Manipur News

IMPHAL | Nov

The proscribed People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangliepak (PREPEAK) has observed Athouba Singgi Ningsing Numit successfully along with the hill and valley people of the State.

The party has been observing the day annually since 1979, said a release signed by secretary in charge, publicity and propaganda, Leibaak Ngaakpa Luwang. The day was observed at the General Head Quarter (GHQ), 707 Battalion and other base areas, it said.

Flowers were offered at the memorial site of the martyrs, who sacrificed their lives in the war of independence, and gun salutes were given after lighting up torches, it continued. At the evening time, torches were lit up at every household and this marked the completion of the observance, it added.

Finance secretary of the party attended the occasion as chief guest and G2 of the red army attended as the president of the observation programme, it said. After the programme was inaugurated by the chief guest by lighting up a torch, the programme began with the performance of 13 discipline song of the party, it continued. The chief guest said bravery and sacrifice, being able to wholly commit to the cause of revolutionary war by the revolutionaries is far more important the utilisation of advanced modern weapons, it said.

The day was also observed at 707 battalion in which CAS of the red army attended as the chief guest and G1 as president, the release said. The CAS expressed that the codes and 13 disciplines of the Red Army along with patience and sacrifice should be kept in the forefront, then the goals of the party to bring and independent and egalitarian society must be pursued, it further said.

The party expresses gratitude to the people who took part in the observance and made the programme successful, it added.

IMPHAL | Nov 13

The GPRN office of the central administrative officer (CAO), Khurmi Region, condemning today’s bomb attack said “it is as a challenge to the Naga people movement and its logical conclusion as a nation”.

A statement issued by K. Besui, caretaker CAO, Khurmi Region, CPRN, further said the Khurmi region, despite its complexity and regardless of religion, caste and tribes, people live harmoniously and peacefully for years. And, region authorities and all law enforcing agencies are striving hard keeping the law and order intact with the maximum co-operation of the people.

With today’s attack, it has been demonstrated that the sleepless adversaries of Nagas are terrorizing the land and people of Khurmi, it said adding that such ‘sinister design and devilish’ act of attacking Indian armed forces at the heart of district headquarter is nothing but attacking peaceful co-existence and instigating another armed conflict between India and Naga forces.

“The political nature of attacking Indian armed forces at the populated areas of Nagas is nothing but challenging Naga peoples’ movement”, it contended. 

It urged all like-minded citizens to condemn and isolate the perpetrator in the strongest terms before sharing its grief with the bereaved family of the jawans.

JIRIBAM | Nov 13

A suspension bridge along National Highway-37, Jiribam to Imphal road, collapsed today morning around 7 am, when a loaded truck was passing over. The driver and his companion jumped off while the truck was stuck in the middle of broken bridge.

The incident happened just before reaching Sibilong village when truck bearing registration number NL-04B 1122 could not pass through when it reached the middle of the bridge. The bridge started to break down slowly as it could not take the weight of the truck loaded with cement bags. The truck fell off from the bridge after a while.

Many other loaded trucks and passenger vehicles coming from Jiribam to Imphal were stuck folowing the incident.

IMPHAL | Nov 13

The Press Council of India in a statement has advised the government of Manipur to designate a police officer not less than a rank of SP to receive and act on any complaints of threat or harassment of media person.

The PCI ruling came by its quick response mechanism.

It may be recalled, the PCI had taken up the suo-motu case with regard to a bomb threat on secretary general of Editors Guild Manipur, Yumnam Rupachandra and the media in Manipur in general in the month of December 2015, the statement said.

The suo-motu case was taken up by PCI and inquiry committee set up to pursue the case.

The State government was represented by its advocate Naresh Kumar and had on behalf of the joint secretary (Home) Rehanuddin Choudhary submitted at the inquiry committee hearing.

The secretary general of the EGM also deposed before the inquiry committee from the journalists’ side.

The inquiry committee which held its last hearing on July 13 at New Delhi also recommended the PCI to advise the media fraternity to bring its security concern immediately to the law enforcement agencies, it said.

Further the statement continued that the disposal of the case came following the state government claiming that the police has identified the person behind planting of the bomb and that effort were on to nab the culprit.

State government also placed before the committee that the government has issued advisory for safety of media houses and the journalists on the direction of the PCI, it added.

On the request for the special task force for protection of media persons, the state government submitted that the State police already have good strength of commandos who are like special squad and actively deployed in counter-insurgency operation in Manipur and that they would be in better position to take care of security concerns of the journalists, it maintained.

The release mentioned that State government also submitted that SP’s concerned were carrying out adequate security measures by the way of frequent patrolling around area where the offices of local dailies are located. It also said security personnel were deployed in strategic locations round the clock to prevent any untoward incidents.