Imphal, 28 July: Manipur which hosts around three dozen active militant groups and a dozen inactive proscribed armed groups is inching towards peace and
In January this year, 246 insurgents surrendered in Guwahati before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, laying down a large number of weapons, ammunition and explosives. Of them, 77 were from the little-known Tiwa Liberation Army, while the rest were from the United Gorkha People’s Organ
Our Correspondent Imphal, June 1(EMN): Fourteen cadres of a militant outfit operating in Manipur on Wednesday laid down arms before Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in a homecoming ceremony organised at the banquet hall of 1st Manipur Rifles Battalion in Imphal. The cadres belonging to the United Tribal Liberation Army (James) with its chairman Tonthang Singsit handed over two HK-33 rifles, one AK Rifle, one A1 rifle, one A2 rifle, three single barrel rifles and three small arms along with one Chinese hand grenade, 18 gelatin sticks, 18 detonators and assorted ammunition. Welcoming the move of the cadres while speaking at the ceremony, N Biren Singh said that violence couldn’t bring a lasting solution and appealed to all the people who have taken such a path to return to the mainstream and lead a normal life. ‘For those who want homecoming, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had already announced publicly that except those who were involved in heinous crime, everyone should be exemp
India News: IMPHAL: Twenty militants belonging to different banned outfits laid down their weapons before Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday.