Crammed in van 15 kids collapse
Imphal, May 23: In what could be termed as corrobo-ration of serious concern fre- quently highlighted by the pa-rents regarding their young kids transported in an un-friendly manner by school van operators and other transpor-ters, no less than 15 students.....
Mute/deaf student shines bright
IMPHAL, May 23: Pukhram-bam Juliana Chanu, who is virtually mute and has very low hearing capacity outshone a large number of her peers when she scored the highest mark (88 out of 100) in Philosophy apart from securing letter marks in four subjects in the.....
Obscurity clouds HSE '13 results
IMPHAL, May 23: Results of the class XII exam conducted by the Council of Higher Se-condary Education Manipur (COHSEM) have confused many people even as some others have started questioning if there were certain lapses or follies in the result. As per .....
Cabinet okays
IMPHAL, May 23: The State Cabinet has today given its approval for the recognition of three tribal dialects. Government Spokesperson, M Okendro said the three tribal dialects recognised by the State Government are Poumai, Liangmai and Gangte. Beside.....
DTO issues 3057 licences in a day
IMPHAL, May 23: One former District Transport Officer (DTO) of Ukhrul issued 3057 driving licences in a single day and the revenue thus collected never reached the Government’s coffer. One G Athui, then Inspector (Mechanical) was given the charge of .....
Educational facilities in Saitu inaugurated
IMPHAL, May 23: Along with inaugurating an Eklavya model residential school at Gamnom Saparmeina, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today dedicated two hostel buildings for scheduled tribe boys and girls students at the same area. Eklavya model resident.....
Ukhrul ADC
IMPHAL, May 23: The Ukhrul Autonomous District Council (ADC) has resolved to remove LN Kashung, CEO of Ukhrul ADC from his post for alleged ‘misconduct’ and ‘unbecoming act of a Govt servant’ under Section 32 (2) of the Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Ac.....
HIV girl secures four letter marks in HSE
IMPHAL, May 23: It is a big morale booster and a source of inspiration to all children living with HIV that a girl living with HIV and undergoing ART secured letter marks in four subjects in the Higher Secondary Examination 2013 conducted by the Council o.....
Director inspects Govt model schools
IMPHAL, May 23: An official team of Directorate of Education (S) led by its Director H Deleep today inspected Wangkhei High School, Keishamthong High School and Lamding High School in connection with the introduction of Mentoring System at a few selected .....
Unidentified man locks Nambol school
IMPHAL, May 23: The Development Protection United Voluntary Organisation has urged the concerned to make a clarification on locking of Nambol Leirel High School by a person who identified himself as an RPF activist yesterday. In a press conference held.....
VA urges authority
IMPHAL, May 23: The Samulamlan Village Authority has urged the authority concerned to complete the installation of Mobile BTS at Samulamlan within June this year. A statement issued by the chief/chairman of Samulamlan VA, K Paohminglen said the VA woul.....
TSA admitted in ATSUM
IMPHAL, May 23: Thadou Students Association-General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) has formally become the unit of All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM). Three of the TSA-GHQ 'officials' have also been inducted to the ATSUM fold today where an oath-takin.....
Kabow Leikai eviction Fasting prayer on May 26 followed by rally, meeting
IMPHAL, May 23: In the backdrop of the alleged forced eviction of Kabow Leikai, a fasting prayer would be organised on Sunday (May 26) in respective Church which would be followed by a peace rally and public meeting on May 27. This was decided during .....
BSF detects IED in Tbl
IMPHAL, May 23: Troops of 116th Bn BSF today detected an IED weighing around 10 Kgs at Wangjing Heituppokpi, Thoubal district. The bomb detected by BSF troops posted at Wangjing was retrieved by a bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police and they set of.....
PMS for SCs
IMPHAL, May 23: The 2nd phase lists of selected SC students of the State for the award of Post Matric Scholarship for the year 2012-13 were notified on the notice board of the Directorate of MOBC & SC located at Old Gauhati HC Complex and on the website w.....
Anniversary observed
IMPHAL, May 23: The Indian Dental Association (IDA), Manipur State Branch has celebrated the 24th anniversary function of the association on May 20 at Classic Hotel, Imphal. The programme was presided by Dr T Nabachandra Singh, president of the IDA (MS.....
Free diabetes camp
IMPHAL, May 23: A one-day diabetes free health camp was held today at Lecture Hall-2 of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompat. As chief guest of the event, North East Elderly Women chief editor RK Nayansana Devi noting that diabetes.....
Senapati prepares for Exchange programme
KANGGUI, May 22: Everything is set in order for the one day Cultural and Musical Exchange programme jointly organised by Senapati District Students Association and Kuki Students' Organization, Sadar Hills in association with Student Mobilization Initiati.....
JAC demands exemplary punishment against rapists
IMPHAL, May 23: JAC against the rape of a student of TG Hr Sec School on Oct 20, 2012 has urged the concerned authority to conduct the trial against the rapists fairly. A statement issued by the JAC today reminded that the number of crimes rises due to.....
Raphei Katamnao Long hails ADC
Ukhrul, May 23: The Northern Students’ Union (Raphei Katamnao Long), Ukhrul District has appreciated the ADC, Ukhrul for timely implementation of developmental projects in various departments particularly in the field of Education in the Northern area o.....
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By : Our Staff Reporter
SoO pact expires, but ground rules to stay in force, MHA officials to arrive soon Blockade suspension on menu, KNO positive
IMPHAL, Nov 21 : The two umbrella organisations of the Kuki armed groups, the KNO and the UPF, which are signatories to the SoO pact have assured the Additional Director General of Police, LM Khaute that they would urge the Kuki State Demand Committee to call off the public blockade.
The response of the two groups came during a meeting held at Churachandpur today.
Concurrently even as the SoO pact is set to expire tomorrow, the ground rules will still be in force, to pave the way for the State Government to lobby with the Centre to start a political dialogue with the KNO and UPF.
Exuding confidence of a positive outcome, the senior police officer informed The Sangai Express that during the meeting, the efforts taken up by the State Government to pressurise the Centre to start a political negotiation was made clear.
“The two groups were appreciative of the efforts taken up by the State Government to start a political negotiation and they assured that the question of lifting the public blockade would be discussed soon with the KSDC,” said Khaute.
A formal notification on the status of the public blockade is however yet to be known till the time of filing this report.
In another development, the KNO has reviewed its decision of abrogating the ongoing SoO pact with the Government. The deadline given by the KNO was November 22.
The KNO said the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC)’s stand of continuing the agitation “can be suspended now” as the Government of India had assured to start the dialogue after the Winter session of Parliament.
In an exclusive interview with Newmai News Network this afternoon at an undisclosed location, KNO spokesman Seilen Haokip said, “We have waited for seven years to begin the dialogue and now the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has conveyed its position through the Government of Manipur that the process to work out the modalities for dialogue should begin any day after the Parliament Session. I think this is quite enough and the KSDC should suspend their agitation now.
“We are satisfied with the assurance from the Union Home Minister to begin the dialogue after the ensuing Parliament Session,” said Seilen Haokip.
Officials from the Union Home Ministry will also be arriving soon to meet leaders of the KNO and UPF, said Khaute and added that in the intervening period of the State Government approaching the Centre and the Union Home Ministry officials coming here, the ground rules of the SoO pact will be in force.
About 14 days time was the period given to the ‘intervening period.’
Once the modalities are worked out during the intervening period, the SoO pact will be extended formally, he added.
The SoO pact came into force between the Kuki armed groups and the Centre in 2005 and the State Government entered the pact in 2008.
Earlier Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam had met the Union Home Minister to press for the start of a political with the Kuki UG groups under the SoO pact.
During a press conference held at Delhi some time back, the spokesperson of the KNO had stated that if a determined date to start a political dialogue is not spelt out soon then there would be ‘no more signing’ of the pact after it expires on November 22.
The SoO pact was to be in force for 3 months.
Sanjay Kumar
Kuki-land or, Meitei-land or,Naga-land should not be of much concern to the people. Rather the concern should be of a peaceful and prosperous co- existence wherein we can prepare a safer and brighter future for our children.
supporter
KNO KSDC are you happy now? that MHA is arriving soon for the impossible dialogue.Today cook bongsaa and lengkongdance.
Spider Man
Tribal groups those who keen interest in blocket in national highways must deserve to get capital punishment... they always ticking their poisonous sting to innocent peoples living in imphal valley. I appeal to all those animal like tribal groups should stop blocket immediately, otherwise ll send u all to the heavens...
gynlen sitlhou
we want sadar hillz district in da last sadar hillz bandh we never fail in doing duty & burned down all da vehicles cuming in bandh!
sl haokip
Yeah! Its true we the kuki are man with his words we nevr fails wat we are ought to do. Last tym we demand sadar hills bt its the gov that promise us "STATE" rather than dist. evry1 if u thnk u r wise go on bark the govt. nt with us!
KPANMEI
Dear comrades/commentors peace don't compared with ur chilly demand to our naga demand bcost ours is much different from ur meitei/kuki demand meitei may demand for pre-merger status n kuki may demand for homeland/state all ur demands s only burking jst like dog..... burking after the elephant has gone far away. But we the naga demand is very very unique in the world... why becost during british rul in indian we r free n even we fight against british govt. even before the indian independence.... for kuki u r right to demand for ur homeland but not state becost GOI recognised u as Nomadic tribe means coming from burma recently... so since kuki r also a human being we cannot kill u/ches u out but we r giving humanitarian....but not beast only with this reason u r alive in India... 4 meitei u r purely indian.... there is no chance 4 u to demand anything from GOI... But 4 Naga we ve every right to get independence/freedom ....
peace lien haokip
Letz nt b xo mean 2 oursef... Hw many year did indian's celebrates itz independnc day as an dmocratic country..?? Xo in a dmocratic world evry person as its own right to choose the way he wants to live... So as d kuki people do..they know their rights. As they are nt secured and suffer d worst miseries.. Love them n support them 4 their fight for their homeland/state. let them decide their own fate.
Revolution
We all knw dat Nagas re demanding freedom of Nagaland frm India but da Manipuri pamei n Muivah tribes re demandin for Alternating arangement n Supari state inside India. So good luck wit ur demands..
vasu
Enough of blockage. Request u to please start thinking about common people. We r tired n dyeing
vasu
Enough of blockage. Request u to please start thinking about common people. We r tired n dyeing
sesei khs
The kuki also fought Britishers to exterminate the roots from the Indian soil.We have the prerogative right to fight the lost ancestral lands.Let you the dog bark after elephant as usual.
the great warrior
Well said. We the kuki people never go beyond the constitution. Everything we do, we do it democratically despite the govt. of india's intention toward us. One thnk, never forget If u thnk this as un-democratic, then, ours undemocratic ways of defending our right is coming soon. Ksdc good work keep it up! We will . . . . . . . . . Even if i have to shed my blood am alway ready!
manahring anal
@ kpamei wat make u so proud of ur history. could u tell me frm wer u com from? ur unique history is just a shame! naga has no history at all. wat mak u so proud n bold to speak of others who have atleast history to tell the world. ur leader jadonan is not a freedom fighter too they r criminal wanted by britist for kiling meitei labourers n sacrificing people to worship snake.. bark n bark u wil expose urself... gud luk
meeteisana
@kpamei: wel Mr.pamei u seems so immature whle givin ur statement! Its like a kid arguing wit anothr kid for a cocalate. Every1 has ter own unique hstory! N more over who else wasnt independnt b4 britst invade india and then manipur. U speaks like a moron! Even if u hates meetei bcz tey r far mor develpd than u then its ok but dnt hate ur christain bros kukis! Bcoz of people u they r becoming like a alien! We all are living here since britsh invasn and we all fought against em. But nagas were part of british and they used u people to fought against japanese army! Til today many nagas who fought r getting pension frm british office and ive seen it wit my own eyes and he's my fren's grandfathr. Manipur was named bcz it has multiple ethnic! And it makes me suprisd when u blame kuki and meetei just to get yo fake unique hstory. Does ur origin was christain? No ryt? Then how cud u possibly say that we are demanding for our unique hstry. And if u are following ur 4fathrs foots then honestly u stop being christain and follow wat ur 4fathrs were following. Bt unfortunately u dnt knw wch god u pray b4 christain came bcz u people were jus like man witht brain. U were surviving on jungle wit no base of orign. And now how can u say u ve concrete histor. Ur history was tat u were surviving in jungle. If u want ur hstry bck then ok go bck to jungle and stop being christain. And bdw Can u gv me any script of ur naga? U dnt hve? Oh sory! Kuki was far more better than u! Atleast they r nt lyk u. They love peace and live wit harmony bt u people stirred there lives, killed them al, invade there vilage just to erase ter history at early 90s! Thank them 4 nt taking revenge. Now they askd 4 sadar distct demand wch is part of development in manipur bt u people were against it. It was almst implemented bt u people block the road wch makes gom to decide it. Now they r demanding kuki homeland bcz they r afraid if u people are goin to cntrol ter vilage wch cme undr ur AA. I thnk u people orign is snake! Imphal is a cosmopolitan city nw. Cme and vist smtime and learn some unity and love wch ur nagas in imphal knws it.
lamminthang haokip
who d hel is dis kpanmei? I bet he is an unemployed. Well give me ur ref 4 ur unique naga hstry writen ay an author hu is nt a naga. Its dmocracy u cn expres ur views bt please gv a refrence atleast 1nce. Manipur nagas r just made up by th. Muivah. U people r just usd by the tangkhuls.
Abariem to .....
Like i have said earlier''EVERY NATION HAS A HISTORY N EVERY HISTORY HAS A UNIQUENESS OF IT OWN". But documented history of Naga just started after Burmese 1816 And British-India 1826 invaded Nagahills. Before that its was only folk lores, folktales, mythological stories which can't consider as a history. That stage of Naga can be term as prehistoric Naga. There was no political and social tide up between various tribes of Naga hill. They even have different dialects for every tribes and villages. That was the reason why the Naga dont have a lingua franka. Nagamese which is mainly based on hindi, assamese, Bengali, english was stablised as a lingua franka around 1930s AD during british raj. Nagamese is not tibeto-burmese rather close to ind0-aryan. Origin of the word Naga is also not clear. Some say its a hindi, some say english and other say Burmese/meiteilon( Naka...NA means ear and ka means hole or gape in Burmese n Meiteilon. Naka means people with pierce ear). So from the above points i would surely like to ask to NSCN IM's leaders or associates or followers a few question. 1. What was the name of your nations before Nagaland? 2. Was there any ancient nation like yours which doesn't have a national language or lingua franka? 3. Was there any documented history of naga before 1816-1826 burmese and British invade of naga hills? 4. Why Nagas land of manipur and some parts of Naga hills was not in NEFA? 5. Is it true that history of manipuri highlanders including Naka can be found and trace through cheitharol kumpaba a royal chronicle of Meitei(33AD-1955AD) ? 6. Why is nagamese more like assamese and hindi even though naga are tibeto-burman of human race? 7. Is it true that the uniquenes of the unique history of NAGA is.... a) its a youngest ever documented history in the world. b) its the most concocted history in the world by NSCN IM? My pure intention is not to hurt the Naga but to know the truth about the uniqueness of their unique history... Thanks and waiting for reply from a responsible source.
