Published on May 22nd, 2013
Imphal: The Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) has called off the indefinite economic blockade on national highways in Manipur following a meeting with Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh. The main objective behind the blockade was to press for filling up of the quota reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates in the state police department. Singh had given assurance that the government would initiate the required process, after which the decision by the student’s body was taken.
Published on May 22nd, 2013
SHILLONG:- Indian International football player Milan Singh has signed a contract for two seasons with Shillong Lajong FC after completing the last three seasons with the Pailan Arrows. Milan started his career with East Bengal and joined the Pailan Arrows in 2010, where he scored 6 goals in 31 appearances. Milan started his career with East Bengal and joined the Pailan Arrows in 2010, where he scored 6 goals in 31 appearances. Arvind Narayan, Libero Sports Partner and FIFA Licensed player agent of Milan Singh, said: “Milan is a quality player and will support Shillong Lajong’s ambitions of creating a better [Full article…]
Published on May 22nd, 2013
MANIPUR: Speaking on the occasion of ‘anti-terrorism day’ in Manipur, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has informed that the Centre is yet to take a decision on the Implementation of inner line permit system in the state even as the resolution of the state Assembly on the issue has been sent to the Union Home Ministry. He further said that any organisation should not take any anti- national action while demanding implementation of the inner line permit system in the state. He further added that the state government was prepared to detect foreigners who entered the state without valid document [Full article…]
Published on May 22nd, 2013
SHILLIONG:-It was a relief for the students of CMJ University, when the Chief Secretary WMS Pariat on Tuesday offered to accommodate the students of CMJ University in other educational institutions in the State provided the data containing information of students, lost during the office vandalism, is retrieved. Pariat made this offer on Tuesday when the students of CMJ University accompanied by members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) met him to converse issues pertaining to the fate of the students of the University. “The Chief Secretary assured us that the issue would be taken up with the Education department and [Full article…]
Published on May 22nd, 2013
TRIPURA: Action was taken by the editor-cum- proprietor of Ganadoot Patrika, Sushil Chowdhury when he declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing information about the criminals who were involved in the triple murder of employees of the newspaper. Interacting with the media at Agartala Press Club for the first time since the murder of Ranjit Chowdhury, Sujit Bhattacharjee and Balaram Ghosh, Chowdhury said: “I will give a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to anyone who will help in the arrest of the culprits that so cruelly and inhumanly murdered three of my employees.” He further said [Full article…]
Published on May 22nd, 2013
SHILLONG: Militants of the United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA) has ordered the closure of the Darangdura coal mine in South Garo Hills on the same day they had masterminded the killing of five labourers on Monday afternoon. Police said that the rebels came to the mine area and ordered its closure reportedly over ‘extortion demands’ and later returned to commit the cold blooded killings. The police informed that around seven armed militants holding three AK rifles, several small arms and grenades arrived at the mine quarry and ordered the workers to halt their work. The five labourers who were shot [Full article…]
Published on May 21st, 2013
Published on May 21st, 2013
TRIPURA: Following the incident that killed three newspaper employees of ‘Dainik Ganadoot’, the opposition parties have called a 12 hour shut-down in Tripura ,Tuesday, to protest the killing of the newspaper employees. The three employees of ‘Dainik Ganadoot’, a vernacular daily were killed by unidentified assailants Sunday. Congress has called a 12-hours strike in and around the Agartala city Tuesday to protest the incident. Ruling Communist Party of India-Marxists (CPI-M) has also asked the government run by the party to probe the incident and nab the culprits. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar asked police chief Sanjay Sinha to take appropriate actions [Full article…]
Published on May 21st, 2013
SIKKIM: Anti Terrorism Day was observed in Sikkim today. Terrorism which is now a major problem is now becoming the biggest fear for Indians today. On the occasion Secretary Culture and Heritage Department Mrs. Nalini G Pradhan administered anti-terrorism or anti-violence pledge to the officers and the staffs of the various departments, in a function organized in front of the Secretariat here in the capital. Similarly the pledge was taken by the officers and the staff of all the government offices, public sector undertakings and other public institutions all over the capital as well in all the four districts and [Full article…]
Published on May 21st, 2013
Agartala: Three ultras of the banned (NLFT) managed to elope along with two kidnapped persons from the outfit’s hideout in in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of neighbouring Bangladesh and surrendered to security forces. The ultras of the outfit along with the kidnapped Chairperson and a member of Chakmapara village council in Gandacherra subdivision of Gomati district fled from Segun Bagan camp of NLFT in CHT and surrendered to Assistant Commandant of Assam rifles yesterday and deposited a grenade and some ammunition. Assam Rifles have handed the insurgents and the chairperson and the member of the village committee to police at [Full article…]
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