Inside Imphal: Discontent And Dialogue

By Rajiv Bhatia As our flight from Delhi landed at the airport in Imphal, the capital of Manipur, the relief was palpable. The temperature at 28 degrees Celsius was welcome. But my happiness was short-lived. As I looked around, it was impossible to miss the evidence of under-development. The two vehicles we used had passed their prime a long time back. In the city one saw many places where...

Manipur Govt Needs to Win Back Hearts of the Hill People to Save Manipur, Says Tribal Leader

In a free and frank talk with Mizoram Express’ Churachandpur team member TIMOTHY Z. ZOTE, Manipur Tribal Council president H K JOUTE says that the answers to Manipur’s integration lies in non-discriminated all round development of the hill areas. What is Manipur Tribal Council’s stand on the District Council elections in Manipur? Willy-nilly decision and delaying tactics played by the Government...

India Decides to Resume Construction Work of Tipaimukh Dam

New Delhi, May 19 : The Government of India has decided to resume works for construction of much protested Tipaimukh dam, according to a message received here in Dhaka. The construction work was suspended amid massive protest from people of Manipur district and also from Bangladesh who fear that the dam will bring disaster for them. On April 28 the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN),...

Bru Refugees to Return To Mizoram Next Week

Aizawl, May 19 : With the Mizoram Government having agreed to provide vehicles to 462 Bru refugees in Tripura relief camps to return home, one of their leaders today said they would do so next week. President of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum Elvis Chorkhy said over phone that the sub-divisional magistrate of Kanchanpur sub-division in North Tripura received a fax message from the Mizoram...

If Manipur is Divided, State Will break Away From India, Warns UCM

Sinlung says: Isn't this good news or what? At least for the Hills of Manipur, which have been neglected since Adam and Eve. United Committee Manipur warning India that it will break away from Indian Union. It will be a joyous for citizens in Churachandpur district, which can join Mizoram being ethnic blood brothers and sisters…thereby greater Mizoram. All Naga inhabited Hills to Nagaland,...

Buy a TV, Get Free Petrol in Manipur

By K Sarojkumar Sharma Imphal, May 19 : “Buy a television set and get 10 litres of petrol free.” Sounds bizarre? Not exactly, if you are in Manipur where an electronic dealer has published such an advertisement in local dailies to cash in on the scarcity of petrol triggered by the economic blockades on national highways by Nagas in protest against the state’s decision to prevent NSCN (IM) general...

Meghalaya Police Bust SIM Card Racket

Shillong, May 19 : Police in Meghalaya Tuesday busted a massive mobile phone SIM card racket spread across Manipur and Nagaland as well, based on a disclosure of a top arrested militant leader. The racket was unearthed at Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills, following the disclosure to the police by Novembirth Ch Marak, a top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant leader....

Mizo Students arrested Over Row With Mizo Varsity

Aizawl, May 18 : About 90 activists of Mizo Students Union were arrested by police after they gheraoed the residence of Mizoram University vice chancellor Prof A N Rai at Luangmual locality here today. The Mizo Students Union has served a 'quit Mizoram' diktat to Prof Rai in protest against the 'unlawful' exclusion of local candidates in an interview for teaching posts under the central university....