Day: January 28, 2016

IMPHAL, January 28: A two-day National Seminar on India’s Act East Policy: Problems and Prospects in North East India began today at the conference hall of Tribal Research Institute, Imphal. The seminar is being organised by Department of Political Science, Indira Gandhi National tribal University – Regional Campus, Manipur (IGNTU-RCM) under the sponsorship of Indian

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/seminar-moots-problems-prospects-of-act-east-policy/

IMPHAL, January 28: PHED Minister Irengbam Hemochandra today flagged off a torch rally carrying the message of the 12th South Asian Games 2016 to be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 5 to 16. The rally organized by Youth Affairs & Sports Department was flagged off from the historic place Kangla. Around 1000 people

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IMPHAL, Jan 28: National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO) Manipur today announced that it will give full support and cooperation to the February 6 mass rally to be organised jointly by AMUCO, CCSK and UCM. In a press release, NIPCO said that the rally is to be organized to deal firmly with the efforts to set

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/many-endorse-feb-6-mass-rally/

IMPHAL, January 28: The BJP Manipur Pradesh today convened an emergency meeting on the issue of former DGP Y Joykumar’s name coming up in the confession of Manipur Police head constable Thounaujam Herojit on the sensational July 23, 2009 BT Road killing which was carried by the Indian Express. Sources said the meeting held at

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bjp-convenes-emergency-meeting-as-former-dgps-name-mentioned-in-cops-confession/

IMPHAL Jan 28: All Manipur Nupi Marup president Th Sakhi Devi has been elected as the national vice president of National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) at the recently concluded 20th meeting of NFIW held at Vishakapatnam from January 20 to 23. According to the newly elected national vice president of the NFIW, the meeting

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/amnm-president-elected-national-vp-of-nfiw/

IMPHAL, January 28: BJP Manipur secretary M Rameshwar Singh today alleged that Kakching MLA Y Surchandra Singh threatened him in front of the Chief Minister’s bungalow on January 25. Rameshwar made the allegation before a group of media persons during a one day public awareness programme on the BJP’s national primary membership drive at the

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bjp-manipur-secretary-alleges-kakching-mla-of-harassing-him/

IMPHAL January 28: Three days after the confession of a cop shook the country, State Home minister Gaikhangam who is also the Deputy Chief Minister has stuck with the denial statement of Imphal West SP Dr Akoijam Jhaljit. Speaking to media persons in the sideline of the opening function of the 6th Shaheed Manoranjan Singh

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/gaikhangam-denies-comment-citing-matter-subjudice/

IMPHAL, January 28: Chungkham Taratombi Devi, mother of Chungkham Sanjit who was killed on July 23, 2009 fake encounter case, has filed a petition to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) requesting a fresh investigation into the recent disclosure made by Thounaujam Herojit Singh, one of the accused involved in the killing of her son.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/sanjits-mother-seeks-fresh-cbi-probe-in-bt-road-case-following-herojits-confessions/