Day: February 26, 2016

IMPHAL, February 26: The failure of the State Police force to be effective in the hill districts is due to lack of manpower, Home minister Gaikhangam told the House today. He was clarifying to cut motions raised by Opposition MLAs during the discussion and voting on demand for grant of Police Department today. In his

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/gaikhangam-claims-lack-of-manpower-main-reason-for-police-failure-in-hill-districts/

IMPHAL, February 26: Khuyathong public pond, a depending water source for the public of Thangmeiband, Khuyathong, Kangjabi and even Sagolband has dried up and need sanction from the PHE minister to fill it up with water from the Imphal River, said Rising Knowledge Club secretary N Ghanashyam during a press meet held today at the

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/khuyathong-club-urges-phed-to-fill-local-pond-with-water-from-imphal-river/

IMPHAL, Feb 26: The Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur has dismissed a claim which emerged this morning in social networking sites pointing towards leakage of the Chemistry question paper of the ongoing Class XII examination as rumour and not true. Regarding the issue, CoHSEM secretary Maisnam Bidyasagar conducted a press briefing at Babupara and

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/question-leak-claims-not-true-cohsem/

IMPHAL, February 26: Acting on the case filed by mother of Chungkham Sanjit Simgh, Ch Taratombi in the High Court of Manipur on the killing of her son in a staged fake encounter at BT Road on July 23, 2009; the court has directed the disgruntled mother to approach the trial court to admit her

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/hc-directs-sanjits-mother-to-approach-trial-court/

IMPHAL, February 26: The state would soon introduced ‘self attestation’ system in the state by next week after deliberating the matter in a cabinet meeting tomorrow, said Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. The Chief Minister was informing the house while responding to private resolution motion moved by MLA L Ibomcha today during the ongoing assembly

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/state-to-introduce-self-attestation/

IMPHAL, February 26: The five security personnel of the Manipur police, who was allegedly involved in the alleged harrassing of NSF leaders on February 14, have been suspended today. An order issued by the Director General of Police, stated that a departmental enquiry is contemplated against the following police personnel in connection with the incident

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/state-gives-in-suspends-five-policemen-in-nsf-row/

IMPHAL, February 26: “The 60 MLAs at the Assembly are pursuing their own agenda for personal benefits and the questions which seem to rise most are of contract works” stated executive director of Human Rights Initiative, Joykumar today. He was giving his opinion at the one day public discussion on ‘Justice for the brutal killing

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/60-mlas-care-for-contract-works-only-herojit-issue-not-raised-in-house-human-rights-initative/

IMPHAL, February 26: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam inform the House today that any police personnel found overstepping their duties or working beyond his official power should be reported to the authorities. Gaikhangam who is also the Home minister was replying to a query raised by AITC MLA Th Shyamkumar during the Assembly sitting today. The

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IMPHAL, February 26: NCP MLA L Ibomcha today suggested in the House that the State government should install a lie dictator poly graph machine in the Manipur Police for use during investigations in cases which are serious in nature. He made the suggestion during the discussion and voting on demand for grant for Police Department.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/mla-ibomcha-suggests-lie-dictator-machine-installation-to-help-police-in-serious-cases/

IMPHAL, February 26: The State government will decide on whether to retrofit repair or reconstruct the Ima Markets damaged by the recent January 4 earthquake once the State government receive the reports of the teams of Natural Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and IIT Roorkee, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh informed the House today. The Chief

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/state-awaiting-expert-report-to-decide-on-damaged-ima-markets-cm/

IMPHAL, February 26: In the ongoing case hearing against MLA of 27-Moirang Assembly Constituency Mairembi Prithviraj Singh who is also Parliamentary Secretary (Youth Affairs and Sports, Tourism) in the High Court of Manipur, counsel of the petitioner submitted composite written argument to the court today. The Election Petition Case No 1 of 2012 charged the

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/petitioners-counsel-submits-composite-written-argument-in-prithviraj-case/

IMPHAL, February 26: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today informed the House that a regional sub-committee formed by States whose special category status (SCS) have been withdrawn, is pursuing the Centre to reconsider its decision to withdraw the special category from states with limited resources. The Chief Minister was responding to a private member resolution

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/subcommittee-of-states-with-limited-resources-pursuing-centre-to-revive-special-category-status/

IMPHAL, Feb 26: TAKDO Tribal Forum president Danylung Malangmei has denounced PHE minister I Hemochandra for not providing water to the Tarung Village in Thangmeiband. Speaking to media persons in the village, Danylung said that even though a water reservoir is located just about a km from the village, the village is not provided drinking

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/takdo-tribal-forum-denounces-phe-minister/