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Imphal TimesRegd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 7, Issue 12, Sunday, August 4, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3417 Rs. 2/-

IT NewsImphal, Aug 4,

State police recue two personswho were kidnapped by agang and also recovered thevehicle (Maruti Van) hijackedby a gang on Saturday. Fourof the gang members whokidnapped the two personsand the vehicle were alsoarrested by the police team.Talk ing to media personstoday morning at KakchingPolice Station , VictoriaYengkhom, SP Kakching saidthat after getting specificinformation about thekidnapping and hijacking, ateam of Kakching districtpolice led by DSP H.Rameshwar Sharma under thesupervision of Additional SP,N. Netrajit, Kakching Policeconducted massive hunt forthe kidnappers. The twopersons were rescued whilethey were being brought in agold co loured numberlessMaruti car from Sekmaijin areaby a team of Kakching police.Three persons who kidnappedthe two were arrested whilethe Maruti Van they hijackedwas recovered from NewLambulane area in Imphalalong with the person whohad hijacked it.

State police rescues kidnapped persons,recovers hijacked van, arrest kidnappers

Interestingly, one among thekidnapper is presentlyworking as Village DefenceForce (VDF) in Kakchingdistr ict identif ied asMoiranthem Tomba of KeirakTomal Makhong Pareng andanother is a surrendered KCPcadre identified as MutumNaobi Meitei of HeingangMakha Leikai. The two otherarrested kidnappers are –Huidrom Sunder of SektaAwang Leikai andYumlembam Chitaranjan ofKakwa Nameirakpam Leikai.The two persons rescued areDilip Limbu of KanglatombiColony and Bhim Tamang ofMedziphema Dimapur.

Kakching distr ict SPYengkhom Victorial said thatfurther investigation is beingcarried out in connection withthe case.The rescued driver of themaruti van Dilip Limbu whiletalking to media persons saidthat he was coming fromMoreh along with somepassengers of Kanglatombiyesterday at his van. Whenthey reached kakchingLamkhai, a golden colouredMaruti car over took andhalted them. Those peoplefrom the Maruti car identifiedthemselves as policepersonnel and ordered themto get down of the vehicle.

They were reportedly askedto take out their belongings.He said as they got down fromthe van a person who camein the Maruti car drive his vantowards Imphal. Later, thoseremaining three persons whocame in the maruti car tookthe driver Dilip along with apassenger to another route.Dilip further said that theywere threatened by theKidnapers inside the carwhile travelling but soon theywere stopped by a police teamwho were conductingfrisking. They were rescuedby the police team after theytold the police team abouthow they were inside the car.

IT NewsImphal Aug 4,

Any solutions to settle theissue of any groups - whetherit may be for the Meetei, Naga,Kuki should not affect theintegrity of Manipur.This was stated by Presidentof All Manipur United ClubOrganisation (AMUCO) Ph.Deban today on the occasionof the 22nd Manipur IntegrityDay which was organised byAMUCO at KwakeithelAkham Leikai, Communityhall.Deban further stressed thatthe government should settleall the issues with an amicablesolution and added that thedivide and rule policy of theIndian government should bestopped. He said that suchpolicy has divided the hill andvalley drastically.Highlighting the Integr itypillar which is situated atMapal Kangjeibung, he urgedthe government to clearencroachers and fur therappealed to make an Integritypark. He appealed the people tostand firm in protecting theintegrity of the land.The solution of every issuesshould be found for aprogressive, develop and

22nd Integrity Day observedEvery solution should not affect the

integrity of Manipur- Ph Deban

egalitarian society, he added. Addressing the key noteaddress General Secretary ofAMUCO S.Sanjoy remindedthe history of the observingIntegr ity day. A historicmarched was initiated byAMUCO where thousandsmarched and held a meetingthat resolved to stand firm forprotection of the integrity ofManipur, he added.Sanjoy stressed that theIndian government with itsdivide and rule policy in 1992had implanted conflictbetween the Kuki- Naga,Meetei- Meetei Pangal, Kuki-Paite, Hmar-Dimasha andbetween the hill and valley.In such critical juncture therich and powerful people hasnever respected themovements of the peoplethereby thinking solely informing government andmisusing it and thus becomesa hurdle in the society, Sanjoyadded.He further said that severalunwanted instances occurredwhen 18 people were martyredin the movement protestingagainst the BangkokDeclaration signed betweenIndian government andNSCN- IM in 2001 because ofthe three dangerous words‘without territorial limit’.

He questioned the agendabehind the signing of theFramework Agreementbetween the GOI and NSCN-IM as the details of theagreement were never madepublic. Decrying the negligence ofthe Manipur government hesaid that they never focus onresolv ing such issues butwere interested in their gameof political leadership. He fur ther said that thegovernment also d idn’tconsidered to make a law forthe influx of illegal immigrantsand migrants. He stressed that adding moreproblems multinationalcorporations has targeted totake out the natural resourcesfrom the North East includingManipur and appealed the peopleto stand firmed against it.The observance was attendedby President of Poirei LeimarolMeira Paibi Apunba ManipurL. Memchoubi, President ofKuki Inn Manipur PuKhaimang Chonglo i, VicePresident of ZeliangrongUnion Chandra Haomee andPresident of AMMDO Y. ZakirHussain. Earlier, in the morning richfloral tributes was paid to theIntegrity Pillars located atMapal Kangjeibung.

Photo Courtesy : Gunachandra Kakching Tabam

DIPRImphal, Aug 4,

MAHUD, Town Planning,Forest & Environ ment,Horticu lture and SoilConser vation Min ister,Thounaojam Shyamkumarplanted saplings today inand around the 26 BattalionAR Thoubal.The progr amme wasparticipated and attended byCO 26 Bn AR, Co l. C.Vidyadharan, officers, DFOThoubal, forest officials,troops, families, children andlocals.It is said that in order to

Shyamkumar planted saplings in and aroundAR campus in Thoubal

continue commitmenttowards conservation ofear th and enviro nment,under the aegis of 9 Sector

Assam Rifles, HQ IGAR (S)pledged to plant more than10000 trees in this year. Tostr ide closer in achieving

their goal, Thoubal Bn hasorganized today’s plantationdrive of planting around 1000saplings.

Paintingcompetition

held inmemory of

PebamChitaranjan

IT NewsImphal, Aug 4,Manipur Students’Federation (MSF) inassociaition with ArtSociety Manipurorganised a pain tingcompetition in memory ofPebam Chitaranjan atKeishampat Keishamleikai Community halltoday under the Theme‘Nationalism andPatoritism’.Pebam Chitaranjan was astudent leader, who hadself immolated andsacr ifice his life whiledemanding for repealed ofdraconian act AFSPA onAugust 15m 2016.

IT NewsImphal, Aug 4,

Playwright Guru AribamGhanapriya’s “NungshiKhongul Leeba” was releasedtoday at Manipur DramaticUnion (MDU).The book releasing functionorganised by Leimarol

Khorjeikol (LEIKOL) wasattended by NongmaithemKirankumar, Convenor ,Manipuri Langauge AdvisoryBoard , Sahitya Akademi, KshSubadin i Devi, PresidentLEIKOL, Prof. NahakpamAruna and KonjengbamSonitkumar (I IS) asdignitaries.

GA Ghanapriya’s“Nungshi Khongul

Leeba” released DIPRImphal, Aug 4,

Art & Culture Minister L.Jayantakumar Singh has saidthat four (4) museums in thestate will be soon upgradedto the international standard.The four museums includeINA museum at Moirang,Manipu r State Mu seum,Imphal and two museumsinside Kangla.Minister Jayantakumarannounced it while speakingas the Chief Guest at thelaunching of tw o dayNational Seminar on INA andNorth East India held at INAMartyrs’ Complex, Moirangyester day in conn ectionwith the commemoration of75th Anniversary of Indiannational Army andProvisional Government ofFree United India which is

being organised by MaulanaAbul Kalam Institu te ofAsian Studies, MAKAIAS,Kolkata. The Miniser saidthat d espite being anintrinsic part of the IndianFreedo m Struggle , thehistor ical signif icance ofMoirang is unfor tunatelyunknown to many people inour country. There is a needto pro pagate and createawar eness on thesignificance of Moirang tothe people of mainland Indiaand beyond, he added.Minister said that the twodays National Seminarrelating to INA and NorthEast India will be a greathistorical moment which aimsto cover the initial days of

the INA, Japanese militaryin telligence operation andarr iva l of SubhachandraBose and the enlarged INAand Un ited Free IndiaProvis ional Governmentunder his leadership.Minister also maintained thatthe seminar will discover theimportant role played by theheroic forces of INA from theNorth east region of India.The people of North EastIndia p layed a significantpart and with their sustainedefforts raised and maintainedthe structure of INA. TheBattle of Imphal and theBattle of Kohima which isrecognised as one of thegreatest battle fought duringthe f r eedom struggle of

India. The contribution ofpeople of North East regionin this battle made them thegreatest freedom fighters ofthe country, he added. The inaugural function wasalso graced by P. SharatSingh, MLA, Moirang, A/C,Dr. Mundayat Sasikumar,Director, MAKAIASKolkata, Prof. T.V. Kattimani,Vice Chancellor, IndiraGandhi National Tr ibalUniver sity, Amark antak ,Madhya Pradesh as Guestsof honour. Researchscholars, teachers, studentsfrom different colleges of thestate, officials from Art andCulture Dept. senior citizenswere a lso present at theopening function

Four museums will be soonupgraded to international standard

-Minister Jayantakumar