Archive for March, 2007
Imphal, March 19, 2007: Two cameras were confiscated from reporters by bandh enforcers along the Moreh route, while the former were coming back to Imphal from the border town today. More »
Imphal, March 18, 2007: With the IG of Assam Rifles (South), BK Chengappa assuring that a an Inquiry would be initiated into the assault and detention of reporters by personnel of 38 Assam Rifles at Kotlien on March 14, the journalist fraternity of the State has decided to relax the boycott of all AR and Army related news coverage as well as press statements for 30 days. More »
Imphal, March 17, 2007: Asserting that incident of mass abduction of displaced Kuki villagers from Ts Laijang grouping centre into the Myanmar boundary is indeed a fact, the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Chandel district clarified that such a report was not intent upon maligning image of any organisation or individual. More »
Imphal, March 17, 2007: In connection with the alleged rape and attempted murder of an 18-year old girl by a personnel of 38 Assam Rifles at Veitum Khullen, representatives of KSO, ATSUM and ANSAM met the Chief Minister this afternoon. More »
Imphal, March 16, 2007: Denouncing the alleged rape and murder attempt of an 18 year old girl by an Assam Rifles jawan near the AR’s Kotlien post on March 13, three tribal student bodies have submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh today demanding appropriate action against the guilty personnel. More »
Imphal, March 16, 2007: Reacting to the report filed by some individuals claiming to be representing Kukis of Moreh that UNLF cadres in collaboration with the Myanmarese army harassed about 400 villagers taking shelter at Laijang village before they were forcibly led to Myanmar, the outfit remarked that the false malicious propaganda and the subsequent indefinite bandh called in Moreh were all perpetrated at the instigation of the Intelligence wing of security forces. More »
Imphal, March 16, 2007: Reacting to the charges of UNLF on Kuki Inpi and Kuki Movement for Human Rights, Kuki Chiefs’ Association has asserted that Kuki Inpi and its associated bodies were never under anybody’s subjection to air the plights of its own people, the given circumstances and state of affairs prevailing over the strife-torn parts of Chandel district. More »
Imphal, March 14, 2007: Adding injury to insult, personnel of A Coy of the 38 Assam Rifles deployed at the Kotlien post brutally thrased a large number of women, who were demanding that a jawan of the unit, who has been accused of raping an 18 year old girl be handed over to them today. More »
Imphal, March 13, 2007: Drawing the attention of the State authorities to distress of Hmar people the Hmar students’ Association (Ghqs) has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh urging the top official to intervene in ensuring that suffering villagers receive adequate food grains supply. More »
Imphal, March 13, 2007: Contending that about 400 villagers living in the border areas of Chandel district have fled their homesteads to escape the harassments meted out to them by militant groups operating (Valley based UGs), the Hill Tribal Council, Moreh, KSO, Moreh block and Kuki Women Union and Human Rights, Moreh today said that villagers including women and children took shelter at S Laijang village. More »
Imphal, March 12, 2007: Declaring that the security force have unleashed a wave of false propaganda to cover up its shortcomings and the defeats faced at the hands of the UNLF, the outfit today said that the recent claim of the security force that the UNLF had suffered major reverses at Aishi and Molvailup is another example of the lowest form of propaganda unleashed. More »
Imphal, March 19, 2007: The UNLF has today claimed that at least ten security personnel were killed while scores of others were injured when MPA cadres attacked their post at Hollenjang in Chandel district yesterday at about 4 pm. More »