IMPHAL, March 25: Newly elected president of an MSCP faction, T Chaoba today asserted that his party will not embark upon any move to dislodge the Samata Party led People's Front Government keeping in mind the abysmal financial condition of the State. Addressing newsmen today, Chaoba said that the Samata Party and BJP which are partners in the coalition Government should not try to engineer splits in regional parties particularly the MSCP. Drawing examples from the Centre, Chaoba said the coalition partners in the NDA Government do not try to engineer splits and defection amongst the ruling...

AGARTALA, March 25: The beleaguered National Liberation Front of Twipra launched the three recent ambushes in desperate bids to gain lost ground. The outfit has been hit by widespread dissent among its cadre. However, police and security forces in the state were confident of defeating the outfit's designs, director-general of police Bhusan Lal Vohra told newsmen yesterday. Vohra, currently preparing an action plan against the NLFT, is the key man behind rejuvenating the state police. He said the recent ambushes were a "seasonal phenomenon". "During this time of the year, it is easy for the...

IMPHAL, March 24: The Chief Minister, Radhabinod Koijam has appealed to the underground outfits operating in Manipur not to intervene in the functioning of the missionary schools and hospitals in the interest of the general public, particularly the students community. Acknowledging the questions and suggestions made by the former Chief Minister and solitary Opposition member Rishang Keishing in Friday's question and answer session, the Chief Minister said that regular classes of almost all the missionary schools were going on smoothly except in Catholic school, Canchipur and Don Bosco...

IMPHAL, March 27: The second meeting of all political parties held at the conference hall of the CM's secretariat with Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam in the chair this evening decided to extend the ongoing unilateral ceasefire by one more month in consultation with the Centre and agreed to the formation of a Peace Committee to launch a peace campaign with effect from April 14 next. Responding to a demand by the leaders of the different political parties, Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam in the meeting agreed to produce a white paper showing the technical grounds of the ceasefire. While...

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...