NEW DELHI, Mar 29: Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award. Chanu created history last year when she became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Summer Olympics.
“I am currently training in the United States of America. I will give my best to win gold at this year's Asian and Commonwealth Games. Thanks again to BBC India for honouring me with the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award," Chanu said in a media release.
Young India opener Shafali Verma was awarded the The ‘BBC Emerging Player' award.
Verma is the youngest female cricketer to have played for India.
The first Indian woman to have won a medal at the Olympics in 2000, former weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was presented the ‘BBC Lifetime Achievement' award.
Olympians and the Paralympians from the Tokyo Games were also honoured in this edition of BBC ISWOTY.
Tim Davie, BBC's Director General said, “It's wonderful to be here in Delhi in the BBC's centenary year, and to honour the talented Indian sportswomen who've achieved so much, often in the face of challenging circumstances.”
In the
India Innovation Index-2020, the states and union territories have been
divided into 17 major states, 10 north-east and hill states and nine
union territories and small states for effectively comparing their
performance.
Manipur bagged third position in NITI Ayog’s India Innovation Index, 2020, in the North East and Hill States category. The first and second position has been secured by Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, respectively, in the same category.
Sharing the news, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh tweeted on Thursday, “Proud moment for us as Manipur bagged 3rd position in NITI Ayog’s India Innovation Index, 2020 in the NE & Hill States category. Under the leadership of Hon’ PM @narendramodi ji & HM @amitshah Ji, the State Govt. is leaving no stone unturned to fulfil the aspirations of people.”
In the India Innovation Index-2020, the states and union territories have been divided into 17 major states, 10 north-east and hill states and nine union territories and small states for effectively comparing their performance.
Karnataka retained its first position in the major states category. Maharashtra moved one position higher and stood at second spot while Tamil Nadu slid to third position.
Delhi stands at the first position while Chandigarh retained its second spot in the union territories and small states category.
It may be mentioned that NITI Aayog released the second edition of the India Innovation Index-2020 on Wednesday. The index demonstrates the government’s continued commitment towards transforming the country into an innovation-driven economy.
While releasing the Index in New Delhi, vice chairman of NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar said the index illustrates that India is on the right path and the states are endeavouring to improve their innovative ecosystem.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always emphasises on innovation and technological frontiers as these can solve the challenges and fulfill the aspiration of people.
He urged on the need to improve the coordination mechanism between the various science and technology institutions of government and the private sector. He also asked to bring the India Innovation Index in sync with Global innovation index’s parameters.
Speaking at the event, Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer of NITI Aayog, said that innovation will play a key role in making the country self-reliant and heading towards the five trillion dollar economy. He said the innovation index will increase the competitive federalism among the states and union territories.
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She hasn’t touched a morsel of food for over 14 years and, in these years, has courted as many arrests. In the national capital to argue against the Delhi Police’s charges of suicide, Irom says that the Manipur government and the Manipuri people have disappointed her.
“I don’t see my fasting as a punishment; it is my duty. Yet, I feel somewhat dissatisfied with the local people. I, too, am part of contemporary Manipuri society, so why should they isolate me; celebrate me and sing my glories but act but behave like I have passed away?” says the 43-year-old crusader, fighting against the imposition of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Irom talks about the her relationship with Desmond Coutinho, her British-origin Goa-based partner, to which friends, family and the Manipuri society in general seem to be opposed. “After nine years of struggle, I found a like-minded man, and we decided that we will get married if AFSPA is repealed,” she says. “But the people of my state were unkind to him, and blamed all the failures and misgivings of the movement on us. What they forget is that I’m not just a Meitei, not just a woman, I’m a human being,” she said.
In the court, Irom argued that she was falsely implicated in a case of suicide, and that violence alone cannot solve problems. “The Constitution can be amended to to suit the needs of our leaders. So, why can’t it be amended to suit the needs of the people,” she asks. “By imposing AFSPA, the government, politicians, NGOs and state agents are gathering a lot of dirty money.”
She urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal AFSPA before he goes to the UN to ask for a permanent seat. “A lot of people were dissenting against Modi’s tactics of governance based on violence when he was the chief minister of Gujarat because it is so contradictory to the father of the nation, who was also from Gujarat,” she said.
Speaking on the months-long protests against the Manipur Land Reforms Bill, Irom said that the root cause was the Constitution. “They want to amend the Constitution to allow the hilly people of the state to buy areas in the valley, but not allow the same rights to the people in the valley,” she said. “The condition will soon enough be comparable to Tripura, where the native people now have a minority status.”
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“I don’t see my fasting as a punishment; it is my duty. Yet, I feel somewhat dissatisfied with the local people. I, too, am part of contemporary Manipuri society, so why should they isolate me; celebrate me and sing my glories but act but behave like I have passed away?” says the 43-year-old crusader, fighting against the imposition of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Irom talks about the her relationship with Desmond Coutinho, her British-origin Goa-based partner, to which friends, family and the Manipuri society in general seem to be opposed. “After nine years of struggle, I found a like-minded man, and we decided that we will get married if AFSPA is repealed,” she says. “But the people of my state were unkind to him, and blamed all the failures and misgivings of the movement on us. What they forget is that I’m not just a Meitei, not just a woman, I’m a human being,” she said.
In the court, Irom argued that she was falsely implicated in a case of suicide, and that violence alone cannot solve problems. “The Constitution can be amended to to suit the needs of our leaders. So, why can’t it be amended to suit the needs of the people,” she asks. “By imposing AFSPA, the government, politicians, NGOs and state agents are gathering a lot of dirty money.”
She urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal AFSPA before he goes to the UN to ask for a permanent seat. “A lot of people were dissenting against Modi’s tactics of governance based on violence when he was the chief minister of Gujarat because it is so contradictory to the father of the nation, who was also from Gujarat,” she said.
Speaking on the months-long protests against the Manipur Land Reforms Bill, Irom said that the root cause was the Constitution. “They want to amend the Constitution to allow the hilly people of the state to buy areas in the valley, but not allow the same rights to the people in the valley,” she said. “The condition will soon enough be comparable to Tripura, where the native people now have a minority status.”
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Guwahati, Sep 7 : The Manipuri Association North-East India today claimed that no non-Manipuri citizen had been driven out of the state during the violence in the hills after three bills were passed by the cabinet on August 31 as part of introduction of the inner-line permit there.
"No non-Manipuris have been driven out of Manipur in the violence. The media has reported it wrongly. It is true that a few people have left the state out of fear, but nobody was beaten or driven out," said Potshangban Sonamoni Singh, president of the association .
Supporting the implementation of ILP in Manipur, Singh said: "There is a need to regulate immigration in order to preserve the culture and ethnicity of Manipuris. Therefore, ILP is necessary. But no community can thrive alone. Meiteis, being Vaishnavites, are taught to live and prosper peacefully along with other communities. I support passing of all the three bills by the cabinet."
Earlier in 2011, the census revealed that the population of migrants, who are referred in Manipuri as Mayangs, had shot high by 400 per cent in the state.
The Manipur cabinet passed three bills - Protection of Manipur People's Bill, 2015, Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill.
The association has its headquarters in all the states of the Northeast, including one in Guwahati's Rajbari area.
Singh, on behalf of the association, urged protesters in Manipur to sit down with the government instead of spreading violence.
He added that the economic blockades had left several development projects pending and had ultimately resulted in the backwardness of the state.
"We should look into the greater interest of Manipur and help the government," he added.
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"No non-Manipuris have been driven out of Manipur in the violence. The media has reported it wrongly. It is true that a few people have left the state out of fear, but nobody was beaten or driven out," said Potshangban Sonamoni Singh, president of the association .
Supporting the implementation of ILP in Manipur, Singh said: "There is a need to regulate immigration in order to preserve the culture and ethnicity of Manipuris. Therefore, ILP is necessary. But no community can thrive alone. Meiteis, being Vaishnavites, are taught to live and prosper peacefully along with other communities. I support passing of all the three bills by the cabinet."
Earlier in 2011, the census revealed that the population of migrants, who are referred in Manipuri as Mayangs, had shot high by 400 per cent in the state.
The Manipur cabinet passed three bills - Protection of Manipur People's Bill, 2015, Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill.
The association has its headquarters in all the states of the Northeast, including one in Guwahati's Rajbari area.
Singh, on behalf of the association, urged protesters in Manipur to sit down with the government instead of spreading violence.
He added that the economic blockades had left several development projects pending and had ultimately resulted in the backwardness of the state.
"We should look into the greater interest of Manipur and help the government," he added.
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Imphal, Mar 23 : Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has convened an all-political party meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue arising out of the passing of Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill by the state Assembly.
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit, which launched an intense agitation demanding implementation of inner-line permit (ILP) in the state, prompting the state government to pass the bill, rejected it, saying it does not have anything to protect the interests of indigenous people.
The joint committee, a conglomerate of citizens' organisations, has been agitating, demanding withdrawal of the bill and passing of another one with provisions, among others, of fixing 1951 as the base year for identification of outsiders and disallow outsiders to own lands in Manipur.
The bill, which was passed by the state Assembly on March 16, has made registration by visitors, tenants and migrant workers mandatory after entering Manipur.
For visitors and tenants, the responsibility of registration lies with hotel, lodge, guesthouse or other private accommodation owners and for migrant workers it is the responsibility of contractors, who engage them, to get their names registered.
"The chief minister has convened an all-political party meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue of the joint committee's demand. Each party has been asked to send two representatives each to the meeting. Discussion on the bill after passing it is meaningless," a BJP leader, who received the invitation, told The Telegraph. The leader further asked what is the point of having a meeting on the bill after the state Assembly send it for seeking the assent of governor K.K. Paul.
A state Assembly source confirmed that the Assembly secretariat sent the bill to Raj Bhavan immediately after passing it to get the governor's assent.
In the face of rejection by the joint committee and political parties, the chief minister maintained that the bill could be amended whenever it is required to overcome any shortcoming.
Despite suggestions by majority of the members cutting across party line, who took part in the discussion on the bill to refer it to the select committee of the Assembly, Ibobi Singh pushed through the bill, prompting five members, including all the four members of the Trinamul Congress, to stage a walkout in protest.
"The BJP is strongly opposed to the bill, which is friendlier to visitors and against the interest of indigenous people. The BJP state unit gives full support to the people's agitation over the bill," party spokesperson R.K. Shivachandra Singh said.
The BJP urged all non-Congress parties in the state to unite against the bill.
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The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit, which launched an intense agitation demanding implementation of inner-line permit (ILP) in the state, prompting the state government to pass the bill, rejected it, saying it does not have anything to protect the interests of indigenous people.
The joint committee, a conglomerate of citizens' organisations, has been agitating, demanding withdrawal of the bill and passing of another one with provisions, among others, of fixing 1951 as the base year for identification of outsiders and disallow outsiders to own lands in Manipur.
The bill, which was passed by the state Assembly on March 16, has made registration by visitors, tenants and migrant workers mandatory after entering Manipur.
For visitors and tenants, the responsibility of registration lies with hotel, lodge, guesthouse or other private accommodation owners and for migrant workers it is the responsibility of contractors, who engage them, to get their names registered.
"The chief minister has convened an all-political party meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue of the joint committee's demand. Each party has been asked to send two representatives each to the meeting. Discussion on the bill after passing it is meaningless," a BJP leader, who received the invitation, told The Telegraph. The leader further asked what is the point of having a meeting on the bill after the state Assembly send it for seeking the assent of governor K.K. Paul.
A state Assembly source confirmed that the Assembly secretariat sent the bill to Raj Bhavan immediately after passing it to get the governor's assent.
In the face of rejection by the joint committee and political parties, the chief minister maintained that the bill could be amended whenever it is required to overcome any shortcoming.
Despite suggestions by majority of the members cutting across party line, who took part in the discussion on the bill to refer it to the select committee of the Assembly, Ibobi Singh pushed through the bill, prompting five members, including all the four members of the Trinamul Congress, to stage a walkout in protest.
"The BJP is strongly opposed to the bill, which is friendlier to visitors and against the interest of indigenous people. The BJP state unit gives full support to the people's agitation over the bill," party spokesperson R.K. Shivachandra Singh said.
The BJP urged all non-Congress parties in the state to unite against the bill.
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A student body in Manipur Monday alleged that it has discovered that the
schools which denied admit cards to students were not recognized by the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
This was disclosed by Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM), after two private institutes out of the six, failed to issue admit card to the students of class-X and XII who would be appearing their exams starting from March 2. Around 1800 students were yet to receive admit card.
Volunteers of Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) Monday made a thorough inquiry over the matter and found out that schools were not recognized by CBSE, said DESAM president, Moirangthem Angamba.
Talking to media persons, Moirangthem also produced copies of DO letters, written by where some senior ministers of the state and bureaucrats to the authority of the CBSE seeking permission to allow the students to appear in the exams. The letters were written to the Regional Officer of the CBSE in Guwahati and chairperson of the CBSE in New Delhi. In the letter they have urged the authorities to allow the students to seat in the exams considering their future career, said Moirangthem.
Meanwhile, DESAM has urged the authorities responsible to cancel the registration and No Objection Certificate of the “wrongdoing” institutions- Central Institute of Science, Keishampat; Galaxy Higher Secondary School, Tiddim Road; Akash Institute of Science, Sangaiprou; Ramkrishna Higher Secondary School, Ghari and ASEAN Co-educational School, Moirangthem Angamba which were unrecognized. These schools were affiliated to MM Higher Secondary, Wangkhei and Little Rose Higher Secondary School, Canchipur.
Guardians of the students whose admit cards are yet to be issued by the school authority have alleged the school authorities of not processing the filled up forms submitted by the students to the concern authority.
The dully filled up forms of their students were not dispatched to the concern CBSE office till date, guardian of Akash Institute of Arts, Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai of Imphal alleged.
Properties of the Akash Institute of Arts at Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai, was destroyed by some miscreants last night, the same day in which students have vandalized another school, Ramkrishna Higher Secondary School.
“We are extremely worried as the wards are yet to receive admit card,” one of the guardians said while maintaining that they were convinced by the school authority that the admit card will be issued on or before February 25.
However, another guardian said that they have learnt from reliable sources that the dully filled forms of the students were not sent to the CBSE authority but were keeping in the almirah of the school.
Meanwhile, the guardians drew the attention of the state chief minister to issue necessary instruction to the concern authority so as to ensure their students appear the exams.
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This was disclosed by Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM), after two private institutes out of the six, failed to issue admit card to the students of class-X and XII who would be appearing their exams starting from March 2. Around 1800 students were yet to receive admit card.
Volunteers of Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) Monday made a thorough inquiry over the matter and found out that schools were not recognized by CBSE, said DESAM president, Moirangthem Angamba.
Talking to media persons, Moirangthem also produced copies of DO letters, written by where some senior ministers of the state and bureaucrats to the authority of the CBSE seeking permission to allow the students to appear in the exams. The letters were written to the Regional Officer of the CBSE in Guwahati and chairperson of the CBSE in New Delhi. In the letter they have urged the authorities to allow the students to seat in the exams considering their future career, said Moirangthem.
Meanwhile, DESAM has urged the authorities responsible to cancel the registration and No Objection Certificate of the “wrongdoing” institutions- Central Institute of Science, Keishampat; Galaxy Higher Secondary School, Tiddim Road; Akash Institute of Science, Sangaiprou; Ramkrishna Higher Secondary School, Ghari and ASEAN Co-educational School, Moirangthem Angamba which were unrecognized. These schools were affiliated to MM Higher Secondary, Wangkhei and Little Rose Higher Secondary School, Canchipur.
Guardians of the students whose admit cards are yet to be issued by the school authority have alleged the school authorities of not processing the filled up forms submitted by the students to the concern authority.
The dully filled up forms of their students were not dispatched to the concern CBSE office till date, guardian of Akash Institute of Arts, Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai of Imphal alleged.
Properties of the Akash Institute of Arts at Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai, was destroyed by some miscreants last night, the same day in which students have vandalized another school, Ramkrishna Higher Secondary School.
“We are extremely worried as the wards are yet to receive admit card,” one of the guardians said while maintaining that they were convinced by the school authority that the admit card will be issued on or before February 25.
However, another guardian said that they have learnt from reliable sources that the dully filled forms of the students were not sent to the CBSE authority but were keeping in the almirah of the school.
Meanwhile, the guardians drew the attention of the state chief minister to issue necessary instruction to the concern authority so as to ensure their students appear the exams.
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Imphal, November 25:
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi would visit Manipur on November 30 to attend the
closing ceremony of the ongoing 'Sangai Manipur Tourism Festival',
official sources said on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony, the biggest tourism festival named after 'Sangai', the rare brow-antlered deer, available only in Keibul Lamjao national park in state's Bishenpur district, sources said.
During his hour-long stay here, Modi is likely to lay the foundation stone for a sports university in the state, sources said.
After the function, he will fly to Nagaland where he would inaugurate Hornbill Festival.
The Prime Minister will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony, the biggest tourism festival named after 'Sangai', the rare brow-antlered deer, available only in Keibul Lamjao national park in state's Bishenpur district, sources said.
During his hour-long stay here, Modi is likely to lay the foundation stone for a sports university in the state, sources said.
After the function, he will fly to Nagaland where he would inaugurate Hornbill Festival.
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IMPHAL,Oct 24 – The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is planning to import 10,000 MT of rice from Myanmar per month for a period of five months during the ‘mega block’ of the Indian Railway, says Deputy Regional Manager (Region) Ksh Thoiba Singh.
In a press conference held at his office at the Old Assembly Complex in Imphal, Thoiba Singh said that the import of rice from Myanmar will be undertaken through the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi. This corporation has already floated the tender for transportation of rice to Manipur from Myanmar, but did not succeed as operators were not interested in transporting beyond the international border to Manipur.
“Now we will re-float the tender, which will be delivered the stock in the Indian side of the international border,” he added.
The total capacity of the five FCI godowns in the State is 42,090 MT, which can accommodate stocks for nearly two months.
The individual capacities of the five godowns are – 13,090 MT (Sangaiprou), 5,000 MT each in Senapati, Ukhrul and Jiribam, and 4,000 MT at Koirengei (hired from State). Godowns will also be opened in Churachanpur (2,500 MT), Thoubal (2,500 MT), Imphal East at Sawongbung (10,000 MT), Tamenglong (5,000 MT), Bishenpur (5,000MT), Chandel (2,500 MT) and at Imphal (10,000 MT) under the PEG Scheme.
After completing all these godowns, the total quantity of the stocks will be increased to nearly 70,000 MT and it can keep supply for three-four months. But most of the construction works have been stuck up due to land acquisition activities, he claimed.
In another development, necessary animal quarantine centres will be set up in Manipur’s border towns of Moreh in Chandel district, Kasom Khullen in Uklhrul and Behiang in Churachandpur – all located along the Indo-Myanmar border. The step has been taken to check and monitor the import of livestock from Myanmar, said Manipur’s Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Minister Govindas Konthoujam while addressing a free animal health campaign and rabbit distribution function at the State veterinary office complex in Imphal last afternoon. The Central government has also agreed to open the quarantine centres.
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In a press conference held at his office at the Old Assembly Complex in Imphal, Thoiba Singh said that the import of rice from Myanmar will be undertaken through the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi. This corporation has already floated the tender for transportation of rice to Manipur from Myanmar, but did not succeed as operators were not interested in transporting beyond the international border to Manipur.
“Now we will re-float the tender, which will be delivered the stock in the Indian side of the international border,” he added.
The total capacity of the five FCI godowns in the State is 42,090 MT, which can accommodate stocks for nearly two months.
The individual capacities of the five godowns are – 13,090 MT (Sangaiprou), 5,000 MT each in Senapati, Ukhrul and Jiribam, and 4,000 MT at Koirengei (hired from State). Godowns will also be opened in Churachanpur (2,500 MT), Thoubal (2,500 MT), Imphal East at Sawongbung (10,000 MT), Tamenglong (5,000 MT), Bishenpur (5,000MT), Chandel (2,500 MT) and at Imphal (10,000 MT) under the PEG Scheme.
After completing all these godowns, the total quantity of the stocks will be increased to nearly 70,000 MT and it can keep supply for three-four months. But most of the construction works have been stuck up due to land acquisition activities, he claimed.
In another development, necessary animal quarantine centres will be set up in Manipur’s border towns of Moreh in Chandel district, Kasom Khullen in Uklhrul and Behiang in Churachandpur – all located along the Indo-Myanmar border. The step has been taken to check and monitor the import of livestock from Myanmar, said Manipur’s Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Minister Govindas Konthoujam while addressing a free animal health campaign and rabbit distribution function at the State veterinary office complex in Imphal last afternoon. The Central government has also agreed to open the quarantine centres.
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Sharmila Banerjee demonstrates the genre at Arts Precinct
Zahangir Alom
A wide array of demonstrations made the event engrossing. Photo: Prabir Das
Giving insights into the nuances of Manipuri dance, one of the nine forms of Indian classical dance, Sharmila Banerjee talked about the origin and history of the dance genre and demonstrated essential steps and hand movements with the assistance of a team of young dancers – Sonia Rashid, Afsana Farhana Ahmed, Ira Bala, Krishna Roy, Sudeshna Swayamprabha, Meghomala, Elvis Mostafa, Rikhia, Ruponti, Awditiya and Anisha. Two visiting mridangam players --Amrita Sinha and Labu Sinha from Kamolganj, Sylhet also took part in a pungcholom performance. The event featured audio-visual contents, live dance pieces, verbal explanations and pragmatic demonstrations.
The performance set off with a pure Manipuri dance style named Guru Vandana by Sudeshna. Sharmila, with mridangam in hands, demonstrated the performance one after another. The next piece titled “Maibi Jagoi” was a dance form of pre-ariyan stage. It is commonly performed in Lai Haroba Festival. Invocation of God along with creation of world through dance was the main theme of the piece. Demonstrative dance pieces including lashya, tandava, bhromori and sitting stances followed.
A wide array of demonstrations made the event engrossing. Photo: Prabir Das
Sudeshna superbly showcased an abhinaya dance form titled Nonichuri that is generally presented during Ulukhol Raas. Evoking Lord Krishna's Raasleela of Vrindavan, a performance of jugal nartan (duet dance) together with a shongkirttan dance or pungcholom followed. Tagore, who contributed much to the diffusion of Manipuri dance, composed a song “Dui Haat-e Kaler Mondira Je Sodai Bajey”. Based on the song, several artistes performed mondira nartan in Manipuri style that wrapped up the event.
In Manipur, surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland India, the dance form developed its own specific aesthetics, values, conventions and ethics. The cult of Radha and Krishna, particularly the raasleela, is central to its themes, but the dancers usually incorporate the characteristic symbols (kartal or mandira) and double-headed drum (pung or Manipuri mridangam) of sankirtan into the visual media.
An alumnus of Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, Sharmila Banerjee was bestowed with the Nartan Visharad title after completing her post-graduate course in Manipuri dance at the Manipuri Nartanalaya, Kolkata under the renowned Manipuri maestro Guru Bipin Singh and Srimati Kalavati Devi. Sharmila Banerjee is currently head of dance department at Chhayanaut and runs her own dance school Nritya Nandan.
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Gurgaon: Even as the police ruled
out a racist attack angle in the attack on two Northeast Indians in
Gurgaon, one of the victims had alleged that the people who attacked
them said that all Northeast Indians must leave the city. "They told us
that all that people from Northeast India must leave. They shaved my
head. Are people from the Northeast not Indians," the victim said.
The victim's friend said that he was taken by a group of people on the behest of taking him to a party but beat him up later. "They were called to have a party and for a drink and then they were beaten up," the victim's friend said.
An FIR has now been registered in Gurgaon after two men from Northeast India were allegedly beaten up by locals. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night.
The victims claim they were beaten up by over seven locals for 3 hours. They have been admitted to a hospital.
Sources say one of the men has received injury to the backbone. The police say they are probing the issue and have ruled out calling it a racist attack.
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The victim's friend said that he was taken by a group of people on the behest of taking him to a party but beat him up later. "They were called to have a party and for a drink and then they were beaten up," the victim's friend said.
An FIR has now been registered in Gurgaon after two men from Northeast India were allegedly beaten up by locals. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night.
The victims claim they were beaten up by over seven locals for 3 hours. They have been admitted to a hospital.
Sources say one of the men has received injury to the backbone. The police say they are probing the issue and have ruled out calling it a racist attack.
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Imphal, Sept. 25 : Human rights
activists in Manipur have welcomed the Supreme Court’s directive to
state governments to probe all encounter killings, as a “positive”
development.
Chief Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice R.F.
Nariman yesterday gave the directive while dealing with a PIL filed by
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties.
The two-judge bench ruled that all
encounter killings would be probed by the CID of the state concerned or
any police station except the one under whose jurisdiction the alleged
encounter took place.
“We welcome the Supreme Court’s ruling,
calling for probes into encounter killings, given the track records of
fake encounter killings in Manipur and the government’s inaction over
them,” Babloo Loitongbam, executive director of Human Rights Alert,
Manipur, said.
Loitongbam expressed the concern that the
role of the security forces — the army and Assam Rifles — in encounter
killings could not be brought under the directive of the Supreme Court.
The army and Assam Rifles have been given
protection by the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from prosecution.
Without the sanction of the Centre these forces could not be prosecuted.
Two identical petitions filed by Human
Rights Alert, Manipur, and Extra-judicial Execution Victim Families’
Association, Manipur, seeking constitution of a special investigation
team to probe 1,528 alleged fake encounter killings in the state are
pending before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has constituted a
committee, headed by Justice Santosh Hegde, to probe six cases chosen at
random from the list of 1,528 cases. The committee’s findings said all
the six cases were fake encounter killings. The apex court will hold the
next hearing in the fake encounter killings petitions on October 14.
While welcoming the rulings, rights defenders expressed doubts over how far the state government would follow the guidelines.
“It (ruling) is a positive outcome.
However, given the indifferent attitude of the state government we
cannot say fake encounter killings will be checked after the ruling,”
Rakesh Meihoubam, director, Human Rights Law Network, Manipur, said.
Rights activists said in most cases of
alleged fake encounter killings, the state government remained silent
and only ordered inquiries if there were public uprisings. Moreover, the
government usually does not act on the findings of the inquiries.
The cases of fake encounter killings came
down drastically after a public uproar against killing of a pregnant
woman and a former militant by police in Imphal in an alleged fake
encounter in 2009.
The Supreme Court also ordered mandatory
filing of FIR in every case where death occurs, inquiry by a magistrate
and “video graphed” autopsy by at least two doctors.
The apex court also banned immediate out-of-turn promotions for police personnel involved in such alleged encounter killings.
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There is something about a late-night film show that triggers
nationalism like few other things can. Maybe it is the lit-up screen
where all assembled people look at — thus connecting all of them in a
common experience, may be it is the post-dinner contented feeling that
frees the mind to think about things beyond ourselves, like the nation.
The Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s produced, Omung Kumar directed, Priyanka
Chopra starrer Bollywood film, Mary Kom,
ended with the national anthem of the Indian Union. This was part of
the film by design and not some random brain-wave of the cinema-hall
owner. Thus started the loyalty to the nation-state test at midnight —
who stands, who doesn’t. A friend reported that righteous and upstanding
citizens at a Delhi cinema hall beat up disloyal sit-downers. It is
only natural that a film themed around boxing will inspire some of the
spectators, especially when that warm ‘India’ feeling bubbles up inside
an air-conditioned cinema hall. Paisa wasool.
Mary Kom, is a bio-pic about the struggles of Mary Kom, a real life woman boxing world-champion from the Indian state of Manipur, which had a democratically elected state council that was bypassed when its constitutional head signed a merger agreement in 1949 with an Indian Union that was yet become a democratic republic. Different issues come into the Mary Kom story — some fleetingly, some prominently. They include, the socio-political instability in Manipur, the prejudicial behaviour of Hindustanis towards Manipuris, armed forces of the Indian Union, Manipuri terrorists (or armed insurgents — take your pick) and so on. If the personal trials and tribulations of Mary Kom is the meat of the story, these other issues are the masala. The meat may be of top quality but without the right amount of masala applied in the right way, the dish cannot be served. The masala has to be of a particular kind, given that the customers of the dish come primarily from the halls and multiplexes of the Indian Union’s small towns and big cities. Every day, Mother Hindi serves food cooked in her Bollywood kitchen to millions of her state-loving offsprings spread all across her nation. This is the kind of meat that adds to the muscle of the four lions atop the Ashokan pillar. Nowadays, everyone is a little experimentative and wants to try some variations in their cuisine — a little ‘unity in diversity’, if you will. Hence, Mary Kom is a hit — a daughter’s tale, a mother’s tale, a woman’s tale, the tale of a thoroughly Indian Manipuri’s eventual Indian acceptability, the tale of north-east taking centre-stage, the tale of mischievous daughter Manipur’s relationship with Mother India. The Indian state is a liberal one now. It can take stuff like this — a little self-critique here, a little dose of common humanity there. But not all meats can be served everywhere. I hear that some Nagas dishes are so out there that no amount of tri-colour garam masala makes their story palatable in Delhi, Mumbai, NOIDA and Gurgaon. Every snake-charmer knows that it is risky to show off a snake which still has its fangs intact.
In Mary Kom, the heavily pregnant heroine is going towards the hospital with her husband. She is nearing labour. There is curfew on the streets. The husband tells her to wait and advances a bit. He is in the middle of a group of khaki-clad Indian security force men out to weed out trouble-makers. He tells them about his wife. A jawan finds her. The story matches. They arrive safely at the hospital. Many such images of an agitated Manipur break into ‘Mary Kom’. I use the word ‘images’ very deliberately here, for some realities are somewhat different. In July 2009, Mary Kom was selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Indian Union’s highest sporting award. It was in the same July of 2009 that khaki-clad government forces surrounded an unarmed Chongkham Sanjit in a busy bazaar at Imphal, the capital of Manipur. Sanjit does not resist. He is whisked away to a dark area beside a roadside medicine shop. A few minutes later, the Khakis come out with Sanjit’s bullet-ridden dead body and throw it onto a truck. Wait. There is another corpse on the truck. It belongs to Rabina Devi, a pregnant bystander killed by police a short while ago. This whole sequence gets captured on camera, just like a film. A little Googling will do. Not all pregnant women and young men on Imphal streets get the ‘Mary Kom’ treatment. There is no market for these pictures of Manipur. The story of a decade-long hunger-striker protesting the ‘special powers’ granted to Indian Army in Manipur is no formula to Bollywood success. The picture of Irom Sharmila Chanu with the force-feeding tubes stuck to her nose is sure to take the pop out of popcorn. And if nothing else, the censor board will happily oblige in its mission of catering fairy-tales to citizens and protecting impressionable minds from such naked images. Sports are a better bet. A Manipuri woman’s struggle for legitimacy in Hindustan and Hindustan finally coming around to embrace her back. Mother India’s bosom is big enough for all. Taaliyan bacchon.
The day ‘Mary Kom’ was released, Indian Union’s prime minister gave a widely beamed ‘Teacher’s Day’ speech to school students. There was some Q and A too. A 17 year old school student Nickson Laisram of Imphal asked ‘How can I become the PM?’. Poor Nickson probably already knows that his ethnic origin unofficially rules that out already. The best he can hope is that his sisters will not have the fate of Thangjam Manorama, an insurgent who was picked up by security forces from her home in 2004. Her body, covered in sperm and bullets, was found the next day. 30 Manipuri mothers stripped themselves in protest outside an armed forces outpost with the banner ‘Indian Army, Rape Us’. I am waiting to stand up to the tune of the national anthem of the nation that will have the story of Manorama and her mothers in the night-show, without the garam masala.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2014.
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Mary Kom, is a bio-pic about the struggles of Mary Kom, a real life woman boxing world-champion from the Indian state of Manipur, which had a democratically elected state council that was bypassed when its constitutional head signed a merger agreement in 1949 with an Indian Union that was yet become a democratic republic. Different issues come into the Mary Kom story — some fleetingly, some prominently. They include, the socio-political instability in Manipur, the prejudicial behaviour of Hindustanis towards Manipuris, armed forces of the Indian Union, Manipuri terrorists (or armed insurgents — take your pick) and so on. If the personal trials and tribulations of Mary Kom is the meat of the story, these other issues are the masala. The meat may be of top quality but without the right amount of masala applied in the right way, the dish cannot be served. The masala has to be of a particular kind, given that the customers of the dish come primarily from the halls and multiplexes of the Indian Union’s small towns and big cities. Every day, Mother Hindi serves food cooked in her Bollywood kitchen to millions of her state-loving offsprings spread all across her nation. This is the kind of meat that adds to the muscle of the four lions atop the Ashokan pillar. Nowadays, everyone is a little experimentative and wants to try some variations in their cuisine — a little ‘unity in diversity’, if you will. Hence, Mary Kom is a hit — a daughter’s tale, a mother’s tale, a woman’s tale, the tale of a thoroughly Indian Manipuri’s eventual Indian acceptability, the tale of north-east taking centre-stage, the tale of mischievous daughter Manipur’s relationship with Mother India. The Indian state is a liberal one now. It can take stuff like this — a little self-critique here, a little dose of common humanity there. But not all meats can be served everywhere. I hear that some Nagas dishes are so out there that no amount of tri-colour garam masala makes their story palatable in Delhi, Mumbai, NOIDA and Gurgaon. Every snake-charmer knows that it is risky to show off a snake which still has its fangs intact.
In Mary Kom, the heavily pregnant heroine is going towards the hospital with her husband. She is nearing labour. There is curfew on the streets. The husband tells her to wait and advances a bit. He is in the middle of a group of khaki-clad Indian security force men out to weed out trouble-makers. He tells them about his wife. A jawan finds her. The story matches. They arrive safely at the hospital. Many such images of an agitated Manipur break into ‘Mary Kom’. I use the word ‘images’ very deliberately here, for some realities are somewhat different. In July 2009, Mary Kom was selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Indian Union’s highest sporting award. It was in the same July of 2009 that khaki-clad government forces surrounded an unarmed Chongkham Sanjit in a busy bazaar at Imphal, the capital of Manipur. Sanjit does not resist. He is whisked away to a dark area beside a roadside medicine shop. A few minutes later, the Khakis come out with Sanjit’s bullet-ridden dead body and throw it onto a truck. Wait. There is another corpse on the truck. It belongs to Rabina Devi, a pregnant bystander killed by police a short while ago. This whole sequence gets captured on camera, just like a film. A little Googling will do. Not all pregnant women and young men on Imphal streets get the ‘Mary Kom’ treatment. There is no market for these pictures of Manipur. The story of a decade-long hunger-striker protesting the ‘special powers’ granted to Indian Army in Manipur is no formula to Bollywood success. The picture of Irom Sharmila Chanu with the force-feeding tubes stuck to her nose is sure to take the pop out of popcorn. And if nothing else, the censor board will happily oblige in its mission of catering fairy-tales to citizens and protecting impressionable minds from such naked images. Sports are a better bet. A Manipuri woman’s struggle for legitimacy in Hindustan and Hindustan finally coming around to embrace her back. Mother India’s bosom is big enough for all. Taaliyan bacchon.
The day ‘Mary Kom’ was released, Indian Union’s prime minister gave a widely beamed ‘Teacher’s Day’ speech to school students. There was some Q and A too. A 17 year old school student Nickson Laisram of Imphal asked ‘How can I become the PM?’. Poor Nickson probably already knows that his ethnic origin unofficially rules that out already. The best he can hope is that his sisters will not have the fate of Thangjam Manorama, an insurgent who was picked up by security forces from her home in 2004. Her body, covered in sperm and bullets, was found the next day. 30 Manipuri mothers stripped themselves in protest outside an armed forces outpost with the banner ‘Indian Army, Rape Us’. I am waiting to stand up to the tune of the national anthem of the nation that will have the story of Manorama and her mothers in the night-show, without the garam masala.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2014.
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IMPHAL: A 32-year-old woman gave birth to quintuplets—one boy and four girls—at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital here on Monday afternoon, creating history in the state.
Geeta Devi, the mother, was referred to RIMS by gynaecologists of Bishnupur district hospital on Monday morning. In the afternoon, Geeta gave birth to the five within seven minutes under the care of three doctors. But one of the four girls, weighing 700 grams, died a few minutes later.
Of the remaining four, two, including the boy weighing 900 grams each, are healthy, doctors said. They added that Geeta's condition is stable.
All the four babies have been kept inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they said. They added that Geeta has set a new record in delivering five babies naturally in the state.
A resident of Thanga village on the banks of the Loktak lake in Bishnupur district, Geeta already has four children — three boys and a girl — all born naturally. The eldest one, a boy, is 15 years old.
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Geeta Devi, the mother, was referred to RIMS by gynaecologists of Bishnupur district hospital on Monday morning. In the afternoon, Geeta gave birth to the five within seven minutes under the care of three doctors. But one of the four girls, weighing 700 grams, died a few minutes later.
Of the remaining four, two, including the boy weighing 900 grams each, are healthy, doctors said. They added that Geeta's condition is stable.
All the four babies have been kept inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they said. They added that Geeta has set a new record in delivering five babies naturally in the state.
A resident of Thanga village on the banks of the Loktak lake in Bishnupur district, Geeta already has four children — three boys and a girl — all born naturally. The eldest one, a boy, is 15 years old.
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The students' wing of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System suspended the indefinite curfew imposed on non-locals till September 19, after the government agreed to release all of its arrested members.
Following the imposition of curfew, as a precautionary measure, the government had shifted a large number of non-locals into relief camps at different places.
Tight security is in place throughout the state to prevent any untoward incidents.
Raghu Rai, a non-local said, "The Manipur government has brought us to this safe place. But they should find a permanent solution to this so that we do not face problems in earning because we have our families and we have to work daily to support them."
Meanwhile, schools and colleges that had been shut down by the state government since September 11, keeping in view the law and order situation, have been reopened.
The decision was taken after a high-level meeting between the Chief Minister and various top officials and security personnel.
Pushpa Devi, a student said, "I am happy that our schools have re-opened because I had thought that we won't complete our syllabus on time. But now, our syllabus can be covered.
Premila Devi, a local added, "Because of the ILP issue, I do not want the schools to be shut down, as it is a great loss for the students. Even if the schools are shut down, it won't bring any solution. As my children are studying, the schools should function properly, otherwise it will be a problem for the students."
The protests for implementation of the Inner Line Permit system in the state have gained momentum in the last few months.
Protest marches and demonstrations have been taking place all over the state, asking the government to find an immediate resolution to the issue.
The Joint Committee for Inner Line Permit had recently called for a day-long general strike that crippled normal life in the state with vehicular traffic remaining off the roads and markets being shut down.
Chandani Devi, another local resident pointed out, "We do not want bandhs. There are lots of people who have to come out daily to earn their livelihood. Moreover, there are so many people who are sick. So, if there is no vehicle, how will they go to the hospital? So, we do not want any such bandh."
Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs said, "We will talk to them and listen to their grievances properly."
The Inner Line permit system restricts the entry of outsiders into a state without authorized permission.
Locals believe that this move is required to check the influx of illegal migrants.
The state government has set up a committee to find an immediate solution to the problem.
The government is also taking steps to address the issue so as to restore peace and avoid further violence in the state.
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Following the imposition of curfew, as a precautionary measure, the government had shifted a large number of non-locals into relief camps at different places.
Tight security is in place throughout the state to prevent any untoward incidents.
Raghu Rai, a non-local said, "The Manipur government has brought us to this safe place. But they should find a permanent solution to this so that we do not face problems in earning because we have our families and we have to work daily to support them."
Meanwhile, schools and colleges that had been shut down by the state government since September 11, keeping in view the law and order situation, have been reopened.
The decision was taken after a high-level meeting between the Chief Minister and various top officials and security personnel.
Pushpa Devi, a student said, "I am happy that our schools have re-opened because I had thought that we won't complete our syllabus on time. But now, our syllabus can be covered.
Premila Devi, a local added, "Because of the ILP issue, I do not want the schools to be shut down, as it is a great loss for the students. Even if the schools are shut down, it won't bring any solution. As my children are studying, the schools should function properly, otherwise it will be a problem for the students."
The protests for implementation of the Inner Line Permit system in the state have gained momentum in the last few months.
Protest marches and demonstrations have been taking place all over the state, asking the government to find an immediate resolution to the issue.
The Joint Committee for Inner Line Permit had recently called for a day-long general strike that crippled normal life in the state with vehicular traffic remaining off the roads and markets being shut down.
Chandani Devi, another local resident pointed out, "We do not want bandhs. There are lots of people who have to come out daily to earn their livelihood. Moreover, there are so many people who are sick. So, if there is no vehicle, how will they go to the hospital? So, we do not want any such bandh."
Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs said, "We will talk to them and listen to their grievances properly."
The Inner Line permit system restricts the entry of outsiders into a state without authorized permission.
Locals believe that this move is required to check the influx of illegal migrants.
The state government has set up a committee to find an immediate solution to the problem.
The government is also taking steps to address the issue so as to restore peace and avoid further violence in the state.
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Two
states in India are known for producing women hockey players of repute —
Punjab and Manipur, besides Jharkhand and Odisha. But the comparison of
the sporting infrastructure and hockey facilities in these states are a
study in contrast. While Punjab has around 15 astro-turf stadiums with
some of them having world-class facilities, strife-torn Manipur got its
first professional hockey stadium in 1999 when the National Games was
held there. Before that, athletes used to practice on grass turfs.
“In Manipur, there was just one ground, in Imphal. Therefore, we used
to get very less time for practise. The ground was also in a poor
condition,” said Chanchan Devi, a hockey star from the state, who
debuted for India during the 7th Asia Cup in Thailand in 2009.
“If any player from Manipur makes it to the national side, the entire credit must be given to him or her, thanks to lack of support from the government and sporting bodies,” she added.
“Being from a Northeast state means, if you want to go to your home, it would take three to four days, as most of the places where training camps are conducted are far from Imphal… We cannot afford planes fare,” she said.
Chanchan Devi, who achieved the rare distinction of earning 100th cap during a match against South Korea at Glasgow in 2014, rues the fact that she has not got any support from the government.
“It has been 10 years since I am playing hockey and I have not received a penny from the government,” lamented Devi, adding that there is still support for the athletes who play individual games, but same can’t be said about hockey players.
Devi takes her inspiration from Suraj Lata Devi, former captain of India women’s hockey team who hails from Manipur. Lata had led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.
“I keep talking to Didi over phone, she is an inspiring for players like us,” said Devi.
The other Manipuri players in the team Sushila Chanu—current captain of Indian women’s junior hockey team and defender in the national team—too echoed the sentiment.
“We recently won the junior World Cup under my captaincy, but when I returned, there was not a single official from the state government to receive me at the airport,” an emotional Chanu recalled. - See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/asiangames2014/fighting-all-odds-to-make-manipur-proud/article1-1265279.aspx#sthash.QrA7pkrY.dpuf
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“If any player from Manipur makes it to the national side, the entire credit must be given to him or her, thanks to lack of support from the government and sporting bodies,” she added.
“Being from a Northeast state means, if you want to go to your home, it would take three to four days, as most of the places where training camps are conducted are far from Imphal… We cannot afford planes fare,” she said.
Chanchan Devi, who achieved the rare distinction of earning 100th cap during a match against South Korea at Glasgow in 2014, rues the fact that she has not got any support from the government.
“It has been 10 years since I am playing hockey and I have not received a penny from the government,” lamented Devi, adding that there is still support for the athletes who play individual games, but same can’t be said about hockey players.
Devi takes her inspiration from Suraj Lata Devi, former captain of India women’s hockey team who hails from Manipur. Lata had led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.
“I keep talking to Didi over phone, she is an inspiring for players like us,” said Devi.
The other Manipuri players in the team Sushila Chanu—current captain of Indian women’s junior hockey team and defender in the national team—too echoed the sentiment.
“We recently won the junior World Cup under my captaincy, but when I returned, there was not a single official from the state government to receive me at the airport,” an emotional Chanu recalled. - See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/asiangames2014/fighting-all-odds-to-make-manipur-proud/article1-1265279.aspx#sthash.QrA7pkrY.dpuf
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By Bella Jaisinghani
MUMBAI: A private life insurance company is helping sportsperson Mary Kom set up infrastructure for a boxing academy in Manipur through "crowdfunding".
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project by raising contributions from a large number of people. In fact film-makers who are short on finance often use online portals or social networks to seek crowd funding.
This particular initiative hopes to raise Rs 10 lakhs for her academy. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, which has supported Mary Kom, will contribute the initial Rs 1 lakh or fill the shortfall. The month-long campaign comes to an end September 21. The firm has also provided her an insurance policy worth Rs 2 crore.
Edelweiss says it supports champions like Mary Kom to seek success at the Olympic Games through its philanthropic arm named Edelgive. It plans to help other sportspersons in future.
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MUMBAI: A private life insurance company is helping sportsperson Mary Kom set up infrastructure for a boxing academy in Manipur through "crowdfunding".
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project by raising contributions from a large number of people. In fact film-makers who are short on finance often use online portals or social networks to seek crowd funding.
This particular initiative hopes to raise Rs 10 lakhs for her academy. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, which has supported Mary Kom, will contribute the initial Rs 1 lakh or fill the shortfall. The month-long campaign comes to an end September 21. The firm has also provided her an insurance policy worth Rs 2 crore.
Edelweiss says it supports champions like Mary Kom to seek success at the Olympic Games through its philanthropic arm named Edelgive. It plans to help other sportspersons in future.
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Imphal, Sep 15 : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel would be deployed "immediately" at the complex of National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Langol area in Manipur's Imphal West district following an altercation between two sections of students.
"The state government has decided to deploy CRPF personnel at the institute immediately both as a confidence building measure for the students from outside Manipur as also to strictly maintain law and order within the campus", a government order said here today.
The decision was taken after an altercation between students from the outside the state and local students of NIT on September 12.
"In case of any reports of ragging, physical violence, fights, intimidation etc, the authorities of NIT Manipur must immediately take strict and prompt punitive action against the responsible students including rustication from the institute, black-listing from joining any other institution in the country or even filing of FIR in any concerned police station", the order said.
The Director NIT was also told to submit daily reports to the state government on the atmosphere prevailing in the campus for the next one week.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and Education Minister M Okendro personally visited the institute and discussed the matter with the NIT authorities yesterday.
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"The state government has decided to deploy CRPF personnel at the institute immediately both as a confidence building measure for the students from outside Manipur as also to strictly maintain law and order within the campus", a government order said here today.
The decision was taken after an altercation between students from the outside the state and local students of NIT on September 12.
"In case of any reports of ragging, physical violence, fights, intimidation etc, the authorities of NIT Manipur must immediately take strict and prompt punitive action against the responsible students including rustication from the institute, black-listing from joining any other institution in the country or even filing of FIR in any concerned police station", the order said.
The Director NIT was also told to submit daily reports to the state government on the atmosphere prevailing in the campus for the next one week.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and Education Minister M Okendro personally visited the institute and discussed the matter with the NIT authorities yesterday.
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