Twenty-three dead bodies including four untraceable/missing dead bodies were given a decent and honorable burial on Friday at Martyrs Cemetery at Phaijang village in Kangpokpi district.
The Sadar Hills Tribal Union on Land and Forest was constituted in a meeting held at Kangpokpi district Headquarters hosted by the Sadar Hills Chiefs' Association attended by various tribal leaders of the district.
The Kuki Students’ Organisation Twibul Lhang (Kangchup and Leimakhong area) held a seminar on ‘Land, identity, and rights: The tribal in Manipur (issues and challenges)’ at Kangchup Area.
SAHILCA is always willing to include any organisations under its folds that are willing to abide and adhere to the Kuki's customary laws, SAHILCA president Haokholen Kipgen said.
A joint meeting of the Kangpokpi district civil society organisations under the aegis of Sadar Hills Chiefs' Association (SAHILCA) unanimously resolved that selling of land or on lease shall be strictly prohibited in the district while if any land is on lease its duration must not be extended in any way.