Day: July 14, 2013

Imphal Jul 14 MNS Agencies: A two and a half year old daughter of the home secretary of Kuki Liberation Organisation (KLO)/Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) who sustained critical injury in Saturday’s attack that killed the home secretary has died Sunday, around 2 am.
Hoizoukim succumbed to bullet injury at Shija hospital where she was admitted after critically wounded in the ambushed laid on KLO/KLA home secretary Lh Seikhohao Kongsai (33) yesterday, around 3.30 pm.
In the ambush that killed the home secretary, his driver also sustained bullet injury even as his wife escaped unhurt. The ambush which police suspect laid by a rival group of the KLO was laid near a culvert at Champhai village under Sagolmang police station
of Imphal while he was travelling in his Verna car bearing registration number MN02/A7518.
Meanwhile, the dead bodies of the home secretary and his daughter have
been handed over to the family after necessary postmortem at JNIMS morgue today. The bodies were taken to Saikul, the native village of the deceased for last rites.
The Kuki Innpi Manipur (KIM), headquarters at Imphal has strongly condemned the assassination of the home secretary of the KLO/KLA while
terming it was an act of cowardice people. Such a “barbaric” act should be condemned by all section of the society.
Asserting that KLO/KLA is among the Kuki militant groups coming out on the path of peace after signing suspension of operation with the Centre and state government, spokesperson of the KIM, Ajang Khongsai further blamed the government for not taking up appropriate action for the security of the leaders of the militant groups.
The group has been waiting for initiating political dialogue with the government. So, it is the responsibility of the government to provide security protection to them, he added.
The Kuki Students’ Organisation, General Headquarters (KSO-GHQ) has vehemently condemned the July 13 Champhai arbitrarily firing incident in which, a Saikul bound vehicle of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) Home Secretary and his family members were heavily attacked by unknown assailants resulting to the instant death of Mr Seikhohao Khongsain alias Marwin, the Home Secretary of KLA and the subsequent death of his daughter Zoukim Khongsai who succumbed to her bullet injury later today at Shija Hospital in Imphal while causing serious injuries to two of the family members.
The KSO said it condemns in the strongest term whosoever may be the assailants, the enmity they have with the deceased KLA functionary is not much a matter of concern.
“However, indiscriminately firing upon civilians, women and children just to terminate their subject is of great concern to the student organization. Such barbaric and inhuman act of the assailants has no place in today’s civilized world. It is a universal conventional practice that in every arm forces group engaged in combat whether state or non-state actor civilian safety is always set the top most priority,” the Kuki students’ body said.
It then added, “As a matter of fact, if they were a true revolutionary group they could have chosen for another suitable day seeing the innocent family members boarding the same vehicle with the subject in order to avoid the lost of innocent life of a little girl and casualties to other family members. If this unfortunate incident happens to be a factional fight amongst the armed groups, the KSO earnestly appeals to all the Kuki underground groups notwithstanding to their different political ideologies or demands to shun violence henceforth. The civil organizations, the public and the Kuki populace have witnessed enough bloodshed amongst the brothers in arms and in between many innocent civilian lives had also gone in vain since the inception of Kuki revolutionary groups”.
The KSO then appeals to the persons/ group involved to clarify the reasons behind their act in public interest and urges not to repeat such acts in the future.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/baby-girl-dies-of-bullet-wounds/

Mail News Service
Imphal, July 14 : Moreh hospital authority has started sanitising mosquito nets by dipping about 2000 nets in Deltramethrine solutions. Dr. A.Ibochou Singh S.M.O. Chandel , Dr. Th.Nandakeshor singh D.D.O. Moreh hospital and other medical staff of special malaria unit started the campaign yesterday. Moreh ward no 5 Muslim basti, Moreh ward no 7 Chawangphai, Moreh hospital, Moreh ward no 9 , New Moreh, Moreh ward no 1.2.3,4 ,6 ,7,8 and other areas were covered during the drive.
V.Sekhar, President Tamil Sangam Moreh, L.Tomba Singh Vice-President Meitei council Moreh, Jangmang Haokip, president hill tribal council and others attended the inaugural function.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/anti-malaria-drive-at-moreh/

IMPHAL, July 14 NNN: The all Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) appreciates the O Ibobi Singh led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government of Manipur  for appointing  Chingai constituency MLA  MK. Preshow Shimray to the post of Deputy Speaker and Z. Kikhonbou Newmai of Tamei assembly constituency to the post of Vice-Chairman of Hill Area Committee (HAC).
ATSUM president Muan Tombing said the timely filling of the two important posts by the tribal without any opposition from other political parties is a good gesture that speaks volumes of message to the people that under the charismatic leadership of O Ibobi, avenues are created for the Hill MLAs to venture into a broader spectrum of politics. It is indeed a test proving for the tribal to secure proper functioning of the Hill Areas Committee under 371-c of the constitution of India.
The ATSUM also congratulates the two tribal MLAs on their success in stepping towards a higher call of service towards mankind.
“It is our steadfast prayer and hope that the two shall render a yeoman service for the upliftment and inclusive progress of the tribal people,” Muan Tombing stated.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/atsum-lauds-government/

Imphal Jul 14 UNA : While opposition political parties in Manipur were on hectic efforts to field consensus candidates in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Manipur to defeat ruling Congress candidates, Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), one of the opposition parties in the state Assembly is campaigning for the Congress.
MSCP was among the 12 political parties which have decided to form a common platform to fight against Congress in the forthcoming elections to the Lok Sabha due next year. Others parties being BJP, CPI, CPI (M), MPP, NPF, JDU, JD (S), Pangal Political Forum, Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena and Forward Block.
Leaders of the party (MSCP) had even attended the last meeting of the opposition parties held on July 12 last that appointed president of Manipur unit of Janata Dal (United) M Tombi as the convener of the selection committee of consensus candidates of two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur for the opposition parties.
In contrast with the decision of the leaderships of the MSCP, two of the MLAs of MSCP who took part in a function held at Khundrakpam A/C in Imphal East appealed the voters to cast their votes
in favour of Congress candidates in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections while spelling out various progress works being taken up in the state under Congress government.
The function related with the distribution of meritorious award was sponsored by Speaker of Manipur Assembly, Th Lokeshore who is a Congress.
MSCP MLA P Brojen guest of honour lauded the people of Khundrakpam for voting in favour of Congress candidate as their representative. He appealed to the people to vote for Congress candidate in future too.
Another MSCP legislator RK Imo who also attended as guest of honour at the same function during praised the Congress government in the state, highlighting various developmental works taken up in the state.
He said since Congress ruled the state for the last more than a decase many changes has been witnessed in the field of development.
He said the voters in the Khundrakpam assembly constituency were the most intelligent voters as they had rightly put up the right candidate.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/mscp-campaigns-for-congress/