| Manipur Government observes Patriots' Day in capital |
NEW DELHI , Aug 13: Manipur government observed the Patriots` Day celebration at the Manipur Tikendrajit House, Bir Tikendrajit Marg in Chanakyapuri here this morning. Three photographs of Paona Brajabasi, Bir Tikendrajit and Thangal General were decorated at the base of the statue of Bir Tikendrajit where a large number of Manipuris from National Capital Region paid their homage to the great p... |
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| NCP central observer to visit Nagaland |
From our Correspondent
Dimapur, Aug 13: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) central observer for Northeast, Robert Kharsing, is expected to visit Nagaland soon to revamp the party functioning in the State and also work out strategies for the upcoming general elections due in 2013.
Robert Kharsing was the first NCP president of Meghalaya State unit and former Member of Parliament. H... |
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| RIMS observes Patriots' Day |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 13: Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal joined the rest of the State in observing the Patriots’ Day in memory of the three heroes of Manipur, who had laid down their lives for Manipur’s freedom. Paona Brajabashi, the commander of the Manipur army was killed on August 23, 1891 in the last battle of independence at K... |
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| Medziphema village gets biomass gasifier power plant |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 13: In an effort to meet the increasing power demand in rural Nagaland, the department of New and Renewable Energy (NRE), Nagaland, inaugurated another biomass gasifier power plant at Medziphema village today.
The Medziphema plant (2 X 100 KW) is the fifth biomass gasifier power plant in rural Nagaland under NRE department, a nascent departmen... |
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| State's first Olympic representative to be honoured on I-Day |
From our Correspondent
KOHIMA, Aug 13: Even as official sources have announced a string of felicitation programmes to honour Chekrovolü Swüro, including her promotion from SI to DSP in the Nagaland Police, the State’s first woman to represent India in the Olympic Games has announced that she would be participating in the next Olympics, 2016.
Sources said, on Inde... |
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| 'Courts must keep in mind limitations of State' |
Agartala, Aug 13: Courts should keep in mind weaknesses and constraints of the State and authorities before issuing directives and judgments, a Guwahati High Court judge has said.
“The judgement and directives should be pragmatic and as per the law of the land. Court orders must consider the weaknesses and limitations of the State and authorities,” Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari... |
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| Scribes resume duty in Manipur |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 13: The editors and reporters of Manipur have resumed their duties today after a day’s ceasework strike to demand protection from the armed insurgents, who have started attacking them. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and the Home Minister G Gaikhangam given verbal assurances for their protection. Past experience has shown that... |
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