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Manipur observes Patriot's Day
Assam Tribune IMPHAL,Aug 13 – Manipur today celebrated Patriot's Day to commemorate the 1891 Anglo-Manipuri war during which scores of people sacrificed their lives to safeguard the independence of the state. Several functions were held in the State capital where … Anglo-Manipuri War not part of Indian freedom struggle: CorCom Manipur Governor greets people on 'Patriot Day' |
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Manipur celebrates ‘Patriots Day’ on Tuesday, 13, to commemorate the 1891 Anglo-Manipuri war during which scores of people sacrificed their lives to safeguard the independence of the state.
Militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party on Tuesday called for a 12-hour “public curfew” from 6 am on August 15 as part of its boycott call of the Independence Day celebrations. Fire services, media, water supply, religious functions and electricity would be exempted from the purview of the “public curfew”, the outfit’s Publicity Secretary Paikhomba Meitei said in a statement.