Manipur News

JIRIBAM, April 22: The United Committee Manipur president Y Nabachandra Singh in press meet held Tuesday at 4:30 pm at Jiribam PWD guest house has condemned the physical assault of Kachungai Panmei who stays in a rented house along with another two Zeliangrong students at Jiribam Lamkhai on April 13 by some unidentified miscreants.

In the meantime, the Imphal East SP Angam R Kamei and IG Clay Khongsai have landed at the sub divistion to take stock of the situation.

It may be mentioned that there has been social tension in the sub division since April 10 following the assault of Naoba of Boroikhal village by Keidapao, who is an immediate village neighbour of Rangketlong.

After this incident, the villagers of Borokhal took refuge at the auditorium of Jiribam Higher Secondary School.

During the press meet, the UCM president also appealed to all the community leaders to work to restore communal harmony in the sub division so that peaceful co-existence of all communities could be established in the sub division again.

He mentioned that the two incidents should be dealt with a balanced view and the miscreants involved in both the two incidents have destabilised the social cohesion and further charged that they were trying to destroy the integrity of the people of the state.

So, the miscreants should be awarded befitting punishment according to law of the land, Nabachandra added.

Nabachandra also maintained that the quarrelling or physical assault between two different communities should not be considered as communal action; instead it should be treated as a quarrel and fighting between two individuals.

The UCM president also appreciated the initiatives of the community leaders who are organising joint sittings at the Officer Conference Hall of the ADC Jiribam.

He further expressed his concern on the press statement of the Zeliangrong Students’ Union (ZSU) and appealed the leadership of ZSU to extend physical involvement on the issue.

During the press meet, United Peoples’ Front president BM Yaima Shah also expressed that the people of the sub division should try to avoid unwanted incidents.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/ig-clay-khongsai-in-jiribam-to-take-stock-of-tension/

IMPHAL, April 22: The Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has said in a press release that the outfit will boycott the proposed visit of the President of India to the state capital condemning the non-provision of the PDS items to the people.

A statement said the outfit has called an all-Manipur general-strike on the day.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/maoist-manipur-boycotts-presidents-visit/

IMPHAL, April 22: Ousted Trinamool Congress Legislature leader Dr I Ibohalhi has clarified in a press meet today at his official quarter at Babupara regarding his reported removal from the post has said that he didn’t receive any information from the party president, Kim Gangte on the issue.

He said, however, he will continue to work for the party even though he has been discharged from the responsibility.

He said he had not taken any money during the Lok Sabha Election, although he had campaign for the party’s candidate from his own money.

He further welcomed Hiyanglam MLA, Maibam Kunjo as the new legislature wing leader of the party.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/dr-ibohalbi-will-continue-to-work-for-trinamool/

IMPHAL April 22: A devastating inferno created panic at Langol reserved forest range some few meters away from the Border Security Force Sector HeadQuarter Koirengei today at around 12.30 pm.

Meanwhile, another wildfire had engulfed the same hill range near the Langol Laimanai Housing Colony Type III.

However, there was no loss of property or human casualty during the fire.

People believed that the wildfire at the Langol Reserve Forest Range near the Koirengei BSF head quarter could have been started by some locals.

The fire spread to such an extent that it almost reached the BSF Sector Head Quarter Koirengei on the western side and a few meters away from Mao Basti Koirengei.

Timely arrival of the Manipur Fire Service tenders and help from the BSF personnel, the fire was controlled from spreading further though it could not be completely extinguished till the filling of this report.

Fortunately, there has been no report of any human casualty and loss of properties during the wild fire.

The inferno nonetheless, damaged a vast area of the Langol Reserved Forest Range.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/devastating-fire-damages-vast-area-of-langol-reserved-forest/

IMPHAL, April 22: A team of the NAB-PS police has arrested a person along with 37,800 SP (Spasmo-proxyvon) capsules yesterday.

The NAB personnel intercepted and arrested the person identified as Md. Yunus Khan, 28, son of (L) Md. Izamuddin Khan of Khomidok Mayai Leikai from near Lamphel Electricity Office, Lampelpat.

The estimated value of the seized capsules is about Rs. 3,78,000 in the grey market.

A case has been registered under D&PS Act at Narcotics and Affairs of Border Police Station and investigation is going on.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/man-nabbed-alongwith-sp-capsules/