Day: August 7, 2013

MNS: The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) denounced killing of Lieutenant Colonel Pfokrehe James of NSCN-KK who hailed from Robunamai Village under Mao-Maram Sub-Division of Senapati District on 6th August 2013 at around 5:00pm.
Pfokrehe James was physically assaulted at gunpoint in full public view and taken from the heart of the Senapati town near the Traffic Point to a secluded spot in Ankailongdi Village area of the Senapati District Headquarters. His bullet ridden corpse was later recovered by public leaders and a team of Senapati Police. Such nature of inhuman action creates anxiety and insecurity amongst the people of the district particularly the young school going children who are witnesses to the whole episode. The three assailants also verbally abused and threatened the Chief of Robunamai Village.

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IMPHAL, August 7 MNS NNN: A 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital after he
was seriously wounded in a gang beating over a minor incident here last night.
Sagolband Bijoygovinda resident RK Ranjit was severely thrashed by a gang in front of his residential gate during a scuffle around 10:30 pm Tuesday. Reports said the scuffle occurred after the gang who came in two vehicles splashed rain water on the victim while negotiating the flooded site.
The attackers also fired in the air as the locals gathered at the spot in rescue of the victim. They attacked the two vehicles with stones and then the gang fled the spot.
Almost one hour after the incident, the local residents could identify one of the assailants as one Kayellakpam Sorojini Devi aged 50, wife of late K Lalmani, and later attacked her house at Tera Amudon Akham Leikai close to the victim’s residence.
The enraged locals attacked the house to avenge the incident damaging it partially. Dozen of vehicles, including one i20 car, one Maruti 800 car and another seven scooters belonging to the attacker were also damaged in the attack.
They also destroyed two washing machines.The victim is undergoing treatment at Raj Polyclinic here.

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Mail News Service
Imphal, Aug 7 : Based on specific intelligence, troops of 15 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector AR under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) launched an operation in general Area Salungpham, Dist- Thoubal and apprehended one UNLF cadre on 06 Aug 2013. The apprehendee was identified as Sapam Tombi aged 35 years, S/o Aruni, resident of Salungpham. One 9mm Pistol with magazine and four live rounds of 9mm were recovered from the apprehendee who alongwith recovered items was handed over to Thoubal Police Station.
On 05 Aug 13, troops of Red Shield Division apprehended a weapon dealer from Kwakta Bazar identified as John Kipgen S/o Mr Mangkhohen Kipgen resident of Bhojang village, Churachandpur district. The apprehendee was under surveillance from long time for arms trafficking from Churachandpur to Moirang. He was working for the banned outfit KNF (P) since 2010. The apprehendee has been handed over to Bishnupur Police Station.
Troops of Red Shield Division apprehended three Hmar National Army (HNA) cadres on 06 Aug 13. Based on specific intelligence regarding demand of extortion money by HNA cadre in Churachandpur town, troops of Red Shield Division launched a swift operation and apprehended three active cadres of HNA near Rajdhani Travels, New Bazar Tiddim road, Churachandpur town. The apprehendees have been identified as SS Maj Hminga Hmar @ Thanga, age 50 yrs, son of (L) Tanglo Hmar, residence of Hmar Veng, Churachandpur, SS Cpl Lalrinchhana Hmar @ Sam, age 25 yrs, son of Thangliana Hmar, residence of Molnam, Churachandpur and SS Pvt PT Lalmalsawm Hmar @ Solomon, age 21 yrs, son of Ralthathung, residence of Khomoi, Churachandpur district. One 9mm Pistol with magazine, one live round, three Mob Set, one Maruti Van and rupees thirty thousand were recovered. All apprehendees were later handed over to Police .

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Mail News Service DIPR
Imphal, Aug 7 : : A two day workshop on “Road connectivity of Hill District” began today organized by Tribal Research Institute, Manipur, Chingmeirong, Imphal.
The inaugural function of the workshop was graced by Gaikhangam, Deputy CM ( Home, TA & Hills/TRr, Hort & Soil Consn ), Francis Ngajokpa, Minister ( RD & PR /Eco & Statistics , Dr. Kh. Ratankumar, Minister ( Works & Transport) as the Chief Guest, President and Guest of Honour respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Gaikhagam said that more development programmes and schemes are given to the hills than the valley as the hills are less developed.
He further said it is useless to point fingers at each other as the progress of our state is late than other states.
We need to keep the relationship between the hills and valley with discipline and love. All people should appreciate the Department. Government and agencies of the progress for further development in the state.
He concluded by saying, road connectivity is very important but mind connectivity is more important for a better Manipur.
The president of the function, Francis Ngajokpa expressed his opinion and grief over the inability to fully utilize the funds sanctioned for development as the people who should be involved were not involved. He said that the benefits are just for the hills not the valley but the elected members had even boycotted the meetings organized by the government. He said that connectivity needs co-operation, responsibility, courage and sincerity ,
Dr. Kh. Ratankumar, Guest of Honour, said the progress and survival of state utterly depends on the road connectivity.
The road connectivity is the nervous system and without it the state will collapse as it happens often when there is Ni-1 blockade. He further mentioned, even though the state lacks resources we should work in harmony .

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IMPHAL, Aug 7 NNN : The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has announced today to impose 48 hours bandh from midnight of August 13, the time when the United Naga Council (UNC) sponsored 48 hours bandh will get over.
The Naga body is pushing for a separate administration ( Alternative Arrangement) from the Manipur government while the Kuki body is demanding a separate Kuki statehood by carving out ‘Kuki areas’ in Manipur.
KSDC information secretary George Guite said the forth coming bandh is to press the government to address the vexed Kuki issue at the earliest in the form of Kuki statehood.
The KSDC appeals all to extend co-operation to the Committee’s movement.
Yesterday, the United Naga Council had announced to call 48 hours bandh starting from August 11 midnight.
Given this picture, Manipur, especially the hill districts where the Nagas and the Kukis dominated, will experience four days straight bandh. This would also mean that the national highways and roads linking the state
capital Imphal with the rest of the country will be choked for four days.At present, Manipur is yet to recover from the serious landslide impact which had cut off the main supply line of the state National Highway 2 for almost a month.
Since July 8, the supplies of essential commodities have been affected following a 48-hour bandh and the subsequent July 12 massive landslide near Kohima. The landslide was cleared three days ago.
There have been scarcity of commodities especially the fuel in the state. Even today, vehicles in long queues are seen infront of oil pumps.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/ksdc-calls-48-hours-bandh/

IMPHAL, Aug 7 NNN : The All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) has alleged that school building construction works under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Avyan (RMSA), Manipur have not been completed in want of funds.
ATSUM general secretary Vareiyo Shatsang said that old school buidings have been dismantled for the construction of new buildings under RMSA for 2010-2011 and at the end of the day it is the students who have been greatly affected. The ATSUM leader said the students’ body had investigated on the matter and found out that contractors engaging in the works could not complete the task as the fund meant for the works have not been released by the concerned authority.
ATSUM then alleged even whatever amount that was released earlier, there were 11.7% deduction as departmental charge and 5.6% deduction as local sale tax which is totalling to some 17% deduction.
“We have investigated on the matter and the concerned authority has told us that the finance rule has it that these two components are to be deducted at source,” the ATSUM revealed.
According to ATSUM, regarding the NLCPR projects such deductions are not allowed.
“We have also received numerous complaints that there have been heavy impositions of taxes both from valley and hill based underground organisations,” said ATSUM while adding, “Since RMSA works are closely related with education and the welfare of the student community, we are disturbed to see this kind of unbecoming action from the concerned authorities.”
The tribal students’ body then urged the concerned authorities to rectify it at the earliest in the interest of the student community.
Meanwhile, at the backdrop of the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) gaining momentum for recognition of Meiteis as Scheduled Tribe, ATSUM demanded for setting up of a separate state commission for Scheduled Tribe under Article 338-A of the Constitution.
“It has been our long standing aspiration to find a State Commission of the Scheduled Tribes in Manipur under the Article 338A of the Indian Constitution which would usher in all round Development and progress in respect of the Tribal people in this eastern most part of the Indian Union.
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes which came in to force on 19th February, 2004 has failed to provide adequate service to the state of Manipur a it is based on the distant centre in Shillong”, ATSUM said.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/works-under-rmsa-not-progressing/

Imphal Aug 7 UNA : Pointing a flaw in the counter affidavit filed by Manipur government in the Supreme Court of India regarding extra judicial killing by police and security force in the state, mother of one of the victims Wednesday demanded police production her daughter-in-law ad grand children.
Lata Devi, mother of fake encounter victim Onsorjit who had appeared in the Supreme Court on Tuesday and arrived at Imphal today, alleged that Manipur government in its counter affidavit submitted to the court mentioned that his son was a married man having children eventhough he was actually a bachelor.
“My son had not married,” she said urging the government to produce if his son had wife and children and hand over to them to her so that she can bring up her grand children.
Onsorjit was one of the victims of extrajudicial killing meted out by the police and security force in Manipur which included among the six cases which the Supreme Court order for inquiry by a three-member panel headed by Santosh Hedge.
After the inquiry commission submitted its reports qualifying all the six cases as fake encounter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday has issued a reminder to the state government to submit a copy of the report of various inquiries conducted on AFSPA in Manipur by September 10 to the apex Court.
There are 27 such inquiries conducted by various independent commissions, including the case of Th Manorama Devi and the court fixed the next hearing on September 17, 2013, Babloo of Human Rights Alert informed the media at a press briefing regarding the latest development in the case filed by  Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families’ Association (AAVFAM).
The Supreme Court-appointed committee probing the six cases of alleged extra-judicial killings has it its report submitted to the court stated that these were not genuine encounters and the victims, including a 12-year-old boy, did not have any criminal records.
A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai perused the committee’s report which said none of the six cases qualify as encounters and they are fake.
Meanwhile the National Human Rights Commission has prayed for more time to submit its comment on the Justice Santosh Hegde led enquiry commission’s report. The Centre, Ministry of Defence, Home and the
State Government have submitted their comments and arguments, sources said.
The State and Union Governments have reportedly recommended handing
over the matter to the CID and CBI respectively to investigate the alleged cases.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/mother-of-fake-encounter-victim-finds-flaw-governments-affidavit/