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Jiribam, July 18: Frustrated with the State government’s delay in appointing teachers of Jiribam Higher Secondary School as well as other government schools in Jiribam, the students of Jiribam Higher Secondary School blocked the NH-37 over the Jiribam Bridge at around 12.30 pm. They were later joined by other students’ organisations in the agitation.

Four students’ bodies of Jiribam called off their agitation along the NH-37 after they were assured by the State government that their demands for the filling up of vacant post of teachers in various government schools in Jiribam would be addressed soon. Based on that assurance, the students’ bodies relaxed their agitation from the midnight of 12th July up to 18th July whereas the government hasn’t turned any of their words into action.

As the government has not fulfilled their condition, the students’ bodies resume their earlier form of agitation by blocking NH-37.

Following the agitation on NH-37, the students’ bodies stranded some vehicles plying on NH-37 at Leingangpokpi. The students’ leaders also confronted security forces.

Speaking with media persons, the students’ leaders said that they are agitating for the rights of students in a democratic way whereas the security personnel misused their power over the students.

The students’ leaders have vehemently condemned the assault by security force to the students’ leaders.

Meanwhile, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jiribam Dr.Harmit Singh Pahuja inspected the Jiribam Govt. Higher Secondary School, Jiribam to check the punctuality of the staffs. Today, the ADC, Jiribam informed the teachers and other staffs of the school to be present for verification in the ADC Office and took photographs of all the teachers and other staffs. During the ensuing attendance check of teachers at the ADC Office, Jiribam, some of the teacher lauded the work done by the ADC. Some sources have said that stern actions would be taken against those teachers who were present in the office of ADC,Jiribam.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/jiribam-students-resume-nh-37-blockade/

IMPHAL, July 18: Family members of Soram Prakreet and the People Action Committee (PAC) formed after his death under suspicious conditions stated that Alvina Golson’s clarifications on July 17 were futile as no one had accused her of being involved in Prakeet’s gruesome murder.

This was expressed by Lt Col (retd) Tikendrajit Singh, the father of the deceased, at a press conference in Manipur Press Club today where he also urged people to cooperate in finding the killers of his son.

This is not an attempt to inflame communal tensions because the committee or the family members are not pointing fingers at any community, added the father of the deceased.

If the family members believed that she was involved than we could have thrashed her or some untoward incident might have happened when we visited her house, to get some information, where we found her in an inebriated state, he said, adding that the allegation of her phones being confiscated was wrong because both the phones were taken with her permission.

“We finally succeeded in lodging an FIR (61(7)2014, 302, 34) yesterday after a long time at Heingang Police Station,” he informed IFP. Asserting that his son didn’t die from drug overdose, he maintained that his son was brutally tortured and killed.

Meanwhile, one of Prakeet’s friends has revealed that he and some of his friends saw his now deceased friend with Alvina Golson on July 4 at around 7-8 pm along the RIMS road.

“The moment we saw him we called him over the phone and asked him where they were going but he told us that he would tell later,” said the friend of the deceased who wants to remain anonymous.

Many have witnessed Prakeet and Alvina together along the RIMS road at least until 8 pm and therefore Alvina’s claim that they were together only until 6.30 pm is wrong, he added.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/alvinas-clarifications-are-futile-says-late-prakeets-father/

DIMAPUR, July 18 (NNN): The SS Khaplang group of NSCN said today that it will never accept the outcome of the ongoing talks between the Government of India and NSCN-IM. The NSCN-K also said the talks led by Isak and Muivah with New Delhi are never the ‘Naga talks but only the NSCN-IM talks’.

Speaking to newsmen at Chumukedima Police Complex, Dimapur today while emerging from the routine meeting with the Government of India’s Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG), NSCN-K’s Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) supervisor Wangtin Naga said in the event of the so called settlement of the Naga issue between the NSCN-IM and the Government of India, the NSCN-K will never accept it. Wangtin Naga terms it the ‘IM talks’.

When asked if the NSCN-K is holding dialogues on the Naga political issue with New Delhi in the near future, Wangtin Naga said his outfit will never approach for talks. “Yes, of course if invited by the Government of India we will oblige,” Wangtin Naga stated.

The NSCN-K leader then said in case the outfit enters the formal dialogue process with the Government of India the Naga churches, the Naga civil society organisations, the students’ organisations, Naga intellectuals, equal representatives from all Naga underground groups and the Naga women organisations will be taken along to the negoatiating table to hold talks. “If such things can happen then only we can call it the Naga peace talks,” Wangtin Naga elucidated, adding, “The talks led by Isak and Muivah is only the NSCN-IM talks.”

The NSCN-K leader then expressed concern on the killings among the Naga groups. “The Government of India wants us to be divided and the Nagas have been used as tools by New Delhi,” Wangtin Naga alleged.

Interestingly, today’s comment of the NSCN-K has come two days after the formal talks between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India have resumed on July 16 in New Delhi.

Both NSCN-IM and New Delhi have expressed optimism in finding solution and agreed to embark on the peace process with renewed and earnest commitment.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/07/nscn-k-dismisses-nscn-im-peace-talks/