Month: May 2013

IMPHAL, May 27 NNN :A rally was held in Deulaklane-Chingmeirong area under the banner of the Joint Action Committee against the forced eviction of Naga river lane and later held a meeting to register a protest against Manipur Government for alleged expulsion of Kabo Leikai residents here.
Wungshim Zv, chairman, Naga River Lane, Aram Pamei, president, Naga Women Union, R Daniel, advocate, Y Nabachandra, president, United Committee Manipur, M Tolkhom, president, Tribal Youth Council Manipur spoke during the public meeting.
Later, the JAC submitted a memorandum to Governor Gurbachan Jagat and the same copy was also furnished to the Chief Minister and other ministers, and NGOs contending that the state Government has acquired the Kabo Leikai land for construction of a 5-star hotel without formal Cabinet resolution and without due compliance of mandatory provisions of law.
It further urged the Governor to intervene into the matter and treat the eviction as null and void so as to restore the position in favour of the evicted residents.
The Government evicted the Kabo Leikai residents on May 20 after serving notice to them.

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Imphal May 27 MNS UNA : The BJP Manipur Pradesh countered deputy chief minister statement that in Manipur opposition parties were working for the name sake only on Monday.
Deputy CM and the President of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) G. Gaikhangam in the O. Ibobi Singh led Congress government in the state criticized other political parties in the state asserting that “some parties having their offices in Manipur but drew blank in the Assembly election for a decades.”
In a one-day political conference held in Imphal, the dy. CM had said that these political parties were not working for the people. They were as good as dead asserting that whatever opposition parties speak about Congress party was their duty.
Spokesperson Y. Nilamani said that two chief ministers from the Congress party, Rishang Keishing from hills constituency and O Ibobi Singh from the valley have ruled the state for eleven years each, without any significant achievements particularly in the hills district of the state.
Because of indifference in governing in hill and valley the integrity between hill and valley people started to disintegrate allege BJP.
They have done nothing other than the routine development works as being directed by the government at the Centre from time to time.
The BJP spokesperson asked what step has been taken up by the state government to check the state being converting into a drug transit route. Except announcing that befitting punishment would be given to the drug smugglers, no step which would satisfied the people was seen taken up sp far.
Y. Nilamani demands to let know the public what concrete steps being taken up till date on these issues, further putting up suggestions on the issues of the protracted sewerage project, saying that technical experts from abroad were consulted to make the project feasible and practical, but still failed project.
He further demanded the vice president of MPCC T Mangibabu to provide details court case number of the allegations regarding the dispute on a piece of land involving the BJP rather than to indulge in rhetoric. Though the congress has form a sub-committee to declare the assets of the ruling MLAs and ministers under the chairmanship of state revenue minister Th. Devendro but till no assents are declares.
The spokesperson further announced that the planned Jail Bharo agitation of the party has been differed till June 5.
Sharda Devi another spokesperson who was also present in the press conference condemns the attack on congress leader of Chhattisgarh by the Maoists.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur Pradesh today condemned in the strongest manner the recent Naxalite-strike in Chhattisgarh. Th Chaoba Singh, Party President said the party condoles for the 27 departed souls who had lost their lives in the attack. It shared the sorrow of the bereaved families . BJP prayed that the injured persons to have a quick recovery. Mr Chaoba described the attack as one of the most unfortunate incident in the soil of nhe Nation particularly attacking directly to the democratic institute of the country in the most coward manner. Forgetting party line, we should stand up unitedly to fight against such undemocratic act of the Naxalite in future he added.

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IMPHAL, May 27 NNN: The Government of Manipur is mulling formulating a new tough law against drug smugglers.
This was revealed by Manipur deputy chief minister Gaikhangamwhile talking to reporters on the sidelines of observing the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 49th death anniversary in a glittering function in Imphal on Monday by (MPCC).He said this new law could confiscate all the properties of a drug trafficker if he or she was found guilty.
Gaikhangam also assured that the state Government would rehabilitate all the surrendered militants in the state and an area measuring about 100 acre would be acquired to lodge them in a peaceful environment.
He also maintained that these militants had surrendered to the Government on their own volition as they wanted to rejoin the mainstream. Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, senior Congress leaders and workers attended the function organized at the Congress Bhavan. Gaikhangam led the Congressmen in paying floral tributes to the photo of the late Prime Minister.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/tough-anti-drug-law-soon-dy-cm/

IMPHAL, May 27 NNN: Th Tarun and Y William, the co-accused in the rape case of a class XII student of TG Higher Secondary School student were produced before the court of District and Session Judge, Manipur East, M Manoranjan on Monday and the court recorded statements of five persons including the victim in the case. In the case, Tarun of Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai and William of Khagempalli Panthak, are being sued on the charges of raping the minor girl on October 20, 2012. The duo allegedly sexually assaulted Kabita in a restaurant at Tiddim road near Imphal Airport. Government Special Prosecutor Ngangom Tejkumar told the media that the court recorded the statement of the victim for several hours and another four persons gave their testimonies in connection with the case in the court. He said almost 70 percent of the case’s proceedings had been finished and that the trial was expected to close in July this year. In a self-assurance, Tejkumar said that the case ‘The State Versus Tarun and William’ would be the first ever rape case in Manipur to be delivered ‘speedy judgment.’ The police had filed the chargesheets of the rape case in the court in December 2012 and its trial began March 13, 2013.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/rape-victim-grilled-for-hours/