Tag Archives: Schedule Tribe

The Meiteis may have missed the bus

tag.php

MUCH WATER has flowed under the bridge since 1950 when an opportunity was there for the Meitei community to be Scheduled Cast or Scheduled Tribe in 1950-51 and also in 1955-56. They have now progressed far beyond the considerations to … Continue reading →

Posted in Article, Headlines, Manipur | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Absurd rebuttal of Ngaranmi Shimray’s article “Meetei/Meitei’s exclusion from ST list-queer controversies”

tag.php

NGARANMI SHIMRAY has brought in many absurd materials in his article entitled ‘Rebuttal to the article Meetei/Meitei’s from ST list-queer controversies” which was published in the editorial page of The Sangai Express (English Edition) on 01.11.2023, and published in Ukhrul … Continue reading →

Posted in Article | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Manipur: bid to block roads leading to hills foiled; torch rally organised in Moirang Kendra

tag.php

Imphal: In a bit to counter ‘Tribal Solidarity March’, in the hill districts of Manipur, different parts of the valley areas in the State are up against the solidarity march organised under the aegis of All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Manipur, News, Ukhrul | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

HC Manipur directs state govt to submit recommendation for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in ST list

tag.php

Imphal: In a major turn of events, amid the ongoing demand and opposition to accord ST-status to the Meitei/Meetei community, the High Court of Manipur today issued a notification directing the Manipur government to submit a recommendation to the Tribal … Continue reading →

Posted in Manipur, Imphal, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ATSUM meet reaffirms to oppose Meetei/Meitei & Meitei Pangal ST status demand

tag.php

Imphal: The All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) has organized a meeting today christened as “tribal consultative meeting on the demand of Meitei/Meetei and Meitei Pangal communities for inclusion in ST category”. The event was held at Amity Hall in … Continue reading →

Posted in Manipur, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Attempted rally demanding ST status for Meitei/Meetei foiled by police

tag.php

Imphal: Police on Wednesday foiled a rally that was demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Meitei/Meetei on the street at Kakwa along Imphal-Moreh section of NH-102. A large number of people, mostly womenfolk of Kakwa area including vendors of … Continue reading →

Posted in Imphal, Manipur, News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

ST Demand Committee of Manipur submits memorandum to visiting NCST on ST status demand for Meitei/Meetei

tag.php

Imphal, Dec 22: Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) submitted a memorandum to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) in Imphal on Thursday. A seven-member delegation of the NCST arrived in Imphal on December 20 on a three-day … Continue reading →

Posted in Manipur, Headlines, Imphal, News | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

ATSUM meets Tribal Affairs Union minister Arjun Munda

tag.php

Imphal, NOV 19: The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) called on Arjun Munda, Union Cabinet Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, today at his official quarter at Tughlak Road in New Delhi and apprised him of the “threat … Continue reading →

Posted in Manipur, News | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Meetei Council invites ATSUM to a dialogue on Meetei ST demand

tag.php

Delhi: The World Meetei Council (WMC), also said to be known as Global Meetei Foundation in a press release on Monday invited the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) to a dialogue to find a logical conclusion to the objection … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Imphal, Manipur | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Campaign for ST status for Meitei/Meetei resumes

tag.php

Imphal: Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) resumed its campaign pressing the Manipur government to do the needful for the inclusion of the Meetei/Meitei in the Scheduled Tribe list of India on Friday. To mark the resumption of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Manipur, Headlines, Imphal, News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment