Month: June 2010

Issue of arrest warrants condemned IMPHAL, Jun 12: The Maram Students’ Union (MKS) has vehemently condemned the State Government’s act of issuing arrest warrants, wanted tags and fixing rewards against leaders of UNC and ANSAM. A press release issued by the student body said that such alleged draconian measure adopted by the Government was even more challenging and threatening the Read more

Delhi mulls force against protesters Nishit Dholabhai New Delhi, Jun 12: The Centre is considering the option of using force against protesters imposing the economic blockade on National Highway 39 to Manipur as prices of essentials continue to soar in the frontier state. Under pressure from civil society groups in Manipur as well as from the media and people in Read more

UNC issues bandh threat IMPHAL, Jun 12 : Naga frontal organisations will call a 24 hours total bandh with effect from June 13 midnight in case the State Government fails to res-pond positively to the UNC’s five-day ultimatum for revoking the wanted tag imposed on its president and ANSAM president. A press release issued by the United Naga Council (UNC) Read more

Naga bodies flay ‘wanted’ tag IMPHAL, Jun 12: Chan-del Naga People’s Organisation (CNPO), Anal Naga Tangpi (ANTA), Naga Students’ Union, Chandel (NSUC) have strongly denounced the decision of the State Government proclaiming presidents of UNC and ANSAM as ‘wanted’ offenders with rewards on their arrest or assistance in arresting them. In separate statements, the three Naga bodies asserted that declaring Read more

Naga Hoho, NSF open letter to Mulatonu Dimapur, June 11 (MExN): The members of the Executive Council of the Naga Hoho and the Naga Students’ Federation representing the Naga people and the student community has stated that they were finally “constrained” to write in response against the statement made to different media houses on several occasion “dehumanizing, warning and questioning Read more

ANSAM REFUTES RANJITS CHARGE, CLARIFIES DIMAPUR, JUN 10 (EMN): The All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) has rubbished branding of ANSAM as NSCN-IM mouthpiece with a view to disintegrate Manipur leveled by K Ranjit terming the statements as ‘opinions to marginalize the failure of the state government’. The association publicity wing in a press statement further pointed out that crying Read more

Orgs flay arrest warrant of Naga leaders Dimapur, June 10 (MExN): The Zeliangrong Youth Front has expressed its resentment over the arrest warrant issued to the President of UNC Samson Remei and President of ANSAM David Choro by the Government of Manipur. “Instead of trying to appreciate and understand the strong resentment and genuine grievances of the Naga and the Read more

No lifting of blockade yet, Pandey told According to NSF chief Mutsikhoyo Yhobu, Pandey requested that the economic blockade on Manipur state be lifted. Yhobu interacted with The Morung Express from Delhi tonight. However, it is understood that the students’ organization made clear that the blockade on Manipur would stand. The students’ leader said Pandey was explained the turn of Read more