| PPCM flays Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
From Our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 22: The leaders of the Protection and Preservation Committee Manipur (PPCM) have flayed Moiranghtem Okendro, the Minister of Consumer affairs and Public Distribution for winding up a meeting with the owners of the oil pumps on Monday. It may be recalled that the leaders of the PPCM had convened the meeting to know why there are simultanen... |
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| Banking services hit in Northeast India |
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 22: Banking services were badly hit in the Northeastern region on Wednesday as most of the public sector banks were closed responding to a two-day Nationwide strike call to protest the government’s proposed banking sector reforms.
“More than 10,000 bank employees belonging to over 2,000 branches of nationalised banks in the seven Northeastern States to... |
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| Two autorickshaw drivers beaten up by personnel |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 22: Tension prevails in Moreh following the merciless beating up of two autorickshaw drivers by some Manipur Rifles personnel on Tuesday afternoon. The personnel in civvies had beat up the drivers for unknown reasons. The angry drivers stormed the police station. However, late in the night an agreement had been reached.
Reports sa... |
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| KCP(Maoist) claims responsibility for two blasts, indiscriminate firings |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 22: The insurgents of the Kangleipak Communist Party (Maoist) has claimed responsibility for the two blasts and indiscriminate firings on Monday night at Lamlai in Imphal east district. However, no casulty has been reported.The house of Ratan Khuraijam, administrative officer in the Horticulture department was attacked with a fusillade of bulle... |
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| Drugs worth Rs 8 lakh seized, four arrested |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Aug 22: Four boxes of banned drugs worth over Rs 8 lakh were seized and four traffickers were arrested. The operation is a part of the continuing campaign against drug trafficking. Manipur had become a conduit for drug trafficking since there is a legalized border trade at Moreh. Banned drugs are smuggled out of Manipur to Burma. The drugs are proc... |
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| Assam, Nagaland police arrest woman on arms deal |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Aug 22: In an undercover operation jointly carried out by Assam and Nagaland police, a woman was arrested while she was disposing off two AK series rifles at Purana Bazar, Dimapur on Tuesday. Police arrested the woman identified as one Moniya Kath (45 years) of Thesophenyu village and seized the arms (one AK 47 and one AK 56 with two magazines). A second woman ... |
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