Gaikhangam's house burned down

By Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, June 06: An out residence of the state Congress chief, Gaikhangam at Tamenglong district headquarters along with a car was set on fire by miscreants suspected to be ADC protestors in the wee hour of today, police as well as local sources said.
Around 10 to 15 miscreants,  with their  faces masked, set on fire the multi-storeyed out-building of the president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), located at Tamenglong district headquarter at about 12.30 last midnight. However, the building was saved from total destruction by the locals of the surrounding areas.

The MPCC chief hails originally from Khoupum village which is bordering with Churachandpur and far away from Tamenglong district headquarter.

Furniture and other items in the building where only a house keeper resided were reduced to ashes. Properties worth several lakhs have been damaged, police, who could not immediately ascertained the value of properties lost, said.

The miscreants also set on fire a car (MN04-1150) parked at the garage of the house, the source said.
Locals sources said that they could see 10 to 15 persons, with their faces masked, running no sooner had the fire broke out. Police and fire fighters who swung into action could put the fire under control before escalating to the neighbouring residences.
Police suspected the arson act to be related with the boycott to the ADC elections which coincided with the MLA's refusal to tender resignation as an MLA of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, as a representative of the Naga people.

Mention may be made that residence of the Manipur Tribal Development minister, DD Thaisii at TNK village in Senapati district had also been set on fire by miscreants on June 2 last, reducing properties worth several lakhs of rupees to ashes.
Besides, houses of over 20 ADC candidates had so far been ransacked by suspected boycott supporters across the four Naga dominated hill districts in the recent time for defying their diktat to retire from candidatures.

ADC poll counting deferred

By Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, June 06: The counting of votes for the District Council election which was earlier fixed on June 7 (Monday) for the District Council Election, 2010 has been postponed by an order of the State Election Commission issued on Saturday.
The counting has been postponed in view of incomplete conduct of the polls in respect of some polling stations of Churachandpur, Tamenglong and Ukhrul District Councils, the order issued by the secretary, Th Chitra Devi of State Election Commission stated.

With the announcement of re-poll on June 11 and 16, district election offices have also started preparation for the same in their respective districts. District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Tamenglong district has asked polling personnel who have been given assignments to report immediately to the DEO.

Re-poll will be held in 155 polling stations in Tamenglong district where polling could not be completed on June 2 owing to various disturbances like unable to reach the poll personnel to their respective stations and booth capturing at some other polling stations.

In Ukhrul district, re-poll will be held in one polling station, 23/8- K Leihaoram Primary school under Kasom Khullen District Council Constituency of Ukhrul Autonomous District of Ukhrul tomorrow (June 7). The re-poll in the said station necessitated as ballot papers being burnt by miscreants on June 2 last.

36 hrs counter-blockade

Dimapur, June 6 (MExN): A Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed by 12 (twelve) organizations under the aegis of the All Assam Manipuri Students organization at Manja Town, Karbi-Anglong District today issued a statement informing that a road blockade has been called for 36 (thirty six) hours on NH 39 (Numaligarh to Dimapur) and NH 36 (Nagaon to Dimapur) with effect from 05:00 Hrs of 08th June, 2010. This was informed through a press note issued by Mr. Thingnam Chandrakumar, Convener of JAC. It has been informed that the blockade is only for those trucks carrying essential goods and petroleum products into Nagaland.
Owner of the trucks carrying essential materials for Nagaland have been requested not ply their truck on these two National High-ways and warned that if any untoward incident took place during this duration, it will be their responsibility.  According to the press note, the blockade on the these two National Highways will be extended, if the All Naga Student's Association of Manipur (ANSAM), United Naga Council (UNC) in Manipur and Naga Students' Federation ( NSF) extend and intensify their blockade further in Nagaland and Manipur. "The JAC had started sending its volunteers in all strategic locations to launch the blockade", informed the press note.
It was further informed that the purpose of the JAC was to launch and carry out various democratic process to remove hardship faced by the tribal and non tribal people of Manipur due to prolong economic blockade on NH 39 and 53 by the ANSAM, UNC in Manipur and which was supported and intensified by the NSF in Nagaland along NH 39.  According, it was stated that the formation of the JAC was a follow up action of the two peaceful rallies  and meeting held in Assam at  Hojai (on 17th May, 2010) and at Amarjan Village (on  26th May, 2010 respectively). At the meeting held today at Manja, the JAC had decided to call road blockade, it informed.



Liyai Khunou condemn atrocities meted out by Manipur security forces
DIMAPUR(NP):
Liyai Khunou village authority has condemned the barbaric activities and behavior of the security forces who were deputed at Liyai Khunou village.
The village authorities alleged that Manipur IRBs and commandos misbehaved and mishandled local people and properties during their on-going deputation in the village in their bid to bar the entry of Th. Muivah, General Secretary, NSCN (IM) to Somdal, Manipur.
A press statement issued by Secretary, Liyai Khunou village L. Daniel stated that peaceful environment and local harmony of the village were disturbed by their presence since their arrival on June 4.
According to the statement, nearly hundred of IRBs and Commandos entered the village early in the morning of June 4 and began to misbehave with the villagers by forcefully taking away domestic fire-woods which were brought home from the forest without taking permission from the owners or village authority.
The Liyai Khunou village authority further went on to add that undesirable offence committed by security forces has violated the customary law.
The statement further stated that security forces broke open the door lock of a house to take shelter in the absence of one Th. Thaimaso's family members and allegedly took away paddy barns out of the house.
The Liyai Khunou village authority termed this act as "nothing but an act of robbery" as per the customary law.
It further condemned the act of security forces and also appealed to the authority to take immediate necessary measures to curb such attitude toward the Liyai Khunou villagers in near future.