Politics / Manipur

Imphal, December 24: Police today dispersed the large numbers of rallyists who came to participate in the protest rally. The rally organized by the JAC against brutal murder of Kumari Mayengbam Sumatibala Devi today began at Sagolband Tera Tongbram Leikai. The JAC today condemned the police action. The JAC today said in a press statement that the action shows that the government is trying to protect the perpetrators of the gruesome killing of the woman. The JAC had planned a silent rally and to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister O Ibobi it said. After the police disallowed the silent...

Imphal, Dec. 18: The Manipur government is mounting pressure on the Assam Rifles to vacate the historical Kangla Fort, which it has been occupying for several decades now.

Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh said at a meeting of the security coordination committee here on Monday that the paramilitary force should shift to a new campus as soon as possible. Works minister Gaikhangam, industry minister Th. Devendra Singh, chief secretary A.P. Sharma and senior officials of the Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF and the police attended the meeting.

The new campus of the Assam Rifles, located at Maha Koireng...

Imphal, July 15: Power Minister Phungzathang Tonsing today informed the Assembly that the Centre is yet to give clearance to the 1500 megawatt Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project. Responding to a question put forward by MPP MLA O Joy in the morning session of the Assembly today, the Power Minister said that following a resolution adopted by the Assembly on March 3, 1999 an MoU has been sent to the Centre by the State Government. However the Centre is yet to give the clearance to the Project which is to be jointly taken up by the Centre and the State Government. As NH-53 stands to be affected by...

Imphal, July 15: Chief Minister O Ibobi who also holds the Home portfolio today informed the Assembly that the Government is working overtime to chart out a rehabilitation scheme for surrendered militants. Replying to a call attention motion moved by Opposition MLA O Joy today, the Chief Minister said that as per the rehabilitation package announced by the Centre in 1999, with retrospective effect from April 1, 1998, a total of 27 of the 146 surrendered militants have been inducted into the State police force and the Manipur Rifles. The Chief Minister further said that under the rehabilitation...

Imphal, July 10: Drama gripped the proceedings of the House today when L Lala of the Congress was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly amidst a walk out staged by the Opposition in the morning sitting of the ongoing Monsoon session today. The Opposition staged the walk out alleging that procedures for electing the Deputy Speaker were flouted by the ruling Front. Lala was elected from Khundrakparn constituency on a Samata Party ticket and was among the three Samata Party MLAs to switch side to the Congress from the Opposition bloc, DPA recently. The sign of things to come...

Imphal, July 09: The chief minister, O Ibobi Singh, has clarified that the IRB personnel involved in the killing of some NSCN (IM) cadres in an encounter at Pallel earlier this year have not been suspended from service, as alleged by Federal Party of Manipur MLA M Nilachandra Singh in the Assembly yesterday. Replying to the general discussion in the state budget for 2002-2003 this evening, the chief minister said the IRB personnel have neither been suspended nor rewarded. He expressed regret that the House has been misled by some Opposition members, and urged that matters which have not been...

IMPHAL, July 8?The decision of the State Cabinet to lift the prohibition from the five hill districts of Manipur in an effort to raise the State?s revenue, has led to a widespread opposition from rural bodies, particularly from the women?s organisation based in the hill areas. The State Cabinet took a decision to lift the ban on sale and consumption of Indian-make foreign liquor from the hill areas on June 5 last. However, bodies like Naga Women Union, Manipur, strongly opposed the government?s move to the ban, saying, ?why only in the hill areas.? The president of the Union and prominent Naga...

IMPHAL, July 5 ? The controversial Manipur Land Records and Land Revenue Act 1960 (MLR & LR Act) has been extended to 58 villages of four hill districts in Manipur. This was disclosed by the State Revenue Minister Elangbam Biramani while replying to a question raised by Federal Party of Manipur Legislator N Bihari in the question and answer session of the month long monsoon session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Thursday. The Revenue Minister Biramani said, ?the Act has been implemented in some areas of the hill districts since 1992-93.? As a result, the areas could be brought or used by...

IMPHAL, July 3 ? Demanding framing of a comprehensive rehabilitation package for the surrendered insurgents and discussing the matter during the month-long monsoon session of the State assembly which is beginning from tomorrow, a group of former insurgents threatened to commit suicide if the government fails this time. The former insurgents numbering around 85 presently taking shelter at the police commando barracks in Imphal also decided to do something in order to achieve their demand. The former insurgents who are currently taking shelter at the police commando barracks include 10 PLA...

Imphal, July 02: Peeved at the Government’s failure to frame a rehabilitation package for surrendered militants, a section of the former militants have today threatened to commit a serial suicide if the Government fails to announce a proper rehabilitation package during the Monsoon session of the State Assembly. Speaking to reporters at the Commando Barrack near Minuthong today, representatives of the ex-UGs questioned why the Government was not providing proper rehabilitation to the former militants who have surrendered to the call of both the State and the Central Government to return to the...