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October 28 Page 1 Evening daily Dy. CM Gaikhangam taking a glimpse of photos at DIPR photo Imphal Times exhibition Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 3, Issue 278, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 www.imphaltimes.com Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing 3413 2/- BJP officially announces Kh Joykishan & Dy. CM highlighted the roles of Th. Bishwajit as their candidates for Photojournalists in delivering Thongju & Thangmeiband AC by-election justice to the people IT News at Jharkhand (72-Lohardaga IT News Imphal, Oct 28: BJP today ST), Madhya Pradesh (171- Imphal, Oct 28: Deputy Chief officially announced its Devas), Mizoram (12 – Minister Gaikhangam today candidate for the upcoming Aizawl North – III (ST)) and highlighted the roles of bye-election in Thongju Meghalaya (32- Nongstoin photojournalists in modern Assembly Constituency and ST) on the same date. day’s society. Speaking in the Thangmeiband Assembly Electronic Voting Machines inaugural function of the constituency. BJP Central (EVMs) will be used in the Photo Contest cum Exhibition Election Committee upcoming by-election for all & 3 Day Photography Secretary, Jagat Prakash the state. workshop today at the Nadda in a office released According to the Chief premises of Directorate of name Khumukcham in both the seats. He said going to be a straight fight Election Office, the total Information and Public Joykishan as the party’s there is no between the Congress party number of voters in Relation, Govt. of Manipur at candidate for misunderstanding between and BJP. What is more Thangmeiband Assembly MSRTC Complex, Photographers of the state photography as their Thanhmeiband Assembly the BJP workers while interesting is that Congress Constiuency is 25,114 Moirangkhom, here in Imphal also showcase their photos in profession. Constituency and Thongom allotting ticket to the two rules in Manipur while BJP including 13,687 female said that photo capture the exhibition section. It is with the help of these Bishwajit as the party candidates. He said all the is leading the government at voters while the number of through lens of photographer The Deputy Chief Minister photographers that the candidate in Thongju BJP workers will work the Center. male voters is 12,570. speaks thousands words. Gaikhangam further said that natural beauty of this region Assembly constituency. together in this by-election. Election Commission of India In Thongju Assembly “Sometimes a photo speaks photography now has become can be highlighted to people Two candidates applied for As for the Manipur State has announced the date of constituency, the total when there is hardly any words the part of running a smooth of the world and BJP ticket in Thongju Congress Committee, Jotin polling for this by-election number of voters is 28,214 to define what is actually government and delivering simultaneously such Assembly constituency Waikhom was declared as on November 21, 2015. The including 14,564 female happen”, Gaikhangam said. justice to the people of the exposure will promote tourism whereas only one applied for its candidate for the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) voters and 13,650 male The Photo contest cum state. He said photos captured in the state. the Thangmeiband Thangmeiband Assembly Manipur has issued election voters. exhibition & the 3-Day are now serving as court The inaugural function was Assembly Constituency. Constituency while former Notification today. Last date By election in the two Photography Workshop will evidences. Even for also attended by renowned In a press meet held today Minister Bijoy Koijam will for filing nomination is Assembly Constituencies of continue till Oct 30 of this year. documentation purposes filmmaker Josy Joshep, at BJP Manipur Pradesh contest at Thongju November 4 and the scrutiny Thangmeiband and Thongju The competition cum Photo record has become Parliamentary Secy. IPR & MI Office at Nityapat Chuthek, Assembly as MPCC of the nomination will be held was necessitated after the exhibition being organized by mandatory, Gaikhangam K. meghachandra, Principal President, BJP Manipur (Congress –I) candidate. on November 5. Last date for Speaker’s Tribunal the DIPR receives over 700 added. Secretary (IPR), Govt. of Pradesh Th. Chaoba said With the finalization of withdrawal of candidatures is disqualified the then two photo entries from various Lauding the effort of the DIPR Manipur, Letkhogin Hoakip, that election campaign for announcing the party November 7. sitting MLAs of professional and armature for organizing such a President of the Nagaland both the candidate will be candidate it is now sure that Counting of vote will hold on Thangmeiband and Thongju photographer but thorough competition, Gaikhangam said Congress Committee, K. intensified to make sure that the by-election in both the November 24. under the anti-defection law screening one 600 photo finds that such competition will Therie and Director of IPR, both the BJP candidates win Assembly constituencies is By-election will also be held on May 28 this year. its way for the competition. encourage the young Govt. of Maipur Salam Some of the Professional photographer in taking up Somorjit. 4 hardcore JCB and Dipper driver caught while Campaign rally on “Swachh NDFB(S) excavating forest protected area IT News protected area (Usoi Pokpi) Waithou and Thoubal Bharat” “Sunder Bharat” held militants Imphal, Oct 28: Two JCB and at around 12 pm and one JCB Khunou protected area not IT News part of the ongoing 5 day (Clean India) by 2nd three Dipper were caught and two dipper were also to excavate. Despite their Imphal, Oct.28: A campaign Regional Level Peer October, 2019 in nabbed today by Thoubal Haokha caught along with 1 driver warning excavating has been rally on the theme “Swachh Educators cum Campaigners commemoration with the PTI Forest Range petrol team from Thoubal Khunou continuing. On noticing this, Bhara” “Sunder Bharat”, Workshop on “Swachh 150th Birth Anniversary of Guwahati, Oct 28: Four while excavating the hill protected area at around 9:30 forest range petrol teams organised by the Manipur Bharat” “Sunder Bharat”, Father of Nation Mahatama hardcore NDFB(S) range of Waithou and am today. were deployed to inspect the State Bharat Scouts and N.E Region started from 26 Gandhi. militants have been Thoubal Khunou Protected The caught drivers of the protected area and today Guides took off today October and will continue till After successful apprehended by security Area. JCB and dipper were hand they were able to nab the morning. 30 October at State Training participation in the forces during a joint Thingbaijam Lokendro, over to Lilong Police and JCBs and dippers and the The rally flagged off by Centre, Langol. workshop, each participant operation in Assam’s Forest Range Officer, Thoubal Police, he added. drivers, he added. Chairman A Nimai Sharma of Around 120 scouts and is expected to be the key Chirang district. Thoubal Haokha, Thoubal Thingbaijam Lokendro Registration number and the IMC begins from IMC office guides from different states person to implement this Acting on specific said that one JCB and one further said that Thoubal names of the caught vehicles gate and snakes through the of North East region are program in their area till information, a joint team of dipper were caught along Haokha Forest Range has and the drivers are not yet street of Khwairamband taking part in the program. October 2019 with the help police and army launched with 2 drivers while already warned to those who known while some drivers Market streets. The program aims to of their District and State a joint operation late last inspecting the Waithou are excavating the hills at the manage to escape. The campaign rally on achieve the goal of Continuously to create night in the area and cleanliness was organized as “SWACHH BHARAT” awareness at all level. nabbed the four militants, a defence spokesman said Miscreants hijack two wheeler today. Assam Rifles Organises Medical Camp During the search operation, motor bike from Kakwa area IGAR(S) the militants opened fire on IT News report, the motor bike dropping a friend. The Imphal, Oct. 28: 16 Assam the security personnel who Imphal, Oct 28: Unknown belongs to one Yumnam miscreants allegedly pull out Rifles of 10 Sector AR under could not retaliate due to miscreants hijacked a two Gynendro (Babu Singh, son a gun and force him to get the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) presence of civilians in the wheeler motor bike (R-15) of Jatishwor of Khongnang down of the vehicle. The organised a Medical Camp at vicinity but ultimately bearing registration number Pheidekpi area. It said some miscreant also tried to tie New Canaan village on 24 Oct managed to overpower them. from Kwakwa Khongnang miscreant on other white him but he reportedly 2015. A total of 120 patients A 7.65 mm Pistol, some pheidekpi area under colour R-15 motor bike came escaped. Later, the including 60 females, 40 males ammunition and two Singjamei police station at following him while he was miscreants took the vehicle and 20 children were treated grenades have been gun point early today returning home at around 3 along with them and flee the during the medical camp. An recovered from them. morning. According to am today morning after area. interactive session was also organised with the masses, under the aegis of HQ IGAR provided free consultation Registration where people were educated (South), Somsai in and medicines to 560 people Girl Guides For Manipur Pavilion Of India about HIV / AIDS, Hepatitis, collaboration with Ukhrul who attended the Medical Certificate lost Malaria, Water-Borne District Health Mission camp. The medical camp I, the undersigned, have International Trade Fair 2015 To Be Selected diseases and Hygiene and Society, Leishiphung received tremendous lost my Graduation Manipur Information Centre Manipur Bhawan, New Terms and conditions of Sanitation. The camp was Christian Hospital (LCH) and response from Peh village registration certificate New Delhi October 28: Delhi.
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