Day: September 14, 2012

Fresh poll of polling stations Yengkhom Leirak community hall, Nambul Mapal High School, Imphal west will be held tomorrow according to DEo, Imphal west district. The re poll in respect of the polling stations Phunal Maring Junior High School and Andro Khunou, UJB school and Wangjing Khunou LP school will also be held on September five from seven a.m. to four p.m
Fresh poll will also be held only for the member of Zilla Parishad constituency of the polling station of Thanga Salam govt. high school (S/W).

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Imphal, Sept 14 MNS/NNN: It is raining of bombs in Manipur.
The government of India’s elite intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is not spared.
Since September 5, rarely a day has been passed off without an incident of either blast or discovery of a planted explosive.
On Friday, a BSF head constable was wounded in a bomb explosion that occured at Heirok Part-II, Tomal Makhong in Thoubal district around 4:30 pm Friday, police sources said here.
Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), an armed wing of Peoples Revolutionary Front (RPF) has claimed responsible for the blast.
The BSF head constable injured in the blast suspected to have been triggered by militants, belongs to the 116 F Coy of the boarder guarding force posted at Heirok Chingdongpok. He has been identified only as Rohtag.
He was taken to Thoubal Hospital where he received first aid. The condition of the head constable is stated to be out of danger as he suffered minor injuries in the blast.
Meanwhile, a powerful IED was found at the residential complex of 25 BRTF Commandant located at Lamphel here this morning.
The IED was first spotted by the gardener of the residential complex who in turn informed the other personnel who were on sentry duty at the gate of the residential complex. Later, Manipur police bomb experts were called in at the site who seized the bomb.
Police said the IED was very powerful and that an FIR has been registered in connection with the incident.
Goutam Sahani, the gardener of 25 BRTF Commandant Mohanlal SE (civil) told media persons that he discoverd a trash like package wrapped with a polythene bag inside the complex yesterday. He later threw out the bag outside the gate thinking it as a litter.
However, the sentries were informed about the unknown bag around 8:30 am Friday only.When opened the bag an IED was found wrapped inside it, the watchman said.
The police said the bomb was not a local made one but made by a well established company. It could have destroyed everything within a 100 metre distance. They said a defusal plan for the bomb was aborted as it was very powerful so they seized it after registering an FIR.
On Thursday, a blast had occurred at the campus of the Special Bureau office of Reasearch and Analysis Wing (RAW) at Lamphel in Imphal. no was injured the incident.

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Mail News Service
Imphal, Jan 14: The Field Exhibition office, Directorate of advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, Imphal is organizing five-day Photo Exhibition on the theme ‘Development Initiatives in North East’ at Lilong Hr Sec Madrassa, Thoubal District from September 18 – 22, 2012. The inaugural programme to be held on 18th September at 2pm is to be graced by Md Shah Alam, Chairperson, Lilong Thoubal Nagar Panchayat as Chief Guest, Md Islauddin Shah, Principal, Lilong Hr Sec Madrassa as Functional President & Smt Tharo Begum, Councillor, Lilong Thoubal Nagar panchayat ward No 1 as Guest of Honour .
The aim of the Exhibition is to disseminate information about the pace of various developmental projects undertaken by the Govt. of India in the North East, including Sikkim.
In the exhibition, about 150 photographs depicting the life, culture and development projects of the North East will be displayed prominently. The exhibition will be useful for students, educationists’ public leaders, women etc to learn many valuable things about the North Eastern region of India.
Carrying the theme of development further to the general public, the Field Exhibition Office, DAVP, Imphal will hold similar Photo Exhibition at Lamsang Community Hall, Imphal west from September 25-29, 2012.
The Field Exhibition Officer, DAVP, Imphal invites one and all from all walks of life to witness the Photo Exhibition in order to have better understanding of various developmental scheme taken up by the Government of India.

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IMPHAL, Sept 14 MNS/NNN: At least three people were killed and 10 others injured after a Tata truck and a packed Maruti Gypsy collided at Maibam Lokpa Ching Mamang under Nambol Police Station, Bishnupur district of Manipur just before midday on Friday.
The injured were taken to Shija hospital, Imphal where they are now receiving treatment. Six out of the 10 who have sustained injuries in the road mishap are reported to be critical.
The victims are identified as Samina,45, wife of Noor Mohamad, a resident of kwakta in Bishnupr district but presently staying at Hatta Golapati here, Md Afzal,18, son of Md Hussain from Heibungmakhong Khelakhong, Thoubal district and Ruksana,15, daughter of Sanatomba of Hatta Golapati. Ruksana succumbed at the Shija hospital.
The mishap occurred around 11:30 am after a Tata truck and a Maruti Gypsy, both were driving in high speed, had a head-on-crash at Maiba Lok Ching Mamang, killing two passengers of the Gypsy on the spot and injuring anoher 10.
Reports said around 15 passengers were traveling in the Maruti Gypsy.
Both the vehicles were overturned by the impact of the collision and badly damaged.The truck was heading towards Bishnupur from Imphal and the Maruti Gypsy was coming towards Imphal from Kwakta when the fatal accident happened.

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Imphal, Sept 14 MNS/NNN: Tension ran high at Leishangthem and Keibung areas in Thoubal district today following a mob fury over the September 9 alleged suicide case.
Police have to use tear gas to quell the mob who confronted the security forces.
Tyres were burnt along the road by the protestors.
Six persons including a jawan of 4th IRB were injured in the confrontation.
The corpse of Maibam Milan, who was found hanging on September 9 is still at the mortuary of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal.
It all began late morning of today with the locals started blocking road from Leishangthem to Keibung in protest against government decision to dispose off on Saturday the corpse of Maibam Milan if the family members do not claim it by Friday.
While blocking the road by the locals, a police sub-inspector (SI) while trying to deal with the protestors had reportedly used some “communal language” against the protestors. Hurt by the police sub-inspector’s attitude, the protestors confronted the police head-on. More forces rushed in to quell the growing number of protestors. Tear gas shells were used and in the process six persons including a security personnel were injured.
Minutes later, the superintendent of police and the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) rushed to the spot and assured the angry locals that action would be initiated against the sub-inspector. Following the assurance, the mob fury cooled down.
It can be noted here that on September 9, an alleged suicide committed by a boy over a love affair with a girl had caused a mob fury in a locality in Manipur’s Thoubal district the following day.
Maibam Milan, a 15-year-old boy had allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the middle of the night yesterday at Keibung Primary School under Thoubal district Police Station, Thoubal district of Manipur.
Maibam Milan, son of M Shyam of Leishangthem Keli Makhong, Thoubal district took the extreme step after family members along with some neighbours of his girlfriend named as Anna reportedly gave him advice not to engross in love affairs as they were very young.
The family of Milan along with hundreds of local residents of Leishangthem Keli Makhong had stormed the house of Anna showing anger and shock over the death. However, police arrived at the scene and managed to control the angry crowd.
A case was registered with the Thoubal Police Station regarding the incident.
The body is still lying at JNIMS mortuary.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/protest-over-death-of-milan-turns-violent-many-injured/