| Journalism?a dicey profession in Manipur |
From Hiyang Athouba
IMPHAL, Aug 14: Notwithstanding the assurances given by the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and the Home Minister G Gaikhangam that the perpetrators of the bomb attack against Ahongshangbam Mobi, president of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) and editor of Sanaleibak on August 11 night would be smoked out soon the police are still clueless and certa... |
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| Rio writes to Union Home Minister |
Requests the Government of India to kindly take all possible measures and also give directions to the State Governments to ensure that people of the Northeastern region are not specifically targeted in any manner
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 14: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has urged Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to take all possible measures and also giv... |
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| NCSU threatens to resort to severer mode of agitation |
From our Correspondent
KOHIMA, Aug 14: Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union (NCSU) has warned that it may switch to severer mode of agitation if the State government failed to give a response to its demand for release of pending bills of the contractors and suppliers under PWD Housing, Roads and Bridges and PHE amounting to Rs 35.83 crore.
Addressing newsmen at the union&rsq... |
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| Chief Secretary asks DC Dimapur to step in against 'pledge campaign' |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 14: Against the backdrop of the Public Affairs Committee’s (PAC) of Naga Council Dimapur campaign against illegal Bangladeshis immigrants (IBIs), Nagaland Chief Secretary has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur to impress upon the PAC not to undertake the pledge campaign.
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| 'Government staving off reintroduction of Inner Line Permit demand' |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 14: The architects demanding reintroduction of the Inner Line Permit system in Manipur are not amused with the government ploy to delay and sabotage the people’s growing demand. Talking to reporters today in Imphal Sapamcha Jadumani, convener of Joint Coordinating Committee on Inner Line Permit and president of federation of indigenous so... |
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| NFTW organizes meeting to finalize list of State Award 2012 teachers |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 14: The State Level Working Committee on National Foundation for Teachers Welfare (NFTW), Nagaland, held a meeting on August 13 under the chairmanship of Minister for School Education and SCERT, Nagaland, Nyeiwang Konyak in the latter’s office chamber at Nagaland Civil Secretariat.
The meeting was held to finalize the list of teachers to... |
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| Kukis demand separate homeland |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 14: The underground organizations of the Kuki tribe in Manipur which have been saying that they would not demand carving out a separate State but they have now submitted a memorandum demanding a separate homeland for the tribe. This was disclosed during a press conference today at Kangpokpi in Senapati district by L hangamar, convener of the jo... |
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