CONDEMNATION The 12th June, 2010 Press note: The decision of Manipur govt. in declaring president of UNC & ANSAM as “WANTED” is inviting more enmity towards the Naga Society by Ibobi Led-Govt. UNC & ASNAM covers all Naga areas of Manipur and declaring them “WANTED” will not solve the economic-blockade. There are thousands of Samson & David, and thousands are Read more
Press Statement of the Poumai Naga Naotumai Me (PNNM) on Militarisation of Liyai Khunou (Chilao) Village, Senapati District Manipur, India. The Villagers of Liyai Khunou (Chilao) were shocked to find their village heavily militarised on the morning of June 4, 2010. Around hundred heavily armed personnel belonging to Manipur Police Commandos led by Superintendent of Police Radhashyam of Imphal East Read more
PRESS RELEASE Dated Tahamzam June 11, 2010 REMOVE WANTED TAG ON NAGA LEADERS; REVOKE SECTION 144 CrPC and WITHDRAW ALL THE MANIPUR STATE ARMED FORCES FROM NAGA AREAS 24 HRS TOTAL BANDH TO BE IMPOSED. Time and again Nagas has democratically registered their demand for abrogating the 3rd Amendment Act of 2008 Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act 1971 and Read more
Muivah visit not linked to Nagalim demand Aizawl, Jun 12 (PTI): The Naga Students Union, spearheading the blockade of Manipur since early April, today claimed that NSCN-IM General Secretary Th. Muivah’s visit to Somdal, his native village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, did not have any connection with the outfit’s demand for ‘Greater Nagalim’. “We ask the Government of India whether Read more
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