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Setback for China’s territorial aspirations

Sanat K Chakraborty | Guwahati

Arunachal to boycott Chinese goods

China may be claiming Arunachal Pradesh to be part of its territory but people of the State are up in arms against the proliferation of made-in-China goods in the State.

The influential All-Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has announced boycott of all Chinese goods and demanded that that India take appropriate steps to protect its Northeastern frontiers.

AAPSU president Takam Tatung told The Pioneer over phone from Itanagar that boycott will be enforced from February 8. This is a humiliating snub to Beijing which refuses to issue proper visa to persons of Arunachal Pradesh for travelling to China and even objected to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Itanagar.

“We are sending out a clear message to China that Arunachal Pradesh is an inseparable part of India,” AAPSU president said.


At the same time, Tatung asserted: “We are also trying to draw New Delhi’s immediate attention to the deepening feeling of alienation of the local tribal communities in the wake of India’s feeble response to China’s growing assertion over the Indian territories in Arunachal Pradesh.”

India must respond to people’s feeling of insecurity and anxieties and accelerate development of the border areas of the State, he said, claiming that the union, on its part, had been working with people to build their confidence and educating their rights over their land.

The AAPSU had also been spreading awareness against Chinese activities in the Tibetan upland bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Last October, it had held demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi.

The AAPSU was upset at New Delhi’s ‘soft’ approach to Chinese sensitivity. Tatung cited the case of one Chabe Chader, a villager of Gumsing Taying under Taksing Circle of Upper Subansiri district, who was allegedly captured by the Chinese Army from Asaphila border area in August 2007.

The issue was brought to the notice of the Centre through then BJP MP Kiren Rijiju, but nothing happened. It gave an impression that New Delhi did not care for its citizens, Tatung rued.

When asked how would the union propose to enforce the boycott or for that matter motivate people to voluntarily reject the Chinese goods, the AAPSU chief said it had held several peoples consultation before deciding on the ban.

“We appreciate their sentiment which is laudable,” said former BJP MP Kiren Rijiju, who has recently joined the Congress. But he went on to add that such boycott was not practical. He pointed out that 90 per cent of electronic goods - mobiles, computers, laptops, cameras, and other gadgets, besides a whole lot of other goods - are made in China, which have found their way across the globe. “Moreover, it’s going to harm small traders too in the State,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Arunachal Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) has sought the intervention of the State Government to deal with the tricky situation arising out of the boycott campaign.

“We do support the cause taken up by the AAPSU,” ACCI president Techi Lala said, and hoped that the campaign would be a temporary and symbolic one.
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This isn't the NEast,but Varnasi is nearer to it than Delhi,hence the post!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/commen ... 014101.ece
Ravidassia sect sends shockwaves across world’s Sikh community

Followers of Guru Ravi Dass protest against the death of their Ravidassian priest Sant Rama Nand

Jeremy Page in Delhi

India has never been short of religions: although 80 per cent Hindu, it also incorporates Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism as well as hundreds of lesser known faiths.

Now it has another. The establishment of Ravidassia in the northern city of Varanasi last weekend — the latest addition — is sending shockwaves across the world’s 23 million-strong Sikh community. Ravidassia was founded by a radical Sikh sect called Dera Sachkhand Ballan, which consists mainly of “Untouchables”, or Dalits, who come at the bottom of India’s complex and still pervasive caste hierarchy.

It claims its own pilgrimage site to rival the Sikhs’ Golden Temple in Amritsar, its own book to replace the Sikhs’ Guru Granth Sahib, and its own symbol, known as the Har (which it translates as Almighty).

“We aim to respect all religions, love mankind and live a virtuous life,” C. R. Suman, a Radivassia spokesman, told The Times. He added that the religion had hundreds of thousands of devotees, with followers across the diaspora, including in Britain. Ravidassia already has temples in Southall, Coventry and Toronto, as well as several web sites and Facebook pages.

The split from Sikhism seems to be a reaction to the killing of Guru Sant Rama Nand, the sect’s deputy leader, by fundamentalist Sikhs in a gunfight at a temple in Vienna last year, which caused rioting across Punjab.

Sikhs do not officially believe in the caste system, which has its origins in Hinduism, and divides society into hundreds of groups that define where one lives, who one marries and what job one does.

Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak in the 16th century, partly to rebel against the system. But the concept of caste remains deeply rooted in Indian society, even among Sikhs, Christians and Muslims.

Dera Sachkhand Ballan claims to represent lower castes who felt that they were still suffering discrimination, especially at the hands of Jat Sikhs, who have traditionally owned most of the farmland in Punjab.

It differs from mainstream Sikhism on several religious issues, including worshipping living gurus, which is considered blasphemous by most Sikhs. It also focuses predominantly on the teachings of Guru Ravidass, who was born in Varanasi in the 14th century and taught that people should be judged according to their merits, rather than their caste or social status.

“Our objective is to propagate the writing and teachings of Sant Guru Ravidass and other gurus who belonged to suppressed classes,” said Mr Suman.
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Tension boils as police lathicharge pro-gorkhaland student outfits in Siliguri!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 536969.cms
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Hubbub in Shillong.

Lest it be drowned out in the tumult let me also point out that the that this will also be offensive to those who worship Idols given that the concerned picture was used to depict the alphabet “ I “ and the word “Idol”:

School textbook depicts Jesus with cigarette and beer
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Dera Sachkhand Ballan claims to represent lower castes who felt that they were still suffering discrimination, especially at the hands of Jat Sikhs, who have traditionally owned most of the farmland in Punjab.
There is discrimination and of that there is no doubt.

And interestingly, there are too many sects that crop up - the Nirankari, the Dera Saccha Sauda etc and now this one!
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http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/centre-n ... -17033.php
The Centre, which held a fresh round of talks with Naga leaders in New Delhi on Tuesday, has offered more autonomy for Nagaland but won't integrate Naga-inhabited parts of Arunachal to Nagaland.

Government is willing to give more autonomy, perhaps even a flag to the Naga's under Article 371 (A).
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NESO seeks special status for region
The North East Students’ Organisation today demanded special constitutional status for the region to thwart the threats of increasing Chinese aggression and unabated influx from Bangladesh.
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http://www.dailypioneer.com/256695/Afte ... nipur.html

Dated news...Naga blockade of Manipur...but this is serious
After five agonising weeks since the economic blockade choked landlocked Manipur, the first supply of foodgrains and life-saving drugs arrived in Imphal on Monday.

Two Indian Air Force AN-32 cargo planes landed at the Imphal airport with a huge consignment of 3.5 metric tonnes of rice, oxygen canisters and other essential medicines.

“More supply of foodgrains would follow,” N Biren, the State Government spokesman told The Pioneer over phone from Imphal.

He also confirmed the arrival of Central forces in Manipur to clear up the blockade of the national highways connecting the landlocked State, which is grappling with severe shortage of food, fuel and medicines.

“Central forces are being deployed on both the highways - NH 39 and NH 53 - to open up the supply line to Imphal,” he added.

The State Government is trying also to open dialogue with the Nagas through a track-II process. A nine-member delegation of All Manipur Christian Forum has been sent to Kohima to meet influential Church leaders of Nagaland and explore ways to end the siege. {Classic case of failure of current brand of secularism. The state fails to act. The same thing happens after riots when mantris and babus appeal to maulavis to reign in their "people".}

“We are trying our best to improve the situation through peaceful means and understanding,” Biren said.

Various Naga organisations, spearheaded by the United Naga Council, Manipur, had been enforcing a blockade on the two national highways since April 11 in protest against the Manipur Government’s decision to hold elections in the autonomous hill districts of the State. The Nagas in the hill districts of Manipur wanted amendments to the existing laws governing the hills before the elections, a demand which was rejected by the State Government.
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http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/s ... pr=1#36428
Barak Valley cut off
SILCHAR, May 17: The entire Barak Valley districts of Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur have been virtually cut off from the rest of the country with the beginning of the 60-hour NC Hills bandh today, while some organizations of Meghalaya called three-day Meghalaya bandh in protest against the killing of four persons in firing by Assam Police in Langpih along the Assam-Meghalaya border.

Train services between Lumding and Haflong came to a halt as the 60-hour NC Hills bandh called by NC Hills Indigenous Students’ Forum began today. Picketers blocked the Lumding– Haflong Hill Queen Passengers train at Mahur this morning. The bandh called by a non-Dimasa forum paralysed normal life in Haflong subdivision though the bandh had virtually no impact in Maibong subdivision. The district administration was on high alert as the Dimasa Apex body, Jadikhe Naisho Hosom, will celebrate for the new nomenclature of the district. The State Government had recently renamed NC Hills as Dima Hasao district.
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Abhi_G wrote:Naga blockade of Manipur...but this is serious
Usual nuisance from a newly convert. This time though, muivah screwed up bad for the entire nagas. Nagalim for christ has a lot of following within nagaland and naga settlements in manipur and other states. The naga people blame the political fractions for non-realisation of a sovereign nagalim. Hence, muivah is trying to garner support by travelling to his birthplace. But in the effort, he is making enemy's with the meitei's of manipur, the kuki's, the assamese and the arunachal wallah's.

Basically it's all tribal warfare.

Some inside info - Some tribes from this region do not like there history and past religious beliefs - head hunting, eating dogs and worms etc etc. Hence, the rapid conversions trying to run away from it all. Naga-mizo-chin are the converted one's(mostly).

A quote from this naga website... nagalim.angelfire.com
Therefore if any men be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new".
Problem with the neighbours arises mostly cause of the expansionist trait they acquired after the conversions. Now they want the neighbouring regions/tribes to adopt the new religion because "they are not indian". They argue that hinduism was forced onto the NE people. And that they should leave these false beliefs and join the "brethren".

We have a problem ,whether you want to believe it or not. These converted one's are very devout just like the pure one's we parted ways with. They too have a strong urge to expand. Everything is christian and non-christian to them. Nagalim is guaranteed to happen someday. I only hope it will stay within the indian confederation because they fear the chinese very much.
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http://www.dailypioneer.com/256882/Cris ... -East.html

Crisis in North-East
The blockade of Manipur has entered its sixth week now. Whatever its cause, the consequences are proving to be catastrophic for the ordinary citizen. Reports of cooking gas cylinders being sold for over Rs 1,000 each, petrol for Rs 150 a litre and rice for Rs 100 a kg have become commonplace. The State’s biggest hospitals are running out of oxygen and essential medicines. The Congress-run State Government and the Union Home Ministry have proved completely unequal to the problem.

Since Manipur is not, for example, the Kashmir Valley and since it is not top-of-the-mind in New Delhi, the national media, too, has accorded only peripheral coverage to the crisis.
Indeed, the shifting trajectories of the demands of the protesters point to the inability of a deft administration to anticipate problems or finish them early.

What began as a call by minority Naga groups for greater financial autonomy for hill councils in Manipur took on quite another form when Mr T Muivah, chief of the largest faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland announced he would be visiting his native village, Somdal, a Naga enclave located within the territory of Manipur. In turn, this has given rise to an intense ethnic conflict. Naga groups have accused the Manipur Government of oppression and “military crackdown”. Two students have been killed in police firing. On their part, Manipuri political parties have been exploiting emotions related to perceptions of Naga irredentism. The divide is near complete. The United Naga Council, an umbrella body of Nagas in the State, has threatened to “sever all relationships with the Manipur Government and organisations and individuals who collude with, it until our history and situation are acknowledged”. At best, Manipur is headed for a protracted spell of civil disobedience and non-cooperation by a section of its citizens. At worst, Naga-Meitei (the predominant ethnic community in the State) violence could inflame the North-East.
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Why should Manipur remain in India?

What is use of being point blank when your articles come out as "rhetoric"?
Frank but badly written
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Nagas are predominantly Christian, and Manipuris are predominantly Hindus.

The Naga demand for autonomy for Naga enclaves inside Manipur is a deliberate demand for sly propogation of Christianism. This mischief must be resisted by every peace loving Indian.

Muivah is a known Christian terrorist.
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The entire northeast is going out of our grips; the central and east are in the hands of red terror. There is a sheer amount of turbulence brutalizing people in India everyday. GoI is having a good sleep.
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http://www.sentinelassam.com/northeast/ ... pr=1#36593

Inside Imphal: Discontent and dialogue {Some insights into the problem}
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 garbage had not been collected. Soon I was to hear a lot about galloping unemployment, failure to attract industry and a flawed education system.
The most tragic sight in the city was an exceedingly long queue of motorists who have been waiting for hours to buy a few litres of petrol or diesel. At another outlet one saw an even longer queue of two-wheelers for the same purpose. What a waste of time and productivity, I thought.
Unhappiness with New Delhi was even more complex. When I pointed out that many positive developments had taken place such as a steep increase in the development budget, the positive contribution of the North Eastern Council and the setting up of a new ministry, namely, the Ministry of Development of North East Region, the point was conceded for a while.
Then the litany against New Delhi or ‘against India’ began: “the independent kingdom of Manipur” was merged with India through a dubious process in 1947-48; the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the restricted areas permit regime were unacceptable restrictions on the province’s democracy; the extent of insurgency was exaggerated; attacks by insurgents were sometimes found to be the acts by agents provocateurs, etc.
A major grievance was that, in the context of a feud over the proposed visit of NSCN leader Thuingaleng Muivah to his ancestral village in Manipur, Delhi was favouring him and was being unfair to the people of Manipur. By refraining from taking effective action to end the blockade of national highways, the Central Government was not doing what it should, they argued.
Some feared that the size of Manipur might shrink “once again.” The reference was to the Nehruvian time when India settled its boundary with U Nu’s Burma. This had entailed ignoring Manipur’s claim to the Kabaw Valley. Independent India had to factor in the decisions of the Raj as well as the larger ramifications involving other neighbours. Whereas for India and Myanmar the matter had been settled a long time back, the noteworthy point was that the perception in Manipur was one of a historic wrong.
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Naga members on orkut admit that they pay money to the insurgents. Some of them question "how has it changed things?"

I think india has made some sort of a secret deal with the NE that it won't let the spread of "indian culture" inside NE provided NE stays in india.

So far meghalaya, mizoram and nagaland have fallen
Assam is being stuffed with bangladeshi's
Manipur is fighting hostility from all sides
Arunachal pradesh has china on it's borders and the naga's are trying to whisk away some land from them
Tripura has some issues with mizoram chasing away the tribals into tripura.

Most of them do not like the bengali settlers making in roads in search for jobs
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Head the divisions
A lesson from the ongoing economic blockade is the urgent need to improve connectivity. More and better highways must be built across these states to end their political and economic isolation.
Godd@mn it. Someone finally said the right thing to do.
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lsunil wrote:
Most of them do not like the bengali settlers making in roads in search for jobs
The dislike towards Bengalis is not new. It comes down historically since the brit period. Bengal partition is a forgotten thing but it was the trigger for large migrations into the northeast (mostly Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya). Influx of BD muslims was/is welcome to INC for vote bank politics in Assam. This has further exacerbated the condition of Bengali Hindus.
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My 2 paise


The situation in Manipur is slowly going out of hand. If GoI doesn't take
any measure to counter the blockade then the resultant cost will be
unimaginable. The manipuri militants are just relishing the opportunity to
turn the popular anger against GoI and bring back the scenarios of early eighties.

What to do?

Beat back the nagas to lift the blockade?

That will be another suicide for the time being.

Bring naga social / cultural leaders to discussion and urging them to lift this fracticidal embargo on a humanatarian basis. At the same time, press IAF into massive airlifting of
essential commodities into Imphal valley. especially cooking oil, kerosine, medicine, etc.

Let this air-lift operation go on indefinitely - since this will be a war of wirs between GoI
and the naga bodies enforcing the embargo. Hopefully, seeing the futility of the blockade
in the face of air-lift the nagas will relent.

Otherwise the overall cost will be manyfolds.
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@kati
I don't think a brute force solution will help us in the long run. The prime focus should be to break naga's will to expand themselves. Economic blockade is just one of their many tactics to force the manipuris into submission. GoI should announce a major plan to improve logistic connectivity of manipur. The news alone will have a demotivational effect on the naga's and the economic blockade will start subsiding from there on.

The current wait and watch policy is also helping us. The naga image has been seriously damaged.
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Government to send troopers to end Manipur blockade
Paramilitary forces will be deployed from Tuesday onwards to end the 65-day economic blockade of Manipur by Naga tribal groups that has led to acute shortages of food and medicines, says Home Secretary G.K. Pillai.
Why Nagas left Imphal Valley
Firstly, we really do not belong to the Meitei Valley. Our Meitei brethren have strongly endorsed this fact. The Anti-ceasefire, Anti-Naga and Anti-Christian slogans of 18th June, 2001 – “Nagas go back to Nagaland”, “There are no Nagas in Manipur” and “Christianity is a foreign religion…” etc. meant exactly that.

Secondly, Nagas and Meiteis are different. Nagas are unique Christian Nation. We never belonged to India. Meiteis are very much Indian ever since the Merger Pact of 15th October 1949. Hence it almost impossible for Meiteis to break free from India. That is why, the MP Thokchom Meinya claimed “Manipur is a hindu state” in CNN-IBN debate (May 20, 2010).

Thirdly, Christianity is not a western religion. It is not a religion for that matter. It is the truth. It is a relationship between Jesus Christ and man. Christians do not worship the created beings or spirits or things. We worship the creator. Whether you like it or not the hard truth is that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour of the world and its future Judge. Majority of the Meiteis follow Sanamahi, Gouradharma and Hinduism etc.

We will therefore stay on in our Naga districts and continue to pray for the victory of the Naga Nation – Nation for Christ!
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/6046993.cms

Naga students to call off Manipur blockade
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http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/s ... pr=1#39700
Who is responsible for the existence of Islamnagar?
GUWAHATI, June 24: The State is being systematically bereft of its precious landed property. Lakhs of suspected Bangladeshi nationals have been encroaching upon reserve forest lands in the State at such a pace that the indigenous people of the State might soon be a landless minority in their very homeland. The present situation in Nagaon is a pointer to what the entire State could turn out to be in the near future. But perhaps the Congress is not at all concerned.
Suspected Bangladeshi nationals encroaching upon vast areas of forest land in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and the Orang National Park (ONP) has already hit headlines. Of late, it has come to light that a number of new villages of suspected Bangladeshi nationals have sprung up in the Borbeel and Barpathar reserve forest areas in central Assam in the last four/five years under the very nose of the Nagoan district administration and the Forest Department. What is surprising is that such encroachment of reserve forest land is taking place unabated in the home district of none but State Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain himself, who has the responsibility of protecting the forest cover in the State.
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Watch out for communal clashes in Assam.7 minority students killed in police firing http://bit.ly/C1TY4i
sad dat the state's yindoo population is rapidly disapearing.jus' 55% of d total population is yindoo.can u believe dat?? A state whom d Mughals tried 2 annex numerous times but was unsuccessful each time.A state which had 0 muslim population jus' a century b4. 2 add to this misery,the missionaries are successfully luring the tribals everyday to convert 2 Christainity for a few bucks n a bottle of beer.if GOI doesn't take immediate steps the youths of Assam r gonna create Gujarat 2002:2nd part.And let me remind 'them' we r d blood of those few hundred warriors who sluaghtered lakhs of Mughal soldiers each time dey tried to islamize our state. :twisted:
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indic civilization Vs Ghazwa- e- hind.As I said before only one will survive putting an end to 1000 yr gory chapter.Things are now speeding up.
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Because of those protests by illegal Bangladeshis in Assam, the great CM there has suspended the NRC update which was targeted at removing illegal BDs from there. Not to forget that the update was anyway started 5 years late. Its so depressing to read this. If this goes on Indics have no chance against these barbarians.

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/det ... l2210/at06
AASU flays CM for suspending NRC update
Staff reporter
GUWAHATI, July 21 – Terming Tarun Gogoi a ‘surrendered Chief Minister’ for suspending the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update process following protests from the All Minorities Students’ Union in Barpeta and Chaygaon revenue circles, the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) bracketed Gogoi and the minority students’ body together as protectors of Bangladeshis in the State.

Further lashing out on both, AASU adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya questioned their integrity behind their respective acts and said that the NRC update process cannot be put to halt under any circumstances.

“Gogoi’s decision to suspend the update process once again proved why it took five years to start the process even after a decision on this was taken at the Prime Minister’s level in 2005. If he cannot handle the situation, let him quit the post,” Dr Bhattacharya said.

The pilot project of the NRC update process began in Barpeta and Chaygaon revenue circles from June 1.

He went on to allege that Gogoi’s decision to suspend the update process was taken to woo the Bangladeshi vote bank.

The students’ leader slammed AAMSU saying that the organisation is working at the behest of Bangladeshi lobby and demanded the administration take stern action against those hampering the update process.

“AAMSU is the brainchild of Congress but at no cost would they be allowed to play with the interest of the indigenous people. The NRC would be updated with 1971 as the base year and anyone whose name does not figure in that voters’ list, be it Hindu, Muslim or the ones belonging to any other religion will have to leave the country,” Dr Bhattacharya stated.

“The vested interest circles would now either try to gain political mileage from the incident or try to give it a communal colour. We appeal to all the people who came to the State before 1971 to help in update of the NRC and thwart any attempt of these anti-national circles,” he urged.

AASU general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi warned of a large-scale movement if the update process is not resumed.

The students’ body also warned that attacks on the indigenous people would never be tolerated.
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many parts of lower assam already feels like mini bangladesh.
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Manishw wrote:indic civilization Vs Ghazwa- e- hind.As I said before only one will survive putting an end to 1000 yr gory chapter.Things are now speeding up.
How about we just privatize most of the land in the Northeast. Where are these Banglas going to squat then? Removing the minimum wage law and letting the market set wage will also place everyone on a level playing field and reduce the incentive to hire illegals over indigenous Assamese.
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lsunil wrote:Naga members on orkut admit that they pay money to the insurgents. Some of them question "how has it changed things?"

I think india has made some sort of a secret deal with the NE that it won't let the spread of "indian culture" inside NE provided NE stays in india.

So far meghalaya, mizoram and nagaland have fallen
Assam is being stuffed with bangladeshi's
Manipur is fighting hostility from all sides
Arunachal pradesh has china on it's borders and the naga's are trying to whisk away some land from them
Tripura has some issues with mizoram chasing away the tribals into tripura.

Most of them do not like the bengali settlers making in roads in search for jobs
The marxists in the 70s as part of their process of integration of the sub continent created a acceptance policy of settlement of the Bangladesi inside India and did not figure out the threat of the global extra territorial powers inside India.
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Border fence construction along the Indo-Myanmar border
When construction commenced, the ruling Congress Party in Mizoram said border fences were however not needed in the state. “They [Burmese] are friendly with us. They are like brothers. So, we don’t need to build border fences in Mizoram,” state Commerce Minister Lalrinliana Sailo told Mizzima.

The newspaper reported that the fencing work along an eight-kilometre stretch of the Manipur-Sagaing Division border was progressing satisfactorily. Manipur shares a 219-mile (352-kilometre) boundary with Myanmar. Apart from checking the free movement of militants, the fence will also reduce drug-related crimes.

India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram states are adjacent to Myanmar’s Arakan, Chin and Kachin states and Sagaing Division along a 1,020-mile (1,643-kilometre) border. Meanwhile, India from last month had at Myanmar’s request reduced the width of the no-man’s-land on its side of the frontier from 40 kilometres (25 miles) to 16 kilometres (10 miles).
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well the leaders of the bodoland movement by chasing out lakhs of genuine indian settlers only opened the vacuum valve for the bdeshis to move in. the bodo and other tribal birth rates surely cannot hope to cope with bdeshi rates and indeed never have.
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Northeast India – a paradise for NRI and foreign investors
Boasting 92 percent of India’s fossil fuel potential and blessed with abundance of natural resources like bamboo, tea, rice and fruits, the Northeastern states promise a paradise for the intrepid entrepreneur, what with 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) opportunities on offer in power generation, roads, airports, horticulture and tourism.
A little over two years back, more than 70 NRIs participated in a Northeast Indian Investment Summit, the first of its kind, and expressed amazement over the opportunities tucked away in the hilly region. The visitors included businessmen from USA, UK, Austria, Singapore, UAE, Australia and Switzerland. On that occasion, Omar Hejazeen, CEO, Oryx Production, Dubai, was quoted by the media as having said: “First the development should come, then the peace will also follow. One shouldn’t wait for peace to be restored to the region first.”
Indeed, since that time, a new desire for peace and prosperity has been witnessed in most of the trouble-torn parts of the region. According to Assam Confederation of Indian Industries Chairman Abhijeet Baruah: “There are pockets in the northeast where security is a problem, simultaneously there are vast areas where security is not a problem. For that matter, no part of the world is free from violence today. Similarly, in some pockets of the northeast we have violence, but the vast majority doesn’t have violence or similar problems.”
Subsidies on transport, capital investment, interest on working capital, excise duty refund, income tax exemptions etc are available for industries in the region, as declared in the new Northeast Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2007.

The policy offers a total tax-free zone for units located anywhere in the northeast, Central Excise benefits for goods cleared from notified areas, transport subsidy for both raw material and finished products to and from the region, capital investment subsidy for new and existing units, working capital interest subsidy on loans for industrial units, a comprehensive insurance scheme for industrial units in notified areas where 100 percent premium would be borne by the Government of India.

The region offers 100 percent FDI under the automatic route in power generation (except nuclear power), transmission and distribution, road development projects including construction and maintenance of roads, highways, vehicular bridges, toll roads, vehicular tunnels, existing airports (government approval required for FDI beyond 74 percent) and 100 percent FDI in greenfield projects, horticulture, animal husbandry, cultivation of vegetables, mushrooms, tea plantations, floriculture etc under controlled conditions and services related to agro and allied sectors, hotels and tourism, inland waterways infrastructure development, and trading of items sourced from small units.

Addressing the crucial issue of accessibility and connectivity, all eight state capitals in the region are being connected to the East-West Corridor through four lanes by adjusting 1,246km of national highways on a build-operate-transfer basis. Air connectivity is to be enhanced by making Guwahati a hub. Air cargo handling facilities including cold storage and warehousing are being strengthened. Greenfield airports are planned at Gangtok (Sikkim), Kohima (Nagaland) and Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh). Night landing facilities would also be provided at all airports. For rail transport, an investment of Rs60bn was proposed for new lines and gauge conversion.

As for human resources, a literacy rate of close to 90 percent with most young people fluent in English would make it easier for foreign investors to get their plans going.
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Published on Oct 05, 2010
By Randolph E. Schmid
Undocumented language found hidden in India: MSNBC
Koro, a language spoken by only 1,000 people, discovered within tribal community {in Arunachal Pradesh}
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Commonwealth Games opener cheers northeast
Sports and music they say binds people together and this clichéd phrase has come true with the opening ceremony of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games bringing much cheer to the country's northeast. On Sunday, as the nation was glued to their television sets for the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games, a young woman attired in the colourful Puanchei, the traditional dress of Mizoram, the placard bearer of the Indian contingent was led by Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra.

“It was a moment of the lifetime, a proud moment indeed to see the Indian contingent being led by a woman donning the Puanchei and that reflects the greatness of India,” L.R. Sailo, the press adviser to Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla said.

Not just that, people across the northeast had every reason to cheer and feel proud - courtesy the Commonwealth Games with cultural troupes from the region being given due representation during the opening ceremony.

When Assam's cultural icon Somnath Bora and his troupe performed the Bihu dance accompanied by the gyrating beats of drums and cymbals at the opening ceremony, people back home were awestruck.

“I turned really emotional as I led my troupe at the dazzling ceremony and felt proud to represent Assam. I was flooded with telephone calls from people across Assam and Assamese residing across the world,” Bora said.

“For once, people were of the firm belief that Assam and the rest of the northeast were part of India and talked about the greatness of Indian culture which was really heartening,” Bora, a noted drummer himself, said.

Not to be left behind was Manipur- a state always in the media limelight for totally wrong reasons - kidnappings, militancy, economic blockades and extra-judicial killings.When two troupes from Manipur performed the Pung Cholom, a unique classical dance form, and the Ras Lila, a highly stylized form of art noted for its sublimity, subtlety and grace. People in the easternmost corner of India were awestruck - many of them getting emotional.

“Maybe for the first time, people in general across Manipur were proud to call themselves as Indians rather than the oft-repeated complaint that the northeast has remained a neglected lot and meted out stepmotherly treatment by the mainland people,” said Basanta Singh, a college teacher.

From Tripura, the 10-member Hozagiri dance troupe comprising tribal men and women too had put on a sterling performance.

“All these small things have really sent a very strong message that the northeast is very much an integral part of India and that we are not alienated in big events like the Commonwealth Games,” said Achangla Ao, a woman social activist in Nagaland.

For many, the Commonwealth Games were able to bridge the divide, a sense of alienation from the mainland.

“What politicians and successive governments at the centre failed, an event like the Commonwealth Games managed to drive home a strong point that the northeast is very much an inseparable part of India and we thank the organizers for including contingents from the region to take part in the opening ceremony,” Ranu Devi, a woman community leader in Manipur, said.
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Illegal immigration in NE a security threat: Varun http://www.zeenews.com/news660524.html

Bareilly (UP): BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Saturday said illegal immigration of Bangladeshi nationals is posing a big security threat to the country, especially to the north east region.

"Illegal immigration of Bangladeshi citizen in India is a big threat to the country, but this is not being viewed seriously," the MP, who was on a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Pilibhit, said yesterday.

The BJP leader said that he had recently gone to Assam where he claimed that 60 per cent land is under possession of the illegal immigrants.

"A serious threat is surfacing in the North East region of the country," he said.

Varun alleged that party candidates in panchayat polls were being harassed by police.

"One of my supporter Harish Kumar Singh is being harassed by police and a fake FIR had been lodged against him," he claimed during a meeting of party workers.

Singh's wife is contesting the elections against sister of a BSP MLA.
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From The Assam Tribune.
GUWAHATI, Oct 27 – People on board the B5693 Dn Barak Valley Express had a miraculous escape after it met with an accident between Lower Haflong and Bagetar stations of Dima Hasao district. According to NFR, the mishap happened due to a blast on the track," around 12.30 pm, but caused no casualty.

As a result of the accident, four coaches of the train derailed. The derailed coaches include one SLR (Brake-cum-luggage van) and three general second class coaches. About 88 metres of railway track has been damaged and a one-metre deep and two-metre wide crater was formed in the accident

A restoration special led by Divisional Railway Manager and others have reached the spot and repair work is already underway.

When contacted, a senior official of the NFR said that it would be difficult to say when train movement will resume in the affected section at this stage.

Railway rescue and relief team along with senior railway officials have reached the spot.

Following the accident, Up Barak Valley express bound for Lumding was terminated at Bagetar station. Transshipment of passengers of both the Up and Dn Barak valley express have been arranged.

According to a PTI report, the blast took place during a bandh called by the Dima Halong Daogah (Dilip Nunisa) group. The group called the bandh demanding the arrest of Additional Superintendent of Police Amitav Sinha and four DHD (Jewel) group members for allegedly assaulting one of its cadres on October 23 at Gabao village.

Our Haflong Correspondent adds: The IED was planted in-between the two tracks near a small bridge and it was triggered from jungle.

Hundreds of passenger is stranded at Bagetar station without food and shelter.

Meanwhile The Publicity Secretary, Hills Tiger Force claimed the responsibility of the today’s blast. He said if the district of N. C. Hills isnot bifurcated then there will be more such incident.
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NDFB Warning (Source : The Assam Tribune)
Guwahati, Nov 2 (IANS): The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on Monday threatened to kill 20 or more people for every one of its cadres killed by security forces, a warning that has triggered security jitters in Assam.

"From today onwards, if any innocent NDFB cadres were killed by Indian forces in the name of fake encounter, the Boroland Army (armed wing of the NDFB) would take action against any Indian," B Jwngkhang, deputy chief of the Boroland Army, said in an e-mailed statement received by IANS. "One innocent Bodo would be equal to 20 Indian or maybe more and we don't care who they are, maybe Indian civilian or Indian forces," the statement said.

Security forces in the past three months have killed at least 20 NDFB cadres, besides arresting more than 15 militants in separate raids even as the tribal separatist group has continued with a series of kidnappings for money.

"And this (threat) would be anytime and any moment we are ready to strike. Remember this warning and be serious before killing any innocent Bodo people," the rebel statement warned the Assam government.

The threat comes less than 48 hours after Assam mourned the victims of the deadly serial explosions Oct 30, 2008, in which about 100 people were killed and about 500 injured.

The NDFB was blamed for the nine near-simultaneous explosions with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the serial blasts chargesheeting 19 people directly involved in the terror attack.

The 11 NDFB rebels arrested include chairman of the rebel group Ranjan Daimary, captured by Bangladesh in May and later handed over to India.

"We are taking the NDFB threat very seriously and hence a security alert was sounded across Assam," a senior Assam police official said.
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ULFA steps up recruitment/extortion
GUWAHATI, Nov 2 – At a time when the Assam Government has been trying to start the process of talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the hardliners in the outfit headed by the commander-in-chief, Paresh Barua are trying to launch a fresh recruitment drive to increase the strength of ULFA.

Highly placed police sources said that the outfit has been able to start the recruitment drive in the upper Assam districts. However, sources said that the ULFA has not been able to recruit large number of youths as was the cas before. But according to information available with the security forces, youths in small numbers are still being recruited and there were specific intelligence inputs, which indicated that a few new recruits were also sent to the camps of the ULFA in Myanmar.

Sources said that the ULFA still has strong bases in Myanmar as according to inputs available, at least 150 members of the outfit are staying in the camps in the neighbouring country and senior member of the outfit, Jiban Moran is in charge of the camp. Though the Government of Myanmar assured India of launching coordinated operations to evict the camps of the Indian militant groups in that country, Myanmar has not yet been able to launch sustained operations and though sporadic operations are launched from time to time, the militants are able to relocate the camps by taking advantage of the terrain.

The deployment of the Assam Rifles also failed to seal the international border with Myanmar because of the tough terrain and the militants are still being able to move between India and Myanmar by taking advantage of the unguarded portions of the international border.

Sources said that the hardliners in the ULFA are also trying to launch extortion drive to boost the coffers of the outfit but because of the prevailing situation, the militants were forced to change its tactics. Sources revealed that these days, the members of the ULFA do not come to deliver the extortion notes themselves and a number of persons in Guwahati received extortion notes by courier service. Some persons also received phone calls from persons identifying themselves as ULFA members, sources added.

Police said that in some cases, unscrupulous elements also tried to make easy money by demanding money from traders by claiming themselves to be members of the ULFA and several such persons have also been arrested.

However, police sources revealed that the number of persons coming forward to inform the men in uniform about receipt of such demands has also increased and "we believe that not many people are actually paying the militants at this moment."

Source : The Assam Tribune
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