Lamka Post | October 20,2007

ZRO in Contractor te nasep enkai ding

Lamka Oct 19: Zomi Re-Unificaltion Organization (ZRO) Ministry of Home Affairs in thusuah a bawlna ah, Central Govt. leh state Govt. nuai a a kisaipih Dept. leh contractor tungtawn a development work tuamtuam kisemsuahte enkai ding uh ahihdan taklang kawm in nasep omte himhim sep dingdan kawkmuh ding hi.

Thusuak in a taklatna ah, tulel a nasep lelte leh nasep hong om dingte work specification bangkim enkai ding ua, tuabanah, nasep khitsate leng ahiding bangtak a semsuahloute’n leng khat 2 sung a ahiding bangtak a semsuah ding inleng theisak ngal uhi. Pawlpi leh contractor kuapeuh hiai thupiak bang a semsuahloute mipi gal a ngaih hiding ua, a kituahpih bang action lak hidi’n leng taklang uhi.


Guv Golden Jubilee uap ding

Lamka Oct 19: Donbosco High School, Lamka in hong tung ding October 26, 2007 sunnung dak 11 in school campus ah thupitak in Golden Jubilee lawm ding uhi.

Hiai hun zatna ah, Manipur Governor Dr. S.S. Sidhu khuallian in pang ding a, Most Rev. Josepth Mittathany, D.D., Archibishop Emeritus, Imphal leh Pu T.N. Haokip, Hon’ble Minister, PHED/IPR/Tourism in Functional President leh Guest of Honour hihna toh uap ding uhi.


Commemoration Day zang ding

Lamka Oct 19: India gamsung pumpi ah hongtung ding October 21, 2007 chiang in Police sisate theihgigena ni /Commemoration day zat hiding hi. Hiai Commemoration day Lamka Police Station ah leng zinglam dak 7:30 apan in zatpat hiding hi. Hiai ding toh kisai in tuni’n Lamka Police Station a OC Inspector N. Sridam makaih in Station huangsung a Memorial stone puahpha uhi. PIX


Disabled Scho. Form laktheih

Lamka Oct 19: District Social Welfare Office/CCpur ah Disabled Student te ading in 2007-08 ading Scholarship Form (fresh/renewal) hongtung a Rs. 15/- piak in laktheih ding hi. Hiai Scholarship application form bel hongtung ding November 30, 2007 tan in piaklut/submit theih ding hi.


Application form laktheih

Lamka Oct 19: Jawaharlal Nehru Vidyalaya a Class VI sinna ding Admission Test 2008 a teltheihna ding Aplication Form office hunsung in ZEO/CCpur office ah laktheih ding hi. Thutut kingah dan in, hiai a ding in headmster te’n Class V sinlai list apiak ua min telkha banah list pekhinsa school apan lunglutna neite’n hiai form laktheih ding a November 15, 2007 tan in ZEO/CCpur ah piaklut theih nawn ding hi.


Press Clarification bawl

Lamka Oct 19: USRA Information Secretary David Vaiphei in James Thangluai leh Khupthang te USRA apan nohkhiat ahihthu uh thusuah toh kisai a James Thangluai leh Khupthangte’n Press Clatification abawl uh kimu in ataklat dan in USRA Self-style C-in-C Lalminthang vaihawmdan leh khosak dan alungkimlouh ziak ua hun bangtan hiam paisa apan USRA ki-nungheisan ahihdan taklang uhi.

Lalminthang etkolna nuai ah USRA in tup-le-ngim mulmaltak neilou leh singtang lam a cadrete’ saptuamte anntangpham kinga/ging hial a haksatak a a omlai ua amaute noptal a, amau thildeihte leina ding a zang maimai uh ahihdan leh Vaiphei namte sum-le-pai, hamphatna, sisan leh hinna tanpha a kimawl ahih ziak ua belhtak salou a taisan uh ahih thu uh taklang uhi.


Office teng suty

Lamka Oct 19: Hindu te adia nipoimoh mahmah Durga Asthami tuni ahihziak in Lamka khopi sung a Govt. establishment teng banah Private establishment tamzaw kikhak hi.


Hangkhanpau tung ah UZO kipak

Lamka Oct 19: Tedim Road a Hiangtam leh Behiang kikal lampi kisiat gawp ziak a gari paitheilou a mipi nek-taak zonna buaitak a a omlai ua bialtu MLA in Local Area Development Fund tungtawn a Rs. 2.5 Lakhs pia a Lampi siatnate leh Ngasuan Lei a bawlhoih sak ziak in Behiang Block UZO in Bialtu MLA tung ah kipahthu puang uhi.


Musical Rendezvous om ding

Lamka, Oct 19: EOC Central Church, Hill Town a Sunday School Department te saina in Musical Rendezvous 2007 kichi EOC Central Church Campus ah zingchiang October 20 nitak dak 5:30 in neihsawm ua, huai hun ah lasiam tuamtuam in lasakna neiding uhi.


Missions Motivation Program om ding

Lamka, Oct 19: Zinghal Oct 21 (Pathianni) nitaklam dak 1 in BYF North & South Division te saina in New Lamka Baptist Churc, Elim Veng Missions Motivation Program om ding a, huai ah Rev. Prof. Ginneithang Ngaihte in Seminar makaihding a, tuailaite ading in dotna leh dawnna hun leng neih hiding hi.


Prepak khat man; bomb muhsuah in om

IMPHAL OCT 19: Imphal West SP thusuak dan in, zan sunnung dak 12.10 vel in Imphal West Police commando ten Naoremthong lak a frisking leh checking a bawlna uah, Honda Marvel MN 05/7999 khat Naoremthong bazar apat Khuraijam Leirak lam zuan muan moh ziakin khawlsak ua, tua ah gari hektu Prepak khat Soibam Bungbi Singh @ Zenith (31) s/o S.Rajen Singh of Naoremthong Khullem leikai kichi a gari toh mankhom ngal uhi.

Police thusuak dungzui in, ama kipuanna apat aman Prepak September 2007 a zom leh James kichi nuai a Finance section a sem ahihban ah, Suresh Health Director leh Dr. Shyamjai Singh Store-in-charge Health department te kianga SPA scheme nuai a fund te Prepak adia demand bawl dia na guan ahihdan leng theihsuah ahi. Amah apat in Mobile handset leh SIM card khat leng muhsuah hidan in police thusuak in taklang hi.

Thudang khat ah, tuni zinglam dak 6.30 vel dingin, Imphal East district sung Keirao Makting Menjor Inkhol kichihna mun a, Manikhan (52) s/o Abdul Manad tenna huangsung ah meltheihlouhten bomb khat vapai lut ua, himahleh puakzak lou in, Police bomb expert ten valakhia in zinglam dak 8 vel in Lamphel lak a puakjak sak uhi.


Medical Employee te meeting nawn ding

IMPHAL OCT 19: Medical Department Employees Association in apaisa Oct 9, 2007 a emergency General body meeting a neihna uah, govt. a demand tuamtuam a neihte uh pichinna dingin, govt. ni sagih hun pemahle uh, tuni tan dawnna bangmah ngahnai lou uhi. Hichibang kal ah, hiai Assn. maban a panlak dingdan toh kisai in meeting, October 22, 2007 nitaklam dak 1 in Lamphel a R&D wing auditorium hall ah neinawn ding uhi. Hiai hun a member kuapeuh telchiat dingin Assn in theihsakna media tungtawn in bawl hi.


Tuikiam, NH 39 paisuak theihta

IMPHAL OCT 19: Manipur a ni bang zah hiam vuah a zuk ziaka, Imphal river Kyamgei lak a feet 200 vel kek in, Canchipur lak naktak in tui in tum a, himahleh, zan apat tui in kiamlam nawt in tuni’n NH 39 paisuak theih in omta hi.

Hichibang kal ah, luipang kekna mun ah zan apat 5th leh 6th IRB trainee personel 600 velten nasem ua, tua mun ah 5th IRB CO Kh. Chandramani Singh le 6th IRB CO P. Dhiren ten nasepna enkai uhi. Tuni nitaklam dak 4 vel tan in, luipang kekna a kimkhat phial ah cement bag sunga leithunte lemsuak uhi.


KSO GHQ election om ding

IMPHAL OCT 19: Kuki Students' Organisation, General Headquarters in tuni a thusuah a bawlna ah, KSO GHQ thusuah 27/9/07 sutzopna in leh Standing committee meeting 19/10/07 in meeting masa 27/9/07 etkaina neit hak in, tua dungzui in KSO GHQ general election hun ding bawlthak hi.

Hiai dungzui in nomination file hun 26/10/07 12 noon tan, last date of withdrawal 26/10/07 2pm tan, scrutiny 26/10/07 3pm tan, Date of election 26/10/07 leh election hun ding zinglam dak 11 apat hiding hi. Hiai toh kisai a thuchian bangkim KSO information centre, Haokip Veng apat ngah theih ding hidan in leng Lunkhothang Haokip, Secretary Standing Committee apan thusuak in taklang hi.


Press team te Imphal tungkik

IMPHAL OCT 19: DIPR saina nuai a Conducted Press Tour Ukhrul a October 17, 2007 a hohte tuni’n Imphal hongtung kik nawn uhi.

Amau Ukhrul a govt. in developmental works tuamtuam a neihte dinmun etkhiakna vanei ua, tua ah Ukhrul a Mini Secretariat Rs 30 crores lut dia kibawl lel dinmun leng etchetna vanei uhi.

Hiai hun ah Ukhrul DC incharge Chief Executive Officer Ningam Chomroi in hiai nasepna 80% bang zoh hita ahihdan leh kumnawn 2008 April a zoh hidingin gen hi. Press team in, Ukhrul apat 20km vel agamla Jessami lampi leng va enkhia ua, tua lampi in atotkhakna mun a Cold water Fish farm mun leng vapha uhi.


State Excise in Rs 1,50,43,182 musuah

IMPHAL OCT 19: Manipur govt. nuai a Excise Commissioner thusuak dan in, State Excise department in, tukum April apat August khatan in Rs 1,50,43,182 musuah zou chih ahi.

Tuate bel, April kha a Rs 31,84,266, May kha aRs 31,61,846, June kha a, 29,57,840, July kha a, 28,86,819 leh August kha a, Rs. 28,52,411 chih ahi. Excise department in 2007-2008 a target abawl bel, Rs 399.00 lakh muhsuah ding hidan in leng thusuak in taklang hi.


Police leh BSF te’n galvan tamtak mankhia

Guwahati, Oct 19: Assam Police leh Border Security Force pawl in tuni in Dima Halam Daoga (DHD) (J) helpawl member 3 mankhia in amaute apan galvan tuamtuam mukhia uhi. Thusuak kingah dan in, DHD (J) helpawl lawikhat NC Hills leh Karbi Anglong district bial ah kibu uh chih thu zaak ahih in, Police leh BSF in joint operation nei uh a, huai ah Joy KishoreTharsen, Kiran Das leh Gautam Dutta te mankhia uh a, amaute apan AK47 giat, AK 47 tang 660, grenade 1, Rocket launcher 1 leh Stengun khat musuah uh a, a sumtang in leng Lakh 17 mukhia uhi. Zanhal nitak in DHD pawl in NC Hills a Umrangso mun ah BSF te ambush bawl ua, huai delhzuina a amatkhiak uh hi’n kigen hi. Mat a om mi 3 te apan Tata Indica car khat leng musuah in om a, Police in midang leng matkhiak lai kinem uh ahihdan puang uhi. NNN


Assam Police ah Crore tamtak mangthang

Guwahati, Oct 19(NNN): Assam Police Battalion ah tutung in sum crore bangzah hiam mangthang nawn hidanin kigen a, hun paisa in 3rd leh 10th Assam Police Battalions (APBn) ah neek gukna thupitak om a, tutung in ahihleh, Guwahati a 4th APBn leh Silchar a 6th APBn hidanin kigen hi. Thusuak in agendan in, 4th leh 6th BN Assam Police a DDO te’n Police te loh tamtak ana lakhia in, tamtak cut ua, tua banah, amaute adia hamphatna pai khenkhat leng heikawi sak uh hi’n kigen a, Police Headquarter a staff khenkhat leng telkha dia muanmoh a om hi’n kigen hi. Police thusuak in agendan in, kum lui in 3rd APBn ah Rs 22 crore mangthang a, kallui in 10th APBn ah Crore 3 vel mangthang nawn hidan in kigen hi. Hiai neekgukna toh kisai in CID te khut ah piakkhiak in om a, 3rd APBn a CO leh 10th APBn a Commanding Officer mah BR Das leh IK Gogoi te matkhiak in om ua, Jorhat CJM in judicial custody ah koih lel hi. Assam Police ah tulai in neekgukna uang mahmah a, Home Ministry in naktak a a etzui kisam mahmah hi’n kigen hi.


Margaret Alva in Shillong pha ding

Shillong, Oct 19: AICC adia mi poimoh leh Meghalaya Incharge pawlel Ms Margaret Alva in Shillong pha ding a, huai hunchiang in kumnawn February, 2008 Assembly election a Congress candidate ding puankhiakna neiding uhi. Meghalaya Pradesh congress Committee (MPCC) O L Nongtdu leh Chief Minister D.D.Lapang tulel in New Delhi ah om lel uh a, tuni tan in candidate list sukfel sawm mah le uh lemchang thei nailou hi’n kigen hi. MPCC in ahihleh, Constituency 58 ading in min 58 AICC high command ah thon khin mah le uh, tuni tan in AICC in thupukna bangmah la thei nailou hi.

Sonia Gandhi makaih AICC Central Election Committee (CEC) in candidate list sufel ut mah le uh, October 28 chiang a Alva in Shillong aphak hun a dia limsit uh hidanin leng AICC thusuak in gen hi. Meghalaya Congress sungthu tulai in buaisim a, Nongkrem leh Nongspung constituency candidate ding felthei lou hi’n kigen hi. Nongspung BCC in MPCC kiang ah candidate ding in mi khat min pelut mah le uh MPCC in pom lou hi’n kigen a, tuamah bang in, Nongkrem ah leng buaina om hi. Nongkrem ah ahihleh, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Kyndiah in atapa Waibha Kyndiah candidate ding in guang ut mahleh, BCC in District Council Chief Executive member H.S.Shylla deihzaw uh hi’n kigen hi.



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FLOOD IN MANIPUR - LIFE IN DANGER

Land rights of Indigenous Women in NE India

By: Dr Ch Jamini Devi *


The beautiful States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim constitute what is known as northeast India. It is home of various tribes, ethnic groups and indigenous people.

There are about 300 million indigenous men, women and children worldwide. More than 5000 different groups of indigenous people live in more than 70 countries. They make up one third of the world's 800 million rural people. These indigenous people face the problem of access of land, water and other natural resources found on their traditional territories.

Indigenous women experience many forms of discrimination not only from the surrounding societies but from within their own communities.

Although woman play a crucial role as producers, and caretakers of their societies and cultures, and of the well being of the communities, the importance of their social role is not always recognized. To the indigenous people land is everything. It dictates their life and constitutes their past, present and future.

Indigenous people have a distinctive spiritual and material relationship with their lands, with the air and water, flora, fauna and other resources. So the promotion and protection of the rights over lands and resources of indigenous people are vital. For bringing empowerment of women, land rights of women are becoming an area of increasing urgency.

There arises the need for women to be able to secure land property because women's land rights intersects with other problems such as discriminatory inheritance patterns, gender based violence, privatization of community and indigenous land as well as gendered control over economic resources and the rights to work.

The inter-dependence of women's human rights emphasizes the importance of women being able to claim their rights to adequate housing and land in order to lessen the treat of discrimination, different forms of violence, denial of political participation etc this calls for strengthening the recognition of women's rights to land, which will help in lifting their adequate standard of living including the right to housing and freedom from forced eviction. In this context the present seminar is the need of the hour.

Women's past and existing rights to lands in law and in customary practice in India are traced across communities and regions. It is found that Indian women have had virtually no customary land rights to land, save for matrilineal related practices in the ne India and southeast tribal customs and specific circumstances elsewhere.

Modern legislation, while a step forward, has yet to establish full gender equality in law to permeate practice. In this paper an attempt is made to highlight land rights of women of Manipur.

Women's traditional land rights and access to labour have been eroded through a number of changes caused by colonial rule and modern development. Women have been excluded from most political movements. Thus their voice is often actively repressed. Current strategies for 'sustainable developments' are ignoring women's historical role in the forest economy.

Further, these strategies do nothing to challenge the capitalist structures that caused massive forest depletion in the first place. Economic models of exchange rather than profit will have the primary goal of ensuring that community needs are met.

Land Rights for Women in Manipur

Manipur is a hilly state, which lies on the north-eastern border of India. It extends between 23 85' and 25 86' latitudes north and between 93 03' and 94 78' longitudes east. It covers an area of 23,327 sq kms and is bounded on the north by Nagaland, on the south by Mizoram and Chin state of Burma.

The territory which constitutes the present state of Manipur consists of a valley and a chain of hills which encircles the former on all sides. The hilly region covers about 92% of the total geographical area of Manipur. The valley as well as the hills has a slant towards the south.

The valley is in reality a plateau which is at the level of 2567 ft above the sea level. The state is divided into nine districts viz Imphal west (capital), Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul.

The State of Manipur is inhabited by various ethnic communities having their own distinctive cultural affinity. According to 2001 census, there are over 30 tribes in Manipur.

They are

Aimol, Anal, Angami, Chiru, Chote, Gangte, Hmar, Kabui, Poirao, Koireng, Kom, Lamgang, Mao, Maram, Maring, Mizo, Lushai, Monsang, Moyon, Paite, Purung, Ralte, Sema, Serite, Shonte, Tangkhul, Jhadow, Waishei, Zou, Kwaram, Tarao, Paomei and Kuki

These ethnic groups can be broadly divided into Meiteis, Naga tribes and Kuki-Chin-Mizo tribes.

None of the tribes gives the inheritance of land rights to women. There are also sizeable Muslim populations who are called Meitei Pangals.

There are also the Scheduled Castes

Dhupi (Dhobi)
Lois
Muchi (Ravidan)
Namasudra
Patni
Sutradhar and
Yathibi

The economy of the people of Manipur state is basically agrarian. About 70 percent of the people are engaged in agriculture for their livelihood. Both men and women have played an important role in the socio-economic activities of the state. Women also don an important role in the socio-economic activities of the state.

Women also work as important agents to promote socio economic and cultural developments of the state. In the field of political activities, the role of women was continued collectively resulting in the revision of some of the policy decisions of the ruling authorities which affected society negatively.

The position of women in Manipur when compared with women in other States in India is comparatively high. In this regard, SK Bhuyan observes 'Manipur women have been enjoying a freedom which their sisters in India fail to attain. They were not confined to the four walls of their domestic life, they go out freely for purposes of petty trades mainly in the scale of products of their own hand. They weave fine durable textures where colours are ensembles in the most attractive manner'.

The declaration of human rights by the United Nations in 1948 has added another dimension by granting equal rights to both men and women. But in many parts of India the social reality is somewhat different. Majority of women specially in rural areas still remain traditional and continues to endure subordinate and inferior position in the patriarchal society.

Despite Manipur being a patriarchal society women still play a significant role and enjoy higher status then her counterparts in other parts of India. Nevertheless, there are certain social restrictions deforming her social jurisdiction. In the hilly areas of Manipur as per their custom women are not allowed to inherit parental property.

But they are given certain almirah and kitchen materials etc. at the time of their marriage. But in the valleys of the Manipur, parental property are distributed amongst their sons and daughters. However in Manipur sons are always given preference. This proves social condition of women is in a subordinate position in Manipur society.

Inheritance and succession follow the male line and female have no right to property. In case the family has daughters only, the property of the father passes down to his nearest lineage of male relatives of the deceased clans while daughters receive none.

Property Rights

As per the customary laws of tribals in Manipur women are deprived of family right of inheritance which goes to either the eldest son or the youngest son in the family. Generally amongst the rural communities women do not enjoy property rights.

And no movement has been found so far. Women still have not claimed family property rights. However, well to do families in the towns and cities and a few educated and enlightened arrange an equal share of family properties by including daughters.

In the hills, rights of the women are primarily governed by customary laws. But in the valley as far as inheritance is concerned there is no such distinction as ancestral or self acquired property. The father is the absolute owner of all the property in his possession.

After his death, sons inherit the property left by him. The widow succeeds to the property of her husband as long as she is alive without any legal authority. Provision is made for the unmarried daughters. Dues and debts incurred by the deceased father is the first priority before any division amongst the successors.

A divorced daughter has a right of abode at her father's residence as long as she does not remarry. A sister also has the right to succeed to the property of a brother who has no wives and children.

Presently, there is no discrimination as to share of a validly married wife and that of the wife not validly married. They all share equally. An ummarried woman, or a widow or a khainaba (divorcee) is the full owner of the property which she earns by her own exertions.

In case a married woman receives a gift or a present from her father, mother or some other relatives or their friends, she becomes the full owner of that property.

A girl becomes full owner of the property and also of the articles given to her by her husband and relatives at the eve of her marriage. She can claim all such property at the time of her divorce. A divorced woman does not inherit any property of her husband by whom she has been divorced or whom she has divorced.

A son enjoys unfettered right to sell homestead as well as his house, but he is bound to accommodate his divorced sister, if any, at his new residence. Even though there is law for giving properties to daughters in practice, they do not get it.

The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms act, 1960
(No. 33 1960) (13th September, 1960)

An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to land revenue in the state of Manipur and to provide for certain measures of land reforms are as follows:
1. Be it enacted by the Parliament in the eleventh year of the Republic of India as follows; this act may be called the Manipur Land revenue and the Land Reforms Act, 1960:v
It extends to the whole of the state of Manipur except the Hill areas thereof; provided that the state Government, by notification in the official gazette, extend the whole or any part of any section of this act to any of the hill areas of Manipur also as may be specified in such notification.
It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may be notified the official gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas and different provisions of the act.
Any custom or usage prevailing at the time any of the provision of this act are brought into force in any area in state of Manipur and having the force of law therein shall, if such custom or usage is repugnant to or inconsistent with such provision, cease to be operated to the extent of repugnancy or inconsistency.

It may be such that the collective right to land for women may be seen in the Ima market, a place which belongs to the women solely and passed on to the daughter in laws. It was installed in 1504 before the Kangla inauguration in 1522 and renamed Sana keithen in 1559.

It is suggested for further discussion in the seminar and recommended to the concerned departments for the implementation.

Women should have an equal access to training and education for managing trade and commerce.

Local Governments should be given autonomous power to administration in an effective manner and it should give both man and woman equal rights of participation.

The need for capacitating women in terms of access control and ownership of land besides training is strongly emphasized.

Government with indigenous people should establish fair procedures for reviewing situations and for taking corrective measures to avoid unfair and discriminatory practices.

Customary laws are to be amended to give women enjoy property rights including land rights.

(Extract from the writer's paper in the regional seminar on Land and Resource Rights of Indigenous Women in NE India held at Subansiri of Arunachal Pradesh on June 7 and 8, 2007)


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* Dr Ch Jamini Devi, noted Educationist, Social & Cultural Activist, wrote this article for The Sangai Express . You can read her profile here . This article was webcasted on October 19th, 2007

Source: E Pao

Kuki insurgency movement on the rocks

By Donn Morgan Kipgen

Revolutionary movement started from the audacious mind of one person, whose honour, mental courage, integrity and responsibility are unquestionable and socio-politically sound. Armed revolutionaries and liberators seldom changed their specific objectives nor compromised their extreme imposition of their patriotic ideologies. A real revolutionary either wins or lose but never lost their way in the mid-stream for the want of courage and principles. And a true revolutionary or liberator never sold himself out.

At present, that’s exactly what both the State and Central armed forces have been doing by doling out blank papers and pens tied with heavy bank notes. The Union armed forces have already netted just about all hill-based tribal UG outfits, with carrot and stick policy magnificently enforced. Well, any course of action to bring peace with money power and Tomahawk Diplomacy is most welcomed. Even a temporary peace is better than a few weeks of violence.

However, ceasefire agreement and the vexed Suspension of Operation (SOP) have cost more lives, limbs and money amongst hostile groups due to factional clashes. Things have gone worse and worser still it will go if the mandatory ground rules are strictly enforced. It is worth knowing that the assassinations of Pu Mangboi Kipgen, KNF’s Defence Minister, Pu Vipin Haokip, KNA’s supremo and Pu Letkholun Khongsai, KLA’s founding leader, and other leaders of the Naga UG outfits, etc took place during the SOP/ceasefire period, along with large number of UG cadres. Most of the UG militants were killed in factional clashes and lots of others by the armed forces personnel in most controversial circumstances. When there is no common enemy, all highly hard-core armed extremists, with systematic infusion of appeasement money and selective patronism in psycho-warfare, an internal, factional, ethnic and inter-ethnic clashes for domination, taxation, successions, the UG outfits ready to sign another SOP with State Govt for a tricky boat-ride in an uncharted and hostile deep sea, one could only prepare for or expect another volatile war of area domination even in urban areas. Sadly, the real victims would only be the general public in an apparent dirty political interferences.

The politico-military concept of the intriguing SOP is rather hard to comprehend, like the Duckwood-Lewis’s rules of one-day cricket match. However the D-L has specific practical ground-rules and is applicable impartially in all situations under any existing condition of a truncated match. Unfortunately, there are no positive conditions, specific ideological ground conditions nor any official promises to discuss the demand for independent autonomous homeland for the CHIKIMS UG outfits that of the NSCN(IM)’s ‘Greater Nagalim’, in ongoing SOP with the Central Govt. Only large sums of money are remunerated on regular time period basis to the CHIKIMS UG outfits but without ceasefire status when it comes to an encounter in full uniforms, armed activities, possession firearms in any unauthorised movements, the Army/AR personnel swiftly pressed their hair-triggers without any hesitation. The killing of a church priest in CCpur, the elimination of the friendly PRO of the KLA for possession of a pistol in a parley meet, the gunning down of four unwary KNF cadres at Gelnel village, the relentless operations against the KRA etc by the ‘AR Raiders’ clearly show that the SOP’s ceasefire ground rules are not honoured both sides. May be, the conditionless SOP is quite flexible since the so-called SOO does not contain the most important pre-fix ‘Military’ which is conspicuous by its absence. To maintain diplomatical relationship without needless eliminations of ‘friendly foes’, it has to be practically called ‘Suspension of Military Operations’ so as to enforce respectable ceasefire. Looking back the bloody SOP which has not been honoured by all units of the Union paramilitary forces and of course, by the State Govt, the CHIKIMS UG outfits have long since been trapped ‘LBW’ with a stinging reverse swings and ‘Doosra’ and the wrong-ones, all unceremoniously been sent back to the huts even before they settle down in a deceptive pitch.

At present, such kind of situation is very much visible, another wily double-gamesmanship is in the offing with the State Govt trying to pen down the hard done CHIKIM UG outfits, already soften up by Central armed forces in a psycho-warfare truce, all of them looking everywhere but going nowhere. Once a conditionless call for truce is made official by Manipur’s State Govt, the Kuki insurgency movement would most probably go back to square one and more bloody troubles lurking around the corner. It also means that the CHIKIMS populations have to defend themselves against any external aggression, should there be any. They will still pay taxes but without protection in a condition which the CHIKIM UG outfits themselves created for their own interests - there is no need to emphasise what this means. The ordinary Kukis, specially innocent villagers, who bore the brunt of the NSCN(IM) expansionist onslaughts in the first devastating 5 years of the 1990s and the subsequent uncompromising CIOPs since then have nothing to gain and just about everything to lose. Who comes for the welfare and safety of the CHIKIMS? No, sirs, none at all. It’s only just the ethnic group’s name the UG outfits wanted to legitimise their divisive existence. The lofty ideological aims and objectives have already been put inside a cold-storage by the Central authorities and now an indefinite storage in deep freeze refrigerator is planned by the State Govt and the divided CHIKIMS UG militants which could and surely would totally undermine or permanently froze the bloody Kuki insurgency movement for good or for worse. What sense of outrage would be in the minds of the cheated Kuki rebel chiefs and the uncorrupted warriors of the Great Kuki Rebellion of the 1917-1919 who successfully withstood the military juggernauts of the mighty British Empire and the priceless pride of which magnificent victories still proudly sung by the Kuki Nation till this day?

These Kuki warriors and their leaders were treacherously imprisoned by the British Empire through a false offer of amnesty after one regular army division and two brigades of the British military police, and the AR about 7000 well-armed troops against 2000 lightly armed Kuki militiamen, failed to put the costliest military campaign in the British Indian history since the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny which lasted about 2 years of relentless fightings.

What is happening to the confused Kuki militants and the more confused patriotic Kukis is a dishonour and insulting to the highly resilient and audacious Kuki commander-in-Chiefs and bravehearts who outrageously took the big horns of all-conquering Brittainas’ 2 Divisions and a brigade of Burma military armed police who were called in to reinforce a trapped brigade consisting of the Gorkha, AR and Madras Regts reeling with regular set backs in deadly guerrilla warfares.

Whereas the undefeated and intelligent Kuki militiamen stood their non-negotiable principles and objectives frearlessly against the might of Brittiania so honourably in WWI’s part of British military campaigns nearly 90 years ago, the present day Kuki warriors failed to negotiate an onslaught of ceaseless bundles of banknotes, false promises and the diktats of both Union and State armed forces psycho-political war fares in just a year or so time period. When one is known to be fighting for the cause of his nation, the cost of peace in kind or in cash on the altar of freedom should never ever be negotiated until and unless the main objective is on offer at the same altar of victory.


Source: The Sangai Express

Divine Prophets Bring The Message of Love

By : Ahenleima Koijam


Throughout history, God has revealed Himself to humanity through a series of divine Messengers, each of whom has founded a great religion. A succession of divine teachers were sent for the purpose of educating humanity about the Creator and for cultivating the spiritual, intellectual and moral capacities of the human race.

The relationship between God and man is fostered through prayer, knowledge of the scriptures revealed by these teachers, love of God, moral self-discipline, and service to humanity. One benefit of cultivating a spiritual life is that the individual increasingly develops those innate qualities that lie at the foundation of human happiness and social progress.

The coming of each new Prophet makes a pivotal point in time. Each releases a fresh spiritual impulse, stimulating personal renewal and social advancement. To understand why these divine teachers have been sent to us one has to understand the nature of God. The nature of God is limitless, infinite and all–powerful. It is impossible for us mortals with limited intellects and finite capacities, to directly comprehend the reality of God. It is through Messengers that God has chosen to make Himself known to humanity. The Prophets mirror God’s attributes and perfection, providing a pure channel for the communication of God’s will to humanity.

God’s messengers have a twofold station. On the one hand, they are divine beings, reflecting perfectly God’s will. On the other hand, they are humans, subject to birth, disease, suffering and death. They have distinct physical identities and they address humanity at particular stages. These differences give rise to cultural distinctions between religions that sometimes conceal their inherent unity.

Fundamentally, however, the message has been the same. Each has stressed the importance of love for God, obedience to His will and love for humanity. Although the words have varied, each has taught that individuals should treat others as they would like to be treated themselves.

Today, humanity as a whole has entered a new stage in its collective existence; like an adolescent entering adulthood. And it is at this stage that a new Messenger carried the latest word of God amidst a period of messianic expectations in many. A young merchant- the Bab, meaning the Gate – announced that He was the bearer of long promised Divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of human race. “ O peoples of the earth”, the Bab declared, “ Give ear unto God’s holy Voice…… Verily the resplendent Light of God hath appeared in your midst, invested with this unerring Book, that ye may be guided aright to the ways of peace…..”

This declaration that spiritual renewal and social advancement rested on “ love and compassion” rather than “ force and coercion”, aroused hope and excitement among many people.

His coming, the Bab explained, represented the portal through which the universally anticipated Revelation of God to all humanity would soon appear, and Whose mission would be to usher in the age of peace and justice promised in all world religions.


Source: The Imphal Free Press

KUKI NAMPI EKHEHSUHNAO. .!!

Sopite,

Enamsung uva elhahsam nahoule emachal thei lou nao chule ahiding bang tah a minung ephah jou lou nao hohi ajih tampi umjongle keiman kalung gel a kahet hole kamu doh ho them khat kahin share nom e. Ajih chu keigel dan in itobang in epi kisei henlang kibol jong le eki to theilou nao, Lung khat le tha khat a kal eson khom thei lou nao chule kithi san suo naho le kimu da naho elah uva aum jing thei hi anoi a point phabep ho jieh hinte/ahi tin kagel e.

1). CORRUPTION AT ALL LEVEL( Dishonesty)

Enam sung uva hin kamu dan in alen aneo milham titah lou Hou Lamkai hihenlang e Politician hou chule Officer enei hou hihenlang koi koi hijong le kitah na hinkho mang elhasam uvin kamu e. Katina chu sum neh guh chah guh mei mei hilouvin epi lampang hi jong le ebol etoh hou eima phatchom nading bou kigel hi etam lheh uvin kamu in hijih hin Ijat mi esopi epi ti hinam tia khotona le kitho khom tiho hi elhasam uvin kagel e. Hijih a hi e Nampi ou hi ichan gei ham a khesuh cheh cheh a ding doh but lou ahitai.

Gah sei ding in echen nao mun lah dung a Office ho jouse a la signature khat lah na mei2 ding a jong sum ngai ta, Ethingnoi mi hou jong sum jih a aboijing thu u kija jing, Chule Politician enei sun houla Nampi agenthei avaicha niseh a neh ding kihol a genthei tah a khosa adim a um a ama hon nom tah a anop nop naova ache thei u phot uva atui tui aneh jing phot ule ema gel pha talou, Chule kah lah a Mipi phatchom na ding Scheme aumle abol thei khat le nin kisuh chat vei jitao.
Hijih hin Hitobang a alam lou a egam sung ule enam sung uva sum mu na thei le kihinsuo nathei aum tah jih hin athase a natong nomlou hon kivah na a neitao. Hitobang a eki chep uva sum tam pi2 emu vang uva la nopsah nale haosat na a jong kinei deh lou chule a victims ho chula eiho ma2 kihi kitji.

Hou Lamkai khat le ni kison pi tah le kitah tah ding a egel khat jong athusei doh hole ana toh chule aki man chah dan vetton thei hibeh seh jilou. Hitobang ho jieh hin ahung sei len ding khangdong ho ding hin jong enam sung u hi a bright mo lheh e. Ajih chu Tu dinmun a ema lam jouse a kitah lou na hinkho eman hou khangdong Kho hepha lou ho chung a jong matpha a hitia hi a etih a jong a phalou hohi enamsung uva abei ding tahsan aum beh seh tapoi. Khat in ama phatchom na ding ahi phot le asopi jeng jong lhem/that ngapcha a mi adim ajang a kium ta. Alen pen a pat aneo pen gei in jong sum neh guh dan ahilou le alam lou a mi lhep chat vei dan them gam ta. Sum ne gu thei lou khat/Mikitah khat chu angol tobang a kigel ta. Hitobang a atoh lampang sang a aseitho/kamnal etam tah jieh uvin kitahsan lel nan enamsung u vai ahom jing in akitah khat jong eima phatlou jih ham man in tahsan na aum thei ji tapon hijih hin ebol etoh u machal thei lou ahitai. Insung a kihil na lhahsam jih ham ahilou le enampi sung u chondan mong2 ahidem het jou ahah sa lheh tai. Hijih a hi elah uva kitah san lel na le kigin mo na dim a hichun apha lou lama eipui lut jiu ahitai. Hiche ho jih hin Upa Tehse hole Lamkai respect je dan alhasam jitan ahi. Hijih a hi Aneo in asang a len jaa talou chule alen in aneo lungset theitalou a elah uva kimu dana le kithet na chule kigaosap na um a khat le khat kitho khom le dinkhom kiti hi umthei talou ahitai.

2). LACK OF HONEST POLITICIAN/ LEADER

MLA/MP chule adang dang a elected member enei hou jong ahi ding dol tah le atoh ding dol u chule Nampi ding a election akai jou teng ule gel pha ji talou va ama ho nop sah nading mei2 etam val tah jih uvin Mipi ding in kinepna le secure life man hi ahah sa tai. Jatdang namdang khut ahiloule thil dang dang jieh a nampi genthei naho la kihet mo sah gam jitao. Chule hitia Nampi a ding mong2 a kipe doh ahilou jieh uchun Kitah na alhasam un chule amipi ho chung a jong tahsan na anei thei ji pouvin hijih hin Mipi ding in MLA/MP enei man u jong apan na um lou tobang bep ahi ji tai.

Tulah Times of India in 'Lead India' kiti Indian khangthah ho lah a khonung a Inida hin po thei ding Leadership Quality nei alhen naova chun " Leadership khat ding a epi quality nei hi apoimo pen ham" ti survey abol nao va chun respondents atam jon 'Honesty' atiuvin chule hiche hi adih lheh e. Hiche Times of India ten abol bang uva eiho Nampi in jong eilamkai thei diu mi kitah le thudih kihol doh a lhen phat ahitai. Hijih hin Politician/Nam lamkai ho jong Kitah na hinkho mang hole Pathen ging hobou elhen diuvin dei aume. Alet jih, ahoujih chule abol thei jih a vet louvin, ana toh le akiman chah dan chule Nampi a ding a kipe jou mi dei aume.

Hinla eiho lah a election kibol dan hi kidah umtah le thet umtah khat asoh doh tai. Thingnoi mi hon mipi dei joh ve talou a ama hon ajo tho thei u le ama ho phat chom nading bou a natong thei bou tosot a vote jouse capture bol jitao, Ahiloule Candidate khat chun kaidoh tei ding deina jih a khangdong kho hepha lou or bolding helou angol phabep atil doh a campaign/capture bol jita. Hiche teng chule a opponent ho chun ama ho jong kaidoh ding gel najih chun khangdong ejat ham khat chu ahin til doh kit jiuvin hiti chun khohe phalou ho chung a chun ama ho personal gain na mei2 ding jieh chun kimudana, Kihet khel na, Kithisan sona, ki bung khenna chule phung a kikhen tel na ahin suo doh jitao vin hichun a etih a kimudana le kithet na khangdong or mipi ho thisan a abeh den jitan hijih hin lungkhat thakhat a dinkhom theilou vin kihet khel na le kithu nun lou nan enam pi sung uva vai ahom jing in ahi. Hijih hin sopite kituo ding eti esei uva egel jing vang uvin ahithei deh ji tapoi. Mipi Khat le nin jong MLA/MP khat chu akitah na le mipi deisah ahi ahilou ve talou va aman phatchom na a anei thei khat/ asopi ahijih man a tosot or panpi jeng tiho hi ebol lou diu vin dei aume. Abraham Lincoln in " Mipi deilhen khatchu vet ding in phamo jongle akitah/adih na aum tei tei je" ati bang in Mipi dei le phatsah vang hithei jing le pha lheh ding in kagel e. Ajih chu tulai MLA le Minister enei hou jong mipi deilhen a kai atam tah lou jieh uvin mipi ding akhoh sah tapouvin chule mipi in jong boina hahsat na ho in aki mang cha thei tapouve. Hjih a hi Develoment le Movement enei hou jong machal thei lou a mi nung edel jing nah lai u ahi. Abraham Lincoln in President akai doh chun thu doh adon but na a " My priority is to work for my people. I'm elected as a president for my people and i should work with them in order to build a strong and unified Nation." anatin ahi. Hiche tobang Lamkai lunggel neithei vang chu aman tam lheh e.

"Leader's doesn't create followers but create more leaders"

PUBLIC'S MINDSET

Lamkai mipi dei a kaidoh khat jong kah lah a athangse khat in Loi tum kisem a dem or suhlhah tiho jong mipi lah a aum jing in ahi. Candidate khat chun ama akai lou man a jong loitum sem a organisation thah thah phut doh tiho jong um jing thei ahijih hin e Nampi u hi evet le khat le ni abol thei deu hon kichep na a aman chah thei Nam khat ehi khah tah jih uvin e lhasam cheh cheh taove.

Chule Thingnoi gamvah ho titah lou Milham jeng in jong Civil org. or Mipi tel doh Lamkai khat jaa na nei lou a athu lah pieh lou akium tah jieh hin ema kho uhi Lamkai phale ching eki lhen doh diu ahah sa lheh e. Lamkai jaa lou kiti hi asempa Pathen jaa lou tina ahin hijieh hin ejat in kisei jong le amin a religious mei2 ehiuvin Pathen ahina bang tah a hou elhahsam jih uva jong gotna echan u hiding in kagelle. Eum na tin cheng uva la Nampi suminse thei beple joh doh thei bep kitam ta. Hijih a hi koman jong eija thei lou u chule eiho jong eki tuo thei lou u ahi. Chule Lamkai ahiloule ejatmi khat in thil neo khat elunggel lou lampang aseikhah or abol khah le threat/punishment peh jeng tiho hi elah uva aki thang lheh jeng tahjieh in koima thudih a thusei or natong ngam aum tapon hijih hin enampi uhi virus nat na bang a suhdam mo hiel a um ahitai. Chule Mipi in jong Election ham teng le aphung kibah pi bou vote ding ti tobang lung thim enei ta jih uvin acham lou a kibung khen na pot doh a eki to thei lou u ahi. Hijih hin mitin tobang chung a Nation sang a Clan feeling hi tam jo a hitia hi abung abung a eki vai poh u or eki khen khah u ahi. Nampi min a thu esei/ na etoh u jong huop lenjou tah2 thei talou ahijih a hi KUKI kiti hi amin mei2 a um a phung le chang joh hi eha khoh sah u ahitai.

4) EDUCATION

Themjil na lampang hi enam piu vin alhah sam pipen khat ahi. Tulai Lekha them tam na Jat or Nam chu emalam jouse a akhang tou ahi tan hijih hin eihon jong alen aneo in Education lampang hi ekhoh sah diu vin deisah aume. Politician / any org. Leader hon jong them jil na lampang hi ekhoh sah uva hoilai thinglhang ning koi hijong le etam na thei chan uva lekhasim eum doh thei nadiu vin pan laleo pha lheh ding ahi.

Sapten " Knowledge is power" atiu bang in Hetna hi thahat na ahitai. Tulai thagum a natoh ache tapon hijieh hin chihna le thep na enampiu akhan tou na ding a edel jing diu dei aume. Khangdong chapang ho jong phatah a Nampi khan tou na ding a them jil na hi edel jing diu vin dei aume. Nam khangtou eti hou khu Education lampang a akhan tou jih u ahi ti sumil poute. Chuti hen lang hile ethanei nao le Nampi sung a aphalou ho chule epan mun hou eki ha hetdoh cheh diu chuteng machal nan eipui thei taovinte.

Chule Enam sung uvah dropout student hi etam lheh taovin chule themkhat thinglhang lah dung a jao Themjlna hi alhasam lheh in hijih hin pan athah beh a lah a Them jil na hi machal sah leo hen phading in kagel e. Tulai emalam jouse a kitet na khang ahitan hijih hin eihon jong hiche kitet na a jaokha Nam ehi tah jih uvin gel khoh cheh ute.

5)CONCLUSION

Achainan achung a point kahin pieh hohi koima dem tum le ngoh chom aum pon hinla Nampi khantou thei lou na khat a kagel jih a kalung gel ho mei2 ahin hijih hin kasei khel jong um intin kingai dam ute. Chule Hiche aphalou a ehet hou chu eti pan lah a suhmang thei ham tiho gel u hitin chule apha lou a ehet hou jong share khom jiu hitin maban a pan lah ding dan kingai to khom jile pha ding ahi. Khat bouseh lung gel chu acham kim pon hijih hin Nampi a ding in ehet nao le echih nao mang cha khom in strategy di dan eki moh demtho/seiset/ kigih tho sang a lunggel sei khom ji thei leu hen pha jo ding ahi. Adih lou ehet nao jong apoint pe chet u hitin chule feedback ho jong pe thei leuhen pha ding ahi. Kaki pah e.

Keima Nasopiu

Mangboi Haokip
New Delhi


Source: KukiForum

Capitalizing on KUT !!

Sopiteho,

Chavang ahung lhun toh lhon in, KUT gal dot phat ahitah toh lhon in KUT thu a kihou lim u hitiuve! Ngaito leo hen kukite hin KUT nikho tilou vin festival nikho dang,official tah in(Manipur Context) i nei pou vin ahi. Hijeh chun kagel le, hiche KUT nikho khat inei sun u hi, capitalize phate cha a ibol u va man lu tah a i man uva pha hilou ham. Tu kum 2007 KUT a ahithei louding jong le, khonung a KUT akiman phat le, i mandan u stream line i bol u va, kuki te nikho mantam tah khat a akiman thei ding hi kadei sah lheh e.

Anoija hin alhang pi a hiche nikho le bol thei ding ipi pi um thei ding ham ti ka opinion share kahin bol in, anom chan in suggestion bol be thei ahin, bol be hitiu ve.

Hiche KUT nikho hi kuki chate ding in pu pa chona customs le culture education nikho hihen. Hiche ding chun kuki society a customary/ cultural items inei hou like [Dahpi, Hah le Chau, Sel( Mithun), khivuui, Suh le Sum ( younger generation tamtah hon ahet lou diu ahitai), nam pon, beng kong, heicha, chem pong, hiche ho jouse hi display bol thei na nikho hithei le, educative lheh ding in kaging cha e. This will be a day of display / exhibition of kuki culture and customs.

Hiche KUT nikho hi kuki chate ding in chavang golseh nikho hihen. Kuki chate muntin a um ho, individual items I bol kham kham un, kitet nikho, ahaat haat kivet nikho in mang u te. Bol thei ho chu € ¦’¶ Long Jump, High Jump ( Sel Kaal), Khut buot, 100 Metres sprint, suh kho/teng kho a kipat thei ahi. Chule, Kuki Sporting Forum khat seim doh in um hen lang, ama ho vetsui na noi ja, Volley Ball le Foot ball a group competition neiding. Foot Ball le Volley chu, World Cup style a Zalen'gam huop se se a kuki te jouse, a area cheh a champions € ¦’¶ Dingpi Area, Chahsaad Area, Dampi area, ipi pi area a um jouse min in, hung kive hen lang, KUT nikho le, Final matches nei ding in um le.

Hiche KUT nikho hi kuki chate lah a talent inei hou jouse pachan na le, kithang at pi na um hen. Award peh na hikho in nei u te. Kuki te talented ihi dan u, vannoi mi het thei ding in um hen. Chule ibol thei yu va ahile, award peh thei ding le, muding a kilom kasah ho:

Artists ( the likes of Jimmy Jangkholam Haokip, Benny Khongsai) , Musicians ( the likes of Thangzangam Khongsai), Poet / Lasem ho ( the likes of Ms. Neicha Doungel ), Lekha bu le thusim bu sun ho ( the likes of Lamgin Doungel), Kuki te literature a natong ho acknowledge bol ding. Chule, Nampi in hachangpa a kipapina ward peh ding a lom € ¦’¶ lifetime achievement award pehthei ding leova kagel khat chu, kipana thupha ( Bible) kukite paova hin ledoh ah Pu T.Lunkim. Martial arts lam hile, boxing lam hile, eiho guoh hilou va, leiset pum pia mihet thei inei yu khat le ni ho ( like MC Mary Kom, Muaythai theim Mr. , Mr. Kuki, etc.) chule, thadou pao le English boipi a dictionary sem a ana pontho ah Pu T.S. Agou, chule adang dang jouse het ho. [ Hiche nikho le hin jong adeh in kuki chanu le chapa - IAS/ IPS / IFS / IRS, Central Services € ¦’¶ Government natong ho lah a, society khantou na ding a extra ordinary contribution neiho jouse pachat nikho in nei hiu te.] Chule, ajo na in pathen natong ho, society phat thei na ding a taona eineipeh jing hou, acknowledge bol tei tei ding ahi. Dias a thupi tah a atou nikho u hisah ding ahi. Pathen lhacha ho jouse jaana le pachaat na len pen peu te, hiche nikho hin.

Ajo na in, tulai Miss Kut kilhen na jong hi numei chapang ho ding a career seim na a kithopi thei khat ahijeh in true spirit in kinei thei le vang phante.

Lastly, we may start early in the day and try to end the programme at dusk both opened and closed with the true spirit of festival harvest thanksgiving by our spiritual leaders Church leaders/Reverends / Pastors.

Koi tobang ahoi apha bol be thei he a i um ule, sei be jing tiu ve. Ahin hiche ho jouse hi feasibility study, right from security to resource availability € ¦’¶ over all a phate cha a study inei jou le bou ngaituo ding hinte.



Jesse John.


Source: KukiForum

Institution of indigenous people and the Kukis

By Satkhokai Chongloi


October 17, 2007: An indigenous people, once ruler of the “Independence Hill Country,” now became refugees, who fought against the supremacy of the British till 1919, who join hands with the Indian National Army of Netaji S. Chandra Bose to protect their land and people from the invaders, whose country has been divided into three, India, the then Burma and the present Bangladesh, whose grievances have never been heard as they were surrounded by the high political walls of newly emerging neighbors who have better connection with the outsiders.

No matter what, the truth about their existence as indigenous people and their hard paid blood of yesteryears heroes remained unchanged is the history of the Kuki People today.

No historians till date can challenge another indigenous people lives in the land of Kukis before the Kukis occupied these areas. In the Pooyas and Royal Chronicles of the Meitei Kings affirmed the existence of the Kukis in the early first centuries, having kings and rulers such as Kuki Ahongba, Kuki Achouba and Meidungu Taothimang. The relationships of Kukis with the Tipperah Kings in those days have been recorded in many books. Dr. Horatio Bickerstaffe Rowney in his book called “The Wild Tribes of India” mentions that “Tipperahs are Kookies who own allegiance to Rajah of Tipperah, paying him an annual nuzzur, and abwabs on marriage and other occasions.”

It was the King of Tipperah who married a daughter of Kuki Chief and they maintained a much cordial relationship respecting and helping each others governance. Alexander Mackenzie has much more in his book, “The North East Frontier of India” about the relationship of Kukis with the Tipperahs. Since the Kukis were known and feared for their military prowess, the neighboring tribes hired them or asked their assistance when they were in great trouble. The Kukis extended help to the Chakma Chief Ramoo Khan who rebelled against the East India Company in 1777 called into his assistance large bodies of Kookie (Kuki) men who lived far in the interior part of the hills (Carey and Tuck, 12).

History records the Kukis defending of their lands against the British colonizers in early eighteen century and the last and the greatest of all was fought in 1917-1919 which historians called in different names such as “The Kuki Rising,” “The Kukis Rebellions 1917-1919,” or “The Kukis War of Independence.” The British had a difficult time penetrating the Hill areas of Kuki-land. Even when they occupied the plains and valleys, the hill areas were still not under their direct rule.

Conflict increased particularly when the British began to take away the power of tax collection from the Kuki Government in Cachar Hills and Karbi Anglong areas. The first encounter between the Kuki Inpi (Government) and the British Inpi (Government) took place when the British East India Company occupied Chittagong and part of the Kuki land in 1777. The other encounter took place in 1824 when the ‘Poitoo Kukies’ went to the hills along the river of Dhalleswari to collect bamboo and timber for trade, they killed the Britishers because they refused to pay tribute according to the Kuki custom of levying taxes upon those who passed through Kuki territory. From the year 1824 onwards, there were more raids recorded.

The year of 1860 was known as “The Great Kuki Invasion” in which “15 villages were burnt and plundered, 185 British subjects killed, and about 100 captives carried off”(Carey and Tuck cited in Lian S. Sakhong, 165). Foreseeing the Kuki people as a thorn in the flesh and the difficulties involved in their invasion into the Kuki-Gam, the Bristish Indian government sent an expedition in 1871-1872. These expeditions did not bring about an amicable peace. Rather there, were more raids reported. In 1871, within a period of thirty days, from January 23 to February 23, the Kuki conducted nine raids on the Cachar plain and attacked the British tea planters, who had intruded into their territorial hunting ground.

The British adopted a new policy in 1889, which resulted in the occupation and annexation that eventually divided the Kuki-land into three districts: The North Lushai Hills in May 1890, the South Lushai Hills in April 1891, and the Chin Hills in 1892-1893. These three districts were distributed among three provinces Assam, Bengal and the then Burma. This was the first and foremost division of the Kuki people. Eventually, the great war broke in 1917 and lasted till 1919. The Kuki Chiefs were requested to surrender in the hands of British Government. But they refused and choose to be in prison where many Kuki Chiefs died in prison and some were released after more than 15 years of their imprisonment.

The Kukis have been neighbors to the Meiteis in Manipur. The Maharajah ruled powerfully in the valley but the Kukis ruled in the hills. They helped one another in times of war. Some incidences can be mentioned such as in the (1) Ava lan, (war) the Chahsad Kuki Ningthou (Chief) helped the Meitei Ningthou, who fought against the Burmese King. The Chahsad Ningthou killed the Burmese King and brought the head and presented it as a trophy to the Meitei Ningthou. As a token of appreciation, the present Haokip Veng near the Kings’ Palace has been given to the Haokip Kuki Chiefs. (2) In the war against the Assamese Abhor King, the Kukis again helped the Meitei King. (3) Even when the Chin King abducted Chandrakirty Singh, 1200 Kuki warriors went to his rescue and brought the Meitei King back to his throne. Following the Treaty of Yandaboo of 24 February 1826 between the British and Burmese, Manipur valley was brought under the British rule. (4) Even in post independence India, Kukis opposed the Meitei King to sign merger agreement.

The Kuki Chiefs led by the Chahsad Chief, supported by Aihang Chief, Chief of Nabil, Chief of Lonpi and many other Kuki abled persons tried their level best to stop the Maharajah Bodha Chandra for signing merger agreement. It was said that the Meiteis who wanted the Maharajah to sign merger agreement on the other side of the Gate of the King and the Kukis who did not want on the other side almost pull apart the gate of the King. The Meiteis overpowered the Kukis and as a result, the King went to Shillong and signed Merger Agreement on September 21, 1949. Eventually, Manipur valley was merged fully with Indian Union on October 15, 1949, but the Hills remained under the rule of the Kuki Chiefs.

To protect the Rights of The Independent Hill Country, its people and properties, movable and immovable, the Kuki Inpi (Kukis Traditional Government) which fought against the British Empire from early 1761 to 1919 has been revived on 29 June, 1993 with its Traditional Policy that the Kuki Inpi is: (1) Non-communal, (2) Peaceful co-existence and (3) Justice for all. The Kuki Movement for Human Rights is and will continue to do the same and will be against any force that violates and jeopardize the rights including the religious rights of the indigenous Kukis.

The political solution for trouble-torn NEI can not be dealt in isolation of a particular indigenous people or in a piece-meal basis. It has to be done collectively. It is rooted in the lives and cultures of people groups living together from time immemorial. It was the Kukis who defended this country not for their own people alone, but for all the people living in the region and must be done likewise today if any indigenous people claimed fighting to protect these regions.

The lasting political solution lies not from outside, not even from New Delhi, but in the hands of people living together here from time immemorial. Unless our movement is for the people, by the people and of the people of the whole communities living in the regions, our chronic problem will still remain untouched and success will remain only in our dream. The Kukis have been closely monitoring all movements but if the hard paid blood of yesteryear heroes of the Kukis would come to naught, the Kukis have to review their stands.

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The writer, Vice Chairman of Kuki Movement for Human Rights, presented this paper at a regional training workshop on "UN Human Rights Procedures and National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples" held from October 12-14, 2007 at Lytton Hotel Kolkata, India.


Source: Kuki Forum

The Zogam Microbiology

Our forefathers were not conscious about the the processes going on in their kitchens,toilets,etc.Might be the theory of "ignorance is bliss "applied in their cases.But without realising what they were doing,they had contributed greatly to the science of our everyday life.With my life engaging more to the study of life sciences,I began to realise the greatness our culture that our forefathers have nurtured for many centuries.

The several and usual scientific applications occuring in our everyday life are discussed below.

The manufacture of rice beer: This might have been a great discovery that our forefathers did.People said that the monk of the Christian Monasteries were the one who discovered it ,but I do not digest that fact till now. Instead , I was convinced that the discoverers were none other than our great forefathers,because many cultural as well as traditional practices were associated with the rice beer.After the light of Christianity has come to our land,the old practices of using rice beer was given up ,replaced by tea.

In the manufature of the rice beer,the best quality of rice(source of carbohydrate) is selected and cooked. The cooked food is then spread and small amount of yeasts(tol,chol,thoi) a kind of bacteria( a species of micro-organism;or a class of saccharomycetes which are engaged mostly in breaking down of sugar or carbohydrates).Then the whole set up is placed inside a container( what we called zu beel) in an air - tighted condition.This is done to make sure that the process takes place in normal condition.The yeasts cells on reproduction yield alcohol,carbon dioxide and water.It is the enzyme"zymase" which breaks down the carbohydrate molecules,not the yeasts.During this,a small amount of heating is needed ,by which we used to place the zu beel upon the oven or hearth or either under the sun.This is done to make the process faster.The alcohol as well as the water content is consumed as the liquid part.But,sometimes,due to carelessness or curiosity,the container is opened that allowed the entry of air(oxygen)which oxidised the component to acidic fragments instead of alcohol.This product is what we called Zu thuuk(acidic alcohol).

Likewise,sathu,bekanthu and all alike thus have their own procedures of giving their products.The main process remain the same.The cooking of the sources,the inoculation,heating and stopping the supply of air remain constant for most of the process with variation in some small cases.
After all this considerations, I come to a point that the greatness of our culture in the specific line which I mentioned as microbiology is enormous.Microbiology ,in the sense that what we employed are mostly microorganisms that help us in our everyday diet to make our menu more tasty and appetizing.

Therefore we should be proud of our advancement in science and also because we are not lagging behind other cultures.Lets uphold our culture,and keep appreciating it ,so that another cultures will come to know that Zomis are great people.



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Salute to a prince

By C Doungel (Former Minister)

Fondly called by his men in the Assam Regiment as Captain Prince, Late Captain M.K. PB Singh was the very quintessence of a Manipuri gentleman, who like Sir Water could say anytime that “thy need is greater than mine”. Such was his care for others he came into contact and his natural commitment to their welfare. To be a king commission officer under the British rule was almost unattainable for many unless one belonged to royalty or martial community or tribe. Great emphasis was placed on the criteria of “officer like quality” and just run of the mill educated persons who can rattle out book knowledge cannot attain the standard. In fact, Indian officers in the early forties were few - Field Marshal Cariappa was a Colonel and Gen. Ayub Khan (later President of Pakistan) was a major who came through these selective tests to name a few. M.K. PB Singh was one such achiever. One experience he narrated was about large scale desertion by soldiers who were very homesick. He said this was most frequent among Angamis. He therefore got a drama enacted and a deserter was portrayed as one with his back burning in flame. His comrades neither love him nor his people at home respect him. He said the number sharply went down after that. He used to mention about two other retired officers of the Regiment whom he held in high esteem. One is Capt. Peter Styn who wrote the ‘History of Assam Regiment’ and whom I too know. He quit the army after independence and joined Shaw Wallace Co and rose to be the Managing Director. High minded and dedicated to helping others, he left that job to take administrative charge of a Health care organisation which also looks after lepers in Hong kong. The other is Brig. T Saillo, a very devoted Christian and later turned politician. He became the Chief Minister of Mizoram and is one of the main architect of present Mizoram.

I came into contact with M.K. PB Singh as a boy of about 9 years. He allotted about 200 hectares of land between two rivers just at the start of straight road in mile stone 104-05 under National Highway 39 to my uncle Jem Satkhosei. We were the pioneers to settle in the village of Bongmol in 1946 while my father was still teaching in Kangpokpi Mission School. He used to come and see for himself how we were doing. His every visit was memorable because we always willingly tried to put up a good show for the Prince as rare privilege. I learnt that he also took similar steps to help his other comrades in arms of which one notable person is Jem Thanghem M.C. whom he allowed to settle at Molnom (CCP). His attachment and friendship with Late Major R Khuthing MC & IFAS is known to all who knew him. In fact, in the first ever Manipur Assembly election in 1950, he nominated him to contest from Sadar Hills. He became the first Chief Minister and Late Maj Khuthing was the Hill Minister. It was indeed a Manipur national Government as different from present party Governments. It is memorable because Hills and plains festival was organised and village people like us had the chance to come and see the City of Imphal, the people and also those coming from different places of the State. He told me about the appointment of Late Yangmaso Shaiza, who later became one of the most respected Chief Ministers, as Circle officer. He said that when he came for interview, he produced his graduation certificate. The other candidate, Shree Rishang Keishing who also became the longest serving Chief Minister, brought a telegram that he passed B.A. Therefore Late Yangmaso Shaiza was appointed. It was done on best judgment and not on favouritism. His other important mission was establishment of ex-servicemen colony at Keithelmanbi at 104 mile NH 39 in 1949. A year before, he used to come and see the location frequently. Kanglatongbi, where ex-Assam Rifles were settled was not found suitable enough and hence the selection of Keithelmanbi. The colony now comprises of nearly 700 families and still has more than 200 serving soldiers. Though it can boast of producing one Chief Engineer and a Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, it remains one of the most neglected habitation. There is no proper water supply, no Community hall and even the playgrounds are not at all developed because places in Sadar Hills are so neglected. During this, he started a castle like Bungalow at Pheidinga hills but it was good only for picnic outing and living there regularly was not possible. In later years, he wanted to dispose off so that he can establish a trust for poor and meritorious students. However that could not materialise.

I used to hear our elders talking in those days about the inevitable merger with India coming. He was one of the visionaries who helped in persuading those representing India to put amongst others, a clause that the “Government of India would protect the territorial integrity of Manipur and safeguard their interests”. This assurance was made eleven years before agreement with Naga National organisation in 1960 which provides that contiguous Naga areas can merge with the consent of the people. The people representing Manipur Government should now emphasise that such political agreement with People’s organisation cannot override an agreement between two nations then (though no longer so now) instead of leaving the issue to be championed by organisations like UCM/Apunba Lup whose credentials are tinged with extremism. The Naga cause, based on ideological faith of Nagaism should be juxtaposed with earlier historical developments supported by such evidence so as to make the Government of India perceive the historical fact in true light and convince them of Manipur’s cause.

I came in very close contact again in 1979 when I was the Finance Commissioner and he was Chairman of Manipur Spinning Corpn. Late Shree H Jelshyam IAS was the other Director and Late Shree L Jugeshore IPS, the Managing Director. It was a very good team and what he desired for development of the mill was gladly carried out. He usually ask me first to find out the opinion of the others about the steps he desired to take which however was always positive. He was very unhappy about purchase of some used machineries by the then mill manager because the cost was not commensurate with the materials. Because of his dedication and high standard of ethics, he could not tolerate any wastage of public money. After stream-lining the management, machineries were erected and 6500 spindles installed. All of us were so happy when the mill started producing and selling yarn in 1981. To cite an example of his austerity, he never mentioned that he had no telephone provided. When we came to know of it, we decided to give him a connection which he refused. However we went ahead and got him a telephone connection without asking him. Even so, his monthly bills never reached four digits.

In 1980, there was a spell of President’s rule and on the advice of Governor L.P. Singh ICS and Shree Bhaveja IAS, Adviser, the Union Government appointed him and Major R. Khuthing as Advisers. He occupied the eastern room of New Secretariat Annexe only because he wanted to be close to Maj R. Khuthing who occupied the Western room. Then he called me and sought my advice about modern administration saying that he is out of touch. I knew that he was asking me out of politeness and because of maturity. So, I answered that with regards to wider exposer and experience to take an over all view, I am not worthy to give any advice. However from my limited experience, I suggested that he might find out certain things like what was the Budget provision for say, the department like Medical which he was looking after, what progress had been made in construction of Hospitals etc, whether minimum stock of medicine to meet emergency was available and whether contingency plan regarding epidemic existed. Also the positioning of Doctors/nurses/other staff might be some other things to review. He advised me that one has to learn from every one and you also better do the same. It made me much wiser. The other incident is about his visit to Shillong in connection with Red Land owned by Manipur. He was going by road and his few luggage was loaded in the car. Retd Chief Justice R.K. Manisana and I saw him off. Justice Manisana asked him how long he would stay and whether he has money. MK replied that he was not carrying anything but his brother M.K. Khedasana (his man friday) would be having some to manage. His brother said that he has some thousands. Then Justice Manisana took out some wads of currency notes and added a few thousand rupees more. His needs being very few, he was least bothered about his material comfort.

After restoration of popular ministry I used to visit him whenever I find time. During one such visit, he was working in the garden which is his hobby. He told me that at one corner, he was growing flowers, at another patch, vegetables, and he was planting some fruit trees too. While we sat on the porch, his niece of about three years came out and he told me that the girl was sleeping with him and almost through out the night she put her arms around his neck. Seeing her absolute trust, he did not disturb as it was such a solace for him too. I told him that I too have that kind of happiness because my children are home on vacation. Then he said, he would like to come and talk to them and further asked in a very affectionate way - to tell my wife to prepare some frugal dinner. I replied that it would indeed be such a pleasure. After discussing about their college and studies, he advised them that they should lead disciplined and regulated life. Character based on ethics will take them far. Thereafter, he lamented that while people in Manipur do not lack animal courage, moral courage is very much wanting. He was a connoisseur of fine arts too and one of his hobby was painting. He showed me a painting of one of his niece saying that she is the tomboy of the family but she is strong and at that time, representing the state in women’s football. Another time, we were watching dances at JN Dance Academy and the ras lila was being performed. He pointed to one of the talented girls and said that one is my niece. I had advised that she should practice regularly which she appeared to have followed well.

He was very involved in peace missions and cultural integrity of Manipur. He went to every nook and corner of Manipur like Jesami, Sajouba, Tamenglong and Molcham etc, to name a few. He used to say that materialism which leads to rampant corruption is changing moral values and destroying the foundation of our Society. During one of his journeys in connection with peace and cultural integrity, he met with serious accident from which he never fully recovered. But even then though he could hardly speak, he would nod and looked towards the flowers in his garden and the sky as if he never wanted to see the mud. Such was his idealism and vision. A prince who was legend in his own lifetime and the biggest icon of Manipur lived a simple life and died happily without having a house. As a very human person, living together and surrounded by his loved ones was what he cherished most. Living in a royal doghouse was abhorrent to him and he faded away respectably. Long live the Prince.!


THE SANGAI EXPRESS

THIS IS THE SO CALLED LAND OF JEWELS IN INDIA WAY OF DEALING PROBLEMS

Another eco blockade from Oct 23

By Our Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, Oct 18: Against the failure of the State Government to fulfil its long standing demands such as provision of adequate infrastructure for the 37 schools under Sadar Hills and recruitment of necessary teachers, the Thadou Students’ Association (TSA), Sadar Hills has called indefinite economic blockade on both the National highways from October 23.

Speaking to media persons at MSF office at Assembly Road, TSA general secretary Thangminlen Kipgen stated that the student body fully understand the hardships caused by frequent economic blockades to the common people but the TSA has been constrained to take recourse to it due to negligence of students of Sadar Hills area by the Govt for the last many years.

The main demands of the student body include appointment of graduate tea- chers for different subjects lacking in 37 schools of Sadar Hills area, construction of necessary class rooms, repairing of dilapidated school buildings and provision of essential items like benches, desks, blackboards etc.

Taking strong exception to the statement of the Education Minister that even the Government of India cannot fulfil all these demands as reportedly said to the TSA, Thangminlen Kipgen condemned the refusal of the Education Minister for another appointment with TSA.

In case the State Govt fails to fulfil the demands by October 22 or refuses to arrange for a meeting with TSA representatives by the same deadline, an indefinite economic blockade will be imposed on NH 39 and NH 53 with effect from 6 am of October 23.

Cautioning all goods carriers not to defy the blockade, Kipgen appealed to the people to extend cooperation to the TSA.

Pursuing the same demands, the student body has imposed a 48 hour economic blockade on the National Highways from October 12 to 14.

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NH-53 blocked

IMPHAL, Oct 18: Angry residents of New Keiphundai have decided to block the National Highway-53 after some members of the Imphal-Silchar Road Transporters’ Welfare Society allegedly thrashed a driver of Mahindra jeep carrying a sick person from New Kaiphundai at Gularthol, Jiri, reports of Jiri correspondent.

According to chairman of New Kaiphundai G Aphun, the blockade of buses along the National Highway will continue until an agreement has been reached between the members of the transporters’ society and the victim. He also said that the volunteers have already been deployed to enforce the bloc- kade successfully.

Meanwhile, Imphal-Silchar Road Transports Welfare Society which has been launching a cease work strike since October 13 has announced its decision of suspending the stir just for one day tomorrow in view of the inconveniences being faced by the people.

In a statement, the joint secretary of the Society, however, said that the stir would be resumed from October 20 until the Government has conceded to its demands.


THE SANGAI EXPRESS

Zou Zumpi - Kam haat in thudih a zouthei diai?

Hausienmuan Munluo

Tam Zou Zumpi demna hilou nanleh tarik 17 Oct. 2007 chia Zou Zumpi a kihehna um ding gen na ahi,tam bang Zou Zumpi nasep te kipahpi huai a mizawng taga leh hau khen tuam lou a thudih ana peipi zing uh kipapi huai kasa diai hi.Hinanleh Zou Zumpi in asai ding 17 Oct 2007 thil pen sumbat bond sign/witness/proof umlou kiphutna,inn sung phungpha leh UZO sung a panmun liantah phung mi leh meithai khat kiheh tuah na ahi zia in Zou Zumpi in kam haat in thudih a zou sah kha diei chi lungzin pi na hi zaw a ngai thanuam huai mama hi.

Delhi a meithai taga nuta na um a,lekhalam a mi bang zou sih nanleh pianpi pilna toh na khosa thei mama uhi.In lam apat student lekha sim din ei Zou mi ma hingkalsuan a buaina atuah ni in tam meithaite va beel in na khosa hi. hasat genthei atuah ni in vabeel a meithai nun zong lungsiat in a inn ah na umsah hi.Tua chi lai in meithai nu tanu in cl-x te hing zou in nungahnou kum 16-17 ahilai in tam tang val pan hem in meithai nu tanu toh tam tangval student pa hing ki lungsiat tuah uh .Kum bangzat e ahi jou in ki teeng ding dinmun a aum zia un meithainu in na gingta,tangvalpan sum apoimo lai in V ngaituah na din bangma agreement bawl se se lou in 2005 January ha in Sum Rs.1 Lakhs na lasah hi(dit kia din),kaalkhat zou in Rs.60000 na lasah kia ua,tua chin hakhat zou in Rs.1 lakhs ma na lasah in zang sah uhi.Tua zou in kumkhat tua tangval pa gamtuam a va um in 2006 March ha in dan siangthou in kiteeng uhi.Tua zou in aumna mun a pei na ding in meithai nu in tua tangval pa Rs.40,000 na lasah/zangsah kia a,amapapa ding ana hizia leh amapa pa ahi zia in meithai nu in bang ma bond/agreement leh witness umlou in na pia hi.Tam sumte akipia tualai un meithainu leh atanu in nang kahing itt zia uleh ka hing muang zia un bangma bawl lou in sum kahing zangsah uhi.Na hing pia kia ding zong kaki muang mama chin sum na pia uh;Tam khu hangsan tah a sum kipia uh kathei zia kahing gen ahi.

Hinanleh sien siamlou vangsiat zia ahi diei tua Nupate(meithainu tanu leh apasal hing kikhen uh a,milip tangpi gen dan in deilou bawl a bawl a aum zia a innlam a nu ang zuan a sawl na hei kia dan in meithainu tanu gen uhi.Kikhenna chian umlou a tangval pa leh anu thu bawl a apasal umlou kal a meithainu tanu in anua ana zot himaleh apasal leh a inn kuan ten kam leh lai hileh phone in khat vei zong nua hat lou ua,khatvei zong phone lou in kumni hun na peiliam hi.Meithainu zong chimaw in avangsiat na uh toh asum uh Rs.3 lakhs hilhial pilkheltah a kisol na zia a athelthang ding ngaiha sa in munchin a tai koi koi a thil um dingdan kan in tua chin Delhi apat in 2007 september ha in innlam a sum bat phul din va kuan hi.Sum bat aphul ta ngei ua(atanaute toh) nanleh asum batu ten kou nou sum hei a kala kha uh e,hei e na sakhi(witness) hei e sumkala uh na proof na ding suai kakai kha uai chi in, nou loi hem in sum ka seng sih ding chin simmo tah in na hou zial zial thei uhi.Tu le tu in kam hat in gual tung tuang bang uhi.Tam pen be leh phung hat khawm a kihou na hia,kihou na um in kisel buai ua tua chin Meithai nu chimo in Zou zumpi ah tun hi.Tua sumlatuten zou zumpi zong zautualou leh thusim lou uh hitua.

Meithainu in asum bat uh ava gen kha in maban a thil um ding thei hoi mama ua kumni hun sung a na theikha lou uh amounu uh adei kia hidan in singpi va awm uhi.Kou ka mounu kadei kia uhi chin pilkhel tah in kalsuan ua tua chin atapa uh(meithainu tanu Pasal) in aumna apat in itt kia ahidan azilui phone in vagen thep thup hi.Tua chin akihou lai un meithainu tanu in theisiam a,kanu inn lam a ei kal gen ding apei hilou,na sum bat uh phul leh la ding a pei ahi ...Apasal in zong.."na nu ka pate kung a sumla ding/phul ding a akuan na ding thu aum ei? Kei zia kasum bat uh kanu le pa subuai sih un ken kape na ding hi,va subuai uleh chin zong nouloi in bang e nasai zou ding uh chin phone in threaten type deu in na hou kia sawn sawn hi.Apasal kamham ka sum bat kathei na hi,anu-le-pa(apasal) kamham kou katapa toh nou sum hei a ka bat kha uh e..?

Meithainu tanu in a phone a akihou na te uh innlam a anu hila tua leh apasal umna pa Uncle..toh akihou na uh agente zua ahi chin asumba te na pang un na kal uhi.Uncle pa leh meithainu tanu kihou lai in Uncles pan.."they know the truth but they don't want to hear it,i don't think they might call,if they call i will speak out the truth..chin na hamuan hi.Tu abah leh UZO leh Zou zumpi sung a phungmi(lamkai um) leh Delhi tualpi a meithai kibei ding ahizia un kam haat in mei thai nu zou bang phot uhi.

Ahileh zou thinkers te aw,bangma lai(sumla chi) umlou ahi phot man in Zou zumpi in thukhen na bangchi bawl leh hoi na sa ei? Delhi a atamzaw in meithainu dihdan thei ta uhi.Zou Zumpi in pilvangtah a thukhenna abawl a maban a athudih na leh gin-umna hua lou ding uh dei huai hi,tua ban ah kaam hat in thudih khupkhel sih hen.Sum la chi bangma lekha gelh(bond signing/agreement) na um sih nan leh Delhi tualpi a student tam tah in Ala/ba na uhi chi kichiamna nei ngam ding uhi, kei zong tuate lah a khat kahi,meithainu mithudih leh dihtat ahinatoh asumla theipitute apat in gingmo na neukhat zong umlou hi.

Nang bang ngaidan na nei ei? Na lekha siamna,na pilna tam meithainu a din khatvei be na zang ngam diai? Meithai nu high skul na zou lou in gingtatah leh itt tah a sum aneisun u ana batsah pen tua kamhat a mo mangthang ding na phal pia sam e....simthu akim chiang ah zal lai e....Zou Zumpi u liante aw,Kam hat in thudih a zou thei diai?

Note: Asumla/ba tute leh meithainu innkuan zong apoimo leh aminte uh,ahina uh,aumna uh kichian tah in kagen thei hi,nanleh tutadi in genkhiat hinailou ding hi.

Delhi should be second to none: Shiela Dixit

By IBNlive.com
Thursday October 18, 05:42 PM

New Delhi: Despite no approvals and repeated warnings from experts that construction on the fragile floodplains of the Yamuna is very dangerous, the Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority insist on building the Commonwealth Games village, here. Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, refutes the claim and shares her vision for Delhi as an international city.

Delhi is finally going to become a city at par with other international cities, particularly with all development projects that are planned in view of the Commonwealth Games 2010. How do you see Delhi growing and what is your vision for Delhi in view of the Commonwealth Games 2010?

Well, my vision for the past nine years, ever since I got the opportunity to become the Chief Minister of the state has always been that this city should be second to no other city. In fact, Delhi should be Delhi itself, with all its heritage, all its modernity all its educational institutions, health-care etc.

And in these nine past years, we have moved many steps forward. There may not have been the speed that many others would have liked us to go with, but considering the fact that 5 lakh people come here every year, I think we have done - I would say - fairly well; we manage to cope up with it.

Nobody dies of hunger, nobody dies of lack of water and you may not get power for a couple of hours, but it's not through days or, you know, anything like that. So it's moving forward, it requires lot of hard work, lots of planning. Multiple city authorities do hamper our growth because, you know, sometimes you don't know what the right finger is doing and the left one is thinking of something else. These projects are going on. But I think we have done well. Now, this time when we have started these projects for housing for the marginalised section - those who do not get housing, who live in shanties, who live in unauthorised colonies - I think that will really make it move forward. And we plan in the next three, four, five years to make 4 lakh houses, dwelling houses.

We have also heard that certain kind of structures are being planned in terms of rehabilitating people and development of the Yamuna with view of the Commonwealth Games. Could you tell us more about that.

No, you see, this housing is not being done only for Commonwealth Games. Anything we do for the Commonwealth Games, it's a good excuse for us to, you know, motivate us. But it's a legacy for Delhi, you know. So when I look at the Commonwealth Games, for me it's a legacy, which will, may have taken longer, but will be pleasant, and Delhi will become, I am sure in the next four, three-four years, or may be 5 years, Delhi will really become a great city, really a great city.

We have two years before the games and we have some grand things and visions. If you could just enumerate a little what has been planned and do you think we will able to keep up with the time lines - October 2010?

No, I think the grandeur will come later, when there will be just about a year or 16 months before. But the basics, like the stadium being refurbished or the village being made or the convention center being made, all that work has already started and with today's technology...

And in India, you know - about the famous Indian weddings, you won't find a thing there two hours before, and then suddenly the whole thing will spring up like a fairyland - we will do that, when we acquire a challenge, we Indians do live up to it. And I feel really confident we will do it. We will make it the best games.

What are all these little noises that we are hearing here, you know, how it is, ecology versus development, Yamuna....

Yes, it goes on. You see, my question to ecologists is only one simple one. For instance, the Yamuna has 10,000 hectares of land around it. Now if it has 10,000 hectares of land around it, how come in a city like Delhi - growing - how can you just waste that 10,000 hectares of land?

And tell me, any other city in the world, which has not developed its riverbanks? Yes, do it judiciously, plan it out. Make enough adequate green, see that the water remains clean... But development has to take place.

And then another thing happens, all these ecologists wake to a situation when it's already through. Nobody spoke of the Akshardham temple, and when the Akshardham temple was made, all the rules and all were adhered to, every clearance was taken. Similarly, the games village, every clearance has been taken, whoever it may be the ecology department, environment department and so on and so forth. But if you don't do it then, and do it when the thing is on, then I think there is more politics in it then genuineness.


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Commwealth Games 2010: Delhi's Death Trap

By IBNlive.com
Thursday October 18, 11:39 AM

New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games 2010 are the biggest sports events to ever be held in the country. But the CNN-IBN special investigation team finds that the nation's pride could turn into an ecological embarrassment.

The 118 acre Commonwealth Games village is under construction on the floodplains of the Yamuna, in spite of warnings that the construction will endanger lives.

Activist, Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, Manoj Mishra says, "Any construction, especially a multi-storey construction on the riverbed is an invitation to disaster. It is like a deathtrap."

The Yamuna has a history of flooding. It’s the floodplain that acts as a buffer and prevents flooding in populated areas. Construction there would also mean a reduction in groundwater levels, worsening Delhi's drinking water crisis.

Ecologist, MC Mehta informs, "The groundwater situation in Delhi is so critical that some of the blocks in Delhi have been declared as critical areas or dark spots. Saline water has also started coming in because there is no sweet water, so where is the water?"

Adding to that is the fact the Yamuna flood-plains also sit on a seismically active area. Manoj Mishra tells us, “There is a seismic map of Delhi. It's the river bed that sits on the fault line."

Experts say that suggestions for alternative sites such as the unused Safdarjung aerodrome or the already-standing Jasola Sports Complex have been ignored by the Delhi Government.

Hydrology expert, IIT Delhi, Prof AK Gosain says, "There are a lot of possible sites in and around Delhi. I don't think that the concerned authorities have really looked at any of those alternative proposals and sites. On the contrary, they have suggested that the most dangerous one on the floodplains of the Yamuna."

But Sheila Dixit rejects all criticism. She says, “Show me another city in the world, which has not developed its riverbanks. Development has to take place.”

The Commonwealth Games Federation now seems wary of Delhi Government's assurances.

CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Hooper remarked, "We can only rely on the assurances that we are given. If those assurances subsequently proved to be inaccurate, they would be of concern."

Despite no approvals for constructing a games village on the site and with all the experts clearly pointing to how dangerous the construction can be, the government insists on continuing the construction work.
Read the first part of the ongoing investigation.

Documentary Proof

a) Usha Mehra Committee report asking for removal of encroachments
b) Letter to the Vice Chairman, DDA asking them to honour HC judgement
c) HC observation on Yamuna being lifeline of Delhi and prohibiting encroachment
d) Letter obtained from Central Ground Water Authority under the RTI Act
e) Letter obtained from CGWA under RTI enumerating the missing approvals
f) Front page of NEERI report commissioned by DDA
g) Continuation of NEERI report commissioned by DDA
h) Continuation of NEERI report commissioned by DDA



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Welcome treaty

By Geoffery

“Where there is no common power, there is no Law, where there is no Law, there is no Justice” —‘Thomas Hobbes’

International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (ICBL) is doing a Yeoman’s service to mankind. By now 155 nations (approx 81 %) have joined the Mine Ban Treaty; only 40 countries (less than 20%) are balance. Not only the states but armed groups (non state actors) can also join the elite band of human savior treaty by signing a Deed of Commitment (DoC). Recent news of NSCN (K)’s willingness to join the ‘No Mine User Group’ is very heartening and welcome step. Other faction NSCN (IM) had already signed DoC in 2003. The outfit earned international acclaim for the noble act. KNO (Kuki National Org) has signed the DoC in Aug 06. NDFB is also progressing positively towards accepting the treaty.

Interestingly, the outfits that have either entered into ceasefire agreement with GoI or SoO( suspension of operations) agreement are making progress towards banning land mines. Probably they have realized the senselessness of these silent killers. Hopefully UNLF, ULFA and other outfits take in a lesson from this and make this region a Mine Free Region. The treaty is a comprehensive treaty that deals with mine use, production and trades, to victim assistance, mine clearance and stock pile destruction. In Southern districts of Manipur a particular UG group has laid large number of land mines and villagers are afraid to go to their fields due to fear of being maimed/ killed etc. In essence families lose their livelihood/ wage earners/kins for no reason. To add to the misery necessary medical aid is available at far off places like Kolkata etc. which are unaffordable and there are no NGO’s to help out. Not to forget the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that affects every one irrespective of age in varying degrees.

The FEAR is 24x7. To quote Lalrammawi a local of Kaimunthang (Manipur) “I could not believe when I was told my brother has died and 6 month later I was told my dad was hit. I went into a depression. I would not speak to people normally”. Village council member of Khaitinthang Thanlon says “since a long time we the residents of this village have not been able to go into the forests to collect our necessities because of fear of bombs planted by the undergrounds groups. So our daily process of deriving livelihood into forests has been affected. If one goes out to the forest one is sure to step into a bomb”.

Now the questions that come to mind are. Against whom are these mines planted? Who is the final victim? What is the long term effect? How does it affect the planters and victims? Can these mines distinguish a friend and a foe? Is the treaty comprehensive?

Intra tribal, Inter tribal rivalries and Intra factional, Inter factional clashes make the news frequently e.g. UNLF and its breakaway factions/ splinter groups, various Kuki groups, NSCN (IM) and NSCN(K) etc. Have these outfits migrated from insurgent aims to mere criminalization? Are these outfits not trying to act colonial against their own tribe and also other tribes who have been staying in this land from times immemorial? Are these outfits not trying to oppress their own tribe and other tribes who have been sharing this land from times immemorial? Answer to all this is affirmative.

Think of the wage earner who has been maimed due to mine and become dependent on the family he is to support. The problem becomes more critical when these victims turn into alcoholics and drug addicts due to loss of self esteem. I am sure, some of the members of the outfits, responsible to plant mines, too must have been staved and maimed by mine blasts. May I ask these friends of mine? How does it feel? Must be burdensome both for the victim and caretaker, I suppose! Same is the case with other victims.

The treaty has made considerable progress in its aim by generating awareness and effort to ban mines. It needs to be more comprehensive to include improvised explosive devices or any other bombs designed & planted on earth . The definition of mine should read “a device designed to explode by the presence, proximity/contact of a person and remote control that will incapacitate, injure or kill one or more persons and cause damage to property”. There is need to come out of the narrow confines of our thought process and dedicate ourselves for a happy , healthy and mine free society that we so well deserve.

“Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy: we do not easily believe beyond what we see”

— ‘Le Rachefoucauld’



The Sangai Express

Factional clashes: The game of power & money

By L Olivia Ngaineihlian

In the past two months or so inter-factional clashes amongst various UG groups in Manipur have been on the rise. Both the ground rules of GOI - NSCN (IM) and the Suspension of Operations (SOO) have been blatantly disregarded and the UG militants have violated them day in and day out. The historic rivalry between the NSCN (IM) and the NSCN(K) is a well known fact. It is also a well known fact that it is the separatist and ‘anti-national’ ideology of these two prominent UG groups that has spearheaded the policy of balkanization and ethnic cleansing in all areas they proclaimed as ‘Nagalim’. In Manipur there are various allegations by rival UG groups entering the others imaginary area of control/influence and individuals extorting money in the name of a particular UG group. Punitive action is swift and well publicized to prove to the people the high morals and principles of that UG groups. Who work as civil police without accountability and moral responsibilities as done in small scales by rival UG groups too. The recent killing of 10 KLA cadres by the NSCN(IM) and the assassination of an NSCN(IM) Chaplain and his wife along with three cadres by the NSCN(K) is still fresh in our minds. During the 1993-94 Kuki-Naga conflicts, dozens of churches were burnt down and innocent elder, women and children were slaughtered by the NSCN(IM) and the Nagalim guards in the hill areas of Manipur which they called “Greater Nagalim”. The much hyped moral Christian values have been thrown regularly into dustbins.

The NSCN(IM) was quick to justify their reason for killing the 10 KLA cadres while stating that the ‘K’ group lacked even the basic human and Christian values at the same breath on the cold blooded killing of an extremist holy man and his wife, a mother of four. The European - based Naga International Community irresponsibly added fuel to the killing of NSCN(IM) Chaplain and his wife by saying that the lady was raped! They also diplomatically justified the killings of 10 KLA cadres by IM cadres which they called ‘Well trained NSCN(IM) soldiers’. They further played into the emotions of the people by stating the turmoil caused to the families of the IM cadres killed in Nagaland. Here one would like to ask them, were not the 10 KLA cadres killed by them also the sons of some mothers? Have they also not left behind bereaved families, widowed wives and orphaned children. The KLA countered the claims made by the NSCN(IM) in clear terms and reminded the general public that over 800 innocent Kuki men, women and children were hacked to death. Till date the bereaved parents of the two innocent children of Senapati District are crying for justice while the NSCN(IM) has disregarded all attempts fervently made by the civil society to hand over the culprits. The highly irresponsible roles taken by the NSCN(IM) in the Elizabeth kidnap-murder case to hide their alleged connection was simply unbelievable. This is not intentionally singling out only the NSCN(IM), the fact that what you sow so shall you must reap is applicable to all UG groups. Every time there is an inter-faction clash in which cadres are killed or a killing in the garb of moral policing, the culprit UG group has to answer to its conscience, whatever may be its religious or ideological inclinations. Any individual killed leaves behind a bereaved family. How can any UG group be moralistic about the so blatant disregard of the rule of law and basic human values is something one fails to understand. Thousands of civilians, police and armed forces personnel have been killed in one way or the other by the UG militant groups without any moral reaction from the general public in the past 27 years. They all too have family members and relatives. If we are to become a civilized society we need to become more circumspect.

The industrious and innovative citizens of Manipur and the other insurgency ridden areas of the North East have been long deprived of every form of development. All monetary funds have been diverted to personal bank account numbers under assumed names and the 25% payoff to the UG Groups can never help the general welfare and public interests of the Manipuri citizens. All UG groups have openly hampered all kinds of development works for the want of huge revolutionary funds. The nexus between the UG groups and Govt officials and their approved list of contractors, bogus NGOS etc, have become the main causes of misappro-priations of Centre, State and District level financed development projects. It is also common knowledge that house and ration tax from the general public are collected by the UG groups. Political patronage of UG groups having influence on certain matter or decision is now proven. They cannot survive without each other and vice versa. Ministers are touring all around the State with first class contractors authorized by certain UG groups to find unfinished works or projects, and some political leaders even reportedly took over-ground militants on their Tours of Duty to find a way to sanction crores of rupees for big projects. No wonder one Maj Thakkar of the 7th Assam Rifles deliberately stopped the convoy of a senior Cabinet Minister while returning from a ‘tour’ few month back. What if any unknown youth(s) as alleged sat inside the Minister’s car? The most applaudable combing operations and raids in Babupara’s VVIP & MLA/Ministers’ residences by the DGP-led police commandos clearly justify the action of the 7th Assam Rifles officer, dubbed as “arrogant Major” by the media. The open involvement of the UNC on the behest of the NSCN(IM)- in the 6th-General Assembly Elections of Manipur in giving a diktat to the people is a point to note down. This proves that the extremist outfit does not believe in Democratic Rights and did not trust the judgement of the people to elect the representatives of their choice, yet did not want to boycott the elections for evident reasons, i.e, power and money.

While the various UG groups continue lining their pockets, who are the actual victims? The common man, of course. As long as we, the people, support this sticky web of corruption which has seeped into every aspect of our lives, we will continue depriving ourselves and our future generations of the progress and development which all people of this state so richly deserve. But then who are we, the innocent citizens, to boldly question the ideology supported by the barrels of guns?


The Sangai Express