Manipur News

IMPHAL, Dec 8: Co-ordinator of Aam Admi Party, Manipur unit, advocate Thoudam Manihar, has voiced to IFP that the state unit is proud that the political party has landed 27 seats out of the 70 of Delhi Assembly constituency. He mentioned that the state unit congratulates the maiden victory and having made its presence felt and stamped the political future of the political party in the national arena.

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IMPHAL, Dec 8: The Governor of Manipur is pleased to order that as a mark of respect to the departed dignitary (Late) Dr Nelson R Mandela,  former President of South Africa for five  days State Mourning from December 6 to 10 will be observed and the National Flag will be flown at Half Mast during the period of mourning on all Buildings throughout the State where the National Flag is flown regularly, said an official order of the Governor.

There will be no official entertainment during the period of State Mourning, the order read.

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IMPHAL, December 8: The Kangleipak Communist Party, Military Council which is in talks with the state and centre governments have expressed gratitude to the Imphal West SP Jayenta.

A statement of the outfit said that a cadre of the outfit identified as Sarangthem Premkumar alias Marjing son of (L) S Pramochandra of Wangkhei Thambalkhong and at present staying at Langdum maning leikai had stealthily left the temporary designated camp of the outfit during the night of October 3 without any accord of the party.

However, the SP Imphal West assisted in bringing back the said cadre back to the temporary designated camp, it said while expressing that the outfit will make efforts not to allow any breaking of the ground rules of the MoU signed between the outfit and the government.

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IMPHAL, December 8: Screening for the beauty pageant Miss Sakhenbi Ningol 2013 was held today at the Manipur Dramatic Union (MDU) Hall Keishamtong.

Altogether 51 contestants participated in the screening for the beauty pageant which is being organised by the Women against Crime and sponsored by retired Director General of Police Manipur Y Joykumar, SPs Imphal East, West, Thoubal and Bishnupur district.

The grand finale of the Miss Sakhenbi 2013 will be held on December 22, 2013 at Beigyachandra Open Air Theatre (BOAT) Palace compound.  

Today’s screening test was attended by Officer in Charge Nambol, Premchand; advocate Premlata, Manipuri Film actress Hijam Sonia and two lady Sub Inspectors as jury members.

The screening selected 35 contestants for the grand finale.        

Screening for the various sub-titles among the selected contestant will be held before the grand finale which includes the titles for beautiful hair, smile, skin, personality, photogenic and the best designer.        

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CCPUR, December 8: The Kom Students’ Union, KSUM has strongly condemned the alleged kidnapping of KSU, Churachandpur secretary K Sonkholen alias Markson by cadres of the United Komrem Revolutionary Army on December 5 from the Treasury Office, at Tuibang Lamka.

A press statement of the student body signed by its secretary info and publicity, ML Kom said the KSUM condemn the kidnapping of Markson by the “non-existing United Komrem Revolutionary Army”; and further added that the KSUM is very much alarm as the alleged kidnapping occurred at a very high security zone in broad daylight.

The release further continued that the union was perturb with the act of the kidnappers as they forced Markson to declare KSU as a non-existing union.

It further said that, the KSUM will like to make it known to all that KSU is very much in existence and actively strive for the welfare of the Kom student community and also clarified that, unlike the said UKRA, the KSUM is mandated by the entire Kom community.

The press release concluded with a warning for the so-called UKRA, not to meddle with the Kom community in future.

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