Day: August 24, 2012

The Khaplang group of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) said that the August 17 incident where Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM) secretary Chunthuigai Kamei got killed, would be investigated by the outfit and reveal the findings to the public on the circumstances that had led to the killing of the student leader.
It has been alleged that the NSCN-K cadres had killed the ZSUM leader on the fateful day.
On Friday, the NSCN-K said it has reviewed the statement of the Zeliangrong Citizens Forum (ZCF) in connection with the August 17 incident where two persons got killed in a “shootout”.
The NSCN-K said today that the incident would be investigated by the “centre” and thereafter, make the conclusion public to the society on circumstances leading to the said incident.
“Universally, no individual can take the law into one’s hand but the constitution of a nation rests with the government’s judiciary. The Naga NGOs should not immerse itself into the triads of emotion but maturely understand the law of the land. All forms of ultimatum does not lead to solution but the patient to wait in every ultimatum does not wear away the toughest stone,”, stated the Khaplang group of the NSCN today.NNN

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Imphal, Aug 24 NNN: A joint team of Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) and Kuki Inpi (Manipur) lead by Amu Kamei, President, ZU (AMN), Kamsei Kipgen, Vice-President, KIM had visited Zoujangtek and Nungshai Tairenpokpi villages, under Nungba Sub-division, Tamenglong District on 23-08-2012 to assess the situation regarding the recent confrontation between the two villages occurred on 21-08-2012 out of land boundary dispute.
The joint team had interacted and discussed with the leaders of both the villages over the matter at their respective village. Leaders of the both villages are willing to settle the matter in compromise basis under the initiative of ZU (AMN) and KIM at the earliest. In this effect, the joint team had made an verbal directive to both the villages / parties to shun violence and not to indulge / provoke any kind of anti social activities within the two villages and intervene to carry out any kind of works like cultivation, farming, making of charcoal etc within the area of the disputed land with immediate effect. This injunction should be adhered to by both the villages / parties till amicable solution is made.
Joint team of ZU (AMN) and KIM met Major Binesh of 6/8 Gorkha Regiment at Nungleiband Leimatak and discussed the matter and also requested to make vigil and initiate necessary precautionary measure to intervene untoward incident before it goes out of hand so as to restore conducive atmosphere in that areas as before said K. Poushinglung , General Secretary.

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IMPHAL, August 24 NNN: Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala have been handed over to their parents on Friday by Manipur Social Welfare minister AK Mirabai after being trafficked to that state for about two years giving false promises to the parents by five alleged child traffickers.
The children aged between 10 and 13 had been staying at Precious Home at Kochiyam in the State of Kerala, which is not registered with Juvenile Justice Act, since for the last two years after five alleged child traffickers, all from Ukhrul district, took them away from their parents on the pretext of giving them free education at the children home.
All the 23 minors—13 boys and 10 girls—were handed over to their parents by Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai during a simple function held at Takyel Observation Hall, Takyel. They were brought back here on August 15.Twenty-two of them are from Ukhrul district alone and the other one is from Imphal East district.
Five individuals from Ukhrul district went away to Kerala along with the children after they made a false promise to the parents to give them education in 2012 and left them at the Precious Home. But the children never received education at the children home during their stay at the children home for two years.
One May 12, 2011, Kerala police rescued the 10 girls from Thammanam, Ennakullam and the 13 boys from Precious Home. Thereafter, they were brought back to Pratiksha Home and Don Bosco Sneha Bhawan by Children Welfare Committee, Kerala and they put up there for about 11 months.
Later, a joint team comprising of Children Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal East member secretary K Pradeepkumar, CWC, Bishnupur chairperson L Pishak and some representatives of the state Social Welfare Department visited Kerala on August 11 and brought back all the 23 children on August 18.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the 23 repatriated children from the state of Kerala, AK Mirabai assured they would be provided proper education. She also said the rescued children would also be given all the benefits availavle under all the Social Welfare sponsored schemes.The minister emphasised the important role and sincere efforts of the parents in making them good individuals. A Presho Shimrey, MLA, Chingai constituency and members of CWC were also present.

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