IMPHAL, February 9: The Manipur Human Rights Commission has taken up a suo motu case in connection with the attack on Father Tommy Manjali at the Canchipur Catholic School, on February 2 by unidentified persons. The commission issued notices to the Principal Secretary, Home and DGP, seeking reports of the incident and progress of the investigations. The reports should be submitted before February 26 and the next day is fixed for further orders. The commission received a report from the Under Secretary Home in connection with the killing of Father Jacob by unknown gunmen at Sugnu on December 2...

AGARTALA, February 9: Binoy Debbarma, senior leader of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura and an executive member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District, has threatened to go on a fast for an indefinite period. He decided to protest against the manner in which the state government allegedly encouraged the Jamatiya community leaders to indulge in excess against the poor tribal villagers at Killa, and the nearby areas of South Tripura in the past several days, in the name of 'search operation' to rescue the 21 Jamatiya activists earlier kidnapped by the NLFT. This was the first...

IMPHAL, February 8: State Governor Ved Marwah should send a detailed report of the present political crisis to the Centre, PB Acharya, BJP's national secretary in-charge of the Northeast Border Area said in a press conference in Imphal today. Referring to the Governor's message to Chief Minister W Nipamacha and Assembly Speaker S Dhananjoy to immediately reconvene the adjourned Assembly, Acharya said that there should be a conducive atmosphere among the ruling and Opposition before reconvening the House. Expressing dismay at the prevailing crisis in the State, he said "the people of Manipur...

IMPHAL, February 8: Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley today said there are only two options to tide over the present political crisis in Manipur. One option is to place Manipur under the President's rule and the other way is to form an alternative Government. Talking to reporters in Imphal today the Samata Party leader, who came to Imphal to assess the political development here said if invited the Samata Party can provide an alternative Government in the State. Jaitley, who also met the Governor to discuss the present situation, said the Samata Party is not interested in toppling games but...

IMPHAL, February 8: Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley today said her party has no differences with the BJP over the leadership issue in the Opposition Manipur Democratic Front. Addressing newsmen here, Jaitley stressed the need to topple the present W. Nipamacha Singh-led United Front of Manipur ministry for an effective government. The Opposition camp, which was backing Speaker Sapam Dhananjoy in the battle against Nipamacha Singh, has been unable to split the UFM. One of the reasons for the Opposition's failure to topple the UFM ministry was the intense leadership tussle between BJP...