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Dear Sir,

The UNC after its Emergency Presidential Council on the 19th March, 2014, declared its stand to endorse the NPF candidate, Soso Lorho in the ensuing 16th Lok Sabha election. The Presidential Council decided to abide by the 15th December, 2012 resolution that “anyone opposing the registered position of the Council”, i.e., to support the Naga People`s Front (NPF) would be “termed anti-Naga”.  .

This question is made to UNC, `Is fighting election or supporting a candidate of his/her choice a crime?` Every citizen of India is empowered to exercise his/her adult franchise to freely vote without any intimidation. If UNC terms anyone who does not go by their decision as anti-Naga, would the many people who had gone opposed to the decision including the present council executives be also termed anti-Naga? In the 14th Lok Sabha election, 2004, the UNC had supported Mani Charenamei, the Independent candidate. Many came out violating the directives of UNC which was then led by the present UNC executives and NPF workers. The then convener of BJP, Shri Ashinpou Gangmei strongly alleged the Independent candidate who was supported by UNC of being used by NSCN (IM) as reported in The Sangai Express of 3rd May, 2004. Not going far back and recalling the recent incidents on ADC elections in 2010, where UNC declared Nagas to refrain from the elections but many Nagas went ahead and got elected and some, even uncontested. Would they also still be termed anti-Naga? And also looking back in to the MP elections in the past where UNC declared to boycott the elections which resulted only in providing a fine opportunity for Kim Gangte to come into power. Is UNC repeating another such give-away opportunity by unwisely proposing to increase the Naga candidates and divide the Naga votes?

At this crucial hour, the important question made hereby is “Has the UNC betrayed the trust of the Nagas by taking advantage of the fact that the public would unquestioningly move according to its directive and give unstinted support to the candidate endorsed by the Council?”

The matter for primary discretion here is, when Naga candidates with very good credentials and a huge support base had already filed their nominations, with what goodwill did UNC endorse then NPF candidate and term others who do not support their candidate as “anti-Naga”? The question is, `Is it appropriate for UNC with its responsibility as the representative of the Naga people to take up such a position?`

While taking up such decision, did the UNC ask the crucial question whether NPF would garner huge support from the Nagas and even if they did, would that be good enough to win the elections, or  would that only tear the our voting base apart. So the question that is needed to be asked here is whether UNC endorsed the NPF just for the sake of entering into a heated political contest or with the motive to win.

At this juncture, we must ask why the 19th March Presidential Council of UNC passed the motion in favor of endorsing the NPF, mainly based on minority votes of few UNC executives and a few tribe presidents against the majority decision not to endorse NPF considering the ground realities in Manipur.

And needless to say, many Naga public who would have actually loved to support NPF are also deterred by the choice of the candidate. Is UNC`s support to NPF just to tarnish the image of NPF or vice-versa? It is clear, that any wise and grounded decision for the choice of its candidate would be based on the qualities of competency, honesty and integrity? On what basis then, did UNC choose its candidate, as any voter is compelled to question the integrity of Soso Lorho, which was rightly referred to in the 25th March issue of The Sangai Express, by Nelson Vashum. If they could not fetch the right candidate and were wanting in intelligent judgment, why does UNC have to declare it mandatory for all Nagas to leave aside all support to other candidates and rally around the candidate of their choice? Does UNC expect the Naga people to dance around their tune? Isn`t it a blatant act to sell the sentiments of the Naga people, and misuse the cause of the “Naga issue” for any selfish interest? This question has become a hard puzzle for the thinking public. Is this just a reflection of corruption in the camp or is this some sort of game with some hidden agenda?

Is UNC being used by some miscreants internally or externally, to divide Naga votes against their favor? Is there any influence or link between some elements inside the UNC executive and political parties in taking up this decision? Have those in the UNC executive with strong links with political parties like BJP and NPF sold the rights of the Nagas???

Have the unsuspecting Naga people been duped by these people in the name of “Naga Issue”? If so, the credibility of the UNC is to be questioned?

The public must be aware of such facts and involve in working for the betterment of the society, and also prevent anyone from misusing the cause of the community in future.

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely

Kamei Nathan

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/the-credibility-of-the-united-naga-council-unc-endorsed-npf-in-the-ensuing-16th-lok-sabha-election/

IMPHAL, April 1: A Manipuri man posted as a security personal in Guwahati was hacked to death by one of his colleague last Sunday around 8.30 pm.

Our sources from Guwahati told IFP that the deceased, Moirangtham Krishnajit Singh, 29, son of M Manao of Thentha Khunou Wangjing, was working as a security guard with Simplex Company Private Limited in Lokhacharali under Borchak Police Station at Guwahati.

The person who allegedly killed him to death by hacking him on his neck and head has been identified as Ren Singh Emghi, 32, son of Chandra Singh Emghi from Timurnigao in Assam’s Karbi Anglong District.

The deceased and the assailant were on duty at the gate of the company last Sunday when the latter reportedly started to eve-tease. An argument arose between the two when the former asked the latter to stop eve-teasing. The assailant hacked the deceased on his head before slashing the latter’s neck after dinner and when everyone has gone to bed. The brutal assault resulted in the death of the deceased even before any medical help, the sources added.

A homicide case has been registered at the Borchak Police Station against the assailant. He was arrested from the crime spot and produced in court. The court remanded him under police custody for ten days.

Meanwhile, the family of Krishnajit who reached the place where the incident occurred, on Tuesday evening collected his dead body from the morgue of the  Guwahati Medical College.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/04/manipuri-lad-hacked-to-death-in-guwahati/

LAMKA, March 30: The Narcotic control bureau Imphal sub-zone under the supervision of SP narcotic control bureau VK Robinson Gangte, yesterday disposed of 1261.825 kgs of seized Ganza.

The seized items was consigned to blame at New Keithelmanbi,Imphal.

According to the SP the exercise was done after obtaining a court order and as per provision of ND&PS Act 1985.

The approx amount of the drug seized is valued to be around Rupees 20 lakhs.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/ganza-disposed/

IMPHAL, March 29: Armed miscreants reportedly kidnapped a labour at gun point late last night 10.30 pm from Heitroipokpi under Yairipok police station, Thoubal district.

Reliable sources informed that the kidnapped victim has been identified as one Sanathoi alias Manao, 25, son of Y Bidhumukhi Singh of Top Mayai Leikai.

Sanathoi is currently engaged in the construction of retaining wall of Thoubal River, said the sources.

Three armed miscreants barged in the temporary shed housing the labours at Heitroipokpi and whisk away Sanathoi.

The identity and motive of the individuals is could not be ascertained however fellow labours of the victim reportedly informed that the individuals was poor in Manipuri language.

A case has been registered by the Yairipok police station.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/armed-miscreants-kidnap-labourer/

IMPHAL, March 29: A 49 years year old woman was killed in a road mishap this afternoon along the National Highway-2 stretch of Thoubal district.

The victim was identified as one Sinam Ongbi Shanti Devi, 49, wife of S Rajen Singh of Wangjing Hodamba.

Sources said that the victim was riding on a Dio moped having no registration number with her son.

On reaching the office of the peace and film academy the moped was reportedly knocked down by a city rider car (MN02A-5505). Seconds after the felt from her moped she was ran over by a maruti van AS-01z-1675.

The victim was rushed to Thoubal district hospital however she succumbed to her injury there.

While the Police registered a case in the connection, the lifeless body has been handed over to the family after having conducted post mortem at JNIMS.  

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/woman-killed-in-road-mishap/

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CHANDEL, March 29: The Chandel Naga People`s Organisation (CNPO) has said that Birchandra Singh a medical officer who has been recently posted to Chandel as Chief Medical Officer in charge is not suitable to hold the top post by claiming that he (Birchandra) is just a grade -III Officer.

Speaking to media in this regard, general secretary of the said organisation, Robert Lamkang while pointing out that the CMO of a district should be a medical officer of grade-II, alleged the incumbent CMO incharge Birchandra of superseding fellow medical officers who are even senior to him.

Claiming that appointment of Birchandra as CMO incharge of Chandel district when there are suitable officers as bias, the social leader has fervently appealed to the authority concerned to look into the matter and rectify the discrepancy at the earliest.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/chandel-nagas-objects-cmo-appointment/

IMPHAL, March 27: The Maoist Communist Party Manipur has alleged that most of the schools functioning in the state are openly violating an agreement brought with the outfit in the year 2011.

In a statement issued by the secretary, publicity and propaganda, Nonglen Meitei, revealed that ‘ceasing of religious related activities in schools’ was one of the key points agreed upon.

Elaborating on the terms it said that the outfit restricted building of religious monument of any communities whether hindu, Muslim or Christian besides asking to stop indulging in religious activities. However, most of the schools have violated the term, it said.

Pointing out that Chatholic run schools are the main defier, it cautioned that the misunderstanding could snowball into unwanted consequences.  

Another issue that was deliberated upon was to exempt tuition fees and other fees for students from poor economic background adding that the same has not been paid attention to, it said.

In an attempt to rectify the outfit visited several schools but two of the schools, Sisu Nisha Kiketan, Kwakeithel and Little Master Samurou, remained non-cooperative, it claimed.

It warned of strong initiative against the Catholic schools and the two particular school mentioned.

Meanwhile, it also informed that the outfit have appointed Keirenphaba Meitei as convener of its newly formed Finance Committee.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/schools-flouting-agreement-with-outfit-manipur-maoist/

BISHNUPUR, March 27: Villagers of Leimaram village has excommunicated Thabelei from the locality for allegedly helping N Biren Singh in physically assaulting N Tomba’s wife Ibemchoubi of Leimaram Mamang Leikai with a gun on March 7 around 8.30pm.

The decision to excommunicate Thabalei was taken on Thursday after finding her conducting a religious ritual at her house, when a group of locals had gone to talk on the March 7 incident.

According to sources, some people present at the residence attacked the locals using strong languages and swords.

In the mean-time, a team of Nambol police arrived at the spot and picked up Thaballei and her team.

The villagers also alleged that the personnel of Nambol police used strong words against the villagers which hurt the sentiments of the community.

The villagers further alleged that the Nambol police OC Premchand asked the JAC members to give the particular mobile phone number of the JAC convenor and not of “an ugly women.”

It is further added that the OC also hurled several crude and indecent words against the locals.

In this connection, the villages strongly condemned the uncivilized behaviour of the Nambol police OC.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/woman-excommunicated-for-assisting-man-in-assaulting-another-woman/

IMPHAL, March 26: A combined team of Imphal West Police Commandos and 40 AR under the supervision of Addl SP (Ops) Imphal West K Meghachandra arrested three members of KYKL on Tuesday. The three arrested are Soibam Ningol Memcha alias Ibema,35, daughter of late S Tombi Singh of Charangpat Mayai Leikai, Md Sakin Ahamad,26, son of Md Najiruddin of Sora Awang Leikai (driver of the seized Maruti Van) and Lourembam Dhiren Meitei,36, son of late L Ibocha Meitei of Taothong, Lamsang were arrested from Meitei Lamkhai Lilong Chajing along NH-2.

Three hand grenades with detonators, fifteen extortion letters of KYKL addressed to officials, businessmen and individuals, four mobile phones, a sum of Rs 2,000 along with a Maruti Van bearing registration number MNO4-9985 were recovered. A case has been registered at the Singjamei Police Station.

In another incident on Tuesday, Thoubal District Police commando team arrested an MRRF (Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front) cadre of the Len faction at the junction of Mayai Keithel, Yairipok. Athary Hormi Tangkhul, 36, son of A Kahaoson Tangkhul of Shungriphai village who was involved in extortion of money from the general public in and around Ningel,Chandrakhong and Mayai Keithel, Thoubal District was arrested during frisking at the junction. A case has been registered at Yairipok Police Station for investigation.

Meanwhile in a similar frisking conducted at Arapti Lamkhai, a Thoubal Police Commando team arrested a self-styled Lieutenant of UNLF, Ningthoujam Dhanajit alias Abotomba alias Bobby Singh,42, son of late N Jadumani Singh of Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai. A case was registered at Waikhong Police Station for investigation.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/security-forces-nab-five-ultras/

IMPHAL, March 26: A man was beaten to death allegedly by a group of persons for stealing the ‘Anji’-symbol of the United Friends’ Oragnisation or locally known as Satjal from a Satjal compound at natum CHing opposite to the Sagolmang Police station.

The incident led to a mob dismantling the house of three persons who had called out the man this morning.

This morning around 7.30, Huirem Naba, 44, son of Jilla of Longsum Mayai Leikai was called out from his residence and led him to UFO compound for a talk by six individuals from his locality, informed a source.

There he was physically assaulted on the charges that he had stolen the ‘Anji’ from the compound last night.

Soon after, two persons from the group took him to the local community health centre, where the doctors declared him brought death.

Meanwhile, on getting information about the incident, a huge mob of locals converged and directed their ire towards the six who had called Huirem Naba from his residence.

The mob dismantled the houses of three of the six who have been identified as Thangjam Bisho, his elder brother Thangjam Ibomyaima and Yaikhom Jiten all from Heikrak Mapal Makha Leikai.

However, timely intervention of the police led by SDPO Lamlai Lukham controlled the mob from damaging another house belong to a fourth individual who is identified as Naorem Shoba of Lowshangkhong Mayai Leikai.

The two others who called out Naba are yet to be identified.

Meanwhile, police have picked up the body and deposited it at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Morgue for post mortem.

Locals had placed the body at the local community hall at Sagolmang declaring that the body will not be claimed until all involved in the crime are arrested.

Police have also taken up a case regarding the incident.

On the other hand, the locals of Longsum conveyed an emergency meeting in their locality regarding the incident late in the evening today.    

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/sagolmang-locals-erupt-after-man-killed-in-physical-assualt/

KANGPOKPI, March 25: The Kuki Students` Organisation Sadar Hills today warned to impose a 24 hour total bandh which will subsequently be followed by an indefinite economic blockade along all national highways leading to the state capital within Sadar Hills if the state government failed to materialise the demands of the student body before March 27.

We resolved to launch 24 hour total bandh from midnight of March 28 if the Ibobi led government failed to come up with positive and satisfactory outcome before March 27 warned Thangminlen president of the student body.

The student body has been demanding the state government to post adequate doctors at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Kangpokpi where currently only two doctors are in service and to reinstate all the powers entitled to the addl DC Kangpokpi which has been recently cancelled as well as to rectify the term addl DC Kangpokpi to addl DC, Sadar Hills.

Thangminlen Kipgen, said the demands of the student body is the emergency needs of the people of Sadar Hills which needs immediate attention of the state government, however, the Okram Ibobi Singh led SPF government has intentionally ignored the demands.

The student body chief continued that due to non-availability of adequate doctors to attend to the indoor patients in the CHC, Kangpokpi, the emergency ward has remained closed since yesterday which has rendered tremendous inconveniences to the general public.

Various patients who need emergency treatment have to travel at least 45 kms to reach the state capital for medical attention which otherwise bears the indifferent attitude of the Ibobi government only to bad adieu to their beloved dear ones which is very unfortunate to happen asserted Thangminlen Kipgen.

On the other hand the only two doctors available at the CHC though struggling at the utmost and carrying out their duty over time could not serve the over limited patients, pointed the student body president before warning that the state government will be held responsible for any unwanted incident arising out of the government’s indifferent attitude.

Considering the festive mood of the people during Holi, the student body though hard to bear, had rendered sufficient time to the state government for immediate attention towards the demands but taking the advantages of it the government remained a mute spectator continued Thangminlen.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/kso-sadar-hills-warns-of-intense-agitations/

IMPHAL, March 25: The skeletal remains of the body which had been lying at the Regional Institute of medical Sciences as an unclaimed body since March 11 has been claimed by family members today.

The skeletal remains were found from the jungle of Mayang Khang under Senapati police station on March 11.

The skeletal had however been identified as that of Kangujam Satarjit 65 of tabungkhok Awang Leikai, who had remained traceless since November 18 from Hengbung brick factory where he was engaged as a worker.

A member of the JAC formed in connection with the missing of Satarjit informed media persons that the remains was claimed following assurance from proprietor of the brick farm, Paojalal Kipgen to extend whatever help is needed to arrest the persons involved in the killing of Satarjit and to look after the hardship faced by his family.

However, the agitations demanding justice from the government will continue, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/family-claims-skeletal-remains-found-from-senapati-jungle/

IMPHAL March 24: An 18 year old girl was found hanging dead in a mysterious condition near her rented house at Langjing Achouba near the Central Reserved Police Force Group Centre second gate this early morning under Patsoi Police station.

The girl has been identified as Hijam Abe daughter of H Dhanajit of Uripok Polem Leikai and at present staying in a rented house at Langjing Achouba.

Her body was found hanging with a piece of cloth by family members hanging from a wooden plank supporting a shop next to her rented house. The shop adjacent to the road was elevated from the ground supported by wooden planks to level with the road.

Family members took her down and rushed her to RIMS where the doctor on duty declared her brought death.

Her family has accepted the body after post mortem was conducted at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, RIMS.

Police have taken up a case regarding the incident.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/18yearold-found-dead/

IMPHAL, March 24: The ban imposed on Ram Krishna Higher Secondary School by the Manipur Students Federation has been revoked.

The members of the union, guardians of the students of the school and the school authorities have a meeting on Monday which brought a solution.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/03/msf-ban-on-school-lifted/