Thingbaijam Dhamen
Imphal, July 28, 2008: State authorities have decided to open security posts at seven kilometer intervals along the 99 km stretch of Mon Bahadur road which is to be used for movement of materials required for the construction of controversial Tipaimukh dam, a part of the Tipaimukh multi-purpose hydro-electricity project, an official source said today. More »
Imphal, April 29, 2008: Troops of the 57 Mountain Division started patrolling the Tipaimukh hydel project site in Manipur’s Churachandpur district today after militants blew off a drilling rig and brought work to a standstill on Saturday. More »
Imphal, April 29, 2008: Security measures has been beefed up in the aftermath of the April 26 attack launched by armed cadres of the Hmar people’s Convention, Democratic (HPC-D) that caused substantial damage to machineries installed at the construction site of Tipaimukh Multi-Purpose Project even as the Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has convened a meeting on May 2 to take stock of the situation. More »
Imphal, April 29, 2008: Hmar People’s Convention (D) today claimed responsibility for destroying dam machinery at the remote Tipaimukh dam site. The dam site was located at the tri-junction of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam. More »
Silchar/Imphal, April 28, 2008: The Okram Ibobi Singh government today sought a formal report from the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (Neepco) on “security measures” at the Tipaimukh hydel project site, after militants ripped apart a drilling rig with explosives and brought work to a standstill. More »
Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, April 28, 2008: Saying the blood and land of the Hmars will remain intact, the Hmar People’s Convention (D) today claimed responsibility on the attack of machineries used by NEEPCO, the organization entrusted for constructing Tipaimukh Dam. More »
Imphal April 28, 2008: Armed miscreants destroyed drilling machines and other equipments used in the construction works of the Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydel Project (tmhp) late yesterday afternoon, an official report said Monday. More »
Aizawl, April 25, 2008: Taking a potshot at Manipur government`s “lackluster response” to the Mautam and epidemic like-situation in Tipaimukh, Singat and Thanlon area of Churachandpur district the Tipaimukh Famine Relief Committee (TFRC) and Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) on Wednesday (April 23) said, “Though Mizoram is facing Mautam to a larger extend than Manipur, the people of Mizoram are not facing much hardship as and when compared to those affected in Manipur.” More »
Concerned with the certain impacts the Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project would have on the indigenous Hmar people and others who will be affected by the proposed Mega Dam, Sinlung Indigenous People Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) makes its stand clear on the issue of Tipaimukh Dam after an intimate analysis of the indigenous people at stake whose land and resources would be placed at the altar of the Dam. SIPHRO has made its stand clear as it feels the need to communicate to governments, private sector, civil society, and the affected people and to the diverse activists concerned with Dams. More »
Imphal, March 18, 2008: The Justice Rajkhowa Commission of Inquiry on Parbung Incident would be submitting its report to the State Government mostly likely in April on completion of hearing of argument on March 16, informed a release issued by secretary of the Commission Th Kamini Kumar Singh. More »
Imphal, March 03, 2008: The Rajkhowa Commission probing the case of alleged rape of 21 Hmar women at Lungthulien and Parbung in Churachandpur district in January 2006 has fixed March 14 and 15 for arguments. More »
Tuithaphai, February 15, 2008: According to a press release issued by Joint Secretary (Home), Govt. of Manipur, the Manipur government has decided to further extend the submission dateline of the Rajkhowa Commission of Inquiry report for another three (3) months with effect from February 1, 2008. More »