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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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 13, 2007: Drawing the attention of the State authorities to distress of Hmar people the Hmar students’ Association (Ghqs) has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh urging the top official to intervene in ensuring that suffering villagers receive adequate food grains supply. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 13, 2007: Contending that about 400 villagers living in the border areas of Chandel district have fled their homesteads to escape the harassments meted out to them by militant groups operating (Valley based UGs), the Hill Tribal Council, Moreh, KSO, Moreh block and Kuki Women Union and Human Rights, Moreh today said that villagers including women and children took shelter at S Laijang village. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 12, 2007: Declaring that the security force have unleashed a wave of false propaganda to cover up its shortcomings and the defeats faced at the hands of the UNLF, the outfit today said that the recent claim of the security force that the UNLF had suffered major reverses at Aishi and Molvailup is another example of the lowest form of propaganda unleashed. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 19, 2007: The UNLF has today claimed that at least ten security personnel were killed while scores of others were injured when MPA cadres attacked their post at Hollenjang in Chandel district yesterday at about 4 pm. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 10, 2007:Informing that two UG cadres were killed and one SLR, ammunition and war like stores recovered during the five day long operations launched in Molvailup-Aishi area, Assam Rifles claimed to have given a serious blow to UNLF. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 10, 2007: Terming the incidents of gun fight between security forces and UNLF cadres at Aishi village, Ukhrul district on March 3 as very unfortunate, the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Ukhrul district has appealed to all concerned not to undertake such gun fights in the vicinity of civilian populated areas. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 9, 2007: Tipaimukh and the surrounding areas are facing acute shortage of rice due to the alleged failure of lifting of rice from the FCS godown at Imphal. Taking serious note of the situation, the Hmar Students’ Association (HSA) has urged the authority concerned to redress the woes of the people at the earliest by ensuring food grains at subsidised Government rates. Continue reading →

Imphal, March 08, 2007: AR Troops of 1st Assam Rifles gunned down two UNLF cadres in Aishi of Ukhrul district on March 3, said a release of PRO IGAR (S). The PRO added that based on inputs of UNLF activities in Aishi-Molvailup area especially after the ambush of CRPF on Feb 9 AR had launched operations to hunt them down. Continue reading →