Insurgency / Manipur

IMPHAL, April 1: Even as the olive branch is being offered, in all, 19 persons including a six-year-old girl were killed in different insurgency and counter-insurgency related incidents during the first-ever month-long "unilateral ceasefire" announced by the Radhabinod Koijam-led People's Front Ministry to all the underground outfits operating in Manipur. The unilateral ceasefire which came into force from March 1, came to an end on Saturday without having any positive response from the underground outfits though Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam himself has reportedly claimed of having...

IMPHAL, April 1: Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam has urged Union Home Minister LK Advani to expedite the proposed institution of a highway protection force along the national highways to protect lives of the people. It is said that the proposal submitted to the Union Government by the State authority had already been approved and the matter is still under process in the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to information received here from the Manipur Information Centre, New Delhi, Koijam called on the Union Home Minister on Thursday and apprised the matter relating to the institution...

IMPHAL, March 31: Uncertainty prevails over the extension of unilateral ceasefire with militant outfits in Manipur for another month as Union home minister L.K. Advani has expressed his reservations on the issue. A final decision is likely only after Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam returns from New Delhi. The state Cabinet had endorsed the decision to extend the unilateral ceasefire for another month taken by an all political parties meeting chaired by Koijam on March 28. It had decided to extend the ceasefire after consulting the Centre. Sources said Advani told Koijam yesterday that he was...

IMPHAL, March 31: Not withstanding the observation of Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam in New Delhi yesterday that the unilateral ceasefire may not be extended by another month as decided earlier, the state government is yet to take a final decision on the matter. Divulging this to The Sangai Express this afternoon Law Minister O Joy who is currently in charge as Chief Minister said that the State Cabinet had endorsed the decision of the all-party meet to prolong the unilateral ceasefire by another month. The Cabinet had also decided to consult the matter with New Delhi. The unilateral...

IMPHAL, March 31: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ruled out any possibility of extending the "unilateral ceasefire" by the Centre to all the underground outfits operating in Manipur. According to a report received here, the objection to the extension of truce proposed by the People's Front Ministry of the State, was reportedly communicated by the Union Home Minister LK Advani to the State Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam who is presently camping in Delhi.

IMPHAL, March 30: The proscribed United National Liberation Front has rejected the state government's ceasefire offer. The UNLF's reply to the ceasefire offer came in the form of the killing of two Army jawans yesterday. The jawans were killed by triggering off a remote-controlled bomb near the 59 Mountain Brigade base at Leimakhong near here. With the UNLF jumping on the bandwagon, four insurgent outfits have rejected the ceasefire announced by the Radhabinod Koijam-led People's Front government. The Chief Minister is now in New Delhi to discuss the further extension of the unilateral...

NEW DELHI, March 30 (PTI): Reversing its stand, Manipur government today said it may not extend the unilateral ceasefire against militant outfits in the state which expires tomorrow, saying many of these groups had acted against it. We may not; Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam told reporters here when specifically asked whether the ceasefire would be extended, he made the statement soon after a 30-minute meeting with home minister L K Advani here. He said many outfits have come out openly against the ceasefire, while some others have not responded and added that lie had expressed his...

IMPHAL, March 29: Three persons, including two jawans, were killed and two others injured in a bomb explosion by militants in Manipur today although the state government extended the existing unilateral ceasefire to insurgent outfits for one more month from April 1, reports PTI. Official sources said two jawans of the 15th Jat regiment were killed on the spot and two others seriously injured when a powerful bomb, planted by militants, went off at Ichum Lairembi area, about 23 km north of here this morning. A few minutes after the explosion, armed militants opened fire from nearby Pheidinga...

IMPHAL, March 27: A meeting of all political parties here today decided to extend the ongoing unilateral ceasefire with all militant outfits by another month. The meeting was convened by Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam. The meeting authorised the Chief Minister to constitute a committee to frame a strategy for approaching the insurgent outfits to start talks. The committee is expected to work out all the details with regard to the peace process initiated by the People's Front government. The state Cabinet is likely to take a decision on the extension tomorrow. After being sworn in as...

IMPHAL, March 27: The underground Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (Toijamba) group, has categorically rejected the unilateral ceasefire announced by the state Government, describing it as an insult to the people of Manipur. A statement issued by Khumancha Wangol, seceratry general of KYKL pointed out that the state was still a 'disturbed area' and the Armed Forces Special Power Act continued, under the cover, which numerous citizens have been killed, tortured and made to disappear by the security forces. The statement demanded that the 'disturbed area' status should first be rescinded and the Armed...