Imphal, March 21, 2007: Reacting to the news report in the March 20 issue of this paper under the caption, “Scribes’ cameras snatched,” the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Chandel district today said that the “cameras were not snatched through force instead it was taken on request with consent of the owners to be returned later.” More »
Imphal, March 21, 2007:While a number of tribal organisations, particularly the Hill Tribal Council, Moreh and Kuki Students’ Organisation, Chandel have been maintaining that the UNLF along with Myanmar military had abducted a number of villagers taking shelter at the refugee camp at TS Laijang and taken them to Myanmar, another story has emerged which says the villagers left the camp on their own volition and have returned to their respective villages as it is now time to tend to their fields. More »
Imphal, March 21, 2007: Assuring that fitting action would be taken if the rape charges against a personnel of 38 Assam Rifles are proved true, Chief Minister O Ibobi who also holds the Home portfolio today said that the reports of the investigation are being awaited. More »
Imphal, March 19, 2007: Rifleman Namthuipou Gangmei of 38 Assam Rifles ‘A’ company posted at Kotlien who was arrested by the police on the charge of raping an 18-year old girl at Veitum Khullen under Sapermeina Police Station on March 13 was produced in the Court of CJM Senapati today and later remanded to police custody for 10 days. More »
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 »