News

Imphal, April 24: Manipur Human Rights Commission member Y Laba has suggested to the O Ibobi Government to seriously consider the reviewing of the Disturbed Areas Act now in force in the State. In his letter sent today, Laba recalled the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act was first passed in Parliament in 1958 for implementation to the then undivided State of Assam and Manipur. "This means that Manipur has been considered "disturbed" as early as 1958 barely nine years after the country became independent", he pointed out. Stating that more and more areas of the NE region have...

Imphal, April 24: The underground Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup, KYKL, is observing its eighth birth anniversary tomorrow. The chairman of the party, Achou Toijamba, has greeted the people of Manipur, and other peoples of the south-east Himalayan region, on the occasion. In his message, Achou Toijamba stated that the KYKL was formed on April 25, 1994 with the objective of unifying all underground groups of Manipur to jointly pursue the struggle for liberation. This ideal remained foremost for the KYKL, he declared. Underscored the need for all underground groups to join together in a single...

KOHIMA, April 23? The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NACC) is in the process of preparation of an action plan for each States of North-east for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions, reports PTI. Prof VN Rajshekharan Pillai, director of NACC which is an autonomous institution under University Grants Commission, on Thursday said that NAAC has conducted seminars at different states in the past 10 months to prepare state-wise as well as a national action plan with an objective to promote awareness of quality assurance in higher...

KOHIMA, April 20 ?The NSCN (I-M) has rubbished a report published in a section of the press that the outfit?s top brass might contest the next Assembly elections in Nagaland, reports PTI. Reacting to the reports published in a Delhi-based daily, NSCN (I-M) Information and Publicity wing on Friday termed it as ?blatant lies?. The newspaper reportedly said that NSCN(I-M) chairman Issac Swu and general secretary Th Muivah might join electoral politics before the next Assembly elections in Nagaland due in February next year.

AGARTALA, April 23 ? Outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura has of late intensified the activities in several parts of the State targetting the ruling CPM leaders. Close on the heels of murder of four tribals belonging to Gana Mukti Parishad, the tribal wing of the CPM, in West Tripura district the militants in a daring grenade attack at Khowai town last night injured five more. Among the killed tribals are two women. Two senior CPM leaders were injured in the grenade attack. Heavily armed NLFT militants raided the house of Amarendranagar Gram Panchayat chairman and local CPM leader...