Day: February 25, 2013

IMPHAL, Feb 25 NNN: Two active workers of Naga National Council (NNC) possessing huge explosive items, including two IEDs have been arrested by Manipur police from near Cheirap Court here on Monday.
Briefing the media at Imphal West Commando Complex, Dr S Ibomcha, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Commando, Imphal West, said that based on a reliable input a combined team of Imphal West and Imphal East districts police commandos arrested two active workers of NNC from Near Cheirap Court around 8:30 am.
The duo has been identified as Luingam Horam aged 37, son of Ngaithang Horam,a resident of Hoomi, Ukhrul district and Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai resident Elangbam Gyaneshor Singh aged 49, son of E Mangaljao, he said.
Two IEDs compactly made by iron along with two electronic detonators, two bed switches, two charge demolition M-112, four circuits, one battery cell, six electronic detonators, one remote control set and two mobile handsets have been seized from their possession, the DSP added.
He said the arrests were made under his supervision and command of Inspector P John Singh, Officer in-charge, Imphal West Commando.
They disclosed that NNC in collusion with the banned People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were planning to explode the above two IEDs in Laipham Khunou area in Imphal East, the DSP further claimed.

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IMPHAL, Feb 25: Chandel district magistrate has announced to clamp prohibition CrPC 144 from 7 am of February 27 when the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Car Rally which is scheduled to head towards the border town Moreh on the day.
The restriction order has been announced in view of the indefinite ‘public blockade’ underway since last midnight sponsored by the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) demanding from the government to start political dialogues with the Kuki militants immediately.
Sources said the CrPC 144 will be promulgated from Pallel till the Indo-Myanmar township Moreh on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, all the transport services originating from the state capital Imphal to the hill districts of Manipur have been suspended since last midnight in view of the KSDC public blockade. However, there was not a single case of untoward incident reported due to the KSDC agitation.
Reacting to the move of the Chandel district administration to clamp the CrPC 144, KSDC spokesman George Guite said they have taken strong exception to the development. “Ours is a genuine demand and why should the administration decided to clamp such prohibition order against our democratic movement,” George Guite asked. He then said whatever may be the development “our volunteers are now stationed in all the strategic points to prevent the BCIM Car Rally in Kuki areas.” He said if forces upon, their volunteers are ready to sacrifice their lives for the Kuki cause.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/prohibitory-orders-clamped/

IMPHAL, Feb 25 NNN : Flooding of Chinese goods in Manipur through the border town Moreh has caused serious concern for large number women whose occupations have become under threat because of it.
An NGO of Nambol has apprised the Prime Minister through a memorandum that more than two lakh women in Manipur have lost their traditional occupations as they have been replaced by cheap Chinese products after the Indo-Myanmar Trade Agreement came into force.
A public rally-cum-public meeting against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was organized at Namoi Khun yesterday wherein hundreds of people took part.
The rally started from Waroi Ching Lai Lampak took out till Laimaram Bamon Leikai Community Hall where the public meeting was held.
It was organized by Heinoubok Awang leikai Women’s Association in collaboration with People’s Organisation and Civil based Organisation.
It maintained that Manipur was self-sufficient in food about 30 years back, but today, the state has become dependent on 60 percent of food imports, mainly rice from outside the state.
.Handicraft and handloom products such as handmade mosquito nets, quilts, bamboo baskets have been replaced by cheap Chinese products on account of the trade agreement.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/chinese-products-affecting-womens-economy/

Imphal Feb 25 MNS NNN UNA : A political party meeting was convey at Manipur People’s Party (MPP) office regarding the caught of huge consignment of drugs worth over Rs 15 crore yesterday from Pallel police check post where one army officer was arrested.
The political party resolved to demand CBI into the case.
The all political party will also conveve a public meeting on coming March 2 at MPP office and further awareness campaign against drugs will be carried out throughout the state.
BJP Manipur Pradesh President Th. Chaoba said that he will bring out the case in the BJP National Council meeting which is scheduled on March 2 & 3.
The all political party meeting was attended by 11 political party which are as follow, BJP, TMC, NCP, MPP, CPI, MSCP, CP-M, BSP, JD-U, Forward Block and JD-S.
The Army Defence Wing PRO, Colonel, Ajay Choudhury and five others who were arrested with a huge consignment of drugs were produce before the court Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Thoubal. Aribam Noutuneshwari Devi, Monday afternoon, where they were remanded for 12 a day in the police custody.
A case was registered with the Kakching Police station under FIR no. 26(02)2013 under the section 21/29/ of the ND & PS Act soon after their arrest with a drug worth over Rs. 15 crore.
The PRO, Colonel, Ajay Choudhury has claimed in his statement that he is to be innocent by saying that he was cheated his colleague traveling along with him about the drugs.
After the police remanded the Colonel in their custody, a joint interrogation team comprising of Narcotic and Border Affairs team will start investigation over the case.
Police source said that the Thoubal district Superintendent of Police Dr. AK Jhalajit had sent intimation to the 57 Mountain divisions to take up legal action against Colonel Ajay Choudhury.
Meanwhile, PRO of the defense Wing New Delhi has assured all possible action against Ajay Choudhury if he is found guilty.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/political-parties-demand-cbi-probe-drug-case/

IMPHAL, Feb 25 MNS NNN: Hours after Manipur police caught Colonel Ajay Chowdhury along with five others, including an assistant manager of Indigo Airlines for possessing psychotropic drugs worth around 15 crore in Chandel district yesterday, Narcotic & Affairs of Border seized another huge consignment of drugs containing suspected Petas-TR tablets at Tulihal Airport in Imphal on the same day.
During a press briefing today, Inspector RK Bikramjit Singh, Officer-in-charge, NAB said under the supervision of Md Ishak Shah, Superintendent of Police, NAB, a team led by him detained a non-Manipuri at Tulihal Airport around 3:35 pm yesterday seized three cartons containing 1, 03, 500 of Petas-TR tablets suspected to be contained of pseudoephidrine from his possession.
The suspected drug peddler has been identified as one Rajkumar Rai aged 32, son of Ramananda Rai, of Bihar now residing at Thangal bazaar near Anand Continental Hotel, Bikramjit said.
He said the drug smuggler is originally hailed from Tulsipur in Bihar.
The illegal drugs were sent through one courier service namely Skylark Express, Thangal bazaar, he said.
The estimated cost of the seized drugs might worth around 8 lakh in the grey market, the OC said, adding a regular FIR case has been registered against the arrested for further investigation.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/drugs-seized-at-imphal-airport/