Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Hundreds of children and their parents at a small village in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur consigned to flames scores of toy guns
World Prout Assembly (Free subscription) | yesterday
Civil society groups in Manipur apprehend that this new move will further devastate this bordering state ravaged by insurgency, where at least 17 rebel groups are operating — demanding sovereignty, indulging in extortion and killing civilians seen as loyal to...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
IMPHAL: Tribals in Ukhrul district of Manipur have been demanding that the government abandon construction of the multi-crore Mapithel dam. On Monday, they staged a protest which was organised by the Naga People’s Movement for Human ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
New Delhi - Children and their parents in a village in India's militancy-ridden north-eastern Manipur state burned hundreds of toy guns on Thursday in a symbolic show of saying no to violence, news reports said. Residents of Keinou village in Manip...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Suspected militants attempted to attack the private house of Manipur Agriculture Minister N. Loken at Leimapokpam village by exploding gas cylinders, official sources said.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Agartala, May 20 (IANS) Three north-eastern states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur, and parts of Assam have remained cut off from the rest of the country after the Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway nine days ago suspended all trains that pass through southern Assam and Tripura, officials said Tuesday. The NF Railway suspended all night trains [...]
Timpu (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Agartala, May 19: Tripura police arrested four insurgents of Manipur-based outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in separate places of Dharmanagar sub-division under North Tripura district last night. Click Here To Read the Full Post
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Imphal, May 18: A stray comment by the Manipur director-general of police about plans to use special police officers recruited from Heirok a fortnight ago for counter-insurgency operations has put the arms-seeking villagers on the back foot.
http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Economic Times - 1 hour ago17 May, 2008, 1541 hrs IST, PTI IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh would hold talks with Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on suspension of operation by state forces against Kuki militants, official sources said on Saturday. NDTV.com Calcutta Telegraph
nandigramunited (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Illegal Arrest of Student for Organising Meeting against Recruitment of Special Police Officers in Manipur, India Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) has received information from local reliable sources including Human Rights Alert (HRA), a human rights organisation working in Imphal, Manipur regarding the illegal arrest and detention of Mr. Sapam Cha Kangleipal, a student...
Citizen News Service (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Will Manipur government arrest those who discuss govt decisions? [To read a related posting in Hindi language , click here ] A human rights activist was arrested in Manipur for discussing a state government's decision in a public forum. Sapam Kangleipal Meitei, 27 years, was discussing the impact of arming the civilians with weapons on the conditions prevalent in Manipur state....
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
IMPHAL: Manipur Assembly Deputy Speaker Thounaojam Shyamkumar has told reporters that the Mapithel earthen dam, under construction in Thoubal district, is posing a threat to the people, what with a 30-metre crack showing up. The ...
Citizen News Service (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
IN-FOCUS: Human rights defender arrested in Manipur ( India ) Amnesty International Imphal Group [To read this posting in Hindi language , click here ] "IF WE COULD NOT DISCUSS AND EXPRESS REGARDING A DECISION OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY?" - Sapan Kangleipal Meitei Name: Sapam Kangleipal Meitei (27 years) (Also known as Sapamcha Kangleipal) Father's Name: Sapam...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
How many mothers in India had reasons for cheer on Mother's Day? Overworked, afraid to produce daughters, neglectful of their own health, insecure about their futures, the Indian mother is no one's envy. So it is all the more laudable that Kerala, Manipur and Goa have achieved conditions that make motherhood a good experience. A study by a group of organizations shows that these three states...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Have gun, will shoot. But who will the target be? That is the dilemma confronting 500 young recruits in Manipur being trained in the use of arms to help defend their villages against militants. Should they listen to the government, or abide by the diktat of insurgent outfits to use these weapons to kill the security forces? Or should they lend a ear to human rights activists who want these "special...
