Insurgency / Manipur

Imphal, Feb. 13: Thounaojam Chaoba Singh, president of the BJP?s Manipur unit, has appealed to a militant outfit to reconsider its decision to award him capital punishment and asked for forgiveness if it was offended by his actions. Last month, the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) had asked the state BJP leaders to expel Chaoba Singh from the party, saying the outfit had passed capital punishment on him.

The deadline set by the outfit for Chaoba Singh?s expulsion is February 15. The outfit also threatened to target BJP leaders if Chaoba Singh was not expelled from the party before the...

Imphal, Feb. 11: The Bishenpur superintendent of police escaped a militant ambush today but four of his escorts were hit by bullets. The injured included the driver of the vehicle. Five passersby, including a soldier on leave, were also injured in the crossfire.

Official sources said a police team, led by P. Dhanakumar Singh, the SP, was patrolling the Imphal-Churachandpur Road for Ibobi Singh?s convoy to pass through when the militants struck.

Singh?s team was crossing the Thongjaorok bridge under Bishenpur police station when militants fired at his vehicle from both sides of the road. The...

New Delhi, Feb. 8: Back from another peacemaking mission to Bangkok, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga said leaders of as many as three militant groups of the Northeast were expected to visit New Delhi within a month to begin negotiations with the Centre.

The militant leader-turned-politician met leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) and a couple of other groups during his visit to the Thailand capital. He undertook the mission at the behest of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Zoramthanga said he held ?extensive? discussions with the NSCN (I-M) leadership on...

MPHAL, Feb 4 ? As many as 23 persons have been killed in insurgency related violence in different parts of the State in the first month of the new year. The deaths occurred either during encounters between security personnel and insurgents or the victims were killed by unidentified armed persons. On January 1 a sergeant of the outlawed Revolutionary People?s Front(RPF) identified as Khundrakpam Arunkumar alias Bimol of Takyel Kolom Leikai was killed by the personnel of 33 Assam Rifles during an encounter near Lamjao at about 4 am.

On January 5, constable Brajanglal of 14 Bn CRPF was killed in...

Imphal, Feb. 3: Manipur?s Opposition combine, the Democratic People?s Alliance (DPA), today appealed to the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to substantiate its charges against the Speaker and two cabinet ministers in the sensational Elizabeth murder case.

The NSCN (I-M) had accused the leaders of having a hand in the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Lungnila Elizabeth, eight-year-old daughter of taxation minister Francis Ngajokpa.

Addressing a news conference, DPA spokesman Okram Joy Singh demanded that the NSCN (I-M) should prove the charges levelled against the Speaker...

IMPHAL, Jan 31 ? Manipur Government would provide maximum security with immediate effect to the state unit BJP President Th. Chaoba Singh following threat to his life by the militants, official sources said here Saturday, reports PTI. The decision to give maximum security to Singh, who has already been provided security under 'Z Category', was taken in a state Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh Friday.

Militants of separatist Kanglei Yawol Kann Lup (KYKL) had Friday termed Chaoba Singh 'an agent of Centre' and "an enemy of people" and threatened to kill him if he...

Imphal, Jan. 30: The office of the Manipur unit of the BJP was closed down today following a threat issued by an underground outfit to protest MP Chaoba Singh?s joining the party. The banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) asked the BJP to close down all party offices and stop party-related activities with immediate effect.

Several years ago, the outfit had announced death sentence for Chaoba Singh, charging him with involvement in drug trafficking, sucking blood of the people of Manipur during his more than 25 years of political career and indulging in activities that went against the interest...

Imphal, Jan. 18: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) today came in for praise from a banned militant group of Manipur for capturing the person suspected to have masterminded the abduction and murder of minister Francis Ngajokpa?s daughter Lungnila Elizabeth.

The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which recently handed over one of the suspects in the case to representatives of women?s groups, said the NSCN (I-M) deserved plaudits for doing what Manipur police could not.

The NSCN (I-M) announced last week that the alleged mastermind, James Kuki alias Letsei Haokip, was...

Jan. 16: A student organisation today took up cudgels on behalf of the Kuki tribesman who stands accused of masterminding the murder of Lunglina Elizabeth, saying he has been framed to malign the image of the community. The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) captured James Kuki, alias Letsail Haokip, in Dimapur on Tuesday, but has refused to hand him over to Manipur police.

Portraying James as a victim of circumstances, the Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) said he deserved a ?fair trial? instead of the agony of staying in militant custody.

?We have a strong feeling that the...

Imphal, Jan. 15: The banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF) of Manipur has decided to put one of its members in front of a firing squad tomorrow for molesting a teenaged girl and assaulting her two younger brothers.

The UNLF, whose vigilantism ensures it remains in the headlines, today issued a statement declaring Maibam Khuman Ngamba guilty of tarnishing the organisation?s name and eroding the people?s faith in the ?revolutionary movement?.

The chairman of the outfit?s ?military affairs committee?, Sana Yaima, said a three-member firing squad would carry out the execution at 4 pm...