| ECI assures free and fair elections |
From our Correspondent
KOHIMA, Oct 9: Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured free and fair elections in the next Assembly Elections slated for March 2013, including Nagaland State.
Addressing media persons here at Hotel Japfu on Monday evening, Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC), Sudhir Tripathi said that the inaccuracy pointed out by some political parties in the latest... |
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| PREPAK, PREPAK(pro) celebrates 35th Foundation Day |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: Two underground organisations, the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and the PREPAK(pro) celebrated their 35th Foundation Day today in a befitting manner.
The chairman of PREPAK, N Nongdrenkhomba said that an independent Manipur was annexed to India on october 15, 1949 and the Inner Line Permit system was lif... |
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| One IRB personnel suspended |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: One more personnel of Indian Reserve Battalion has been suspended for the custodial death of Romen Thiyam on October 2. He was dragged out and whisked away. Later he was killed in a fake encounter. The government had already suspended the police commandos. The IRB trooper has been identified as Biswajit Paonam of 5 IRB. Home Minister G Gaikhangam ... |
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| Five insurgents nabbed |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: The police commandos of Thoubal district nabbed five insurgents from different places of the district along with weapons. They were paraded before the reporters today in the office of the Superintendent of Police Jayenta Konsam. Shambi Thokchom (29) of Heirok and Memcha Ningthoujam wife of late Damu Ningthoujam of Chajing are said to be members of... |
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| AMADA rounds up one drug addict |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: The All Manipur Anti Drug Association (AMADA) has rounded up a drug addict who had stolen two cooking gas cylinders. The drug addict has been identified as Roshen Kangabam (21) son of Late Gogo kangabam of Branhmapur in Imphal. He was working in the office of Jotin Laimayum, Laisom Leirak in Imphal.
A spokesman of the AMADA said that the dru... |
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| BJP urges government to install CCTV |
DIMAPUR, Oct 9: While welcoming the use of EPIC- Electoral Photo Identity Card in the forthcoming State Assemble Election due in March 2013, the party urged the government to implement and provide adequate monitoring mechanism on the polling day by installing CCTV to curtail manipulations. It appealed to all sections of people to freely exercise its franchises rights by practicing free... |
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| HIV claims one live in Manipur |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: One 18-year-old girl died of HIV/ AIDS in Manipur following the negligence and lack of coordination between the Manipur AIDS Control Society and the State AIDS Clinical Expert Penal. The bereaved family members have threatened to file a Public Interest Litigation against it.The deceased has been identified as Dolly Waikhom of Imphal. Sources said,... |
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| Insurgents detonate bomb in middle of highway-39 |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 9: The insurgents in Manipur today detonated a powerful bomb in the middle of highway-39 at Luwangshangbam about 5 km away from Imphal .
One deputy commandant of 155 Border Security Force based in Nagaland was injured in the bomb attack.The deputy commandant has been identifed as Lima Tensing Ao of Nagaland.
The inci... |
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