Day: January 19, 2016

Bishnupur, Jan 19: The Women Joint Action Committee Against the Brutal Beating of L (O) Sorojini Devi Bishnupur today staged a sit in demonstration in protest against BJP president Th Chaoba and his security escort for their alleged anti women act and attempted murder of a woman. During the demonstration the protestors displayed banners and

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IMPHAL, January 19: The Commission of Inquiry probing the death of Class XI student Sapam Robinhood during a students’ rally on July 8 will conduct a spot visit on January 22 of the site where Robinhood was injured in police action. Concerned police authorities will also accompany the commission during the spot visit. Members of

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IMPHAL, January 19: President of BJP Manipur Pradesh Th Chaoba has alleged a Session Judge of forcibly taking signature of Sonia, daughter of Tombi Devi who contested in the recently held local body election from BJP’s ticket. Speaking exclusively to this daily, Chaoba claimed that the Session Judge accompanied by police came to JNIMS Hospital

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IMPHAL, January 19: MLA Joykishan claimed today that according to a notification of the Imphal Municipal Corporation, the government had decided to make temporary arrangement for the displaced vendors of the Ima Markets at the space reserved for public parking north of the existing temporary market shed and not by blocking off the Thangal Bazar

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CHANDEL, Jan 19: Anal Students Union (ALT) has urged all intending candidates of HSLC & HSE 2016 in Chandel to put in more time and effort in their studies as the board exams are nearing, the union stated in a release today. As students, they should devote their attention and energies towards scholastic achievements so

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IMPHAL, Jan 19: Supporters of the 12 hour general strike imposed by Thangmeiband Kendra Development Organization (TAKDO) pelted stones at some women vendors near the Kasturi Bridge today. The agitators threw stones from the Nagamapal side and the vendors had to run for safety carrying their wares. The incident occurred around noon today. As police

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IMPHAL, January 19: Prasanna Pincha, former Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities said, according to the 2011 census, there are more than 2,68,00,000 PWDs in India which forms 2.21 percent of the total population. He was speaking at a one day sensitization workshop for media personnel on Disability Issues held at the Hotel Classic organised

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IMPHAL, January 19: “We will boycott the BJP in the State,”an office bearer of the Khwairamband Nupi Keithel Sinfam Amadi Saktam Kanba Lup was emphatic. She continued: “MLA Joykishan has no concern for the nearly 4000 licensed market vendors and their families. Why is he acting like a ‘goonda,’ when there is no problem with

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IMPHAL, January 19: The Gaan Ngai festival which is the biggest festival of the Zeliangrong community following the Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak(TRC) religion will be celebrated with all its religious and ritualistic fervour starting from January 22 and will continue till January 28. The celebration committee of the festival in a statement signed by its president,

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IMPHAL, January 19: Arrested BJP candidate of Ningthoukhong Ward No 1 in the recent January 11 local body election Angom Tombi Devi’s son A Dipak Singh, 29 and daughter A Sonia Devi, 21, have been admitted in separate hospitals for treatment. The two including their mother and another sister were arrested by the Bishnupur Police

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Chandel, January 19: The Aimol Tribe Union Manipur and Aimol Numei Waar organized a protest rally today in protest against the alleged abduction of two villagers including a village chief of Aimol Chandonpokpi and attempting to abduct another villager by suspected militants last night. Several villagers including women folks took out the protest rally from

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IMPHAL, January 19: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, while reiterating that taking the path of violence will never bring solution to any problem, said that a collective effort is the only way to find a peaceful solution to a problem. The Chief Minister was speaking at the Golden Jubilee cum 46th General Conference of the

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IMPHAL, January 19: A combine team comprising of Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights led by its chairperson S Saratkumar Sharma and Manipur Alliance for Child Rights led by Montu Ahanthem visited Kharam Pallen Village on a fact finding visit in the aftermath of the January 4 earthquake. The village is around 45 Km

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/quake-damaged-school-in-senapati-village-yet-to-be-repaired/