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Four Indians Enter Medal Round; Mary Leads Robert Naorem Said , “Global Warming Has Been One of the the Way in World Boxing Problems of Human Existence Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page No. 4 Myanmar media team Letter from Australia - Robert meets Chief Minister Imphal, Nov 21, of the Chief Minister for his media house. N. Biren Naorem enthralls audiences on A four-member team of Singh expressed his Mizzima Media Group, heartfelt gratitude to the Myanmar led by its Editor- media team for visiting the Eco Friendly Week Australia in-Chief Shri Soe Myint State. The team will stay till met Chief Minister N. Biren November 27. The Chief Singh at Chief Minister’s Minister will host a dinner Runaway Night Secretariat today. to honour the visiting The media team is on a trip Myanmar delegates footprint or use or to the State to cover including the Chief create traditional hand- Manipur Sangai Festival, Ministers of different crafted textiles; use 2018. Soe Myint took a 30- States of the neighbouring environmentally minute exclusive interview country on November 26. friendly fabrics (organic cotton, wool, alpaca, hemp, bamboo, ... Contd. from Page 1 silk ); show evidence of ...........Traffic signal zero waste in their Manipur Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker K. collection; use locally Robindro, Tourism Corporation of Manipur Ltd. produced products. Chairman Dr. Sapam Ranjan, Manipur Building and Strictly no fur and no Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board Chairman animal parts are H. Dingo, MLAs N. Indrajit, Shri Th. Satyabrata, Chief Sangai Run- Chief Minister N. Biren Singh allowed.The date was Secretary Dr. J. Suresh Babu, Commissioner in Port Douglas (Transport) Shri M. Lakhsmikumar and other high flag ging off from Khuman Lampak Sports (Queensland) from ranking officials were also present at the occasion. Complex in Imphal East District at 8 am today November 4-10, and Perth (Western Australia) from November 15-21. Four Indians enter medal round; Mary leads Robert Naorem said , “Global warming has been one of the the way in World Boxing problems of human existence. It is By a Correspondent Bhagyabati. responsibility of every New Delhi, Nov. 20, Pinki was up against single person to Jakarta Asian Games silver contribute towards Five-time world meallist North Korean, environmental issues champion M.C. Mary whose reach and speed is Eco Friendly Week Manipur in India. Design and I belief in not Kom became the first too well known. As Australia Runaway features are intricate wasting product, so try Indian on Tuesday to expected, 24-year-old Night Day 4, Monday embroidery, standout to use and incorporate enter the medal round of Pang was aggressive and 19th November was quality and bold colours. all my fabric. The the 10th AIBA Women’s landed her punches on ended with the theme His designs collection fabrics I choose can World Boxing target areas. The Indian, The EFWA UpCycling have the motive of also be re-designed and Championships at the pushed to the ropes, came Challenge by Robert Sangai , Kangla sha , used in many different packed JD Jhadav Hall back partially in the Naorem . The collection Pung cholom , Meitei ways. More than just here this afternoon. second showing her for Robert Naorem Mayek and Nongin. design, my work is The experienced Indian intent. In fact, she grand finale is os The music was of about the emotions, the icon gave a perfect start managed a few blows Fashion archeology Manipuri folk composed traditions, the culture, and the platform to which could have brought getting inspired from by Rhythym Thiyam.The and the beauty of the India’s medal campaign at the judges into focus. Her the history and pride of final note of EFWA 2018 weavers hand loom home, outsmarting Yu Wu open guard and the Manipur specially the reaches crescendo, as a textiles from the small from China 5:0 in the Light distance she maintained motiff work on the wave of spectacular jewel state Manipur in the Fly (48 kg) category were of no avail as the inaphi ...Conceiving colours flow down the corner of which was later cashed in speedy Pang made the something unique from runway. India”. on by Lovlina Borgohan, Indian nervy on more thrifted, handmade The second edition of The fashion faternity who accounted for Aussie occasions than one. As downs or recycled Eco Fashion Week and high profile fashion Kaye Frances Scott in expected, the North shirts. He make a Australia (EFWA) crowd of Australia Welter class (69 kg), with Korean’s superiority statement showing expanded to two states in present and witness the another unanimous prevailed in the Fly (51 kg) signature originality to November, 2018. The show. The show also decision of the day. Later quarterfinals. She will take make lasting week-long events got a huge positive in the evening session, on USA’s Virgina Fuchs, impressions. His featured local and 24 feedback from the Sonia beat Colombia’s the only American boxer strong design aesthetic international designers crowd and there was a Yeni Castenada. so far to enter the medal conveys emotions, who practise sustainable, huge media coverage But Manisha Moun, second and third rounds Manisha, on the other Aussie was straightaway round. tradition, culture and local, and ethical and lots of bloggers Bhagyabati and Pinki Rani for the unanimous hand, was full of on the back foot even as A disappointed Pinki beauty of hand loom production, either by attended the show Jangra were not so lucky decision. Her lethal rights, aggression in contrast to the Indian piled on her admitted that the tall textiles, organic silks recycling or upcycling, or today. The final runway on the day. The when combined with the the Astana silver medal agony. She continued the North Korean had better and cottons hand by using organic and night of Eco Fashion aggressive 20-year-old lefts and the jabs opened winner’s patience. In the trend in the last two trade-offs. “She used her woven by artisanal natural materials which Week Australia is going could not get past top- up the avenues for her to first Manisha lagged rounds and impressed the height to great craftspeople from do not leave a carbon out with a bang. seeded Stoyka send down the blows on behind her rival though judges who almost gave a advantage. She also had Zhelyazkova Petrova and target areas. midway she tried to catch clear verdict (27-30, 28-29, the knack to come ended up on the losing Mary will be meeting in the up, trading combination 27-30, 27-30, 27-30). against me and I was not side, the split verdict (4:1) semi-finals North Korean punches. However, the Talking on her next up to the mark,” said the going in favour of the Mi Hyang Kim, who won calculative Bulgarian went opponent from Taipei CWG bronze medal Bulgarian, while 5:0 against South Korean about methodically, Chen Nien-Chin, the winner. Bhagyabati Kachari lost Chorong Bak. The Indian landing a few lefts and a Assamese pugilist said Sonia made amends for the to Colombian Jessica has a good record against couple of straight on that she got to watch her senior pugilist’s loss, as Sinisterra, in a split verdict Kim, having beaten the Manisha’s face. In the videos to plan her she defeated Colombia’s (2:3). Pinki lost to a North Korean in the final third, the former European strategy. “I had met her Yeni Castenada in a split superior North Korean Mi of the Asian champion was far superior once before when I lost to verdict in the 57 kg Choi Pang, the latter Championships last reaching out to her Indian her. But I will have to category. The Indian winning 5:0. November. opponent which, perhaps, prepare well for continued her fine run as What separated Mary “The World got the judges’ nod, Thursday’s semi-finals,” she won the bout with a Kom and Manisha was Championships are always despite Manisha’s last- she said. 4:1 decision. the patience that the 35- tough. The Chinese come round efforts. Bhagyabati did admit to Among the foreign year-old employed during up with good new faces. I “I thought I did my best, her folly of relaxing in the p articipants, Thailand’s her bout and the aggression won’t say it was very easy but her (Petrova’s) first round which cost her Sudaporn Seesondee that Manisha displayed or very tough. I planned my experience carried the berth in the medal round. reached the medal round against Petrova. With the strategy and fought day. I was not as good in Indeed, she was slow to beating Finland’s Mira crowd rooting for Mary, the accordingly,” said Mary. the first but did well in the start with while the Potkonen, the top-seed here. tactical boxer didn’t try to On her next opponent, the last two rounds. It was my Colombian was at her The only Olympics medallist dominate to begin with Manipuri said “she could first outing and the attacking best. The Indian from Finaland, she was biding time to inch her way, be coming with some plans experience I gained will did manage to trade off expected to go up to the final tackling the Chinese, a first- against me because I had help me in the future,” blows in the second and, but it was disappointing to timer at the Worlds, before beaten her last year. But I said the 20-year-old, who mostly, in the third to make see her bowing out of the upping the ante in the am prepared for i t.” had beat reigning world amends. But it was too championships as the Thai champion Dina little and too late as the won the quarterfinals in a Zholaman of Kazakhstan decision as the marginally split vereict (4:1).
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