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COHR flays murder of Awungshi

While condemning the murder of Reingamphy Awungshi of Choithor village in Ukhrul district, who was found dead in her rented room at Chirag Dilli, South Delhi on 29th May, Committee on Human Rights COHR , Manipur has maintained that it was an example of conspiracy, discrimination and suppression against North East people by mainland Indians Source Hueiyen News Service

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KanglaOnline contributor wins cartoon award

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Manas Maisnam, whose cartoons are featured at KanglaOnline under the byline “On the Skew” has won Special Prize at the National Level Cartoon Competition on the theme “Stop Food Waste”, organized by Raipur based cartoon magazine Cartoonwatch and Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board. The competition was organized in connection with “World Environment Day”, 2013. The prize carried a cash award of Rs. 1000/- and a certificate.

Mention may be made here that Manas Maisnam had won a similar prize in last year’s edition of the same competition. He also received Special Jury Appreciation Award at Maya Kamath Memorial Cartoon Competition last year, for his cartoon featured in this portal.

Winning cartoon – “Emptying Plates & Empty Plate…”

Second cartoon

Posted: 2013-06-05

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Economic TimesNon-localsE-Pao.netImphal, June 05 2013: At least 40 non-locals coming to Manipur from Dimapur side along National Highway-2 were sent back from Sekmai in Imphal West district by volunteers of several student organisations as the agitatio…

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3-Day HIV training for RIMS Resident Doctors

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IMPHAL, June 5: Prof S Sekharjit, Director of RIMS today inaugurated a 3-day training on HIV care for the resident doctors of ART team of Medical colleges in Manipur at the conference hall of the medicine department of the hospital … Continue reading →

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According to the statement, the training is being organised by the Department of Medicine, ART centre and Centre of Excellence. RIMS is one of the 10 centres of excellence in India.

It said, “Prof Sekharjit said that other doctors will also be accommodated in the training programme in future in a phased manner. He said that 21 new doctors in RIMS will be given a chance in the training soon. HIV patients should be attended to without discrimination”.

Further according to the statement, he had also stressed on the socio-economic aspects of the problem since the patients who are usually from the lower income group should be given some sort of source of income. He also said that the participants should do self-assessment after the training. Such trainings shall go a long way in training the doctors in the management of HIV patients, it continued.

It has also mentioned that the ART centre in RIMS was opened in 2004 and so far over 5000 persons had been screened. Prof Arunkumar, Medical Superintendent urged the MACS Director Dr SK Chourasia, to make medicine and non-medicianl items available in the ART centre. Prof S. Bhagyabati, head of Medicine department said that the training is for the benefit of the HIV patients, it concluded.

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The AFSPA context

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A report entitled ‘Manipur: Memorandum on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Executions’ collated and later, submitted by the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns during his visit to India mentioned that altogether 1528 people, including 31 women and 98 children were killed in fake encounters by security forces in Manipur between 1979 and May, 2012. Of these, 419 were killed by the Assam Rifles, while 481 were killed by combined teams of Manipur Police and central security forces, according to the report. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 enacted as a short-term measure to allow the deployment of the army in India’s northeastern Naga Hills has been in existence for five decades over the entire North Eastern States of the country and Jammu & Kashmir and the violations on human lives and security. The impunity that the AFSPA has given to central security forces, what it has meant for the people in the state of Manipur and other states have been well documented: both in numbers and in terms of testimonies. In Manipur, it was the people of the hills of this small state that first bore the burnt of AFSPA. Later on, the valley would also suffer. But what the figures don’t reveal is that most of the men who were killed were in the prime of their lives and left behind widows and children.

What the figures of those killed or ‘disappeared” under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act don’t say is that combing operations, questioning, threats and harassment under cover of the Act leaves a fragile sense of security and has a bearing on the freedom of people to move around. While women are affected while setting out of their homes in search of livelihoods, the children of this state have grown up without knowing what security and safety is, without access to basic health and education facilities following the threat from the hugely militarized environment around them with even security forces occupying educational institutions in certain cases. In Manipur, women in both the hills and plains have come out in response to the excesses committed under the Act and to protest against the excesses committed by security personnel. Through their own women collectives, they come out on the streets in times of public protests and take up night patrols besides also picketing army camps to verify whether those picked up are civilians and at times, not budging from their positions till the surety is given that those picked up are not tortured. Often, women groups stay up late into the nights after taking care of their household and other social obligations, going without proper sleep or rest. The story of the children of Manipur, are told in the many instances of sit in protests taken out by children: the same children who should ideally be in classes or in the safe confines of their home and playgrounds. Young children grow up under the shadow of guns and violence around them while the older ones take part in various protests, thereby severely putting them in conflict with security personnel and triggering off a sense of alienation and distrust.

The PIL to the Supreme Court, filed jointly by Extra-judicial Execution Victim Families’ Association Manipur (EEVFAM), a body of widows and mothers of those killed by police and security forces and Human Rights Alert pleaded for investigations into 63 cases of alleged extra-judicial killings between 2007 and 2012 and another 1,528 cases documented by the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the United Nations is just the beginning of efforts from various civil society groups and Human Rights defenders to put the spotlight on the excesses committed under the Act. Following the PIL, the Supreme Court constituted a three member enquiry commission with former Supreme Court judge, Justice N. Santosh Hegde, as the Chairman which in its report to the Apex Court has already made its observation that the 6 cases it was given to hear out were all fake. The Supreme Court had given the Manipur state Government a duration of four weeks to make its responses following the report of the Inquiry Commission and with the date coming nearer, it will be yet another step towards the long wait for justice and yet another strong validation of just how much the Act impacts the lives of countless women and children in the state.

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Chinese grenade found

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IMPHAL, June 5: A Chinese hand grenade was today around 10:30am from a paddy field near a brick-field owned by one M Inaocha Singh located at Pangei “Waiton” under Lamlai police station Imphal east district. Later, the bomb was disposed … Continue reading →

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Later, the bomb was disposed by a team of Manipur Bomb squad in the near safe area.

The grenade was first noticed by local passers-by in the paddy field, who informed the police. A team of Lamlai police along with a bomb squad arrived at the scene and detonated the bomb in a nearby safe area.

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JNM Dance Academy team leaves Imphal

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IMPHAL, June 5: A seven member team of JN Dance Manipur Academy led by M Seityaban Singh, Sankirtan Pung Guru left Imphal today for Tripura to present a pung and dhol dholom (Manipuri percussion) on June 8-9, 2013 on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebration of Manipur Sahitya Parishad, Tripura, said a press release. The programme is being taken up by JNMDA under the scheme of propagation of Manipuri dance and music outside the state of Manipur, it said.

L Upendro Sharma, Director of JNMDA will be attending the celebration as guest of honour, concluded the press release.

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Felicitating Sangaiyumpham area position holders

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IMPHAL, June 5: Muslim Students’ Organisation, Sangaiyumpham organised today the fourth award giving ceremony at the Sangaiyumpham community hall for the position holder and area toppers, including the 18th position holder Md Sohrab Jubeir of Cherapur part II in the HSLC examination at a function which was presided over by Md Fakuruddin, pradhan of the Sangaiyumpham part II gram panchayat while Md Zanab Khan, Sangaiyumpham ZP nominee and Md Azad Khan, social worker were the chief guest and guest of honour respectively.

It is worth mentioning that the total numbers of student for the awards are thirty seven students including 15 girl students while eleven students of the BOSEM, fourteen of the COHSEM, twelve of the CBSE respectively.

A sum of rupees ten thousand was given to the 18th position holder in the HSLC examination, Md Sohrab Jubeir along with a certificate and the members on the dais also lend a hand of monetary contribution for the area topper whereas Md Azad Khan, the guest of honour of the function announced that an amount of rupees fifty thousand will be given to those toppers upto fifth position of the Sangiyumpham area.

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Economic Census Training for Chandel District

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IMPHAL, June 5: The economic census training programme 2013 of Chandel district will be held on 7 and 10 of June 2012 for the officers in charge, supervisors, and enumerators at the office complex of the Deputy Commissioner of the … Continue reading →

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It is worth mentioning in this regard that the selected supervisors and enumerators are from the ICDS and Anganwadi workers whereas some supervisors are chosen from the line department in order to meet the manpower shortage. The concern personnel should collect their respective order copy, said the DIPR statement.

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COHR condemns

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IMPHAL, June 5: Committee On Human Rights (COHR), Manipur has in a press release expressed deep concern and shock at the incident wherein Reingamphy Awungshi, 21 was found dead in a mysterious manner at South Delhi while taking it seriously and sharing the sorrow of the bereaved family.
It also added that COHR will join all the agitations launched with regard to the death of Reingamphy Awungshi.

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Closed season declared

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IMPHAL, June 5: District Fishery Officer, Bidhnupur has notified that closed season is declared at the experimental fish farm, Takmu for a period of three months w.e.f. June 1 to August 31 as a part of conservation and stock management of fish to protect breeders, to give them the chance for breeding freely in their breeding season and to protect the young ones till they attained fingerling size/self defendable stage.

During the closed season, any kind of fishing by anyone in the farm is totally prohibited, it added.

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Tug of war team leaves Imphal for Tamil Nadu

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IMPHAL, June 5: A team of twenty seven players and six officials of the tug of war left Imphal today for the participation of 1st national beach and 7th open national tug of war championship at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which … Continue reading →

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Press Release and Invite : Condemn Brutal Killing of Manipur Woman in Delhi – KanglaOnline

Press Release and Invite : Condemn Brutal Killing of Manipur Woman in DelhiKanglaOnlineNew Delhi, 5 June 2013: On 29th of May 2013, Ms A.S. Reingamphi alias A.S. Solam from Ukhrul district of Manipur was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her…

Press Release and Invite : Condemn Brutal Killing of Manipur Woman in Delhi
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New Delhi, 5 June 2013: On 29th of May 2013, Ms A.S. Reingamphi alias A.S. Solam from Ukhrul district of Manipur was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her rented accommodation, House no. 424/B , Ground Floor, Chirag Delhi, New Delhi …
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Press Release and Invite : Condemn Brutal Killing of Manipur Woman in Delhi

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CONDEMN ASSAULT AND MURDER OF Ms A S REINGHAMPHI FROM NORTHEAST IN INDIA’s CAPITAL DELHI CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL AND PROTEST AT JANTAR MANTAR, THURSDAY 6 JUNE 6:30 PM New Delhi, 5 June 2013: On 29th of May 2013, Ms A.S. … Continue reading →

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CONDEMN ASSAULT AND MURDER OF Ms A S REINGHAMPHI FROM NORTHEAST IN INDIA’s CAPITAL DELHI

CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL AND PROTEST AT JANTAR MANTAR, THURSDAY 6 JUNE 6:30 PM

New Delhi, 5 June 2013: On 29th of May 2013, Ms A.S. Reingamphi alias A.S. Solam from Ukhrul district of Manipur was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her rented accommodation, House no. 424/B , Ground Floor, Chirag Delhi, New Delhi -110017 under Malviya Nagar Police Station in India’s capital Delhi. There were signs of brutal mutilation on her nose ,face and her legs .Her eyelids were scratched, eyes were bleeding and there was a pool of blood where she was found lying.

Reingamphi Awungshi

POLICE REFUSES TO FILE AN FIR

The deceased’s relatives submitted a complaint letter to the SHO, Malviya Nagar Police Station on 29th May 2013. They charged the landlord and his brother-in-law of sexually assaulting and murdering Ms Reingamphi. They informed the police that the brother-in-law of the landlord was stalking and harassing Ms Reingamphi and specifically over this weekend , 25-26th May, the landlord called her repeatedly. The SHO of the Police Station Malviya Nagar refused to file an FIR.

REFUSAL TO FILE FIR AS PER THE COMPLAINANT’S REQUEST

After 3 days of sustained pressure on 31 May, the Malviya Nagar Police finally lodged an FIR under Section 306, which is abetment to suicide. This is in complete disregard of the preliminary post-mortem report, which does not mention the cause of her death and against the wishes of the family.

On 1 June 2013 the Minister for Women and Child Development Dr Kiran Walia, arrived at the Malviya Nagar Police Station, where protests went on and intervened, saying that the case will be transferred to the Crime Branch and asked for a fresh post-mortem investigation.

THREATS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

A humble candle light vigil was organized near the house of the deceased in Chirag Dilli on 1st June, 2013.At the site of the vigil , the locals threatened the participants that if any of the local boys were investigated/picked up by the police then those from the North East living in that area would face consequences.

OUR DEMANDS

We, the civil society and women’s groups from all over Northeast region , Delhi and India condemn the killing of Ms A.S. Reingamphi alias A.S. Solam and call upon Govt of Delhi, Govt of India to ensure justice is done. We have been protesting over last several days to ensure justice is done and will continue our struggle to ensure peace to family of late Ms A.S. Reingamphi.
The present FIR done unilaterally by Malviya Nagar Police Station Delhi without taking into consideration the complainants’ letter be retracted and a fresh FIR be filed alleging sections 302(Murder) and 304(Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Malviya Nagar Police Station had filed FIR under IPC Section 306 ( abetment to suicide ) which has been rejected by family members.
Serious attention must be paid to the discrepancies between the first and the second Post Mortem reports.
The suspects– the landlord and his brother-in-law– should be arrested and thoroughly questioned.
All the institutions involved speed up the process of investigation and justice be delivered. In this regard, the viscera report should come out as soon as possible.
Action to be taken against the Police officials of the Malviya Nagar Police Station for refusing to file an FIR which is the right of all the citizens.
Action to be taken against the residents of Chirag Dilli who said on 1st June 2013 at a candle light vigil held in memory of the deceased that if any of their men were investigated, they will take ‘action’ and thus threatened the relatives and supporters of the deceased and people of Northeast
Request Crime Branch Delhi to look into “pamphlet” circulated in hindi by Chirag Dilli men folk regarding the death and threats given to friends of the deceased on 3 June 2013 and ensure all protection be given to them.
Ensure the safety, security of all the people from North Eastern who are living, working and studying in Delhi be treated equally without any discrimination and ensure justice is done.

For more information please contact:

Tangkhul Katamnao Long Delhi ; Athot Shinglai , Phone no: +91-9811466025
Jagori , Phone no : +91-9873782854
Bosco, Phone no : +91-8447155246

Signed by:
Family and friends of the late Ms A.S. Reingamphi
Tangkhul Naga Society Delhi
Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights
Tangkhul Katamnao Long Delhi (TKLD)
Naga Students Union Delhi
North East Helpline & Support Centre
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network.
Tangkhul Shanao Long Delhi
Poumai Students Union
Jagori
Nirantar
Qashti-LBT
Citizen’s Collective Against Sexual Assault Delhi
Citizens from all across Northeast, rest of India and Others.

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Bomb explodes near police station in Manipur – Daily News & Analysis

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Bomb explodes near police station in Manipur
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A powerful bomb exploded near a police station in Ukhrul district of Manipur, officials said on Tuesday. The bomb exploded near Ukhrul police station at about 8.30 pm last night, but no one was injured. The bomb might have been planted by militants …

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CM appeals to party to work for the people – KanglaOnline

CM appeals to party to work for the peopleKanglaOnlineDuring the occasion, Luizinho Faleiro, General Secretary All India Congress Committee (in-charge Manipur) said that he has seen Manipur marching ahead in terms of progress and development, and also …

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During the occasion, Luizinho Faleiro, General Secretary All India Congress Committee (in-charge Manipur) said that he has seen Manipur marching ahead in terms of progress and development, and also seen the state suffer from bandhs, blockades and …

Environment Day observed widely in state – KanglaOnline

Environment Day observed widely in stateKanglaOnlineThe function was attended by S Mangi Singh, president, World Manipur Organisation; Dr Th Sobita Devi, president, Women Environment Protection Force; Th Bhogen Singh, Junior Scientist Officer, Director…

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The function was attended by S Mangi Singh, president, World Manipur Organisation; Dr Th Sobita Devi, president, Women Environment Protection Force; Th Bhogen Singh, Junior Scientist Officer, Directorate of Environment; P Devkanta Singh, president, …
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Govt to go ahead with acquisition of surrounding areas of Singda – KanglaOnline

Govt to go ahead with acquisition of surrounding areas of SingdaKanglaOnline4/8/LA/2013-com (Rev) issued by the Commissioner, with regard to the land acquisition by the government has said, “The Governor of Manipur is pleased to notify under section …

Govt to go ahead with acquisition of surrounding areas of Singda
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4/8/LA/2013-com (Rev) issued by the Commissioner, with regard to the land acquisition by the government has said, “The Governor of Manipur is pleased to notify under section 4 (I) of the land acquisition Act, 1894 that the the area of land described in …

Brig.SKSharma inaugurates playground Haijang – KanglaOnline

Brig.SKSharma inaugurates playground HaijangKanglaOnlineBrig.SK.Sharma also added in his speech that, Manipur produced many great sportsmen of national and international level and express his happiness to find one girl of Haijang village who contribute…

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Brig.SK.Sharma also added in his speech that, Manipur produced many great sportsmen of national and international level and express his happiness to find one girl of Haijang village who contributes to the sports in the field of Taekwondo while pointing …

No forest department staff hired in Manipur since 1980 – Times of India

No forest department staff hired in Manipur since 1980Times of IndiaThe rise in poaching and illegal felling of trees in Manipur can be attributed to the acute lack of manpower, particularly forest guards, in the state forest department. The small numb…

No forest department staff hired in Manipur since 1980
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The rise in poaching and illegal felling of trees in Manipur can be attributed to the acute lack of manpower, particularly forest guards, in the state forest department. The small number of forest guards has made it easy for poachers and timber …