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Imphal, March 26, 2007: The Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) and the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) are now at the loggerheads following allegations of kidnapping of Kuki villagers by the latter. More »

Imphal, March 25, 2007: Sharply reacting to the statement of the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights, wherein it accused the UNLF of confining 400 Kuki refugees at Myanmar, the outfit today said that the very statement not only exposes the narrow outlook of the rights body but also shows their lack of integrity. More »

Imphal, March 24, 2007: United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has come out strongly against what it terms as ‘series of false propaganda by a morally sagging troops after repeated drubbing in the hands of UNLF to demean the outfit’. More »

Imphal, March 25, 2007: The Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights, Delhi Sector (NPMHR-Delhi) extends its solidarity and support to the rally organized by the Kuki Students Organization (KSO) in New Delhi on March 23 “against injustice”. More »

New Delhi, March 23, 2007 (PTI): Several Kuki students, most of them girls, and some police personnel were injured today when a demonstration by the students turned violent here, turning the Parliament Street into a battle zone for sometime. More »

Imphal, March 23, 2007: Normal life in some parts of the hill districts particularly in Kuki dominated areas was affected due to the 12 hour bandh called by the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Chandel, Kuki Movement for Human Rights and Kuki Chiefs’ Association, Chandel district to protest the alleged abduction of Kuki refugees from Chandel district to neighbouring Myanmar and planting of landmines in Khengjoi areas in the district by an underground organisation. More »

Imphal, March 23, 2007: Responding to calls for supply of food material (rice) to people residing in the remote areas of Tipaimukh where there is report of acute food shortage, the State Government has decided to ferry rice from nearby Silchar of Assam through the Tipaimukh river water route. More »

Imphal, March 21, 2007: A joint meeting of KSO, kuki Movement for Human Rights and Kuki Chiefs’ Association, Chandel district held at Kuki Inn on March 19 has unanimously decided to go ahead with the proposed 12 hour State-wide bandh from 6 am of March 23. More »

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 »