CBI raids 5 more fall prey to COVID-19 to take death tally to 132 Singngat goes to BJP as GS Haupu declared elected By Our Staff Reporter (general population 10172, Our Correspondent Central security personnel , Oct 23: The 2390). CCpur, Oct 23 : The State’s COVID-19 death toll The recovery rate stands Singngat Assembly seat was has reached 132 following the at 74.87 per cent. sealed today as the Returning death of five individuals A late report informed Officer handed over during the last 24 hours. that out of 63 samples tested certificate of election to According to a press re- today at JNIMS, 15 were Ginsuanhau alias GS Haupu lease issued by Additional found positive for the conta- to confirm his re-election Director (Health) and gion. At , 34 were following the withdrawal of COVID-19 Common Con- found positive out of 115 Chinlunthang as an trol Room spokesman Dr samples subjected to rapid Independent candidate a day Khoirom Sasheekumar antigen test. before. Mangang, a 22-year old Out of 94 people tested Chinlunthang who dra- youth from positive in Imphal West to- matically withdrew his died at JNIMS. day, 12 are residents of candidature yesterday mean- IMPHAL, Oct 23: The Anti- Two women, both aged Bishnupur, Imphal West, COVID-19 positive were Chingamakha while addressed his workers Churachandpur are some of committed to serving the Corruption Bureau of the CBI 59, from Imphal West and Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Raj discharged during the last 2 Ahongshangbam Leikai today at his residence saying the many prominent organi- public. raided the residence of a Sen- Imphal East died at RIMS. Medicity, , Jivan hours from CAPF (9), home while 14 belong to Mayang his actions were triggered by sations and individuals that While congratulating ior Accounts Officer at AG Another 50-year old woman Hospital, Hillside Hospital, isolation (13), RIMS (4), Imphal Kokchai and four to the fervent appeal from Na- appealed to him to withdraw Ginsuanhau on his re-elec- Office and seized died at hos- Chandel, Babina Diagnos- CCC UNACCO (42), CCC Thangmeiband Maisnam tional workers, tribe leaders from the by-election, he tion Chinlungthang said it is more than Rs 87 lakh worth pital. tics, Tamenglong and Lamboi Khongnangkhong Leikai. and his own conscience to said. only normal to contest assets disproportionate to his Further, a 73-year old Advance Hospital. (55), Tamenglong (1), RD It is reported that the avoid polarization of the Chinlunthang also talked against each other during known sources of income. man under home isolation Of the 154 civilians who Wing (11), Moreh (1), Ministry of Health and Fam- community he represents. about a WhatsApp message election time. He also nev- A team of the CBI ACB died at Churachandpur dur- have been tested positive, 45 Ukhrul (6), Thoubal (10), ily Welfare would send a The decision he said will that purportedly showed his ertheless requested him to Imphal Branch led by its SP, ing the last 24 hours. All belong to Imphal West, 27 Bal Bhavan (4), Senapati team to make a direct assess- also improve his chances of appointment as OSD in TD not resign from his seat for Khamrang started the raid five of them were infected to Imphal East, 16 to (8), Chandel (2) and ment of the COVID-19 winning in the next Assem- and Hills, which went viral the remaining tenure. early morning at around 4 at by COVID-19. Thoubal, 12 to Lamding (1). situation in the State. bly election due sometime in on the social media saying KIC president Letpu the residence of Senior Ac- In the meantime, 156 per- Churachandpur, 20 to The cumulative figure of The team would be led by 2022. he is elated to have been of- Haokip and UZO general counts Officer, Konjengbam sons including two Tamenglong, eight to positive cases has touched Ministry of Power Joint Sec- His own election commit- fered the job but was not in secretary while addressing Ibothem at Sagolband personnel of CAPF were Bishnupur, two to Chandel, 16,777 (general population retary Vivek Kumar tee, the United Zou a position to accept the Gov- the workers claimed that Meino Leirak. tested positive for COVID- three to Senapati, four to 14,083, Central security per- Dewangan and he would be Organisation and Kuki Inpi ernment job as he is both the (Contd P 9) Cash amounting to Rs 19 during the last 24 hours Jiribam, 13 to Kamjong, one sonnel 2694). accompanied by Directorate ...... 54,45,930, jewellery worth at RIMS, JNIMS, Acme, to Kangpokpi and three to This figure includes General of Health Services Rs 32,89,000, as many as Kamjong, Public Hospital, Tengnoupal. None of them 4,083 active cases (general Additional Director Dr L 127 ATM cards, 183 Pass Churachandpur, Imphal has any significant history of population 3783, Central se- Swasticharan and NITRD Books, 129 Cheque Books East, Senapati, Thoubal, travelling outside the State. curity personnel 300) and Associate Professor Dr Disqualify 12 PSs : Cong to Najma and 130 Pension Books Tengnoupal, Shija Hospital, On the other hand, 169 12,562 discharged cases Ashish Ranjan. (Contd P 9) MLAs for holding office of were seized...... profit as Parliamentary The raid was on till the Secretaries. time of filing this report. Naga organisations urge for unity in order to find common ground The Congress leaders as- serted that the office of Keingam protests Parliamentary Secretary was IMPHAL, Oct 23 : A large clearly an office of profit as number of people and several ‘Solution exclusive to Nagaland’ questioned the Parliamentary Secretar- student bodies today staged a Newmai News Network A joint statement issued and nurtured by the ideo- ciety. They further said ies were given monthly sit-in protest at Awang on Friday signed by Rev. logical, organizational and leveraging these cages of salaries from GAD in the Sekmai condemning plan to DIMAPUR, Oct 23 : Isaac Jojo, the secretary gen- politico-administrative terri- divisive mentalities, the scale given to Ministers. move the Central Paramili- Appealing for unity in order eral of NPO (Myanmar), torial divides aggravated by hawkish elements within They were also issued vehi- tary Force stationed at to find a common ground for Solomon Rengma, the presi- the tendency to nurture an and without have cles and monthly salaries of Koirengei Airfield to 33- Naga political solution, Naga dent of RNPC (Assam), L overriding loyalty to one’s weaponized and exploited their staff were paid by the Keingam under Loyalakpa Public Organisation (NPO) Wanglet Lowangcha, the co- own ethnic and tribal com- the centrifugal forces at By Our Staff Reporter Party (CLP) leader Okram Government, according to Chingkhong Loukon. from Myanmar, Rengma ordinator of Arunachal Naga munities. They also said that work as instruments to rel- Ibobi today submitted a the memorandum. Volunteers of AMSU, Naga Peoples’ Council TCL Hoho and S Kho John, despite the tall proclamation egate the Nagas to mere IMPHAL, Oct 23: A group memorandum to Governor Speaking to media per- AIMS, DESAM, KSA, MSF (RNPC) from Assam, United the president of UNC that the Nagas are a separate prisoners setting them up of senior Congress MLAs led Dr Najma Heptulla for sons at Congress Bhavan and SUK and villagers of Naga Council (UNC) from (Manipur) said the Nagas as entity, a Nation that merits against each other as mutual by Congress Legislature disqualification of 12 ruling here today (Contd P 9) Awang Sekmai, Kanto, Manipur and Arunachal Naga an entity are like one body to be left to itself as a sover- enemies/strangers with an ...... Kanto Sabal, Kanto TCL Hoho said that the with many parts and each eign Nation-State, “we have unpredictable and distrustful Achouba, Keingam, choice before the Nagas part is equally important for not been able to transcend dilemma. 11 to fight for 4 Leimakhong Chingmang, clearly is to talk to each other the well-being of all other these boundaries and the as- The dilemma faced by the Kanto Premnagar, Keingam and find a common ground to parts. “If one part suffers, sociated world views Nagas as prisoners of their Assembly seats Dwarika, Keingam lend support to a position that the whole body will be af- engendered by a desire to own making is that each Machangram, Khunkhu realistically constitutes “our fected. Hence, piecemeal protect the interest of our party, tribe and organization By Our Staff Reporter Naga village and Khunkhu non-negotiable position for political solutions in the respective ethnic/tribal is tempted to think that it is Kuki village took part in the an inclusive, honorable and guise of securing Constitu- groups”. better off working against IMPHAL, Oct 23: With the protest and held a public acceptable solution based on tional rights without The four Naga bodies each other rather than work- withdrawal of nomination meeting denouncing the the unique history and securing a common political said this penchant for nur- ing together against the papers by two candidates State’s plan to take the sta- situation of the Nagas”. future will not heal the land turing an overriding loyalty adverse circumstances, said today, it has now been tion of the paramilitary Any solution that con- and our people,” the joint to one's respective tribes/ the statement and added, confirmed that 11 candidates forces to Keingam. fines itself exclusively to the statement added. ethnic groups based on ad- “But in doing so, each of the would fight for the four Demanding the Govern- present State of Nagaland The four Naga organiza- ministrative units, different Naga group ends up worse vacant Assembly seats which ment and authorities would have far reaching tions said that, currently the “Naga political groups” and off than they would have go to by-polls on November concerned to roll back the ramifications in the future, Nagas seem to be living in organizations has led to the been if only they had coop- 7. plan, the people took out a added the four organisations. the ‘caged societies’ planted iron caging of the Naga so- erated (Contd P 9) Wangmayum Reshma and Md Abdul Jabbar who rally and submitted a memo- ...... randum addressed to Chief filed their nomination papers Minister N Biren Singh to Traffic Police unit as Independent candidates Sekmai SDC. withdrew their nomination (Contd P 9) set up for Kpi Water levels rise, DCs alerted papers today. By Our Staff Reporter As such, Lilong AC Our Correspondent would witness a three-cor- Highway sinks nered contest among Md IMPHAL, Oct 23: A large KANGPOKPI, Oct 23 : A IMPHAL, Oct 23: With the section of Imphal-Dimapur State receiving incessant Azziul Haque Khan (INC), Traffic Police unit for Abdul Nasir (Independent) highway, measuring about Kangpokpi was set up today rainfall since the past few 120 feet sank at Khongnem days, water levels of all major and Y Antas Khan (Inde- during a joint meeting on road pendent). area between Lairouching safety at the Conference Hall rivers flowing through and Karong this evening. The of the SP office. Manipur valley have been There would be three- sunken area is located about The joint meeting was at- rising at an alarming rate. cornered contest in Wangoi 15 kms from tended by representatives of As such, the Relief and AC too among Oinam headquarters. It may take Kangpokpi Town Commit- Disaster Management De- Lukhoi (BJP), Khuraijam some days to repair the tee led by its chairman partment has alerted all Loken (NPP) and Salam Joy sunken portion, said sources. Lunseh Kipgen, Kangpokpi Deputy Commissioners. (INC). One truck and two exca- Women Welfare Organiza- According to information P Brojen (BJP), M vators (JCB) were also tion led by president Hekim received from Water Re- Hemanta (INC) and swept away when the high- Hangshing, Kangpokpi sources Department, Imphal metres, 782.225 metres and rainfall in the morning and Sarangthem Manaobi (Inde- way sank although there was Youth Union led by its River has been flowing 774 metres respectively. 11 mm in the afternoon, pendent) will face off in no report of any human president Haolet Khongsai, above warning level at Kangpokpi received 45 Litan 18 mm in the morning Wangjing-Tentha AC. casualty. TSA Sadar Hills, Zillai, 787.750 metres. mm of rainfall this morning and 11 mm in the afternoon. It will be a straight fight Gangte Students' Organiza- Water levels of Iril River, though it declined to 39 mm Raj Bhavan received 8 between Ngamthang Haokip tion, All Manipur Gorkha Nambul River and Thoubal in the afternoon. mm in the morning, Lam- (BJP) and Lamtinthang Help yourself Students' Union (CC) and River have reached 779.400 Saikul received 15 mm of phel 9 mm (Contd P 9) ...... Haokip (INC) in Saitu AC. Kalapahar Unit, USYC, to help others Kalapahar Gorkha Youth * Help Manipur and the Association and country fight COVID-19 Keithelmanbi Youth Asso- by following SOPs. Wear ciation. AMSU launches drive to check price rise face masks, maintain phy- The meeting was also at- By Our Staff Reporter AMSU, as a part of the sical distance and wash tended by officials of ADC drive, took stock of the hands regularly or use al- Sadar Hills, DTO IMPHAL, Oct 23 : prices at stores along cohol based hand sani- Kangpokpi and other police Concerned with price rise Dharmasala, Alu Gali, tisers. If you were in con- officers. of essential items at Masjid Road and tact with a COVID-19 The meeting minutely de- various markets including Nagamapal road stretches positive person, self isolate liberated on the menace of Khwairamband Keithel today, he said. immediately and contact traffic violations and impor- when the State is reeling The team, during the COVID-19 Common Con- tance of traffic regulation under COVID-19 drive, detected many trol Room which was also strongly pressure, the volunteers of wholesale and retail (1800-345-3818) or CMO emphasized earlier by vari- All Manipur Students' stores selling items at concerned for testing. ous CSOs including TSA Union (AMSU) have prices differing to one One can also avail tele- Sadar Hills. launched a drive to study another, he said while consultation service from During the meeting, the situation at these adding that such varia- doctors from home be- Lalminlen Misao, MPS, markets. tion and unnecessary hike tween 10 am and 3 pm Addl SP (Ops) was made the Speaking on the in price adding woes to everyday except Sunday Nodal Officer for road sideline of the drive, the reports of unregulated economically and psycho- the consumers should be through eSanjeevaniOPD safety while Traffic Police assistant finance secretary hike in prices of essential logically due to stopped at the earliest. app available at Google wing has been set up under of AMSU, Dhanachandra commodities at a time protracted COVID-19 To ensure transpar- Play Store and the supervision of Sony G Khaidem said that the when all sections of the crisis. ency and ease to www.esanjeevaniopd.in...... Sang, MPS, (Contd P 9) ...... drive was initiated over society are affected A 15-member team of consumers, (Contd P 9) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released Rs 75 crore as first instalment for building CCpur Medical College