Politics / Manipur

Imphal, Febuary 05: To protest the non-payment of 13 months salaries as well as pay for January this year, jawans of the 2nd IRB today laid down their arms and refused to report for duty from 6 pm today. Officers of the 2nd IRB however said that the Treasury Department has already passed the salary bill and the amount has been transferred to the account of the CO. the pay could not be released today as the bank run out of harsh cash, they said adding that it will be released as soon as the bank receives the money. The agitation will continue until and unless the 13 months pay and January...

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 ? In a significant move to quell tension in Manipur and Assam over the Naga issues, NSCN(I-M) has said it ?fully recognises the legitimate rights and aspirations? of all neighbouring people and offered to hold talks with them to resolve the differences, reports PTI. ?Let us end tensions that have sometimes existed between us and live as good neighbours, who respect each other?s rights and aspirations. We are convinced that there should be no differences between us that cannot be resolved through dialogue and understanding,? the major Naga insurgent group said in a statement, a...

Imphal, Feb. 2: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh today renewed his appeal to all militant outfits in the state to step forward and hold talks with the government for lasting peace and a healthy economy.

Addressing a peace rally in Imphal West, he said investors shy away from the state due to its insurgency-related problems. Extortion, abduction and demanding ransom to release hostages have hampered work in the multipurpose irrigation and power projects in the state, he said.

The chief minister said nearly 20 militant outfits are operating in Manipur, but the figure is far less in the...

Imphal, Febuary 02: The Public Monitoring Committee, Tamenglong district, Manipur (PMC) deplored the memorandum of understanding between the Government of Manipur and North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for the construction of 1500 Mega Watt Dam at Tipaimukh which tends to destroy the very fabric of life and co-existence involving Tamenglong district and its adjoining including Tipaimukh of Churachandpur district. Such a high power dam has been universally objectionable with reference to collapse of colossal dam at San Francisco in 1926. Smaller dams and projects are being...

Imphal, January 31: The All Manipur United Clubs' Organization (AMUCO) has expressed its gratitude to Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) for professing the ideal of "Live Together" and resenting the ethnic polarization with regards to the proposed Tipaimukh Dam, according to a press hand out issued by Tompok Likmabam, secretary, publicity, AMUCO. We have the strong belief that ethnic polarization is not the answer to the myriad number of problems' faced by the people of Manipur inhabiting in this hilly country of a small area of 22,356 square kilometers. We therefore, profess ethnic solidarity to solve...

IMPHAL, Jan 29 ? As announced earlier, mass protest rallies under the banner of the Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam taken out simultaneously at Tamenglong Headquarters, Nungba and Luangmai (Noney) recently denounced the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Government of Manipur and the North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for construction of the Hydro Electrical Project at Tipaimukh along Manipur-Mizoram border.

Nearly 650 villagers including school students, non-Manipuri shopkeepers took part in the rally held at Luangmai (Noney). Carrying placards and banners...

Imphal, January 28: Describing former Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga as immature and over-ambitious, DPP working president Udoy Thongam and convenor of the party's Committee on Territorial Integrity, RK Anand today said Zoramthanga has no role to play on the question of the State's territorial integrity. Reacting to the former rebel leader's suggestion for a committee to redefine boundaries of North Eastern States, the two leaders said Zoramthanga has no knowledge even on .the historical fact of his own State, Mizoram. Supplementing the charge, they said that in between 1840 and 1850 a...

Imphal, January 28: The Convenor Committee Against Tipaimuk Dam today said it is a positive step that Nungba Sub-Division Village Authority Council (NSDVAC) is formed though we are not aware of its formation and existence. It will help all of us particularly the people of Tamenglong District study carefully the proposed Tipaimukh Dam and debate the pros and cons of the dam and understand. In response to the press release of the Nungba Sub-Division Village Authority Council dated 26th January, 2003 it questioned the wisdom of the leadership of the council. Are you sure that the proposed...

Imphal, Jan. 27: The movement against the proposed Tipaimukh dam across the Barak has gained momentum over the past few days in Manipur. Residents of villages that would be affected by the project strongly demanded cancellation of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the state government and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (Neepco).

The Manipur government signed the MoU recently for the Rs 5,255.7-crore project and issued gazette notification to launch construction. The project will generate 1500 MW, of which Manipur will get 12 per cent free.

The Committee...

Imphal, January 27: The Village Chief Association of Nungba has expressed its heartfelt gratitude to the SPF Ministry for signing the MoU for early construction of Tipaimukh dam and stated that it has been the long cherished dream of the people of Manipur particularly the people of Tipaimukh and Nungba, where the dam is to be constructed. The people of these most backward and neglected areas will have a chance to see the light of development and modern civilization with the construction of the Tipaimukh dam, Nungba Sub-Division Village Council, chairman KP Meirijin and secretary Tingkaolung...