AR man dies in mishap
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jul 3 : In a tragic mishap, an Assam Rifles se-poy died after a deadly fall from a three-storeyed building. The incident took place inside 36 AR Battalion Hqs at Lairouching, located about 29 kms south of Mao police station at about 8 am yesterday, conveyed a police source.
AR sepoy Salik Ram Ver-ma accidentally fell down from the roof of a three storeyed building within the battalion Hqs. He was immediately rushed to the unit hospital. But he succumbed to injuries at about 8.40 am yesterday.
Necessary arrangements have been made to send the corpse of Salik Ram Verma to his native place at Paragaon under Rajnandgaon district of Chhatisgarh.
Bomb retrieved
IMPHAL, Jul 3:Bomb experts of the State Police Department retrieved a hand grenade which was lobbed by unidentified persons at the Nagaram A block residence of MK Prestaw Shimray, who is a Scientific Officer in Environment and Ecology Wing, at around 6.30 am today. Nagaram Village Authority and North Imphal United Clubs and Meira Paibis’ Organisation (NIUCAMO) have strongly condemned the incident and appealed to all concerned to ensure such acts are not repeated.
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MPP censures Govt’s militarisation policy
Other than efforts to control law and order through sustained militarisation, the Governor’s address did not mention any substantial measure taken up by the Government to solve the insurgency issue, asserted MPP MLA RK Anand adding it is still questionable whether the civil administration has been streamlined in the State.
UCM foundation
“People of Manipur still have the courage and the conviction to face any challenge and threat posed to the territorial integrity of the State,” titular king of Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba has stated.
KCP chief brought to Imphal
Leader of proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) KK Nganba was brought to Im-phal from Tihar Jail, Delhi today.
A resident of Nagamapal Singjubung Leirak, 56-year old KK Nganba alias Chon-gtham Manglemjao alias Koi alias Ngouba alias Ira-bot who is the leader of KCP (Mangang) group and self styled general secretary of KCP organisation which is under unification
Meeting with the President spurs Sainik cadets
Cadets of Sainik School, Imphal who recently called on the first Lady President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil besides ha-ving rare glimpses of impor- tant defence establish-ments of the country re- turned home with renewed vigour to further their ambition.
According to a PIB (Defence Wing) statement, 20 cadets of Sainik School, Imphal under the joint initia-tive of the GOC 57 Mountain Division Maj Gen Shakti Gurung and Principal of the prestigious institution Group Captain Surinder Singh toured various places of the country and had an exclusive meeting with the President.
Med team in Tml to curb malaria
Along with detection of two new posi-tive cases of Malaria in Ti- paimukh area of Chura-chandpur district, a medical team has been rushed there to monitor the situation.
Invoking ‘rain god’, the priestly way !
To the scientific community it is environmental factors that determine climatic changes including quantum of rain-fall but in the religious pers- pective, atleast to some priests, ‘rain god’ holds the key to drench the earth.
House okays Shyamkumar’s leave
MLA Th Shyamkumar has been given leave on medical ground, from the monsoon session of the State Assembly which commenced today.
After the question hour, Speaker Dr S Budhichandra informed the House about the leave applications sub-mitted by MLAs O Landhoni Devi and Th Shyamkumar. The Speaker
Bodies allege Cdo excesses
Tangkhul youth council, Tangkhul Mayar Ngala Long (TMNL) and Tangkhul women league (Tangkhul Shanao Long) have strongly condemned recent arrest and torture of one Ruichumhao Angkang s/o Lt Ningthar Angkang of Lungphu by Police Commandos and said such random human rights violation and threatening security of innocent citizens is devoid of any rationality.
Slackness, arrogance blight NH 53
Coupled with the slackness of the BRTF in executing their work on one side and arrogance of security personnel on the other, commuters/passengers have been annoyed to the limit.
NSCN-K alleges IM of killing its officer
After much media hyped and publicised “unity and reconciliation pledge” reportedly inked jointly by Isak Chisi Swu, SS Khaplang, Thuingaleng Muivah and Shingya in Thailand last month the factional pandemonium between the two rival NSCN groups |
AMTU alleges
The All Manipur Tribal Union has alleged that DIC Chandel conducted interview for Khadi and Village Industry (KVI) against the election code of conduct before the Lok Sabha elections. There was no public notification through any media nor block-wise scheduled rotary was served thereby denying many applicant to face the interview, said a press release issued by AMTU
Asking for another interview for the left out aspirants, AMTU cautioned that it may be compelled to file PIL against DIC Chandel if their appeal goes unheeded.
NEIST selected
IMPHAL, Jul 3: The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Lamphelpat substation has been selected as a centre for joint research programme between CSIR, New Delhi and the Third World Academy of Sciences. Under this exchange programme, Godfrey Ngupula of Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute would do research programme on Lake Victoria, the largest lake of Africa under the supervision of Dr Huidrom Birkumar Singh, Scientist in-charge of NEIST substation, Lamphelpat, conveyed a press release.
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