Imphal Times Supplementary issue 2

Editorial POT ON THE BOIL By Yambem Laba (Courtesy: The Statesman) of Tangkhul women by personnel greater Nagaland. There has been Private Raikhan Jajon of the MNPF Bamboo In the early hours of 13 September of the Indian Army. skirmishes between the NSCN (I- in the early hours of 13 September. - our green treasure when the villagers of Makhan, Lt-General Chiman Singh, then Army M) and the MNPF with the latter They accused the NSCN (I-M) of “World Bamboo Day” was observed throughout the world , not far from the commander at Fort William, came to accusing the leaders at Hebron of colluding with the Assam Rifles to yesterday. too joined in celebrating the day in a grand Indo-Myanmar border, heard the by helicopter the next day. I cornering all the developmental start striking out at their fellow way. sound of gunfire they must have overheard him instructing his junior contract works in the Naga areas kinsmen who are still struggling for In an ever increasing need to replace and supplement the man- thought it was yet another ambush officers “don’t let these gentlemen of Manipur. “independence” in the Western made materials that is being utilized to fuel the constructions by militants on an Assam Rifles (press squad) stay too long.” Two But the latest ambush cannot be South East Asian region and have and creation of infrastructures, newer avenues and innovative column. But, after the daybreak of them had come from Delhi. viewed as just another piece of thus exposed their true character. use of natural resources are being taken up in a big way. when the villagers went to the site Ever since the start of the peace statistics in this troubled region. Sergeant Major Richards was first One of the most promising and abundantly available natural of firing, they found five bodies, four parleys between the NSCN (I-M) As a matter of fact, relations recruited in 2008 and was a battle resource of building material being bamboo, the world is taking of Meiteis and one of Tangkhul, to and the Government of , between the NSCN (I-M) and the hardened veteran and was attached a renewed look at this ubiquitous grass to sustain and fuel which community NSCN (I-M) following the July 1997 ceasefire PLA were cordial and at one point to the 252 Mobile Battalion of the PLA buildings and other infrastructures of the future. general secretary, Thuingaleng agreement, the guns had, more or of time they even shared the and the rest were attached to the The inherent advantages of this unique material has only been Muivah belongs. Their bodies lay less, been silent as the militants no general headquarters in the Somra general headquarters. Raikhan Jajo is starting to be appreciated- from the climate friendly and on a raised platform in a hut and longer viewed jawans as their Tract of Myanmar, with the PLA also from Nongdam Tangkhul village. relatively economic attributes to the added aesthetics and about 200 empty bullet shells were enemies. Then about four years ago guarding the western gates to The communiqué also charged that a versatility, not to mention its unique ability to sustain and thrive found scattered on the ground. the ambushes on the Assam Rifles ward off attacks by the combined force of the NSCN (I-M) in diverse climatic conditions. Yet so far, apart from celebrating None of them was wearing the resumed, followed by IED bomb Myanmarese army. Their top and the Assam Rifles had laid an the day and waxing eloquence on the subject once a year, precious familiar camouflaged fatigues. blasts and the like. Then it became leaders were provided shelter by ambush on the team when they were little have been done by the State authorities, nor has there By the time the news trickled into clear the vacuum left by the NSCN the PLA when they ventured out on a mission. But judging from the been any support or visible effort by the Government to infuse Imphal it was late in the day and the (IM), the bulk of which has into the valley areas. This was photographs it appears that they the private entrepreneurs to work with this wonderful material initial information was that four converged at the Hebron some time in the 1980s. But the were all gunned down as they lay and develop commercially viable products. members of the valley-based designated camp near Dimapur, was new ambush has shown that the resting in a jhum cultivation hut. The The most glaring point being the lack of any facility for treatment banned People’s Liberation Army being taken over by the valley NSCN (I-M) is unwilling to part assailants were said to have of bamboo- a prerequisite step for development of any product and one belonging to the Manipur insurgents, namely the PLA, with any area of their former decamped with four automatic using bamboo due to its propensity to attract termites otherwise. Naga People’s Front had been shot camped just across the border in dominance. weapons from the deceased. Manipur is naturally endowed with an abundant supply of huge dead in an ambush by cadres of the Myanmar. The PLA is also not likely to take While the PLA cadres paid their varieties of bamboo, and cultivating them commercially will not NSCN (I-M), whose leaders are on Then came the creation of the things lightly and could be putting respects to those killed, at all its units be a formidable task, given the conducive climatic conditions, the verge of signing a final MNPF, comprising mostly pressure on the NSCN (I-M) as speculations are rife of a possible yet the lack of infrastructures coupled with the lackadaisical settlement with the Government of Tangkhuls who are opposed to operations in the valley region, fratricidal war between the NSCN (I- attitude of the Government in making these infrastructures India. It took three days for Muivah’s tactics. It has a united mostly in terms of collecting taxes M) and the PLA. The latter is also a available as well as the indifference shown in taking the initiative personnel of the Kamjong thana to Manipur on its agenda as opposed from the business community, runs member of the CorCom ~ the apex in promoting and encouraging the individuals and organizations retrieve the bodies and bring them to the plans of Muivah for a greater into hundreds of crores a year. body of the valley-based insurgent in their efforts to develop and popularize bamboo products has to Imphal for autopsy. Nagaland comprising his own home The assistant secretary, publicity groups. And the rest are not likely to so far resulted in the precious and versatile material being Kamjong was the happy hunting district of apart from of the Revolutionary People’s stand as mute spectators. relegated to temporary substitutes for fencing and as makeshift ground of Muivah’s cadres and it Tamenglong, Senapati and Chandel. Front, the political organisation of Perhaps the NSCN (I-M)’s longdrawn- scaffoldings- a huge waste of efforts. was here that leaders like And although on paper there are no the PLA, Bangkim and Thomas out war with the Indian Army is finally For a fund-starved State with very limited opportunities for Livingstone and Atem made their designated camps of the NSCN (IM) Numai of the Manipur Naga going to be over and a new one, with gainful employment such as Manipur, the humble bamboo grass mark as master tacticians of in Manipur there had been People’s Front, in a press the other rebel groups, seems to be in presents the perfect opportunity to enable the society to pole- ambushes. I visited Nambisha in instances of them clashing with the communiqué, made available on 14 the offing. The Chanakyas in New vault itself out of the pit of misery and trouble it is in at present. 1994 after Livingstone led an Zeliangrong United Front in September, have confirmed the Delhi’s North Block must be smiling A sustainable system for value addition and marketing the ambush on the 9-Grenadiers of the . The latter’s death of sergeant major Richard thinking that the indigenous rebel products with a planned approach towards the development of Indian Army, killing 14. Some parts demand for autonomy of the (A- 3075), Sergeant Lalloi (A-2878), groups will finish each other off now. artisans and adequate raw materials will ensure that our naturally of their bodies were mutilated and it Zeliangrong people runs counter to privates Sinthouba (A-3292) and (The writer is The Statesman’s special endowed State benefits from such a venture. was Livingstone’s reply to the rape that of the NSCN’s dreams of a Nanao (A-3290) of the PLA and representative based in Imphal) National & International News India seeks investigations into NOW IT IS THE TURN OF BABA RAMDEV!!! North Korea’s proliferation linkages New Delhi Sept 19: External Affairs US President Donald Trump’s Minister Sushma Swaraj met leaders daughter and adviser Ivanka Lady journalist has exposed the secret behind the of various countries, including Trump. They discussed women Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh empowerment and Ivanka’s visit to Hasina, last night on the sidelines India in November to attend the journey of Baba from Godman to tycoon of the ongoing UN General Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Assembly session in New York. The External Affairs Minister also By Rajesh Ghadge (Time Mail) of one month and the writer External Affairs Ministry met the Foreign Ministers of UAE, When something controversial gets Priyanka mentions that despite such EVERY SUCCESS STORY HAS DARK SECRETS spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told Bahrain, Denmark, Latvia and published about people who are a drastic incident, Ramdev did not reporters that Mrs Swaraj paid a Tunisia and discussed issues of either celebrities or politicians, it come back to India and decided to HIDDEN BEHIND IT, AND NONE OF THEM ARE courtesy call on the Bangladesh mutual interest. Mrs Swaraj also ends up getting banned or a stay abroad. As usual, the police Prime Minister and the ongoing held a trilateral meeting with her defamation case is filed against the could not manage to find out the COMPLETE WITHOUT IT. THE STORY OF BABA Rohingya crisis did not come up for American and Japanese authors and publishers, and in this mystery behind Swami Shankar’s discussion. He said, the counterparts. Mrs Swaraj will case, the book published by this disappearance and the case was RAMDEV IS NO DIFFERENT. ACCORDING TO deliberations was purely bilateral. address the General Assembly on lady journalist on Baba Ramdev had transferred to CBI who are still in THE REPORTS, A FEMALE JOURNALIST HAS Mrs Swaraj also held a meeting with Saturday. a similar fate. The followers of Baba the investigation but no information and Baba himself did not take a has surfaced to date. EXPOSED SOME DARK SECRETS OF RAMDEV PM to meet FM today to take stock of economy liking towards this book and Another incident the writer New Delhi, Sept 19: Prime Minister after government data showed GDP approached the court for an mentions in her Book is about the IN A BOOK WRITTEN BY HERSELF, AND THE Narendra Modi will interact with growth in the first quarter of the injunction on the sale of this book. mysterious death of Swami Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and current fiscal slumping to a three- Here in this article, we will tell you Yoganand. Swami Yoganand was a BOOK HAS BECOME SO CONTROVERSIAL THAT other top officials today to take year low of 5.7 per cent, from 7.9 per as to why this book has become a close friend of Baba Ramdev and BABA RAMDEV HAD TO APPROACH THE stock of the situation and discuss cent in April- June of 2016 and 6.1 vehicle for so much controversy, he himself was famous in the field remedial measures to bolster growth. per cent of January-March. and what dark secrets has the of Ayurveda. According to the COURTS TO GET AN INJUNCTION ON THE According to PTI, Mr Modi will The teething troubles with the author revealed in her book titled reports, Swami Yoganand gave the threadbare analyse the economic rollout of the Goods and Services “Godman to Tycoon” – The Untold licence of Ayurveda to Ramdev in SELLING OF THIS BOOK IN INDIA…. situation with Mr Jaitley and Tax (GST), after-effects of Story of Baba Ramdev by journalist the year 1995 and thereafter until secretaries of the finance ministry demonetisation and the fiscal space Priyanka Pathak-Narain. 2003 (almost 8 years) Baba Ramdev and explore options to stimulate the available is likely to figure during According to Priyanka, while made use of Swami’s license to attack in the washroom after Baba Ramdev and his partner economy. The meeting comes days the meeting. gathering the evidence for her book manufacture the Ayurveda finishing the program. But the next Balkrishna know about it. she realised that mysterious Medicines and in the year 2003, day when the color of body started Whatever may be the secrets behind WHENEVER YOU SEE CONSTRUCTION incidents constantly followed Baba Baba terminated the contract with changing, his supporters the success of Baba Ramdev, one and his journey from rags to riches Swami Yoganand and after one year demanded that post-mortem take thing is clear that today Baba is the AND MINING EQUIPMENTS, JUST THINK OF US was only possible due to these chain the body of Swami Yoganand was place but that did not happen and brand image of Yoga and Ayurveda of incidents that have taken place recovered from his house lying in his body was turned to ashes as in India and his journey from Bicycle during his journey. She claims that the pool of blood. As usual, the per the Hindu rituals. to Charter plane is not any less whichever Swami that Baba Ramdev police could not solve the murder Another person that Priyanka surprising than the success story of has learned from had soon case of Swami and the file was closed mentioned in her book is Maharaj Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. disappeared from his life. in the year 2005. Karamveer. According to her, The study of Baba by the author goes To prove her point here she gave Another incident that Priyanka Karamveer was the director of back to the year 2008 when she first an example of Swami Shankar Dev mentions in her book is the Divya Mandir Trust and in the had an opportunity to meet him. who mentored Baba Ramdev and mysterious death of Rajiv Dikshit. year 2005 due to some differences According to one report, Pathak- one day suddenly disappeared. His Rajiv Dikshit was the guiding star between him and Baba, separated Narain first encountered Baba whereabouts are not known to for Baba’s Swadeshi mission. The from the trust. In a similar fashion, Ramdev when he along with some anyone which makes it even more book of Priyanka Pathak reveals all Baba also had a dispute with the others launched the Ganga Raksha mysterious. According to the the secrets connected with Baba’s co-founder of Astha Channel Mr. Andolan in Kanpur in 2008. “That’s reports, Swami Shankar Dev went life. Priyanka writes in her book that, Mehta in the year 2009. It was the where I met him and got to know him missing while he was on his Rajiv Dikshit was the mentor of Baba efforts of Mehta’s Astha Channel better. The reason I got roped in was morning walk. It was Swami Shankar Ramdev on his journey from that gave Baba name and fame he that my sources in the VHP (Vishwa who had donated the land Ayurveda till Swadesh Mission. The has today, she says. Hindu Parishad) and RSS (Rashtriya belonging to Divya Mandir Trust blueprint of the business that Baba In one of the interviews given to Swayamsevak Sangh) told me that I worth crores of rupees to Baba runs today was designed by Rajiv an international website, the should meet him and I get to know Ramdev. Dikshit. There is a mystery author says that there are him better. This way I realized that he The most surprising thing here is, surrounding the death of Dikshit hundreds of such mysterious was willing to shed his role as merely a Letters, Feedback and Suggestions to ‘Imphal Times’ can be sent to our e-mail : [email protected]. when Swami Shankar Dev had who was present at an event on the cases that have been pilled under yoga Swami and take on something For advertisement kindy contact: - disappeared in July of 2007, Baba day he died. According to the the multi-crore business empire bigger. It was a very palpable sentiment 0385-2452159 (O) Ramdev was out of India for a period reports, Rajiv died due to a heart that Baba runs today, and only you could pick up on,” she says.

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