Group Photo: Team Grace Zamnu, ex MDC (Muallum)

Group Photo: 

Day of Filing of Nomination for ADC Elections in Manipur.

Pi Grace Zamnu, MDC (Muallum) and her supporters at DC Office, Lamka, Ccpur, Manipur on 05 May 2015 (Tuesday).

Pic: KHALVONTAWI 

Grace Zamnu filed nomination for MDC Election in Manipur

Lamka, May 5, 2015: The sitting and lone woman MDC in Churachandpur district of Manipur, Ms Zamneiching @ Grace Zamnu, MDC Muallum on Tuesday filed the nomination paper for the ensuing Member of District Council Election to be held on June 1, 2015.

Flanked by veteran supporters, youths, women and well-wishers, Ms Grace Zamnu filed the nomination paper as independent candidate for 23-Muallum ADCC Constituency 2015.

A blessing programme for filing nomination and election committee for Grace Zamnu was held before the filing of the nomination. It was chaired by Mr Kamneithang of M Tanglian Village, and opening prayer by Elder Kaichinkham of Muallum Village, which was followed by welcome address by Mr Tongthang, Chief of Panglian Village.

The independent candidate Ms Zamnu made the key note address citing her past achievements based on “Increased Awareness”, “Sustainable Development” and “Survival”. She also announced the formation of the Election Committee. 

The committee members constituted Mr Kamneithang of M Tanglian Village as Chairman, Mr Tongkhothang Baite, Chief of Panglian as Election Agent/ Chief Campaigner, Mr Lelen Kipgen of Bongbal as Secretary, Mr Thanglal Baite of Panglian as Asst Secretary, Mr Lianzamung of T Khajang and Mr Lhunkai of Haijang as Incharge of Information  & Publicity, Mr S Lianzamang, Chief of S Geltui as Fund Mobilization & Finance Incharge, Mr Paulianthang of Zabellei, Mr Kamkhenthang, Chief of S Munpi and Mr Kamkhanmang as Public Mobilization, Mr Thangkhanlal of Muallum and Mr Suanlal Dopmul of Muallum as Transport Incharge, Ms Ngaikhanchin, Ms Luanmang, and Ms Manngaihom as Women Wing Incharge, Mr Mangcha of Bongbal, Mr Mangkhothang of Sumchinvum, and Mr Pumminthang of Kullian as Youth Wing Incharge.

The advisors include Mr Nengkhenthang, Chief of Zabellei, Mr Khaikhanhau, Chief of M Tanglian, Mr Alun Haolai, Chief of Haijang, Mr Letjang Touthang, Chief of S Mollen, Catechist Peter Kammang, Chief of V Munpi, elder Kaichinkham of Muallum, and Mr S Lianzakap, father of Grace Zamnu.

Rev Khaikhanthang, local pastor, Thangkhal Bible Church (TBC), Tuibuang blessed Ms Grace Zamnu for filing up the election nomination paper as well as the newly set-up members of the Election Committee.

The programme went smooth and ended in a good note. Chief of S. Geltui Mr S Lianzamang gave away vote of thanks while elder Thonghang of Muallum made the closing prayer. Then lunch followed. 

Supporters from near and far participated in the entire process from morning to evening, until Grace Zamnu completed the filing of nomination in the office of Deputy Commissioner, Churachandpur on Tuesday.

The total number of voters in Muallum Constituency is 3679 including 1808 male voters and 1871 female voters. Six (6) Polling Stations falls under this constituency covering 35 villages. Around 10 persons have taken the nomination form till Tuesday. Wednesday is the last day of filing nomination.

It may be mentioned that, Muallum, a village situated in the southern part of Churachandpur district is some 20-25 kms away from the Churachandpur Police Station. The 23-Muallum ADCC falls under Singngat Assembly Constituency (of MLA).

Manipur is now gearing up for the coming Autonomous District Council Election which is scheduled on June 1, 2015. The word ‘MDC’ (Member of District Council) becomes the burning topic in Manipur now.

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal

(The Mizoram Post | Manipur Chronicle | Zogam Today | Satya Desh)

Rambo: The Unsung Hero of Lamka

HE walks the streets of Lamka with two large yellow water cans balanced in each hand. His pace steady, his back straight, his expression calm. There is something both heavy and noble in the way he moves. The weight he carries isn't just water: it’s life, labour, and silent resilience.

His body speaks before he does. Shirtless under the sun, his dark skin is toughened by the outdoors. His chest is broad, his arms thick and muscled, wrapped in faded cloth bands, perhaps to ease the strain, or maybe just to hold something personal close. A red stripe marks his forehead, and a simple necklace rests against his chest. His long pants, rolled up just below his knees, are stained and dirty — a sign of hard work, not neglect. Each muscle seems to remember years of repetition, of lifting, walking, and fetching. This isn’t gym strength. This is survival strength.

His face is sunburned and weathered. A thin layer of sweat covers his skin, but there’s no sign of frustration or fatigue in his eyes, just a quiet acceptance. His eyes are sharp but soft. He has seen hardship, and maybe loneliness but still carries warmth. If you meet his gaze with kindness, you’ll find a smile that rises without force, a smile that says he’s not bitter about his burdens.

He does this every day. He hauls water from public taps or distant sources to the homes and places where he works, places that need it, without complaint, without a fuss. His job is thankless but necessary. And somehow, he finds pride in doing it well.

He said his name is Ramboo, with a shy smile, maybe a little amused at how far that name has travelled from action films to this quiet corner of Manipur. But in his own way, he is every bit the hero, strong, disciplined, and quietly fighting his daily battle.

I could only give him a small amount of money, just enough for a cup of tea. If I could’ve done more in that moment, on that sunny evening of May 4, 2015, I truly wish I had.

I hope to meet him again one day.

He doesn’t ask for anything. But he deserves everything: respect, rest, and recognition. More than anything, he deserves a life that’s a little lighter than the weight he carries every day.

We can all learn an important real-life lesson from his struggles: that strength isn’t loud, and dignity doesn’t need praise.

May his strength be honoured, and may God bless him with health, peace, and a better life.

~ BRUCE K. THANGKHAL

Unprecedented meeting of newspaper employees at Jaipur: IFWJ

The enthusiasm among the newspaper employees of Rajasthan for the Majithia Wage Awards is seen to be believed. Yesterday i.e. on 3rd May more than four hundred employees of the newspapers assembled in a hall of Jaipur and resolved to fight with rock like unity for their legitimate rights. Consequent upon the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on 28th April 2015 to all state governments for appointing the Labour Inspectors to find out as to how many newspapers have implemented the Majithia Wage Boards recommendations till date, IFWJ Secretary General and Supreme Court advocate Parmanand Pandey and the Senior Advocate Collin Gonsalves have decided to undertake the country wide tour to remove the doubts of the employees and galvanize them to lock the bulls of industry by their horns.

 

IFWJ's Secretary General has been flooded with invitations from hundreds of employees of different newspapers across the country to visit to their publication centres. Employees are asking to guide them as to how to handle the misinformation and shenanigans of the newspaper employers, which they will employ to fudge the report.

 

On May 1 Shri Pandey, and Senior Advocate Shri Colin Gonsalves and the undersigned addressed the meeting of the newspaper employees of NOIDA and exhorted them to show the exemplary courage and tell the labour inspectors that they have been coerced to sign on the papers of the employers, which says that they are not interested in the wage board awards but are satisfied with the present wage structure. Shri Pandey and Gonsalves asked the employees not to be deterred with threats or inducements of the employers. Labour Inspectors must also be warned for not coming under any pressure of the employers because they have to directly report to the Supreme Court.

 

The old timers of the newspaper industry in Jaipur say that they have not witnessed any meeting of this scale of the newspaper employees in the past. It was unprecedented by all means. The crowd was spilling over the hall and ever body heard both Advocates with rapt attention for nearly three hours. IFWJ vice-president Satya Pareek, its state unit president J.N. Jaiman remained present in the meeting all through. Shri Upendra Singh Rathore also came from Jaisalmer to lend his support to employees. Shri Amit Mishra, Sanjay Saini, senior journalists V.K. Pathak, Pradeep Gaur, Devendra Garg, Rakesh Sharma, Rakesh Verma, Vijay Morya and others ensured that the message must go across to one and all. Newspaper proprietors got trembled with roaring success of the meeting. The meeting was held in two sessions. In the first session both advocates spoke at length and then the question-answer session followed.

 

It is regrettable indeed that the proprietors have gone on the spree of repression after the employees demanded for the implementation of the Majithia Wage Awards. Two newspapers of Rajasthan i.e. Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Bhaskar, which claim to have the largest circulation in the state or proving to the worst exploiters. The despicable conduct of lalas of both newspapers has touched its nadir. Employees are transferred, suspended and harassed in every conceivable manner. Both of them are brazenly violating the labour laws and the shameless government and its officials are watching the sordid drama with perverted pleasure. The state government has totally failed to rein in the intoxicated and power drunk employers. The proprietors of Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Bhaskar have become the law and unto themselves and are busy in land grabbing, extortion and blackmailing. Shri Pandey and Shri Gonsalves condemned this attitude of the government which is dancing to the tunes of the newspapers barons.

 

Most of the employees of Dainik Bhaskar and Rajasthan Patrika have filed their petitions in the Supreme Court through Shri Parmanand Pandey. Advocate Pandey said the employees that they should rise above the egoist bickering for benefit of employees. The Journalist Trade Unions have unfortunately got frozen into time warp and that is why they have been marginalized and lost all contacts with new generation of journalists. Shri Pandey asked journalists to unionize for ensuring the protection of their rights. The Press Club of Jaipur which should have been the hub and the centre of agitational activities has virtually become a cesspool of corruption and politicking.

 

Shri Pandey and Shri Gonsalves have assured the employees that they would extend all possible help to ensure their victory in the Supreme Court. Those employees who have been victimized by the employers will get full justice and the proprietors will have to take them back on duty with full back wages and all consequential benefits. The undersigned promised them in preparing the fitment of wage scales.

 

IFWJ will soon send a circular to all its state units to prevail upon the Labour Officials not to tinker with the actual fact finding reports of the Labour Inspectors, otherwise they would have face the cost and consequences of their own making.

 

Ram P. Yadav

Secretary IFWJ

KSO CCpur held Locus Rock Fete 2015

Lamka, May 2, 2015: The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Churachandpur organised a multi talent extravagant eve titled “Locus Rock Fete-2015” here in Multi-Purpose Hall, Peace Ground Tuibuang on Friday night (May 1).

Mr Langkhanpau Guite, Chairman Autonomous District Council Churachandpur (ADCC), Mr Demmang Haokip, Vice-chairman ADCC, and Mr Ngamhao Touthang, Member ADCC graced the occasion as Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and Functional President respectively.

Mr Nehthang Mate, Member ADCC, Mr Paolal Haokip, Member ADCC, Mr Khaipao Haokip, Member ADCC, Mr Thangmang Haokip, Member ADCC, Mr Emboi Serto, President ATSUM and Mr Marihang Ngilmai, General Secretary ATSUM also attended the function as Special Guest.

Top artistes like Zomi Idol 2015 Miss Chingngaihlian, HSA Platinum Star Miss Christina Shakum, female rock star Miss Helamboi Baite, evergreen singer Mr Benny Khongsai, 1^st Kuki Idol Mr Lenchung Haokip, famous Zomi singer Mr Muan Hangzo, famous Papu II (Zou) singer Mr James Arjun and Miss Bliss Lhingboi Zou enthralled the huge crowd with their soulful songs.

Grace Academy, Vision Academy, HM English School, Salt Brook School has also presented special item.

KSO CCpur president Mr T Lalkhohao Haokip addressed the gathering while its vice-president Mr T Lalcha Haokip gave away the vote of thanks. The programme was co-compered by Miss Lhingneithem Haokip and Mr L Minlal Gangte, Joint Secy, KSO CCpur. The rock fete ended in good note mesmerizing the audience.

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal
The Mizoram Post | Manipur Chronicle | Zogam Today

Kuki-Zomi Final Peace Accord: 01 Oct 1998

 

Zomi Football Club (ZFC) receives grand reception in Lamka

Lamka, April 18, 2015:  The Zomi Football Club (ZFC) received a grand reception in Churachandpur on Sunday. The receiving programme was held at Simte Inn (SYO Hall), Sim Veng, Lamka under the aegis of Zomi Youth Association (ZYA) Hqtrs.

ZFC won the final match of 2^nd CEM Gold Cup Championship 2015 against Rhino Football Club (Tezpur, Assam) by 2-1 goal on Saturday (April 17)

The championship was held in Diphu, Karbi Anglong. Two ZFC players Mr Sonlian Nunthuk and Mr Letminthang Haokip have been awarded Best Player and Top Scorer respectively. This is the first time in which ZFC participated in Karnbi Anglong. Ten teams from all over northeast states participated. ZFC also won the trophy in Bhutan last year.

~  BRUCE K. THANGKHAL
The Mizoram Post | Manipur Chronicle | Zogam Today

Many Northeast People Faces Dubious

New Delhi, April 18, 2015: Many northeast people have been cheated while buying properties in Delhi and national capital region which have been reported to Delhi Police and found that they didn’t do their basic scrutiny before investing their hard earned money, says Robin Hibu, IPS, Jt CP, Delhi Police and Nodal Officer for NE people in Delhi.

Here are some of checklists before buying properties:

ENSURE BEFORE BUYING PROPERTY

1. Ascertain True Ownership:-

    * Verify the persons in the chain of property by obtaining photocopy of the same.

    * Try to personally visit/meet person in the chain.

    * Ensure agreement is executed between buyer and the true owner.

 

2. Verify Bank/Institution Approval :-

     *  Better get the property  verified through Banks/Institutions because banks will provide loans only on fair properties.

 

3. Valid Title DEED :-

     * Get the title deed verified from a reputed firm rather than believing on  photocopy provided by the dealer/seller.

 

4. Check Completion Certificate :-

     * Completion Certificate issued by MCD.

     * Check if it is issued and the building in accordance to approved plan.

 

5. Confirm Approved Layout :-

     * Obtain building layout to confirm building plan is approved.

 

6. Confirm Area Details :-

    * Confirm the Carpet area as provided by builder through actual measurement rather than believing on brochures.

 

7. Check For Legal Dues :-

     * Obtain encumbrance certificate to ascertain there is no legal dues/complaints on legal dues.

 

8. Cost breakup of price of houses, rather than lump sum price be obtained from builder & the same be included in agreement. It will legally help in any sort of deficiency in any part of work done/services provided. Deficiency in furnishing, fitting, cupboards etc.

 

9. Enter in written agreement with developer/builder with payment charges, facilities, parking, delay in handling over etc. so that it can be challenged in court in case of violation.

 

10. Ensure earliest registration after reaching agreement.

 

11. Don't rush for discounts rather to go for phase wise construction linked plan.

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Zogam Leidi Pawlpi in Rising Day 27-na Lawm

Leidi Paah Ki Mukhiet Dan

Lamka, April 16, 2015: Manipur sung hi’n India sung hi’n Zou nam adi’a poimaw mama Pu Zo Zogam Leidi Pawlpi in April 15 ni’n Fishery mun, Lamka ah a 27-veina Rising Day lopna nuom tah in nei uhi. Leidi Rising Day ah nupi 35 leh papi 50 banah khanglai phabeppi zong zau uhi. Sunni tum zen in Sannem Laa sa in nuomtah leh ki-khelahtah mai in pupa laa luite sah khawm ua, nitah lam in annkuang uum khawm lieiliai uhi. Zan hun ah zong sannem laa ngai tahtahte sah khawm in hun zang uhi. Zupi beel thum (3) kiteep hi. Tualeh Zampi kitum ging dung dung mai a, Khanglui lai hun a ki-um ma bang hiel hi. Tambang a pupate hun zahdan a zang tulai in a kivang a, sannem laa zong tulai khangtha te’n sah siem lou lai hi.

Zogam Leidi Pawlpi ahile April 15, 1988 in Saiboh khuo a phukhiet in ana um hi. Pu Selchinlaang (Saiboh) lamkaina nuoi ah Pu Zogam Leidi Party tutan in peitou zel zel hi. Tuletu a Leidi a lamkaite – Upa Enkhothang (Chairman), Pu S. Chinsuanlian (Secretary),  Pu Langsuankap (Info Secy), Leidi Pa (Father of Leidi) Pu Selchinlaang, Pu Stephen T. Semkholun (Adviser), banah Pu S. Lianzakap, Pu M. Thangchinsuan, Pu Khenmang (Zo Tumtai, Muallum), Zovakhu Pu Haumang (Chief of Sehken), leh adang dang zong Rising Day lopna ah tel uhi.

 

Sannem Laa sah siem/phuo siem leh lunglutte Pu Siandeithang (Kamdou Veng), Pu Kapmang (Zoveng), Pu T. Tualpi (Phailian), Pu Jamkhosoi (Zomi Colony), Pu Khamchinzam (Phailian), Pi Nianghoiching (Awnchinkap Veng), Pi Chiinneiching (Manniang Khua), Pi Goiching (Simveng), Pi Khaizanuam (New Zoveng), Pi  Ngaihoiniang (T. Munnuam) ban ah midang tampi zong pupa late sahkhawm uhi. Pu S. Chinsuanlian, Secretary, Zogam Leidi Pawlpi lamkaina nuoi ah meeting nei ua, tuanah Pupa late kepbit ding dan leh Khangtha te’n a zil (learn) thei ding dan uh saikhiet chi’n thupuahna nei uhi.

 

‘Leidi’ kichi pen Zogam a paah (flower) gimnam tui leh gimnam hat mama khat ahi chi’n Pu Selchinlaang (Leidi ana mukhetu) in gen hi. Pu Laang in tami Leidi paah pen Zodawn leh thaang lah banah Khaukual gamsung ah tam veipi ana sui ngai hi, chi. Leidi pen atangpi’n teh ni (2 leaves) nei hi, teh thum (3 leaves) te pen a nam hatlou kichi hi. A teh ni te kikaal ah a paah khat, tuibuh beel toh kibang hi. Tami paah pen a kung apat awnsuh (downwards) hi. Tami tuibuh bang sung ah Leidi tang (seeds/grains) dim phitphet in um hi. Huipi laang/hat chieng in Leidi tang gimnam pen saupi/gamlapi tan ah kizaa (smell) pha hi.

 

Ipu ipa khang in Leidi ana um hi. Ipu ipa te’n Leidi chi min ana lou ngai uhi. Ni khat Sannem Party ka bawl sawmlai un dahkal lang bang ka kinial uhi. Tua hun ah ken zong i party min ding in Zogam Leidi hisah ni ka chileh nupi pawl khenkhat in sepsop te chi’n hing nuisan uhi. Leidi iki chi keileh kei pai ding ka chileh  ka loite’n ang pawmpih uhi. Khenkhat in Gunpang Sannnem Party chi ding chi’n  Pu Selchinlaang in gen hi. Leidi a nam tui ziehin a gim kinam nuom ahihmanin i ngong (neck) ahilouleh kawng (waist) lahah ki-oh hi. Leidi a ki-oh chieng a nam (fragrance) pen i tahsah (body) tungah nam viuvieu zou hi. Leidi pen a minthanna mama khat ahileh a ‘gimnam’ ahi. Zogam muoldawn, thaang gam mi lutlouna, kawlbaang, singkung lah ah pou chi hi. Leidi pen April 15 ni’a a paah (bloom) kipan chi a, a gimnam kipatni zong ahi chi. A teh ni neite bek a gimnam um chi.

 

Leidi Pawlpi tup-le-ngimte ahile: Zou Suang phu ding (Zou Memorial Stone), Zou Cultural registration bawl ding (co-operative ah register bawl zouta), leh Manipur Museum ah Zou/pupa guollui vante koi ding (tutan in 47 items koi khinta) chite ahi banah Zou Sannem Laa kepbit ding chi atup thupi pen khat uh ahi. Manipur Museum ah Zou guollui van Leidi Pawlpi in a koi khenkhatte ahileh --- Suongtep Thau, Zou Thau, Tupi Thau, Teipi, Gosem, Zampi, Khuongpi, Pumka, Leelpi leh a dangdang te ahi.

Pic: Pu Selchinlaang, founder, ZOGAM LEIDI

Leidi member khat in UZO inzong Leidi Pawlpi pen Zou Cultural kembit di’n ngansieh hi chi. Leidi Pawl in Zo min kitap (adopted names) 100 phiel kaikhawm uhi. Zo min tap etsahna’n – Zogam, Zolei, Zothau, leh a dangdang. Leidi Pawlpi in summuhna neilou uhi. A ta’ngpi in amau-le-amau kitoudel ahi uhi. Leidi Pawlpi ah member 80 vel um a, kum 40 tunglamte member in pang thei dan hi. Leidi Pawlpi in Zo Bethel khuo ah Silver Jubilee ana mang ngai uhi.

Leidi Pawlpi in Zou Sannem Laa dawng 1000 val kaikhawm zou hi. Zogam Leidi mi ni – Pu M. Thangchinsuan leh Pu Stephen T. Semkholun malahna nuoi ah Zou Sannem Labu ‘ZOULANGAI’ (tem bang tawi na) kichi 2012 in bawlkhie uhi. Zoulangai Bu ah Laa dawng 869 um hi. Tuaban ah Laphuohte min leh khuomin tanpha’n tuang sah uhi. Tami Sannem Labupi pen khangnoute adi’a ‘Goumanpha’ ahi. Maban ah tami labu puophat a, laa tampi belap lai ding uh ahidan zong gen uhi. Papi khat in “kei mai mai inzong sannem laa 100 val ka phuo khie hi. Tami labu ah khatbe’h pang khalou” chi’n gen hi. Tua ahileh Leidi Pawlpi member 80 val te’n laa nei/phuo simchiet ding u’hia, amau (Leidi) pawl apat laa 1000 chu noptah in val ding chi mukhiet thei ahi.

 

‘Leidi Pa’ (Father of Leidi) chia minvaw a um Pu Selchinlaang (79 yrs) ahileh Burma Army ah 1954 in lut a, 1965 in pension hi. A luttung in Niangleipan (Burma) ah first posting (sep masatna) in um a, a pension ding kuon in 2nd Chin minin Mandalay a posting hi. Khaukual pan in Tedim ah Sepai lut di’n va kuan a, Kahgen khuo (Thangkhal haam zangte khuo) ah sepai lut sawm in ni 11 ka ngah vevaw chi hi. Sikul pen kana kaai kha kei a chi hi. 1963 kum in Khamngaihching (S. Geltui) toh kiteeng ua, Pasian guolzawlna goutan ta pasal 6 leh numei 2 nei uhi. Pasian venna toh a innkuon un a damkim uhi.

Leidi paah/tang neu seng seng ahihmanin a tuhna mun mun ah ke thei nawnlou hi. Leidi teh (leaves) pen akibawkeh chieng momthaang bang in kisaan thei a, a gimnam hing nam vingveng ngal hi chi’n Pu Laang in gen hi. Tuobanah gamlah a suongpi tuom tuom tung ah 17 vei ‘Pu Zo Zogam Leidi Pawlpi’ chi’n Pu Laang in ana gelh/aat ngai hi. Khuosung ah suong nga (5) Leidi min in kiphut a, tualeh suong mawng mawng 20 kiphut khinta chi hi.

 

Leidi pen a piching/paah laitah in inchi 6 vel a saau/ngat giep ahi lel a, a teh (leaves) tegel pen inchi khat a lian/peh giep vel in gen hi. Leidi pen kum tungtawn in paah ah, kum khat chouh dam a, kum khat a paah zou chieng shi zel hi. Abaal (azung) pen mengkhie zel in, tuochi’n Leidi kisuo zel zel chi’n gen hi.

 

Leidi Pawlpi ka phu zou uh kum bangzat ahiei nua inzong, kou khatbe’h Leidi paah mu kha ka um kei uhi. Tuachi’n khatvei mong mong a suikhe ding in ka kuon khie uhi. Ka kuon masang un Leidi Paah umdan bangchi bang’e chi a thei umsun Pi (Late) Chingkhonian, Khaukual kungah kava dawng uhi. Leidi sui a gammang lah a ka um ua, ann ne ding ka kisah laitah un kava mu kha a, loite ka dohleh “hi mah e, Ledi hi mah ei” chi’n hing dawng uhi. Tuachi’n Leidi Paah sagih (7) tah Saiboh ah kung pawlut ua, Bawng ni (2) toh ka ‘Aai’ uhi. Bawng khat pen Hausapa’n a tuo a, kou member teng in Bawng khat katuo uhi. Paah Sagih (7) ahi a, Chief Guest zong sagih ka chiel ua nuomtah leh thupitah leh in ‘Leidi’ ka aai uhi.

Leidi sui in kum ni  phiel bang kana buoi a, khatvei Leidi sui a ka kuonlai in kawlsuong tung khat a ka dahkhiet leh, ana sa’ng mama mai a. Tuomi’n ka lungsim ah “Aw kei hibang lel sui a ka um, kia (fall) in shi khataleng ka lawm te’n hing muzou diai umaw” chi’n ka ngaisun hi. Tuazaw in atung apat suongkhat khaukhat in ka khaisuh a, ka teeh (measure) leh feet 40.5 a sa’ng chi’n gen hi.

 

Leidi Pawlpi ahileh Zou tawndan leh pupa late kembit umsun ahi uhi. Tami pawlpi a pang te ahileh sannem laa sah siem, phuo siem leh a lunglutte ahi tangpi uhi. Pu Laang in itna chii 13 um chi’n gen hi. Maban ah Khamtung Tapidaw (Khristian)/Pasian Late Sannem Laa kai a sah ding Leidi Pawlpi’n kitup hi chi’n zong gen hi.

~ BRUCE K. THANGKHAL

Joint Editor, Zogam Today

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Poor maintenance of electric wire in M. Tanglian & Hiangdung village

Lamka, 12 April 2015: Few days ago electric wires and posted were in M. Tanglian and Hiangdung Village under Singngat Sub-division, Churachandpur district, which is about 15 kms away from Churachandpur police station.

M. Tanglian and Hiangdung village is a closed to each other. The way how the electric posts were maintained  shows the gross negligence of the concerned department especially the Electricity Department, Govt of Manipur.

The poor maintenance of the electric posts in this two villages can engender the lives of the innocent people. The concerned authority is liable to hold responsibility if any untoward incident happen owing to this negligence in the coming days. Wake up, the concerned authority before it is too late!

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal 

TUIKHAAL ZO IDOL 2015

TUIKHAAL tangval Mo Suan leh Khampat nungah Mary in Mr Zo Idol leh Miss Zo Idol 2015 title tang uhi. Tami Zo Idol ahileh Kawlgam (Myanmar) sung adia a khatveina ahi. 

Zo Minam Ni 2015 Fashion Show kidemna ah Lia Vung Khom Niang (Kale University) leh Tv Hang Suan Khup te’n Miss Queen leh Mr Queen title la uhi. 

Mipite deina bangin Peoples’ Choice ah Tuikhaal ngahnu melhoi Saan Nu leh Moreh tangval feltah mai Francis Thangpi telching uhi. Tam melhoih duangching duang etlawm taang leh lie te kidemna khu phalbi vawt khiukheu, 18 Feb 2015 zan, nuai ah Tuikhaal vangkhuo lentuol ah om hi.

Tukum Zo Minam Ni, Tuikhaal ah 18-20 Feb 2015 sung thupitah mai in Sial (mithun) 02 leh Lawi 06 kigou in hun kizangh hi. Sahlam (India) lam apat mi bangzat hiei khat zong va kitel hi. 

Khampat ah ZO Pawi om di, Tuikhaal ZO Khawmpi 2015 REPORT

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal, Joint Editor, Zogam Today @ Tuikhaal

KHAMPAT SINGZABUANG (Khampat Banyan Tree)

This is the renowned Banyan Tree of the ZO peoples, situated in Khampat village, approximately a two-hour drive from Tamu, Myanmar, near the Moreh border in Chandel District, Manipur, India.

Khampat is a ZO TOWN that includes communities such as the Chin, Zomi, Kuki, Mizo, Falam, Haka, etc. The Tamu-Kalaymo highway runs through this village.

The tree is located near a Burmese village, about half a kilometre from Khampat.

Literally, Khampat can be translated as “the beginning of the mountain or hilly regions”, where “Kham” refers to a hill or mountainous range, and “pat” signifies the start or beginning.

Prophecy: In ancient times, a priest sat beneath this banyan tree and declared:
“The branches of the banyan tree will grow longer and longer until they eventually reach the ground. On the day the branches touch the ground, the ZO peoples will unite and reclaim dominion over their ancestral land.”

My friend, who accompanied me, explained, “Some Burmese chopped off the branches before they could touch the ground. A few years ago, lightning struck the tree, splitting it in two.”

Today, the ZO peoples — comprising Chin, Kuki, Mizo, Zomi, Kachin, and others — reside across Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts), Myanmar, and India.

Khampat Buangpui (in Mizo), Khampat Buongthing (in Kuki), and Khampat Buangkung or Singzabuang (in ZO).

This writer visited Khampat Buangkung on February 19, 2015.

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal, Joint Editor, Zogam Today