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Assembly elections 2017: Uttar Pradesh sees 57.03% voting, Manipur at 84% – Livemint

Assembly elections 2017: Uttar Pradesh sees 57.03% voting, Manipur at 84%
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Meanwhile, Manipur saw a record turnout in phase one. The areas witnessing the polls were Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur and the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), political parties in their …
Assembly polls | Highlights: Manipur’s first phase records 84% (tentative)Hindustan Times
Manipur Assembly election: Polling for first phase ends, more than 80 per cent polling recordedIndia Today
Around 29 per cent votes cast till 10 am in ManipurThe Indian Express
Daily News & Analysis –Oneindia
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Assembly elections 2017: Uttar Pradesh sees 57.03% voting, Manipur at 84%
Livemint
Meanwhile, Manipur saw a record turnout in phase one. The areas witnessing the polls were Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur and the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), political parties in their …
Assembly polls | Highlights: Manipur's first phase records 84% (tentative)Hindustan Times
Manipur Assembly election: Polling for first phase ends, more than 80 per cent polling recordedIndia Today
Around 29 per cent votes cast till 10 am in ManipurThe Indian Express
Daily News & Analysis –Oneindia
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Assembly elections 2017: 39% voting reported in UP, 69% in Manipur till 1pm – Livemint

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Assembly elections 2017: 39% voting reported in UP, 69% in Manipur till 1pm
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Meanwhile, Manipur could be heading towards a record turnout in one phase with the state already clocking 69% as of 1pm. The areas witnessing the polls are Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur and the hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi.
Manipur polls: 21 percent voter turnout recorded till 9 amBusiness Standard
Assembly polls: 37% voter turnout in UP, 69% in Manipur till 1 PMThe Siasat Daily
State polls: PM Modi urges people of Manipur and UP to exercise voting rightsindiablooms
Daily News & Analysis –News Nation –Doordarshan
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Bodies go unburied at election time in India’s Manipur – Channel NewsAsia

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Bodies go unburied at election time in India’s Manipur
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IMPHAL: The body of Pausuan Lian has lain in a hospital mortuary for more than 500 days since he was shot dead during a land protest in India’s Manipur state but his family is still refusing to allow his burial. “All nine martyrs, including my son …

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Bodies go unburied at election time in India's Manipur
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IMPHAL: The body of Pausuan Lian has lain in a hospital mortuary for more than 500 days since he was shot dead during a land protest in India's Manipur state but his family is still refusing to allow his burial. "All nine martyrs, including my son …

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Manipur records brisk 25% early polling amid in first phase – Business Standard

Business StandardManipur records brisk 25% early polling amid in first phaseBusiness StandardThirty-eight of the 60 Manipur constituencies that were polling for the 11th state legislative assembly on Saturday were spread across Imphal East, Imphal West…

Business Standard

Manipur records brisk 25% early polling amid in first phase
Business Standard
Thirty-eight of the 60 Manipur constituencies that were polling for the 11th state legislative assembly on Saturday were spread across Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Phezerol districts. There are 168 candidates in the …
Manipur polls: 43 percent voter turnout recorded till 11 amIndia.com
Manipur votes today in phase IHindu Business Line
Manipur first phase polling todayEastern Mirror

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EC orders FIR against Manipur BJP office bearers over ad – The Hindu

The HinduEC orders FIR against Manipur BJP office bearers over adThe HinduThe Election Commission has ordered registration of an FIR against certain office bearers of the Manipur BJP and eight newspapers for publishing an advertisement without approval…

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EC orders FIR against Manipur BJP office bearers over ad
The Hindu
The Election Commission has ordered registration of an FIR against certain office bearers of the Manipur BJP and eight newspapers for publishing an advertisement without approval of its monitoring committee. On the basis of a report by poll authorities …
Manipur Election 2017: EC orders FIR against BJP office-bearers, 8 newspapersFirstpost
EC orders FIR against Manipur BJP office-bearers over advertisements in newspapersIndia TV

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Around 29% votes cast till 10 AM in Manipur – Economic Times

Economic TimesAround 29% votes cast till 10 AM in ManipurEconomic TimesIMPHAL: Around 29 percent votes were cast in the first three hours of the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections today. No untoward incident has been reported so far, the EC said…

Economic Times

Around 29% votes cast till 10 AM in Manipur
Economic Times
IMPHAL: Around 29 percent votes were cast in the first three hours of the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections today. No untoward incident has been reported so far, the EC said. Long queues were visible in front of the polling booths and women …
Manipur polls: Stage set to witness first phase of electionsBusiness Standard
Manipur polls: 43 percent voter turnout recorded till 11 amIndia.com
Manipur Assembly election: Voting under way for first phaseIndia Today
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Around 29% votes cast till 10 AM in Manipur – Economic Times

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As Manipur goes to the polls, one district is haunted by the dead it refused to bury – Scroll.in

Scroll.inAs Manipur goes to the polls, one district is haunted by the dead it refused to buryScroll.inA year and a half ago, the main road and the bus stop of this town in Manipur were festooned with posters bearing pictures of nine people hailed as ma…

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As Manipur goes to the polls, one district is haunted by the dead it refused to bury
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A year and a half ago, the main road and the bus stop of this town in Manipur were festooned with posters bearing pictures of nine people hailed as martyrs. They were killed in 2015, after protests broke out against three bills suddenly passed by the …

As Manipur goes to the polls, one district is haunted by the dead it refused to bury – Scroll.in

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Around 29% votes cast till 10 am in Manipur – The Hindu

The HinduAround 29% votes cast till 10 am in ManipurThe HinduIn the first phase prominent political figures of the state like Speaker Th Lokeswar Singh, ministers I Hemochandra Singh, Govindas Konthoujam, Kh Ratankumar Singh and T Manga Vaiphei, Manipu…

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Around 29% votes cast till 10 am in Manipur
The Hindu
In the first phase prominent political figures of the state like Speaker Th Lokeswar Singh, ministers I Hemochandra Singh, Govindas Konthoujam, Kh Ratankumar Singh and T Manga Vaiphei, Manipur PCC President T N Haokip, former ministers …
Manipur Polls 2017 Live: We Will Bring Change, Says Irom Chanu SharmilaNews18
Manipur Election 2017: The Complex Ethnic Arithmetic Holds The Key To The Poll PuzzleNDTV
Manipur Elections 2017 live updates: State registers 43% polling till 11 amThe Indian Express
Business Standard –India Today
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PRJA, alternative politics and Manipur

Ravi Nitesh My long association with Sharmila has always supported me in struggles of my life, personal, professional and political. Sharmila is not just an icon for me for her 16 years of hunger strike, instead a little closer, as a person, as a human being with whom I received lots of inspiration. Being a […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/prja-alternative-politics-and-manipur/

Lifecycle ceremonies of the Zeliangrong of Northeast – Part 3

Dr Budha Kamei From previous issue Theimei (death): Theimei (death) is the last crisis in the life cycle of an individual. It signifies the total cessation of life process that eventually happens in all living beings. The usual theory of the process of death is the separation of the soul from the body.99 However, the […]

NOTA and its growing relevance

Around 11 lakh people of Manipur are eligible to exercise their right to adult franchise in the first phase of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly election scheduled on March 4. Altogether 168 candidates including seven women would be vying for 38 Assembly seats. Out of these 11 lakh people or so, how many people would […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/nota-and-its-growing-relevance/

HC fixes Mar 23 for next hearing

IMPHAL, Mar 3: The High Court of Manipur has fixed March 23 as the next date for further hearing of a PIL case filed against the ongoing economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) on National Highways. The hearing date was fixed by a full bench of the Court comprising of Chief Justice […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/hc-fixes-mar-23-for-next-hearing/

Barak Bridge breaks down, TDC blames BRO

IMPHAL, Mar 3: The Barak Bridge of Imphal-Jiribam highway has broken down again on account of which a large number of loaded vehicles heading for Imphal have been stranded. Speaking to media persons here today, Transporters and Drivers Council (TDC) president H Ranjit blamed BRO and GRSE company which constructed Barak Bridge for its frequent […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/barak-bridge-breaks-down-tdc-blames-bro/

MoS H&FW promises solution

IMPHAL, Mar 3: Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Faggan Singh Fulaste has promised amicable solution for the people affected by the Thoubal Multipurpose Project provided BJP is elected to power in the State. He was speaking at an election rally of BJP candidate in Phungyar AC Somi Awungshi held today at […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/mos-hfw-promises-solution/

Polling personnel reach stations, voting begins at 7 am

IMPHAL, Mar 4: Polling personnel detailed for duty on the first phase of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly election have reached their respective polling stations. Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer VK Dewangan has appealed to all the voters to exercise their right to adult franchise ethically without any sense of fear. Adequate security measures have been […]

Manipur: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 in Chandel, no reports of damages – The Indian Express

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Manipur: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 in Chandel, no reports of damages
The Indian Express
A mild earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Manipur’s Chandel on Saturday morning at around 5:02 am, reports news agency ANI. As per initial reports, the quake has caused no damages to life or property. Manipur is also polling today …
Earthquake: Manipur, Assam struck by separate jolts; polling remains undisruptedIndia.com

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Manipur: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 in Chandel, no reports of damages
The Indian Express
A mild earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Manipur's Chandel on Saturday morning at around 5:02 am, reports news agency ANI. As per initial reports, the quake has caused no damages to life or property. Manipur is also polling today …
Earthquake: Manipur, Assam struck by separate jolts; polling remains undisruptedIndia.com

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Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee lambasted NPF for misleading people, asking their claim of how Zeliang’s “supreme sacrifice” turning into minority tribal card

KOHIMA, Mar 3 (NEPS): Opposition Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has lambasted the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) for misleading the people, asking as to how they called TR Zeliang’s resignation as “supreme sacrifice” when he publicly stated that he was dislodged from the Chief Minister’s post as he belonged to a minority tribe. In […]

Let us make right decisions while casting our votes

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s […]