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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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 21, 2007: Reacting to the news report in the March 20 issue of this paper under the caption, “Scribes’ cameras snatched,â€? 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.â€? Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →