DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA

[Proud to be Pakistani]

COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA

Three ULFA rebels killed in Assam
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:49:12

Three rebels from the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) have been killed and another injured in a conflict with the Indian army.

Militants attacked a perimeter set up by the platoon in the north-eastern state of Assam Monday morning which was confronted by the Indian army resulting in the death of nearly three rebels. The rest managed to escape along with the wounded militant, local media reported.

Government army launched a jungle operation of the Tinsukia district, more than 400 kilometers east of state capital Guwahati, the report said.

The outlawed ULFA is a militant group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-East India. It has been fighting for an independent Assam since 1979.

Over 20,000 people have been killed in violent separatist movements in the state over the past three decades.



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[Flintlock]

Domestic violence?

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

India's 'forgotten' war

By Tanya Datta
BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

The UNFL is one of the largest rebel groups in the north-east. More than 15 years ago, Tombi studied advertising in Delhi. These days, he is putting his communication skills to a different use in the remote Indian state of Manipur.

At a hidden destination deep within waterlogged paddy fields and lush palm trees, Tombi (not his real name) meets me as I disembark from a small canoe. He is flanked by around 20 militants in camouflage uniforms bearing AK47s and other heavy arms, including a rocket propelled gun.

Tombi is now the publicity officer for a rebel group called the United National Liberation Front, aka the UNLF.

It's one of more than 20 separatist outfits engaged in bloody conflict with the Indian army.

India's Troubled Northeast

Manipur lies in India's north-east, in an isolated area that borders Burma. The region is connected to mainland India by a narrow 22km (13.6 mile) strip of land known colloquially as the "chicken's neck", which passes along the border with China, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

The entire region is a melting pot of hundreds of tribes and ethnicities.

It is also racked by insurgency.

Within the seven north-east states, Manipur remains one of the most violent. Officials estimate more than 8,000 have died since the conflict fully broke out in the early 1980s. Other experts say that the real figure is far higher.

Rarely reported

Study any newspaper in Manipur, and it makes for grim reading. The are constant stories of brutality, bombings and murder. Yet this long-running conflict is rarely reported in the Western media. That is in part due to restrictions by the Indian Government on visiting the state.

Back at the secret location, Tombi tells me why the UNLF, one of the largest and most powerful rebel organisations, has resorted to violence.

"We are fighting for Manipur," he says. "Sovereign, independent Manipur. You see, Manipur was never part of India."

Link:

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Crossing Continents | India's 'forgotten' war

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

11 killed in rebel violence in Manipur

Imphal, June 10 (IANS) Authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders in a Manipur town after 11 people were killed and half-a-dozen wounded in violent clashes between two separatist groups belonging to different ethnic communities, officials said Sunday.

A police spokesman said an indefinite curfew was imposed in Moreh, a town bordering Myanmar some 110 km from state capital Imphal, after five Kuki tribals were killed Saturday by suspected militants of the outlawed United National Liberation Front (UNLF).

The UNLF is fighting for a separate homeland for the majority Metei community in Manipur.

“Immediately after the incident, suspected Kuki National Army (KNA) rebels attacked and killed six Metei daily wage workers and wounded six more,” an official in the state police control here told IANS on condition of anonymity.

Kuki rebels also set ablaze the house of a prominent Metei leader in Moreh.

Police blamed the recent ethnic violence as a clash between the UNLF and the KNA for territorial supremacy in Moreh, one of the biggest commercial towns in Manipur.

The KNA is fighting for an independent homeland for the minority Kuki tribe in Manipur.

“Army and paramilitary troopers have been deployed in strength with shoot-on-sight orders issued to bring the situation under control,” the official said.

Army soldiers Sunday staged flag marches trying to instil a sense of confidence in the town. Police Saturday burst teargas canisters to disperse thousands of people belonging to the two communities taking to the streets of Moreh to condemn the killings.

“The situation is still very tense, but there were no overnight reports of fresh violence,” the official said.

There are 19 rebel groups active in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, with demands ranging from secession to autonomy and the right to self-determination. More than 10,000 people have lost their lives to insurgency in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, during the past two decades.

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11 killed in rebel violence in Manipur | Latest News

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

7 killed in Assam police firing
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Sushanta Talukdar

Indefinite curfew in Lakhipur; Army called out for flag march

Guwahati: Seven persons were killed and at least 16 injured in police firing in lower Assam’s Goalpara district on Wednesday.

The firing was resorted to thrice in the day as mobs attacked a police station and torched police and public vehicles during a road blockade programme.

They were protesting against deferment of panchayat polls in areas under the Rabha Hasong Autonomus Council (RHAC).

An indefinite curfew was clamped at 5 p.m. in areas under the Lakhipur police station where the police resorted to firing twice to disperse mobs that attacked the station. The Army was called out for staging a flag march to prevent a flare-up.

The violence broke out during a three-day-long road blockade that began on Tuesday. It was called by the non-Rabha Coordination Forum to press for its demand for holding panchayat elections in villages dominated by non-Rabha communities falling under the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC).

The Election Commission deferred elections in the RHAC areas following violent protests by organisations of the Rabha communities led by the All-Rabha Students’ Union (ARSU), which opposed the holding of panchayat polls.

The State government had recommended to the Election Commission to defer panchayat polls.

Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) D. K. Pathak told The Hindu that a large crowd of protesters had attacked the Lakhipur station and injured the officer-in-charge and other police personnel. Police had to open fire and one person was killed.

Two more protesters were killed and several injured when the police opened fire for the second time around 3.10 p.m.

Link:
The Hindu : Front Page News : Thursday, January 03, 2008

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

Domestic violence?

Donot take it as in house violence ... Domestic Violence.

It is domestic violence for India..... Violence within India.

 

[Flintlock]

Jeez...why can't different tribes just get along? This area would have been worse than Balkans without the Indian Army.

 

[Bushroda]

Not for me..

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

1 dead as Maoists hit police posts on Jharkhand-Orissa

RANCHI: Maoists struck simultaneously at two police outposts on either side of the Jharkhand-Orissa border early Wednesday killing a constable and injuring seven more cops, a day when Union home minister Shivraj Patil was visiting Orissa.

Jharkhand police said about 150 Naxalites armed with sophisticated guns attacked the outpost at Bansjora in Giridih district close to the Orissa border.

"The Naxalites lobbed bombs and more than a thousand rounds of fire was exchanged between them and us," said DGP V D Ram. "We think at least five Maoists could have been killed in the encounter."

Constable Sunil Kumar Sahi died in a hospital in Rourkela where the other six injured cops, including the outpost incharge Amar Nath Paswan are being treated. The attack came less than 48 hours after the police destroyed bunkers of the CPI (Maoist) on the Parasnath hills in Giridih district.

As the Union home minister visited Kandhmal district in Orissa, which was hit by communal violence last week, Maoists attacked a police outpost at Baunsajhar in the state near the Jharkhand border. Police foiled an attack by ultras in Sundergarh district's Biramitrapur police station area. One cop was seriously injured. A high alert has been sounded across Orissa, officials said.

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1 dead as Maoists hit police posts on Jharkhand-Orissa border-India-The Times of India

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

These reports show that India is burning, but still it cranks on merrily and as one!

Incredible India!

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

It only shows that riots are not a thing which is restricted to Pakistan!

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

PtbaP,

A profound observation.

Riots are common place in many countries of the world.

 

[Proud to be Pakistani]

This what hurts me Salim, not that i am against other Nations or Religions ...

But the fact that .. It seems the rest of the world has nothing but to media bash Pakistan .... Like its some sort of Hell on earth

 

[Spring Onion]

Maoists torch forest range office in Orissa, beat up guards5 Jan 2008, 1636 hrs IST,PTI



SAMBALPUR (ORISSA): Armed Maoists torched a forest range office and several parked vehicles at Badrama in Orissa, police said on Saturday.

A group of 20 Maoists, including two women, attacked the office late Saturday night, beat up six forest guards and locked them up in a room before ransacking the premises and setting it on fire, the sources said.

Seven jeeps and four motorbikes parked in the premises were set ablaze. Files and documents of the range office were also destroyed in the fire.

The Naxalites also attacked the residence of a forester K C Nath and took away cash, ornaments and mobile handsets, the sources said.

A combing operation has been launched in the area.

 

[Flintlock]

This what hurts me Salim, not that i am against other Nations or Religions ...

But the fact that .. It seems the rest of the world has nothing but to media bash Pakistan .... Like its some sort of Hell on earth

Well, there are reasons for that you know. Rest assured, the world has nothing personal against Pakistan or Pakistanis.

Maybe you could spend some time understanding why the situation in Pakistan is given so much more importance than the Naxal activities in NE India.