Manipur News

IMPHAL, Nov 20: The Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has announced a 24 hour general strike starting from midnight of November 21-22 as the first step of its “People’s Resistance” for the “Indigenous Land and People”.

A press statement of the outfit has said that the outfit is all set for the general strike and further appealed the general population to be alert saying that security forces might detonate powerful blast during the general strike.

The statement said that the movement has been launched against the act of ceding away land of Manipur to Myanmar against the wishes of the people of Manipur.

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IMPHAL, November 20: Miscreants placed a hand grenade yesterday at around 6:10 pm on a Honda Activa parked in front of a grocery store belonging to Y Don Babu, son of Y Bhimo of Serou Bazaar under Sugnu Police station, Thoubal district.

Sources said that the grenade was left as a threat in connection with a monetary demand to the grocery store. A sit-in-demonstration was staged today at the locality in protest against the bomb threat.

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IMPHAL, November 20: As part of 48 hrs bandh on National Highways in Naga inhabited areas called by United Naga Council, a section of the NH2 Imphal -Moreh road was blocked today by the bandh supporters.

Bandh supporters blocked the Imphal – Moreh section of the National Highway 2 at Lamkang Khunou Village and restricted vehicles coming from Moreh and Imphal side to proceed except vehicles carrying patient and emergency services.

However, a team of IRB and Thoubal Police Commandos rushed at the spot where the bandh was enforced and made the stranded vehicles to proceed to their destination without any hindrance including the Royal Rider’s Motorcycle rally coming towards Moreh from Imphal.

However, there is no untoward incident during the bandh till filing of this report.

It may be mentioned that, the UNC has called the 48 hrs bandh on National Highways in Naga inhabited areas from midnight of 19 November in protest against non resumption of tripartite talks on Alternative Arrangement and other issues.

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IMPHAL, November 20: The National Library Week Celebration observed by Manipur Library Association in collaboration with a number of agencies in the state successfully concluded today with a valedictory function at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

RK Anand Singh, MLA of Naoriya Pakhanglakpa A/C and L Sabita Devi president of Manipur Library Association attended the function as chief guest and president while Dr Th Khomdon Singh, Chief Librarian and E Latakishwar Singh, Chief Librarian of State Central Library as guests of honour respectively.

During the week, MALA carried out a number of programmes at various parts of the state. The inaugural function was held on November 14 at the premises of the Meitei Artistes Association at Mongsangei, quiz competition on Nov 17 at Johnston, library awareness on Nov 19 Pravabati College Mayang Imphal and Moirang College Moirang, recitation competition on same day at Manipur Public School Koirengei and essay competition JNV Ukhrul.

Promotion of Islamic culture through library was organized at Chaobok Mairel Khul, Lilong on Nov 19.

As a part of the library week, a public library was opened by MALA at Mongsangei.

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IMPHAL, Nov 20: A team of CDO/Imphal East nabbed a cadre of KCP (Khagemba) who has been identified as Md Ali Shah alias Aulad, 45, son of Md Amzad Ali Shah of Keikhu Muslim Makha Leikai from Thambalkhong near Bazaar shed on November 19,, conveyed a press release from SP of Imphal East district.

On verification, Md Ali disclosed that he joined the outfit in 2009 through Khagemba of Bishnupur side and recovered one demand letter of KCP (Khagemba) duly signed by Khagemba and one mobile handset with two SIM cards from his procession.

He further disclosed that he is involved in delivering demand letters of the said outfit at Khetrigao area under the command of Khagemba and delivered the collected money to Khagemba.

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IMPHAL, November 20: A combined team of 15 AR and Thoubal Commando apprehended a hard core cadre of the proscribed RPF/PLA militant identified as Khundrakpam Toro Singh, son of Kh Lukhoi, from Thokchom Bazaar part-II, Thoubal district, at around 4:30 am today. One kilogram of explosive material and six detonators were recovered from him by the combined team.

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