Thursday, October 23, 2008

Airline agency eyeing Moreh | KSO released

MOREH, Oct 22: A survey team of a private airliner recently visited the border town looking for a suitable site for setting up an airfield to start a mini flight service between Imphal and Moreh and was expressed desire over taking over the vast area of the Eastern Shine School public ground for the purpose.

This was disclosed by ADC Moreh T Hopeson Chothe while speaking at the inauguration of the public ground gallery of the school yesterday.

The gallery has been constructed by Meitei Education Society, Moreh with funding under the Border Area Development Programme, 2007-08. The total estimated cost of the project was Rs 5 lakhs

The ADC further informed the gathering that proposed mini-flight service having the seat capacity of 10 passengers would not only help the businessmen in their movement but also taking patients with emergency cases for treatment at Imphal or other places where there is proper medical facilities. MCM president L Imobi Singh, who attended the function as guest of honour, assured that Mee-tei Council, Moreh (MCM) would extend every possible assistance in development of the only public ground in Moreh as well as in other developmental activities taken up for the people of Moreh. The function was presided over by chairman of Meetei Education Society N Inaocha.

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Students released

IMPHAL, Oct 22: After one and a half years, the court case involving 152 Kuki students in New Delhi has finally been disposed off on October 22. According to a press release of Kuki Students’ Organisatin (KSO), General headquarters, the students were put behind the bars (but bailed out later) for carrying out a rally and demonstration against the killing of villagers by landmine planted by UGs and subsequent Government’s apathy.

The students’ body appreciated the support rendered by legal expert Sandeep Shrivastava and Benjamin and other senior Kuki students’ leaders and officers. KSO also lauded the timely intervention of CM O Ibobi.

Expressing surprise to the arrest of the four UKLF cadres in connection with the illegal deportation of urea to Myanmar, KSO also urged the security forces and UG groups to observe strict adherence to the terms of the SoO so as to maintain the hard earned peace process. KSO also urged to settle any incident involving breach of ground rules of the SoO at the table of the Joint Monitoring Group.

Source: The Sangai Express

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