Kawlgam mi India gam ah sumtawh kizuo!

March 26, 2008 - Suandeihsiam naunu (Luancing or Lamcing) Nagaland, India gam a LaiSiengTho sangkai nu in TuiMang khuo, Khamtung gam a "Naupang numeino (kum 18 nuaisie), manglai sinsak nuom na om vuh leh kang hu thei ding hi, amun dingpen Dimapur, Nagaland, India gam hi ci'n mikhat pen Rs 800 bang la in India gam a zaw pihto in, tam a nei a om naupang teng zua maw hi.

1. Cindeihpiang tanu: Man muan huai ( kum kua, Class -5 )
2. Cinkhanlian & Nianghlamsiang te tanu nih: Dimngai san (18 kum ), Niangsawmcing (14 kum, Class - 8)
3. Ginkhankap & Cingngaihnuam te tanu: Nianglamkim (14 tan 8)
4. Nangngaigcin & Niangngaiglun te tau: Cingnuamsiang (tan ng a kum9)
5. Gozadal & U Dim te tanu: Niangkaplun ( Kum 14, Class - 8 )
6. Thangdeihcin & Ningngaih khawm te tanu: Niang lam dim ( Kum 15, Class - 8 )
7. Khamdopiang & Zenman ngai te nau nih: Nianglamman (Kum 18, Class - 10 ) anau, Dimsian san ( kum 8, Class - 2 )
8. Tuanzadal & Cingkhansiang te tanu: Ninglian ( kum 10, Class - 5 )
9. Thangdeihkhen & Dimkhawlvung te tanu: Dimnem kim ( kum 10, Class - 5 )

Tam thu pen, Nanglianthang (Thangtawng) zi ding Keifang, Mizoram ah a lading in melthei te apei uh cieng in, Sanggampa Nangtawng kung ah gen vuh a, tua cieng in U Nangtawng in a thupei zie hoihsa lo in, a lungkham huoi ma ma thu ahi zie in a khuopih mola te a inn lam a peikia cieng in zasak pan hi. A tawpsa hun sung in Saiha, Mizoram gam lam ah Naupang kizua/ki lei tawh business bawl om ngei aa, tuothu pen kumpi in nasie tak in, a khah khat ahi hii. Tam thu a za uh cieng in, a thu a kan ding in a hi thei za za Dimapur, Nagaland gam ah vapei to vuo, naupangte thu kan na ah Nagaland a om Pastor te tawh kop in a zonzon uh cieng in, U Ginkhankap leh Khamdopiang te tanu nih a khawh nai lo uh mu kia vuh hi. Tua te pen bang mah zong semsak lo in, inn nawtsak zel, sep nengneng haw sem sah zel hi tuo hi. Amau pen a kum uh tamsim pien ahih zie in zuo zolo pah dan hih tua hi. A zuosa te pen, mi khat cieng in India sum in [ Rs 5000, 8000, 9000 ] cibang in khawng uh a, TuanZa Dal tanu pen a lei te khut sungpan in Rs. 5000 in tankhia kia zo in tu in khuo ah peipih kia thei ta hi. Adang te pen heisung teng ah kizuo ci kithei zonai lo lai hi.

Tam thute i za tah cieng in mundang, gamdang te ah a pieng sa thu ahi hang in, ZOGam leh ZO misung ah tambang thu leh la te pieng in, i minam te zuongam dong thu hing om tah cieng in lamdang sah huoi mama maw hi. A thu a omlai teng pen pen bangci dan cieng ding hei cithu a kikansan laitak ahi hi., naupang te'ng a innkuon pih teng tawh a kimu kia thei nading in thunget na tawh phawciet bo vai.

Source: zomidcsite & puzonet

Manipur Express | March 29, 2008

Damlou ensak dia kuan heart attack in si

Lamka, March-28: K.Thuamzamung( 35 ) s/o (late) K.Khupzakham of Zellang Veng tuni in anu neu Mrs Ngainou of Tipaimukh Road,Lamka damlou ensak ding a Imphal hawhpih sun dak 12 vel in hotel a an ne lai heart-attack in puksia a, RIMS Road a Imphal Hospital tut himahleh RIMS ah refer hi a, hileleng damzoulou in si hi. Aluang RIMS morgue a post mortem bawlzawh in hong kipua a, nitak dak 7.15 in Lamka hongtung hi. March 29 in Lamka hanmual ah kivui ding hi. K.Thuamzamung ahihleh CCpur Govt.College mai a Excel Diagnostic Centre neitu hi a, singtangmite lak a lawhching pente khat a gen phak in om hi.


Thau a kaplup siluang khat kimu

Lamka, March-28: Lamminthang Neihsial(30) s/o (late)Nekkhothang Neihsial of Gangpimual tuni zingsang baihtak in Simveng hanmual ah thau a kaplupsa in aluang kimukhia hi’n Police apan kiza hi. Siluang kimuhnung sawtlou in Police te’n vala uh a, District Hospital morque a koih in doctor-te tawh post mortem bawlkhit in a innkuante kiang ah pekhia uhi. Lamminthang bel a taltang(forehead) ah thautang lutna ma khat om hi’n police in gen uhi. Amah lungsim vengchiah lou hi’n kigen a, March 25, 2008 in Gangpimual hanmual ah numei naupang kum 6 lel a upa sualtu hidia gintakthu tamtak in gen uh a, hileleng amah that hi a kipuang kuamah om nailouh ziakin bangziaka kaplup hihiam chihthu chiantak bel kithei nailou hi. Hiai sihna thiltung ziakin Police te’n FIR no.28(3)08 U/S 400/302 IPC & 25(i.e)A.Act.registered uhi.



DC in antang pawte khahkhia

Lamka, March-28: Sumant Singh,IAS,DC/ CCpur in tuni sunnung in a tenna inn kong ah Thanlon area leh Tipaimukh area a ding antang pua gari-te khankhia(flag off ) a, huai antang pua gari-te ZEPADA leh CDSU makai te’n zui in makaih uhi. Thanlon area a NREGS Job card nei mi 3109 te ading in antang 1088.15 quintals hidinga, innkuan khat in antang kg.35 zelin tang ding uhi. Tipaimukh area a NREGS Job card nei mi 3018 te ading in antang 1056.30 quintals puakkhiak hi a, innkuan khat in antang kg.35 mah tang ding uhi. Antang leina ding in mipite’n NREGS nasepna nitha 40 ading sum DSO(FCS)/CCpur’ account tungtawn in Bank a deposit abawl ua pat DC&DSO te’n Imphal apan antang lei uh hi’n kigen hi. DC in a gendan in kha 8 tan mipi te’n sum deposit ua leh leizel hidin ge’n hi. NREGS fund mah a Vangai Range a Job card nei mi 2090 te ading Jiribam apan in antang 731 quintals puaklut hita a, tulel in mipit lakah kihawmkhia hi. Mautaam Kialpi thuakte ading in tulel a PDS quota kidaihlouh ziak in khatenga antang kingah zah banah antang 8000 quintal vel kialpi hunsung in govt in khatenga hongpiak gige ding in DC in Govt ah ngen mahleh Govt in antang kg.1 zel ah Rs.14/15 in leisak sawm a, huaileng khatvei kia hong piak a sawm zawkmah ziakun mipite’ adin leingaihna awmlou a, DC in huaizah rate in lak sawmlou ahihdan gen hi.


TFA apan Henry Gangte graduate

Lamka, March 28: Chiengkonpang a om S Lulun Gangte leh Biaksangi tapa S Henry Gangte in tuni in Jamshedpur a Tata Football Academy(TFA) apan Graduation ngah hi. Aman 2004 kum in TFA zom a, April 1 apan in India a club minthang pente laka khat Mohan Begun zom ding hi. Gangte ahihleh August 21 1986 in piang a, aneu apan kimawlna lunglut mahmah hi’n kigen hi. Mohan Begun Club tawh session 2 (kum 2) ading in contract signed uhi. Amah England, Wales, Japan, Bangladesh leh gam tuamtuam ah kimawl in kuankha a, Durand Cup, 2007 kimawl laiin TFA Captain hihna len a, “Most promising player award” leng sang hi.


CDCTA vaipawthak ding tel ding uh

Lamka, March-28: CCpur District Council Teachers’ Assn(CDCTA) pawl in March 29, 2009(Kiginni) dak 11.00 in IB Road a Synod Hall ah kum 2008-2010 sung vaipaw ding Office Bearer thak tel ding uhi. Election result puankhit in DI of Schools(HQ) in telching thakte kichiamsak ding hi. CDCTA member tengin service identity card tawikawm in election ah telchiat ding in Election Commissioner te’n kuapeuh theisak uhi.


NEWS LAKTOM:

DC leh SP zinkhe ding

Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Power Project tung ah March 31,2008 in Tipaimukh khua ah Public Hearing om ding ziakin DC/CCpur leh SP/CCpur in huai a tel ding in March 29, 2008 in Imphal-Aizawl flight in zinkhe ding uhi. SP/CCpur in Security lam mawhpua in enzui ding a,Lamka apan Police leh IRB teamte kuankhe ding uhi.


School va enkhia uh

March 22, 2008 ni’n huihpi hat tak in Lingsiphai khua a Immanuel Institute of Learning(Residential School) leh Lingsiphai Govt.High School mutse dimdem a, Joseph Lalrothang, ZEO leh Kaikhanlian Guite DI/CCpur in tuni sunnung in thil omdan va enkhia uhi.


IWDP training nei uh

H.Dalzamang Gangte, DFO/Southern Division makaih in tuni in a office ah Thanlon leh Singngat Division nuai a Self Help Group te’n Integrated Water Development Programme training nei uhi. Huai ah ADC/CCpur khuallian a pang in training hong a, H.Dalzamang, DFO; M.Ginzalian A.A.O; Dr.George Joute, Vety.Officer; Hoihnu Neihsial, H.D.O(Hort) leh S.Thanmang, Range Officer te’n sinsak uhi.


Text Book laktheih

CCpur Block nuai a Govt School te leh Government Aided School te ading in Vimala Raina School ah Text Book manbei in kihawm a, laktheih lel hi. Huailouin Kaikhanlian Guite, DI/CCpur in CCpur Block nuai a School hoihtak a function High School 9 leh Jr.High School 10 a Headmaster-te Super Headmaster- 2008 title pia hi.


Damdoi min kikheng

Manipur Express a kisuahsek damdoi kizang minthang khat “Stonil” kichi tunai chin in Company in amin khengthak in “Stoneze” chih minvuah uh a, huai akipan in “Stoneze” chih kia in company in damdoi bawl uh chihthu om hi.


Sunna:

T Khupzasuan (43) s/o T Nengchin of Lamphelpat, tu zingkal dak 6:30 in RIMS ah sungna in si a, nitaklam in Chingmeirong Christian Cemetery ah kivui hi. Amah ahihleh, PWD nuai a SE Office a Draftsman semlel ahi.

H Ginlang (75) f/o Khupkhanmang tu zingkal dak 4 in asthma leh lungtang na in si a, nitaklam in Lamka tung hanmual ah kivui hi.


Police station in Quarter thak neiding

Samananda IPS, Inspector General of Police (Manipur Housing Corporation Limited) in tuni in Lamka Police station hong pha in, Police station sung a quarter om te etna leh lemlakna hong nei hi. Aman agendan in, hiai building om te suksiat vek hiding a, a thak ngen tunding hiding in gen hi. Nitaklam in Imphal zuan in kiknawn hi.

IMPHAL NEWS:
Governor in Manipur Science Congress hong
Imphal, March-28: Manipur Governor Dr SS Sidhu in tuni zinglam dak 10.30 in Manipur University ah “the XI Manipur Science Congress” hong hi. Governor in a thugenna ah leitung pumpi ah kumteng in gammang 23 million hectares vel kisia in mangthang gige a, India gam ah leng hectares 1.5 million vel gammang kisia in mangthang gige a, panlak poimawh ahihdan gen hi. Huaiziakin social thila kipumkhat kawm leh quality of life puahna ding in panlakna ding thil plimawh tamtak om hi’n leng gen hi. Hibang panlakna a lawhching thei ding in science leh technology lam leng ngaih poimawh khat ahih ngai chi’n leng Governor in gen hi.

Misi luang 3 te haltum hita
Imphal, March 28: Thoubal District a om Heirok Part II ah Yaoshang lopna kawm a Thabal chongba omlai, March 24 nitak dak 10:30 vel a PREPAK te’n a kaplup uh Laishram Nirmala (16) d/o L Khambou of Heirok Mamang Leikai, Thokchom Promila (18) d/o Th Mohan of Heirok Part I, Heitum Pokpi leh Th Romesh te’ luang RIMS apan tuni in Gari 50 val in puakkhiak in om a, nitaklam in Heirok Part II ah haltum in om uhi. Thusuak in agendan in, hiai thu ziak in tuni in Thoubal lampi tel in, Heirok area teng total bandh puan in om a, kikawmtuahna su nawngkai zou mahmah hi’n kigen hi.

AMWJU in PULF (UF) gaakna phel
Imphal, March 28: All Manipur Working Journalist Union in Peoples United Liberation Front (Umar Farooq) tung a gaakna a bawl uh tuni in phelna nei uhi. Thusuak in agendan in, PULF (UF) in AMWJU tung ah ngohna tuamtuam bawl in, AMWJU President ngial naktak in su minsia uhi. Hiai tungtang ah PULF (UF) Chairman in ngaihdam ngetna a bawl ziak in, nitak lam in AMWJU emergency meeting sap in om a, huai ah hiai tungtang genkhawm ahih nung in, PULF (UF) te nasep himhim News a suahlouh ding a chih pen uh phelkhia in, ngeina bang a painawnta ding in thupukna la uh hi’n kigen hi.

Curfew nitak dak 9.00 in kipan
Imphal, March 28: Imphal leh akim lak a om Vaite mi 15 thah ahihziak a Home Department in Greater Imphal leh Phaizang bial district teng ah nitak dak 6.00 akipan azing nawn zingsang dak 5.00 kikal hunchiam omlou dia Curfew apuan uh ahun dakkal 3 sung tomsak uh a, huai dungzui in tuni akipan in nitak dak 9.00 in apan zinglam dak 5 tan curfew kikoih hi. Hiai tungtang ah tuni in Imphal East leh West District Magistrate te’n Order suah uh a, thurhak om masiah zat hiding hi.

March 30 in Viva Voce om nawn ding
Imphal, March 28: Manipur Police Department a Assistant Sub- Inspector(ASI) lakna ding in March 26-28, 2008 sung Viva voce om a, huai a telkha loute’ ading in last chance khatvei piak hi uhi. DPC Chairman W Meena Kumar in thusuak a bawl dungzui in March 30, 2008 in Kangla a Officers’ Mess ah Viva Voce omsa a tel khaloute ading in om ding a, huai ah candidate te’n document poimawh tuamtuamte tawi in vatel ding a theihsak hi uhi.

DM Campus a kaplup kitheichian
Imphal, March 28: Zan nitak in DM College campus sung a kaplup a om tuni in theihkhiak hi a, amah 2nd Manipur Rifles a Rifleman Meisnam Amuba (36) s/o M Nimai of Laikhong Khunou(Bishnupur District) hi’n thusuak in gen hi. Amuba zi Rebecca in a gendan in zan sunnung dak 1:15 vel ding in a pasal tawh medical check up ding in 2nd M/R Quarter apan Activa in kipawkhia uh a, DM College apan gamla lou A/R Unit omna mun kiang a tun un, alawmpa tawh kihou ua, huai zawh nung sawtlou in bullet proof gari a tuang Police commando pawlkhat in a pasal pikhia uh a, nitak nung in sisa a kimukhia hi’n gen hi.

“North-east bial ah sualna pung deuhdeuh” –Ministry of Home Affairs
MHA Report dungzui in Assam leh Manipur ah buaina uang pen
New Delhi, March 28: North Eastern Region (NER) ah sualna pung deuhdeuh in lemna leh muanna omna ding gamla hiaihiai chi’n tuni in Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) thusuak in gen a, Centre Government in kintak in ngaihtuahsawm chi’n leng taklang hi. Centre Government in North East a buaina bawlte laka pideuhte ULFA, KLNLF leh DHD(J) te hi’n taklang uh a, Assam Government kiang ah state maban ding bang chih ding hiam chi’n MHA in dotna bawl hial uhi. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in hiai thil tawh kisai in tuni in thupuan bawl a, Bangladesh a om ULFA makaite Government tawh kihouna neidia a samkhe zouzou Government in kithuahpih ding ahihdan gen hi. MHA in report apiak dan un kumlui 2007 in Assam state sung ah buaina chi tuamtuam 474 om a, Security Force 27 a sih ban uah civilian 300 phial leng si uh hi’n puang hi. Tukum in Assam ah helpawlte gamtatna ziak in Bihari 70 val thah hi uh a, civilian bangzah pha hiam chih suingam huailou khawp in tam chi’n MHA official thusuak in taklang hi. MHA report dan in, Manipur state leng ana duai tuanlou in, kum 2007 sung kia in buaina tuamtuam 584 om lak ah Security Force 39 thah in om a, mi nautang 130 in sihlawh ua, 2006 kum in buaina 498 om ahihdan gen uhi. Nagaland state ah buaina kiam mahmah in lu, 2007 in buaina tuamtuam 272 om lak ah mi nautang 44 thahkhak in om a, Security Force-te bel khoih in om khollou uh a, hileleng helpawl laka faction sung buai chih tak in buai chi uhi.

Meghalaya state ah leng buaina in kiamlam nawt mahmah in, kum 2007 in buaina mun 28 ah om a, Tripura state ah 94 om ahihdan Ministry of Home Affairs in taklang hi. Ministry of Home Affairs thusuak dungzui in Assam leh Manipur ah buaina sangpen in kithahna leh nautang hinna laksakna thupi mahmah a, UPA Government in hoihtak a a etkai uh ngai ding chi’n theisak uhi. MHA thusuak lamdang mahmah bel UPA Government ah crime report abawl zawh un Congress Government vaihawmna Assam leh Manipur ah buaina bangziak a hichi thupi lawmlawm hiam chih dong kawm in, Centre Government in Assam leh Manipur thuhilhna peding in theisak uhi. MHA thusuak in a genbehna ah Security Related Expenditure(SRE) Scheme kichi leng etthak ngai hi’n taklang uh a, helpawlte adia designated camp adia sum kizangte leng etthak ngai chi uhi. Tulel in Army leh helpawl tamtak in Suspension of Operations Agreement suai a kaih ziak un buaina adan omdeuh hizawmah chi’n MHA in taklang hi. SoO a suaikai helpawlte’n designated camp a bawlte ua sum bei deng SRE Scheme nuai ah a sum lehkik theih (reimbursable) ahihdan taklang uh a, cadre teng in leng khateng a stipend a ngah ngeingei ding uh ahi chi uhi. MHA in North-east biala a nasepna Ministry of DoNER in leng etkaipihta ding hi’n kigen hi.

EDITORIAL:

Tuni Thupi: “TOUPAN, mi thulimloute ading in muanna himhim a om kei’, a chi hi. -Isai 48:22

I gam zaw puah ngai taktak mah hi

Manipur Assembly Budget Session omlai February 22, 2008 in Tipaimukh bial MLA Ngursanglur in dotna abawlte akipan in etzui leh suizui tuak tamtak om ding in kilang hi. Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Md.Alauddin Khan in huai hun a agendan in CCpur district sunga TD Block 10 a din District Planning Committee tungtawn in Annual district Plan 2007-08 dingin Rs 1360 lakh piak ahihdan gen a, fund piakte population leh backwardness dan zil a piak ahihdan puang hi.

BRGF guideline dungzui a sepsuah hihiam chih bel thei kholkhang, ahihziak in a guidelines dan in bel State level Committee a Chairman - Chief Secretary hi a, District level committee te ah bel Deputy Commissioner te’n Chairman hihna len uh hi’n kigen hi. Hiai sum hawmzakna leh allocation bawlna ah RD & PR Minister kigolhlou hi’n RD & PR Minister Allauddin in gen a, thuchian bel i theikei hi.

District ah sum tam lut mahmah ahi chih i theihna ding in, CCpur district sunga Block 10 a BRGF fund 2007-08 ding in Rs 1360 lakh honglut chih ahi. Tipaimukh TD Block in hiai hunsung in Rs 62.20 lakh, Vangai TD Block in Rs 44.00 lakh, Thanlon TD Block in Rs 87.60 lakh, Henglep TD Block in Rs 171.50 lakh, Lamka TD in Block Rs 332.90 lakh, Tuibuang TD Block in Rs 292.90 lakh, Samulamlan TD Block in Rs 98.50 lakh, Saikot TD Block in Rs. 65.60 lakh, Singngat TD Block in Rs 98.30 lakh leh Sangaikot TD Block in Rs 106.50 lakh ngah hidan in RD & PR Minister taklang a, sum kizatnate ahi bang a zat ahih ngei leng i lam-en hi. Huai teng kia i sak lai in, Capacity building and Training ading in leng sum Rs 100.00 lakh bang hong pai khin chih hi a, huai hileh BRGF nuai chauh ah leng CCpur district in Rs 1460.00 lakh ngah chihna ahi hi.

I gamlou lua i chih kawmkawm in, i lungsim a i koih ding thil tamtak om ding in kilang hi. Centre apan leh state apan huhna tamtak i ngah chih bel theihsa hi a, hiai huhna sum te’n State Capital Imphal tawn masa a, huai apan District tuamtuam ah hawmkhiak in om zel hi. Estimate, Plan, Proposal i chihte lawhching thei mahmah a, himahleh a sepkhiakna(execution) leh implementation lam ah taksapna om adiam chihtheih in om hi. Sum hongpaite himhim dikloutak a kizang ahi chi i hi kei a, sum hong paite khempeuh avekin a zatdan ding bangtaka zat sipsip hileh e gamdang tawh teh in ei gam a niam lawtuan dia hia chi ut i hizaw hi.

State Vigilance Commission in Education Department nuai ah fake appointment 186 mukhia uhi. Education Department nuai a sem employee 1010 te hihna chet ahih nung in, 186 te teacher lem hidanin mukhia uh chih hi. Education chauh ahi kei, Manipur Government nuai a Department 10 te Vigilance in remark bawl a, huai Department-te ah leng fake appointment om hiding in i ngaihsun thei hi. Tuma lam a Imphal newspaper-te a fake appointment list hong kitaklangte i et leh, Lamka mi tam petmah a, poi mahmah hi. Tuni in fake leh fake lou tungtang ah judgement piak sawm ihi zenzen kei hi. Fake in fake lou hitaleh Lamka zang ah teacher kichi tam petmah a, huchi kawmkawm in, singtanggam ah teacher kidaihlou chih hinawn hi. I gam puah taktak ni chi i hihleh, teacher-te ban ah Government employee himhim in a posting-na mun uh a zot ua, civil administration leng tunding teitei ahih poimawh hi.

A kigendan in District Council nuai ah Primary School teacher 3071 om a, District Council nuai a Primary school teacher dia sanctioned post 4803 hidanin kigen hi. District Council teacher 3071 te lak ah Lamka zang ah bangzah a telkha dia? Amaute a posting na mun uah pai hile ubel Lamka khawpi i khan kawmkawm in singtanglam leng khang hiaihiai ding a, balance & parallel development kichi om thei ding hi. Manipur Government hiam ahih keileh, Centre apan tuikang ngak a thil i ngak mawk leh dikthei lou ding ahihman in, i gam i puahna ding in michih in mawhpuakna i nei uhi.


Transfer/posting
1. P. Ibopishak Singh, MCS, Joint Secretary(Horticulture/CADA/Relief) as Additional Secretary (Horticulture / CADA / Relief).
2. R.K. Sukumar Singh,MCS, Joint Secretary(Education-Schools) & ex-officio Project Director,SSA as Additional Secretary (Education-Schools) & ex-officio Project Director,SSA.
3. M. Lakshmikumar Singh,MCS, Director(Settlement & Land Records) & ex-officio Joint Secretary(GAD/Sericulture) as Director(Settlement & Land Records) & ex-officio Additional Secretary(GAD/Sericulture).
4. K. Radhakumar Singh,MCS, Joint Secretary(Finance) & ex-officio Director(Small Savings) and Director(Local Fund & Audit) as Additional Secretary(Finance) & ex-officio Director(Small Savings) and Director(Local Fund & Audit).
5. H. Deleep Singh,MCS, Director(Institutional Finance) & ex-officio Managing Director/MSCB and Director(Treasury & Accounts) & Joint Secretary (Finance) as Director(Institutional Finance) & ex-officio Managing Director/MSCB and Director(Treasury & Accounts) & Additional Secretary(Finance).
6. Jason A. Shimray,MCS, Joint Secretary to the Governor, Raj Bhavan,Imphal as Additional Secretary to the Governor, Raj Bhavan,Imphal as
7. Th. Gopen Meitei,MCS, Joint Secretary(IFCD/Agriculture/Minor Irrigation) as Additional Secretary(IFCD/Agriculture/Minor Irrigation).
8. H. Gyan Prakash,MCS, Joint Secretary(DP/ACR/Edult Education/Home) as Additional Secretary(DP/ACR/Edult Education/Home).
M. Harekrishna,MCS, Joint Secretary(Education-Schools) & ex-officio Director(Education-Schools) as Additional Secretary(Education-Schools) & ex-officio Director(Education-Schools).

Employment News:
Staff Selection Commission in Directorate of Census Operations, Office of the Registrar General of India nuaia Group ‘C’, Non-Ministerial posts tuamtuam sem ding lakna ding in June 15, 2008 in state leh Union Terrirories capital tuamtuam ah examination conmduct ding uh a, Imphal(Code No. 441), Guwahati-Dispur(Code No. 421), Itanagar(Code No. 401), Shillong(Code No. 451),Aizawl(Code No. 461), Kohima(Code No. 475), Agartala(Code No. 481), Silchar(Code No. 431) leh Dibrugarh (Code No. 425) leng examination centre hiding hi.

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departments of Electronics, Govt of India is desireable.

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Application tawh thuahtel ngaite bel application form ah Central Recruitment fee stamps(CRFS) Rs. 100 man(ST/SC candidate-te adin ngailou) a, application form ah tunai chin a lak passport lemlak 1 belh ngai hi. Post card Rs. 6 mante tung ah “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF STATISTICAL INVESTIGATORS GRADE-III & COMPILER EXAM., 2008” chih gelhsa leng atel ngai hi. Huailou in 12 cm x 25 cm size self addressed envelope tung ah postage stamp Rs. 5 belhsa leng ngai hi.
ST/SC/OBC hihna certificate, date of birth proff-na dingin Matriculate certificate akipan a tunglam certificate/year wise marksheet photocopies telkhawmsak ngai hi.
Application form kimtaka fill-up banah document poimawh tuamtuamte tel in April 17, 2008 nitaklam dak 5.00 tana tungman ding in anuai a address ah thon ngai hi.

- Regional Director(NER),
Staff Selection Commission,
Rukmini Nagar, PO Assam
Sachivalaya, Guwahati-781006

(Detal information, application format leh a poimawh teng Employment

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Suspended CHIKIMS Insurgency Movement

By Donn Morgan Kipgen

The recent killing spree on pre-Holi days in both the hill and valley areas of Manipur was a grim reminder that even an unique insurgency movement could be as bloody as any global terrorism. It really was bullets and bloods all the way, guns ablazing left, right, behind and in smoky front. Nobody is safe and none exempted from the purview of death and man-made disasters. A courageous citizen might warily asked: "Quo Vadis, my brothers-at-arms?" Chances are that :"Nowhere, buddy, stay out of the line of fire," or "Just shooting around for any possible kill, my ol’ man, you better stay put at home for your personal safety' cause we are dealing on hard talk business," would be the crisp answer. In the hill areas, the Kuki and other CHIKIM UG Militant outfits are all on real bloody factional or interecine killing business over the past two years as the undesirable outcome of the vague Suspension of Operations (SOP).

In the valley areas, its all about Hitlerite armed extremism off late and that of continuous allegations of faked or staged encounters. The slaying of 15 non-Manipuri traders a week or so ago was an act of socio-political crime of high magnitude. Could that also by any chance be a smoke screen for the "Oust-Ibobi Govt" Scheme on Law and Order “poisoning” along with the bomb attack on the State Assembly Compound? Not probably, but they all did carry the necessary taste and flavour anyhow. But it's that calamity Suspension of Operation (SOP) which really rocks the state's insurgency movement and literally torn apart the very fabric of the CHIKIMs' brotherhood.

Without any concrete basis and attainable promises, like that of NSCN (IM)'s Greater Nagalim, almost all the CHIKIMS UG outfits signed the "blow hot and blow cold" SOP with just moral support and monetary assistance for grasp. Unfortunately, all Kuki militant outfits who are in the bad books are allowed to be shot at sight if they are seen carrying firearms without "authorisation" from the nearest military post.

Now, who says there is an all out cease-fire in the form of SOP? The Kuki militants are now clinging in an old rickety "Suspension Bridge of No Return" just above a swift running deep river water, right in the midway, with heavy thunderstorm acoming. And the suspension bridge just could not carry the whole weight and the heavy weights, so something's got give and give it did. The cost of factional clashes and other victims aftermath the SOP were the Commanders-in-Chief of KNA, KNF, KLA, KRA, ZRA, KRA (U), and scores of hardcore leaders and well-known sympathisers. Many regular hardcore CHIKIM militants and even suspected sympathisers have been ruthlessly eliminated as and when the sun goes down.

What the state and union armed forces could not achieve in ten long years period of all-out military operations pertaining to dead bodies count, the SOP succeeded in just 2 years period. No armed forces personnel needs to worry about tribal UG militants since they undeniably do the needful to themselves in gory factional encounters and coups.

Indeed, this is bound to happen but certainly not how things happened just about every minute here in the hill areas of Manipur and Nagaland. What the Union Govt. wants is to make an appeasement policies with more friendly tribal UG militant outfits with a controlled-carrot and stick diplomacy to open all-round CI Ops against valley-based militants by using all the surplus military units for a time being. Diversion of all Army/AR and Central Paramilitary formations (engaging previously against a dozen tribal UG outfits in both Manipur and Nagaland) so as string together all available Combat resources to operate as combined/unified military forces for search and destroy missions against valley-based UG outfits is the main objective.

In order to open up a full-swing combat fronts, including a Land-Air running battles like the US Marine's Sparrow Hawks Special Forces (SF), a well-coordinated assault with atleast 3:1 military superiority ratio is needed against well-armed and well-trained MPLF (esp. UNLF and PLA) hardcore cadres in open skirmishes/gun-battles. The audacious ‘infiltration- screening assault’ on T. Minou village near Moreh wherein the unwary AR detachment was pounded and smoked out literally by a handful of UNLF cadres is a good lesson needed to be learned all armed units that everybody is vulnerable to stunning and daring attacks by well-armed hardcore militants.

The CHIKIM militants need to learn this "chivalrous assault" if they want to be respected and honoured as genuine UG militants outfits. Action speaks louder than words. But this not to say that military post be attacked just to show one's fire-power nor does it meant that such tactically daring attack upon the AR be praised as successful. Coming back to the SOP, the main problem is that local military officers/authorities, at times, made much more psycho-activities than what the Union Govt. intended or what the higher authorities would like to have at all times. Alleged pitting or “supporting” one particular CHIKIM UG Outfit against another SOP’s ignatories and the repeatedly alleged activity of providing what could be best termed as act of “Disinformations and Misinformations” reportedly by some local military authorities for their own interests are, if provable officially, the real bane of CI Ops and SOP/Ceasefires. What the CHIKIM UG Outfits ought to do is to refrain from carrying out bloody activities and anti-CHIKIM elements on the basis of disinformations or malicious advises of tainted political leaders and misadventurous law enforcement authorities so cheaply with so high a return price. Nothing is better than a real and sincere peaceful existence in all walks of life.

The Sangai Express

Rice sent to Mautaam affected areas

S Singlianmang Guite

Lamka, Mar 28: Four months after a team of media persons exposed the true extend of devastation caused by Mautaam in the interior locations of Churachandpur district, the government today began dispatching rice bought out of NREGS wages to relieve starvation scare/deaths.

The seven truckload of rice flagged off by the Deputy Commissioner Sumant Singh today were part of the relief measure taken up by the government.

however the fact that these rice being purchased from 40 days NREGS wages of the people themselves, to an extend belies contention of the package being a relief measure of the government.
Notably, the efforts of the district administration in utilizing NREGS wages for purchasing PDS rice and delivering thereof is remarkable. yet many a civil society including the ZEPADA and the CDSU feel that something more has to be done.

Today’s stop-gap arrangement may have for the time being sustained the 8217 fully affected households of Thanlon, Tipaimukh and Vangai blocks, but for how long, is the haunting query.

Partly affected blocks of Henglep and Singngat were not included in the arrangement. However, the arrangement was significant as it has effectively addressed the peoples’ lack of purchasing power and that the rarely delivered PDS rice will be delivered, at a much cheaper rate.

With the PDS rice bought out of NREGS wages arriving in the affected villages, AAY, BPL and APL rice will be made available at the rate of Rs. 5.37, Rs. 8.11 and Rs. 10.56 per kilogram.


PLA claims

The proscribed PLA has today claimed that its cadres of the 252 Bn were responsible for the attack launched at the post of 9 Assam Rifles located at CCpur district near Singhat PS at 5 am yesterday. A spokesman of the outfit said that the PLA cadres used rockets and lethode and claimed that many personnel must have suffered deaths and casualties in the attack. All the PLA cadres have returned safely, added the spokesman. The outfit has also refuted the claim of the police that Loitongbam Kanhai (47) of Haobam Marak is a cadre of the PLA.

The Sangai Express

LAMKAITE ZAHTAT SIHNA AHI

[ Hih thugelh sung a lamkai kichi in Pawlpi khat phot a lamkaite, Saptuam a lamkaite, nampi lamkaite leh MLA/MDC te genna ahi.]

Tulai akhangtou ihi ding uai, akiamsuk ihi ding uai, miteng in lamkaite zahtat ding, sang a upajawte zahtat ding, zahtat dan kizil ding chih igen thupi thei mahmah uhi. Lungdam huai! Khantouhna khat ahi ichi mai ding. Hinanleh, lamkai teng, sang a upazaw teng mok zahtat ding maw, zahtat dial kilawm te maimai zahtat ding chihpen kuamah in kigen kha zel lou hi. Kua teng zahtat ding hita?

Tu chiang in eimite sung ah mipil khat lamkai ut nonlou hi. Lamkai hih sang in member maimai hih ding ki ut chiat zaw ta mok hi.WHY? A reason chu keisang in zong theichian zaw chiat ding ihihman in gendah mai ni. Tulai a ilamkaite muantheih, belhtheih leh guptheih ding um lou phial ahita hi. Mipi ding a nasem ut a lamkai hilou in a title deihna ziak chihvel, ama mimal phattuamna ding ziak chihvel, ahihkeileh kuamah lamkai a ut louh ziak a chingkha chih bang ahi tangpi hi.

Lamkai khat chu amah personality hoih in hoihlou taleh zahtat dia kilawm mah ahi a, mipi te’n izahtat chiat ding uh ahi, en izahtat keileh kua’n zahtat ding. Lamkaite izahtat ding a, hinanleh amihihna itheihchet zawh nung leh anasep te mipi phattuam nading himaw hiloumaw chih itheichet zawh in zahtat lai ding maw zahtat nonlou ding chih mipite’n itheihsiam mahmah uh poimawh hi. Bang deihna tawh lamkai a itelching ahiai chih mipite’n amasapen a itheihchet uh kisam hi. I telching na bang un na asem na uai chih etkhiak zel zong poimawh hi. I telching na bang ua na asep kei uleh bang lawh ding hita?

Mipi lamkai khat hingal a, mipi phattuam na ding nasep khat zong neilou chu bang dia izahtat teitei ding uh e. Tua bang lamkai zahtat a gum teitei mite hamsiat in umta hen. Mipi phattuam na ding silkhat zong bawlkhe lou lamkai neih sang in lamkai neihlouh hoihzaw hi.

Tuni a anasep enlou a lamkai hina chia imok zahtat ziak ua, ilamkai te ki liansak a mipi khuallou a amau mimal phattuam na ding maimai khual uh hikha moh lou ding uhi. Bangmah sem kei lei zong kiching kik nave chih ngaihdan nei uh zong himaithei uhi. Lamkai khat kichi pen mipi te’n itel ahia, (mipi tellouh te pomlouh ding ahi) mipi tamzawte deihna bang a na asep kei leh akhek theihna zong mipi te’n power inei uhi. Hih power pen mipite’n izang thei naikei ua, izaktheih hun chiang in ilamkaite zattheih pan ding uhi.

Lamkai zahtat ding dan ahihleh ama mimal hindan, personality, educational background, family, sum leh pai neihdan te etsang in mipi a ding a anasepdan et a zahtat na piak ding ahizaw hi. Eite’n a nasep enlou in ama mimal hindan, personality, education leh adang dang te en in lamkai khat zahtatna ipia ua, tuni’n I lamkaite bang achi ua le ? imu in ithei chiat uhi. GUAI ! ibawl khial ta uh hilou maw ! a hausa, laisiam te maimai I zahtat ua tuni’n igam tulpan kai ding zong um nonlou in vutvai khu in dimta hilou maw. I lamkaite, I MLA te’n sunglasses bulh in leivui khute mulou kipang ta uhi.

Tuni apat in mipi te’n mipi phattuamna ding nasem lou lamkai neih sang in lamkai neihlouh itelzaw ta ding ua, nasem lou lamkai zahtat louh ding dan zong ikizil ta ding ua, tualeh nasem lamkai zahtat a pahtawi ding in ikichial uhi.

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ZOMITE LEH PENGLAM SUTHEIH | Microblogger through Mobile

- Mr. HangP (ZOGENE COMPUTECH CENTER)

NO doubt ! Khovel khantou zui in ei society a zong khantouna tuamtuam inei ta ua, i umna ilupna tung apat nasan in thuthang isimthei ta uhi. Minute khat sung lel in Manipur a sil tungte Delhi leh mun tuamtuam a umte'n ina theita uhi. ZOLENGTHE, HUIKHI, ZOKUOMTHAWN, KVINFO, ZOGAMTHUTHANG, etc. chite leh adang dang te tungtawn in ikal uh suhnai in a umta a, communication gap pen aneu mama ta hi. Tam GROUP SMS te pen khantouna chikhat ahivang in khenkhat ading in deihuai khollou maithei hi.

Mihing pen lunglutna, sepna kibanglou ihiman in alunglutlou pawl, sepna mun a tam SMS tung thithe te ziah a housiatna, distraction mupawl zong umthei veve hi. Tualeh tam GROUPS SMS bawl tute'n aneitu phalna umlou in mobile number athei teng uh member ding in guanglut mawh ua, tuami'n mimal privacy sukha bang hi in kathei hi. Tualeh tam SMS te tungtawn in thuthah thei anop chiat a hinanleh thu namanlou tampi pen mitamzaw ading in ningtel huai mama hi. Tualeh FREE SMS ahivang a poimawlou thute ei abawl tu in hun awng ineivang a moh thot thot chipen khantouvai hilou zel in kathei hi. Aneitu phalna umlou a member a guanlut chipen suisau lei tulai a India sung a DO NOT CALL REGISTER kichi nuai a Daan te tawh zong kikal kha ding bang hi.

Tua ban ah, eimi te mawngmawng siltha khat ithei uleh Penglam sutheih in ithei valong uhi. Kum 2000 laivel in Nursing Course akithang mama a, numei XII zou atamzaw Nursing bawl ahimai hi. Tulai in Innlam ah Sapthei farm bawl atam mama a bazar ah sapthei kiman mama achi uhi, Sapthei hilou theiga chi tuamtuam bawl chiat lei zuahman zong tamzaw van khat leh khat zong ikipanpi tua theizaw ding uhi.

Tualeh Delhi lamte GROUP SMS bawl ikidemkia zel uhi. Mikhat in siltha khat amukhiah leh kenzong kabawl thei vele tua leltah chidan deu in a umsa khat ibawl sawnsawn uhi. Mi bawlsa te avel a ibawl sangun eima in zong igam, inam dia silhoi, siltha, khantouvai bang a um ei chi zonkhiah ding poimawzaw a, khantouna zong hatzaw ding hi. Eite Penglam sutheih pen khantouna um nanleh siltha isociety uah kibelap tuanlou a, khantouna hattheilou hi. Koi e khat in GROUP SMS abawlkhiah leh en tuapenma mindangkhat a vabawl sang in achituamdeu khat bawl lei, mipi ading in phatuam in khantouna hizaw ding hi.

GROUP SMS pen ahoivang in mitamjaw in ningtel huai asa panta hi.

"......nikhat in Message khat hileh....."

chi feedback subscriber khat in Huikhi te athot kasimkha hi. Aziah pen ek tamseng zong vok(pig) in gailou/nezoulou kichi hiven. Thuthang te maimai hihenlen, zaankhang lailai in SMS kithot nonsih henlen, tualeh tuabang GROUP SMS bawl te'n aneitu phalna/deina tellou in member in koima guang nonsih le uh dei huaizaw ta hi. Groups neitu in a mobile number theiteng aguanlut sang in adeitu ten join thawzaw zel hihzaw leh. Tampen Group neitu in direct in member in guang sih hen len ama mobile apat na join utleh.... chi'n theisahna bawl masazaw leh ahoi ding a, tuatan a sum asen ngap sihleh bawl da kon mai hen. Khenkhat in ideilou te unsubscribe bawl ding amai vele achi ua, adih hi. Hinanle, tua Group te unsubscribe nading a SMS pen Dangka Teng 3 lut ahizel a, Group 3 unsubscribe lechin bangmalou a na talktime Dangka Teng 9 bei ahita hi. Khatvei thot a unscubscribe hing kibawl chetchetlou nalai hi ei. Eimawna umlou a koi in ahiai sum athon a seng ding. Nang Group
SMS ziah a koiteng talktime nanehbei sawm la ! Eimite'n pen sum tawmthamte bangma in isim thei naisih ua, tuaziah ma ahi Kolte iphahlouna uh. Dangka Teng 3 maimai zong athon a zahding pammai isahthei nichiang un sum ihau tading ua, mihausa tam in isociety uah zong sum leh pai tawh kisai vaihawm ahing nop tading a, ikhangtousem ta ding uhi. Guai ! what is your ngaihdan?

Late Rev. Khup Za Go's Zo Chronicles to be Released

- Carey Tuangpu

Zo Chronicles - the revised edition of Chin Chronicles by Rev Khup Za Go, my father - will be released on 30th March, 2008 at the Zomi Christian Fellowship worship service. This book is published by Mittal Publications and is a collection of important socio-political documents pertaining to Zo people. It is hardbound with a jacket and will be priced at Rs 595 (in India).

Zo Chronicles is one of the two books my father was working on for quite some time leading up to his hospitalization in October 2004 and finally his untimely demise on April 9, 2005. The other being his autobiography, Leivui Panin which my father saw to its publication.

Zo Chronicles, or more precisely my journey in bringing about the publication of the same, gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "a blessing in disguise". This journey fills the gap and the void left behind by the absence of my father in my life. Let me take the liberty to share with you how Zo Chronicles lets me see the bottle as half full!

The vacuum and emptiness felt behind by the demise of a loved one is not easy to fill. And like anyone else who has lost a mother or a father, there are a million things which you wish you had the chance to do - for him or her. I wish I had the chance to do something for my father. I wish he could be there when I took home my first paycheck. He would have been proud of me no matter how small or big the paycheck is.

A profound longing of mine is the chance to do things together with my father. That wish is, in a way, granted to me in the form of Zo Chronicles. Yes, corny as it may sound, in leaving behind an unfinished work my father and I had the chance to work together on a project, albeit in a totally different timeframe.

My father worked on Zo Chronicles for quite a considerable time - typing up all over again from scratch in our poorly lit and unairconditioned rented house in the midst of Delhi summer heat. And I had the task of seeing through its completion: of course with the help of some very able friends like Mr H Kham Khan Suan Lecturer BHU, Pa Kam Khan Siing, Miss Jacqueline Hauching (who was of great assistance to my father in the initial stages of finding a publisher for the manuscript) and Dr Lam Khan Piang without whose help and assistance my efforts would have been in vain.

My contribution in bringing about the publication of this book is not in any way noteworthy nor did I have to go all out of my way to help. But, however insignificant my contribution, it has lifted a nagging feeling I had had within me - to still commune with my father, to work on a project together or to simply do something in his memory. Zo Chronicles gave me the chance to do that and I am a happier and more contented man today.

Contents

1. Customary Law of the Chin Tribe - 1884
2. The Chin-Lushai Conference - January 29, 1892
3. The Chin Hills Regulation - 1896
4. Acts and Achievements of Hau Chin Khup, K.S.M., Chief of The Kam Hau Clan, Tiddim, 1927.
5. The Pau Cin Hau Movement in the Chin Hills - 1931
6. The Panglong Agreement - February 12, 1947
7. The Frontier Areas Committee of Enquiry - April 24, 1947
8. Memorandum Submitted to His Majesty’s Government, Government of India and its Constituent Assembly through the Advisory Sub-Committee by the Mizo Union - April 26, 1947
9. Proceedings of a Meeting of the Accredited Leaders, Lushai Hills held at Aijal on 14th August 1947
10. Special Division of the Chins - 1947.
11. Chin Hills Linguistic Tour - (Dec. 1954) - University Project - 1954
12. Reunification of the Chin People, 1960
13. Memorandum Submitted to the Prime Minister of India by the Mizo National Front General Headquarters, Aizawl, Mizoram - October 13, 1965
14. The Mizo Peace Accord (Memorandum of Understanding) - 1986
15. The Declaration and Agreement of the Zo Re-unification Organisation - May 19-21, 1988
16. The Proclamation of the Name Zomi - December 6, 1988
17. Memorandum to the Secretary-General of the United Nations - May 20, 1995

Alarming tension after clash between KNA and NSCN(IM)

By : A Staff Reporter 3/28/2008 1:48:54 AM

IMPHAL, Mar 27: High tension erupted among the villagers of two neighbouring villages, Chasad and Kamjong in Ukhrul district, in the aftermath of a gunfight between suspected cadres of Kuki National Army, KNA and National Socialist Council of Nagalim, NSCN (IM) last night which resulted in the death of a suspected KNA cadre and wounding of two others.

The slain person was identified as Alal, 28, son of Halkhojang of Phaikot village. He succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.

One of the two wounded cadres was identified as Paothang, 35, son of Sheizang Kuki of Chasad village in Ukhrul district. He received a bullet at the left chest.

The other one, Thangnio, 30, son of Thanglun of Aishi village suffered wounds at the eye and head.

They have been admitted at different wards in a hospital.
The wounded cadres were brought by troops of 1st Assam Rifles to the RIMS hospital this morning at around 7 am. However, one of them was declared brought dead at the hospital. The dead body was, later, deposited at RIMS morgue for official identification.

Troops of Assam Rifles led by one naik subedar Balbir along with two villagers John Kuki and Thangnion Kuki brought the wounded persons.

Police reports said that last night at around 6.30 pm a group of well equipped suspected NSCN(IM) cadres fired upon three suspected cadres of KNA who were at a village market located between Chasad and Kamjong village under Chasad police station.

Local reports said that the incident took place when three cadres of suspected KNA who came to the small market in between Chasad and Kamjong were fired upon by suspected cadres of NSCN (IM). The firing took place when one of the suspected KNA cadre was at a PCO booth while two others were waiting outside the PCO.

Following the gunfight additional security forces were deployed in the area as high tension prevailed among the villagers of Chasad and Kamjong.

However, no untoward incident was reported from the two villages.

Imphal Free Press

Tipaimukh hearing, Bodies foil Govt’s ploy

By Our Staff Reporter

Anti dam bodies foiling the Govt attempt to hold a hearing
IMPHAL, Mar 27 : The March 26 Public Hearing on the construction of Tipaimukh dam ended inconclusive as the villagers of the affected areas and the volunteers of various social organisations disrupted it through a Peoples’ Hearing. This was conveyed to the media today during a joint press conference called by Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD), Action Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam (ACTIP) and Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam (CATD) at the office of UPF at Keishampat.
The first of the proposed two Government Hearings was scheduled to be held at Keimai of Tamenglong district on March 26.
“We changed the dais of the Public Hearing into a platform to educate our people regarding the drawbacks of the dam construction”, said CATD convenor Aram Pamei.
She added that the defying campaign was initiated jointly during the Peoples’ Hearing held on March 25 hosted by ZSUM and Nungba Area Village Authority Association at Nungba Bazar, which was participated by representatives of around 30 affected villages and supported by CCDD ACTIP and CATD.
Speaking at the press meet, CCDD joint secretary Jiten Yumnam said that the Public Hearing hosted by Manipur Pollution Control Board and North Eastern Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) tried to bring a conclusion by taking opinion from a handful of peo- ple from a particular community. Such attempt of the Govt may affect cordial relations amongst various communities residing in the district, he warned.
Asserting that the Public Hearing had been rejected by the people of Tameng-long district, ACTIP co- convenor O Bikramjit maintained that the Govt must drop the plan to construct Tipaimukh dam as it is against the interest of the people of the area. Producing snaps of the disruption of the Hearing before the media, he reaffirmed that the people of the affected areas would nev-er support the construction.
Demanding the revocation of the MoU signed be- tween NEEPCO and the State Government, he also urged the Government to stop further introduction of mega development projects in Manipur till peoples’ rights over their land and resources and livelihood dependence are fully recognised.
He also said that the Peoples’ Hearing affirmed that the land, rivers, forests, mountains are the sources of livelihood, culture, identity, traditions of the people of the affected areas and its loss is a serious threat to the survival of these people.
Bikramjit also informed the media that a protest rally will be staged at Imphal on March 31 against the dam and the second Public Hearing at Churachandupr scheduled for the same day.


The Sangai Express

Tuimang khua numei nou te vai

Suankhup

Hih numei no 11 te vai a genkhia masapen kei mah ka hi hi. Tuimang innkuan thuki zakna ah ka khahkhiat leh lawmte khat in zonet ah hong fw ciang in tangpi tawh akikumkha ih hi a, lungkham mahmah laitak in, thuhoih tampi hong ki advice na te hang in zongh lungdam ung. A thu dan tawh kisai pen, akician zawdeuh in hong genbeh ning:

Naupang te sangkahsak nuam or manglai sinsaknuam na omvua leh cih Sm Lamcing in hong gentak ciang in, a thusia ding peuhmah kisa lo in, khuapih te in naupang numei 11 a khutsung vuah na ap hi. Naupang nu leh pa te honkhat in, apai madeuh un pawlpi upa leh pastor te khiangah thu hong ngetsak un ci in, pawlpi upa leh sia te in bel thapia khollo dan in thu kiza hi. Ahi zong in, naupang te khantohna ding a hih leh ci in nu leh pa ten bel a neih sunsun uh tawh a hanciam dan uh ahi hi. Mikhat ciang in Rs. 800 sm tungah pia uh a, a lamsap uh pen a tuam a hi hi.
Hihpen Xmas leh kumthak kikal hi a, sm nu leh nihvei paipih dan hih tuak hi. Thusia ding peuh mah in kua mah kingaihsun lo in, zong kilamen kha lo hi.

February 19 nipawl ciang in, a thudan hoihkhol ding a, a ummawh Mizogam pan in Tuimang mi te khat mah in, ih naupang te vai vakan to limlim sinvua, numei naupang bekbek cih pen athu hoihkhol kei ve aw, pasalno tawh ki helh hi leh thutuam cih thuteng leh naupang kizuak/kilei vai buaina a omngei tawh cihdan in khua pih te a genciang in, Pa Tuanzadal leh Pa Ginkhankap (confuse with Pa Thangdeihsut), te nih Nagaland ah naupang te vai kanin February last week in pai uh to uh hi.

Naupang te pen a mau upmawhna dan na hi lo in, mi khat Rs 5000, 8000, 9000 cih peuh tawh na kilei mawk in, a kikhawng nailo nih, a kilei khinsa khat Rs. 5000 tankik thei uh hi. Apai minih te in Ah! en ih naupang te ih zuak hi zenzen lo pi ci in, thum a muh kik uh ciangin lah nuam in, a muh nailoh uh 8 te hang in nakpi tak in dah uh hi. A muhkhiat uh pen innkuan khat a lei hi a, bang hang a lei hiam cih thu ih theihpih kei hi. Ih theihpih thu in a hihleh mi 11 sungpan a telkhiat khatbek deih hi cih ih tel pih hi. Tua 8 te pen tuni dong koi ah om cih mukhia zo nailo lai uh hi. A kikansan laitak ahi hi.

Zani tak in, Keifang, Mizoram ah Pa Govumdeng tawh ka ki ho kha a, ama nau te khat zongh a kihel kha ahi hi. Amah pen, a paneu (Thangdopau) Mizogam ah om a hih man in huhna ngending a pai ahi hi. Anau uh tankhia kik nuam uh a, a hi zong in sumhaksa lua ahih man in mizo gam ah huhna or sum leitawi ding in apai ahi hi.

Hih tawh kisai pen kilung hi mawh mahmah a, ahi zong in Tuimang khua tawh ki contact na pen (ph line) kingah zo lo ban ah, naupang te nu leh pa te in bangciciang thu ngaihsutna nei uh hiam cih tudong kua mah in ki theihpih nai lo hi. En international network pan thu ih kankhiak leh ih thu kizakna zongh a nuleh pa te un tamtel mel lo zongh hi kha mai lai ding in ka ummawh hi. Bang teng hi leh hih thu tawh kisai in, a pan pih zo Nagaland panin eimi kipawlna or denomination or any bible students' fellowship, etc. khat peuh in thu nong kankhiat hamtang na ding un naupang te nulehpa aitang in kong thuum hi.

A hizong in, galvai or savai bang a ih ngaihsutnai lohna ding in kidawm laiphot ni, gtn., ZRA or galvan tawi te tawh kizop nailoh phot ding in kong thuum nuam hi, bang hang hiam cih leh syama nu pen tuabang thupiang tel taktak leh kisik mahmah ding aa, a mawhna pen Topa in a maisak lai ding ka um hi. Athupi pen ah naupang teng cidam kim in innlam hong zuat dign uh ih thungetna ahi hi. Tuaban ah, hih naupang te tawh kisai pen, responsible apua ki omlo in, aki lung hihmawh pihtek hiphot a, ih hih theihna ciatciat pan in ih panpih ding Zeisu min tawh ken kong thuum nuam sawn hi.

Thupuak,

Sia Suankhup
Korea


A zakhin na omkha phial uh zong in, kei a ding in thuthak leh lamdang ka sakmahmah thu khat hong zasak nuam ing. Luangel khuami Suandeihsiam' nau (Luancing or Lamcing) nu Nagaland ah LST sangkah nu in ih Tuimangkhua ah hih bang in thu na gen hi. "Naupang numeino (kum 18 nuaisiah), manglai sinsak nuam na om vua leh kong huh thei ding hi, amun dingpen Dimapur, Nagaland hi ci uh hi. Mikhat pen Rs 800 kongla ding hi ci hi. Tua leh hih a nuai a teng in a naupang te uh ap uh a, hihthupen X'mas leh kumthak kikkal thupiang a hi hi.
>1. Cindeihpiang tanu: Man muanhuai (tan ngading kum kua)
>2. Cinkhanlian & Nianghlamsiang te tanu nih:
>Dimngainsanm (18 kum), Niangsawmcing (14 kum, tan 8)
>3. Ginkhankap &Cingngaihnuam te tanu:
>Nianglamkim (14 tan 8)
>4. Nangngaigcin & Niangngaiglun te tau:
>Cingnuamsiang (tan ng a kum9)
>5. Gozadal & U Dim te tanu:
>Niangkaplun (tan 8, 14)
>6. Thangdeihcin & Ningngaigkhawm te tanu:
>Nianglamdim (tan 8, 15)
>7. Khamdopiang & Zenmangai te nau nih:
>Nianglamman (18 tan 10) anau, Dimsiansan ( tan 2 kum 8)
>8. Tuanzadal &Cingkhansiang te tanu:
>Ninglian (tan 5, kum 10)
>9. Thangdeihkhen & Dimkhawlvung te tanu:
>Dimnemkim (tan 5, kum 10)
>
>A tunga mi sawm le khat te pen a kum uh bel approzimately bek hi in, a tanzah uh pen man lian in teh. Hih thu pen, Nianglianthang (Thangtawng) zi ding Keifang, Mizoram ah lading in meltheih te apai uh ciang in, Sanggampa U Nangtawng khiang ah gen uh a, tua ciang in U Nangtawng in a thupai zia hoihsa lo nakpi taka lungkham huai a hih zia khuapih mola te a ciah uh ciang in zasak pah hi. Naupang kizuak/ki lei tawh business om tawmvei sung zongh Saiha, Mizoram lam ah thang ngei in kumpi in nasia tak a, a kham khat hih ngei tuak hi.
>
>Lungkhamhuai thu ahih lam khuapih te in a theih uh ciang in, a thudan kan ding in a hi thei zah honkhat Dimapur ah vapai to pah uh a, naupang te Nagalan pastor te tawh kop in a zonzon uh ciang in, U Ginkhankap leh Khamdopiang te tanu nih a khot nai loh uh mu kik uh hi. Tua te pen bang mah zongh semsak khol lo, inn nawtsak zel hih tuak hi. Amau pen a kum tamsim pian uh ahih ciang vua khawng pak zolo dan hih tuak hi. A khotsa te pen, mi khat Rs 5000, 8000, 9000 cih bang in khawng uh a, Tuanzadal ta nu pen a lei te khut sungpan in 5000 in tankhia kik zo in tu in khua ah ciahpih kik hi. Adang te pen koi teng tung hiam cih kithei zonai lo lai hi. Hih thu pen ka zakphet in lamdang ka sa mahmah a, Suandeihsiam nau nu zongh haisa in lamdang kasa hi.
>
>A thu omzia te pen bangci dan ciang ding hiam a kikansan laitak ahi hi. Thungetna ah phawk ni.
>Hih thu te pen, U Nangtawng leh U Lun (Kamdothangzi) tung pan in zani a kazak a hi hi.
>
>Thupuak,
>
>Sia Suankhup
>Korea
>Khamlian
>Kualumpur
>Malaysia


Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zomi

KORUPSON

By- Hangp zo

“Korupson” a word mawngmawng jong kihdah huai. Ei Zomite Dictionary te a jong koivet lou ding a hoi kasah thuteng khat ahi. Khangsawn te’n a thuteng jong theida kon le uh chi ing. I gam enlei Kristian hisam hinanle..........gen d tam talua.....!!!!

Jonathan Swift in “We have just enough religion (read Denomination*) to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another” ana chi khu ei Lamka District te ading in dihvawt kasa hi. Kalkhat suan lei Bieh Inn, BD, M.Th joutha ahilou le US lutkhat umle Bieh Inn/Biehna khat igam ah kibelap chet chet. Abangchi dan?

Kristian/Gingtu kahi chi’n ikiletsahpi ua, ahin igam ah Kristian tawndan dia kilawmlou gensenglou muthei in um hi. Korupson en jual talei....Ofis khatpou ah korupson umlouna namu leh .....chia kichiam thei na khop ahita hi. Koite e Korupson ching? Bang jiah a Korupson um la?

Hoitah in abul en in ngaitua vengveng talei, korupson kichipi koima officer khat mikhat jiah hilou in kei leh nang(mipi) jiah a um ahileltah hi. Korupson jiah in igam ah neh leh tah hahsatna a um a, neh leh tah hahsat jiah mah in korupson a um jel veve hi. Tualeh korupson kichi pen Dangka nehgu /piahguh sese hilou hi. Etsahna’n – mission skul khat ah sangsye sepna khat maimai awng tahen len, natapa/tanu pang ding a nadeisah mama jiah in athuneitu khat inn ah ann neding in nahan a, sameh tuitah nanesah a, houlimpi in tua natapa/tanu pen sangsye ding a ching mama leh ama jong kilawp mama ahidan genpi in, tualeh na innsung uh hahsatdan te genkawm in aman(tanu/tapa) in sangsye in semle nehsuina nopdeu ding ahidan jong nagenpi hi. Tam jong korupson chikhat veve ahi. A dangte bang a a siing a saang a kipiahna ahilouvang in.Tam korupson hisih nachi theile pen gending umnonsih......igam a korupson a umding ma ahi. Na lungsim in bangdia tam korupson hi d la, “favouritism” abou vele chi vateh. Tam jiah mama ahi igam a korupson hatna. Favouritism kichi khu Korupson pianpi sanggam neujaw ahi. Tunia Nehgu ching nachi te’n jong genle Favouritism ahi chi ding uhi. Tuajiah in “kideisahtuamna” inei laisiah korupson bei ngai lou ding hi. Sil khat pou ah ‘merit’ ah i et ua, munkhat pou a ‘first come first serve’ chia vai ihawmthei hun chiang un korupson pen ajung muat kipan ta ding hi. Mite sang in ken tang vang chi lungtang mipi ten inei laisia uh korupson bei lou ding a, amaute sang in kei tapa/tanu hijawle chi engsiatna lungtang inei laisia uh korupson bajam sau deudeu ding hi. Mipi ten keima/kei tapa/tanu in tang teitei hen chi lungtang ipaikhiah ding uh ahi. Angmakhualna,(Selfishness), Engsiatna(jealousy) chitegel maimai beh paikhiah sawmvai. I thuginbupi uh BIBLE injong adeilou ahi.

Korupson bei na ding in koima dang mawpuahna ahisih a, kei leh nang(mipite) tung ah kinga liuliau hi. I gam a biehna/bieh Inn umjat beh gingtu dihtah umleh igam hichi talawm sih va maw...! Alangkhat ah korupson kichi pen beithei nanle favouristism pen 100% beithei chet lou ding bang hi. Koima’n asanggam pianpi khat leh midang khat atehkak thei ngaisih ding a, a innveng ittah khat leh vengdang mikhat jong atehkah thei dih ding hi. [*Italics are mine]

ZOGAM CALLING

-Fidel Haupu

“The spirit of the slained Zou innocent groan for Justice…Is it a delay or deny…???”

Be a conservative,communist,Marxist,liberal or whatever you termed yourself, there’s one thing that we have in common-i,e the love for one’s community or nation.Gones are the days that our fore-father courageously fought the British with great vigour, to defend the interest and sovereignty of our community or nation.They neither bow down to the British nor surrender and proved equal to every threat posed to them, thereby the British failed to proved that the sun never set in their empire.

Many instances prove that the fighting spirit or the unity maintained by our fore-father are not inherited to the ancestors.Have they been in the 21st century, the Zou community will be one of the most unified and prosperous society in the world. They have shown the British that the Zous are the Kshatriyas community of the Zo Suante.

Considering the political imbroglio within the Zou community in the light of the present situation, many questions are left yet to answer.Do are life worthless than others in manipur?? Why our blood bleeds in vain?? Do we die for no reason?? If the 24th June 1997 saikul incident escalated to a full fledged communal tension between the Kukis and Paites(pro-zomi), the 50+ Zou innocent butchered mercilessly during the kuki-paite conflict need a fresh attention.

From its inception till the existence of more than 50 years, the Govt. of Manipur/India didn’t make any confusion between the ZOU/ZOMI. If Pu Hangkhanpau, Adviser,ZRO failed to make the Government understand about ZOU/ZOMI(United Zomi Organisation), he has to consult his predecessor or if he cant tackle the problem,owing moral responsibility,he has to resign without surrendering or mortgaging our United Zomi Organisation for 5 years MLA.

Everythings has a season and every action has equal and opposite reaction. If USSR can be disintegerated or the Irish Republican Army succumbed to the pressure of the British government,the present Zomi-Taliban will annihilate themselves in the days to come.Who has binded us in Zomi-Ideology or ZRA.??? The Government of India and Pakistan make every efforts to heal the wounds and remove the scars of partition through peoples to peoples contact .Theefore it s a high time for the Zomi-Taliban to heal the wounds of 1997 massacre to the Zou peoples. Before constructing a skyscraper, it is wise to laid a firm foundation, in such away that the Zomi movement has a long way to go, if Justice is denied to the slained Zou innocents, someday ,some where in their journey, they will realize and regret the ROAD THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN.

The spirit of more than 50 Zou innocence groan for Justice, are you ready to deliver…???? Under the Zomi-Taliban’s rule, where the court summon a person to settle a dispute without giving the right /chance to speak or utter a word,Justice is not only delay but completely denied,Justice will always be a distance dream if you didn’t volunteer yourself to deliver. The blood of our slained brethens calls for Justice, will you deny...????!!!!!

The Lamka Post | March 27, 2008

Sualluih mohpaihna’n lampi zui
LAMKA, March 26

Children’s Brighter School, Mualkawi a Class B simlai numei naupang kum 6 lel a upa zan sun a sualluih ahih mohpaihna’n tuni sun dak 12:00 in Children’s Brighter School leh Covenant School a student teng in STC/BSF Gate leh Tedim Road, Lanva kikal lamzuihna nei uhi.
Hiai hun ah naupang neuchikchikte’n placards tuamtuam (‘Stop assaulting students, Stop spoiling the career of innocent student-Punish the Rapist, Why mentally abuse the Gen X, Down with physical exploitation of innocent girl(s) leh adangdang) tawi kawm in lampi zui in mi sualluihtu matkhiat hihen chi in kikou uhi.
Hiai thiltung toh kisai in CBS, Gangpimual School Committee leh Staff in mohpaihna thusuah bawl ua, huai ah naupangnu vangsiatna pen thuakpih leh poisa mahmah ahihdan uh taklang kawm in hiai bang a thilhihtu’ mohpaihna sangpen a mohpaih ahihdan uh puang ua, matkhiat a hehpihna bei gawt hileh adeihthu uh taklang uhi.

SSPP-LB in mohpaihna thusuah bawl; School khak ding in ngen
LAMKA, March 26
Saimsinpawlpi, Lamka Block in zan sun a meltheihlouh pasal khat in Children’s Brighter School, Mualkawi a Class B sinlai numei naupang a sualluih toh kisai tuni’n mohpaihna thusuah bawl uhi.
Thusuak in a taklatna ah, hichibang a ganhing bangmai a gamtatna naktak a mohpaih ahidan taklang kawm in a kisaipihte’n kintak a hichibang thilhihtu mankhia a, a kituahpih gawtna peding in ngen uhi. Hichibang gitlouhna mohpaihna leh tunung a hichibang thil om nawnlouh ding deihna leh nunei naupangnu leh a innkuante thuakpihna in Siamsinpawlpi Lamka Block in khopi sung a Government leh Private Siamsinna inn (institution) teng zingchiang sun dak 12:00 apan khaak ding in ngen uhi. Naupangte lungmuangtak a a omtheihna ding un ngaihtuahna chiimtak nei peuhmah in hichibang gitlouhna mulkimhuai mohpaihna a aw khat suah a pangkhawm chiat ding in Siamsinpawlpi Lamka Block in ngen kawm in hichibang thiltung district ading a a khatveina kia ahihnawnlouhman in gal et maimai lou ding uh ahihdan uh taklang uhi.

ZRA in sum ngentu mi 3 mankhia
LAMKA, March 26
Zomi Revolutionary Army in zan nitak dak 9:30 vel in Lailam lei kianga dukan bawl vaite apan sumlaksaktu mi 3 tuzing dak 6:30 in atenna in chiat ua pan in mankhia uhi.
Mat a omte bel Mr. T. Siema (30) s/o Khamkam of Lingsiphai, Mr. Kapmuanlal (34) s/o Ginzagen of Lingsiphai leh Mr. P. Jacob (31) s/o (L) Kapthang of Lingsiphai hi uhi. Amauten Mr. Anil apan Rs. 5000/- leh Mr. Dhirinder apan Rs. 400/- laksak ua, amaute tuni sunnung dak 12:30 in munkhat ah Lamka pansan Media-te ma ah ZRA Town Commander in lahkhiatna nei hi.

PT Sports Complex Fencing um kipan
LAMKA, March 26
New Lamka vengnuam a PT Sports Complex area Pucca Fencing a um suak vek sawm in nasep kipan a, Contractor in Simlam pang um zouta a, nasep kisan mahmah hi.


Priscilla Home ah Graduation-cum-Thanksgiving
LAMKA, March 26
Priscilla Home, New Lamka ah hongtung ding March 29, 2008 sunma dak 11:00 apan in ‘Graduation –cum- Thanksgiving Ceremony’ neih hiding hi. Hiai hun ah Mr. PL Thanga, IAS in Chief Guest hihna toh uap ding a, Timothy in short message gen ding a, Graduate te Commissioning leh thumsakna Pastor Elvis Nehlal in nei ding hi.

Numei kisualna ah 2 liam
LAMKA, March 26
Tuni sun dak 12:00 vel in Tedim Road in atawt khak Torbung Bangla ah numei kisel buai ziak in buaina piang in kisual ua, huai ah Mrs. Rani (26) d/o Ibocha Singh of Torbung Bangla leh Mrs. Chaubi (24) w/o Inao Singh of Torbung Bangla a lu uh liam tuak in tu’n Dist. Hospital Lamka ah etkol in om uhi. A kigen dan in pasal khat in a zi sa a, a sapna lam ah numei hon kisel buai a kisualna tanpha piang hi’n thutut kingah hi.

Medical team kuan khia
LAMKA, March 26
Churachandpur Dist a Singtang lam a Malaria dalna thoukang kap ding team tuamtuam tuni’n Lamka apan kuan khia uhi. Huaite bel Leijangphai Tuilaphai area, Tipaimukh Parbung area, leh Bukpi area a ding hi uhi. Huai toh kisai in thoukang kap (Spray men) team te mipiten kithuahpih ding in ngen uhi.

Scale-IV in kaisang
LAMKA, March 26
State Bank of India (SBI)/Churachandpur Branch a Manager LB. Pradhan zan in Scale-III apan Scale-IV in kaisang hi. Huai lou in Imphal SBI main Branch apan Timmy Gangte leng SBI/Churachandpur Branch ah Dy. Manager/Accountant ding in tuma zek apan hong pai in nasep pan hi.

Free Text Book ding Block ah pekhia
LAMKA, March 26
ZEO/CCpur nuai a School tuamtuam a Class- 1- VIII naupangte zat ding Free Text book tuni apan Block tuamtuamte kiang ah pe khia ua, tunung zek chiang in Block ten amau nuai a School te kiang ah hawm sawn ding uhi.

Manipur CM ah memorandum pia
LAMKA, March 26
Zan sun a Gangpimual leh tangnuam kikal a Childrens’ Brighter School akai Class-B sinlai numei naupang kum 6 lel a upa meltheihlouh pasal khat in raped toh kisai in tuni’n Churachandpur Dist Students’ Union (CDSU) in Manipur Chief Minister a ding Memorandum DC/CCpur tung tawn in pia uhi.
Kum chinglou naupang pawng sualtu Govt in dakkal 24 sung amat khiak kei leh helna chikhat pat ding in vau uhi. Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) inleng tuni mah in Manipur Chief Minister a ding memorandum DC/CCpur tung tawn in pia ua, ZSF in nasatak a mohpaih in Govt. in zangnadopna a kinlam apiak ding, mi raped tu Govt. in kintak a a matkhiak a gawtna khauhtak pe ding in Govt. noh ua, hiaite sukbuchin ahihkeileh ZSF om maimai lou ding ahihdan taklang uhi.

Operator ding omlou
LAMKA, March 26
Rural Health Mission nuai ah Churachandpur a ding a Ambulance gari 2 a sung a Oxygen, X-Ray leh Ultrasound toh kithuah tuma zek a Chief Medical Officer makaih a Imphal a va lak uh a sung a van zat tuamtuam operation ding om louh ziak a kizang thei lou in gen uh a, gari pen a khe a niamluat ziak a singtang a leng kal zou lou ding hi’n thutut kingah hi.

Excursion team hong tung
LAMKA, March 26
27 Sector Assam Rifle sponsored na a Lamka area a School tuamtuam 12 apan Students’ 24 leh Teacher 3 te excursion a Kolkata a zinte tunitak dak 5:00 in Lamka hong tung uhi. Tuibuang a 27 Sector Assam Rifle Hq ah vai dawnna nei uhi.

BSF Civic Action Programme
IMPHAL, March 26
88Bn BSF ten Yairipok ah, March 27, 2008 zinglam dak 11 chiangin Civic action programme khat sai ding uhi. Hiai mun ah BSF ten abawlsak uh Welfare Centre khat leng Yairipok area a numeite a dingin, BSF ten piakkhiakna nei ding ua, tuaban ah vanzat Puankhui khawl (khe asik) 10 leh Colour TV set khat leng pe ding uhi.

State level seminar om ding
IMPHAL, March 26
Indian Council of Social Science Research NE Regional Centre, Shillong te sensakna nuai a, Manipur College te saina in, hiai college ah March 28, 2008 in One day State level Seminar on ‘Magnitude of the problem of the Elderly persons in the Northeastern Region of India with special reference to Manipur’ chih om ding hi.

NSCN (IM) member 3 man
IMPHAL, March 26
Apaisa March 24, 2008 sunnung dak 1.30 vel dingin, Bishnupur Police Commando ten NHPC, Loktak Project Office complex lak operation a bawlna uah, NSCN (IM) thum 7.65 pistol khat leh atang 5 toh mankhawm uhi.
Police thusuak dan in mat a om NSCN (IM) te bel, S/S Section Officer –Information & Publicity, GPRN Ajianpou Kamei (33) s/o (L) Gaikhuipou Kamei of Tokpa Kabui village, S/S Regional Secretary GPRN Jenchui Kamei (33) s/o Thambou Kamei of Khoupum village leh S/S Section Officer Assistant GPRN Siannao Rongmei (34) s/o Gaipuikhan Rongmei of Khoupum tu lel a Tokpa Kabui village a om ahi.

HIV/AIDS toh kisai public hearing
IMPHAL, March 26: UNAIDS sensakna nuai leh Manipur Legislator’s Forum on HIV/AIDS (MLFA) leh Lifeline Foundation saina nuai ah, ‘One day District level Public hearing on HIV/AIDS’ March 27, 2008 zinglam dak 10 in Sanjenthong a State Guest House conference hall ah om ding hi.
Hiai hun ah Khuallian in, Assembly a Speaker leh Chairman MLFA Dr. S. Budhichandra Singh pang ding hi. President in Dr. I. Ibohanbi MLA & Secretary MLFA leh Guest of Honour dingin, Dr. H. Borajao MLA & Executive member MLFA leh Dr. Kh. Pramodkumar Project Director MACS pang ding uhi.

Ukhrul district apat Forest Beat Office lakhe di’n ngen
IMPHAL, March 26
Ukhrul district sunga pawl tuamtam 4, Raphei Katamnao Long, Zingsho Katamnao Long, Zingtun Tangkhul Katamnao Long leh Tangkhul Aze Katamnao Long ten tuni a Press statement a suahna uah, Tribals forest right toh kisai in thu tuamtuam taklang kawm in Ukhrul district sung a Forest beat office, Manipur govt. leh Forest department
in kintak a lakhe dingin theihsak uhi.
Hiai pawl 4 ten’ Forest beat office lakkhiak ahihkei leh ahoih sanga ahoihlou lam omthei zaw ding ahihdan leng taklang uhi. Pawl 4 ten thusuah a bawlna uah, Ukhrul district sunga gammangte a gammite’n hun sawtpek apat customary laws leh practices ban ah rules leh regulation nei a, a etkawl uh ahihziakin, bangchi dan mah a tax piak kullou chih ahi.
Ukhrul district a gammang te Reserved Forest Act nuai a omlou ahihman in, Forest beat office hon kul lou hi. Forest department in gammang product toh kisai a tax lak a sawm, singtang mite forest right kalh ahihdan leh govt. min a tax kaihkhawm pen guktakna leh suamhatna toh kibang hidan inleng thusuak in taklang hi.

District nih ah NREGS pat hinawn
IMPHAL, March 26
India a 2005 apat NREGS patkhiak ahih toh kiton in, phase masa adia India pumpi a district 200 telkhiakna ah, Manipur a Temenglong district telkha a, NREGS patkhiakna leh hamphatna ngah masapen district suak hi. Phase nihna adingin, Manipur a district nih CCpur leh Chandel ah NREGS patkhiak in om nawn hi.
Hichibang kal ah, zan tan a Manipur district 6 a NREGS patkhiak ahihnungin, tuni’n leng Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh in Bishnupur district leh Imphal West ah NREGS hongkhe nawn hi. Ukhrul leh Senapati district a March 24 a patkhiakna neih ding chih himahleh, khosiat ziakin, Ukhrul district ah hithei lou a, himahleh zingchiang March 27, 2008 in patkhiakna om nawn ding hi.

Rajya Sabha MP di’n Rishang telching
IMPHAL, March 26 NNN
Rajya Sabha a Manipur’ palai ding khat kitelna tuni zinglam dak 9 apat nitaklam dak 4 sung Assembly Secretariat Committee Room A ah neih in om a, huai ah Congress Rajya Sabha MP dia Rishang Keishing telching a om nawn hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.
Tuni a MP ding kitelna ah Manipur Legislative Assembly member 60 lak ah RK Anand chihlouhsiah in vote khia ua, vote kikhia 59 lak ah vote 2 si hi. Vote silou 57 lak ah Rajya Sabha MP dia telching nawn a om Rishang Keishing in vote 49 ngah in nuamtak in a langpa vote 8 chauh ngah National People’s Party (NPP) candidate BD Behring zoukhia hidan in thusuak in taklang hi. Manipur sorkar a Minister ana hingei BD Behring ahihleh Chandel district a Japhou Bazar apat hi a, independent MLA bangzah hiamte huhna toh NPP in a nominate hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.
Rishang Keishing ahihleh Ukhrul district a Chassad sub-division sung a Bungpa Khunou apat hi a, 1952 general election in outer Manipur parliamentary constituency apat Lok Sabha MP dia telching in ana om a, 1962 kum in leng ching nawn hi. Manipur MLA di’n Ukhrul district a Phungyar assembly constituency apat telching in ana om a Finance Minister, Education Minister, Tribal Welfare Minister, Transport Minister leh Forest Minister hihna ana len ngei hi.
Manipur assembly ah 1980 kum a telching a a om nawn in Deputy Chief Minister hihna len a, November 27, 1980 apat January 4, 1995 sung Chief Minister hihna a let ziak in Manipur a CM dinmun lensawtpen hitadihlai hi. Rishang in 2002 Assembly election pen Phungyar AC apat ana tuh mahleh Wungnaoshang Keising ana zoulou hi.
Manipur a Congress in 2002 kum a vaihawmna a lak nawn in Rajya Sabha MP di’n Rishang nominate ua, tu’n a term April 19 a a beima in telching in om nawnta hi. Tutung Rajya Sabha MP ding kitelna ah Congress ticket delh mi 17 om mahleh, AICC president Sonia Gandhi in a delhlou Rishang pia hidan in thusuak in taklang hi.

HR & LN in MZP mohpaih
AIZAWL, March 26 NNN
Mizo Zirlai Pawl in sum a nget uh non-Mizo sumdawngmi khat in a piak utlouh ziak a MZP in huai mipa vua uh hidan a ngohna om toh kisai Mizoram Human Rights and Law Network (HR & LN) in naktak a mohpaih kawm in non-Mizote right bohsiatna ahihdan taklang uhi.
HR & LN in hiai toh kisai a thusuah a bawlna uah, hiai bang a gamtatna pen Christian hindan toh kikalh leh Mizote sukminsiatna ahihdan a taklat banuah MZP gamtatdan pen Dan in a phallouh hi’n taklang uhi. Huai banah, nidang apat non-Mizote apat MZP in sum ana ngetsek lai ua sorkar in a khamna dia pan bangmah a laklouh ziak a hiai bang teng tung ahihman a sorkar in a moh a khuk ding hi’n HR & LN thusuak in taklang hi.
MZP kia hilou a pawl dang tuamtuamte’n leng non-Mizote lak a sum nget chiing uh ahihdan taklang kawm in HR & LN in Mizo leh non-Mizote a kibang a a bitna ding ua sorkar in Dan leh Thupiak tungding a, kintak a Dan bohsete gawtna pe di’n ngetna bawl uh hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.

Pastor 1 sihna sui thak di’n ngen
AIZAWL, March 26 NNN
Pastor Rev. Chanchinmawia, Mizoram People’s Forum a President hihna a letlai October 1, 2007 a a sihna toh kisai in tuni’n Mizoram Assembly session ah opposition party ten a thak a state dang apat agency suizuina neihsak ding ngetna pelut uh hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.
Party tuamtuam apat opposition MLA tamtakte’n state govt. kiang a ngetna a piaklut uh toh kisai in Home Minister Tawnluia in, state govt. in hiai thu sui dia a seh Special Investigation Team in ADM (J) kiang a December 6, 2007 a final report ana pekhinta ahihdan gen kawm in a thak a suizuina pat nawn ding toh kisai a bel govt. hilou in, court in thu neizaw ahihman a lungkimlouhna neite’n govt. hilou a court a tut zawk ding ahihdan hasuan hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.

AMWJU in a strike khawlsak
IMPHAL, March 26 NNN
Manipur phaizang bial a journalist te’n cease work strike March 21 a apat uh Nilaini a All Manipur Working Journalsits’ Union (AMWJU) in general body meeting a neihna ua thupukna a lak dungzui un mipite khualna in Nilaini in kiphinna khawlsan ua, nasep pan ngal uhi. Huai banah, Umar Farooq pawl simlouh a PULF tung a ‘ban’ a bawl leng AMWJU in lakhia hi’n thusuak in taklang hi.
Journalist te’n awnnalam neilou ahihthu a gen kawm in, AMWJU president’ tung a Umar Farooq pawl in ngohna a bawl leng March 28 tan a hilhchetna a bawl kei ua leh amau pawl toh kisai himhim news a suah nawnlou ding hi’n journalist union in Umar Farooq pawl tung ah vauna bawl hi. PULF home secretary kichi khat in AMWJU president tung a ngohna a bawl a mohsakthu taklang kawm in state a journalist-te vaulau a a om ziak ua ‘press pick-up programs’ himhim ngaihsak nawnlou phot ding ahihthu uh leng AMWJU in gen hi.
People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) in press-te nasepna a sukbuai ziak un kal masa March 20 in AMWJU in March 21 a kipat ni 6 sung cease work strike puang a, state a AIR leh DDK chihlouh Imphal a newspaper-te kal khat phial bang nasemlou a aom ziak un Manipur sung a news service lamte buai mahmah uhi.

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Numei-naupangte bitna di’n mohpaihna thu hunlou

Thupi: Gilou nasep kintaka gawtna a kibawl louh jiakin, huaijiakin mite tapate lungtang gilou hih dingin huaiah koih kipin a om hi. Eklijiasti-8:11

Vaigam khong kia a thiltung thei hidan a i koihte tu’n eilak ah leng uang mahmahta a, zan a numei naupang khat tung a thiltung pen pawngsualna toh kisai in a masapen hilou a, apaisa May 18, 2006 in Tuilakjang khua ah Jamson in numei naupang kum 14 mi khat ana pawngsual a, numei pen in nau a pai zawkmah banah kha khat nung in leng a thiltuah ziak in a chang in khophawlou in kongkaw zel a, June 2 tan in leng bangmah nelou in om a, a chang in kihing ek ek sek a a khut khawng van ek ek sek hi. A thiltuah ziak a numei naupang’ lungsim paisual in lauhna ngen in dim a, a nute’n May 19, 2006 in Lamka hon zotpih sawm mahle uh bus sung ah lau in kipekpek a a tawp in kongkaw a, bus apan kumkhiatpih thak ua a zing May 20, 2006 in bel Lamka honzotpih thei khong uhi.
Apaisa November 26, 2006 in leng Lalzawmliana @ Zawma s/o Parzika in Panglian JB School a Class A simlel numei naupang kum 7 mi ana pawngsual hi. November 21, 2007 in leng Rengkai Bible Hill ah Khamminthang Leivang (25) s/o Kaizagin in numei naupang kum 11 a upa, Class III simlel khat a sanggampa mitmuh in ana pawngsual hi.
I khotang a hiai bang thiltung mulkimhuaitakte a tun nawnlouhna dia mipite leh pawlpi tuamtuam te’n pan ginatak ina laklouh ziak un zan mahmah in leng kum chinglou chih dia leng chinglou kholdiak, numei naupang kum 6 mi, Children Brighter School, Mualkawi a Class B simlel khat pawngsual in om nawn hi. Hiai thiltung toh kisai simkha leh theikhate peuhmah lungsim naktak in phawng a, numei naupang in a nu kiang a school kaitawp chiang a pi pahpahta dia a nget dan leh a kahkahna a aw bang heugawp a pauzoulou ahihdante i sim zawkmah chiang in, a mi theingeikei mahle i lungsim tawng hon dawt in na mahmah a, kithuakpih mahmah hi.
Eilawi in guta hiam i mat chiang un leng mi bangzah hiam ahihkeileh pawlpi khat hiam in thuhilhna hoihtak nei kichi in i khah zel uhi. Guta ana hithei chiang in kua thuhilhna ziak in guktakna a tawpsan taktak dia? A guk nawn chiang a pilvangzawsem dia thuhilhna toh kibang hi. A guktak ziak in a sungte liausak ekek lengle a guktak hat pen in thuakkha tuanlou ding a, ana thuak gige a sungkuante thuakna behlapsakna maimai hiding ihi. Tutung a thiltung toh kisai in, pawlpi khat hiam in migilou pen hon mankhe takpi leh leng ‘thuhilhna hoihtak’ piak nung a khah zel ding ihi diam? Ahihkeileh, a dangte dandeuh a, Inndongta kihouna tungtawn a a migilou pen zalenna piak a, a sungte gawt ek zel ding ihi duam?
Eilak a leng siatna uanglawta a, i Pu-Pa tawndan dungzui a Inndongta tungtawn a kilemnate’n hon gakzou nawnlou ahihman in, i Pu-Pa tawndan pen paih ding chihna bel hilou in, sorkar leh Police bang leng nei ihih sam chiang un, amaute thuneihna zangta leng hoih ding hi. Buaina banghiam thu a om chiang in Inndongta tungtawn a kihouna pen bel pai thou henla, himahleh, huai kawmkawm in Police lam ah leng a case pai leh hoih ding hi. Inndongta tungtawn a kilemna a om a leh leng migilou in a gitlouh man a kituahpih bang gawtna bel a muh veve ding ahi. Huchi ahihlouh chiang in sum tamtak kiliausak a kilemna neih ahih tangpi ziak in, zan a editorial a i gen bangdeuh in, mi hausate’n liau ding sum nei lel ahihching un, numeite ban pawngsual in Inndongta in sum a liausak zahzah pe ziahziah mawk leh thil hithei khat suak hi. Inndongta kilemna a omna dia sum liausak pen bel zangnadopna dan khat leng ahihman in hoihlou tuanlou a, himahleh, hiai kilemna ziak a migilou pen zalenna piak kichi tulai hun a dia thil hoihpen hinawnlou hi.
Numei pawngsual ngam khat zalentak a khahzan a om ahihlam thei gegu nu-le-pate’n i tate i pawtsak ngam dia hia? Zan a thiltung bangbang kuan ei tung ah a tungkei ding a chi ngam dia? Migilou pen suangkulh a khumlou a, en i tate suangkulh (innsung) a khumbichilh zaw ding ihi duam? Hiai numei naupang tung a thiltung pen in i lung uh a phawng mahmah tan a beisak zel ding ihi duam? Tutung a thiltung toh kisai a newspaper khong a ‘mohpaihna’ thu suah leh lamlian zuih kichite’n maban a i tate bitna ding bangmah semkhelou ding ahihman in, mipi, pawlpi tuamtuamte banah Police in a thu kia a mohpaihlou a, a taktak a migilou pen matkhiak a Dan dungzui a gawtna khauhtheitawp piak hoih ding hi.

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Six-year old girl sodomised in Ccpur

By : M Kaimuanthang/IFP 3/27/2008 2:24:43 AM

Lamka, Mar 26: In a bizarre incident a minor girl of 6 years was sodomised Tuesday at a place located about 3 kms away from the district police station between Tangnuam to Gangpimual village by a male adult.

According to sources, the minor girl was on her way home at Tangnuam from shool after writing her days examination at the Children’s Brighter School where she studies in class 'B' at about 12.15 pm.

Between Tangnuam to Gangpimual village she was stopped at a cemetery area and was forcibly taken to a secluded spot, said the sources.

She said that after some time the man who wore a half pant told her to lie down and then sodomised her. She said she was warned by the man not to shout otherwise she would be stabbed to death.

The girl after returning home played with friends in the neighbourhood as there was no one at home at that time.

Later, when her mother returned she told her to pick her from school punctually. She also complained of pain in her anus. Ultimately, when her mother enquired she came to know of the injury and took the girl to hospital.

After proper check up at the hospital some injuries were found at her anus which revealed that she was sodomised. The father of the victim is a rickshaw puller.

Regarding the incident, the village authorities of Tangnuam issued a condemnation of the incident and urged all NGOs to take steps to ensure that no such crimes are perpetrated on the minors at least.

Condemning the incident, the Children’s Brighter School students today took to the streets and took out a rally from the school upto Tiddim road and the BSF road junction.

Meanwhile, the Zomi Studnets Federation, ZSF, in a statement condemned the incident of sodomy of a class-B student of Children’s Brighter Academy on Tuesday last in the strongest possible words.

It said it would extend full support to any form of agitation to be launched in protest while demanding the government ensure the culprits are arrested and given punishment as per the law of the land.

Urging the government to take steps for payment of suitable compensation to the victims, it demanded that such incidents should not occur in the future.

Meanwhile, in another incident the DC’s official residence was pelted with stones by some miscreants on the same night.

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Rape cases reduce but other crimes against women on the rise
By : Thingbaijam Dhamen/IFP 3/27/2008 2:22:49 AM

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Even though cases of rape of women in Manipur sharply declined during the year 2007 with only 20 incidents taking place, other crimes against women like molestation, cruelty by husband and relatives and kidnapping and abduction are on the rise.

The annual crime graph of the Manipur police for the year 2007-08 reveals only 20 cases related with rape of women registered in police stations across the state, against 40 cases in the previous year.

The cases of molestation of women which was 33 in 2006 increased to 70 while cruelty by husband and relatives also increased from 11 to 15. A case of eve teasing was also registered by the police during 2007 even though no case was registered during 2006 and 2005.

A sharp increase of kidnapping and abduction of women was recorded as a total of 83 cases were registered during the year 2007 against 49 in the previous year.

No cases related with dowry death and trafficking of girls was registered during the period under report.

The overall cases which the state police registered during the year 2007 under Indian Penal Code, IPC was recorded at 3259 which indicates an increase of 373 from the year 2006.

During the year under report 240 murder cases, 377 attempts to murder and two culpable homicides not amounting to murder were registered. The cases were respectively 205, 265 and four in the previous year 2006.

A total of 67 cases of kidnapping for different reasons were registered during the year under report which indicates a reduction of 13 from the previous year 2006 when it was 80.

Three cases of dacoity, 161 cases of preparation and assembly for dacoity, 12 cases of robbery, 69 cases of burglary, 152 auto thefts and 302 other thefts were registered in the year which has passed.

Cases registered against extortion are on the rise as a total of 245 cases were registered during the year under report even though it was 204 in the previous year 2006.

Cases of motor accidents also rose slightly as 536 cases were registered during the year 2007 against 521 during the year 2006.

The cases registered against rioting, criminal breach of trust, cheating, counterfeiting, arson, assault during the year under report were respectively 73, 19, 93, 4, 64 and 383 respectively against 60, 40, 82, 9, 117 and 296 during the year 2006.

A sharp reduction in the cases of offence against the state were found in the annual crime report of the police as against 122 cases registered in 2006 it was only 63 during the year 2007.

Other cases registered under the IPC which were 338 in 2006 also reduced to 204 in the year 2007.

The total number of cases registered under the minor/other local and special laws enforced in the state during the year 2007 was 754 showing an increase of 271 from the previous year 2006. The total cases registered under the same category during 2006 was 483.

Out of the total of 754 cases 679 were registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. A total of 403 cases were registered under the same Act during the year 2006.

Of the remaining cases five were registered under Arms Act, 35 NDPS Act, one each under Immoral Traffic (P) Act and Essential Commodities Act, five under Gambling Act and six under Registration of Foreigners Act, 1930 while the remaining seven were registered under other acts of the state.

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Editorial of The Imphal Free Press


Migration and Demography
3/27/2008 2:33:26 AM
In the days before the long Yaoshang holidays, the local media did see some interesting debates of the issue of economic migrants and demography. Rich as each of them was in contributing to this important discourse, in many of the arguments there had seemed to be a confusing of categories between the two central issues. The strain of xenophobia consequent upon the demography shift issue and the matter of humanitarian treatment of economic migrants. The first maybe is not altogether a phobia – an obsessive and unreasonable fear, after all after all, in a democracy, numbers decide who get to be in power. The second treats the matter as merely a question of economic migration of hapless population at the cost of ignoring the consequences of a radical altering of the demographic profile because of these migrations. Both the arguments are incompleteness and lack a holistic visualisation of the tragedy unfolding. For indeed, what we are witnessing is not one tragedy, but two working simultaneously on a single frame of space and time, which, as we see it, have no other way than to be treated together as intimately related issues, if justice and not just political correctness is the ultimate goal. Hence, if the plight of economic migrants, forced to migrate by discrimination and poverty at home is a human issue, the concerns and anxieties amongst small communities who would be their hosts, of demographic upsets which would ultimately put them at a disadvantage in the democratic power equation must be treated as equally weighty. This dilemma was clearly visible even as the unpardonable and macabre massacres of migrant labourers on March 17 and 18 unfolded. There were militants butchering the migrants probably in their belief that they were addressing the concerns of the local communities, but these same locals they thought they were patronising, were rescuing the victims of their pogrom.
As to why the economic migrants must deserve a humane treatment needs no further elaboration. It is however the “xenophobia” (within quotes because it has been argued that it is not a phobia but a real concern) caused by their continuous influx which needs a little more explanation, for beneath what seems an unreasonable emotion, there are reasons that needs more attention. For one thing, migrant labourers always manage to drag down wages. Because of their poverty and desperations, they are always willing to work for less. If today it is internal migrants who have brought down wages, tomorrow it will be migrants from Bangladesh who will drag it down further, causing another layer of tensions between the earlier economic migrants and the latter who are even more desperate. The potential for social tension caused by economic migration is self evident and indeed Assam has seen this phenomenon played out before its very own eyes. Some have argued that there are no local labour forces and cite how even rickshaw drivers cover their faces because of their lack of respect of manual labour. This is basically a Meitei centric analysis and one which totally ignores the existence of other communities which have been providing these services, like the Pangals, although it must be acknowledged that the available services are inadequate of the needs. All the same, this labour friction is a universal phenomenon, and happens even in the most sophisticated economies. One of Senator Barak Obama’s trump cards in his campaign for the Democratic Party’s ticket for American Presidential election has been his promise to restrict outsourcing of jobs to countries where skilled labour is cheap so as to leave American jobs for Americans. And we all know how successful he has been thus far. The other point about population movement and “xenophobia” is, it is a one way affair. When members of small communities move to settle amidst a much larger communities, the question of demographic upsets seldom arises. But when members of much bigger communities move to settle alongside smaller communities, the concerns provoked should come across as obvious. Just as small hill tribes fear unregulated settling of the more populous Meiteis among them, there is legitimacy in small communities of the northeast fearing large scale influxes from not just Bangladesh, but also from the larger states. We had suggested official regulatory mechanisms, but this should not be taken as a suggestion for total ban on influx. We were talking about evolving more imaginative, reasonable and humane approach to the problem, such as stricter formalities in the acquisition of landed property by recent migrants etc. to allay the concerns of local populations.


Source: The Imphal Free Press

The Sangai Express | March 27, 2008

Rishang books RS berth

IMPHAL, Mar 26 : As expected, veteran Congress leader Rishang Keishing was today elected by the State Assembly to represent the State in the Rajya Sabha, making him the oldest MP in the Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha.
Keishing will be sworn in as an MP on April 9.
With the Congress enjoying a majority in the State Assembly and with the support of its allies in the SPF assured, the victory of Rishang Keishing was along expected lines and he received 49 votes while the National People’s Party nominee BD Behring garnered 8 votes.
The voting was held in the Committee room of the Assembly with 59 of the 60 MLAs casting their vote. While MPP MLA RK Anand stayed away, two other votes were declared invalid.
Returning Officer and Secretary of the Assembly Secretariat T Joute announced the election of Rishang Keishing and handed him the certificate of election. About 88 years old, Rishang was first elected to Parliament in the 1952 Lok Sabha election. He has had three stint in the Lok Sabha, one term in the Rajya Sabha has been a member of the State Assembly for 33 years. Rishang also has the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Manipur till date.
Later interacting with media persons, Rishang exten- ded his gratitude to the allies of the Congress in the SPF as well as the Independent MLAs for extending their support to him.
The veteran leader also thanked the people of Manipur for standing by him through all the years of his political career.

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Blood soaked Yaoshang winds up, many including 4 women killed, Four including 2 girls killed in firing at Thabal Chongba venues

IMPHAL, Mar 26 : Shoot-outs at two different Thabal Chongba venues on March 24 evening claimed the lives of four including two young girls in their 20s as another person suffered injuries.
In the first firing incident that took place at Heirok part-II Laikon maning at around 10.30 pm the two young girls were killed at the spot as four shawl-wearing unidentified persons who reportedly came on two motor cycles opened fire.
Another male youth who suffered injuries and was undergoing treatment at Shija Hospital succumbed at around 4.30 pm today.
a young girl also suffered bullet wounds in the same incident.
The deceased have been identified as Thokchom Premila (20) daughter of Mohon of Heirok part-I Heituppokpi, Laishram Nirmala (20) daughter Thambou of Heirok Pt-I Maning Leikai and Thokchom Ro-mesh (23) s/o Khomdon of Heirok Pt-II Bazar. Bodies of all the three are still lying at the RIMS morgue as family members have refused to take custody of the corpses.
On the otherhand, the injured girl undergoing treat- ment at Shija Hospital is said to be one Wairokpam Rebika (18) d/o Inaobi of Kairen-bikhok.
Rebika’s condition is also stated to be critical as she was jurt in the head area.
In connection with the shooting/killings, a massive public meeting attended by about 700 people was held at Heirok yesterday morning during which the incident was strongly condemned apart from resolving to constitute a JAC to chalk out further course of action.
Other decisions taken at the public gathering inclu-ded staging protest rallies in various parts of the state, apprising State authorities to issue arms’ license to protect themselves from disruptive elements, set a deadline of 48 hours for producing the killers by authorities concerned failing which the bodies would not be claimed and instead launch democratic form of agitation, prohibit entry of all UG cadres in Hei-rok area, ostracise/banish family/families from Heirok in case UGs are provided shelter, ban all forms of entertainment programmes till tomorrow as a mark of solidarity to the bereaved fami- lies, cease economy related activities and submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister on the JAC demands. As decided at the meeting, Heirok public in large number came in 30/40 vehicles yesterday afternoon in an attempt to protest at the CM’s bungalow here but security personnel swung into action and herded the incensed people beyond Sanjenthong.
However, 10 JAC representatives were allowed to call on the CM.
O Ibobi on his side, reportedly assured the JAC delegation to discuss issuance of arms to the public in the next Cabinet meeting.
“During our talk, the CM agreed to discuss our demand to issue arms for protecting ourselves from militants’ excesses at a State Cabinet meeting,” informed general secretary of the JAC.
O Ibobi reportedly told the delegation that the SPF Government would consult the Union Home Ministry on feasibility to issue the arms to Heirok public. Moreover stationing of one IRB post in Heirok was the other important assurance of the CM.
The other shooting incident also occurred at around 10.30 am at Khongman Ok-ram Chuthek Lai Lampak which is located under Iril-bung police station.
The victim who got killed while watching the Thabal-chongba programme is said to be one Ningombam Ibo-tombi alias Naobi (32) s/o (L) Manihar of Khongman Okram Chuthek. A bullet that hit on naobi’s right temple area passed out through the left side.
Naobi was initially rushed to RIMS Hospital but was referred to Shija Hospital as his condition was very serious. He passed away on the way to the privately run medical centre. Naobi’s bo-dy has been handed over to family members after completion of post mortem at RIMS morgue today.

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Chandel bandh protests killing of two women
By Our Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, Mar 26 : Normal activities in several pockets of Chandel district were severely disrupted owing to imposition of a bandh in protest against the gunning down of two Anal women by unidentified persons on march 21 evening.
Bodies of Langu Easter alias Ruhi (30) d/o (L) Angnu of Charong village and Pashel Snowy alias Julie (27) d/o Pashel Angsung of Anal Khunou were recovered from Khekman Wangma Taba Oinam Leikai in Thoubal district. Charong and Anal Khunou villages lie under Chakpikarong police station.
According to informed sources, Ruhi and Julie were brought to the incident site in motor cycles by about 6/7 unidentified persons before being done to death.
A bag containing some clothes and an identity card issued to a jawan of 4 IRB - Md Tamol (35) of Keirao Makting Makha Leikai were recovered from near Julie’s body.
It is pertinent to mention here that Tamol was found shot dead at Sangaiyumpham area on February 10. Julie was Tamol’s third wife, the sources said while recounting that Tamol was a former PULF cadre who surrendered and joined the IRB.
On behalf of the bereaved families, representatives of Chandel district-based NGOs submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh leading to an agreement on three of the charter of demands.
The agreement covers identification of the killers within 48 hours, appropriate punitive action against the guilty and compensation to the victims’ families.
Despite the agreement no positive reciprocatory action had been initiated from the side of the State Government prompting the NGOs to impose the bandh in the entire Chandel district since midnight yesterday.
“Since nothing positive had come from the Government on the matter till the stipulated hours that lapsed last night at 7, we were compelled to call the Chandel bandh today,” said president of Anal Naga Tribes’ Association Warngam Anal who also termed the killing of the innocent women as barbaric.
Cautioning that ANTA in association with other Naga bodies would chalk out future course of action in case no positive response is forthcoming from the Government, Warngam also confided that a meeting on the issue would be convened soon. The Government had already agreed to pay compensation to the next of kin of the victims.
Meanwhile, police sources insisted that the two women were abducted from near their rented quarters in Sanjeng-thong area. the bodies have been handed over family members after the post mortem at RIMS morgue.

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4 CRPF men nailed for RIMS massacre
By Our Staff Reporter

IMPHAL, Mar 26 : The Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Guwahati has convicted four CRPF personnel for killing nine civilians, including MBBS student Momi Riba on January 7, 1995 in front of RIMS gate.
A statement issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation from New Delhi today said that the four CRPF personnel were handed life terms in an order issued on March 17 this year and named the convicted men as Head Constable Ram Dayal Sah, Constables Shiv Kumar Pandey and Puttu Lal and Naik Md Razak.
The four were also slapped a fine of Rs 5 thousand each failing which their prison terms will be extended by three more months.
Detailing the killing of the nine civilians, the statement said that the four CRPF men were on guard duty on the said day at RIMS and they were fired upon by unidentified gunmen when they were near the Sulabh toilet to ease themselves.
In the attack, Constable VH Yusuf was injured and he was immediately rushed to RIMS hospital, said the statement and added that after admitting him, Head Constable Ram Dayal Sah and Constable Shiv Kumar Pandey returned to Sulabh toilet and started firing in which MBBS student Momi Riba and L Pradip Sharma, an employee at Sulabh were killed.
Sah and Pandey then made their way towards the south gate of RIMS and opened fire in which Md Zakir a rickshaw puller was killed while an auto-driver N Sarat Singh received grievous injuries.
Naik Md Razak and Constable Puttu Lal who were also on duty at RIMS also came out and opened fire towards the auto-stand killing six auto-drivers. The victims have been identified as S Premchand, T Rajendra, W Upendra, RK Shogun, A Debendra and H Shogun.
Following the request of the State Government, the case was taken up by the CBI, said the statement and added that charge sheets were filed against the four before the Court of the CMM on November 19, 1999.
On the intervention of the Supreme Court of India, the case was transferred to Guwahati where the verdict was issued by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court on March 17 this year.

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Moreh longs for peace

IMPHAL, Mar 26: On behalf of the public of Moreh the Hill Tribal Council, Meitei Council Moreh, Tamil Sangam and Meitei-Muslim Council Moreh have fervently appealed to all armed groups active in the border town to shun violence and facilitate restoration of normalcy once familiar with the State’s most vital trade zone.
In a joint statement issued by presidents of the four bodies today, the UG groups have been reminded of the principle upon which the revolutionary move-ment was based.
Reminding that protection of the citizens should be on top of the agenda of all forms of movement revolutionary movement, the Council leaders expressed strong resentment that presence of UG activists and their activities in and around Moreh town has only created tension and fear psychosis to the general public.
With particular reference of uncertainty prevailing in the sub-division at the current juncture due to strong rumour that a certain UG group has galvanised its resources to strike at any moment, the bodies cautioned they the people of Moreh would be more than happy to live in a peaceful and secured atmosphere instead of groping in fear of the lurking danger. The Moreh of the yore wherein cordiality amongst people of various community had been the symbol of the town with all the characteristics of a cosmopolitan hub, the bodies representing the people urged all the UG groups to ensure that their activities do not keep the denizens in a bondage-like situation. “Today we have various revolutionary groups whose objective in theory is to liberate us but in practice we are being kept under siege,” the statement added.

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AMWJU’s stand
IMPHAL, Mar 26:The All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union has decided to call off its cease work stir launched from March 21 to protest the threats and intimidations issued by the Omar Farooque group of the proscribed PULF. A decision to this effect was taken today during a General Body Meeting of the Union at Manipur Press Club. However the decision to boycott all statements issued by the Omar Farooque group still stands, said AMWJU and added that the decision to also boycott statements of other PULF groups has been rolled back. The Union further rubbished the charges levelled by the Farooque group that the president of AMWJU had accepted a sum of Rs 5 lakhs from the other group and distributed them to the Editors. The allegation that the Union was also trying to break up the PULF is nonsensical and without any basis. Strongly condemning the allegations, the Union said that if the Farooque group does not clarify by March 28, then the boycott of all their statements will continue. The scribes’ body has also taken strong exception against the foul words used by a man who identified himself as home secretary of PULF against the president of AMWJU. Since the threat perceptions still exist, the decision not to entertain any invitation for news coverage (pick up) remains, said AMWJU.

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Hepatitis-B vaccination

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 26: In association with Integrated Rural Development Welfare Association Manipur, the Shantha Biotechnics Ltd (SBL) organised a one day awareness cum Hepatitis-B vaccination programme on March 25 at the office of SEWA, RIAC Project DIC Litan Sareikhong in Ukhrul district.

Highlighting the aims and objectives of the programme, the chief project organiser of SBL, Vhim Khati said, such initiative is designed to keep people free from Hepatitis-B which he identified as a dreaded and incurable disease 100 times more infectious than AIDS.

Expressing concern over people especially in the villages, he said “Although we have conducted awareness programme in some areas in the valley region our focus at present is in the hill areas since these people are usually having poor access to the nature of this disease. And in conducting such programme we are also providing technical guidelines about the disease”.

Hepatitis-B vaccination programme under SBL is conducted at a duration of three dosses at one month interval and each dose cost Rs 80 for adult and Rs 40 for children.

People of any age can be infected with H-B and in India alone there are 450 lacs carriers of this disease which claims 2 lacs lives every year against the toll of HIV/AIDS which is 500 according to Vhim.

People of any age can be infected with Hepatitis and although there is no 100% cure once infected, the disease can be timely prevented by taking WHO approved Shanvac-B vaccine which is manufactured by Shantha Biotechnics Ltd, he maintained.


KLO/KLA terminates

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Citing different reasons, the KLO/KLA has terminated its three cadres identified as Lunkhongam Haokip alias Jimmy alias Hitler Kuki, Lupao Touthang alias Smith Kuki and Seilenthang Khongsai alias Iron Kuki.
A press released issued by information and publicity secretary of the KLO/KLA Malsawm Kuki accused Lunkhongam Haokip alias Jimmy alias Hitler Kuki of shunning the party’s principle and joining hands with another organisation.
Lunpao Touthang alias Smith Kuki has been accused for making monetary demands in his own interest in the name of the party.
However, the information and publicity secretary hailed Seilenthang Khongsai alias Iron kuki as a trustworthy cadre of the outfit. He has been given retirement considering his preference to retire from the party due to unavoidable circumstances, added Malsawm Kuki.


World TB Day observed

IMPHAL, Mar 26: As observed in different parts of the world, the World TB Day 2008 was observed at the TB Block of Senapati district hospital on March 24. The observance was organised by Senapati TB Control Society, informed a DIPR release.
The World TB Day 2008 was also observed at Youth Resource Centre, Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on March 24 under the joint aegis of the Tuberculosis Control Society, Bishnupur and Mass United Green Association (MUGA), informed a release.


Seminar

IMPHAL, Mar 26: A one day State level seminar on “Magnitude of the Problem of the Elderly Persons in the Northeastern region of India with Special Reference to Manipur will be held on March 28 under the aegis of the Manipur College at its premises, informed a release.


Run for Peace

IMPHAL, Mar 26: As a part of the continuing efforts of the civil populace and security forces to usher in lasting peace and development and to extend solidarity to the people of Manipur in bringing a peaceful and prosperous State, Assam Rifles Run for Peace will be organised by 32 AR under the aegis of Hqs 9 Sector AR and Hqs IG AR (S) on March 30 to commemorate the 174th anniversary of AR, informed an AR PRO release. The Run for Peace being organised under the theme Peace-Unity-Harmony-Development will be flagged off from Singjamei Chingamakhong at 7.30 pm and terminate at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium after covering a distance of 6 kms approximately. At Khuman Lampak, army weapon and equipment will also be displayed, added the release.


ZU inspects

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Official team of Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) in an inspection tour conducted along NH 53, Jiri, Cachar valley and NC hills brought many problems and grievances of the people to light. During the tour, the team came to know that 19 bridges along the highway are in a pathetic condition, a press release of the Union said. Alleging that the Government only emphasised on projects like NIIT, Capital Project, University and Airport expansion, the Union asserted that the State Government should atleast understand the basic necessity of road transport which helps in shipping the required infrastructural materials for such mega projects.


Overdose case

IMPHAL, Mar 26: A youth in his early 20’s died of suspected drug (Heroin) overdose at RIMS Hospital on March 23. The deceased has been identified as Yumkhaibam Romen (23) s/o Y Raghumani of Khurai Puthiba Leikai.


Suicide case

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Two persons died of hanging while same number of individuals lost their lives in separate motor accidents on March 22 and 23.
Takhellambam Premjit (26) s/o Tikendra of Kongpal Laishram Leikai was found hung to death on March 23 night. Premjit used to run a fish sale shop at Napet Palli Bazar under Lamlai police station. In a similar case, one Md Alam (27) s/o Alir Rahman of Sangaiyumpham (near dam) was discovered hanging on March 24 morning.
On the otherhand, the accident victims have been identified as moirangthem Keinya (55) s/o Kusa of Khangabok Makha Part-III.
The second mishap victim has been identified as Okram babu (27) s/o Tomba of Thoubal Ningombam Heibong Thabam Leikai.
Babu was reportedly rammed from behind by an unidentified motorist at near Thoubal College on March 22 at around 7.30 am.


Hurt in blast

IMPHAL, Mar 26: One Ngamjathang Haokip (50) s/o (L) Sokholet Haokip of S Bongyang village suffered serious injuries in a landmine blast at a terrace field near his village on March 24 afternoon.
S Bongyang lies about 8 kilometres west of Molcham police station.
The landmine was reportedly triggered while Ngam- jathang was on his way to collect/cut timber and bamboos for construction of a rest (thatched) shed. Ngamjathang sustained bomb splinter injuries in the both the limbs.


Tangkhul Bodies refuse tax

IMPHAL, Mar 26: A joint statement of the presidents of Raphei Katamnao Long, Zingsho Katamnao Long, Zingtun Tangkhul Katamnao Long and Tangkhul Aze Katamnao Long urged the Government to remove the forests beats from their areas. Maintaining that the forests in these areas are governed by customary laws and practices since time immemorial, the statement asserted that people of these areas are therefore not liable to pay any tax to the Government for these forests. The statement added that taxing for these forests amounts to daylight robbery as these forests do not come under the purview of the Reserved Forest Act.


Statement refuted

IMPHAL, Mar 26: United Zou Organisation, Chandel Block and Baite communities of the area in a press statement said that the press release made by ZPC on March 20 regarding the harassment of the Zous and Baites living at Khullen Khailet village of Sajik Tampak area by UKLF and 10 Assam Rifles is found baseless. Kana Area Kuki Chiefs’ Association also refuted the press release of March 20.


Manfete 2008 from today

IMPHAL, Mar 26: With an aim to provide a platform for the students community of Manipur to compete in a wide spectrum of events, the three-day Manfete 2008 will be opened on March 27. The mega event which will be organised at the Dr Kamala Indoor stadium of Manipur University will witness around 80, 000 educated youths vying in the competitions like quiz, mimicry, antakshri, music, spelling bee, extempore speech, choreography, essay writing and poster making et al.


Pottery programme held

IMPHAL, Mar 26: A seven-day skill upgradation training programme on pottery was organised today at Thongjao of Thoubal district. The programme was sponsored by State Khadi and Village Industries Commissioner office and organised by M/s Pottery, Thongjao.


Heirok incident condemned

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Condemning the killing of Heirok, National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO) urged the concerned not to victimise the innocent public in the clash between armed groups. NIPCO also requested the concerned not to open fire at crowded places.


Health mela

IMPHAL, Mar 26: A health mela was organised by a team of National Rural Health Mission on March 18 and 19 at Tengnoupal. Around 1300 people from Tengnoupal and surrounding villages attended the health mela.
During the mela where medical check-up and free medical aid were provided, 18 AR provided generator set, kanat, water and other administrative back-up, informed an AR PRO release.


Education tour

IMPHAL, Mar 26: Twenty children and five teachers of various schools from Moreh who went to Delhi on an education tour have returned back.
The tour was sponsored by 24 Assam Rifles under Hqs IG AR (S) as a part of its military civic action programme.
Minor sodomised
LAMKA, Mar 26: A six-year-old minor girl, a student of Children Brighter School was sodomised by an unknown person at around 12:30 pm yesterday.
She informed her parents when the pain in her anus was intense. Condemning the incident, all schools will suspend classes from 12 noon tomorrow in Churachandpur.
Bodies identified
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 26: Identities of three persons killed in separate incidents since March 20 have been established and handed over to respective family members after post mortem at RIMS morgue.
In the first case, the UG suspect slain by a team of Imphal East district police commandos at Keikhu Mayai Leikai on March 20 has been identified as Sagolsem Ricky (25) s/o S Ibomcha of Wangoi Yumnam Huidrom but was staying at his wife’s maternal home in Naharup Awang Leikai.
The second victim identified as Thokchom Kiran (31) s/o Kakching Khunou Thongam Leikai but was staying at a rented quarter in Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak was allegedly hauled up by a team of Imphal East commandos from the Kangjabi quarter on March 20 at around 1.30 pm. Kiran was shot dead later in the day at Kangla Awang Leikai under Lamlai police station.
Meanwhile, the individual shot dead by troops of 15 J&K Light Infantry on March 19 night at near Toubul Patpan is said to be one Laishram Amitkumar alias Jaoba (19) s/o Devan of Ningthoukhong Kha-Khunou.
Husband killer
IMPHAL, Mar 26: In a shocking revelation, the husband of Maisnam ongbi Angoubi alias Gaitailunglu (55) found stabbed to death at RIMS Sweeper Colony in the night of March 18 has confessed that he is the killer of his own wife.
The husband identified as Maisnam Jatishwar (51) of Uripok Bachaspati Maning Leikai but staying at RIMS Sweeper Colony also sustained injuries on the fateful day and had been undergoing treatment at RIMS. According to information received by press said, Jatishwar has been discharged and confessed the crime during police interrogation.
Condemned
IMPHAL, Mar 26: BJP Mahila Morcha, Manipur Pradesh condemned the killing of 15 non-locals. The Party also expressed reservations over the molesta- tion reports by a Congress former minister published in local newspapers. United Muslims Council Manipur, Singjamei Nupi Lup and Bahujan Samaj Party also condemned the killing of 15 non-locals.