Politics / Manipur

IMPHAL, August 2: Altogether 96 students from Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, who were studying at College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba, abruptly fled the college early this morning without informing the authorities and tried to leave the state, but were stopped by the police. The fleeing students were forcibly taken back to the college later this afternoon but not before a tussle with the police that left several students injured. The 96 students, including a number of girls, left their hostels with their luggage early this morning without...

IMPHAL, August 1: The Manipuris Students' Federation (MSF) has expressed serious concern over the killing of four Manipuris in ethnic clashes in Tripura recently. Castigating the unfortunate incident, MSF urged the Tripura Government to look into the matter seriously in the interest of the Manipuris so as to avoid any form of untoward incident in Manipur, too. The general secretary of MSF Thokchom Bomcha in a press statement said that the four innocent Manipuris were killed by the rival group of Tripuris on the ground that Manipuris residing in Tripura have a close relation with the Tripuris...

IMPHAL, July 29: Notwithstanding the efforts of PB Acharya, secretary, NEBA of the BJP to evolve a consensus, the question of selection of new president of the state BJP finally had to be decided through the ballot this afternoon. Meinam Bhorot Singh was later declared elected as the new state BJP president by the central observer cum returning officer, RN Pandey, Mayo Shaiza and N Sanajaoba were elected as national BJP councilors for Outer and Inner Manipur respectively. N Bhorot defeated his nearest rival Sh Shantikumar by a margin of six votes. After the declaration of the results, Col H...

BISHNUPUR, July 28: Eleven personnel of the 112 Bn CRPF who are allegedly involved in the July 19 Lamdan CRPF atrocities have given their statements at the Bishnupur police station today. The 11 CRPF jawans were brought to the Bishnupur police station by the 112 Bn CO Hem Raj. Their statements were recorded inside the office of the Bishnupur SP K Radheshyam. The CO had wanted it to be done at the CRPF camp at Loktak Project. SP Radheshyam, Additional SP and other officers of the Bishnupur and Moirang police stations were present during the interrogation. The CRPF personnel were later taken...

IMPHAL, July 28: Deputy Chief Minister L Chandramani today assured the House that a new committee would be instituted to look into the alleged encroachment of the state's border by Myanmar. The committee will also look into the construction of roads and bridges at the border areas. The Government will issue a formal order in this connection by tomorrow, he added. The committee will be headed by Chandramani as Chairman and will include Veterinary and Information Minister M Kunjo, Environment minister Prof Gangumei Kamei, revenue Minister T Bira, Chief whip Zatawan, Sericulture minister...

IMPHAL, July 27: The Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Manipur and Nagaland Range M Mohan Raj has suggested the Manipur Police to conduct a DNA test to find out the accused personnel involved in the Lamdan rape case. Addressing the mediapersons this morning here at the conference hall of the CRPF Group Centre, Langjing, 5 km west of Imphal city, the IG M Mohan Raj admitted that "the most reliable method for finding out the accused personnel in this case will be the DNA test". He said that DNA tests could be conducted on all the jawans who took part in the search...

IMPHAL, July 27: The IG CRPF, Mohan Raj, said that no CRPF personnel ever approached the house of chief of Lamdan village in which the chief's daughter-in-law was alleged to have been raped by CRPF personnel on July 18 in the wake of an ambush on a CRPF patrol. The IG was speaking at a press conference held at the Langjing group centre of the CRPF today. He however said that he was eager to have the DNA test done on the suspects to see if they match the DNA content of the blood and semen stained clothing of the alleged rape victim. Citing the instance of an earlier sodomy case involving CRPF...

IMPHAL, July 27: Speaker S Dhananjoy announced in the House today that the censure motions moved by four MLAs demanding resignation of Arts and Culture and Cooperation Minister W Thoiba and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister N Bihari have been rejected. Opposition member O Joy and K Loken had moved the motion against Bihari while Nimaichand Luwang and N Nimai initiated the motion against W Thoiba yesterday. The censure motion against Bihari was put up charging him of appointing 19 SOs against the required one, 26 LDCs against the required two, 22 progress assistants and sending away...

IMPHAL, July 27: The Naan Far Lon, once a part of Manipur till 1972 has now been taken over completely by Myanmar despite repeated reminders and appraisals to Union government to consider the issue, Chandramani, deputy Chief Minister told the House today. The deputy CM informed the House that a standing House committee comprising members of both ruling and opposition members will be constituted to re-examine any violations of Indo-Myanmar border issues. Earlier, O Joy, MLA, told the House that the state had lost 29 sq. km of land from the 1971 land survey onwards to Myanmar. Despite repeated...

IMPHAL, July 26: The whereabouts of four Indian nationals from Manipur who had been allegedly convicted to 70 year rigorous imprisonment by the Myanmar authorities on smuggling charges a few years back are still in the dark. It can be recalled that four individuals from Manipur identified as T Mani (35) son of Tombi and K Mani (42) both from Thangmeiband area in Imphal west district, S Gandhi (29) son of Kula of Hiyangthang in Imphal west and another Baite Rankho (32) son of Siw Ran of Moreh in Chandel district were arrested by the Myanmarese authorities on April 24, 1995 near Tamu in Myanmar...