Month: September 2015

IMPHAL, Sept 30: The Threaten Indigenous People`™s Society has condoled the unfortunate demise of district and session judge (retd) C Upendra.

A statement of the society said Chanambam Upendra had always extended support to TIPS since its inception.

The judicial officer was not only hardworking and dutiful officer but had always helped in delivering justice to the downtrodden, it said.

His sudden demise has left a great vacuum which will be very difficult to fill in, TIPS said.

Members of TIPS also observed a one-minute silence in respect to the departed soul, it continued and said TIPS.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/tips-condoles-c-upendras-demise/

IMPHAL, September 30: Some civil society and media representatives of Myanmar and North Eastern States of India have called for the urgent need to commence regular flight services between Mandalay and Imphal and Bodh Gaya to give a push to connectivity as also to promote Buddhist tourism, said a press release of Institute of Social Sciences director Narain Roy.

It said they also called for the earliest completion of the Integrated Check Post being built in Moreh which will house all regulatory agencies like immigration, customs, border security together with support facilities like warehouses, banks, quarantine office etc.

There was unanimity on these points among the civil society and media representatives, academics and former civil servants and Government officials who participated in the two-day seminar on `India-Myanmar Relations` Looking from the Border` organized by the Delhi-based Institute of Social Sciences and Burma Centre Delhi with the support of the Heinrich Boll Foundation on September 28-29 at the Institute of Social Sciences New Delhi, it said.

Delivering the keynote address, former Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Rajiv Bhatia said that India`™s `Act East Policy`™ is not a mere replacement of `Look East Policy.`™ The policy switch focuses on action and implementation, it said.

If the earlier emphasis was on economic cooperation; now the accent is on strategic cooperation. Ambassador Bhatia further said that Myanmar `is going to play the role of a major window to India`™s increasing trade & commerce with South East Asian nations` it said.

He hoped that a liberal democratic Myanmar will emerge after the November 8 general elections, the statement said.

He also batted for an inclusive growth in the Northeastern region so that the relationship with Myanmar could sustain without any hindrance, further according to the statement.

Tapir Gao, former Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh, described Myanmar as `the heart of ASEAN` it said.

It also said that he expressed the hope that a new era in India-Myanmar relations would dawn.

However, he urged the civil society, media and other stakeholders to help provide a clear blueprint as to how the North Eastern Region can act as the game changer, the statement further said.

Lian Bawi Thang of Chin Human Rights Organization welcomed India`™s engagement including in the Kladan Multi-modal Project, but also called for transparency, it said.

Ting Oo from Arakan Rivers Network drew the attention towards people`™s apprehensions about land confiscation, it said.

Others who addressed the seminar included former ambassador of India to Myanmar Preet Mohan Singh Malik, journalist Sanjoy Hazarika, president of Indo-Myanmar Border Traders`™ Union W Nabachandra Singh, Khin Maung Win of Democratic Voice of Burma and Heinrich Boll Stiftung director Dr Axel Harneit-Sievers, it added.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/seminar-on-indiamyanmar-relations-looking-from-the-border/

IMPHAL, Sept 30: The Integrated Manipuri Association (IMA) Bangladesh Manipuri Rajbari, Sylhet observed the 119th Birth Anniversary of Lamyanba Irabot as Irabot Ningshing Mapok Kumwon Numit today.

According to a statement, the observation was held at the Irabot Complex located in Vanubil.

It said at 10:30 pm, those present at the observation offered floral tributes to a portrait of the leader.

Continuing the observation after the offering of floral tributes, a discussion was also held, it said.

The discussion, according to the statement was presided over by IMA Bangladesh president Khoirom Indrajit, Chaoba Memorial Manipuri Intellectual property Museum director Hamom Tonubabu attended as chief guest.

IMA Bangladesh advisor Jayanto Singh, Ethnic Community Development Organisation executive director lakhikanto Singh, IMA Bangladesh advisor Keisham Molindro participated in the discussion, it said.

As part of the observation, a recital competition of Lamyanba Irabot`™s own poems `Atumbagi Leibak and Ningthibi Ema Manipur, it said.

The observation concluded at 5pm, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/ima-bangladesh-observes-lamyanbas-anniv/

IMPHAL, September 30: Four lads have claimed that they were rounded up on September 28 by suspected cadres of the NSCN (IM) from the Chakpikarong Auto parking and later physically assaulted.

Speaking to media persons at the Manipur Press Club, one of the four identified themselves as Moirangthem Gautam Singh, 34, son of M Ibohal Singh; Moirangthem Kailash Singh, 28, son of M Birahari Singh; Potsangbam Sanamatum Singh, 23, of Kumbi Sittapur and Konsam Nanao, 18 from Kumbi Uchan Lokmang.

According to Kailash, they had gone to Molvi Village in Chandel district to collect some money for a `marup`™.

Since the approach road from Chakpikarong to Molvi Village was in a deplorable condition, they had to hitch a ride on a Shaktiman truck, he said.

Soon after the collecting the marup amount of Rs 5000, he said they were trying to hire an auto rickshaw from Chakpikarong Bazar for Sugunu Bazar, he said.

Further according to Kailash, as they were boarding the three-wheeler, a man identifying himself as a NSCN (IM) cadre intervened and out of nowhere some 10 persons came out and rounded them and pulled them to a nearby community hall.

He said there they were physically assaulted by the persons and forced to claim themselves as members of the KYKL and informers.

When we declined to do so, we were threatened to be tortured using chilli-power, he said.

Meanwhile, the persons who claimed to be NSCN (IM) cadres locked them inside the community hall and went out, he claimed.

Kailash also said that taking the opportunity they grabbed their mobile phones and after breaking the door escaped on foot around 10pm and could reached Sugunu Bazar only around 2am.

They further alleged that the Sugnu Police ill-treated them when they wanted to make a complaint; however, a report was finally filed after repeated appeals.

He said although they had identified the auto driver as one of their assailants, the police failed to take up any action.

Meanwhile, the four have appealed to the concerned authorities and the civil organisations of the State to help them get justice.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/four-youths-charge-suspected-nscn-im-cadres-of-assaulting-them/

CCPUR, Sept 30: With the deadline set by Coordinating Committee ATSUM for the tribal MLAs to resign ending today, there has been no significant development as there has been no news of the remaining 16 resigning till the filing of this report.

Although there has been apprehension of violence erupting in case of the MLAs failure to give into the demand for their resignation within the set deadline, no violence has been witnessed so far.

On the other hand, representatives of the Manipur Tribal Forum Delhi led by their convenors Romeo, Khup Baite came to pay their respect to the nine tribal martyrs.

The Churachandpur District Goodwill Council also expressed solidarity to the victims`™ families today and said they are proud of the martyrs who sacrificed in the interest of the hills and tribals of Manipur and appealed to all to maintain calm in the hill districts.

It may be also mentioned that the compensation amount which is being collected for the nine have crossed the Rs 2.2 lakhs today.

Meanwhile, church leaders of Churachandpur`™s Christian Leaders Council also held a mass prayer and observed it was time to shun violence and call on God to redress their grievances.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/deadline-for-tribal-mlas-to-resign-ends/