Manipur lawyer goes missing

Wife suspects abduction by rebels, neighbours hold sit-in for his release OUR CORRESPONDENT Residents of Singjubung stage a sit-in to protest the abduction of Manoharmayum Ibotombi Sharma in Imphal on Thursday. Picture by Eastern Projections Imphal, Oct. 29: A lawyer who was served an extortion notice of Rs 1 lakh by a militant organisation a year ago went missing from Imphal...

Nagaland lifts force from border

Manipur protest pays off OUR CORRESPONDENT Imphal, Oct. 14: Manipur moved a company of India Reserve Battalion to Akash post at Jessami in Ukhrul district along the state’s boundary with Nagaland as Nagaland Armed Police withdrew today. The Nagaland government agreed to withdraw...

Normal life affected in Manipur due to general strike

Imphal, Oct 15 (PTI) Normal life was today affected in Manipur due to a general strike called by insurgent outfits to protest the merger of the state with the country on October 15, 1949. Markets, shops and business establishments remained closed while transport services between...

Govt asks MHRC to abort July 23 probe

Imphal, October 8 : Along with directing the Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to wind up its investigation into the July 23 Khwairamband Bazar incident for the second time, the State Government has also asked the Commission to withdraw the summons served on the Imphal West...

Rahul effect: Cong leaders visit Dalit homes in UP

Lucknow – Taking a cue from Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs, MLAs and office bearers today chose Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday to visit Dalit homes across Uttar Pradesh, sharing food with them and spending a night there in an attempt to reclaim the Dalit vote bank in the key state. Union Ministers Jitin Prasada and Sri Prakash Jaiswal, UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi, CLP leader Pramod Tewari and cricketer-turned-politician...

48-hour Manipur bandh begins today

IMPHAL, Oct 1 – A 48-hour Manipur bandh has been called from midnight of October 1 in protest against the “irresponsible and unstable” SPF-led Government of Manipur for “denying the genuine demands” of the joint action committee to resolve the “chronic cases” of 835 teachers of the...

Bandh, boycott won’t bring solution: Manipur CM

Imphal, Sep 30: Calling bandh and boycotting classes will bring no solution, stated Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh while addressing in the closing ceremony of the 2nd School Meet at Khuman Lampak today. The Chief Minister appealed to the students’ organizations, All Manipur Students’...