By : A Staff Reporter 10/4/2007 2:38:20 AM [Imphal Free Press]
IMPHAL, Oct 3: At least five security men were killed and eight others wounded this morning in a deadly ambush laid by the Red Army of the People’s Revolutionary Army of Kangleipak, PREPAK, on a convoy of the 143 Battalion CRPF at around 10.20 am along the NH-53 near Keithelmanbi Khonglong village under Sapermeina police station.
The convoy was coming from the Group Centre CRPF, Langjing and consisted of personnel returning from leave and were heading for their respective posts at Kotlien, Tupul, Seijang, Noneh and Lankhong on three trucks. The ambush took place near Kholong Part-II this morning resulting in the killing of the driver of the last vehicle in the convoy (Regn No. DL-1GV/4898) on the spot and injuries to 12 personnel of the same truck in which three others died on the way to RIMS hospital.
Reinforcements from the CRPF Group Centre Langjing, consisting of eight vehicles led by a deputy commandant, which rushed to the spot were also attacked by the militants at Patsoi Lamkhai, near a brick field only around one km away from the group centre at around 11.45 am. Two personnel were hurt in the attack but the team was able to reach Khonglong thereafter.
Further security reinforcements from the Imphal west led by the SP and DIG CRPF Ops, GS Gill jointly conducted an operation in the entire area of Keithelmanbi and surrounding parts of Khonglong in which the village youths were called out and their identities verified. However, no one was detained in the operation.
An operation was also conducted at the brick field near which the second ambush took place and unconfirmed local reports said that five of the workers at the brick field were beaten up badly by the security forces.
Meanwhile, the outlawed PREPAK has owned up the ambush stating that cadres of its armed wing, Red Army, under the command of CO-2 conducted the ambush successfully, a spokesperson of the PREPAK claimed over telephone.
Among the dead, the driver of the vehicle, havildar Kunjamohan Singh died at the spot while constables Shiva Kumar, AV Reddy and Javed Khan died later on the way to the hospital, police said.
One of the injured CRPF jawans named Rajiban, 30, who sustained severe injuries at the abdomen was struggling for life at the hospital but it could not be confirmed if he was the fifth personnel who succumbed to injuries.
The wounded who were evacuated to RIMS hospital were identified as constables Rajiban, 30, Samarnath Soukat, 27, J Ramesh, 24, Satasi Dharani, 25, Manoj Kumar, 35, Ajay, 24, Omar, 27, Vagavan, 24 and Anthony Jacob, 28.
All of them received injuries at the legs, hands and head but Rajiban who was hit by a bullet at the abdomen was in serious condition, doctors attending the wounded personnel at RIMS emergency ward said.
This is the second ambush by the militant group PREPAK in the last few days after the Kakching Khunou ambush killed one Assam Rifles personnel and inflicted injuries on another.
Police believe the militant group is carrying out deadly attacks in connection with its raising day which falls on October 9
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Vigilance Dept asked to weed out fake appointees
IMPHAL, Oct 3 : The task of detecting genuine employees from the fake ones in the Education Department so as to terminate services of fake appointees and book them under law has been entrusted to the Vigilance Department, informed Education Minister L Jayantakumar to some media persons today.
Asserting that all out efforts are being made by the State Government to cleanse the Department of all ills with special emphasis on detecting fake appointment cases so as to streamline and promote effective education system, the Minister opined that it has become inevitable to curb corrupt practices in the Department whose track record had been on the wane in the past few years due to the chronic problem of employees appointed on the sly.
Iterating that sleuths of Vigilance Department had already begun investigation into fake appointment cases, Jayantakumar asserted that on submission of the probe report relevant and appropriate exercise under the law would be initiated to terminate those employees whose appointment is found to be dubious.
Regarding burning down of some schools in the hill districts in connection with the NBSE affiliation issue, the Minister said taking into account suffering of the affected students the State Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 44 lakhs from the Planning Department’s special development fund to reconstruct five schools on priority basis.
The schools listed for reconstruction include two each in Ukhrul and Chandel districts and one in Senapati. Touching on the affiliation quagmire, he conceded that due to certain lapses in content of the ordinance draft placed before the Governor for consent return of the CM is being awaited to draft a fresh ordinance.
The matter needs to be thoroughly deliberated upon for which the CM’s participation is essential, the Minister expressed while dismissing the DAN Govt’s move as political gimmick intent on galvanising votes. It is unlikely the Na-galand governor would approve the NBSE affiliation legis- lation adopted by the DAN Govt, he contemplated.
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HSA opposes Tipaimukh Project
IMPHAL, Oct 3: Observing that the Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project is a threat to the Hmar people, the Hmar Students' Association (HSA) has asked for a complete halt to all activities, operations and process pertaining to the Project.
Saying that the Project will continually face popular resistance if the apprehensions of the people are addressed first, the HSA asked the State Government and the NEEPCO to deal with the issues that has been raised before proceeding with the Project.
A statement issued by the HSA noted that tribals and ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately from the impact of dams in India. It said that migrant labours, slum dwellers, bars and brothels cannot be the future of the indigenous people because of the Tipaimukh Project.
The impact of Tipaimukh Project will be disastrous to Hmar people as their natural resources such jhum lands and forests are common property and most often common properties cannot be compensated by cash. Often treating land and forest as commodities leads to annihilation of people and their identity, observed the HSA while taking serious note of the absence of any guarantee of community health and livelihood of the project affected peoples.
Declaring that the HSA will safeguard the rights of the people to their land and natural resources, it reminded that obtaining free, prior and informed consent of the people is obligatory for any project before it is executed.
A memorandum was also submitted to the Chief Minister in this regard.
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KSO hails
IMPHAL, Oct 3: Kuki Students’ Organisation, Tuila- ng Block has conveyed its gratitude to PL Thanga, in particular and MANE-RE-DA in general for facilita- ting the process of renovation work of Gelnal Hydro Electric Station which has been lying defunct and neglected by the State Gover- nment for the last many years.
The student body has also appealed to all secti-ons of the society to sup- port and co-operation with the Department in ensuring smooth conduct of the renovation work and early electrification of the area in the interest of the people of Tuilang area in general and the IT Road in particular.
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A hun beisa van kizuak kaikhawm uh
Zomi Students' Federation (ZSF) pawlin zanin khopi sunga dukan tuamtuam a van kizuakte aman khengval leh ahun beisa kizuak a zonna uah dukan 10 vel akipan in ankam thau (mustard oil) leh masala packet lian loulou ahun beisa kizuak hunkhop mukhia in huaite khonkhawm uh a, huaite zanmah sunnung dak 2 velin Lailam lui tunga lei ah mipi muh in haltum uhi. Hun beisa nektheih leh sathau kizuakte mihing damtheihna adia lauhuai ahihman in van lei ding kuapeuh in akibawlni & kum banah a hunbei ni (expiry date) enchian masa zel dingin ZSF te'n mipi theisak uhi.
Sources: The Imphal Free Press, The Sangai Express, Kangla Online & Zogam.net
IMPHAL, Oct 3: At least five security men were killed and eight others wounded this morning in a deadly ambush laid by the Red Army of the People’s Revolutionary Army of Kangleipak, PREPAK, on a convoy of the 143 Battalion CRPF at around 10.20 am along the NH-53 near Keithelmanbi Khonglong village under Sapermeina police station.
The convoy was coming from the Group Centre CRPF, Langjing and consisted of personnel returning from leave and were heading for their respective posts at Kotlien, Tupul, Seijang, Noneh and Lankhong on three trucks. The ambush took place near Kholong Part-II this morning resulting in the killing of the driver of the last vehicle in the convoy (Regn No. DL-1GV/4898) on the spot and injuries to 12 personnel of the same truck in which three others died on the way to RIMS hospital.
Reinforcements from the CRPF Group Centre Langjing, consisting of eight vehicles led by a deputy commandant, which rushed to the spot were also attacked by the militants at Patsoi Lamkhai, near a brick field only around one km away from the group centre at around 11.45 am. Two personnel were hurt in the attack but the team was able to reach Khonglong thereafter.
Further security reinforcements from the Imphal west led by the SP and DIG CRPF Ops, GS Gill jointly conducted an operation in the entire area of Keithelmanbi and surrounding parts of Khonglong in which the village youths were called out and their identities verified. However, no one was detained in the operation.
An operation was also conducted at the brick field near which the second ambush took place and unconfirmed local reports said that five of the workers at the brick field were beaten up badly by the security forces.
Meanwhile, the outlawed PREPAK has owned up the ambush stating that cadres of its armed wing, Red Army, under the command of CO-2 conducted the ambush successfully, a spokesperson of the PREPAK claimed over telephone.
Among the dead, the driver of the vehicle, havildar Kunjamohan Singh died at the spot while constables Shiva Kumar, AV Reddy and Javed Khan died later on the way to the hospital, police said.
One of the injured CRPF jawans named Rajiban, 30, who sustained severe injuries at the abdomen was struggling for life at the hospital but it could not be confirmed if he was the fifth personnel who succumbed to injuries.
The wounded who were evacuated to RIMS hospital were identified as constables Rajiban, 30, Samarnath Soukat, 27, J Ramesh, 24, Satasi Dharani, 25, Manoj Kumar, 35, Ajay, 24, Omar, 27, Vagavan, 24 and Anthony Jacob, 28.
All of them received injuries at the legs, hands and head but Rajiban who was hit by a bullet at the abdomen was in serious condition, doctors attending the wounded personnel at RIMS emergency ward said.
This is the second ambush by the militant group PREPAK in the last few days after the Kakching Khunou ambush killed one Assam Rifles personnel and inflicted injuries on another.
Police believe the militant group is carrying out deadly attacks in connection with its raising day which falls on October 9
=======================
Vigilance Dept asked to weed out fake appointees
IMPHAL, Oct 3 : The task of detecting genuine employees from the fake ones in the Education Department so as to terminate services of fake appointees and book them under law has been entrusted to the Vigilance Department, informed Education Minister L Jayantakumar to some media persons today.
Asserting that all out efforts are being made by the State Government to cleanse the Department of all ills with special emphasis on detecting fake appointment cases so as to streamline and promote effective education system, the Minister opined that it has become inevitable to curb corrupt practices in the Department whose track record had been on the wane in the past few years due to the chronic problem of employees appointed on the sly.
Iterating that sleuths of Vigilance Department had already begun investigation into fake appointment cases, Jayantakumar asserted that on submission of the probe report relevant and appropriate exercise under the law would be initiated to terminate those employees whose appointment is found to be dubious.
Regarding burning down of some schools in the hill districts in connection with the NBSE affiliation issue, the Minister said taking into account suffering of the affected students the State Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 44 lakhs from the Planning Department’s special development fund to reconstruct five schools on priority basis.
The schools listed for reconstruction include two each in Ukhrul and Chandel districts and one in Senapati. Touching on the affiliation quagmire, he conceded that due to certain lapses in content of the ordinance draft placed before the Governor for consent return of the CM is being awaited to draft a fresh ordinance.
The matter needs to be thoroughly deliberated upon for which the CM’s participation is essential, the Minister expressed while dismissing the DAN Govt’s move as political gimmick intent on galvanising votes. It is unlikely the Na-galand governor would approve the NBSE affiliation legis- lation adopted by the DAN Govt, he contemplated.
=======================
HSA opposes Tipaimukh Project
IMPHAL, Oct 3: Observing that the Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Project is a threat to the Hmar people, the Hmar Students' Association (HSA) has asked for a complete halt to all activities, operations and process pertaining to the Project.
Saying that the Project will continually face popular resistance if the apprehensions of the people are addressed first, the HSA asked the State Government and the NEEPCO to deal with the issues that has been raised before proceeding with the Project.
A statement issued by the HSA noted that tribals and ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately from the impact of dams in India. It said that migrant labours, slum dwellers, bars and brothels cannot be the future of the indigenous people because of the Tipaimukh Project.
The impact of Tipaimukh Project will be disastrous to Hmar people as their natural resources such jhum lands and forests are common property and most often common properties cannot be compensated by cash. Often treating land and forest as commodities leads to annihilation of people and their identity, observed the HSA while taking serious note of the absence of any guarantee of community health and livelihood of the project affected peoples.
Declaring that the HSA will safeguard the rights of the people to their land and natural resources, it reminded that obtaining free, prior and informed consent of the people is obligatory for any project before it is executed.
A memorandum was also submitted to the Chief Minister in this regard.
=============================
KSO hails
IMPHAL, Oct 3: Kuki Students’ Organisation, Tuila- ng Block has conveyed its gratitude to PL Thanga, in particular and MANE-RE-DA in general for facilita- ting the process of renovation work of Gelnal Hydro Electric Station which has been lying defunct and neglected by the State Gover- nment for the last many years.
The student body has also appealed to all secti-ons of the society to sup- port and co-operation with the Department in ensuring smooth conduct of the renovation work and early electrification of the area in the interest of the people of Tuilang area in general and the IT Road in particular.
==============================
A hun beisa van kizuak kaikhawm uh
Zomi Students' Federation (ZSF) pawlin zanin khopi sunga dukan tuamtuam a van kizuakte aman khengval leh ahun beisa kizuak a zonna uah dukan 10 vel akipan in ankam thau (mustard oil) leh masala packet lian loulou ahun beisa kizuak hunkhop mukhia in huaite khonkhawm uh a, huaite zanmah sunnung dak 2 velin Lailam lui tunga lei ah mipi muh in haltum uhi. Hun beisa nektheih leh sathau kizuakte mihing damtheihna adia lauhuai ahihman in van lei ding kuapeuh in akibawlni & kum banah a hunbei ni (expiry date) enchian masa zel dingin ZSF te'n mipi theisak uhi.
Sources: The Imphal Free Press, The Sangai Express, Kangla Online & Zogam.net
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