Manipur News

Imphal, July 16 NNN: Twelve NGOs on Monday jointly organized a state level convention on petroleum exploration during which leaders of the civil bodies expressed stiff opposition against the proposed oil exploration plan to be taken up in three districts of Manipur.
The convention was held in the backdrop of the completion of official process to license the oil drilling project to Jubilant Oil and gas Pvt. Ltd, a Netherlands based company.
At the convention, they discussed in detail about the possible environment effects to be caused by the oil exploration project in Churachandpur district, Tamenglong district and Jiribam subdivision in Imphal East.
Human Rights activist, Phulindro Konsam said every development should stand for everyone and not for a few people, adding that if the oil and gas company has to acquire vast land area for the exploration project, people residing in the areas are likely to lose their habitats.
He also said the government and concerned authorities have not yet made known anything about the oil exploration plan to the people. He alleged the project is totally illegal as it is against the wishes of the people.
Taking part at the discussion, Aram Pammei, president Naga Women’s Union said the act of the Indian government which is aiming for a few commercial gain from the project that has been tendered to the Netherlands based company is condemnable.
Every citizen of the state has now well understood about the clandestine project of the Indian government which has no any consideration of the people of the state as well as the possible bad outcome of the oil project.

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Imphal, July 16: A former cadre of the proscribed RPF was whisked away by combined troops of 18 Sikh Regiment and 27 Sikh Regiment and later handed him to police station with full combat gear.
Thokchom Yumjaoba, 38, a former militant of RPF and son of Th Pari of Sekmaijing Maning Leikai , Imphal was reportedly arrested by a combined troops of 18 Sikh Regiment and 27 Sikh Regiment from his residence July 14 midnight and that the security personnel whisked him away from his bed.
The security personnel put him into a Gypsy without any clothing after dragging out of his residence but he was found clad in a full combat gear at the Mayang Imphal Police station the next day, his mother Th Mukhi Devi told a press meet at the Manipur Press Club.
She also claimed that some men wearing red T-shirts speaking Manipuri were among the security personnel.
Mukhi strongly condemned the statement of the security personnel for wrongly reporting the incident as a combing operation to the police station. They had claimed that his son was arrested during a combing operation which was being carried out in the area and that one 9mm pistol along with two rounds was also recovered from him.
Yumjao’s mother also claimed that his son, now married, had left RPF organization back in 1998 and since he started to lead a normal life as a farmer. She said Yumjao received injuries after allegedly being beaten up by the security personnel in their custody before handing him over to the police station.
Meanwhile a self-styled corporal of the banned PLA has been nabbed by Thoubal district commandos.
The arrested has been identified as Thokchom Rajkumar alias Julie alias Danial, 27, son of Th Ramo of Heirok Part-II Bazaar Maning Leikai, Thoubal district, informed a statement from the district Deputy Superintendant of Police Monday.
The statement said Rajkumar was arrested by a team of commandos during a search operation carried out in Pallel Bazaar area around 9:30 a.m. yesterday. One 9 mm pistol loaded with two live rounds and one magazine along with one missed round of 9mm ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Rajkumar joined PLA in the year 2004 under army no-2635 and got basic military training at Arunachal Pradesh and Burma border, the statement further added, informing that the PLA corporal was working in Chagain Division, Taka village as a wireless operator under the command of one self-styled major Nonghou alias Ibomcha of the militant outfit.

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D.J. HAOKIP
In view of the unfolding event (circumstances) vis-à-vis Election of the Churachandpur District Students’ Union (CDSU), we would like to appeal to all the parent’s body of the said Union, sister’s organizations, particularly the “electorates” to ensure for FREE & FAIR ELECTION as has been the norms & principles of the world’s largest democracy.Keeping in mind the paramount “roles & responsibilities” of the CDSU- the apex students’ body in the district- I for one, would like to appeal the “electorates” to cast their invaluable votes with conscience & objectivity, to the “candidates”, who could strive towards for; the general welfare of the students, mutual/peaceful co-existence of all communities, and who could, and would, perform his/her roles & responsibilities, without fear or favour, and pride & prejudice.
The denizens of Churachandpur envisage/contemplate for free & fair Election, and most importantly, the election of the Candidates, who could steer the “ship” of CDSU until it reaches its destiny, work in unison and integrate all the communities of Churachandpur (the second largest town in Manipur) for Peace, Development, Love & Brotherhood

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