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Imphal, Sep 12 : : A 3 day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign concluded today with a series of public interaction and entertainment sessions, at the Town Baptist Church (TBC) Hall at Tamenglong district headquarter, 150 km west of Imphal, .
The campaign was organized by Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Imphal in association with its sister organisations and district administration of Tamenglong.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) RK Ragaisin of Autonomous District Council (ADC), Tamenglong and District Immunization Officer/Family Welfare and Member Secretary District Health Mission Society Dr Namjupou Panmei of Tamenglong were the chief guest and functional president of the valedictory function. Pastor Rev Namsadai of TBC, Tamenglong also attended the valedictory function as guest of honour.
CEO RK Ragaisin said that this is a very important gathering to share information various development schemes.During the last two days the resource persons might have informed you the development schemes which are being taken up in the district, says CEO of Tamenglong.
Encouraging the students, he also asked interesting questions and gave cash incentives to students as an appreciation award.
“We can get everything whatever you like through Right to Information”, he added. “I hope the organizing team will conduct such public information campaign in next year as well.”
Dr Namjupou Panmei and Pastor Rev Namsadai also spoke on the occasion. Earlier Media and Communication Officer Premlata Loitam of PIB, Imphal who gave the opening remarks in the gathering also gave the vote thanks.
Later the dignitaries also distributed prizes and gift hampers to those who opened stalls at the campaign complex. There are around 17 government department and agency stalls displaying their development activities in the district.
Students of Don Bosco School, Tamenglong also staged a public awareness rally in connection with the concluding session of the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign. Song and drams division Imphal also performed theme plays during the campaign.
It may be noted that a total of 266 patients including 142 females and 77 children attended the free health camp of the campaign. Besides 21 other patients also attended the investigation procedures.

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IMPHAL, Sep 13 MNS NNN : The ‘chief of army staff’ of the militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Nongdren Khomba (KCP-N), which recently signed suspension of operation (SoO) with the Central and Manipur Government, has been nabbed by police while trying to extort money from a Government official, according to police.
Superintendent of Police, Imphal East district in a statement said today that Lishram Gunamani alias Guru, 32, the chief of army staff of KCP-N was arrested from Kongba area in the district while trying to extort money from a Forest Divisional Officer (DFO) during an operation yesterday. He was also involved in the killing of a Reliance mobile tower operator at Wangkhei in 2010, it said.
Acting on a tip off, a combined team of Imphal East and Thoubal police commandos and 40 Assam Rifles poted at Canchipur under the supervision of Imphal East Additional Superintendent of Police M Rajen launched the counter-insurgency operation during which Gunamani, a resident of Kongba Laishram Leikai was apprehended at 7 pm, the statement added.A pistol with magazine having three rounds and a mobile phone handset were recovered from his possession, it added.
It added that Gunamani along with one of his friends named Jiten, hailing from Langol killed a Reliance mobile tower operator at Wangkhei here in 2010 at the behest of one Lakpa of the militant group People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) for not fulfilling monetary demand.
The statement further said Gunamani joined KCP in 2009 however before that he joined the proscribed Kangla Yaon Kanna Lup (KYKL) in 1999 and again joined the PREPAK in 2007 and then the KCP.
KCP-N is now a signatory to suspension of operation (SoO) involving both the Centtral and state Governments. The outfit signed the pact here during a home coming ceremony on September 9 this year.

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IMPHAL, Sept 13 MNS NNN: United Committee, Manipur (UCM) president Y Nabachandra said the time has come for the people both in the hills and the valley to identify the ‘common enemy.’
Speaking on the occasion as guest of honour on the 13th Foundation Day of the National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO) at Manipur Press Club here, the UCM president said there have been certain elements all the time instigating one community against the other. “This is the time to identify those elements,” stated Y Nabachandra. He lamented that these days as a result, one community is pitting against the other.
On the development front, the UCM president said, “The hill people have been saying that there is development in the valley districts but nothing in the hills.”
According to Y Nabachandra, development is seen only in the market area of Imphal. “Once you step outside the Imphal market area you see vast valley without development,” the UCM president pointed out, adding, “You move away just one kilometre from the Imphal market you will see that there is no drinking water facilities, potholes in the roads, dust and erratic power supply.” The UCM president then blamed the politicians saying the latter have been poisoning the mind of the people in one way or the other so as to click their dirty political game.
Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, editor of Freedom R.K.Ranendrajit said lack of unity in Manipur is because ideologies cannot be shared properly among the people. “How long can we live like this?” RK Ranendrajit said.

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IMPHAL, Sept 13 MNS NNN: Eight construction labourers were killed and 13 injured when a powerful blast occurred in the heart of Imphal late this evening.Three of the injured are in critical conditions. Three died on the spot.
No one has claimed responsibility as yet for the act . Those who were living in the same area were detained for questioning by police.
The incident happened at around 7:30 pm at Khoyathong area in the heart of Imphal.
All the eight deceased labourers were working for a Kolkata based company Simplex Projects Limited. The labourers were engaging in putting slabs on the Naga-Nullah in the heart of Imphal since the last six months, according Simplex Projects Limited officer (Account) S.N Ranga.
All the deceased were labourers from mainland India. The identities of the deceased and the injured are being detailed by the media at the time of filing this story.
The reports said the suspected militants might have used IED in the incident.
The deceased and the injured have been rushed to the Regional institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal.
Top police officers are rushing to the hospital when this report was being filed. The Director General of Police has also arrived in the hospital.
Meanwhile, earlier in the morning, personnel of the 40 Assam Rifles patroling along the Ukhrul-Imphal road in Imphal East district made a narrow escape when an powerful IED planted in the roadside exploded damaging a waiting shed.
The incident occurred at around 10:30 am near Khurai Popular High School at Khurai Thongam leikai in Imphal East district.
An auto-rick-shaw driver identified as one Ningthoukhongjam Robin (35) of Keibi Makha Leikai was injured in the incident.
Meanwhile, Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) has claimed responsibility in the morning blast.

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