Day: June 18, 2014

Manipuris suffer a lot from wrong govt policies, Kakomlung Kamei
IMPHAL, June 18: The 13th Great June Uprising Unity Day, jointly organised by the All Manipur United Club Organisation, AMUCO and United Committee Manipur, UCM was observed on Wednesday at Kekrupat.

Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam led several other ministers, MLAs, and people from all communities residing in the State in offering floral tributes to the 18 martyrs who laid down their lives for the cause of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the State on June 18, 2001.

Family members and kin of the 18 martyrs were also present during the observation.

Observation committee chairman and UCM president Y Nabachandra, vice chairman of the observation committee and president of AMUCO Dr Y Mani Khuman, and 32 community leaders and eminent personalities of Manipur attended as the presidium members of the observation.

Convenor of the observation committee T Gandhi pointed out in his key note address that Manipur used to be an independent and sovereign country in South-East Asia with different ethnic communities coexisting peacefully since time immemorial.

“Ever since the deceptive and coercive annexation to India on 15 October 1949,” he added, “we have lost our right to self-determination and have been living as a subjugated people, and under the guise of democracy, the Government of India has been conspiring to break up Manipur by driving wedges between different communities.”

Citing the Union government’s attempt to break the territorial integrity of Manipur in the name of a peace talk with an insurgent outfit as a glaring example, he said that the people of Manipur have not forgotten the ultimate sacrifice of the 18 brave and patriotic souls who laid down their lives when people revolted against the signing of the Bangkok Agreement of June 14, 2001 containing the controversial clause ‘without territorial limits’ which threatened the territorial integrity of Manipur.

The thunderous uproar of the massive June uprising is echoing in the ears of the people and the gunshots fired indiscriminately to suppress the agitation is reverberating even today, he said, adding that June 2001 reminds us all that people can give up their lives for the motherland, for the territory of the state and for unity.

“The people of Manipur welcome the government’s decision to let insurgent joined the mainstream. But if the Union government tries to use some insurgent outfits as tools to break the unity and integrity of Manipur, continues its conspiracy to instigate ethnic cleansings in the name of counter insurgency operations, the people of Manipur will stand tall and united. This is the collective stand of the people,” he said.

Today, the call for unity, the desire to live together with other communities as our own kinsmen as blood brothers with those settled in the hills have strengthened tremendously, he stressed.

Speaking to the media, Y Nabachandra said that this day is observed mainly to give the message that the territorial integrity of Manipur cannot be compromised.

Mangpu Kom, secretary, Kom literature society said that till we separate ourselves as Meitei, Naga, Kuki and others, there will be no unity among the people of Manipur.

He further said that but if the people of Manipur live in unity as one then even the government of India can’t do anything to the state.

Kakomlung Kamei, Kabui Mother’s Association, president said that the people of Manipur have always bear the brunt of the ill –advised policies of the union government and the state government.

She said that all the communities of Manipur will continue to live together and added that most importantly honesty is very essential in every community today as it is the most powerful weapon.

In connection with the observance of the 13 the great June uprising, unity day 2014, a one-day voluntary blood donation camp, jointly organised by AMUCO, UCM, RIMS and blood bank and transfusion unit, JNIMS was also held at Kekrupat.

 

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IMPHAL, June 18: Hardly a fortnight after peace signatory outfit United Revolutionary Front was engulfed in an imbroglio over the recovery of the bodies of two of its own cadres buried inside its camp, two cadres of the outfit were caught trying to sneak away steel parts of the abandoned Spinning Mill this morning.

The two caught cadres have been identified as Sinam Suresh, 31, son of (L) Rabei of Chingmeirong Maning Leikai and Akham Pratap, 33, son of (L) Noren of Singjamei Thongam Leikai.

Angered by the repeated transgression, locals erupted and demanded proper fencing around the camp and to shift away the outfit immediately.

However, after negotiations with the deputy Chief Minister on the demands failed to bring any amicable solution, a mob stormed the designated camp dismantling the wall of the camp.

According to sources, the two were caught around 8.30am today while trying to smuggle out the steel parts through a hole on the northern side wall of the designated camp.

Soon after the incident, a team of police arrived at the spot and tried to take away the two, but the locals refused to hand them over.

After that, the locals called an emergency meeting at Loitang Khonou Spinning Mill and passed a resolution to hand over the two URF cadres to the police and to submit a memorandum to the State Chief Minister highlighting the series of crimes committed by the URF cadres in an around the area.

Moreover, the locals drew the attention of the government to take up proper fencing work to prevent similar incident in the future.

Later the two were handed over to the police at around 3 pm.

Sources informed that around 10 individuals representing the locals of Loitang Khonou and its surrounding areas met with the Home minister at his official residence at Babupara demanding immediate removal of the designated camp from Loitang Khonou Spinning Mill besides mending the fencing.

Although the deputy Chief Minister agreed to the demand of mending the fence, no understanding on the removal of the camp could be brought.

Aggrieved over the outcome, the residents reportedly dismantled the wall about 40 feet on the southern side and burned down the sentry post of the designated camp.

Responding to the mob, police resorted to firing tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse the crowd till the filing of this report.

Following the incident a large number of Imphal west district police commando rushed to the spot.

It may be mentioned that the partly decomposed bodies of the two cadres, who had gone missing since March 18-19 were dug out from under the store room of the outfit’s Loitang Khunou Spinning Mill designated camp, on May 28

 

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CHANDEL, June 18: ‘The Govt of India and Manipur must understand the aspiration of the Naga people to live together under a single administrative unit and expedite the process of creating an Alternative Arrangement which is a legitimate of the Naga people’, demanded finance secretary Naga Women Union, Chandel Tungshil.

She was speaking to the local media at Thamlapokpi village where hundreds of bandh supporters continued to block the NH-102 for the second day of the UNC called 48-hour total bandh in Naga inhabited areas, today.

She said both the Centre and the State should understand the demand is genuine and must be fulfilled soon.

Taking part in the second day of the bandh, general secretary, NWUC SK Shangring Lamkang protested the decision of the government ‘to form Village Development Council by suppressing the indigenous rights and culture of the tribal people.’

She advocated strengthening and empowering the Village Authority Act 1956 by amendment instead of the Village Development Council.

It might be mentioned that as part of the UNC called 48-hour total bandh in the hills, the CNPO in support of the UNC had enforced the bandh in Chandel district beginning from mid night June 16. The bandh is by and large peaceful and there has been no report of any untoward incident. The bandh will conclude from midnight tonight.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/expedite-aa-demand-nwuc/

By R Lester Makang
UKHRUL, June 18: Even as normal life was paralysed, no untoward incidents were reported in Ukhrul district during the 48-hour bandh sponsored by the UNC which is ending midnight tonight.

The town’s market and main road wore deserted appearances with all major businesses remaining closed while the public and all sorts of vehicles stayed off the road, especially from Dungrei Junction, Hungpung to Kharasom Junction, Hunphun.

Passenger bus and Winger taxi services along Ukhrul-Imphal route and that of town-village routes were severely disrupted.

The shutdown in the district was enforced by the Tangkhul Frontal Organizations (TFOs) under the aegis of the UNC.

Though telecommunications, power, water supply, medical services were normal, the district’s mini secretariat and other government offices remained closed during the total shutdown.

However, observance of the total shutdown was by and large peaceful as no untoward incidents were reported till the time of filing this report late in the evening.

The UNC had called the total bandh in all Naga dominated hill districts of the state, to protest the alleged communal policies of Manipur government and also to pressurise the Indian government to expedite the process of Alternative Arrangement for the State’s Naga tribes.

The bandh began from the midnight of June 16 last and is concluding midnight tonight.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/bandh-total-in-ukhrul/

IMPHAL, June 18: “The constituency of Andro is gearing up to produce position holders in matriculation exam of the State. The mission will be accomplished by 2017”, said MLA Th. Shyamkumar. The MLA spoke to media, at the sidelines of his visit to the evening class that was being conducted at the Andro government school.

He said the Andro government schools will compete with the private schools in the coming years.

The evening classes are conducted by hiring teachers from the private schools. Priority is given to the students whose families cannot afford to pay for education for their children. The current infrastructure will gradually be upgraded to meet the global standards, he said.

He also added that classes are being conducted both in the day and the evening so as to encourage as much students as possible.

Th Shyamkumar shared his confidence that the effort made by him will produce students who can earn positions in the top ten of board examination. The students are studying in Kastruba Gandhi Balika School which has only up to VIII. The girl students of this school also give free classes in the government school. The rest of the students mostly from Imphal East district whose family conditions are poor.

The schools are constructed from the government plan and some financial aid from the MLA’s local area development fund.

MLA Shyamkumar further mentioned that the newly construction of Andro Schools will be inaugurated on June 25 2014 namely Andro high school, Kastruba Gandhi Balika School, Poirou Khunjil School, Yambem school, Tamukhong school and Moirangpural school by the Education Minister, Principal Secretary Education Director Education.

He said when became MLA for the first time, there were only 30 students in the Andro government schools but now the government school has 1000 students and above. Still seven to eight thousand has applied for admission for next years.

We have provided facilities up to class tenth only till now, but the higher secondary will start after the government provides a higher secondary in the Andro area. The aim of the enlighten knowledge is not to depend the students careers on private school. The state government have provided good infrastructure of education. We need to use the benefits in right direction, Shyamkumar said.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/andro-mla-facilitates-evening-classes-in-govt-schools/

Imphal, June 18: A combined team of Imphal West and Thoubal District Police commandos along with women police personnel arrested two active members of PREPAK namely Arambam Geetabali alias Thoi alias Radha Devi, 32, daughter of (L) A Ibotombi Singh of Kangabam Leikai; and Ningthoujam (n) Wangkhem (o) Chaoba alias Asharani Devi, 29, wife of W Shyamkanhai of Naransena Maning Leikai in front of G.M Hall on Monday, said PRO Police statement.

It said that investigations revealed that they were involved in the transportation of arms and ammunition from one place to another and also were involved in extortion of money from the general public. Two mobile phones were seized from their possession.

A case has been registered at City Police Station against them and investigations are going on, it said.

Meanwhile, a commando unit of the Thoubal District Police acting on information about the movements of vehicle lifters in the general area of Lilong Bazar, conducted verification of suspicious persons at the Lilong Bazaar on Tuesday. During the verification, Md. Jiyaur Rahman, 28, son of Md Islammudin of Lilong Turel Ahanbi was arrested.

Investigations revealed that he was involved in the snatching and lifting of vehicles and then selling it to the public. He was the leader of the group involved in buying and selling of the stolen vehicles and on his disclosure the following stolen vehicles were recovered from his custody, it said.

The recovered vehicles are Alto Car bearing registration No. Nl01C/5871, which stands in the name of Himanshu Bora son of Partam Bora of Hing School, Kohima, Nagaland, Toyata Mark-II black in colour, Model- Y-lX90- ATPET- registered in the name of Md Fariqu Khan of Lilong Haoreibi Mayai Leikai, Accent (Maruti) car bearing registration no. MN04A/3678, light green in colour, registered in the name of Islauddin son of Haji Feija Ahmed of Lilong Turel Ahanbi. A case has been registered against him at Lilong Police Station and investigations are going on, it said.

Later acting on an information that some stolen vehicles were stored in the house of one Md. Kayamuddin, son of (L) Md. Amubi of Lilong Yangbi Leikai Leihaokhong, the Thoubal District police commando unit conducted a search operation and recovered several vehicles.

The recovered vehicles are Honda Activa, dark grey in colour, bearing registration No. MN01D/3496, Honda Activa, maroon in colour, bearing registration No MN01R/9061, Alto – LXI car, silver in colour, bearing registration No MN04/6754 registered in the name of Soibam Somorjit, son of (L) Moirangthou of Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai, it said.

A case has been registered against him at Lilong Police Station and investigations are going on.

Further according to the statement, the Imphal West District Police commandos arrested Toijam Sheetal alias Inao Singh,41, son of T Punshi Singh of Kiyamgei Maning Leikai, a cadre of PLA/RPF from Keishamthong Bazaar area.

Investigation revealed that he was involved in sending demand letters and extortion of money from the general public. Two mobile phones and an Access 125 scooter bearing Registration Number MN01Z/ 8556 were seized from his possession, it said.

A case has been registered against him at Imphal Police Station and investigations are going on.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/06/3-ugs-2-vehicle-lifters-arrested/