Changsan Songminhao

[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

@himantabiswa Rest peacefully beloved brother 🙏

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

I am extremely shocked to learn about the passing away of our dear colleague, Shri Samuel Changsan, who was serving as an Executive Member at the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.

Shri Samuel dedicated his life towards public service and was at the forefront of several transformative initiatives for the people of Dima Hasao. This is a great loss for all of us. My deepest condolences to his family and well-wishers.

[Chief Secretary, Assam @CSAssam_]

There is no shortage of diesel and petrol in the market.

This has also been clarified by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in a media interaction yesterday.
https://t.co/4SXdW66uuO

In Assam, the situation is even more comfortable, as the combined production from all four refineries in the State (Numaligarh, Noonmati, Digboi and Bongaigaon) significantly exceeds local demand. There are no anticipated bottlenecks in the supply chain, including the movement of fuel from refineries to retail outlets.

Consumers are requested to refrain from panic buying, as it can create artificial and temporary shortages at certain outlets due to demand exceeding usual requirements, leading to a cascading effect on the supply chain.

A joint team of senior officers from the Food & Civil Supplies Department, IOCL (State Level Coordinator), and DC Metro will brief the media today at 3 PM at the DC Office (Metro) to provide further details.

We request everyone’s cooperation in ensuring a smooth and stable fuel supply.

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[Chief Secretary, Assam @CSAssam_]

In the State of Assam, the availability of Petrol and Diesel is quite surplus: Out of total petrol and diesel produced in four refineries in Assam, the state consumes only 27%. In other words, there is a surplus of 73%.

Please check the following facts:

1. Average monthly production in 4 refineries (including NRL) :

Petrol (MS) = 168 thousand metric tonnes

Diesel (HSD) = 403 thousand metric tonnes

2. Average monthly consumption in Assam :

Petrol (MS) = 63 thousand metric tonnes

Diesel (HSD) = 92 thousand metric tonnes

3. Monthly average surplus :

Petrol (MS) = 105 thousand metric tonnes

Diesel (HSD) = 311 thousand metric tonnes

Don’t resort to panic buying. Police authorities will register criminal cases against those buy petrol and diesel in lose containers under the following sections of the law:

BNS Section 285 – Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

BNS Section 285 – Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter

Besides BNS, police often invoke:

✔️ Petroleum Act, 1934
•Illegal storage without license
•Strict penalties, including imprisonment

✔️ Explosives Act, 1884
•For hazardous storage conditions

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[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

#OperationFalcon — breaking the back of poaching and illegal animal trade.

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[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

@SushilS27538625 Well done boys! Any physical assault on men on uniform will never be tolerated. The attitude that this bastard displayed shows that he's a veteran in corruption. I hope the valiant jawans treats him well, and massaged him at places he will never forget till his last breath.

[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

#DJLockUp

[Assam Police @assampolice]

From a local trend to a National sensation!

The #DJLockUp campaign that went viral and inspired Police forces across India is back.

Groove to the beats of the #DJLockUp Anthem!

[3rd Assam Commando Battalion @3rd_assamcdobn]

Breaking Dawn with Purpose: Commandos Clean Longnit Playground to Inspire a Culture of Cleanliness!

[3rd Assam Commando Battalion @3rd_assamcdobn]

We are committed to Child Rights

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[Harmeet Kaur K 🇮🇳 @iamharmeetK]

EULOGY TO OUR FALLEN HEROES

“ZOSANGKIM HMAR (50 years)
Wife of Pu Ngulthansang Hmar of Zairawn Village , Jiribam District, Manipur

Cause of Death:
Burnt alive by Meitei militants on 7th November, 2024 (Thursday) at 9:00 PM

- 18 months since they began their Ethnic-Cleansing Campaign, the Atrocities of the Meiteis remains Unabated.

- On 7th November 2024,
Armed Meitei militants attacked the peaceful village of Zairawn in Jiribam, Gutting down 10 houses.

- In the Attack, they captured and shot an unarmed woman named
Mrs. Zosangkim Hmar, a mother of three and wife of Mr. Ngurthansang Hmar in the leg.

- In the Most Gruesome way Unimaginable
They Burned the Bleeding Woman to Death

- Rather than Sparing a woman,
They did exactly what They used to do in the past
Where the Victims could not be Buried Properly Due to the Magnitude of Savagery Meted on the Lifeless Bodies
Her killers Denied her an Honorable Burial.

- This Horrific act once again Breaks the Spell of False Peace with the Bloodthirsty Savage Meiteis
And Reminds us all of their
True Intention
Which is to Kill all and Take our Lands.

- We Pray for her Soul to Rest in Peace
And Pray for her 3 Devasted Young Children , who are now left without their Mother

And May this Awaken all
To this Fight which is Forced Upon us
To Defend our lives,
Our Way of life and Our Ancestral Land and Freedom...”

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE

- KSO Media & Documentation Cell
08.11.2024

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[Greeshma Kuthar @jeegujja]

After a series of attempts to fuel violence across Manipur this week, UNLF (P) and Arambai Tenggol cadre burnt down 15+ houses in Zairawn (Jiribam district). 31-year-old Zosangkim's body was later found at Zairawn burnt and charred. Happened right under the nose of Manipur Police

[Alice Ngaipilhing @haokip_alice]

A video of Meitei Armed Militias disguised as Manipur Police exposed by an Indian Biker in Manipur.
Last year June 2023, news reports covered the issue of Armed Miscreants masquerade as Manipur Police and thereby carried out attacks against the Kukis.
A state of disorder due to disregard of law. Total failure of @manipur_police

[Sumkawn @Sumkawn]

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 | 𝐀 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
-Angshuman Choudhury @angshuman_ch
Sep 05, 2024

Indian security agencies must work towards suppressing the use of armed drones by all sides in Manipur, rather than using the phenomenon to target just one side.

September began on a turbulent note in #Manipur. On the first day of the month, a violent clash between Kuki-Zo armed groups and security forces erupted along the border of the Meitei-dominated Imphal West and Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi districts.

The Manipur police have alleged that Kuki-Zo volunteers used weaponised drones to drop bombs on the Meitei village in Koutruk on both Sunday and Monday, flagging it as a “significant escalation.” So far, two Meitei civilians have been killed and at least 12 wounded in the flare-up.

The Kuki Inpi, an influential representative organisation of the Kuki-Zo community, has denied these allegations. In fact, it has been claimed that the skirmish broke out as part of a planned offensive by joint forces of the state police and Meitei armed groups against Kuki-Zo volunteers in the Kangchup region.

The alleged drone bombing has sparked an alarmist news cycle around Manipur, even as the state government in Imphal begins an official investigation into what it has labelled an “act of terrorism.” How does one contextualise the use of drones in Manipur within a wider conflict landscape?

Weaponised drones capable of delivering explosive payloads were once the sole monopoly of professional state militaries. First used on a large scale by the US in Afghanistan, they were steadily adopted by other types of conflict actors in a variety of forms.

In its Worldwide Threat Assessment 2023, US-based Global Guardian notes that in recent years, non-state armed groups have used armed drones in several conflict theatres, including Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and Myanmar. In most cases, they have used Commercially Available Drones (CAD) to drop bombs of various types, under a broad category of what is now referred to as ‘aerial vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (AVBIEDs).’

The use of armed drones by anti-junta ethnic armed organisations (EAO) and People’s Defence Forces (PDF) in neighbouring Myanmar is notable. Initially used for little more than reconnaissance, these groups are now increasingly relying on drones retrofitted with explosive munitions to attack junta convoys, air bases, police stations, armed units and even military headquarters in the national capital of Naypyidaw.

Multiple PDFs directly armed and financed by the National Unity Government (NUG), the parallel civilian administration in Myanmar, now have their own drone units.

AVBIEDs have suddenly become popular among non-state armed groups across the world because they are cheaper than other long-range weapon delivery systems while being stealthy and precise. Moreover, by giving small armed entities the ability to hit targets from the air, they serve to bridge tactical asymmetries common in civil conflicts.

However, these are also the distinct qualities of drones that can be misused to launch targeted attacks against unsuspecting civilians.

The alleged drone attack in Manipur’s Kangchup earlier this week might have been the most glaring use of AVBIEDs in the state since the ethnic conflict began in May 2023. But it wasn’t the first time armed drones have appeared in the state since last year.

If some social media accounts are to be believed, Arambai Tenggol, a powerful Meitei militia, used armed drones to attack a Kuki-Zo village in Churachandpur district in December 2023. One particular video published earlier and recirculated by Kuki Inpi after the recent attack claims to show an Arambai cadre retrofitting what looks like a hexacopter drone with a small mortar bomb, flying it and then dropping the payload on an empty field (it doesn’t explode).

In June, Assam Police detained a person named Sanjib Kumar Mishra in Guwahati for ferrying drone parts that were allegedly meant for Meitei armed groups in Manipur. Just a day earlier, another individual called Khaigoulen Kipgen was apprehended with high-end drone batteries supposedly meant for Kuki-Zo groups. In either case, it remained unclear if the parts were specifically meant for AVBIEDs or simple reconnaissance drones.

In November, the Indian Air Force activated its “Air Defence response mechanism” after drone-like objects were spotted hovering around the Imphal airport. Three months later, Licypriya Kangujam, a 12-year-old Meitei climate activist, took to social media to raise money to acquire a “thermal drone” apparently for Meitei armed groups in Manipur.

Worryingly, the recent drone incident has been accompanied by unverified claims and misleading images. For instance, the Manipur police have claimed that the Kuki-Zo groups used drones to fire rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). This sounds logistically far-fetched. While it is possible to retrofit a drone with the warhead of an RPG, it is highly unlikely that a whole rocket system was used through an AVBIED. It is also very difficult to trace the exact source of a drone attack post facto given its inherently discreet nature.
Further, as a fact-check by one digital media website has shown, a prominent news anchor from a TV channel displayed images of rocket systems in Gaza as part of a report on the Manipur incident.

The same channel claimed that the groups received drone warfare training and material support from Chin armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar who are, in turn, backed by the Chinese.

These are wholly unsubstantiated claims that only deepen the alarmism around the Manipur conflict and help no one. In fact, even in June 2023, some social media accounts circulated a clipped video of what they claimed were Kuki-Zo cadres using armed drones to attack security forces in Manipur when in reality the footage was from Myanmar’s Chin State.

It is possible that the widespread use of combat drones by PDFs and EAOs in Myanmar, some of whom operate close to the India-Myanmar border, has had ripple effects across the border. However, all of them, including the Chin National Front, are occupied in their own war against the junta and have little to no direct contact with the Kuki-Zo armed groups in Manipur.

More importantly, both Kuki-Zo and Meitei armed groups are likely to have benefited from any potential cross-border spillover of drone warfare from Myanmar to Manipur. So, Indian security agencies must work towards suppressing the use of armed drones by all sides in Manipur, rather than using the phenomenon to target just one side.

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[Kham Khan Suan Hausing @kksuanh]

As #ManipurViolence escalates & media houses amusingly speculate Chinese involvement they curiously fail to address the immediate context: leaked tapes. 'Bombs' are no longer used 'chup ke se' but openly 'on a darkling plain..Where ignorant armies clash by night'. Cry my country!

[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

@adgpi
@Spearcorps

[Dr. Lamtinthang Haokip @DrLamtinthangHk]

Reported that the 1st Assam Rifles posted at Sehlon under Khengjoi Sub-Division, Chandel district, is tacitly coordinating a safe passage for hordes of #MeiteiMilitants from Myanmar into India around Border Pillers No. 61 & 62 yesterday at around 7:00pm. Will @AmitShah and @rajnathsingh clear the air?

Another wave of violence is expected sooner in Manipur.

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[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

@BFirstParty This is very gloomy time for England. They'll surely regret for supporting terrorists.

[Changsan Songminhao @CSongminhao]

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@meipat

[Adv. Siam Phaipi @SiamPhaipi]

In the ongoing Ethnic Conflict in Manipur between the Meitei and the Kukis,
This Climate Activist namely LICYPRIYA KANGUJAM has on 14th May 2023, openly declared and supported a Meitei Militant Organisation called ARAMBAI TENGGOL, which was verified by @IndiaTodayNE on their report dated 31st May 2023, and on several other reports, this Meitei Militant Organisation have now committed even acts of TERRORISM against the Kuki Minorities of Manipur even till today.

And your institutions or organisations or states have given her awards.

The conclusion I leave it to the public.

@CMOTamilNadu #APJAbdulKalamAwardChildrenAward2019
@EarthDay #EarthDayNetwork2019
@atree_org #ATREE2020
@gcpawards #GlobalChildProdigyAwards2020
@noblecitizenf #NobleCitizenAward2020
@mygovIndia #NationalYouthDay2021
@CNNnews18 #WaterHeroes2021
@Forbes @ForbesIndia #Forbes2021 #ForbesUnder30SpecialMention2021
@DelhiGovDigital #InternationalWomensDay2021

#ManipurIsBurning #Manipur #ManipurBurning #ManipurOnFire #Kukis #KukiLivesMatter

[Adv. Siam Phaipi @SiamPhaipi]

In the ongoing Ethnic Conflict in Manipur between the Meitei and the Kukis,
This Climate Activist namely LICYPRIYA KANGUJAM has on 14th May 2023, openly declared and supported a Meitei Militant Organisation called ARAMBAI TENGGOL, which was verified by @IndiaTodayNE on their report dated 31st May 2023, and on several other reports, this Meitei Militant Organisation have now committed even acts of TERRORISM against the Kuki Minorities of Manipur even till today.

And your institutions or organisations or states have given her awards.

The conclusion I leave it to the public.

@CMOTamilNadu #APJAbdulKalamAwardChildrenAward2019
@EarthDay #EarthDayNetwork2019
@atree_org #ATREE2020
@gcpawards #GlobalChildProdigyAwards2020
@noblecitizenf #NobleCitizenAward2020
@mygovIndia #NationalYouthDay2021
@CNNnews18 #WaterHeroes2021
@Forbes @ForbesIndia #Forbes2021 #ForbesUnder30SpecialMention2021
@DelhiGovDigital #InternationalWomensDay2021

#ManipurIsBurning #Manipur #ManipurBurning #ManipurOnFire #Kukis #KukiLivesMatter