Manipur News

NNN: Not happy with the Manipur Government’s apathy toward its demands, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) for brutal physical assault on Veronica (name changed), a 9-year-old domestic helper, has threatened to launch further agitation. On Saturday, members of the JAC briefed the media on the case, charging the state Government that it is hesitating to fulfill its demands and instead showing lack of concern to the committee’s call for an early solution to the issue.
AC Thotcho, convenor of the Veronica JAC alleged that the Government and the concerned authorities are undecided on the issue till now as they do not want to do justice to the victim. He warned, “If the Government chooses to keep mum on the issue, the JAC will take up more intense agitation.” Veronica, a minor domestic helper was reportedly severely beaten up by the house owner, Jim Horam and his mother named Eda Horam at Kachai village in Ukhrul district of Manipur on February 3 this year.
She got multiple fractures in the collar bone and left hand in the attack. Thotcho was also informing that Jim is now being lodged in Central Sajiwa Jail Imphal after a case was filed regarding the incident while his mother has been released on bail.
Hunting
NNN: Hunting, fishing and moving of timbers from Lemta village in Tamenglong district of Manipur have been restricted without obtaining prior permission from the Village Authority Council and Lemta United Council, said Chaiman, Lemta Village Authority. Lemta village in Tamei sub-division of Tamenglong district is located in the Kuilong area, bordering Nagaland’s Peren district.
N Pakebou, chairman, Lemta Village Authority said except for Government development activities, bringing in labourers, elephants and trucks for shipping timbers from Lemta village are not permitted without say-so from Village Authority Council and Lemta United Council.
Hunting with guns and fishing in the village area are also been banned, he said. Making tracks in the jungle areas of the village by intruders and carrying out activities like transportation of timbers, fishing and hunting have been witnessed by the villagers and these will not be allowed any more, he warned.
Individuals who act against the notice will be responsible for any unpleasant reprisal from the two NGOs, Pakebou further warned.

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Imphal Mar 9 MNS/UNA: Continuing its drive against drug trafficking in Manipur, a combined team of state police and Assam Rifles arrested a drug smuggler with a huge quantity of contraband drugs and a country-made pistol from his possession on Saturday.
The arrested smuggler was identified as Md Wahidur Rahman (24) son of Ziauddin of Lilong Kaleikhong of Thoubal district. He was arrested from the house of one Majibur Rehman, a neighbour of the arrested person, a police source said. The illegal drugs seized from the possession of alleged smuggler include 52,800 pieces of SP (spasmo proxyvon) capsule and 4,700 pieces of N-10 tablet, the source said, adding that the combined team of Thoubal district police and 40 Assam Rifles based on specific information.
On the other hand, police Saturday conducted an intensified search to trucks ferrying medicine items and transports goods on the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37 after they got information that a huge consignment of illegal drugs has crossed to Manipur territory at Jiribam and proceeded towards Imphal through this highway.Taking serious note of the rising trafficking of drugs in the state, deputy chief minister Gaikhangam on last Thursday informed the House of the state Assembly that the state government has taken stringent measures to combat the menace. Gaikhangam, who also holds the home portfolio, has also appealed to all to join hands and help the government fight the menace while informing that the state cabinet has decided to hand over the case in which defence spokesperson Colonel Ajay Chowdhry and five others were hauled up with a huge consignment of pseudoephedrine drugs worth over Rs 2.5 crore at Pallel town in Thoubal district en route to Moreh on February 24 and other cases related with seizure of drug consignments to the CBI. He further informed that as part of the government’s measures to combat drug trafficking, state police force and state security forces had on March 6 last seized a large quantity of drugs during raids carried out at some places in Thoubal district.

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IMPHAL, Mar 9 MNS/NNN: Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C Eastern Command accompanied by Lt Gen AK Sahni, SM, VSM, GOC Red Spear Corps visited Manipur from March 8 to 9 to take stock of security situation in the state and interact with the troops in the field.
The GOC-in-C was also briefed on security related issues by Maj Gen KK Sinha, SM, GOC, Red Shield Division at Leimakhong followed by interaction with officers and Commanders of the formation.
The GOC-in-C reviewed the training and operations being carried out in the state and shared his views with all ranks of the formation.
Lt Gen. Dalbir Singh expressed his happiness and satisfaction at the excellent work being done by the Red Shield Division and said that the Army must make concerted efforts to restore normalcy in the state at the earliest. Lt Gen Dalbir Singh also interacted with villagers and village headmen around Leimakhong Garrison which have been adopted by the Red Shield Division. He also paid a courtesy visit to the civil dignitaries of the state and called on Gurbachan Jagat, Governor of Manipur and Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur.

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