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LAMKA, Aug 21: The Young Paite Association (YPA) V Munhoih celebrated its first rising day today at the temporary Office set up at the residence of one L Mangoulian of V Munhoih Village.

The function was attended as chief guest by EM of ADC Churachandpur Gouzamang Guite and was also attended by leaders of YPA GHQ.

V Munhoih Village is a new village with a new unit of YPA and is located next to Vengnuam Colony, New Lamka.

State Health minister Phungzathang Tonsing was supposed to attend the programme but could attend and was replaced by the ADC Churachandpur EM.

YPA chief advisor M Pauzagin also attended the function.

Speaking at the function, Guite said it is due to the sheer unity, hard work and perseverance of the villagers that made it YPA unit one of the most active unit although it was celebrating its first anniversary.

Being a new village, it is much affected with bad road connectivity, he said.

The Munhoih Village YPA Unit is the 11th unit of the association in Lamka alone.

The program was also graced by religious leaders like Rev Ngaithang who delivered an exhortation speech for the new unit of YPA.

The program ended with vote of thanks from T Tunzakham of the new YPA unit.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/08/ypa-munhoih-celebrates-rising-day/

IMPHAL, August 22: The Imphal-Moreh Road Transporters`™ Association has today formed a JAC and warned to impose an indefinite blockade along the Imphal-Moreh highway against the act of some miscreants vandalising vehicles parked at their parking lot in Moreh during the August 18 violence in the border town.

The JAC which was formed during a meeting of the association held today at the Yaiskul Janmasthan parking has warned that in case its demands are not met by August 25, a bandh will be imposed from August 26.

Altogether 24 vehicles including 11 Tata DI trucks, six Tata Sumos, seven Maruti Vans which were parked at the parking were damaged during the arson, JAC joint secretary Ahanthem Dakeshwor told media persons after their meeting.

He said the cost for the damages of the 11 Tata DI Trucks have been estimated at around Rs 2 lakhs, for the six Tata Sumos it has been estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh and for the seven Maruti Vans it has been estimated at around Rs 4 lakhs.

Not only the vehicles were damaged, but the miscreants have also looted the several things including spare parts, cash and other items kept inside the vehilces of which the estimation is yet to be calculated, he continued.

According to the JAC, the demands include that those who had vandalised their vehicles should come forward and clarify through the media as to why they had attacked the parked vehicles.

The Imphal-Moreh Road Transporters`™ Association has also strongly condemned the act of vandalising the vehicles which were plying along the route under the association.

The JAC has also demanded that actions be taken up against those miscreants by the government and compensation be paid to the vehicle owners.

It has also demanded the civil society organisations based in Moreh to provide assurance that such act of vandalising their vehicles will not be repeated in the future.

Unless, our security is assured, we cannot ply along the route Dhakeshwor said, and further urged the CSOs of Moreh to pressurise the government to fulfil their demand in time.

The transporters body also expressed strong disappointment against the Assam Rifles citing that the force knows only how to harass the transporters and not how to protect them during such times of crisis.

Dhakeshwor said even as the miscreants were ransacking and damaging their parked vehicles, the AR personnel kept just watching and failed to take any action.

The AR at Khudengthabi and Tengnoupal always harass the commuters in the name of checking, but failed to come to their rescue during the August 18 violence, the transporters bemoaned.

The AR should be replaced by the BSF and there is a need to increase the strength of police personnel posted at Moreh, they demanded.

During the meeting, several of the transporters had also shared their grievances citing that the transporters become an easy target during any agitation in the State.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/08/imphalmoreh-transporters-warn-of-indefinite-blockade/

IMPHAL, Aug 22: Taking serious note of the police excesses meted out to the student hunger strikers who were admitted to RIMS Hospital after they were pulled up by police from different places, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) Students`™ Wing has demanded clarification from Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who holds the portfolio of Home on the incident at the earliest.

In a statement, the JCILPS Students`™ Wing reiterated that people have been demanding implementation of ILPS or similar law to regulate the huge inflow of outsiders into the State but the government has been sidelining the people`™s demand which is unacceptable.

The ILPS protestors including students are being mishandled and ill-treated by the police, the statement said.

They are just demanding introduction of ILPS or similar law, it continued.

The government has been asked repeatedly to direct the police not to commit excesses against the ILPS protestors who include students but it is still continuing, it said.

The Students`™ Wing in the statement cautioned that if the police excesses against the protestors is not stopped then many unwanted incidents may arise thereof.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/08/student-hunger-strikers-picked-up-by-police-admitted-to-hospital-jcilps-sw/

IMPHAL, August 22: A man was today shot dead at an Aimol Village in Chandel district allegedly by NSCN (IM) cadres however with two conflicting versions of the incident.

According to a version supported by the victim`™s family, NSCN (IM) militants numbering around 13/14 shot dead S Walunglow Aimol alias Manglun (50) of Ngairong Village and indiscriminately fired several rounds from automatic weapons besides lobbing grenades at the house of former assistant chief of Ngairong Village under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District today.

Another version claims that the man was killed in a gun-fight between NSCN (IM) which signed a Peace Accord with the Centre recently and the United Kuki Liberation Front which is a signatory of the Suspension of Operation with the State and Central governments.

According to the first version, Ngairong Village which is an Aimol village was attacked by the suspected NSCN (IM) militants around 4:30 this morning.

The suspected NSCN (IM) militants fired several rounds from automatic rifles and lobbed two hand grenades inside the house of (L) Jialungphun, former assistant chief of Ngairong Village.

Apart from shattering window glasses, several bullet holes and bomb splinters marks were also seen on the walls of the house, informed sources.

Manglun`™s house is located next to Jialungphun`™s residence.

According to an unconfirmed source, one person got injured due to the attack. But when enquired about any other casualties by the media persons, the villagers and the house owner denied any other casualties in the attack.

High ranking police officers along with police personnel and Assam Rifles personnel rushed to the spot on receiving information of the incident.

Meanwhile, a police team from Tengnoupal Police station led by Officer in Charge of the Station retrieved the body for post mortem at JNIMS Imphal, informed the source.

According to S Alianchung Aimol son of the deceased former assistant village chief, the incident happened at around 4.30 early this morning when some well-armed suspected militants fired indiscriminately from all directions and lobbed two grenades through a window.

And after the militants escaped, we came to know that the militant shot dead a villager near our house, he added.

His wife S Athem Aimol said `When I woke up and went outside this morning, I saw some well-armed militants taking position outside the house.`

`Dispite one of the militant waving his hand and signaling me to run away from the house, I ran back inside the house as my husband was still sleeping.`

She also narrated that soon after he ran inside there was a burst of gunfire, and fortunately none of her family members were injured as they remained lying on the ground.

She also informed media persons that the attackers spoke Angami language.

Meanwhile, speaking to media persons, S Areng Aimol, elder brother of the victim, claimed his brother was killed by those working to declare Aimol as a Naga tribe as his brother was against the calling of Aimol as a Naga Tribe.

Today, my brother sacrificed and gave his life for the cause of the Aimol who are not a Naga tribe, he added.

At the same time a contradictory version of the incident says that cadres of the United Kuki Liberation Front had ambushed NSCN-IM cadres at Ngairong Village this morning. However, in the cross-firing between the two groups, PRO of UKLF, S Walunglow, 50, son of (L) Wannalaw of Aimol Ngairong died in the cross fire while two UKLF cadre and one NSCN IM cadres suffered injuries.

Source said that the two UKLF cadres suffered bullet injuries in their legs while the NSCN IM cadre was shot in his hand.

It is also claimed that two alleged UKLF cadres belonging to Khodamphai village and Moreh, on an Activa had injured two Aimol girls from Kombirei village on some days back at Pallel bazar.

The two were apprehended by the Kombirei Village authority and later released after being made to sign an angreement, however, the NSCN (IM) took them under their custody for further interrogation which provoked the Kuki community in and around Pallel leading to a tense situation in the area since yesterday.

The high tension drama had persisted with the people demanding the releases of the two UKLF cadres.

Following the tension, the NSCN (IM) cadres were moving to another place for their safety when the ambush occurred, according to a source.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/08/nscn-im-cadres-accused-of-attack-on-aimol-village-killing-resident/

IMPHAL, August 22: With the August 25 deadline, the government has announced for itself to come up with a new ILP bill approaching, hunger strikes and sit in protests have replaced other forms of agitations especially road blocks and other violent agitations in most parts of the valley districts today.

While yesterday witnessed 23 new hunger strikers demanding introduction of the ILPS in the State launch their strikes in several places including Imphal East, West, Yairipok and Thoubal, three individuals have also launched their hunger strikes in Imphal West.

Sit in protests were also staged at different places.

The three hunger strikers who came out today have been identified as class XII student of Akash Higher Secondary Schoo, Lourembam Dipu, 19, son of L Yaima Singh of Takyel Kolom Leikai; KCL executive member Tongbram Buster Singh, 25 and Beishamayum Puja Devi, 18, daughter of B Jadhumani Sharma of SIngjamei Wangma Torban Kshetri Leikai, Chanambam Leirak.

Budha is undergoing his fasting at the Takyel Kolom Leikai Waiting Shed, while Puja began her strike at the Singjamei Wangma Waiting Shed.

All three had come out to fill in for their predecessors who were all picked up yesterday by the police.

On the other hand, people of Haorang Keirel Youth Club, Haorang Keirel Kounu Leima Development Association with Luker Meira Paibi Lup and the Leitong Meira Paibi Lup staged a sit in protest at Haorang Thongkhong from 7am to 5pm.

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Imphal Branch also staged a sit in protest in front of their Khuyathong office.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/08/more-hunger-strikers-join-ilps-demand/