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September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, Sep.16 (ANI): “Move onward with the Lord within your heart and with the footprints of your ancestors in your eyes’ is the greatest moral teaching from Heigru Hidongba ceremony held every year in Manipur.

Heigru Hidongba, a socio-religious ceremony, to exhibit the firm devotion of the descendants of the Great Grand Mantri Anandashai of Lord Bejoy Govindajee was recently held in Imphal.

Devotees brought offerings of Heigru (Amla) fruit to the almighty on the 11th day of Langban Manipuri month which coincides with September to bring prosperity to the community.

During this festival a special boat race ‘Hiyang Tanaba’ is held in the sacred Thangapat Moat of Sagolband, Bejoy Govinda in Imphal amidst singing of devotional songs and a lot of clamour.

It attracted a huge number of spectators on this occasion. “We have organized the ceremony so that we can come and pray together so that the ills of the society will be removed and also for peace to be restored in our land that is filled with violence. In other places, it is celebrated anytime as a festival but we celebrate it as it is our custom,” said Boshana, organiser of the Heigru Hidongba festival.

“This is the 231st Heigru Hidongba Festival. The main theme of the festival is about preserving the age old traditional beliefs and customs of our culture,” said Magochandra, a local resident.

Devotees converged at the Bijoygobinda Moat at Sagoband to witness the ceremony symbolising the unity, which was once deeply rooted amongst the Manipuris’ ancestors and for their struggle for peace and freedom.

Devotees, today, believe that the ceremony brings prosperity to the State and overcomes ills of the society. (ANI)

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Manipur police personnel behind Imphal bomb attack

September 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal (Manipur), Sep 6 (ANI): In an astonishing revelation, the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was involved in a bomb attack at a private hospital in Imphal, leaving Manipuris flabbergasted.

It is reported that militants gave Rs 5000 to an IRB rifleman to set off a grenade at the Chamber of Commerce Hospital at Thangal Bazaar in Imphal that left three persons injured.

The rifleman was identified as T. Munal, and has been apprehended by the police.

“There will be a strict control room exclusively for the commandos, so that the control room will have details about their duties and there will be a general diary which will give record of what all activities they are doing. With this sort of things and a little more check, I think with that we should be able to weed out those black sheep,” said Y. Joykumar Singh, The Director General of Police (DGP) of Manipur.

T. Munal was posted at the Battalion headquarters at Khuman Lampak in Imphal and was allegedly involved in several other attacks carried out in the state.

Munal has disclosed that a cadre of KCP (MC) militant outfit had given him the hand grenade.

The incident has shocked the people in the state. They condemned the act.

“Security forces protect us but if they do such things, the people of Manipur will be no more. We condemn the act,” said Zathlingthang, a local.

“They are here to protect the people and a rifleman committing such crime is condemnable act. The people of the state are suffering because of such crimes,” added Khomi, another local.

Meanwhile, reacting to the involvement of state police personnel in the incident, Union Home Secretary G.K Pillai, who was on a visit to assess the overall law and order situation in the state, urged the state government to bring transparency in the recruitment of constables.

“If constables come into the police force on merit, you will get a much better, more efficient police force. Complain has come that some of the people who have been recruited did not undergo adequate screening of some of them. Screening would be done by the Manipur police to remove all the undesirable elements from the state police forces,” Pillai said. (ANI)

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Dry fish traders in Manipur protest militants’ demands

May 26, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, May 26 (ANI): Dry fish traders in Manipur have been hit badly by the militants’ illogical extortion demands.

Militant outfits like Naga National Council (NNC), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP (MC)) have demanded rupees 800,000 as annual tax from dry fish traders.

Perturbed with such a strange demand, in a news conference at the Manipur Press Club here the traders informed media persons about the issue and appealed to the militants to withdraw their demands.

“There is no assurance whether the vehicles transporting dry fish will reach us or not. We are really concerned about their safety. Once, the vehicle leaves, we are not able to concentrate on any other work. We fear that they might be captured and we will get threatening calls to pay up. If we don’t make the payments the they burn down the vehicles and incidents are increasing,” said O. Indrajit Singh, Dry fish Trader in Imphal.

“Such demands would lead to a price hike and it will actually affect the public,” said O. Indramani Singh, another dry fish Trader, Imphal.

Dry fish traders, as a mark of protest, closed down their shops and suspended distribution of fish to the retailers to draw everyone’s attention towards extortion demands.

The market will remain closed till an amicable solution is reached with the militant groups.

The traders informed that the extortion demands by militants will force the them to hike the price of the most sought after food of the Manipuris, the fermented fish. This, in turn, would cause great hardship to the people.

“Militants should review their demands. Because of their actions people are angry and complaining against their activities. The prices are really going high. This is because of their activities. Individually, we cannot do anyting. But if all of us get together. We can fight such them,” said W. Deven Singh, a consumer.

The State police commandos have taken up combing operations at the Paona Bazaar area to prevent violenceby militants.

“The combing operation in the market area has been quite successful. In the recent past. We have been able to arrest those who had come to deliver demand letters and those carrying weapons in the market area,” said H. Devendra Singh, a police inspector in Imphal West.

Moreover, a protest demonstration was also taken out by the dry fish traders to express their anger against militants, as they have disrupted normal life in the state and affected its economy. (ANI)

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Polo championship marks revival of sports in Manipur

March 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, Mar 5 (ANI): Manipur played host to a state level equestrian championship.

The sixth Director General Assam Rifles Cup, state Equestrian Championship commenced on Tuesday at the Historical Manipur Polo Ground. The championship will continue till Friday.

Manipur Equestrian Association organised the Championship under the sponsorship of Inspector General Assam Rifles (South).

Eight private polo clubs of the state including one from the Manipur Police Sports Club participated in the championship.

Polo enthusiasts in Manipur are trying to keep the sport alive despite government negligence in promoting the indigenous equestrian game.

The players are however unhappy to bear the high expenses of maintaining the horses. In absence of any government patronage it burns a hole in their pocket.

“In this situation of Manipur, Assam rifles is sponsoring Director General Cup and if several other armies organise such events regularly, it will be good for us. There is no one to organise such sports. We (horse riders) are very much discouraged. So I want them to organise it very often for which I will thank them,” said Premjit Singh, a player of Thangmei Band Youth Polo Club.

Although the stadium was not crowded to full, there were polo lovers to watch the championship.

The Manipur Polo Association is glad to receive the sponsorship from the Assam Rifles for nurturing the sport.

“We have been excellent in horse riding horsemanship. We have our own brigade of Manipur ponies. We wanted to nurture and develop these equestrian events. As we don’t have financial support, we took help of Assam rifles,” said S. Joykumar Singh, President, Manipur Equestrian Association.

This modern game of polo, though popularized by the British, is said to have originated from Manipur.

The sport has been known as Sagol Kangjei since time immemorial.

The game is wrapped in mythology and continues to occupy a significant place in the cultural life of the Manipuris. By L C K Singh (ANI)

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