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News The lives of 149 Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers are in stake and they need support and encouragement from the whole community, the Government of Assam is dilly-dallying the whole issue as the community doesn’t make a vote-bank, is what oganisations supporting the hunger strike starting from June 5, 2009, said when they were contacted. The Government of Assam is completely neglecting the plight of Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers as the community itself doesn’t fall in the vote-bank politics, said Anil Rajkumar, the President of Bishnupriya Manipuri Students Association. Despite all procedural measures being taken for the appointment of the Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers in the last 9 years, the fate of 149 Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers are in limbo, said Samir Sinha of Bishnupriya Manipuri Gana Sangram Parishad. To meet their demands, the 149 Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers had earlier resorted to similar strikes, but nothing came out concrete from their attempts. “But this time it is di...

We need a political image to succeed in our mission, a personality whom we can trust and respect. A political platform is urgently required else our Imaar Thar is indeed in danger. Dr Sarmila Sinha, London The more I think about it, the more I feel myself unfit to write about it. I am a Bishnupriya Manipuri, my parents are both Bishnupriya Manipuris, and they raised me in Assam. My father was very particular about the Bishnupriya Manipuri language insisting that all of us should speak at home only in Imar Thar. However we did not grow up with the real Bishnupriya Manipuri culture, and honestly I don't know much about it. But while growing up, I never felt I was missing anything and in fact always held my identity in high esteem. I could compete with confidence and always felt I could be better than anyone. It was only after settling abroad and finishing my studies and getting a job, do I now have time to reflect on my "Roots" and now want to contribute back in wha...

By RK Rishikesh Sinha, New Delhi Languages never remain static. It always evolves, imbibing words and phrases from other languages, or with the invention of words. According to BBC, if “You” and “I” are century-old words, it fears the word “dirty” would vanish very soon as people have stopped using it very often. About the Bishnupriya Manipuri language, you all would agree the words and phrases that were in use decades ago are not in usage now. The words have lost its sheen to other languages. The words from other languages have been widely accepted in our daily use. An effort was made years back to record the words and the sentences that are of common use here in the site. (It is available on the right panel with Learn Bishnupriya Manipuri ) So far it has recorded over 175 entries. The importance of the exercise was that the translation to Bengali, Assamese, English and Hindi was done. Supposedly ‘many’ people tried their hand to fill in the meaning of “I love you” in the Bishnupriya ...

For many, ‘Yes’ our Imaar Thar is in danger. But it is not the case for many. They feel it is not susceptible to any change or danger. And both have strong reasons to support it. However, this is one question that always lingers in the back of our mind. What is the state of our Imaar Thar in our life? Is it safe only in our villages? Or will it altogether become extinct from the metro cities? We all are concerned! Fill in the form below and voice your concern. (Those who have filled in the form, they can ignore it.) Loading... Please subscribe: receive email. Get Free alert on your mobile! Click here . Subscribe: The Bishnupriya Manipuri

News Water has gone above the roof for the 149- strong Bishnupriya Manipuri teachers appointed in the LP schools of Assam. They are sitting on an indefinite hunger strike to draw attention of the state government to their plight on June 5, 2009 in front of the Silchar DC Office. In a memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner, Silchar, the Bishnupriya Manipuri Language Teachers Association, intimated that due to failure of the government to regularize their services they are taking this course of action. The Teacher’s Association has submitted similar memorandums to the Deputy Commissioners of Karimganj and Hailakandi districts. In 2001, altogether 149 Bishnupriya Manipuri Language teachers were appointed in LP schools in three districts (Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj) of Barak Valley. But they have not been receiving any remuneration as their services were not regularized. The Bishnupriya Manipuri Gana Sangram Parishad and Bishnupriya Manipuri Students Association had extende...

India Business In a recent amendment to Income-Tax Rules, delayed payments to MSEs will incur payment of interest at 18 % per annum compounded annually; in addition it will entail liability to pay income-tax on such interest. “Delayed payments to MSEs will not only entail payment of interest to the affected MSEs at 18% p.a. compounded monthly (effective rate 19.56%) but will also entail liability to pay income-tax (at as much as 33.99% presently) on such interest, which is inadmissible as expenditure deductible from taxable income,” reads a notification released by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.  The decision would assuage millions of small and medium enterprises who have been facing payment default to their services.  According to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Act, 2006, manufacturing enterprises which investment in equipment is up to Rs 10 lakh are Micro, above Rs10 lakh and up to Rs 2 crore are Small; above Rs.2 crore and up to Rs. 5 crore are Medium.  Manufactu...

Click away T hanks to the launch of the web portal www.pgportal.gov.in by the Department of Administrative Reforms And Public Grievances, a nodal agency of the Government of India, people can now redress online their complaints pertaining to various Government’s Departments and Ministries.  The Departments and Ministries that have been brought under the ambit of this people-centric initiatives are: Railways, Posts, Telecom (including the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)), Urban Development (Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Land & Development Office (L&DO), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), etc), Petroleum & Natural Gas, Civil Aviation (Air India, Airports Authority of India, etc), Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Tourism, Public Sector Banks, National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance, Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Regional Passport Authorities, Central Government Health Scheme, Central Boar...