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Imphal, December 28: Taking serious note of alarming rise in corruption cases in the State permanent body of Manipur Peoples' Liberation Front (MPLF) it is product of long existence under India's colonial rule. Corruption today has risen to such an alarming proportion that people consider it as an indispensable part of every day life, said the MPLF statement. Government employees who do not accept bribe is considered unacceptable in the present context of the society, mocked MPLF while attributing the menace to prolong domination of India and the root cause to systems adopted by it to subdue...

Guwahati, Dec. 28: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) has appealed to the Manipur government to follow the footsteps of the Assam and Mizoram governments in facilitating the peace process between the Centre and the outfit.

The Manipur government has been maintaining that unlike Assam and Nagaland, it would not withdraw arrest warrants against the NSCN (I-M) leaders. Among other demands, the NSCN (I-M) wants cases against its “collective leadership” dropped before its chairman Isak Chishi Swu and general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah visit India to hold talks with Prime...

Agartala, Dec. 28: Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have warned Jamatya tribals of serious consequences if they do not pay taxes this year. They have also threatened to attack non-tribal settlements located close to the Jamatya-inhabited areas.

The militants had failed to extort any “tax” from the Hindu Jamatyas over the past two years in the face of organised resistance by Jamatya Hoda, the supreme community council. The Jamatyas had launched a resistance programme against the NLFT militants and their conversion drive in early 2000 under the leadership of the then...

IMPHAL, Dec 27 — Manipur government has launched hectic efforts to trace five kidnaped persons, including a deputy secretary, even as underground Kanglei Yawol Kaan Lup (KYKL) claimed that the men were in their custody an would be ‘executed’ for indulging in corrupt practices, reports PTI. Extra security had been provided to Manipur Minister for Education Manirudin Sheikh who was also under threat from the underground outfit, which had earlier shot at and injured the former direction of education A Shamungou for alleged involvement in corruption, official sources said. Security personnel were...

BAROIGAON (Assam-Meghalaya border), Dec 27 – Guwahati, the business hub of the entire north-eastern region is a modern city. But the fact is Guwahati is not reflective of the entire picture of the State. Strictly speaking, far-off rural areas reflect badly on the picture of our state. The case in point is Baroigaon, a village about 45 km south off Mirza. To take stock of the prevailing situation, Palasbari Press Club paid a day-long visit to the village which is affected by many problems. More than 2000 Garo people living in this area under Palasbari constituency are going through a bad patch...