Manipur News

IMPHAL, Jan 30: Haobam Marak Irom Leikai Apunba Meira Paiba Lup and Naoriya Pakhang Lakpa Meira Paiba Development Organization jointly held a sit in protest at Haobam Marak Irom Leikai today. The protest decried the bomb attack at the residence of one Dr Khomdram Rajnikanta on Wednesday evening. Rajnikanta is a retired joint director of the state Health Department.

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IMPHAL, Jan 30: The Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB), Manipur under the supervision of SP/NAB, Manipur in co-ordination with NCB, Imphal sub-zone and Imphal East district police organised a special operation during which illicit poppy cultivation at Nongmaiching/ Baruni hill range was destroyed on January 29, 2014.

According to a statement of the SP/NAB, Manipur and PRO, Police Department, during the said operation, 17 acres of poppy cultivation areas containing more than 17 lakh poppy plants were destroyed.

It said the special operation resulted in destruction of poppy plants on the eve of their harvesting thereby preventing extraction of large quantity of opium, which is later processed to convert into heroin, a narcotic drug under NDPS Act, 1985.

In this regard, 2(two) separate cases have been registered at NAB/PS and investigation is going on, said the statement.

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IMPHAL, January 30:  The Sumang Leela Ningthem Kumhei 2014 was inaugurated today at Iboyaima Sumang Leela Shanglen.  The festival is being organised by the Manipur State Sumang Leela Council. It will stretch for seven days and be participated by 13 groups. There will be two shows per day.

K Ranjit, MLA and advisor of the council was the chief guest while social worker S Manaoton was the president at the inaugural function.

Ranjit said that Sumang Leela is a potent means for disseminating information to large sections of people and reflects the truth about the government, NGO and other organisations operating in the state. He stressed the need for development of the art-form and praised the government for providing jobs to artists. Ranjit said he will collect donations along with other advisors of the council from MLAs, officers and others on behalf of the council.

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IMPHAL, January 30:  Convenor of MUSU Revival Demand Committee, Th Suresh, expressed surprise that though the MUSU was abolished in April, 2009 no intimation had been sent to chancellor in this regard. A meeting of committee was held on January 27, 2014 where it was agreed that the present VC, register and university staff are also a responsible party for not mentioning the current status of MUSU to the chancellor, he stated. The meeting took a decision to ban the vice-chancellor from participation in any event taking place inside the university and warned that he should take responsibility for any adverse eventuality if he do not heed the announcement. The committee also resolved to cease the functioning of the Administrative Block of the university.

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