| Centre-NSCN(IM) talks cannot cause tension in Manipur: Ibobi |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL OCT 17: The Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi says that there is no question of giving unconditional approval to any proposal from the Union Government in the context of the talks it is holding with the NSCN(IM) leaders. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the inspection of the Dolaithabi project on Tuesday he said that the centre has not take... |
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| Loktak Phumdi in fumes! |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 17: The Manipur government in general and the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi in particular are facing corruption charges which should have been relished by IAC activists. There is nobody in Imphal except a section of the press to highlight these corrupt practices. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the government has been wrapping up all ... |
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| 'Youths arrested as rebels will be subjected to proper verification' |
From our special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 17: Manipur Home Minister G Gaikhangam said, “All the youths who are handed over to the police by the security forces suspecting them as rebels cannot be treated so. All the youths would be subjected to proper verification.”
He made this statement while talking to some reporters in the Congress office on Tuesday.
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| People burn effigies of Manipur Chief Minister, Home Minister |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 17: A large number of people today burnt the effigies of the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and the Home Minister G Gaikhangam for their alleged inaction in the case involving the murder cum robbery of a Manipuri near the Howrah railway station on September 27. The person identified as Rajen Amom of Kumbi in Bishnupur district was an employee in a ... |
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| NSCN(IM) denies Indian Express report |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Oct 17: Reacting to a news report carried in the Indian Express on October 15 last under the headline ‘Breakthrough: NSCN commits to constitution’, the NSCN (IM) in a rejoinder denied making any such commitment. “The NSCN is wondering how and where Pranab Dhal Samanta (journalist) got the idea that the government of India has secured a written... |
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| State level steering committee constituted |
From our Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Oct 17: A State level steering committee on special development package for Eastern Nagaland has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Nagaland, to review the progress of the programme/projects implemented by the line departments. The committee will also take corrective measures, ensuring quality control and completion of the projects ... |
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| Kabui tribals stage sit-in protest |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, Oct 17: The Kabui tribals of the Maha Kabui Namching village in Imphal West district along with others from nearby villages staged a sit-in today protesting against the land grabbing by the Assam Rifles. The protest was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported. Talking to reporters some village elders said that for generations the village belonged ... |
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| Army seeks action for assault on officer in Tripura |
Agartala, Oct 17: The Indian Army has asked the Tripura government to take strict action against the culprits who assaulted an army colonel here, an official release said on Wednesday. Tripura Congress President Sudip Roy Barman and his elder brother Sandip Roy Barman reportedly assaulted Colonel BB Yadav July 27 at a private telecom service provider's store.
Lieutenant General AK Sahni... |
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