Manipur News

IMPHAL, September 10: Womenfolk of Poreikhongjil and nearby villages took out a protest rally led by the Poreikhongjil Apunba Nupi Lup today protesting the delay in rewarding punishment to the murderers of (L) Ibemhal.

The womenfolk who numbered more than 500 went upto Yairipok Bazar and later stormed the Andro Police Station demanding why the police have delayed delivering justice on the case although four accused have already been arrested.

Speaking to media persons, P Chaoba secretary of the JAC formed in connection with the alleged killing of Ibemhal said 66-year-old Kangbam (o) Ibemhal`™s dead body was found from inside her residence at Yairipok Poiroukhongjing Village under Andro Police Station on August 18 morning.

He identified the four accused arrested as Kangbam Taso, Ramkumar, Nilabira and Kangbam Birachandra alias Bera.

However, what is creating suspicion among the people is that the police are yet to identify the main accused of killing Ibemhal and at the same time the police have not released all the four arrested till date.

It is also unfortunate that reports are saying that families of the accused are trying to get bail for them.

On September 3, the court had remanded the accused to police custody, but they are still being lodged in the jail he lamented.

Meanwhile, the womenfolk of the area demanded life imprisonment for all involved in murder of women.

A public meeting was held later at Thambanu Market.

The JAC also decided to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister and deputy Chief Minister on the issue tomorrow. In case justice is not delivered at the earliest, the JAC with support of several organisations will launch various agitations, Chaoba said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/poreikhongjil-residents-demand-justice-in-ibehal-killing-case/

IMPHAL, Sept 10: Ram Muivah has joined as Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong today, according to an official statement of the NEC.

A Post Graduate in Management from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Muivah belongs to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1985 batch and has worked in various capacities both in the Central Government as well as in State Government for 30 years., it said

In the Central Government, he has worked in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Urban Development as Director and later as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services from 2001 to 2006 and Joint Secretary and CVO, CPWD, Ministry of Urban Development from 2006 to 2008, it said.

It said in the Ministry of Finance, Muivah was responsible for supervision of management of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions; He served on the Board of Directors of United Bank of India and Indian Bank during 2001 to 2006.

In 2008, Muivah returned to Manipur where he held a number of positions including Principal Secretary Works, Transport, Health & Family Welfare, Agriculture, etc, it said.

He participated in the World Bank Conference on Credit Bureau Development in South Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka from May 10 to 11, 2004 and presented a paper entitled `Credit Information & Banking Environment in India`. He has delivered talks at the National Institute of Finance & Accounts, New Delhi and at the National Institute of Entrepreneurship, NOIDA on financial inclusion and micro finance. His main areas of interest are finance, infrastructure, health, agriculture, education and development issues.

He received professional training on Policy Formulation in London 1999, Economic Development at the European Institute of Public Administration, Barcelona in 2000, Banking Crisis at IMF Institute, Singapore 2002 & 2004, Financial Industry Information Systems at FISC, Tokyo 2002 and Mid Career Training of IAS Officers in New York and Washington, 2014.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/ram-muivah-joins-as-nec-secretary/

IMPHAL, September 10: The MIP-NSCN/GPRN has said that the outfit is sure that the Nagaland Governor PB Acharya is totally misinformed or ignorant of the framework agreement signed between the Government of India and NSCN on August 3. In a rejoinder to an earlier statement of the Governor of Nagaland and Assam PB Acharya said the Framework Agreement is the foundation upon which the edifice of solution will be built.

The agreement says that India and Naga will co-exist as two entities and that the question of merger of one with the other does not arise, it said.

`The Nagas are not looking for status in par with other communities within the parameter of Indian Constitution. Ours is not a domestic/law and order problem of India.`

`The agreement says it is a political problem that calls for political solution.`

It also says that the history and the situation of the Nagas is unique, which means Nagas have never been a part of the Union of India either by conquest or by consent, the rejoinder said.

The outfit`™s rejoinder said much against the spirit and letter of the agreement he also reiterated `no areas of other States will be lumped with Nagaland.`

`We believed he has made the statement without a second thought.`

`The Nagas have never ever grabbed even an inch of land from their neighbors rather our land has been divided into a number of pieces and taken by our neighboring States against the wishes of the Nagas,` it claimed.

`Division of Naga territory is one of the causes of the resistance movement. Peaceful and honorable solution will never be there so long as Nagas are kept divided. Territorial integration of the Nagas is a natural necessity, not a choice or demand,` it said.

It further retorted the statement of the Nagaland Governor that says `NSCN has given up the demand for a sovereign Nagaland.`

`The framework agreement says that according to the universal principle sovereignty lies with the people, not government. Therefore, the sovereignty of India lies with the Indian people and the sovereignty of the Nagas lies with the Naga people.` `However, there will be sharing of sovereign power for enduring peaceful co-existence of the two entities.`

`The Nagas will never accept any agreement that betrays their principle.`

`Seeking solution by suppressing the right of the Nagas is the seed of war, not solution.`

The representatives from all sections of Naga people wherever they are have unanimously approved and endorsed the framework agreement in their consultative meeting held on August 25, it said.

The following day on August 26, NSCN authorities and 60 members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly along with the two Members of Parliament (MP) had a historic open interaction on the August 3 framework agreement where they (NLA Members) too gave their high appreciation and support, it continued.

`The Nagas are now entering a new era where they will live with India and other neighboring people and nations on the basis of harmonious interdependent relationship. This is the era of the Nagas. No evil policy or deception strategy or coalition forces of the aggressors or power of the enemies of the Nagas will prevail anymore,` it concluded.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/nagaland-governor-misinformed-of-framework-agreement-nscn/