Bomb blast AIWWF seeks Guv's intervention Land purchased at Dwarka for 3rd Bhavan : CM IMPHAL, Jan 11 State Council. troversial Citizenship By Our Staff Reporter remedy such fraudulence. Reminding that CPI is Amendment Act (CAA), As a apart of these meas- The All Working one of the oldest political 2019. IMPHAL, Jan 11: Chief ures, Liberty shoes and belts Women's Forum, Manipur, parties of the country and In this connection, CPI Minister N Biren Singh has will be distributed to differ- has submitted a memoran- has Parliamentarians in both MSC and other Left Parties announced that around 1 acre ent police units at 1st MR dum to the Governor, the Houses of the Indian of the State also called for of land has been bought at the Parade Ground tomorrow, praying for immediate Parliament, the memo nar- support and cooperation cost of Rs 24 crore for con- he announced. intervention regarding the rated that Left Parties of the from the public for struction of the 3rd Manipuri Replying to a query, arbitrary arrest and detention country called an all India the general strike. Then on By Our Staff Reporter Bhawan in Delhi, at Dwarka. Biren said that information of Laishram Sotinkumar, general strike on December December 20, Sotinkumar He made the announce- has been relayed to Archeo- Secretary of CPI Manipur 19 last year against the con- was picked up (Contd P9) IMPHAL, Jan 11: A bomb ment on the sideline of a logical Survey of India exploded near the front gate reception programme held regarding the break down of a residence belonging to at his official residence to- of Thong Nambonbi and as- one Ngangbam Roberth at day in honour Ksh Bhakta- might be required for con- ity. sured that the bridge will be WEL COME Singjamei Chingamathak kumar, former Mr India and struction of the Bhawan and Biren then said that fol- repaired at the earliest. Nameirakpam Leikai at ex-Warrant Officer of In- added that plans are being lowing the detection of On the other hand, laud- around 10.37 pm yesterday. dian Air Force, who has made to include a space on supplying sub-standard ing Ksh Bhaktakumar for To Fortunately no one was been conferred the Pride of the lower portion of the items and apparels to Mani- receiving the Pride of the injured in the explosion but the Nation Award 2019. Bhawan to house elderlies pur police personnel, the Nation Award 2019, Biren a car parked nearby was The CM continued that and patients, having around State Government has taken said that Manipur produces partially damaged. around Rs 100-150 crore 20 beds and nursing facil- up necessary measures to many talented (Contd P 9) On the other hand, peo- ...... N. Biren Singh Th. Shyamkumar Singh ple of the locality today C.M. of Manipur Minister, Hort. & S.C. staged a sit-in condemning th the blast. HRA, EEVFAM appeal MHA for prosecution sanction The 16 Kachai Lemon Festival, 2020 The locals vehemently By Our Staff Reporter Affair and the Secretary Though it was stated that against nine Manipur police condemned the bomb attack Ministry of Defence recently most of the counter-insur- personnel in the Court of (State Level) carried out at the thickly IMPHAL, Jan 11: The mentioned that the State gency or military operations the Chief Judicial Magis- populated residential area Human Rights Alert (HRA) Government has granted were carried out by com- trate, Imphal West after Kachai Village, Ukhrul District and appealed whoever con- and the Extrajudicial Exe- prosecution sanction against bined teams of State and obtaining necessary pros- cerned to refrain from such cution Victims Families all the personnel of Manipur Central forces, no person- ecution sanction from the th th acts in future. Association Manipur police who have been listed nel of Central armed forces State Government. (EEVFAM) have urged the in the charge sheets submit- have been charge sheeted. However, even though 14 & 15 January, 2020 Ministry of Home Affairs and ted by the CBI/SIT It explained that in the the investigation revealed School appeals the Ministry of Defence to regarding alleged fake en- case of the extrajudicial kill- involvement of army per- against 'ban' grant prosecution sanction counter/extrajudicial killing ing of Thangjam Thoithoi sonnel, with the charge against the armed forces cases and the necessary tri- alias Anilkumar by a com- sheet even stating that army By Our Staff Reporter involved in extrajudicial als are underway at various bined team of 3rd IRB, personnel of 18 Sikh Regi- executions in connection Courts. Imphal West commando, ment namely; Major Kamal IMPHAL, Jan 11: Deeply with the investigation being This was conveyed by Imphal East commando and Sajgotra, ex Sarvjit concerned with the ban conducted by CBI/ SIT. some functionaries of the 18th Sikh Regiment, CBI/ Singh and Havildar Baljit, imposed on functioning of A joint letter sent by two organisations on the SIT registered an FIR and fired their weapons during Standard Robarth Higher HRA and EEVFAM to the sideline of a press meet held after conducting inquiry, the encounter, they were not Secondary School, Canchi- Secretary, Ministry of Home today. submitted charge sheets charge sheeted (Contd P9) pur by a certain militant outfit ...... in connection with the death of N Babysana, the school MKU says no to 'Zeliangrong' staff, teachers, students and MPCC hails SC ruling parents staged a sit-in at the By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter gate of the school appealing to the group concerned to lift IMPHAL, Jan 11: The IMPHAL, Jan 11: The Manipur Kabui Union has contended Organised by :The Kachai Fruit Farming & the ban today. Manipur Pradesh Congress that Gaan-Ngai is an important festival of the Kabui During the sit-in, Akoi- Committee (MPCC) has community and it would not be right to associate the term Processing Co-Operative Society Ltd. jam Kedarnath, a teacher at hailed the ruling of the 'Zeliangrong' with the said festival. Sponsored by :NEC, Deptt. of Hort. & S.C., the school, said that the sit- Supreme Court which says Speaking to media persons at Keishamthong Kabui Khul in was not directed against that the prolonged shutdown rather frightening. community hall today, president of Manipur Kabui Union ...... Tse/B(MIDH, Hort. & S.C)-12 Manipur & Tourism Deptt. any individual or group but of internet in Jammu and Pointing out that restric- Dr K Heera Kabui conveyed that Gaan-Ngai is a festival of was an appeal to the group Kashmir was a violation of tions were imposed under the Kabuis and appealed to concerned to lift the ban fundamental rights. Section 144 of CrPC in the whoever concerned to re- considering the fate of the Speaking to media per- entire Imphal West district frain from association the students and staff. sons at Congress Bhavan for two months in anticipa- term Zeliangrong with the The ban will have serious here today, MPCC vice tion of mass rallies against festival in any way. impact on careers and lives president T Mangibabu wel- CAA and the Naga solution, Zeliangrong refers to an of the students and staff of comed the apex Court’s Mangibabu asked whether organisation, like AMUCO the school if it is not lifted, ruling that access to internet this restriction complement and UCM. As such, it will he said. is a fundamental right of all the Supreme Court’s ruling. not be the right decision to It may be noted that citizens. Asking if there was any associate the term with KCP-MJC had on January 9 He remarked that the large scale violence in the Gaan-Ngai festival, he banned all functions of the mode of governance of both course of the mass protest claimed. school citing the death of N the Central Government and rallies staged in the State, Gaan-Ngai is celebrated ......

Babysana, a Class VII stu- the State Government is the MPCC (Contd on P9) by the Kabui (Contd on P9) ...... dent of the school. She was found hung to death inside a hostel in the school cam- pus on July 18 last year. Lamkang Khunou strikes 'deal' By Our Staff Reporter IMPHAL, Jan 11: Officials of NHIDCL, GR Infra Project Limited and villagers of Lam- kang Khunou held a meeting on the villagers’ demand to release compensation for the areas affected by expansion of Imphal-Moreh highway. Even as the NHIDCL and GR Infra Project Limited officials assured that 80 per cent of the villagers’ de- mand would be translated into action, the villagers maintained that work agen- cies may resume highway expansion work in open ar- eas but it should remain suspended in settlement ar- eas. Lamkang Khunou is lo- cated between Thamlapokpi and Sinam villages, and 4.5 Kms of Imphal-Moreh high- way runs through the village. Out of 74 households of the village, 52 have been affected by the highway expansion. Against Rs 5.6 crore en- titled to the affected villa- gers as land compensation, Rs 1.60 crore was allegedly withdrawn by the former chief of Lamkang Khunou in collusion with a few indi- viduals. A joint meeting of Lamkang Khunou villagers, officials of NHIDCL, GR Infra Project Limited, Chan- del SDO and Tengnoupal SP was held today at Lamkang Khunou. The officials assured that 80 per cent of the demands of Lamkang Khunou villag- ers would be translated into action. (Contd on P 9)