Council of Higher Secondary Education announces Class XII exam results Rankings out, divisions out, gradings in
IMPHAL, May 22: For the first time in the annals of the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM), the Class 12 results of 2013 were declared today under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system in which grading system has t.....
Court to record evidence in Sharmila’s case on Aug 30
NEW DELHI, MAY 22: A Delhi court on Wednesday fixed August 30 for recording of prosecution evidence in a case against rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu for allegedly attempting suicide during her fast-unto-death in New Delhi in 2006. The Manipuri act.....
Evicted families dismiss CM's claims
IMPHAL, May 22: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi's assertion that settlers recently evicted from Kabo Leikai were not in possession of valid land ownership documents and that the Government spent Rs 9 crores as compensation amount has been outrightly rejected b.....
Street vendors demand due place
IMPHAL, May 22 : Demanding a suitable place at Khwairamband Keithel, street vendors of Khwairamband Keithel today staged a sit in protest at Keishampat Lairembi. The protesters later marched to submit a memorandum with five a point charter of demand to.....
Smile Train Shija Cleft Project Mission To Myanmar Flagged Off 12 team member leave to lend healing touch
IMPHAL, May 22: Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, a joint initiative of Smile Train Inc, USA and Shija Hospitals and Research Institute, Imphal has set off on a journey to render free surgical treatment to cleft lip and palate patients at Monywa, Myanmar. .....
Thieves held
IMPHAL, May 22: With assistance from 10 Assam Rifles troops, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) staff caught five persons while they were trying to steal GI pipes worth around Rs 1.2 lakh from Kangchup area of Senapati district. According to a.....
Judicial remand
IMPHAL, May 22: Rakesh Kumar Yadav, a CRPF jawan who has been accused of molesting and attempting to rape a woman sweeper of SBI building has been remanded to 15 days judicial custody. The accused was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class, .....
State farmer
IMPHAL, May 22: Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has awarded All Manipur Trained Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Promoters Consortium (AMAPCON) President Potshangbam Devakanta with Pla.....
Bio-diversity day
IMPHAL, May 22: Like in other parts of the world, international Biological diversity Day was observed here in the State. Under the joint aegis of Directorate of Environment and Manipur Bio-diversity Board, the global observance were organised at Kangl.....
MSCW chief
IMPHAL, May 22: Manipur State Commission for Women chairperson Dr Ibetombi Devi has pledged to take all possible measures to address plight of the women and work for their betterment. Interacting with mediapersons at her office chamber in DC (IW) offi.....
June event co-hosts seek public assistance
IMPHAL, May 22: ahead of the 12th Great June Uprising Unity Day 2013 to be observed jointly by AMUCO and UCM the event co-hosts have sought the people's cooperation and financial contribution to facilitate smooth observance of the historic occasion. Ad.....
URF disputes CM
IMPHAL, May 22: Apparently referring to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh's comment at the national Anti-Terrorism Day observance yesterday that likened insurgency movement in Manipur to acts of terrorism, the armed United Revolutionary Front (URF), Manipur c.....
Govt holds talk with UG groups
IMPHAL, May 22 : In line with the stated purpose of talking things over the negotiating table, State Government representatives including Principal Secretary (Home) Dr Suresh Babu and the Union Joint Secretary in charge of the North East Shambhu Singh hel.....
VISA office
IMPHAL, May 22 : In order to convenience to overseas travellers, a VISA office will be opened in Manipur within this year, said Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam. He was speaking at the flagging off ceremony of Mission Myanmar, a triagular effort of My.....
ATSUM stir
IMPHAL, May 22 : Putting up various demands, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has announced a Statewide ‘intense agitation’ for 38 hours from 5am of June 3 to be followed by a ‘sustained agitation’ for 38 days. This was announc.....
One day fast called
IMPHAL, May 22: Rongmei Lu Phuam (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) has urged all the Christians in the State to observe a fast on May 26 (Sunday) as a token strike against the eviction of Kabo Leikai residents by the Government. Talking to reporters at th.....
KSCWF executive members elected
IMPHAL, May 22: Holthang Mate, Rev JK Touthang and Thangkhomang Haokip have been elected as the chairman, vice-chairman and secretary of the Churachandpur district branch of Kuki Senior Citizens Welfare Forum, Manipur. Election of executive members of .....
SANSA urges authority
IMPHAL, May 22: Many lapses on the part of the Government were reportedly found at Leisan High school and Maichon PS in Ukhrul district. A team of Sagolmang Naga Students' Association (SANSA), Manipur had inspected the schools on May 21. SANSA presi.....
Biodiversity Day at Senapati
IMPHAL, May 22: As observed in other parts of the World, the International Biodiversity Day was held today in Senapati district with the theme 'Water and Biodiversity.' The Maram Students' Union (MKS) in collaboration with Senapati district administrat.....
DG AR visits State
IMPHAL, May 22: Director General Assam Rifles Lt Gen Ranbir Singh arrived on the two-day State visit on May 21 and was received by IGAR (S) Maj Gen UK Gurung at Tulihal Airport. The General officer visited far flung and remotely located posts of vario.....
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CorCom congratulates Palestinian people
IMPHAL, Dec 1 : The Coordination Committee (CorCom) of seven revolutionary parties (viz, KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK (Pro), RPF, UNLF & UPPK) of Manipur (Kangleipak) has congratulated the Palestinian people on their unique diplomatic victory they achieved on November 29, 2012 when the United Nations General Assembly took a resolution to upgrade their status from that of an ‘observer entity’ they have enjoyed since 1974 to that of a ‘nonmember observer State’, a status that the Vatican City holds now, by a huge majority vote of 138 to 9, with 41 abstentees.
In a press statement, CorCom Media Coordinator H Poirei said, President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, in his speech delivered at the UNGA urging the Members to vote in their favour, termed the resolution as the birth certificate of Palestine. This is, indeed, a gigantic step closer to an independent Palestine, Poirei said adding that this UN General Assembly Resolution is virtually the same as recognition of the Palestinian State by UN Members, despite the US objection that ‘this resolution does not establish that Palestine is a State’.
According to Prof Iain Scobbie of London University, it would then be seen as being a State in terms of international law and international relations, Poirei added.
He further said, in 2011 the Palestinian authority under President Abbas failed in their bid to become a full Member State of the UNO, because of their inability to get the required support of the Security Council, coupled with the elements of inhibition engendered by the fear of US veto during their diplomatic campaign, ‘Palestine 194’ by name.
The Palestinian tactic of circumventing inevitable US veto against Palestinian statehood is praiseworthy, he said and adding security Council resolutions could be vetoed, whereas full membership requires endorsement of the Council.
So, in the contemporary context their chance of attaining full membership was extremely deem, as the US was determined to stall it, if it was without Israeli consent, he added.
Poirei further said that they opted for non-Member observer statehood, on the matter of which the UN Charter is silent, and they succeeded. The US and Israel were helpless and, finding no alternative to do, they resorted to threatening the Palestinians, he said and adding that the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton called the move ‘unfortunate and counter-productive’.
Quoting Israeli Prime Minister’s office, Poirei said that the office reacted naively and said, “This is a meaningless decision that will not change anything on the ground”.
Poirei observed that this decision has far-reaching political implications. The non-Member observer State status would give the Palestinians the right to membership in UN agencies and other international bodies like the ICC, he added. If Palestine chooses to join the ICC and sign the ICC charter, the Rome Statute, it can take up legal action against Israeli occupation, Israeli war crimes and human rights violations in the West Bank and the Gaza strip, Poirei added.
Americans are worried, he said and adding that a group of Senators, cutting across party lines, threaten to move a legislation to close the Palestinian office in Washington and to stop all financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, in case they approach the ICC.
This is not the only issue. Now the Palestinian observer State could invite UN peacekeepers to Palestine, creating unmanageably grave international legal and political crisis, Poirei added.
He further said, in the near future, Israel would give in to concede independence to Palestine. All these are the fruits of 65 years of independence struggle, comprised of terrorist actions, guerrilla wars, intifadas, and intricate negotiations.
A wonderful cocktail of these activities has brought about the present Palestinian achievement. There is a lot of truth in the Hamas claim that it was a victory of their military strategy during the last month’s eight-day conflict with Israel, Poirei added.
Home-made rocket shells fired by the Hamas could reach the outskirts of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. This caused a great deal of panic in the hearts of Israelis, even though most of the rocket shells were warded off by their Iron Dome system, he further contended. In this regard, Poirei said, the people in the West South East Asia (WESEA, popularly known as the North-East India), have a lot to learn from and emulate the Palestinians. Their relentless struggle has melted hardest of the hard human hearts; they can now garner undivided international support. He added, Israel and the US are completely isolated. Except the USA, Canada and Czech Republic, all major and significant nations stood in favour of Palestine, against the lone superpower’s wishes. Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Panama, that voted against Palestine, are negligibly tiny nations. Now the alignment of world political forces is changing unrecognizably; and this change is in favor our independence struggle. “We should continue our struggle uniting all the peoples and progressive forces of WESEA. We should not allow ourselves to be cowed by momentary reverses. Let’s banish all forms of capitulationism from our minds”, he added.
sana
Why to care about outside politics while in our own Manipur state we have so much of problems and corruption to deal with? Plus, this content is one sided and of embedded source. We need the truth and facts. Also please note that several people from Manipur live in Israel.
Tom
Wrong! The rockets that reached Tel-avis/Jesusalem were not home made by Palistine/hammas. They were supplied by Iran. Get the facts.
Funny!
CorCom is fooling us. Where there are UGs there are Hells, and where there are no UGs there is atleast some Peace though not Heavens.
inferno
East Timor now Palestinians well corcom u r living in a fools paradise u throw bombs for monetary demands and did not attack police cause they will retaliate and kill u and will reduce ur numbers burt attacking ur own people for monetary is safe as they will not retaliate,. First unite among urself. U can fool some people all the time but not all the people all the time. Boycotting the general election did not work, now what. R all the people of Kangleipak listening.
