Zeliangrong leaders set Aug 25 deadline

Leaders of different Zeliangrong bodies have set a deadline on August 25 to book all the cadres of NSCN K involved in the killing of ZSUM secretary Chunthuigai Kamei Source The Sangai Express

Leaders of different Zeliangrong bodies have set a deadline on August 25 to book all the cadres of NSCN K involved in the killing of ZSUM secretary Chunthuigai Kamei Source The Sangai Express

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‘No need to know Jana Gana Mana’

While reacting to an editorial of a local daily published in Imphal, the proscribed revolutionary organisation PREPAK Pro stated that with all the issues and problems happening in the state since the forced merger of Manipur into the Indian Union, Ma…

While reacting to an editorial of a local daily published in Imphal, the proscribed revolutionary organisation PREPAK Pro stated that with all the issues and problems happening in the state since the forced merger of Manipur into the Indian Union, Manipur has no reason to participate in celebrating the Independence Day of India In a statement signed by its Assistant Secretary of Publicity and Propaganda Sunil, PREPAK Pro said that the editorial which lamented over non participation of people in the Independence Day Celebration depicted the mentality of an agent of Indian Union Source Hueiyen News Service

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Rs 89 crores sanctioned

The Government of India has sanctioned Rs 89 crores approximately for repairing Imphal Moreh and Imphal Mao sections of NH 2 as well as NH 150 Source The Sangai Express

The Government of India has sanctioned Rs 89 crores approximately for repairing Imphal Moreh and Imphal Mao sections of NH 2 as well as NH 150 Source The Sangai Express

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Exodus of NE People subsides in Bangalore, no let up in Chennai, Pune

The exodus of people from the northeast from Karnataka to their home states driven by fears of attacks subsided on Saturday but there was no let up for the third consecutive day in the numbers of those fleeing Chennai and Pune Source The Sangai Expr…

The exodus of people from the northeast from Karnataka to their home states driven by fears of attacks subsided on Saturday but there was no let up for the third consecutive day in the numbers of those fleeing Chennai and Pune Source The Sangai Express

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1528 people killed in fake encounters Report

Altogether 1528 people including 31 women and 98 children were killed in fake encounters by security forces in Manipur between 1979 and May, 2012 Source The Sangai Express

Altogether 1528 people including 31 women and 98 children were killed in fake encounters by security forces in Manipur between 1979 and May, 2012 Source The Sangai Express

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Sending armed forces among civilians not right Dr Meinya

Marking the 55 years of imposing Armed Forces Special Power Act AFSPA , 1958, Just Peace Foundation in collaboration with Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights in Manipur and The UN released a book entitled, ‘Manipur Memorandum on Extrajudicial, S…

Marking the 55 years of imposing Armed Forces Special Power Act AFSPA , 1958, Just Peace Foundation in collaboration with Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights in Manipur and The UN released a book entitled, ‘Manipur Memorandum on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions’ at Imphal Hotel’s Banquet Hall here on Saturday Source Hueiyen News Service

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Exodus continues, peace efforts on

Mail News Service Imphal, Aug 18: The BJP, Manipur Pradesh strongly condemned the act of some unknown anti-national forces which threatened the north-eastern people to leave the cities like Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. L. Bashanta Sharma, Secy (Media Affairs) today said the issue was discussed by Sh. Shantikumar Shrama, State President with Nitin Gadkari, National […]

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Imphal, Aug 18: The BJP, Manipur Pradesh strongly condemned the act of some unknown anti-national forces which threatened the north-eastern people to leave the cities like Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. L. Bashanta Sharma, Secy (Media Affairs) today said the issue was discussed by Sh. Shantikumar Shrama, State President with Nitin Gadkari, National President, BJP and Jadagish Shettar, Chief Minister of Karnataka.
He said the leaders assured that the BJP rule States will take all measures to protect all the North Eastern students and the people of the region. So far the BJP ruled Karnataka government has arrested 23 culprits he said. The Karnataka Government has already opened various helpline to control the situation and to take stern action against the anti-national forces trying to create communal violence in the Country. i R. Ashok, Home Minister of Karnataka personally visited the railway station to stop the people from northeast from leaving the city and made effort to instill confidence in them and appealed the people to stop spreading the rumour he added.
The Central Railway station in the city has been seeing a flow of anxious northeast people desperate to get tickets for their onward journey in spite of assurances of safety and no untoward incident targetting them being reported.
Police said though Tamil Nadu has never seen incidents of violence against people from the North East, reports of incidents and rumours in other states seem to be disturbing their parents back home, who want them to come back.
Mischievous text messages claiming that people from the north-east will be targeted in Delhi, particularly after Ramzan, have started circulating with police today urging the community not to believe in them and stating that adequate security measures have been taken.

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54th anniversary of passing AFSPA

Imphal, August 18 NNN: Saying that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been enforced in Manipur since the Centre includes the state in the disturbed area list and the people need to maintain “peace and tranquility” to facilitate the repeal of this military act from the state, stressed Lok Sabha MP from Manipur […]

Imphal, August 18 NNN: Saying that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been enforced in Manipur since the Centre includes the state in the disturbed area list and the people need to maintain “peace and tranquility” to facilitate the repeal of this military act from the state, stressed Lok Sabha MP from Manipur Dr T Meinya on Saturday.
Meinya was addressing a gathering on the ocassion of the “54th Anniversary of the Indian Parliament Passing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958″ held at Imphal Hotel .
A serious discussion on all aspects of democracy is required to step up on the demand for revocation of AFSPA from Manipur, the MP suggested and said democracy involves numerous procedures.
Meinya who took part at the observation also released a book entitled “Extra Judicial Executions in Manipur.” He acknowledged the fact that the history of Manipur has a character of losing the track of records and lauded the contents of the book and hailed it as a good work of collection which can be used as a good account.
The Inner Manipur MP said AFSPA has been imposed in the state owing to its disturbed area status and made appeal to all to maintain peace and tranquility to facilitate the repeal of the Act.
At the event, jointly organised by Just Peace Foundation and Civil Society for Human Rights in Manipur And the UN, advocate Khaidem Mani also made speech during a panel discussion held as part of the observation. He alleged that India has a attitude of wanting to subjugate the Northeast.
Mani expressed unhappiness over the alleged colonial democracy practicing in Manipur and said all forms of democratic movements in the state have been shut by the Government even as silent rally is targeted by police resorting to baton charge.
A sense of alienation will spring up among the general public if the military, an organisation meant for war, is used in civilian areas, Mani had his opinion. He insisted that if India ever thinks it wants to exclude Manipur from being a state with a colonial law, AFSPA should be scraped completely from here, even from the country’s Constitution.

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UNC to go ahead with 96 hour bandh

Imphal, Aug 18NNN: The United Naga Council (UNC) said its proposed 96-hour bandh will go ahead as planned from the midnight of August 20. However, the UNC said a safe passage will be allowed to outstationed students and other natives who are homeward bound on “mass exodus” due to violence and threats thereof on North […]

Imphal, Aug 18NNN: The United Naga Council (UNC) said its proposed 96-hour bandh will go ahead as planned from the midnight of August 20.
However, the UNC said a safe passage will be allowed to outstationed students and other natives who are homeward bound on “mass exodus” due to violence and threats thereof on North Easterners in some parts of the country. “While the collective human problem of the North East region will receive adequate accommodation, the general public are once again requested to extend their cooperation and solidarity towards our legitimate and registered political issues, which is being deliberately ignored by the Government,” the UNC stated.
The UNC said the bandh has been called to protest against the utter lack of respect for the democratic process of dialogue and insincerity on the part of the Government of India and the Government of Manipur in taking forward the tripartite talk on the demand for an alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur .

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Bodo to push back immigrants

Guwahati, Aug 18 NNN On Saturday, the pro-talks faction of the militant National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement have vowed that no displaced Muslims will allowed to enter ‘Bodo areas’ again.They demanded that the Assam government updates the National Register of Citizens (NRC) first. Leader of the […]

Guwahati, Aug 18 NNN On Saturday, the pro-talks faction of the militant National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement have vowed that no displaced Muslims will allowed to enter ‘Bodo areas’ again.They demanded that the Assam government updates the National Register of Citizens (NRC) first. Leader of the Bodo militant outfit Gobinda Basumatary said that the migrants will be barred from entering Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) if the government refuses to update NRC by taking 1951 as the cut-off year and detect foreigners.
It has been reported that nearly 3 lakh migrants had fled Kokrajhar and Chirang districts of western Assam ever since the clashes broke out in the middle of last month.
It can noted here that the Tarun Gogoi government decided that the state government will send a team consisting of all the parties representatibves to the affected areas especially in Kokrajhar district.
The Naga Students Federation (NSF) has endorsed the move of the apex Naga body.
However, NSF president Kelhouneizo Yhome when contacted by Newmai News Network tonight said that he actually chose to term them as “illegal immigrants” rather than otherwise. the Naga Hoho had said that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants should be flushed from the region by joining and uniting together by all the north eastern states.

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Tamenglong no to oil exploration

Imphal, August 18 NNN: In Tamenglong district, petrolium extraction plan on Friday faced a stiff opposition from the local residents as large number of agitating people forced the district administrators and the company’s authorities to sign an agreement on ‘no petrolium excavation’ in Manipur. Hundreds of protesting local people under the aegis of the Committee […]

Imphal, August 18 NNN: In Tamenglong district, petrolium extraction plan on Friday faced a stiff opposition from the local residents as large number of agitating people forced the district administrators and the company’s authorities to sign an agreement on ‘no petrolium excavation’ in Manipur.
Hundreds of protesting local people under the aegis of the Committee on Protection of Natural Resources of Manipur thronged Nungba Community Hall holding placards and trying to mar a public hearing on the issue. They showed strong opposition against the plan, saying the people stand against it.
Notwithstanding the protest, the district authority somehow began the hearing under tight security around 11 a.m. Soon after that, the agitatation turned violence and started to disrupt the hearing shouting anti-exploration slogans.
As the tension escalated the district Deputy Commissioner C Arthur rushed at the site and tried to pacify the agitators making appeal to stay calm and leave the site. Not heeding to his request, another group of agitators arrived at the scene and stopped the DC from leaving the area.
The protestors later forced Arthur to sign an agreement to stop oil exploration in the state.
Mention may be made here that on August 14, the All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) had urged the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India to “withdraw” the PEL licenses granted to Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Limited (JOGPL), based in the Netherlands which has been awarded the contract works for the exploration and drilling in two oil blocks in Manipur located in the Jiribam (Imphal East district), Tamenglong and Churachandpur districts of Manipur.
According to the Zeliangrong students’ body, the contracts were awarded to the Netherlands based company under the eighth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy Eight round (NELP-VIII). The Government of India had signed the “Production Sharing Contract” (PSC) on July 19, 2010 in New Delhi with JOGPL for onland oil block in Manipur, codenamed (AA-ONN-2009/1) & (AA-ONN-2009/2), said the AZSU.
Another area that concerns the AZSU is the lack of transparency. “No details on the quantum of oil discovered in Manipur or results of studies have been revealed so far to the people of the state. The indigenous minorities of Manipur are not informed officially till date that, oil is found in Manipur and that contract has been offered to foreign companies for exploration. That, the Detailed Project Report, Production Sharing Contract, the Petroleum Exploration Licensing agreements, EMP, EIA, MOU, social, cultural and economic assessments, which are signed between the Government of India, Government of Manipur and the Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Limited in the year 2010 are not provided to the indigenous peoples of Manipur, more so with the affected peoples of Tamenglong, Churachandpur and Jiribam sub division of Imphal East Districts. No one in Manipur is aware of what kind of terms and conditions are laid down in the licensing between the Government and the Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Limited. The Draft EAI and executive summary did not include indigenous languages like Zeme, Liangmei, Kuki, etc which is mandatory in the public hearing process. The petroleum exploration is an international issue which needs immediate attention to control the Climate Change phenomenon. This project will destroy the biodiversity hot spot zone. It will affect the aquatic habitat of India and her neighboring countries; permanent damage of green zone of India, endanger species, relocation of animal habitat and their environment, disturb migratory birds and animal in the region. It will disturb the rail heads crossing the region, Tipaimukh dam, etc.,” said the AZSU.The AZSU then expressed its concern that innocent villagers of Tamenglong district, who have no technical knowledge of the n impacts .

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5 factions of Manipur rebel group begin talks with govt – Times of India

5 factions of Manipur rebel group begin talks with govtTimes of IndiaIMPHAL: Amid the Okram Ibobi Singh government's frequent calls to underground organizations for talks, the United Revolutionary Front (URF), a conglomerate of five different facti…

5 factions of Manipur rebel group begin talks with govt
Times of India
IMPHAL: Amid the Okram Ibobi Singh government's frequent calls to underground organizations for talks, the United Revolutionary Front (URF), a conglomerate of five different factions of the underground Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), has started
URF donates blood for peaceKanglaOnline

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President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the London Olympic Medal winners, at a felicitation function, in New Delhi on August 18

President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the London Olympic Medal winners, at a felicitation function, in New Delhi on August 18

President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the London Olympic Medal winners, at a felicitation function, in New Delhi on August 18

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MSCW conducts spot inquiry in alleged 5-year-old murder case

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IMPHAL, August 18: A team of Manipur State Commission for Women(MSCW) led by its chairperson Dr L Ibetombi Devi conducted a spot inquiry on August 17 into the cause of death of a five-year-old girl, Maibam Miranda Devi, d/o M … Continue reading

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MSCW conducts spot inquiry in alleged 5-year-old murder case

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IMPHAL, August 18: A team of Manipur State Commission for Women(MSCW) led by its chairperson Dr L Ibetombi Devi conducted a spot inquiry on August 17 into the cause of death of a five-year-old girl, Maibam Miranda Devi, d/o M … Continue reading

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Appeal

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IMPHAL, August 18: The All Tribal Chiefs & Public Grievances Forum Chandel District and Kuki Chiefs Association, Tengnoupalhave appealed to the concerned authority to release first instalment of BRGF funds for the year 2011-12 and MGNREGS fund 2012 as early … Continue reading

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State central library notice

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IMPHAL, August 18: State Central Library, Imphal has notified in a statement that the selected libraries of Club/voluntary organization can collect the books distributed free of cost under Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata for 2011-12 from August 23 … Continue reading

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State central library notice

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SHEIPAN will observe foundation day

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IMPHAL, August 18: SheihekSheirengSheipanShemgatLup will observe its 6th foundation day on August 22 at one pm at MDU hall, Yaiskul. On this day, a song book title ‘NungonEsai’ edited by ThoudamNatrajit Singh will be released. The book contains song lyrics … Continue reading

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SHEIPAN will observe foundation day

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IMPHAL, August 18: SheihekSheirengSheipanShemgatLup will observe its 6th foundation day on August 22 at one pm at MDU hall, Yaiskul. On this day, a song book title ‘NungonEsai’ edited by ThoudamNatrajit Singh will be released. The book contains song lyrics … Continue reading

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