Manipur News

Imphal Aug 26 MNS UNA : The High Power Committee formed by the Manipur state cabinet visited the site of where Myanmar armies try to establish an army outpost inside the territory of Manipur on Monday.
According to official source who visited the site where Myanmar army try to build their outpost camp inside the territory of Manipur stated that the committee has inspected the said area and will forward our report to the higher authority at the earliest.
The High Power Committee was led by Dr. Suresh Babu, principal secretary, home, and compromised of Ranjit Mangkotia, Brigadier 26 Sector Assam Rifles, DC Chandel, ADC, SP Chandel and CO 9 AR.
It can be noted here that since the starting of the work of border fencing of Indo-Myanmar at Moreh various civil body organization and NGOs has been coming objecting the work saying that a huge land of Manipur will be lost to Myanmar.
Seven non- congress political parties of Manipur send a letter to the BJP national party president Rajnath Singh urging to take up the issue of the ongoing border fencing between Indo-Myanmar in Manipur with the Government of India on Monday.
Speaking to the media persons BJP Manipur Pradesh, President Th. Chaoba Singh said, for Chandel district all together 14 villages will be affected out of which B. Bongjang village will be totally merged to Myanmar and 50 percent each of the 13 villages will be merged into Myanmar.
And in respect of Ukhrul district 20 villages will be affected due to border fencing or security fencing between India and Myanmar which share 398 km international border said the BJP Manipur Pradesh President.
The political parties and the people of Manipur is not against or objecting the construction of border fencing as per international norms of 10 metres which is considered to be “no construction zone” but the construction work of border fencing is against the international norms that even up-to the extends of 1000 to 2000 metres the fencing has been constructing insides the Manipur territory.
The seven non-congress political parties also urge the government to “cease all work of the border fencing until appropriate boundary is made clear,” “to remove the recently constructed border fencing until it is finalized,” “to take the confidence of the people of the state of Manipur, particularly the locals inhabitants settled along 398 km long international boundary, leaders of political parties and representative of the civil society organization” and to apprise the public of Manipur of the report of the High Power Committee formed by the Manipur state cabinet by the end of August, so that the serious apprehension in the minds of the public is cleared added Th. Chaoba.
The letter forwarded to the BJP National party president was signed by the representative from Shiv Sena Manipur State, AIFB, CPI-M, MPP Naga People Front (NPF), BJP and JD-U.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/high-power-committee-visits-moreh-to-inspect-encroachment/

The Cor Com formed on July 8, 2011 with RPF President Irengbam Chaoren as first Convener has completed two years. During the seventh meeting of Cor Com held from July 8 to August 26 it was unanimously decided to make UNLF Acting Chairman, Khundongbam Pambei as Convenor of CorCom according to a press hand out issued by COORDINATION COMMITTEE (CorCom) , KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK (Pro),RPF &UNLF .

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/pambei-becomes-convenor-corcom/

SENAPATI, Aug 25 NNN: The Naga People’s Organization (NPO), the apex civil society organisation of Senapati district, in a meeting yesterday had expressed its shock over the recent decision of the State Government of Manipur to conduct another random Census re-verification exercise for 48 villages in three sub-divisions of Senapati district for “Abnormal population growth”.
“It is questionable of the hidden motive of the State Government to conduct such exercise even as similar re-verification process had been done for three days in 2011 in the presence of RGI officials, district administration and State Census Operation Director Y. Thamkishore,” the NPO pointed out.
The Naga body then said that, the repeated rejection of the Census of Senapati district since two decades directly implies that, the district is not part of the State and that, any consequences arising out of the present Census issue will solely lie with the responsibilities of the present State Government. The NPO then warned that, it is ready to invest any resources or take up its own course of action in the coming days to achieve the justice and ‘rights denied’ to the people for consecutively two decades.
On August 22, 2013, the Chief Minister had convened a high level meeting to jointly verify the 3 sub-division of Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul census 2011 which faced a major criticism from the people of Senapati. The NPO noted that, the decision of the Government surprised the people of Senapati after all revalidation as per the order of the deputy commissioner on February 1, 2011. Physical re-verification has been carried out on May 9, 2011 till May 11, 2011. Despite sincere support and cooperation extended to the census of 2011 at all levels, the chief minister of Manipur had sought another re-verification of 2011 censes.
“Is the policy and attitude of the Government towards the 3 sub-divisions meant that the population must tally the fixed estimation as per the wish of the State Government at any cause,” the NPO posed.
The NPO further questioned whether a government official or an individual has the authority to just fix an estimation of the growth of the demography and the reason for the Census survey that deploys heavy human resource and finance. The then Deputy Commissioner Nidhi Kesarwani, IAS also the Principal Census Officer revealed that 46 villages out of the 138 from the 3 sub-divisions, were suspected to have had ‘abnormal growth’ and consequently re-verification of the population enumeration was conducted from 9/05/2011-11/05/2011,” the NPO said.
“The State government’s motive of repeated re-verification and estimation of the population is strongly detested by general public of the three sub-divisions as there is no provision in the Census Act of 1948. The NPO in despair also decried that the district of Senapati was/is part and parcel of Manipur but the motive of the state Government is highly suspected as it pursues the policy of alination of the Nagas. While the banners of the election carries integration of state, but it is a direct intimidation that threatens the co-existence within the state,” the NPO stated.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/npo-against-census-work/

Imphal Aug 25 UNA : As rape cases has been increasing in the state the (KCP) has formed a task force to counter a rape cases in the state.A press release signed publicity secretary, Sanakhomba Meitei of KCP stated that the numbers of rapes cases has been increasing day by dayafter the rapists of U Morok rape case has been awarded life timeimprisonment.
After the verdict of the U Morok cases has been closed, seven new cases of rape occur in the state. It clearly indicates that they (rapist) don’t bother such judgments in the state so due to this the party decided to intervene in such cases added the release.
It also says that the party will take public advice and decide the mode of punishment to be given to the culprit following a thorough investigation.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/kcp-to-intervene-in-rape-cases/