Insurgency / Manipur

Imphal, Febuary 05: To protest the non-payment of 13 months salaries as well as pay for January this year, jawans of the 2nd IRB today laid down their arms and refused to report for duty from 6 pm today. Officers of the 2nd IRB however said that the Treasury Department has already passed the salary bill and the amount has been transferred to the account of the CO. the pay could not be released today as the bank run out of harsh cash, they said adding that it will be released as soon as the bank receives the money. The agitation will continue until and unless the 13 months pay and January...

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 ? In a significant move to quell tension in Manipur and Assam over the Naga issues, NSCN(I-M) has said it ?fully recognises the legitimate rights and aspirations? of all neighbouring people and offered to hold talks with them to resolve the differences, reports PTI. ?Let us end tensions that have sometimes existed between us and live as good neighbours, who respect each other?s rights and aspirations. We are convinced that there should be no differences between us that cannot be resolved through dialogue and understanding,? the major Naga insurgent group said in a statement, a...

Imphal, Feb. 2: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh today renewed his appeal to all militant outfits in the state to step forward and hold talks with the government for lasting peace and a healthy economy.

Addressing a peace rally in Imphal West, he said investors shy away from the state due to its insurgency-related problems. Extortion, abduction and demanding ransom to release hostages have hampered work in the multipurpose irrigation and power projects in the state, he said.

The chief minister said nearly 20 militant outfits are operating in Manipur, but the figure is far less in the...

Imphal, January 25: The Deputy Manager of the Food Corporation of India Sadhasivam who was kidnapped by the suspected underground cadres from a place along the Imphal-Moreh road has been released safely this afternoon. Sadhasivam who was stationed at FCI Dimapur was abducted by the suspected underground cadres from Khongkham, a place on Imphal-Moreh road on January 21 along with some of his colleagues when they moved towards a work site along the highway. However most of his colleagues were rescued by a combined team of border security force and Manipur police on the same day from the clutches...

Imphal, January 25: The majority community the Meitei living in Manipur should play an important role in safeguarding the territorial integrity of the state the Chief Minister O Ibobi today said after returning from New Delhi. He expressed unhappiness over the incident which occurred during Gaan-Ngai and at Nagaram. It was not a civilized act he said. He further said during a football match foul language were used during a match with a team from Churachandpur. Stop using derogatory words he said. The delegation of political parties which went to Delhi had a series of discussions with central...

Dimapur, Jan. 24: A day after its leaders wrapped up their maiden talks on Indian soil, the NSCN (I-M) today said issues relating to Manipur ? a grey area in the entire peace process ? were only a part of the ?Indo-Naga problem?.

Speaking out for the first time on the recent meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Manipur delegation led by chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, NSCN (I-M) leader V. Horam today said the Indo-Naga issue should be ?looked in its totality?.

?We don?t want to waste time splitting hairs on the Manipur-Nagaland or Nagaland-Assam issues. We are not...

Imphal/Guwahati, Jan. 24: Two Manipur ministers and a deputy inspector-general of police survived an ambush by suspected Kuki rebels in Thoubal district while the Ulfa claimed to have killed nearly 15 CRPF jawans in Assam?s Barpeta district today.

Assam director-general of police Hare Krishna Deka dismissed the Ulfa claim, saying a lone CRPF jawan died in an encounter while a militant was killed in the gunbattle.

Manipur DGP S. Bimolchandra Singh told The Telegraph that the minister of state for social welfare D.K. Korungthang and minister of state for agriculture K. Ranjit Singh (both with...

Imphal, January 24: Minister of State for Agriculture, K Ranjit and Minister of State for Social Welfare DK Korungthang had a providential escape when militants armed to the teeth opened fire at their convoy from three directions today noon at Thingkangphai village in Chandel district. The security escort of the Ministers also returned fire and a fierce gun fight ensued with the militants for about 45 minutes. BSF DIG, PK Misra in a statement said that the two Ministers were abducted by the militants, but BSF personnel on being alerted launched a rescue mission and managed to free the two VIPs...

IMPHAL, Jan 24? Kuki militants have freed Additional Chief Engineer, Irrigation department K. Ibotomba Singh who was kidnapped from Singhat area in Churachandpur district on January 20, official sources said today, reports PTI.

Militants belonging to Kuki National Army released Singh at an interior place in the district yesterday, the sources said.

Meanwhile, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) deputy manager R Sadasivam and a businessman were still in the custody of the Kuki militants-United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), the official sources said.

The UKLF had demanded a huge sum for the...

THOUBAL, Jan 24? Two Ministers of State in the ruling SPF Ministry escaped unhurt when militants ambushed their convoy in Chandel district this afternoon. The incident took place at Thingkhanphai, a Kuki village around 12.30 pm when two Ministers K Ranjit (Minister of State for Agriculture) and D Karungthang (Minister of State for Social welfare) were on their way to attend a golden jubilee function of the area. The Ministers were also accompanied by the DIG of Manipur Police V Jathang when the well armed militants fired upon the convoy of the Ministers who went there is nine vehicles...