Language and Speakers – KanglaOnline

Language and SpeakersKanglaOnlineAccording to the ancient records, seven major clans with established principalities struggled for power and supremacy in the fertile Manipur valley, for many centuries. The Mangangs otherwise known as Ningthoujas emerge… Continue reading


AZSU, ZYF decry highhandedness of AR – E-Pao.net

AZSU, ZYF decry highhandedness of ARE-Pao.netImphal, February 22 2012: All Zeliangrong Students' Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) and Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) have come out strongly against the alleged highhandedne… Continue reading


India’s wild east unprepared for new Myanmar – Times of India

swissinfo.chIndia's wild east unprepared for new MyanmarTimes of IndiaA man rides his motorised two-wheeler across the Indo-Myanmar border bridge at the border town of Moreh, in Manipur. (REUTERS Photo) Just 22 bumpy miles from the capital of Manip… Continue reading


Salaried doctor donations, bogus manufacturers claim subsidy – Hindustan Times

Moneycontrol.comSalaried doctor donations, bogus manufacturers claim subsidyHindustan TimesOfficials at the regional income tax headquarters here said they have zeroed in on at least 100 government employees in Manipur who made false claims under secti… Continue reading


‘AFSPA violates rights given by the Indian Constitution’ – TwoCircles.net

'AFSPA violates rights given by the Indian Constitution'TwoCircles.netBy TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Armed Forces Special Powers Act known by its acronym AFSPA violates rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution, said Binalakshmi Nepra… Continue reading


Lemon camera, the election commission of India and the 10th general election … – KanglaOnline

Lemon camera, the election commission of India and the 10th general election …KanglaOnlineBy Dr. Kateipfona, nagavoices (at) rediffmail.com The 10th General Election in Manipur saw the use of lemon mobile handsets for capturing the image of voters. T… Continue reading


Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show – documentary on Manipuri cinema wins “Best Documentary” at 6th Signs National Film Festival 2012

Documentary on Manipuri cinema wins “Best Documentary” at 6th Signs National Film Festival 2012 Fried… more » Continue reading


Lemon camera, the election commission of India and the 10th general election in Manipur

By Dr. Kateipfona, nagavoices (at) rediffmail.com The 10th General Election in Manipur saw the use… more » Continue reading


INSIGHT-India’s Wild East unprepared for new Myanmar – Reuters

Moneycontrol.comINSIGHT-India's Wild East unprepared for new MyanmarReutersJust 22 bumpy miles from the capital of India's restive Manipur state, he and his colleagues are outnumbered by gunmen from a faction of the National Socialist Council o… Continue reading


Time has come to give thrust to NE development : Anand Sharma

Mail News Service New Delhi, Feb 21: The Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma held the consultations with states of North Eastern region and special category states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and UT of Andaman Nicobar Island and Lakshdweep on review of Transport Subsidy Scheme (TSS), [...] Continue reading


Mizoram local body elections

Aizawl, Feb 21 NNN: Elections for 81 local councils in Aizawl and 493 village councils in 6 districts of Mizoram will be held on Wednesday from 7 am onwards, an official source from the State Election Commission informed NNN today. Meanwhile, political parties and their candidates continue the last ditch effort to woo the voters [...] Continue reading


CBI arrests a superintendent of service tax in a bribery case

Mail News Service New Delhi, Feb 21: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent, Service Tax, IAP-X, Bangalore for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000/-from the complainant. A case was registered against him U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the allegation of demanding a bribe from the complainant as [...] Continue reading


Ambush bid foiled

Shillong, Feb 21 NNN : A plan to ambush vulnerable vehicle convoys of officials and police patrolling teams by a 12 member group of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres was foiled by the Speacial Weapon and Tactics team (SWAT) and CRPF Cobra forces in Bansambagre village near Williamnagar town of East Garo Hills in [...] Continue reading


Film on Manipuri cinema wins prize – E-Pao.net

Film on Manipuri cinema wins prizeE-Pao.netImphal, February 21 2012: Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show, a 90min documentary film dealing with the alternative cinema tradition in Manipur won "Best Documentary prize" at the 6th Signs… Continue reading


International Mother Language Day observed – E-Pao.net

International Mother Language Day observedE-Pao.netThe Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) and Sahitya Thoupang Lup jointly observed the International Mother Language Day at the auditorium of JNMDA today. Speaking on the occasion, Ratan Thiy… Continue reading


National integration tour

Mail News Service Imphal, Feb 21: 24 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under the aegis of HQ IGAR (S) conducted National integration Tour from Sita Village of Tengnoupal Sub Division to New Delhi from 09 Feb to 21Feb 2012. The participants included 12 boys and 08 Girl students and 03 teachers of Sita Govt High [...] Continue reading


Coal mining process unscientific : Dy CM Lanong

Shillong, Feb 21 NNN : Meghalaya deputy chief minister Bindo Lanong categorically blamed the unscientific coal mining for the contamination and pollution of rivers in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, even as he disagreed to the notion shown by the environmentalists on the catastrophic effects caused by the cement plants in Khliehriat sub division of Jaintia [...] Continue reading


Man killed after taking Rs 10 lakh ranson

Imphal, Feb 21NNN: Unidentified miscreants brutally killed an abducted man after taking a sum of Rs 10 lakh as ransom. The body of Abhishek Kumar, 26, hailing from Nahar Moutikara village in Benaras district of Uttar Pradesh, was identified only today though the corpse was found in a field yesterday in Keirao Konjeng Lairembi Panung [...] Continue reading


Rahul Gandhi targets opposition over failure to implement MNREGA in UP

Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.21 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the party’s political rivals for making false promises to garner votes from people in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi told a rally here that the central government has provided national scheme for providing employment to people in need, but the Mayawati regime was [...] Continue reading


Language Directorate mooted on Mother Language Day – E-Pao.net

Language Directorate mooted on Mother Language DayE-Pao.netImphal, February 21 2012: Prof Chungkham Yashobanta of Manipur University has highlighted the need to establish a separate Directorate for Manipuri language so as to promote and develop the lan… Continue reading