Hundreds of child soldiers recruited by the Maoists in the course of their decade-old ‘People’s War’ Thursday finally bid adieu to combatant life to begin afresh as civilians in what the UN hailed as a historic step in Nepal’s peace process.
Shedding green camouflage battle clothing for civilian clothes, 371 honourably discharged child soldiers – some [...]
Ahead of Indian Army chief Deepak Kapoor’s first official visit to Nepal, the Manmohan Singh government distanced itself from the controversy raked up by the general with a reported statement about the Maoist army in Nepal, saying it did not reflect the government’s position.
‘We have seen media reports attributing certain remarks to the Indian Chief [...]
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) A gas explosion Tuesday left at least four people injured and 1,000 homeless in Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, an official said.
Xinhua news agency reported that the injured included two children. A 47-year-old man was seriously injured and still in danger, said doctors of the 253 Hospital [...]
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) Witnessed by top UN officials and envoys from foreign governments, Nepal’s Maoist chief and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Wednesday finally gave his consent to a new accord with the coalition government to release nearly 3,000 child soldiers from his party’s guerrilla army.
‘This is a step towards national reconciliation [...]
Kathmandu, Dec 12 (IANS) With Nepal’s new coalition government failing to meet its November deadline to free almost 3,000 child soldiers languishing in Maoist barracks since the signing of a peace agreement three years ago, an alarmed UN Saturday said it was sending a special envoy to give a push to the stalled process.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, [...]
Kolkata, Dec 10 (ANI): As part of bilateral exchange programme and Confidence Building Measure (CBM), a delegation of Chinese Army led by Lieutenant General Shu Yu Tai, Chief of the People’s Liberation Army’s Tibet Military Region Command visited the Headquarters of the Corps [...]
Imphal, Dec 6 (IANS) Three members of a militant group in Manipur were killed in a gunbattle with a rival outfit, police said Sunday.
‘The three KNF-MC (Kuki National Liberation Front-Military Council) cadres were killed in a gunfight with the militants of the newly-formed United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) in Tamenglong district,’ the police official said.
Police [...]
Imphal, Nov.29 (AN): Manipur government opened a rehabilitation camp for former rebels this week.
The camp is part of Government’s efforts to enable the surrendered militants to join mainstream by ensuring their rehabilitation in the State.
Opened [...]
Beijing, Nov 11 (IANS) A ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force was held here Wednesday.
Vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou and senior officers of the Air Force attended the ceremony, Xinhua news agency reported.
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov.8 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader to Arunachal Pradesh in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district on Sunday.
The Dalai Lama arrived here in a helicopter in this remote Buddhist enclave nestled in the icy folds of the Himalayas, which he had passed through after fleeing Tibet [...]
Beijing, Nov. 6 (ANI): China has clarified that the People’s Liberation Army’s recent interest in space programs is not aimed at weaponizing outer space, but to engage in peaceful ventures.
The China Daily quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, as saying: “I want to point out [...]
Washington, Oct 27 (DPA) China’s second highest-ranking military officer offered assurances that Beijing’s military build-up was entirely for peaceful purposes, at the start of a visit to the US.
Speaking at a Washington-based think-tank ahead of a private meeting with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, General Xu Caihou said Monday that China had no intentions of [...]
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (IANS) The new Nepal government’s plan to rehabilitate Maoist child soldiers and other ineligible fighters is heading towards an impasse with the former guerrillas refusing to free them till their demands are met.
In July, the government of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, which succeeded the Maoist government, announced that the discharge of [...]
Imphal, Sep 30 (IANS) Sixteen militants of the separatist outfit Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel faction) have surrendered to the security forces, the paramilitary Assam Rifles said Wednesday.
‘At the initiative of the Assam Rifles, 16 hardcore guerrillas of DHD (J) have surrendered to the paramilitary troopers at Churachandpur in western Manipur late Tuesday evening,’ an official [...]
Beijing, Sep.22 (ANI): Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie has said that Beijing has developed some of the world’s best armaments which are at par with the westerns countries.
In what is being seen as a rare disclosure, General Guanglie claimed that China now has the weaponry to match the West.
“The People’s Liberation Army now has [...]
Imphal, Sept 19 (ANI): A civil organisation called for a 60-hour shutdown in Manipur starting from today against human rights violations committed allegedly by security forces.
The call was given by the Apunba Lup, an umbrella organization of local groups, spearheading the ongoing agitation against [...]
London, Sep. 14 (ANI): China’s Defence Ministry’s newly launched website provides record amount of public information about People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and the move is being said to be a natural progression in China’s emergence as a global power.
“We see this as an evolution in terms of the PLA’s efforts to improve its ability to [...]
Imphal, Sep 12 (ANI): Armed militants near Oksu village in Imphal district of Manipur killed three jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday.
According to sources, heavily armed militants belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened indiscriminate fire on the BSF near Oksu village, 20 km east of Imphal.
According to Manipur police, the [...]
Imphal, Sep 10 (ANI): Women staged protest in Manipur against a shootout with security forces in which five cadres of the rebel Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) were killed.
The encounter between the army and KLA cadres took place near Mokot Chepu village, located around 1 kilometre from Litan [...]
Leh, Sep 9 (ANI): With fresh reports of incursion in Ladakh region, a local councillor has reiterated that Chinese troops frequently intrude into Indian territory and even threaten Indian shepherds.
“Last year when shepherds from 5-6 villages were grazing cattle in our winter pasture area …then Chinese troops troubled them, they (Chinese troops) pressurised our villagers [...]
Imphal, Sep 8 (ANI): At least four Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Manipur’s Ukhrul district.
According to sources, the incident occurred last night when the personnel of 12th Maratha Light Infantry were patrolling Mokot hilly area in the district.
The militants opened fire on them and in the [...]
Kathmandu, Sep.6 (ANI): A Special Committee has been tasked with the responsibility of supervising, integrating and rehabilitating Maoist combatants and to bring them under its command.
Its technical committee has been told to prepare a report on how this can be done.
Nepal News quoted Special Committee member Dr Ram Saran Mahat as saying after a meeting [...]
Beijing, Aug.12 (ANI): The Chinese Army is on the move. On Tuesday, 50,000 troops were moving at the start of the army’s largest-ever tactical event, in which they will be mobilized and transported vast distances across the nation.
The China Daily said that the infantry troops are moving with air force cover across five provinces in [...]
