KSO strike ends

Imphal, September 09, 2009: The 12-hour general strike called by Kuki Students'organisation (KSO) against the killing of five KLA cadres in an alleged encounter by troops of 12 MLI in Ukhrul district on Monday ended at 6pm today without any report of violent incident.

Normal life in some parts of the hill areas of the state was affected due to the 12-hour general strike called by KSO against the killing of five KLA cadres in an alleged encounter by troops of 12 MLI in Ukhrul district on Monday.

However, the bandh failed to make an impact in Imphal area.

Normal life come to a grinding halt in Churachandpur due to the 12-hour bandh called by the Kuki Students'Organisation (KSO) against the killing of KLA cadres in an alleged fake encounter on Monday in Ukhrul district, our correspondent reports.

Passenger vehicles stayed off the road and business establishments downed their shutters.

Educational institutions and most of the government offices in Churachandpur remained close for the day.

The streets wore a deserted look.

The bandh ended peacefully without any report of bandh related violence.

Transportations in the Imphal-Moreh stretch of the NH-39 were reported to be affected today due to the indefinite bandh called by various organisations to register protest over the killing of KLA cadres at Mongkot-Chepu in Ukhrul district by troops of 12MLI.Meanwhile, all the dead bodies of the KLA cadres are said to be entombed in a common grave at the KNO headquarters in Churachandpur.

Sources also said that a joint emergency meeting of the KNO and UPF is being convened on the matter.

The matter is also said to be tabled in the Ground Monitoring Group meeting.

Kuki bodies decry

Imphal, March 4 : Decrying the killing of Kasom Khullen SDO Dr Thingnam Kishan and this two subordinate staff by armed cadres of the NSCN (IM) and disposing their bodies at Taphou Kuki village area in Senapati district as an act of instigating misunderstanding among the people, Kuki Inpi, Sadar Hills; Kuki Women's Union, Sadar Hills and Kuki Students Organisation (KSO), Sadar Hills have demanded the killers to perform the Kuki customary ritual of Toltheh (cleaning the village).

In a joint statement, information and publicity secretary of KSO Sadar Hills Thangboi Hmar stated that Kukis would not remain quiet if the said customary ritual is not duly performed by the killers.

Thangboi also appealed to all concerned not to carry out any anti-social activi-ties or crimes in Kuki areas as the Kukis stand and live for communal harmony and peaceful co-existence.