Three persons injured in bomb blast in Manipur:
Sangai Express reports that three persons were injured when a bomb exploded on the first floor of Hotel Royal Lodge located to the west of Raj Poly Clinic at North AOC in Imphal West District on September 14. The three injured in the blast are identified as KD Paolei, Thingsheipou Raising, and Lalsei Chingloi.
Meanwhile, demanding withdrawal of monetary demand by Progressive faction of Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Progressive), students, guardians and teachers of International Public School staged a protest at Wakat Meepham at Brahmapur Mange Makhong, reports Sangai Express. The outfit has reportedly served a demand note of INR 100,000 to the school.
Separately, the meeting of the Committee on Reorganisation of Administrative and Police Boundaries constituted by Manipur Government held under the chairmanship of the State Chief Secretary has decided to conduct a public hearing starting from September 15 (today) at the office chamber of Chief Secretary at Old Secretariat Complex, Imphal, reports Sentinel. It is also mentioned that, the committee has recognized the urgency, importance and sensitivity of the issue of reorganisation of the Districts in the State.
Meanwhile, the United Naga Council (UNC) has taken its opposition to the Committee on Reorganisation of Administrative and Police Boundaries (CRA & PB) to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on September 14. The UNC said, Every Naga village and tribe have their own distinct territorial boundary and jurisdiction. There has never been any confusion on the ancestral land of the Nagas be it among the Nagas, the neighbouring communities or the State Government.
Also, The Times of India reports that the State cabinet during a meeting held at Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh''s office chamber on September 13 decided to confiscate all licensed guns issued to people of the area (Sadar Hills) against the intensified stir for creation of Sadar Hills District. The decision came a few days after the Sadar Hills District hood Demand Committee (SHDDC) urged its supporters to arm themselves in pursuit of its demand to upgrade the Kuki dominated Sadar Hills in Senapati into a full-fledged District. The SHDDC has been imposing economic blockades on National Highways 39 and 53 that connect the State capital with Silchar in Assam.
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Militants attack CRPF personnel in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir:
Militants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sopore town of Baramulla District on September 14, according to Daily Excelsior. Police said that two militants fired many rounds at the CRPF personnel at Main Chowk. However, there were no reports of any injury.
Also, militants fired gun shots in the air at the Main Chowk. "Militants fired in the air at Sopore bus stand," Superintendent of Police (Sopore) Imtiyaz Hussain said. Hussain identified one of the militants who fired aerial shots as Muzafar Naikoo, who was a close associate of Uni. Meanwhile, the town and its adjoining localities remained shut in protest against the September 13 killing of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Abdullah Uni. The protesters pelted stones on Police and paramilitary deployments at Main Chowk, Arampora, Chinkipora and other places.
Separately, unidentified militants lobbed a grenade on a bunker of CRPF personnel near Gole Masjid-Tral area in Pulwama District on September 13. The grenade, however, failed to explode.
Also, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 2.5 kilograms fitted in a pressure cooker was recovered and defused at Arampora on the general road in Kupwara District.
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IED explodes near ADC office in Manipur:
Kanglaonline reports that a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Autonomous District Council (ADC) office located at Sangakpham Bazar in Imphal East on September 13. However, there was no human casualty or extensive damage during the blast.
This is the third time the office has been attacked. The second blast took place on August 1 killing five persons including two schools girls and the bomber himself while injuring several others. The first attempt in July was however failed.
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) militant, identified as Ninghtoujam Udoy Singh (32), from Bamon Leikai area Imphal East District on September 13. He joined the outfit in the month of December 2010 through one Banty alias Hera of Yaiskul and he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials and businessmen.
In another incident, SFs arrested a cadre National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant, identified as Chawang Tingdeimai Ashikha (21), from Kanglatombi bazaar in Senapati District on September 12. He disclosed that, he is working under the command of finance secretary Owe Salune of the outfit. One Nokia mobile handset, one cash receipt book of Government of the Peoples Republic of Nagalim, shepourmaram Region having 19 leaves and five numbers of letter heads marked as Government of the Peoples Republic of Nagalim office of the administrative officer Shepoumaram region were seized from him.
SFs arrested a Myanmar national Lunminthang (24) from Chandel District area along with a fake indian driving licence and Indian currency worth INR 2420, reports Sangai Express.