Manipur News

IMPHAL, May 21: The Disaster Relief Committee Manipur (DRCM) has said that the committee in cooperation with National Youth Forces (Rastriya Yuba Dasta) of National Movement of Indigenous Peoples (Adibashi Janajati Rastriya Andolan, Nepal) led by Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a joint 13 member team of healthcare experts, volunteers and media persons led by Dr. Debabrata Roy Laifungbam of the committee has conducted relief camps from May 13 to 17 with the objectives of providing the earthquakes victims of Nepal with an emergency relief support.

According to a release of the DRCM, the team visited the earthquake affected areas of Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts of north central Nepal at the advice of NAMIP including devastated areas of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur a as well as Trauma Centre at Bir Hospital and organised briefing meetings with Red Cross Society of Nepal and the leaders of indigenous peoples of Nepal.

From May 15, the team visited Archali and Thulogaon villages of Rasuwa district and Kaule village of Nuwakot district and provided medical as well as non-medical supports. The team conducted full day medical camps in the villages and gave medical assistance to over 500 patients/casualties. Free medicines as well as non-medical items were also distributed to them and their families in the villages, it said.

The Manipur Relief team in association with the Indian Red Cross Society, Manipur State Branch (IRCS) has also donated Rs.3,00,000/- to the Red Cross Society of Nepal.

The population in the villages, consisting mainly of Gurung and Tamang communities is major victims of the recent Great Himalayan earthquake and they have been deprived of proper food and shelter and acutely vulnerable. The government relief support is yet to reach them and they continue to be acute post-earthquake trauma. The people are suffering from high anxiety, fear, sleep disturbances, intrusive memories, grief and a loss of hope for the future. The team plans to return soon to Nepal to conduct training programmes on psycho-social healing for survivors of trauma and designing to construct earthquake resistant housings using indigenous knowledge and technology and construction materials available in rural areas of Nepal. The DRCM team returned to Imphal on May 20 after completing voluntary services, it said.

The committee is planning to have a 10 days training on Psychosocial Support for health workers based in 14 earthquake worst hit districts of Nepal from June 29 to July 8, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/05/drcm-conducts-relief-camps-for-nepal-earthquake-victims/

IMPHAL, May 21: A combined team of Thoubal District Commandos and 2 Assam RIfles have arrested a KYKL cadre involved in an encounter with the AR in November, 2005 in Tamenglong.

According to a PRO Police statement, a combined team of Thoubal District Police Commando and 2 Assam Rifles conducted cordon and search operation at Heirok Part-III, Ngarouthel Lampak and arrested two cadres of KYKL organisation on May 19.

The arrested cadres were identified as Karam Hemanta alias Pheiren alias Bobo, 28, son of K. Dhaniya Singh of Barpathar Manipuri Basti, Golaghat District, Assam and Okram Amarjit alias Rai alias Manaobi, 20, son of Premjit Singh of Wangjing Heitupokpi Awang Leikai, it said.

Investigation has revealed that Karam Hemanta was involved in the encounter with Assam Rifles in the month of November 2005 in Tamenglong district, according to the PRO IGAR (S) statement.

A case has been registered at Heirok Police Station and investigation is going on, it said.

Meanwhile, according to a release of the PRO IGAR (S), troops of the 11 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR IGAR along with a team of Manipur Commandos launched a joint operation in the general area Muslim Nagar, Ward No 5, Moreh and apprehended an over ground worker of KYKL on May 19, it said identifying the OGW as Md Zakariya, 21, son of Md Joinlubuddin of Muslim Bazaar, Ward No 5 (Manipur).

From his possession one Chinese grenade was recovered, it said.

The apprehendee along with the recovered item has been handed over to the Moreh Police Station.

Further according to the statement, troops of the 12 BIHAR of 9 Sector AR launched an operation in the general area Salam Mamang Leikai and apprehended one PREPAK cadre on May 21.

The apprehendee is identified as Sonakhaibam Ibomacha, son of (l) S Nitai Meitei of Salam Mamang Leikai, it said adding that the apprehendee has been handed over to the Patsoi Police Station.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/05/sf-arrest-kykl-cadre-involved-in-2005-encounter-with-ar/

IMPHAL, May 21: The Congress claim of being a secular party is only in name, BJP Manipur president Th Chaoba said today.

He said Manipur needs a change of government.

Speaking at the flag hoisting ceremony of the party`™s candidate from 19-Chakpikarong district council constituency Hranglim Jeremiah, Chaoba said the Congress is claiming to be secular with the motive of garnering votes.

The ceremony was held at the Chaokpikarong Community Hall.

For the past 13 years, the people of Manipur have been electing the wrong set of leaders, he said.

Chaoba said if the government really cared for the public, the people would not have been suffering this much.

During the last 13 years, the Congress government in the State has been siphoning off huge development funds, he continued.

No schemes or public distribution systems have been properly implemented in the State, he said claiming that the State`™s leaders are siphoning off the development funds to lead luxurious lives.

He said the government has deprived the people especially the tribals of their development funds and the Tribal Affairs and Hill can be called the Gaikhangam Family Welfare department.

Chaoba appealed to the people to give BJP a chance to prove itself in ADC election.

BJYM president Oinam Malesh said there has been no development in the State in the 13 years of Congress rule.

He said instead of developing the State, the MLAs and ministers are increasing their wives jewelry and ornaments.

The function was also attended by BJYM vice presidents Y Gopi, K Robindro and Dr Antas Khan.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/05/congress-brand-of-secularism-only-for-namesake/