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Aizawl, January 21, 2006: The exodus of Hmar refugees from Tipaimukh Constituency is still unabated and Mizoram authorities are anticipating more refugees after a clash between the UNLF cadres and the Assam Rifles at Tuolbung Hmar village in Tipaimukh Constituency in Churachandpur district. 12 UNLF cadres died in the clash between the army personnel and the UNLF. Continue reading →

Lamka, January 21, 2006: An estimated 700 villagers of the Hmar community belonging to Parbung and Lungthulien villages, apart from other areas in Tipaimukh subdivision have fled to Mizoram since January 19, according to reliable sources. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 21, 2006: While confirming demise of four of its cadres the proscribed UNLF had claimed of inflicting huge casualties upon Central security forces in encounters at Parbung and Tipaimukh of Churachandpur district and Chongmun area in Tamenglong. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 21, 2006: Even as the State Government had assured to provide adequate relief assistance to villagers of Parbung area who had fled their homestead due to clashes between security personnel and underground activists information could be culled that ongoing operation to flush out militants from interior areas of Churachandpur district is being conducted following an understanding with the Myanmar military. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 21, 2006: The underground United National Liberation Front, UNLF, has acknowledged the loss of four of its cadres in fighting with Indian troops in the Parbung area of Churachandpur yesterday, while claiming to have inflicted dozens of casualties on the Indian forces. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 21, 2006: The body of the jawan killed in the encounter with cadres of UNLF yesterday at Parbung, has been brought to RIMS for embalming today. The slain Rifleman of 18 Garhwal Rifles has been identified as Manoj Singh Rawat. Continue reading →

Moreh, January 20, 2006: One Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army was reportedly killed when underground activists launched an offensive against the security personnel with sophisticated weapons early today morning at Parbung area in Churachandpur district. Continue reading →

Aizawl, January 20, 2006: Reports reaching here said smuggled letters of Hmars in their own dialect to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in the UNLF-HPC (D) war which has displaced hundreds of Manipur Hmars have reached Shillong and on their way to Delhi. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 19, 2006: The Zomi Human Rights Foundation, Delhi Cell has expressed its indignation over the reported occupation of certain villages under Tipaimukh Sub-division, Churachandpur District by a proscribed UG group causing immense hardship to innocent villagers. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 19, 2006: With more refugees flooding to Mizoram due to intimidation by the insurgents, North-eastern part of Aizawl district adjoining neighbouring Manipur now host around 800 refugees. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 12, 2006: Two women were injured when two rival militant groups clashed at Churachandpur district in the wee hours of January 11. Police sources said that the two women were injured when two rival groups engaged in a fierce gun fight at Lungthulien village under Parbung police station. Continue reading →

Imphal, January 7, 2006: The UNLF has claimed to have slain 3/4 Indian security force personnel and inflicted heavy injuries when its armed wing – MPA – engaged security personnel in a gunfight at Parbung area of Tipaimukh sub-division in Churachandpur district in early morning today. Continue reading →