Day: March 9, 2016

IMPHAL, March 9: The Minister of State for Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh, flagged off the first ever all girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mount Everest expedition on March 9. According to a release of the PIB, the team led by Col Gaurav Karki, along with fifteen service personnel and 10 girl cadets would reach Nepal

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IMPHAL, March 9: The U.S. Consul General, Craig Hall, on his first visit to Manipur, will interact with young players and coaches of the Manipur Amateur Baseball Association (MABA) and deliver a brief remark as part of his cultural outreach at the Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, National Sports Academy Stadium tomorrow at 3.45pm, a release

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IMPHAL, March 9: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today stressed the need to shift to organic farming for healthier society and make food tastier, delivering his chief guest speech during one day National Workshop on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) held at conference hall, Classic Grande. Underscoring the benefit of organic products, Gaikhangam said that it

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IMPHAL, March 9: Demanding the unconditional release of three church leaders of the Namthanjang village reportedly arrested by Sapermeina police, a JAC formed in this in this connection has threatened to launch intense form of agitation along the National Highway 37 Imphal-Jiribam road, if the arrested individuals were not released by March 10. Speaking to

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IMPHAL, March 9: BJP MP Prahlad Singh Patel who also in-charge of Manipur has raise the Indo-Myanmar border issue demanding a proper demarcation of the disputed Indo-Myanmar border base on technology of Satellite Mapping in the zero hour of today’s Parliament session, said Ch Chidananda National Executive BJYM in-charge Nagaland. In an exclusive briefing over

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IMPHAL, March 9: The All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union has said that a three-member delegation of the Union led by its President Wangkhemcha Shamjai is leaving Imphal on March 10 to join the three-day World Culture Festival beginning Friday (March 11) at New Delhi’s DND Flyway. According to a release of the union, over 35

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CHURACHANDPUR, March 9: The JAC against the anti-tribal Bills while marking the 200th day of its movement against the bills, has announced several steps including a 15-hour shutdown of Lamka and its vicinity. A statement of the JAC issued by its Information and Publicity department said the programmes marking the day including 15-hour total shutdown

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IMPHAL, March 9: Students of Thoubal College on Wednesday closed down the Directorate of University and Higher Education, Government of Manipur located at Keishampat against the non-fulfilment of their long demands by the government. Today at around 12.30 pm, several students of the college came in several vehicles and ransacked the directorate office against the

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IMPHAL, March 9: The Manipur State Akademi Fellowship and Award, 2013 was held in a grand ceremony at Maharaja Chandrakriti Auditorium located at Palace Compound on March 8, a statement of the Secretary to the Chief Minister stated. According the release of the Secretary, the award was presented by the Governor of Manipur, V. Sanmuganathan

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IMPHAL, March 9: The rift within the Congress legislative party is likely to widen beyond redemption if emerging reports about the dissident group gearing itself to float a new political party, is true. According to a highly reliable source, all necessary preparations have been made for formation of the new party including the drafting of

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IMPHAL, March 9: Atleast one person was injured when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded late this evening Thangmeiband road opposite ABC godown, by militant suspect. Sources said that the explosion occurred around 7.05 pm infront of Punya Hyundai sub dealer, apparently targeting the shop. The injured has been identified as Thounaojam Ibomcha,

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