Speaking at Audio CD release function FREINDS president, Sapamcha Jadumani said the government has failed to take any visible action on the demands for implementation of Inner Line Permit in the state since 2005.

An Audio CD titled ‘Tansinlakle Aeikhoi, Langoi Jal Aeikhoi’ was released at the Keishampat office of the FRIENDS.....

18-May-2012 at 01:14:50 | 0 Comments

Ban lifted

IMPHAL, May 17: Three van associations of Moreh have lifted their ban on other vehicles from plying along the Imphal-Moreh highway, a press statement of the All Moreh Van Owners & Drivers Welfare Association.

The decision was taken jointly be the three van associations, the statement added.....

18-May-2012 at 01:17:00 | 0 Comments

ENPO demands audience with PM

NEW DELHI, May 17 (Vision Communications): The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation has asked the Centre to hold a high level meeting between the leaders of ENPO and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to “discuss the long-pending issues of the Eastern Nagaland.”

The president Pongom Khiamniungan, general secretary Toshi Wungtung and the Students’ Federation president Hawang Konyak met the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and other Government officials recently in New Delhi and made this demand.....

18-May-2012 at 01:15:54 | 0 Comments

NERC clarifies on high altitude training centre issue

IMPHAL, May 17: SAI, NERC, Imphal has clarified the allegation made against the director, SAI, NERC, Imphal for misconduct over the setting up of a High Altitude Training Centre here in Imphal that it is false.

According to a release of the NERC, Imphal has said that there is no record as far as approval and sanction is concerned for setting up of High Altitude Training Centre at Imphal.....

18-May-2012 at 01:12:06 | 0 Comments

Softball Championship

IMPHAL, May 17: The 4th East Zone Softball Championship will begin tomorrow at Khuman Lampak Football Practice field.

Kh Joykishan, MLA Thangmeiband A/C, E.....

18-May-2012 at 01:07:22 | 0 Comments

Hemochandra conducts first field tour

IMPHAL, May 17: State PHED minister Irengbam Hemochandra today urged the people of the state to conserve local water bodies and encourage rain water harvesting to face the acute shortage of water in the state.

The minister was briefing media persons today while conducting his first inspection tour as PHED minister of several projects undertaken by his department in the state.....

18-May-2012 at 01:19:12 | 0 Comments

NAVSA Cup

IMPHAL, May 17: FC Imphal beat TRVSA by 8-0 in the first ground, while ISAV beat UVSA by 1-0 in the second ground of today’s matches of the NAVSA Cup Veteran Football Tournament at Khoriphaba Ground, Nambol.

18-May-2012 at 01:10:57 | 0 Comments

MSF distributes free text books to Ukhrul students

IMPHAL, May 17: As part of its educational campaign, the Manipur Students Federation conducted an inspection tour of schools and colleges of Ukhrul district.

A statement said the team inspected Kasom Khullen Government High School and also distributed free text books to the students on May 16.....

18-May-2012 at 01:12:42 | 0 Comments

Union Home Secretary meets Vohra, discusses AFSPA

SRINAGAR, May 17 (Agencies): Union Home Secretary R.K.....

18-May-2012 at 01:14:12 | 0 Comments

KSO clarifies

IMPHAL, May 17: KSO general headquarter has informed the general public that it does not have any knowledge whatsoever about the joint press statement purportedly issued by KSO and KASU in the local dailies on May 16 regarding fees charged by different educational institutions.

A release of the KSO general headquarter said that it does not have any knowledge whatsoever about the joint press statement purported issued by KSO and KASU in the local daily on May 16 regarding fees charged by different educational institutions including COHSEM, BSEM, CBSC and private coaching centres.....

18-May-2012 at 01:13:27 | 0 Comments

Final report says “Cause of Death is undetermined”

IMPHAL, May 17: Even as people from all over the country have been expecting much from the final Forensic Science examination report of Loitam Richard, it has failed to live up to the expectations.

The report had ended with a "CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNDETERMINED".....

18-May-2012 at 01:18:20 | 0 Comments

Dead girl found abandoned

IMPHAL, May 17: Amidst public concern over the recent spate of numerous crimes on woman in the state, a 16 year old girl was found dead by villagers from Awang Leikinthabi Shantipur foothills this evening at around 7pm.

Police suspect that the girl was abondoned after being raped and murdered.....

18-May-2012 at 01:15:18 | 0 Comments

Lakda Men’s Open

IMPHAL, May 17: PRSC, Pourabi draws 2-2 with Sanaton Brother’s, Pangei in today’s match of the 2nd State level Lakda Men’s Open Football Tournament at SKYC Ground, Sawombung. Kanta and Nila Kumar of Sanaton Brother’s scored the first goals in 9th and 28th minutes but it was equalized M Ronel and N Boinao of PRSC in 30th and 45th minutes of the match.....

18-May-2012 at 01:09:38 | 0 Comments

ZUF bans tribal councils

IMPHAL, May 17 (NNN): The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), the militant outfit based in Zeliangrong areas\ has totally banned the Zeme, Liangmei and Rongmei Naga councils for bringing confusion and damage amongst Zeliangrong tribes.

The ZUF  stated that the recent contradictory statement issued by Zeliangrong societies on the tribe(s) issue is of great concern for the Zeliangrong people as these contradictory statements have done great damage to the Zeliangrong community.....

18-May-2012 at 01:16:25 | 0 Comments