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Lamka Post | September 15, 2007

September 15, 2007 at 7:59 pm · Filed under Lamka Post

Post office apan laithon mang

Lamka Sept 14: Tuibuang Post office a laithon hongtung khat aneitu’n amuhma’n midang khat in lamang hi. Thutut kingah dan in apaisa September 11, 2007 ni in Reader Digest magazine apan in Subscriber No. 06-M284NP-1-695091100-07-07 Mr. C. Gangte ading laithon hongtung a, Postman in a table a akoih a dinkhiat kal in ana mang a Postman in aneitu a theihziak in aneitu kiang ah na honglak hiam chi in va dong a, himahleh aneitu ding in vala lou ahihdan gen hi. Hiai toh kisai a theihkhelhziak a hiai laithon analakhatu’n a neitu ding kianga pekik ding a ngetna nei ahihdan press ah thutut bawl hi.
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Rapid Test kit Training kipan

Lamka Sept 14: District Vector Borne Diseases Control Society/CCpur saina in tuni leh zingchiang daih ding Saikot PHC ah Tuining Area leh Khuangkhai Area a ASHA teng ading in Rapid Test Kit zatdan toh kisai Training kipan hi. Hiai hun ah District Malaria Officer/CCpur Dr. F. Thienkhogin leh Mr.Thangkhanlian, MHS te’n sinsak uhi.
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Custody ah ni 5 sung om ding

Lamka Sept 14: Rengkai khosung a Telephone cable guuk ziak a mat a om Mr. Tungdim Thanglianlal (33) S/o. Mando of Zomi Colony tuni’n CJM/CCpur ma ah dinsak in om a CJM in tuni apan ni 5 sung Police Custody a om ding in thutan khum hi.
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Hangkhanpau in Lamka pha

Lamka Sept 14: Singngat A/C MLA Mr. T. Hangkhanpau in hihding poimoh tuamtuam a neihziak in tuzingkal in Lamka hongpha a Imphal ah kiiksuk nawnpah hi.
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Doctorte meeting ding

Lamka Sept 14: Lamka Damdawi inn a sem Doctor 4 mundang a sem ding a suankhiat ahihziakin zan in Medical Superintendent Dr. M. Lachinkhai, MS in released a, Doctor 4 te mundang a suankhiat ahihziak un tu’n Lamka Damdawi inn a OPD leh Casualty a duty ding kidaihlou in Doctor-te buai mahmah uhi. Hiai toh kisai in zingchiang sunma dak 11:00 in Lamka Damdawi inn Medical Superintendent Dr. M. Lachinkhai, MS makaih in Lamka Damdawi inn a sem Doctor teng in meeting poimohtak nei ding uhi.
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Post Graduation/Master Degree sangtak in zou

Lamka Sept 14: Manipur University (MU) a pan in Mr. Nengkhanmang Zou @ Mangpi (25) S/o. M.Ngulchinkham, F.Asst.(Fishery) in M A (History) First Division a zou in MU ah 7th position hipha hi. Huailou in Ms. Vungmuanching (24) D/o. Dr. Michael Hemkholam Taithul in leng M.Com 2nd Division in zou hi.
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NTCRA Scholarship ngah ding

Lamka Sept 14: National Talented Children from Rural Areas tungtawn a 2006-07 Scholarship ngah ding in Mr. H.Khaiginthang of JNV, Mr. D. Letkhohau of JNV leh Ms. G. Catherine of Dr. Radhakrishnan School, Mr. Faith L. Hrangngul of Young Learners School, Ms. Ngaineidim of Young Learners School leh Ms. Niengneikim Baite of St. Mary’s High School te telkhiat in om uhi. Amaute’n kumkhat in scholarship Rs. 300/- zel sang ding uhi.
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Mary Nianghoih in MBBS zou

Lamka Sept 14: Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) a MBBS result Sept. 6, 2007 puankhiak a om ah, Miss Mary Nianghoih in lohchinna ngah hi. Miss Nianghoih bel tulel a District Co-operative Officer hihna lenlel Mr. Thawmte Thiankhanpau tanu hi’n leng thutut kingah hi.
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CBF Annual Conference

Lamka Sept 14: Churachandpur Baptist Fellowship (CBF) in tuni Oct. 12 apan Sept. 14 tan daih ding Tuibuang KBC Biakinn ah “Peaceful Co-Existence” chih thupi zang in Annual Conference pan uhi.

Hiai hun ah Rev. Paojangam, Pastor Central Church, B. Vengnom; Rev. T. Thangsing, Executive Secretary, EBCA; Rev. K. Mawia, Secretary Education, GBA; Rev. Dr. En Za Sian, Secretary, CBA leh Pastor Letthang, Supdt. CH.BA ten Tanchinhoih gen ding uhi.
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HIV/AIDS Helpline

Lamka Sept 14: Consortium of Positive People Churachandpur in thusuah a bawlna uah, HIV/AIDS toh kisai a haksatna neite’n 9856290657/ 9856806475/ 9856556772 tungtawn in panpihna ngah theih ding hi’n taklang uhi.
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PMRY back-log ten nget theih

Lamka Sept 14: District Level Task Force Committee (PMRY) in thusuah a bawlna uah DIC/CCpur centre pansan a 1998-99 kikal a PMRY ngah ding a telkhiak himahleh tunitan ngah nailoute’n ngah ding a telkhiak ahihna uh chetna ding document tawi in Member Secretary, District Level Task Force Committee (PMRY) kiang ah ngetna piaklut theih ding hi.
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Sadar Hills bialsung dakkal 48 total bandh hi ding

Scheduled gam sung ah Local self govt. vaihawmna nih omthei lou ding- H.Guite

Imphal, Sept. 14:Manipur govt. in district piching dia tunitan ‘Sadar Hills district’ chih thupuan abawl louh ban ah, September 19, 2007 a Panchayati Raj election Sadar Hills area sunga mun 4 a omna dia govt. in ahih tungtanga lungkimlouh, latsakna dingin, September 17 zankim apat 19 zankim tan, dakkal 48 sung Sadar Hills bialsung teng ah total bandh om ding hi’n tuni nitaklam dak 2 a, Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC)a President Haokholen Guite in Imphal a thuthak saimite kiang ah gen hi. H. Guite in aban agenna ah, Sadar Hills district piching dia phutna, demand committee in hun sawtpek apat neita in, helna tuamtuam leh govt. toh bangzah vei hiam leng kihouna omta mahleh tunitan zekai sak a omlai ahihna ah, Sadar Hills mipite thangpai mahmahta uh ahihdan gen hi. Sadar Hills in district piching adia infrastructure bangkim neita a, Additional SP leh Additional DC aneih ban ah, Mini Secretariat ding bawl hilel hi.

Hichibangkal ah, demand committee in full fledged district ahih a, Deputy Commissioner (DC) leh Superintendent of Police (SP) omta chih thupuan ding lel poimoh sa ahihdan uhleng taklang hi. Demand committee in non violence a helna tuamtuam neih touh ding toh kisai in, abaih theipen a Sadar Hills sunga tengkhom Kuki, Nepali, Meitei leh adangdangte toh public meeting neihkhom a, maban panlak dingdan kikup hiding ahihdan leng Guite in gen hi.

Manipur govt. in September 19, 2007 chia Panchayat election neih ding a chihna mun lak ah, Sadar Hills area sunga khua 4 ah leng Gram Panchayat 4 om ding hi. Tua munte bel, Kalapahar, Koubru Leikha, Tulibari leh Parsai Sautolabari khuate hi a, hiai toh kisai Demand committee in ngai khawk mahmah a, tua toh kiton in hiai munte a, Panchayat election neih hitheilou ding leh kuaman contest leh vote khelou dingin leng ngen uhi.

Huailou in, Manipur govt. in scheduled gam sunga local self govt. vaihawmna nih bawl theilou ding leh, District council nuai a om hizen a, Panchayati Raj puaklut thil hitheilou ding ahihdan leng demand committee President in gen hi.
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Foundation day zatna om ding

Imphal, Sept. 14:All Manipur Working Journalist Union in, hongtung ding September 16, 2007 zinglam dak 10.30 in Manipur Press Club ah 33rd Foundation Day zatna nei ding uhi. Hiai hun ah, khuallian in IFCD Minister N.Biren, Guest of honour dingin, DD.Thaisii TD Minister leh Bijoy Koijam MLA te hiding ua, President in AMWJU President S. Hemanta hiding hi.

Hiai hun zatna ah, Retd. Editor ISTV & Former President AMWJU Kangujam Modhumangol Singh kiang ah Special honour piak hiding a, huailou in, All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) in leng 55th Foundation day zatna, September 15, 2007 zinglam dak 9 in Uripok a Cheirap Court complex ah nei ding uhi.

Hiai hun zatna ah khuallian in, Law Minister Th.Debendra Singh, President din Athokpam Indrakumar Singh President AMBA leh Guest of honour dingin, Minister’s, MLA’s leh retired Justice tamtak pang ding uhi.
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Education toh kisai Seminar MU ah om ding

Imphal, Sept. 14:Advanced Research Consortium (ARC) leh Manipur University Research Club (MURC) te saina in, September 15, 2007 zinglam dak 9.30 in MU a Geography Deptt. conference hall ah, One Day Seminar on ‘Need for a new Direction of Education system of Manipur in the advent of India’s Look East Policy’ chih om ding hi.

Hiai seminar honkhiakna hun ah, khuallian in, Prof.C.Amuba Vice Chancellor MU, President in Kh.Ashokumar President ARC leh guest of honour dingin, AMWJU a President S. Hemanta te pang ding uhi. Resource person dingin, MU Political Sciece apat Prof. K.Ibo Singh, MU MIMS a Head Dr.L.Memcha Devi leh DM College of Teacher Education a, retired Principal Dr.S.Gyaneswor te pang ding uhi.
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IPSA leh RIMS in Foundation zang

Imphal, Sept. 14:International Peace & Social Advancement (IPSA) in leng 10th Foundation Day zatna, tuni September 14, 2007 zinglam dak 9.30 in Yaiskul a Manipur Dramatic Union Hall ah nei uhi.

Hiai hun ah, Chief Guest in, Manipur Human Right Commission a Chairperson Justice W. A. Shishak pang a, President leh Guest of honour in, Yumnamcha Dilipkumar President i/c IPSA leh Prof. W.Nabakumar Anthropology deptt. MU te pang uhi.

Thudang khat ah, Lamphel a om RIMS in leng tuni nitaklam dak 2, Jubilee hall ah 36th Foundation Day zatna nei ua, tua hun ah khuallian in Manipur Governor Dr. SS. Sidhu, President in Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh leh Guest of honour in, Ph. Parijat

Minister Health ban ah,special invitees dan in, Dr. P. Bedikumar leh Dr. Ksh. Chourjit te pang uhi.
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Seri project phase masa 2008 in zoh hiding

Imphal, Sept. 14:: Manipur govt. nuai a Department of Sericultur department te saina in, ni 5 sung daihding, Silk Exhibition cum Cocoon mela tuni’n Kangla hall ah patkhiak in omta hi. Hiai mela honkhiakna hun ah khuallian in, Sericulture Minsiter L.Jeyantakumar pang a, aman agenna ah, Manipur a leng mahni khutsuak puan muhtheih ding tampi omta ahihdan gen hi.

Aban agenna ah, Muga lung tui apat puan chi tuamtuam bawlkhiak a om ahihdan gen in, hiai in Manipur economy dinmun domkang ding ahihdan leng gen hi. Aman agen zelna ah, Manipur a Sericulture project nuai a sem farmer ten lungsim liantak leh nasep a gin om poimoh ahihziakin tuachi bang nasem dingin farmer te hasuan hi.

Aban agenna ah, Manipur a Sericulture project phase masa March 30, 2008 a zoh hita ding ahihdan leng Minister in gen hi. Hiai mela ah, phaijang leh singtang gam apat Exhibitor 50 vel hihel uhi. PHED Minister T.N.Haokip, IFCD Minister N.Biren leh Seri Director S. Debabarta Sharma leh Regional Tasar Research Station, Imphal a Director Dr. Ibohal ten leng Seri toh kisai in thugenna hun zang uhi.
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Photo rolls summary revision

Imphal, Sept. 14: India a 15th Lok Sabha elections, 2009 chia om ding ah, Electorate teng in Photo Rolls zat hita ding chih Election Commission of India in agelsa ahih dungzui in Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur RR.Rashmi in tuni’n thusuah bawl hi.

Thusuak in a taklatna ah, Election Commission of India thupiak dungzui in, Manipur a Assembly Constituency 60 teng ah, January 1, 2008 qualifying date din, Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls (Photo Rolls) om ding hi.

Preparatory work to be completed(10/3/2008), Draft publication of Photo Rolls (15/3/2008), Period for filing of claims and objections and reading of relevant part/section of Electoral Rolls in Gram Sabha/Urban Local Bodies etc.(15/3/2008 – 5/4/2008), Disposal of claims and objections (28/4/2008), Preparation and printing of supplements of additions, deletions and corrections (23/5/2008) leh Final Publication of Photo Rolls(27/5/2008) hi ding hi. Hiai Photo Rolls toh kisai bel, India a state 4, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan leh Kerala ban ah UT 2, Pondicherry leh Lakshadweep te ah zoh hita hi.

Hiai Photo Rolls saina ading ah, singtang district 5 a DC te, leh Kangpokpi a Addl. DC te singtang gam ah ERO hiding ua, Phaijang district 4 a SDO te leh Addl.DC Jiribam te leng phaijanga din ERO hiding uhi.
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Aizawl bang kichim ah 2 si

Aizawl, Sept 14(NNN): Aizawl khopi sung a Khatla North a om bang Ft 8.6 inch a sang khat tuni in kichim guih a, huai ah mi mi 2 in sihna tuak in, midang 1 naktak in liam hi. Thusuak kingah dan in, tu nitaklam dak 12:45 in Lalmalsawma Memorial School kiang a om lei danna bang khat kichim in, anuai ah kesuk a, Industry Office te zatlel ekbuuk septic tank a puahzaak ziak a, hiai bang kichim zou ahihdan gen uhi. Remkima Kawlni in agendan in, hiai septic tank lauhhuai dan toh kisai Industry department kiang ah theihsak ahih sek dangen in himahleh, department in ngaihsaklou ahi chi hi.

Sihna tuak mi 2 te leh liamna tuak mi 1 ahihleh, Remkima Innluah a khosa te hidan un kigen hi. Hiai bang kichim a sihna tuakte ahihleh, Kavita Thapa (6) D/o Ram Bahadur Thapa, Peon, District Industrial Center, Aizawl leh Sabina Bandhari (2) D/o Mon Bahadur Chhetri, Conductor, Transport Department te hidan in kigen hi. Hiai hun a liamna tuak Juna Sonar, (35) W/o Shyam Sonar, Peon, FCS & CA Deptt leng gim mahmah in, Aizawl Civil Hospital ah etkol in om lel hi. Mi 3 te ahihleh, Hindu Puja atun dek toh kisai in, Mandir phadia, khedapthak, puan-ak thah toh kuan hi ua, thakhat in bang in chipkhum hi’n kigen hi. R. Lalrinchhana, Minister, Disaster Management & Rehabilitation, K. Sangthuama, Minister, FCS & CA leh R. Vanengmawia, Aizawl DC te’n thiltunna mun delhzui ngal ua, sihna tuak Innkuante kiang ah zangnadopna Rs. 60,000 chiat apiak ban uah, Sonar ki etkolna ding in Rs. 1500 pia uhi.
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Mizoram in Best State Award ngah

Aizawl, Sept 14(NNN): India a dia Magazine lar pen a kigen, India Today in hun tamtak lut a study aneihna uah, India a state om tengteng lak ah Mizoram et tontak pen ahihdan gen ua, Best State Award sangding in theihsakna bawl uhi. Hiai thu toh kisai in tuni in, Mizo National Front (MNF) General Headquarter in thusuah bawl ua, India a lehkhabu minthang pen India Today in Best State Award Mizoram kiang a apiak dek uh kipahthu puang uhi. MNF thusuak in agenna ah, Chief Minister Zoramthanga leh a cabinet te hahpanna ziak a hiai bang award sangthei ding dinmun a om uh ahihdan gen ua, laisiam na leh economic thil ah Mizoram khang hat mahmah ahihdan taklang uhi.

MNF thusuak ina genbehna ah, NE States Education Ministers Chairman Dr. R. Lalthangliana ziak liauliau in NE in hamphatna tamtak ngah a, a biiktak in, SSA Mission toh kisai in, state dangte’n matching share 50:50 a tanlai un, NE state te ading in 90:10 phukhe zou ahihdan taklang ua, Central Government in NE te adeihsak theihna ding in Lalthangliana nasep khiak thupilua ahi chi uhi. Tu nitak in hiai Best State Award toh kisai hawmkhiakna New Delhi a Taj Hotel ah om a, huai ah Mizoram Higher & Technical Education Minister Dr. Lalzama in state pumpi sik le tang in hiai Award va saang hi.
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Delhi leh Zomi Nungakte

September 15, 2007 at 7:54 pm · Filed under Zou

Bang ding a ka tenna Zogam, Zolei liangse? Pi-le-pu vang hiam? Khangthak Tuailai thahat leh pil kisa mahmah te vang hiam? Kol-le-vaite vang hiam? Khamtheih, Guihtheih, Sum-le-paite vang hiam? Dotna atam, dawngna le a tam bang achia hoihthei tuanlou…?

Tulai Nungak-le-tangval pil-le-siam taktak te’n India state mun tuamtuam ah ahithe liai teng sinbeh ding leh sepna zawng dingin I pot khia ua, Zogam, I pianna Zolei uh I taikhiak san souhsouh uhi. Ahihding mah ahi amohsak theih kei, Zolei ah maban bang a om a, bang sintheih, septheih kingak na ding a om a? kinepna atawm tel aka! Tua ahihleh Zolei I pot san ua, koi lak/mun I zuan ua leh?

India khopi New Delhi kichi ah bang zah hiam I kisep lut ua, tudinmun in ahuhtawk a ki-om ta, kisaktheihhuai ding din mun khopin om mun I khuakta ua, Pawl tuamtuam Philanthropic Organization leh Students body banah saptuam tuamtuam I om vek ta ua, adiakin ei Zomi Paite lakah SSPP in Joint Hq. hihna I nei zoh mah ua, EBCC saptuam in mun amau a ding leuleu a neita, tuaphet hilou in kalteng a thuthang eimah pau a simtheih ding thukizakna bangzaha hiam pawl tuamtuam in ahon bawl non ua, I thupi deuhdeuh ua, I inn tek deuhdeuh ua, nuam isa deuhdeuh uhi. Huchih ahihlai in I Zomi Nungakte dinmun uh I ngaihtuah ngei uhia?

Khatvei innlam (Lamka) a ka omlai in thukizakna khat ah Delhi a I nam Nungak leh Tangvalte khosakdan thu tanmlou Article ah ka simkha hi. Nupa lah hichiah lou lah asun, azan a innsung khat a om khom khosa khom in innlama a sungte’n a theihpih batlou uh thu leh a tawp a numei dinmun a zahlak huai dan banah I nam uh a minsiat huai dan hon gen suk hi. Kua mawhna ahi dia? Hichihlaiin Delhi khopi ah hiaibang thu te khenkhat a dingin angeina ahi ta, thuthak leh thilthak ahi non kei, ahihleh tun Zomi nungak te bang din mun a tung touta ua leh?

Koimun peuhah ei Zomite hih, I tam nak ua leh maingal poisak neilou kithutuak mahmah te I hih man un asai lam a kithuthuak le om ahoih lam ale om thou, Delhi kholai ah I hongvak ua, I Zomi nungak te uh zanzeka muh bang, tuni a haihtheih ding bang khop a thupi in, namtui peuhmah uhi. Unaupa Chinzakhup in a zaila awih “A puannak silh thusilen bang” chihbang hon phawk sak zezen himahleh tulaiin chu huchibang hilou deuhin aneuta tel a silhthoh hi’n a tengthoh hitaleh a poimawhna mun lel tuam sawm amaw? Chinop huai leh kilawm Laphuah siam te’n mukha leh uh bang chi’n A Aw B Ch hon lemkhop in hon gingsak ding ua, a theihnop huaitel..! tua phetle hilou in Vaivom ngoumam henhuan etmai ale damthei leh hat banah anu-le-pa te uh mihausa mahmah hi unteh chih theimai te liang ah hong kiluai leklek lai ua, AC car in hong kitholh zanzan lai uhi. A mukha lelte a ding in mitsip huai banah ah zumhuai in chimul bang na thou sungsung zezen hi. Zulhzau ziak hia? Sum-le-pai phat moh ziak?

Innsung khat mitmei veng ding omlou, zalen kisa mahmah in, kua ka hia? Bang din mun a ding ka hia? Chih kitheih bunlou in Zomi tangvalte bang muniam sim vel zezen. Delhi ah ka om chi’n kithupi sak mahmah lai, asia kisa deuhte kichei hoih sawm. ahoih kisa deuh kichei siat sawm hileh kilawm bang khop in ahitheiliai teng zang, nidang a hihngeilou danteng hihsawm, nek ngeilouh leh dawn ngeilouh teng nek a dawng sawm mawk kikheng himhim sawm, Delhi a om ziak in maw!? Bang chituk in kikheng sawm mahle chin na Zomi hihna beituan lou ding hi e lia aw..

Tua gah in I nam, I gam a dingin bang hontun ding a, I nampihte khat lel ziakin mi bangzah in vaivomte muhsitna leh engbawlna I tuak khat ta ua le? Nidang a chiamnuih a kigen sek vaite lak ah rape case tamlua mahleh, eilak om hetlouh ziak bel eimi numeite rape ngailou ahihchiang ua, chi a kigen sek pen a taktak houh suakta ahi ding e! kua hiam in deihsak in hilhbawl lehlah musit in huatbawl zomah lai ven, min zumpih lua ahihlam theilou a, vaivom ngoumam henhuan te’n Restaurant leh mun nuam leh thupi khong a hon lutpih ziakin maw, Zomi nungak te’n I siangthouna, I zahhuaina, I mihihna I khot ua, I nam I suk minsiat mai uh. Na etlawm na leh na siangthouna lel ei ve a et lah uh leh a deih uh, huaite hon ning chiang unlah na suahsuah suak in chi hon taisan ding ua, honmu sit in hon simmawh mahmah lai ding uhi. Tua bang na hinkhua na pianna nu-le-pa kiangah na gen ngam diam? Ahihleh huai hunchiang a bang chi ding? Na kisiamtan thei diam? “Lakik theih leng maw, mualliamsa hunte lakik theih leng maw” na maban ahi kha diam?

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AZAU HUOI APAWK KHE DING NATIONAL CONVENTION ( NC ) THU

September 15, 2007 at 4:45 pm · Filed under ZoMang

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Thailand gamah abeisa kum sungin galkap in uknaa ( aanaa ) la in, alakzo bek ma-in, kumkhat sungin Democracy kapiekia dinghi, uknaa, aanaa, mipi te tungah ka-ap kia dinghi ci-in leitungbup thei dingin genkhie hi.Tua dung zui-in tun le thugui hlun manzo bek thamlo, mipi tungah kipsahnaa lakia zo-in, tua ban-ah angtungding december hla 13 ni ciengin gambup kiteelnaa bawlding cizong genzo hi. Aanaa, uknaa alak zo-aa agen bangun sem toto uh ahi ziekin tu-aa kiteel nading tawh kisai zong tangtung dingin atamzaw in umhi. Bangziek ei cile akamciem te uh, leitungbup mai-ah peel/zuau nuom lo-uh, khatlam panh kamciem ( promise ) te kiptuh uh, thutah, ci dinghi. Kawlgam galkap kumpi te in kumsawm angval ta in tu nidong NC manthei nai lo uhaa, leitung bup mai ah akamciem te uh atangtun lo dinguh phamaw salo, zum thei lo in, zuau ding cipen ancim hawp aa ahawp te uh ahilam pen tunidong mundang gam aa gam makai ten thei cien nailo uhhi.Tam “thutah” cithu pen azai mama thu khat hi-aa, amihing pienzie le gui le gau nam tung le gam khanto na tung ah tampi kinga hi. Bangbang taleh Thai gampen kumkhat cin masang democracy ah kalsuon kia tading aa, leitungbup ii mai-ah maipha nga dinghi.

Khaihleh, ikawlgam galkapkumpi uknaa enkiavawi. Akipat naa hlimhlim ah, mikaangte khutsungpanh isuotat nading in BooChoh AungSan in minam makai zosie tawh kipawlton in nasem aa, zong suotatnaa kinga tahpi hitei naleh suotatnaa makai sungaa miginalo pawlkhat in BooChohAungSan angthat in tuazo aa patin tunidong democracy cihlimhlim, a-gimnam zong kiza khatalo hi.UNu, UNiWin cite in hingmakaih toto in, democracy ngen tapoh man, thongkhie, that, cidan in hingbawl toto uhhi. Ahihangin mipi lampamh hamsatnaa tampi tah kithuok ta ahiziekin tam ki-uknaa kideih nawnlociet in, tuadungzui-in 1988 kum tah cieng mipi te kitom naatawh UNiWin uknaa khawl hi.Tam mipi kitom naa sungah UNiWin uknaa akhawlzo tei hangin, a-awng sabuoi uopding le, azomtoding in mipilam panh gelkholnaa kicien nakineilo ahi ziekin, mipi kitom na huvau aa, akumkhie UNiWin sabuoi awng pen UNiWin mi ahi galkap tema in tua sabuoi awngno ah mun anglazieu in tunidong suoh to hi.

Bangbang le leitung huolpi khanto naapen democracy ci-in makaih ta-aa, democracy tawh kalsuon lo, alangpang pen leitungah gamlii kim pawlbeh omin tuasungah kawlgam khat in kihal hi. Democracy langpang sungah gam khangto ci omlo in tuaziekin kawlgampen leitungbup ah azawngkhaal penpen gam sazien ah lutsuh hi. NKorea mama zong tu masang deuhin agaam sung uoah tuikhan huvau in mipi athen aa sim-in gentheinaa thuok tama leh kumpi lampanh bangma panpi zonaa neilo uhhi. Agei-aa aki-inn venpi SKorea gampen leitungah gam khangto le gamhau, gamnuomsa sazien ah kihalta hi. Kawlgam zong democracy kinga in hileh gamsung, leisung sumpieng tam mama ahiziekin kumsawmni masangin Asia sungbeh thamlo leitung bupah akhanto naa kimu zoding hi.Tu mama inzong meitui man khan huvau in kawlgam sungaa, sandahpiah ( demostration ) bawl mipi te galkap kumpi ten numei nangawn za lo-in bawlsie, man, vawgawp le thong khiekhie uoa, tulien in mipi za ( 100 ) val bang thong sung ah koih uhhi. Aban zom toto lai uhhi. Tua bang ziekin leitung bup ciphiel in tulai tah in kawlgam tawh kisai lung himaw ciet in statement suo ciet in mukhiel naa khang semsem hi.

Ahihang in galkap kumpi-in leitung buppi ii mukhielnaa tawh akipelh thei nading le, amau uknaa atawp lo nadingin abeisa 1993 kum valaa-pataa, democracy aa zahding kawlgam thuguihlun pi asiem uh aman zolo pipen tunle tua thuguihlun pi pen mansah ding ci-in NC pawi abawl lai tah uhhi. Tambang thuguihlun abawl naa uoah democracy tawh kituohlo thuguihlun tampitah thunlut uh ahiziekin leitungbup le kawlgam sungaa democracy nga nadingaa makai te, le 1988 kum mipi kitom naa makai, sangnaupang ahi, galkap kumpi in thong sung aa kumsawm val dipdep akoih zawcieng aa ang pusuoh Ko MinKoNaing, KoKoKyi,KoThiKyuoi,Ko Jemmy, KoMyaAye, KoThenKyaw e.c.t ci te in tu aa galkap kumpi te siem ahi kawlgam thuguihlun NC tawh kisai-in, tu hla August niigiet ni-in statement khat 8888 sangnaupang min tawh suo uhhi. Tua sungah kawlgam thugunhlun tawh kisai in, 1974 aa UNiWin ii nasiem thuguihlun dihlo ziekin 1988 kumin mipi te kitom naa piengin mipi tampi tah in siluonlaw, silaw aa,suplaw hi, tua ziekin gambup nuntatnaa pi ahi galkap te hlun tu aa NC zong 1974 kum aa dan ahilo nading kisam hi. Thuneih pawlkhat ii deihnaa lien behtawh hilo aa, mipi huop, le mipi te thukim naa, gam sungaa teng minam zosie ii makai te zosie kihal aa, thukim natawh kisiem thuguihlun ahiding kisam hi. Tuadan ahisih leh tam thugui hlun ziekin 1988 kum aa bang ma-in mipi kitom naa piengkia in sisan luonnaa omsah kia ding thugunhlun suoh kia thei ding hi, tam thugui hlun pen apawkkhe ding thuguihlun suoh dinghi ci-in 88 sangnaupang makai te in tuhla August 12 sunday ni-in news ah belap in gen khielai uhhi.Tam thuguihlun Pohma 4 na-ah Democracy dihtah lampi tun nading ci-in thuguihlun om in, Pohma 6 na-ah galkap in tam polictic tawh kisai mun anga andinguh thuguihlun om aa, No. 4 le No 6 kikumkal hi. Democracy ah galkap in nainganzii ah kihal lohi. Tu-aa thuguihlun ah, gam thuneinaa agolgap mun 11 sungpan mun sagi ah galkap te-in mun lading ci-in hlung uh-aa, tua banah vuonzii mun zosie ah tu mama in galkap sungaa te galkap puon suo in mun la uhhi. 100%sung 25% pen galkap te aa in abaihsa in hlung uh, tua ban-ah, deih hunhun aa, uknaa ( aanaa ) galkap in alakpiekthei ding in citele, kumpi nasem popo naingaizi ah kihal theilo ding ci-in ( ) sungah ( galkap simlo ) cise lai-in tuaban ah tam thuguihlun ikhel nopleh athet luotdaw 75 thukimnaa lading aci banah mipi thukim naa lading cilai uhhi. Athet luotdaw 100 sungah 25 pen galkap te hizo aa, tua banah panmun dang ahzong galkap hon pikhat in mun la ahilai ziekin galkap te thukimnaa om lo-in tam thuguihlun kikheel theilo ding cinaatawh kibang hi. Tua ziekin democracy dantawh kituoh lo, galkap te in kawlgam a uk suoh thei nading bek aa kisiem ahi tam thuguihlun pen leitung democracy gam zosie mama inzong thukimlo le kawlgam in democracy nga nading aa makai zosie in thukimlo suoh hi.Tua ban ah, galakp in abawl uh thuguihlun siemnaa pawi NC tawh kisai aa, anawngkaisah thei ding sepnaa asem kha popo 5/96 tawh thong khieding ci-inzong galkap lam-in thuguihlun (law) bawl uhhi. A deih na uoah tam thuguihlun tawh kisai koima ham thei lo ding, cile amau deih banglien aa ahlung nuom uh ahinaa kilang sah semsem hi. Gambup aa teng mipi zosie zuiding lampi ahi tam thuguihlun pipen mipi zosie ii thusuh thutoh akhensat thugol pi ahi ziekin, galkap kumpi lam ten, 1990 kum aa mipi te tel ahi MP te minam zui aa kiteel MP te aapat minam zosie makai teng kimu tuo leh ahoih pen le lungkim siengtho aa thuguihlun ahi nading aa abawl dinguh kisam hi cia, 88 sangnaupang ten a-ngenngen, agengen, asemsem uh hi-aa, tu in galkap lamten tambang aa, NC tawh kisai mipi aai aa agen sangnaupang makai teng pen man in thongah koihkia ta uhhi. Thong kum zading pen gen khienai lo uhhi.

Tambangin gam mipi tele leitung democracy gam zosie in athukim lo hangin galkap kumpi in ato na-uh nuosie lo ban-ah ato na-uh akip semsem nading ciin NC pen zom toto tham lo, asawt lo in mipi te kipsah naa bawlding ciin gen ngam giap lai uhhi. Mipi ten thukim pilo, gamsung mipi te beh hilo leitung bup in thukim pilo ci thei napi in mipi ma kollaw ngam uh ahileh tam NC pen mipi ten thukim naa me piehdinghi cia agen ngam uhtawh kibang hi.Tu lien aa a-thuguihlun -uh leitung in athukim lohangin daciengin mipi in thukim naa me ipieh po uhleh leitung in athukimpi ding suoh ngong hi. Ci nop na-ah ngiel thei lo uhhi. Gam mibup ii thukim naa suoh ahiziekin democracy nam khat ma hi veve hi.

Tam bang teng sungah 88 sangnaupang maikai tele nainganzii lam makai pawlkhat in mipi thukim sah naa- ang lak uhcieng in mipi ten me piesih poleh, mipi ten me apieh lo nadingin semding, mipi ten me avom aa-apiek nadingin sem ding cidan ahi zongin, munaa leh ngaihsut naa, gen khietnaa, tu mama in sepnaa nei uhhi. A hiding mahi civai. Sangnaupang makai te mama in mipi in athei dingin, “ei ma ngawng aa khaukuol kibul nading aa me pie ihhi lo nading uh mipi in athei ding kisam hi” ciin zong gen uhhi. Zong hima hi.Democracy makai adang pawl khat taleuleu te-in, tam NC tawh kisai mipi te kungaa galkap kumpi-in kipsahnaa ilah sah uhlehpen mipi ten thukimnaa me kipiezawthei ding hi. Mipi ten me apiek thei nading lampi tampi tah galkap kumpi-in siem thei uhhi.A beisa masahlah hunlai mama inzong bawlngai zo uhhi.Me akikhiek sieng zo ciengin avom zosie akaang suo zieu uhhi. Tunzong tua dan in bawl thei uh-aa, ahisih leh, hamsatnaa tung tawn ah tu-aa Chanphuot te Suonaasien ci tele kipawlnaa atuomtuom te bawlin tuasung aa alut te kumpi lampan hamphat naa, nganaa tampi tah bawl uhleh mipi ten ahamsat na uh tunnaan nei-in atawp na-ah ( ci-zu-sien ) le suo kia in, me piethei ding hi. Tua ban-ah me khielo popo bang cisah ding, avom aa khie popo bang cisah ding cinzong galgih leh, bawlsietnaa angnei uhleh zong mipi te zau thawngin piethei dinghi cia amu, ingaihtuo zong omhi.

Tam dan teng sungah NC tawk kisai mipi ten theiding le sepding thupi ni neihthei dingin omaa, khatnaa pen, tam NC mipi tungaa kipsahnaa ang kilak masang aa, akisiet dingpen mipi aai-in ahoi masapen suoh thei ding hi. Aninaa ah azenzen aa tam NC akisuhsiet zo sihaa mipi kipsah nacieng angtun tahleh, mipi ten hangsan tahaa, me avom aa ikhiek tua me piek natawh kisai, dih/dihlo cia athei, aencien ding, aencih ding pen democracy ngen mipi makai lam te-in ang geel dinguh kisam dinghi. Mipi ten kankuot in me pie sih nan lei, ahisihleh me vom pienaan uhlei tuadan aa, etkolnaa a-op sih nakleh kawlgam mipi tepen kumbangza khat ahiei galkap uknaa, netcipnaa neih ah, kinat dihdeh laiding cile kawlgakkap kumpi te deih ahi, taizienta te manthai siengding ci angim na uhleh asep na uh ah taizienta te pen gam pulam ah kimang thap toto lai ding hi cipen leitang tumleih kikhiel thei zawlai dinghi.Mipi me piek ding vai tawh kisai zong pawlkhat in me khielungvuoh sihlei acizong omhi. Me khie lungvuoh sihlei galkap te in amau-uu mi galkap teng, kumpi nasem ( vuonthan) teng le, tu aa mivuo, misat, miman aa khutzah aa anei uh Chanphuot, Suonaashiean cite le adang tengin me ang khe leh me khie lo tepen mesii suoh in akhie teng lah galkap te mivive angsuoh ding ahi ziekin olno tahaa azo uh angsuoh kia zawsop thei ding uhhi. Tu mama in Thai gamah me khieknaa kineih in me kikhieza sungah atamzaw in kila hi.Milip sim 100 sungah 40% kim bangin khielo aa akhie lote pen me sii suoh in akhie sung ah 50% val in zo ahiziekin kikip sah hi.

Thu khupnaa-ah 1962 zaw aa pat tunidong cieng kawlgam uknaa hoilo ahi ziekin leitung bupah gam zawng penpen sazien ah kitung aa, tua dung zui-in gam mite migam mi lei ah sila sem dingin kitai mang sieng ta hi.Tam pen gam sung ki uk naa hoilo napan angpieng thu hi. Ni dangin gamdang mite kawlgam ah nasem dingin angpei zaw uhhi.Nainganzii hoi lo na ii aga pen atom in tamtawh ki en thei hi. Tua dung zui-in nainganzii cipen gamsungaa teng milip khatsim tawh akisai ahi nazong ei musah hi. Tua ziekin tu aa, kawlgalkap kumpi te bawl kawlgambup thuguihlun tawh kisai-in “APAWK KHE DING AZAUHUOI NATIONAL CONVENTION” mipi te ngawng aa khau ei bul ding thuguihlun pi ahilam mipi ten ithei cien ding uhleh, ei hun angtun cieng aa, hangtah aa, iniel dinguh pen democracy nga nading lampi zotnaa, mipi suotat nading, ahi sihleh, ingawngaa khaukuol bullo naa lampi suohpen dinghi cithu khat simin thei gige dingin deihsah ahihi.

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Manipur Latest News Updates

September 15, 2007 at 10:44 am · Filed under Manipur, News

KSO takes up Sadar Hills cause
Newmai News Network

Imphal, Sep 14: The Kuki Students’ Organisation, KSO (Sadar Hills) has threa-tened to take up serious agitation including indefinite economic blockade to protest alleged failure of state machineries in Sadar Hills area.

The KSO-Sadar Hills urged the state government to address the plights of the people at the earliest failing which such indifferent attitude will amount to inviting agitations.

P Khongsai, information and publicity secretary (KSO-SH) categorically pointed out that offices of PHED, PWD, and Forest Department in Kangpokpi are defunct and exist only in name sake.

He lamented that the offices which were set up to minimize hardships of the people, being run from Imphal now, only multiplies grievances of the people.

It further said that the YAS, Veterinary, BSNL/BDO (Telecom) offices located in Kangpokpi, Fish- eries and Dispensary offices at Keithelmanbi were also found to be in shamble. It alleged, the staff attended offices as per their will, caring little for the people. Khongsai also questioned sincerity of the government in redressing plights of the people, pointing out that the SDC office at Chalwa inaugurated way back in 2002 still exist in the paper and alleged that no steps have been taken so far to make it functional. He also stated that two offices of SDC should be set up within Sadar Hills so as to minimize the hardship faced by the people.

As such, the KSO branch urged the government of Manipur to look into the matter and do the needful at the earliest time, failing which, it warned, the KSO (SH) is more than ready to launch any type of agitation including blockade of highway.

Meanwhile, it also appealed to the State Bank of India (SBI) authorities to appoint a manager and adequate staff in Kangpokpi SBI Branch office.
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48-hr Sadar Hills bandh called over panchayat polls
By : A Staff Reporter 9/15/2007 1:46:38 AM

IMPHAL, Sept 14: The Sadar Hills District Demand Committee, reiterating its stance for boycotting the panchayat elections scheduled on September 19 next, has called a 48-hour total bandh in the entire Sadar Hills area, including national highways 39 and 53 starting from midnight of September 17.

The bandh has also been called as a mark of protest against the state government for failing to fulfil their demands for upgradation of the Sadar Hills to a full-fledged district, said a spokesperson of the committee.

Haokholet Guite, president, Sadar Hills Demand Committee addressing mediapersons, said it was not the right step on the part of the government to introduce two forms of local self government in a scheduled area like the Sadar Hills, as it would only create misunderstanding amongst the Kukis and Nepalis who are the major inhabitants of the area.

The SHDDC, it may be mentioned, is claiming that four gram panchayat wards of Kanglatombi gram panchayat are lying within the jurisdiction of the Sadar hills, which the Sadar Hills autonomous district council also cover.

Guite, while asserting that the SHDDC is not interfering in the rights of the Nepalis, who are contesting the panchayat elections in various levels in the Sadar Hills, said there was an agreement signed between the leaders of both communities in 1974-75, to live together with mutual understanding in future and to work in the in another’s interest
Holding of panchayat elections in the area at this juncture would amount to violation of the agreement, he maintained.

He added that every one has the right to vote and contest as a candidate in the district council, and dual form of administration should not be introduced.

Regarding the demand for upgradation of the Sadar Hills, he pointed out that despite a series of protests in various forms by the people of Sadar Hills and the committee, demanding fullfledged a Sadar Hills district, the government has been neglecting their long-cherished and rightful demand.

He observed that the the SHDDC had taken up six-day office picketing in the Sadar Hills, including educational institutions in August, followed by a 48-hour bandh in pursuit of their demand.

A public meeting to take mandate on the issue of conversion of Sadar Hills into a fullfledged district was also to be held, but it was postponed due to the excessive rainfall and floods, he said.
However, the meeting would be held soon to take the public mandate, in which all people of Sadar Hills area will participate, he said.

He also observed that the Sadar Hills now has all necessary offices, institutions and infrastructure, of a full-fledged district, and all that is left is the official declaration and posting of a DC and an SP.
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CM to attend ne investment week in Bangkok
By : Manipur Information Centre 9/15/2007 1:43:25 AM

NEW DELHI, Sep 14: A team of 17 delegates led by chief minister O Ibobi Singh will represent Manipur at the North-East India Investment Opportunities Week to be organised in Bangkok from October 1 to 4 under the joint initiative of the ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER), government of India, ministry of commerce, government of Thailand and Indian Chamber of Commerce, said the principal secretary (commerce and industries) of Manipur P Lawmkunga.

Power minister Phungzathang Tonsing, commerce and industries minister Y.Erabot, MPCC chief Gaikhangam will be in the team. The principal secretary (planning) PBO Warjri, secretary (tourism) BB Sharma, director (planning) K Mangi Singh, and director (commerce & industries) Dhiraj Yumnam are among the officials of the Manipur team. Kouna products from Manipur will be displayed in the exhibition to be inaugurated by the minister of commerce, Thailand Krirk-Krai Jirapaet on the fisrt day.

The planning director K Mangi Singh said the state government will make presentation to attract investors to invest in the fields of food processing, horticulture, tourism, power, information technology, handloom and handicrafts of Manipur.

In the presence of the chief ministers of all the north eastern states of India and the dignitaries from Thailand, the inaugural session will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center at 4 pm on October 1 with the minister of commerce, Thailand Krirk-Krai Jirapaet as chief guest. Union minister for DoNER Mani Shankar Aiyar will give the key-note address. It will be followed by the north east chief ministers’ conclave where each of the chief ministers of north eastern states will make their remark or Power Point presentation. In the evening, there will be a fashion show and cultural programme under the banner – Colours of Paradise at Retro Live Café.

In the forenoon of the second day, there will be a sectoral meeting on ‘Opportunities in tourism & hospitality’ with the presence of the minister of tourism, Thailand as chief guest and the Union minister of tourism Ambika Soni as guest of honour. In the afternoon, the sectoral meeting on ‘Opportunities for investment in the north east’ with the focus on infrastructure, agro & food, handloom/handicrafts will be held. Union Minister for DoNER, India, minister of commerce, Thailand, chief ministers of all the north eastern states of India and dignitaries from Thailand will attend the afternoon session.

Interaction sessions will continue upto the third day. On the last day, the delegates and prospective investors will visit various sites like factories, production centres etc.
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Nagaland snubs Manipur on affiliation issue
Source: The Sangai Express / Indian Express

Kohima, September 14: After more than a year of indecision, the Nagaland Government has brought in a legislation that allows schools from other States to get affiliated with the Nagaland Board of Secondary Education (NBSE)- a demand that has been growing among the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur.

Nearly 4,000 students from Manipur appeared for the Class X board exams conducted by the NBSE earlier this year, but the pro-affiliation stance of the state’s Naga community has been strongly opposed by the Okram Ibobi Singh Government.

Speaking to The Indian Express from Kohima, Nagaland Education Minister Imkong Imchen said the legislation allowing affiliation of out-of-state schools to the NBSE had been enacted with immediate effect, although the same would be introduced in the Assembly and debated on the floor on September 18. “From now on, any school from any part of the country can get affiliated with the NBSE.

This is in keeping with the policy of ‘one nation, one Government’.

We understand the need to assimilate people”.

The minister added that there had been considerable pressure from NGOs such as the Naga Hoho and the Naga Students Federation to enact such a legislation.

The Nagas in Manipur, spearheaded by the All Naga Students Association, Manipur, have been pressing for schools in the four Naga-dominated districts to be affiliated with the Nagaland board, a demand refused outrightly by the Manipur Government.

Initially, the Nagaland Government had also expressed its inability to allow the same, as it wasn’t covered by the existing provisions of the NBSE.

The NBSE syllabus has, as part of its curriculum, chapters on the Naga struggle for independence and ongoing peace process as well.

“What is the harm in including the Naga struggle in the syllabus? The issue is no longer a hidden agenda.

It has now become a national issue.

In the exams conducted this year, we allowed several thousand students from Manipur to appear, although their schools were not affiliated”.

The pro-affiliation move has also faced resistance from Naga militants.

The NSCN (K) had offloaded students travelling by bus from Tamenglong in Manipur to Kohima, and had pushed the vehicle down a ravine to express their opposition.

One reason could, of course, be that the move is regarded as being part of the NSCN (I-M)’s efforts at integration of all Naga-inhabited areas in the region under one administrative roof.

Source: e-pao.net, the sangai express

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Saturday Leader/Decaying city

September 15, 2007 at 10:36 am · Filed under Imphal Free Press, Leader

Leader writer/ Jagjit T

Going by its steadily deteriorating infrastructure, Imphal could well be called a dying city. Crumbling roads, clogged drains, a non-existent waste management infrastructure that has led to the already overburdened and congested roads being used as garbage dumps, spotty and uncertain delivery of basic utilities such as power and drinking water, chaotic public transportation system, the list could go on. All of this, against a backdrop of an ever increasing population and continuing unplanned growth, make the lives of the denizens of this not-so fair city a daily trial. Presiding over all of this is a powerless and more or less non-functional municipal body, while the state government, enamoured as it is with high profile and funding-intensive projects, seems not to have reaslised that even with the existing infrastructure, regular maintenance and upkeep can make the lives of Imphalites a whole lot easier. To take the recent floods as an instance, it has been seen that even after river water levels returned to normal, heavy water logging persisted for days in many areas of the eastern part of Imphal. This was primarily because, with the generally poor drainage network in the area, the accumulated flood water had nowhere to go. This, significantly, wasn’t the case in most areas in the western half of the city, which in any case escaped serious flooding, thanks mostly to the fact that the drainage network here, including natural drainages like the Waisel Maril, had been cleaned up a couple of years back. It is also noticed that the concerned authorities, presumably wiser after the event, have begun cleaning up drains in areas such as Wangkhei in the last couple of days,. One is inclined to think that this is somewhat like locking the stable doors after the horse has bolted, but nevertheless the step is welcome, since it would doubtlessly make the next floods a little more endurable.

Speaking of infrastructural lacunae, the horrible condition of the roads in Imphal have made commuting a task that is inconvenient at best, and a nightmare at worst. With concerned engineers maintaining a sporadic and haphazard maintenance schedule that is a mystery to all save themselves, cracked blacktopping and unfilled potholes have become a common sight even on major thoroughfares such as the Airport road, Kanglapark and the Sanjenthong bridge to Nityapat Chuthek, even though these are frequented by top bureaucrats and elected representatives of the land. Most other roads, particularly in the outlying areas of the city, may best be described as dirt tracks. But worse off than these are the roads in what should properly be the heart of the city – its commercial district. No other city in the world, we imagine, would leave the streets its chief commercial areas in the condition that the roads of downtown Imphal are in. The Thangal Bazar road, at places like the PC Jain corner, for instance, resembles nothing as much as a village street in one of the interior districts. Shoppers frequenting the area are constantly forced to endure dirt and mud and slush, and the ugly and noxious piles of garbage piled nearly do nothing to improve the picture. The entire MG Avenue area, particularly the stretch in front of the State Bank of India, (an area which probably sees the highest load of vehicular traffic on any day) is if anything, worse condition, and most sections of the Dharamsala road, Allu Galli and Paona Bazar are no better off. State PWD minister K Ranjit has given us the impression of a man of action. His frequent trips to the hill districts for inspection of roads and other infrastructure work taken up by its department, and the prompt action he has taken in pulling up concerned officials whose work is not up to the mark have come as a breath of fresh air. However, he seems to have missed out on what is going wrong within Imphal. We would suggest, therefore, that the next trip he makes, he should rope in his good friend the state MAHUD minister and take a tour of Imphal city area itself, particularly the bazar area, and see for himself what conditions are like, if he has not before. We would also presume to suggest, if any one deserves action taken against them for negligence and misfeasance in performing their duties, it is the engineers who are responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the city’s roads, and the contractors who have refused to perform their assigned works.

The Imphal Free Press Editorial

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Sub-standard constructions in Manipur

September 15, 2007 at 10:31 am · Filed under Imphal Free Press, Manipur

By : Iboyaima Laithangbam/IFP

Works Minister K. Ranjit deserves a pat in the head for his commendable campaign against the wide-spread sub-standard constructions in the state.No other minister had done so in the state and elsewhere. All sections of people who are concerned about the daylight robbery of the public money by the criminals of all hues ought to give unflinching support to him.There is no gainsaying the fact that money meant for the quality construction of roads, bridges and government offices had been swindled. There are palatial buildings, filthy lucre improportionate to the known incomes of the owners who happen to be the most respected ones in the society.

However in his enthusiasm to check massive corruption Ranjit is putting the horse before the cart. If he wants to go on with his campaign, more importantly, if he wants to send the culprits behind the bars something concrete should be done. First of all, it should be admitted frankly that Ranjit is not an expert in the real sense of the word.He is not supposed to know whether the construction of the buildings,etc had been upto the standard or below it. What he says in this respect in a court of law will not hold any waters. If there is no intention of producing the suspended officials and the contractors in the law court for prosecution then there is nothing more to say. If justice is to be meted out in the most deterrant way a technical expert committee from other parts of India (but never from Manipur itself) should be constituted to examine the construction quality. The committee should be the one which will depose before a law court while prosecuting the accused persons. Though limelight is necessary to send a signal to other criminals Ranjit should travel along with the expert committee members to examine the construction quality.

Some years back one Imphal West DC had raided one petrol pump in Imphal under much fanfare. The owners of all sorts of vehicles were overjoyed since it meant that there shall be no more petrol adulteration. However the people were disappointed and disillusioned since the DC made no further raids. Or rather, the owners of the petrol pumps might have seen to it that he discontinues the raids. That was the end of the campaign and untrammeled sale of adulterated petrol was resumed within minutes. Recently one local newspaper had published a newsreport and photograph showing that one petrol pump was selling a strange liquid said to be petrol. The DC concerned announced that samples had been seized and adequate actions will be taken up. What kind of actions had been taken up ?

In the 1960s major parts of the industrial town of Digboi was under the control of Europeans who were high officials in the AOC. Under their supervision there were quality constructions of roads, footpaths, residential areas,marketing malls,etc.I was told that after their departure from Digboi the roads conditions had been degenerated to the Indian standard. The national highway 39 was one of the best ones. However after India’s independence everybody can see the horrible condition. But then the officials of Assam are honest to a certain degree since the NH 39 is in excellent condition. Besides repairing works, road signals, etc are carried on in an appreciable manner. The honesty of the officials and elected representatives in Nagaland and Manipur is best left to the imagination of the people on the basis of the horrible condition of the highway under these states. A game trail in the mountain is much better than this national highway. There has been a public outcry against the horrible road condition and the state governments have been turning a deaf ear for reasons not far to seek. Major chunk of the whopping sums released every year for the repairing, improvement of the NH 39 must have gone to the private pockets. My first experience of cheating people of their money was at the Kumbi primary health sub centre.The hospital and residence of the doctor had been “repaired” and money taken by the contractor. What I saw was that just the sides of the hospital and residence facing the main road had been painted with cheap colour and small planks nailed to conceal the crack, etc. After this unsavoury experience I have been seeing everything, everywhere. It is very deplorable that in the Indian system of democracy there is no policy to oversee the so-called constructions by a state government.

The European engineers I had mentioned above used to supervise the construction works. This explains how there was quality construction. But perhaps Manipur is the only place where the casual construction labourer, who are unskilled ones, who carry on the construction works. The engineers and the contractors perhaps feel that it is beneath their dignity to visit the work sites for supervision. The engineers approve of the construction works over the table for well known reasons. The labourers squirrel cement, iron rods, etc for their pocket money. In case of big constructions most of these items go to other private constructions.

Ranjit has made an honest and encouraging beginning.If his campaign has to pay dividends he should take precautions and fulfil other conditions so that the guilty ones do not escape. If, on the other hand, he carries on his style of inspection and suspension of the officials nothing will come out of the much acclaimed campaign.

The Imphal Free Press

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Landslides at Shajouba assessed,Unofficial report puts Shajouba loss at Rs. 2.68 cr

September 15, 2007 at 10:27 am · Filed under Imphal Free Press, Landslide

By : A Staff Reporter 9/15/2007 1:47:32 AM

SHAJOUBA, SENAPATI, Sep 14: A ministerial team led by PHED Minister TN Haokip visited the landslide affected areas in Senapati district to take stock of the situation and assess the damages.

The PHED minister was accompanied by Works Minister K Ranjit, IFCD Minister N Biren, Transport Minister L Jayentakumar and Tribal Development Minister DD Thaisii.

The ministerial team visited the landslides affected areas along the Tadubi-Tungjoy-Laii Kharasam state highway and interacted with the affected people. The Lower Shajouba Village under Paomata sub-division was worst affected by the landslides.

In a meeting held at the Shajouba Community Hall, representative of the Committee, Shajouba Landslides Disaster Management, a body instituted to manage the post-disaster and rehabilitation needs of the affected people, L Daili highlighted a report of damages that were incurred.

As per the unofficial report submitted by the committee, 49 houses, 1.5 sq km of paddy fields and horticultural farming areas were destroyed by the landslides. Daili said that damages to the tune of Rs 2.86 crores were incurred due to the landslides.

The unofficial source further estimated that a stretch of 250 metres state highway have sunk to 200 feet below the normal road level. It also quoted that 232 people were displaced. The displaced people are being sheltered at the emergency relief camp at Shajouba UJB School.
He said that after the people evacuated the area fearing possibility of landslides, on the morning of September 9 the state highway plunged destroying the houses and agricultural lands along with standing crops.
Fortunately there was no lost of live due to timely evacuation.
The PHED Minister TN Haokip informed that the geological survey team already visited the site to do preliminary assessment and care will be taken even at the nearby Tadubi areas to avoid such disasters. The minister said that medical team will be sent soon.
TN Haokip asked the Senapati DC to submit an official report of the lost incurred at the earliest so that relief and rehabilitation steps can be taken up soon.

Highlighting the plight of the valley, which is caught in flood, the minister said that natural disasters affected both hills and valley and speedy measures will be taken up to address the needful.
Works Minister K Ranjit said that the CM assured that affected people will be helped for rehabilitation. He said that the 300 metres of the NH 39 along Imphal-Moreh road was destroyed by flood and work is on full swing to make the same motorable by 16th September.
Ranjit said, “At Shajouba we need to find an alternate site for constructing the state highway. It will take only 3-4 days to construct the road. So we need the cooperation of the villagers.”

The meeting was also attended by M Thorii, RK Theko, Francis Ngajokpa, government officials and local leaders. As an immediate relief, the visiting ministerial team gave Rs 50,000 to the committee. The works department gave another 10,000.

As conveyed by K Benjamin, convener of the committee, “The landslides at Shajouba Village may not have happened if the government was sincere to understand the plight of general people by constructing proper drainage system. The conditions were made more vulnerable by installing only two culverts through the stretch of 4 kms from Tadubi to Shajouba.”

The landslides have also affected the interstate road connecting Chakeshang of Nagaland. The people said that to avert future occurrence of such avoidable disasters, pucca drainage systems should be constructed and proper retaining walls be constructed.
Nipuni, 35, recounted the incident. He said, “On 8th cracks appeared. Out of anticipation of greater danger, we evacuated the area. And the next morning, the earth swallowed our home and fields. It was scary.”

Nipuni is now staying at the relief camp at the Shajouba UJB, 3 kms from the landslide areas, with his wife and three children. The chairman of the relief committee, DR Losii said that some assistance from the government was received. He said that 19 quintals of rice, 200 kg of dal, 45 kg ghee and 50 kg salt was given by the government.

Most of the villagers said that such landslides had not occurred during their lifetime. Sunny, an SO in electricity department from Lower Shajouba Village said, “The landslides were not at all anticipated. Even my father said such disasters had not occurred during his lifetime.”

The affected villagers are slowly rebuilding their shaken lives and homes. Construction has already begun by some of the better-off families with the help from the neighbouring villagers.

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Livingstone and the Naga insurgency

September 15, 2007 at 10:24 am · Filed under Naga, The Sangai Express

By Donn Morgan Kipgen

The peaceful demise of the NSCN(IM)’s senior-most original tactical commander S/S Col Livingstone Tangkhul, with his boots-off, in Ukhrul district on 12th September 2007, has left a big hole in a long fought insurgency movement of the Nagas in Manipur range. His tactical achievements in field combats during his heydays, the end results notwithstanding, like S/S Maj T James Kipgen of the Kuki National Front (KNF), with audacious precision strikes and mental courage, would be almost unsurpassable. Simple and known to be soft-spoken, military-minded as he was, ‘Col’ Livingstone must have to be the tactical commander who strategically lifted the military might of the NSCN(IM) to its highest fighting force to reckon with. Of course, his fellow field commanders like ‘Brig’ Atem, Ramkhating, etc. might have been a part of the NSCN(IM) strike force who put the fear of God in the minds of the State police, MR and central paramilitary forces in the mid-1980s, but Mr T Linvingstone lived up to his name by keeping a low profile with high profile tactical achievements. Since he was the top most commander of the ‘much-feared’ NSCN(IM), three of the most audacious and successful ambushes and one unparalleled arms-looting i.e. decamping of as many as 95 SLRs about four LMGs, 10 Sten Carbines, pistols and mortars, HF radios, plus over 2000 rds of assorted ammos at the Naga Oinam’s AR post with Machiavellian ruse works, ought to be rightfully attributed to this Tangkhul-Naga warrior too. Unfortunately, nine AR jawans, including a JCO, were hacked to death with hands tied. What happened in the aftermath was unrecorded history.

He seemed to have no personal hatred to the Kukis as a whole though things might have changed otherwise drastically. Mr Livingstone was said to be one of the first UG outfits’ commanders to introduce the then princely Kalashnikovs and M-16 amongst the NE UG fraternity. And it was during his strong leadership period when the NSCN(IM) militants killed as many as 25 or more armed forces personnel in three stunning and bloody ambushes. Another 34 jawans of AR and BRTF were unceremoniously mowed by suspected NSCN(IM) about 10 years back in Tamenglong district with a same precision strikes and tactical set up. In insurgency movement and CI OPs, it is the number of dead bodies and arms looted or recovered that really matters most, an open example of achievement, as long as the victims are not civilians or unarmed persons. Everything is free and fair in war and love, and the killings are not inhuman nor ungodly in real gun-battles, armed encounters and conventional ambushes, etc. However, any type of avoidable killings on any purpose has to be condoned and condemned by one and all, especially in strict Christian tradition.

Since the name of the late Livingstone was quite conspicuous by its absence during the bloody Kuki-Naga ethnic war, it is hard to pass any judgment upon his political role as an influential NSCN(IM) senior commander. It would be very interesting for any research scholar to know whether he was instrumental in keeping most of the proper Ukhrul district areas calm and peaceful amidst gruesome killings in all other Naga-inhabited areas. He was still a respectable force to be reckoned with at that crucial time period. But then, past is past and ‘Col’ Livingstone alone could not single-handedly changed the course of that horrific ethnic war. However, Mr Livingstone definitely has a rightful place among the best of UG outfit’s commanders in the history of NE insurgency movement. As for his life after death, only the Almighty God has the right to pass judgment for his deeds on earth. Though he might not have any direct hand nor authorised the gory massacres during the Kuki-Naga ethnic war, it was sincerely more appropriate for him to pass away peacefully a couple of day before 13th September, since the 13th day of September is observed as the Black Day of the Kukis.

In time honoured military Code of Honour, a fitting tribute has to be given for his real combat achievements and for his dedication to the cause of the Naga Nation in two different insurgency movements. His factual activities and status ought to be put together in full details, both the good and the bad parts, by learned Naga military researchers along with other past NSCN(IM)’s top commanders. The rise of ‘Col’ Livingstone, ‘Maj Gen’ Atem, Th Muivah and SS Khaplang etc in Manipur insurgency movements coincided with the rise of one Ahanthem Romen Kumar, SP of Imphal dist, then MPS officer and young SIs N Lokhon and Mobi, ASIs Krishnatombi, Rajen etc which saw the formation of a strike force called ‘police commandos’ armed only with 9mm pistols, Sten Carbines and .303 rifles for other ranks. At that time, the most well-known PLA commander was one Temba, whose Kuki-wife, Mary was interned at the Leimakhong Army’s prison. The professional relationship between the then CM of Manipur, Shri Rishang Keishing, also on the rise, with the then SP, Imphal, A Romenkumar (now IPS, IG L/O 1) was rather quite similar to this present CM of Manipur and the SP, Imphal-West, in all technical aspects pertaining to revitalisation of the State’s capital law-enforcement. Whatsoever the other professional records might be, Shri Romenkumar Singh, IPS, one of the most decorated police officers in India, should be given the hard earned credit for forming the now much-feared Manipur Police Commandos. Those who ought to be honoured, has to be sincerely honoured.

At present Mr Livingstone had left behind a well-respected UG militant outfit i.e the NSCN(IM), in its most uncertain and tumultuous hours at the hands of two powerful Naga UG leaders. His high-flying strike forces warriors which created a terror in the minds of his enemy have now been grounded for nearly 10 years period without combat experiences since the signing of Ceasefire with the GOI. Without any major arms procurement, training and recruitments, military exercises, etc, the NSCN(IM) would be hard pressed to drive home their once powerful voice if there has to be any full scale counter-offensive against the GOI, as once hinted clearly by the NSCN(IM) Supremo, Th Muivah. During an interview with Jonathan Head, then Correspondent, BBC South-East Asia, on 5th July, 2001, asked ‘if the NSCN(IM) would be prepared to go back to the armed struggle’, Mr Th Muivah swiftly replied: ‘Yes we are bound (sic), there is no other option. If the Indian Govt would betray us, we cannot honour them and there is no (other) solution whatsover. We have to honour our own commitment, they must also honour their own commitment. Then there can (only) be mutual trust between us, so the Peace (talk) would go smoothly. Otherwise it is meaningless to talk. We can fight. Naturally, we will be forced to go back to square one’. Well, that was about 6 years ago, but the situation is pretty quite different now. The GOI’s representatives have virtually tried to run down the clock upon the ageing and the older NSCN(IM) leadership. Time is running out for them after all these years but not a single peaceful or ‘profitable’ argument has been signed officially between the GOI and NSCN(IM) till now. The question is blowing in the wind. Will they or won’t they? With the ever stronger NSCN(K) on open war-path and so intimidating with equal fire-power, things are not as rosy and calm as they se-em to be. Anything could happen if not tackle well.

The Sangai Express

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