IMPHAL, May 30 – At least two non-local workers were killed while eight others including women fish vendors were injured when miscreants suspected to be underground elements exploded a powerful bomb at Singjamei Chingamkhong here on Thursday.
The incident took place at the junction market shed where the non-locals gather while women fish and vegetable vendors sell their products, around 5.20 pm this evening.
The injured persons including the women fish vendors have been sent to RIMS hospital and other health centres for treatment. One of the injured died on the way to the RIMS hospital while another succumbed to injuries in the hospital, according to police.
The deceased have been identified as Shyam Sankar Rai (38) and Arbind Rai (20), hailing from Bihar. The police has registered a case in connection with the incident and investigation is on.
Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has strongly condemned the incident and visited the injured persons at the RIMS hospital later this evening. Ibobi said that the government will not spare the culprits involved in the incident. Terming the incident as an “inhuman and coward act”, he informed that all the police stations have been alerted to arrest the accused persons.
On September 13 last year, nine non-local labourers were killed while 10 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded in Imphal.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Expedite talks with NE ultra outfits: Rajnath
NEW DELHI, May 30 – The NDA government has directed that all pending negotiations with the militant outfits, including the outlawed ULFA, should be expedited and completed within a specific timeframe.
The direction was given by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a high-level meeting at the North Block soon after he formally took up his new assignment. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, besides top officials of the Ministry, including Home Secretary Anil Goswami.
Officials made presentations before the two ministers and the meeting lasted for over three hours. Sources said that the Home Minister told officials to focus on completing the ongoing dialogue with various militant outfits, including ULFA (pro-talk faction). There was discussion on what should be done to complete the dialogues that has been going on for so long.
Talks with NSCN(I-M), for instance, has been going on since 1997, with no end in sight so far. The issue of annexation of areas inhabited by the Nagas spread across the States of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh has primarily led to a stalemate-like situation. The Centre’s interlocutor for Naga talks, RS Pandey joined BJP on the election eve, leading to a deadlock-like situation.
The talks with the Arabinda Rajkhowa faction is also at the final stage but it has not progressed any further. Sources said that the officials are likely to make another presentation on internal security, North East, J&K and Left wing extremism.
The direction was given by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a high-level meeting at the North Block soon after he formally took up his new assignment. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, besides top officials of the Ministry, including Home Secretary Anil Goswami.
Officials made presentations before the two ministers and the meeting lasted for over three hours. Sources said that the Home Minister told officials to focus on completing the ongoing dialogue with various militant outfits, including ULFA (pro-talk faction). There was discussion on what should be done to complete the dialogues that has been going on for so long.
Talks with NSCN(I-M), for instance, has been going on since 1997, with no end in sight so far. The issue of annexation of areas inhabited by the Nagas spread across the States of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh has primarily led to a stalemate-like situation. The Centre’s interlocutor for Naga talks, RS Pandey joined BJP on the election eve, leading to a deadlock-like situation.
The talks with the Arabinda Rajkhowa faction is also at the final stage but it has not progressed any further. Sources said that the officials are likely to make another presentation on internal security, North East, J&K and Left wing extremism.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Arabinda Rajkhowa urges Modi to restart dialogue with ULFA
ULFA pro-talk faction chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa today appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take forward the peace talk process between the Centre and the insurgent outfit.
Rajkhowa, at a meeting with leaders and cadres of his overground faction in Morigaon district, urged Modi to restart the dialogue that was "kept in abeyance" for the last two months by the UPA government.
Rajkhowa congratulated Modi and hoped the BJP government would settle the ULFA issue permanently.
Asked about the extradition of Anup Chetia who is at the Kashimpur Jail in Bangladesh since 1997, he told reporters that the ULFA general secretary could join the talks if the central government took the initiative with the neighbouring country.
Rajkhowa, at a meeting with leaders and cadres of his overground faction in Morigaon district, urged Modi to restart the dialogue that was "kept in abeyance" for the last two months by the UPA government.
Rajkhowa congratulated Modi and hoped the BJP government would settle the ULFA issue permanently.
Asked about the extradition of Anup Chetia who is at the Kashimpur Jail in Bangladesh since 1997, he told reporters that the ULFA general secretary could join the talks if the central government took the initiative with the neighbouring country.
ANVC-B wants Centre to look into 'custodial' death of a cadre
The break-away faction of Achik National Liberation Council has sought Centre's intervention into the custodial death of one of their cadre in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, which they alleged was because of police torture.
"I appeal your intervention and action into the custodial death of ANVC-B cadre Balsan S Marak," ANVC-B chairman Rimpu N Marak said in a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Joint Secretary, North East in-charge, Sambhu Singh two days ago.
He alleged the West Garo Hills District SP Mukesh Singh had 'implicated, defamed, tortured and harassed' several innocent people and Balsan was among those victims.
Balsan was detained and arrested for his alleged links to the infamous moral policing case in which 12 young women including a pregnant woman were confined and tortured.
According to the militant leader, Balsan was 'another victim' who fell prey to police high-handedness.
The state government has ordered two inquiries into the matter including a high-level inquiry to be conducted by the Garo Hills division commissioner P W Ingty.
Meanwhile, the ANVC-B has also sought the MHA's intervention into the delay of designating a camp for its cadres.
The ANVC-B was one of the militant organisations in the state which have agreed the final text of the peace settlement signed in January last year.
"I appeal your intervention and action into the custodial death of ANVC-B cadre Balsan S Marak," ANVC-B chairman Rimpu N Marak said in a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Joint Secretary, North East in-charge, Sambhu Singh two days ago.
He alleged the West Garo Hills District SP Mukesh Singh had 'implicated, defamed, tortured and harassed' several innocent people and Balsan was among those victims.
Balsan was detained and arrested for his alleged links to the infamous moral policing case in which 12 young women including a pregnant woman were confined and tortured.
According to the militant leader, Balsan was 'another victim' who fell prey to police high-handedness.
The state government has ordered two inquiries into the matter including a high-level inquiry to be conducted by the Garo Hills division commissioner P W Ingty.
Meanwhile, the ANVC-B has also sought the MHA's intervention into the delay of designating a camp for its cadres.
The ANVC-B was one of the militant organisations in the state which have agreed the final text of the peace settlement signed in January last year.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Female NSCN (K) cadre arrested in Arunachal
Itanagar, May 22 : A female NSCN (K) cadre was arrested in a joint operation conducted by the police and Assam Rifles in Changlang township area yesterday.
Ms Likjong Mandak of Songkhuhavi village in Khimiyang area of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, is a self styled activist, was apprehended in the 1-Mile-Laktong area of Changlang Township, official sources said here today.
She was collecting information about the movement of security forces and extortion money.
The female activist got training in one of the training camps of UG group NSCN-K, across the border in 2010.
Changlang SP Mr Vijay Kumar said a regular criminal case has been registered at Changlang Police Station against the said cadre who sent to the police custody for further interrogation.
During interrogation, Ms Mandak has revealed that female cadres are being trained by UG groups for the purposes of conducting recce and collecting of information about the movement of security forces.
Ms Likjong Mandak of Songkhuhavi village in Khimiyang area of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, is a self styled activist, was apprehended in the 1-Mile-Laktong area of Changlang Township, official sources said here today.
She was collecting information about the movement of security forces and extortion money.
The female activist got training in one of the training camps of UG group NSCN-K, across the border in 2010.
Changlang SP Mr Vijay Kumar said a regular criminal case has been registered at Changlang Police Station against the said cadre who sent to the police custody for further interrogation.
During interrogation, Ms Mandak has revealed that female cadres are being trained by UG groups for the purposes of conducting recce and collecting of information about the movement of security forces.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Students to initiate action against NSCN-K
DIMAPUR, May 2 – In the backdrop of the expiry of the deadline issued to the NSCN-K to own up the unwarranted crime committed at Jail Colony, Kohima on April 9, the Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) and the Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) said they are constrained to initiate their first phase of action against the outfit.
An NSCN-K cadre had allegedly made an attempt on the life of anti-taxation committee of Nagaland on that day.
At an emergency meeting, the AYO decided, as its first phase of action, to impose a blanket ban on all the activities, particularly financial, of the NSCN-K. Accordingly, it has strictly cautioned the Angami villages not to entertain any form of taxation of the NSCN-K henceforth. It also asked all government establishments/institutions, contractors/corporates/public/private/individual business owners to completely abstain from contributing any form of tax and percentages to the faction.
AYO president Zhopayi Nakro and CYF president Medo Yhokha, in a joint release on Monday, said any village, department, group, individual found/reported not complying with this order will be doing so at their own risk and will entail the organisations’ penalty.
The two youth organisations demanded the NSCN-K to bring to book the perpetrators of the crime who were under its ‘enlistment’, to hand over the culprits to appropriate law enforcing authority, to produce before the public discharged orders of the culprits, as claimed by the NSCN-K, if they have been discharged from national service and to state publicly the course of action initiated and to render unconditional apology to the victims and public for disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of Kohima.
Further, a presidential meeting of AYO units and AYO seniors is being convened on May 3 to chalk out further course of action.
An NSCN-K cadre had allegedly made an attempt on the life of anti-taxation committee of Nagaland on that day.
At an emergency meeting, the AYO decided, as its first phase of action, to impose a blanket ban on all the activities, particularly financial, of the NSCN-K. Accordingly, it has strictly cautioned the Angami villages not to entertain any form of taxation of the NSCN-K henceforth. It also asked all government establishments/institutions, contractors/corporates/public/private/individual business owners to completely abstain from contributing any form of tax and percentages to the faction.
AYO president Zhopayi Nakro and CYF president Medo Yhokha, in a joint release on Monday, said any village, department, group, individual found/reported not complying with this order will be doing so at their own risk and will entail the organisations’ penalty.
The two youth organisations demanded the NSCN-K to bring to book the perpetrators of the crime who were under its ‘enlistment’, to hand over the culprits to appropriate law enforcing authority, to produce before the public discharged orders of the culprits, as claimed by the NSCN-K, if they have been discharged from national service and to state publicly the course of action initiated and to render unconditional apology to the victims and public for disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of Kohima.
Further, a presidential meeting of AYO units and AYO seniors is being convened on May 3 to chalk out further course of action.
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