Imphal, April 24: Manipur Human Rights Commission member Y Laba has suggested to the O Ibobi Government to seriously consider the reviewing of the Disturbed Areas Act now in force in the State. In his letter sent today, Laba recalled the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act was first passed in Parliament in 1958 for implementation to the then undivided State of Assam and Manipur. "This means that Manipur has been considered "disturbed" as early as 1958 barely nine years after the country became independent", he pointed out. Stating that more and more areas of the NE region have...

Imphal, April 24: The underground Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup, KYKL, is observing its eighth birth anniversary tomorrow. The chairman of the party, Achou Toijamba, has greeted the people of Manipur, and other peoples of the south-east Himalayan region, on the occasion. In his message, Achou Toijamba stated that the KYKL was formed on April 25, 1994 with the objective of unifying all underground groups of Manipur to jointly pursue the struggle for liberation. This ideal remained foremost for the KYKL, he declared. Underscored the need for all underground groups to join together in a single...

AGARTALA, April 23 ? Outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura has of late intensified the activities in several parts of the State targetting the ruling CPM leaders. Close on the heels of murder of four tribals belonging to Gana Mukti Parishad, the tribal wing of the CPM, in West Tripura district the militants in a daring grenade attack at Khowai town last night injured five more. Among the killed tribals are two women. Two senior CPM leaders were injured in the grenade attack. Heavily armed NLFT militants raided the house of Amarendranagar Gram Panchayat chairman and local CPM leader...

GUWAHATI, April 23 ? Rongali Bihu this time witnessed tremendous web interface by the global Assamese community. Enthusiastic Assamese abroad ? Non-Resident Assamese (NRAs) ? as well as in India were requesting living legend Dr Bhupen Hazarika for their favourite numbers and exchanging views through on-line interaction and live webcast on the internet. The programme, displayed on three giant screens at the Pub Guwahati Bihutoli, Chandmari by SM Computer Consultants Pvt Ltd, Guwahati through its popular website www.vedanti.com witnessed unprecedented response from almost one corner of the world...

GUWAHATI, April 23 ? A group of agitated beneficiaries under a Centrally-sponsored vehicle loan scheme today laid siege to the office of the WPT and BC Minister, Bharat Chandra Narah in Janata Bhawan complex here after the Assam Plains Tribe Development Corporation (APTDC) had postponed the ?loan mela? scheduled for today at the eleventh hour. The WPT and BC Minister, Sri Narah informed that about 18 Tata Sumos, 32 autorickshaws and three mini-trucks were to be distributed among the beneficiaries who had paid their share in December last year, at a loan mela scheduled for today. All the...