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IMPHAL, May 29: The state Bharatiya Janata Party’s Yuva Morcha has lodged a written complaint to the Chief Secretary regarding the power failure during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

According to the written complaint, the swearing-in ceremony of 15th Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, which was a historic event and attended by more than 5000 dignitaries including various leaders of SAARC countries on May 26, was telecasted live in all channels in India and the people in Manipur also wanted to witness the ceremony.

Unfortunately, the people of Manipur were deprived of witnessing the event due to power outage throughout the state just before the ceremony was about to begin and the power returned after end of the ceremony, the complaint conitues.

It further stated that a similar incident happened when Narendra Modi was in Imphal to address a public meeting of mammoth gathering at Langjing Achouba Ground on February 8.

BJPYM urged the chief secretary to take up appropriate action against those officials involved in the matter in the interest of the people of Manipur.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/bjpym-lodges-complaint-to-cs-regarding-power-failure/

IMPHAL, May 29: A team of Imphal East District Police Commandos arrested an active member of KCP (Lamyanba Khuman) identified as Laishram Brojen Singh, son of L Shatpa Singh of Khangabok Part-II from Khurai Lamlong Bazar, Imphal East, said it in a press release from Police PRO S Gautam Singh.

The release further conveyed that one mobile phone handset along with SIM card was seized from his possession. On follow up investigation, four other associates, namely, (i) Ningthoujam Kamal Singh,19, son of (L) N Tolangou of Leimaram Mayai Leikai (ii) Samjetsabam Premjit Singh, 28, son of Sh Gouro Singh of Leimararn Awang Leikai (iii) Longjam Sanayaima Meetei, 30, son of L Budhi Meetei of Laimararn Awang Leikai and (iv) Angom Jonson Singh, 26, son of A Beikul Singh of Leirnaram Awang Leikai were also arrested from Wahengbam Leikai and seized four mobile phone handsets with SIM cards along with one Maruti Van bearing registration No. MN05A- 4299 white in colour from them, it said.

Investigation revealed that five of them came to Imphal to deliver the contact number of their commander to hospitals, schools and colleges located at Kwakeithel area, the release conveyed and added that recently they had extorted Rupees one lakh fifty thousand each from two schools located at Imphal West.

Further investigation revealed that Ningthoujam Kamal Singh and Angom Jonson Singh had collected two Chinese hand grenades in the 1st week of May, 2014 and they had hurled one hand grenade some days back and the remaining was seized from the residence of Ningthoujam Kamal Singh, it said.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/iw-cdo-nab-five-kcp-cadres/

IMPHAL, May 29: The Ethno Heritage Council Manipur in a press release urged the Chief Minister of Manipur to provide protective measures to the shrines of local deities scattered across the state which are increasingly become insecure due to encroachment into the shrines by individuals for the purpose of land and other reasons.

The release further expressed their displeasure on the incident of Ekok Pat where local residence of Uchiwa including one police officer have been reportedly received bullet injury when the locals were cleaning a portion of Ekok Pat for ritual of local deity, it said.

 

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2014/05/hericoun-urges-cm-to-protect-shrines-of-manipur/