Evening daily Imphal Times Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 6, Issue 496, Sunday, July 14, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3416 Rs. 2/- DPC faced Meira Paibis demands CBI enquiry Four State police combs lecturer to the stealing of NFSA rice members of various areas of greater candidates a family died after Imphal warns IT News Chuthek, Keishampat, Imphal, July 14, Moirangkhom, Singjamei and eating Waheng Leikai in Imphal intense Security meaures had been West. Similar search operation Mushroom beef up in the state following was also conducted at Palace agitation IT News reports of unwanted element Compound, JNIMS crossing, Imphal, July 14, trying the sabotage the law Lamlong and Kongba Bazar of demanding and order condiction of the Imphal West. Four member of a family died state. State police today At least 43 persons were declaration after eating mushroom in conducted combing operation picked up for verification Tangkhul Sihai Khullen at various area of greater during the combing operation Village of Ukhrul district, a Imphal area. conducted at various part of of result report said. The state police conducted Imphal West while 153 people IT News The family members the combing operation at were verified. In the combing Imphal July 14, reportedly consumed the Paona Bazar, Thangal Bazar, operation conducted at mushroom on July 12 later Khuyathong crossing various places of Imphal East, All Manipur Government they were rushed to hospital Lillasing Khong, North AOC, at least 26 persons were picked Higher Secondary IT News Women volunteers of representative of the meira where they succumbed. ISBT Chingmeirong, Nityapat up for further verification. Contract Lecturer DPC Imphal, July 14, Wabagai Tera Pishak Meira Paibi said that even though the faced candidates Paibi Association today government had allotted 5 Kg Association 2018, warned After MLA of Khurai staged sit-in-protest of NFSA rice to each card Indigenous trees planted at Langol the government with Assembly Constituency demanding CBI enquiry to the holder for one month they intense agitation if the along with the people of the stealing of NFSA rice at never get the 5 KG of rice. She government fail to declare area spark protest over non- Wabagai Tera Pishak Laksmi said that some people are Punshi Lok their result. distribution of NFSA rice to Bazar. The protest hijacking their share and Speaking to media persons the people various people and demonstration was organised government needs to IT News Bonish said that the main the Meetei have preserved today at Manipur Press social bodies started by Socialist Women investigate over matter so that Imphal July 14, objective of the plantation forest, he highlighted that the Club, General Secretary of protesting against the Association (SWA). people get their share. She was to obtain a greener Umang Ali were made all All Manipur Government irregularities committed in the Speaking to reporters, demanded CBI enquiry to the Around 100 indigenous trees Manipur. covered with trees and plants Higher Secondary distribution of NFSA rice. Wahengbam Lili Leima, a stealing of NFSA rice. were planted today at Langol Highlighting the need to save and also a pond is a must near Contract Lecturer DPC Punhilok for a greener place. indigenous plants and trees he the area. faced candidates The plantation program was stressed that they have all He la uded the steps many have Association 2018, AK organised jointly by Kangla planted the indigenous trees taken up to plant trees for a Romeo said that the results CAF & PD clarification is self enat yokhat Lup (Kangla in the event. greener place. We need to take of the DPC they faced for Facebook Group), There is a crucial juncture with care of the plants and trees that 688 post of contract International Sanamahism urbanisation and nature we have planted and leaving it lecturer where the contradictory - Maoist Students’ Association, Salai where nature an its resources abandoned will be of no use notification issue on June taret punshi Luptil, were all depleted in the name for planting, he added. 21 and July 6, 2018 was still IT News without submitting any of NFSA rice amidst the Kangleipak Chaokhatna Lup. of urbanisation and He concluded that many such left undeclared. Imphal, July 14, utilization certificate. And why investigation by the so Called Speaking to media person development, he added. activities will be taken up in the He further said that the the Minister appreciated the High Power Committee formed President of ISSA Khaidem Highlighting the ways how near future. Education Minister Armed rebel group Maoist Contractor for lifting the five to investigate over the matter previously assured to Communist Party Manipur month rice quota when he had is nothing but a violation to declare the result at the today slammed the CAF and stated that rice cannot be the guideline which the earliest but the PD Minister Karam Shyam issued without submitting the Minister had stated. The UKLF condemn killing of its cadres, government still fails till over his clarification regarding utilization certificate, the Maoist also question about now. ruckus over non-distribution Maoist asked. the whereabouts of the SK oil points figure at KNO He appealed the of NFSA rice to people of Stealing of NFSA rice is which are to be distributed government to declare the Khurai Assembly equivalent to lifting of rice under the PDS by the CAF IT News at Ngamkhai Veng, Moreh in Political Solution with the result within 20 July. Constituency terming it as self without submitting utilization and PD. Imphal, July 14, a broad daylight on the 13th Central and State Romeo concluded all the contradictory. certificate, the Maoist said and This SK oil has been sold in July, 2019 without any government. And it is not the responsibility should be A statement of the outfit said demanded action against the back door to petrol pump A day after unknown gunmen provocation” , The first time that KNO held by the government if that the Minister has stated contractor and those staffs of depot so that the owner of shot dead a top cadre of the statement signed by T. unleashed reign of terror and untoward incident took that NFSA rice cannot be the CAF and PD who are the petrol pump adulterate it UKLF at Moreh, the outfit James , Joint Secy. UKLF creating panic amongst the place. issued untilled utilization involved in the stealing of rice with the petrol, the Maosit expressed strong said. denizens of Moreh Hill certificate for one month is meant for the poor people. said. condemnation. The statement further said, Town”. 13 Festival of submitted and the Minister On the other hand the Maoist It further warned the A statement relased by t he “It is very unfortunate that, It said in the past KNO also stated that the NFSA rice said that the controversial government of general strike rebel group, The United the KNO still continued Cadres inhumanly murdered Thang ta held for five months has been NFSA rice has never been seen if the authority fails to award Kuki Liberation Front killing our own brethren in a Late Capt. George of UKLF issued to contractor. The by the people of 20 Assembly appropriate punishment to (UKLF) term the incident as cold blood while most of the and continued random firing IT News Maoist question on the Constituencies. It also ridicule those staffs of the CAF and Imphal July 14, brutal murder. leaders of Kuki and bombing of civilian modus operandi of how a the Minister for threatening PD who had allowed to lift “ UKLF strongly condemn Revolutionary groups under resident of the town. It is contactor could lift the NFSA defamation case against those the 5 months quotas of the The 13th Festival of the brutal nurder of 2nd Suspension of Operation high time to question the rice quota for Khurai agitators demanding their NFSA rice to the Transport Liuetanant John Gangte, (SoO) were sitting together leadership of KNO on what Thang-ta organised by Assembly constituency rights. It added that the lifting Contractor within five day. Kangleipak Thang-ta Town Commander of Moreh for bringing our national intention do they come down Cultural Association under in the mainstream in signing the aegis of Sangeet Natak Suspension of Operation Akademi, New Delhi was with the State and Central held yesterday at the Thangal Union clarifies “Koirao tribe” as a Naga tribe government. As per the Investigation auditorium of the IT News connection, the Thangal listed in the Scheduled Caste any group of people except depicts the history and origin Association, Lairenpat, Team of the front it is reveals Senapati, July 14, Union (TU) made this and Scheduled Tribe Orders the people of Thangal living of its people and also reflects that, 2nd Lieutenant John Imphal East. clarification very clear once (Amendment) Act, 1956 as in Manipur”, the statement the socio-cultural ethos of the A presentation of cultural Gangte was ambushed and Thangal Union (TU) had and for all that the link-up “Koirao.” The term “Thangal” said. Thangal Nagas. The Thangals mercilessly murdered by show under the aegis of clarified that they have no link theory, emanating from certain was added as a synonym in It further said that the Thangal speak a language which is Department of Art and Cadres of KNO under the with the Kuki tribe as stated quarters is totally unfounded, the year, 2012 with the tribe is one of the Naga groups entirely distinct and different Command of Mr. culture was also done as a by some scholars. mischievous and untrue constitution (Scheduled of Manipur who migrated from from Kuki languages. Dr. part of the festival. Thahpi@Thangboi Haokip, In a press statement issued further warning any attempt to Tribes) Order (Amendment) Makhel (Ancestral home of Grierson (1993) and TC OC of KNA Moreh. And the Speaking on the occasion by Dikapa K., General do so would be totally Act, 2011 (SL. No. 2 of 2012 the Nagas) and moved further Hodson (1911) recorded the Director of JN Manipur assassination was carried Secretary, Thangal Union unacceptable to the people of Order), issued by the Gazette south, settling in the present language and called it out by Mr. Thangmang Dance Academy, Imphal L. (TUit is stated that they have the Thangal Tribe living in of India under Ministry of law hill territories of Manipur, the “Khoirao Naga” language. Upendra Sharma Haokip, Moreh Town been made aware of several Manipur. and Justice (Legislative statement added. Makhel, a The Thangal Union strongly Commander KNA, Mr. highlighted the fabricated stories and false “History has established that Deptt.) (An Act further to village located near Tadubi condemns the fabricated uniqueness of the thang ta. Hemlen Khongsai Second- claims doing the round in the Thangal Tribe is one of the amend the constitution under Senapati district is story of the Koirao tribe to be in-command of Hermon Camp He also said that there is a some self-titled scholarly original indigenous Naga (Scheduled Tribe) order, 1950 considered as the ancestral one of the Kuki sub-tribe, philosophy behind it which and Seingam Haokip, a Cadre publications and articles group living from time to modify the list of Scheduled home of the Koirao tribe which is being circulated and a resident of needs to aware to the linking the “Koirao Tribe,” immemorial in the northern part Tribe in the states of Manipur (Erstwhile name of the Thangal around to mislead the ignorant young generation to Chavangphai, Moreh, the also known as the Thangal of Manipur. The tribe was and Arunachal Pradesh) even tribe). The Thangals have their people. The body therefore statement said. sustain it. Tribe with the Kuki Tribe of recorded by the Britishers though the term “Koirao own traditions, cultures, appeals those individuals and The government as well as The UKLF appealed the Manipur. There were also through various names such Tribe” still retained. The term customs and costumes which vested groups concerned to Competent Authority to take the people should protect reports of a memorial stone Thangal, Meeyangkhang (W. “Koirao Tribe” is never in no way is akin to any of the come to reality and not it, he added. stern action against all the being erected somewhere by MC. Culloch, 1859), Kolya (Dr. applied to any other tribe or Kuki sub-tribal groups. It has infringe upon others’ identity perpetrators and the leaders The function was attended certain group with “Koirao” Brown, 1873) and Khoirao group except to the people of a wide variety of folk and culture while building by Sangeet Nanak Awardee of the responsible group in name inscribed on it, listing it (Grierson, 1903), it stated. After the Thangal Naga tribe, it traditions, folk tales and folk their own cause and at the order to avoid recurrence of K. Sanathoiba Sharma as one of the Kuki sub-tribe India got its independence, the mentioned. It is neither used songs transmitted from same time not try to distort the among others. such unwanted incidents in of Manipur. In this tribe was again recognised and by any people nor known to generation to generation that historical facts. the future.