ADC Chairmen seek term extension 200 plus spike in 24 Hrs Lilong, Wangjing-Tentha to go for by polls on Nov 7 IMPHAL, Sep 29: As de- By Our Staff Reporter As suggested by the ECI vide postal ballots to these cided at a joint meeting of all in connection with the categories of voters one day the Chairmen of the six Au- continues, one more dies IMPHAL, Sep 29: Out of the COVID-19 pandemic, there ahead of the polling day. tonomous District Councils By Our Staff Reporter 13 Assembly segments which would be one additional The ECI has published of the State held on July 21 Four including 2 are currently vacant, Lilong auxiliary polling station for broad guidelines for conduct this year, the Chairmen of IMPHAL, Sep 29: The State AC and Wangjing-Tentha each polling station which of general election/by-elec- ADC Ukhrul, ADC Chandel, recorded another COVID-19 SDOs positive AC would go to by-polls on has more than 1000 voters. tion during the COVID-19 fatality today taking the total ADC Sadar Hills/Kangpokpi Mungchan Zimik November 7. In line with this sugges- pandemic. and ADC Tamenglong have number of death toll to 67. A press note issued by tion, 10 auxiliary polling According to these guide- However, official records urged the State Government UKHRUL, Sep 29 : Four the Election Commission of stations would be opened in lines, face masks should be to extend the term of office of have not yet taken into ac- India (ECI) today an- Lilong AC which means the used in all election-related count the two deaths persons including two all Members of the six ADCs SDOs, a driver and one non nounced the schedule for total number of polling sta- activities and everyone by another six months starting reported from by-elections to 56 vacant tions would be raised from should be subjected to ther- Churachandpur a few days local person were found from December 1, 2020 till COVID-19 positive today seats of different State As- 39 to 49. mal scanning before they are May 31, 2021. back and put the death toll semblies and one There would be four aux- allowed to enter halls/of- at 65. at the district hospital. A memorandum jointly According to a source, Parliamentary Constituency in Thoubal district. Voting would be held on iliary polling stations in fices/buildings designated A 51 year old man from of Bihar. As announced by the November 7 and counting Wangjing-Tentha AC, rais- for election purposes. signed by ADC Ukhrul Imphal East district died at the four persons who Chairman Dr Yaronsho tested COVID-19 positive Briefing media persons in ECI, due notification for by- on November 10. The entire ing the total polling stations Sanitisers, water and soaps JNIMS at around 11.30 am the conference hall of the election to the two election process would be from 39 to 43, Ramananda should be arranged at these Ngalung, ADC Chandel today. Apart from being include the SDO Ukhrul Chairman D Ringo Block, SDO Jessami Chief Electoral Officer Assembly seats would be is- completed by November 12. said. places. COVID-19 positive, the man (CEO) at Lamphelpat today, sued on October 13. The Joint CEO informed He said that postal ballots Moreover, social distanc- Lamkang, ADC Sadar Hills was also suffering from hy- Block who is also AC to Kangpokpi Chairman DC, Ukhrul along with his Joint CEO Ramananda While the last date for that there are 32,398 voters would be provided to voters ing norms should be strictly pertension, diabetes and Nongmeikapam said that as submission of nomination in Lilong AC (15,877 males, above 80 years, persons with complied with as prescribed Haokholal Hangshing and lungs problems. driver and a non local visi- ADC Tamenglong Chairman tor after Rapid Antigen the schedule for by-election papers has been fixed on 16,518 females and three disabilities, COVID patients, by the Ministry of Home He was admitted to the to Lilong AC and Wangjing- October 20, scrutiny would 3rd genders. persons suspected to be in- Affairs and sufficient Namsinrei Panmei and ad- hospital at around 11.30 pm Test at Ukhrul district hos- dressed to the Hill Areas pital, Hungpung. Tentha AC has been be done on October 21. The The total number of vot- fected by COVID-19 and number of vehicles should yesterday. announced, the model code last date for withdrawal of ers in Wangjing-Tentha AC quarantined people. be requisitioned for trans- Committee (HAC) Chair- According to a press re- Subsequently, District man K Leishiyo pointed out Magistrate Joseph Pauline of conduct has come into nomination papers is Octo- is 31,213 (15,053 males and Polling officers would be portation of polling and lease issued by Additional force with immediate effect ber 23. 16,160 females). appointed in order to pro- security (Contd P 9) that term of all Members of Director (Health) and has (Contd P 9) the six ADCs is extendable COVID-19 Common Con- ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... by one year under Section trol Room spokesman Dr Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang, 13 (1) of the Manipur (Hill 269 people including 38 personnel of CAPF were tested MHRC warns New butterfly Areas) District Councils Act, positive during the last 24 hours at RIMS, JNIMS, Kamjong, 1971. O Lukhoi CM distributes winter crop seeds species recorded Noney, Kakching, Swiss Hospital, Jiribam, Imphal West, IMPHAL, Sep 29 (DIPR) The State Cabinet had Raj Medicity, Shija Hospital, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Moth- By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter extended the term of office ers Care, Senapati, Churachandpur, RD Wing, Tamenglong, Chief Minister N Biren Singh of all the Members of the six Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Thoubal, Ukhrul, Chandel, Babina IMPHAL, Sep 29 : Taking along with his Cabinet IMPHAL, Sep 29 : Members ADCs by six months in its Diagnostics, Samaritan Hospital, Hillside Hospital, CMC strong exception to the colleagues and MLAs of Wildlife Explorers sitting held on March 3, and Imphal Hospital. announcement made by O distributed winter seeds to Manipur Harmenn Huidrom, 2020 before the National Of the 231 civilians who have been tested positive, 53 Lukhoi, former MLA of 5940 farmers under Mission Elangbam Premjit and lockdown came into effect, belong to Imphal West, 44 to Imphal East, nine to Wangoi Assembly Consti- for Integrated Development Jatishwar Singh, faculty of after the HAC recommended Tengnoupal, one to Ukhrul, 40 to Tamenglong, two to tuency, soon after he was of Horticulture (MIDH) at a Science at University of postponement of the ADC Kangpokpi, seven to Kamjong, 15 to Noney, two to sworn in as a Cabinet Minister function held at the Farmers’ South Bohemia, Czech election to November 2020. Kakching, four to Jiribam, two to Bishnupur, one to that he would appoint as Training Hall, Horticulture Republic have together However, it would not be Senapati, two to Churachandpur and 49 to Thoubal. Out of many people as possible Farm at Khonghampat in recorded a new species of conductive to hold election them, 227 have no significant history of travelling outside belonging to his Assembly Imphal West district today. Butterfly in Manipur. in the midst of community the State. segment to Government jobs, The seeds were distrib- The discovery of the new spread of COVID-19 which In the meantime, 57 COVID-19 patients have been dis- the Manipur Human Rights uted under the area butterfly species in the State is currently witnessed in dif- charged from RIMS (4), CCC Lamboi Khongnangkhong Commission (MHRC) has expansion programme of COVID-19. The State Hor- purpose. and its details came out in ferent parts of the State, the (36), Kakching (6), Ukhrul (3) and JNIMS (8) during the warned that it would be vegetables of MIDH 2020- ticulture and Soil Speaking at the occasion yesterday's edition of ADC Chairmen opined. last 24 hours after they were found free of the virus. constrained to take up legal 21 to meet the emergent Conservation Department as the chief guest, N Biren "Bionotes" published by the Seeking approval by the The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has action if the Minister repeats requirement of the prevail- has selected 5940 farmers to said that the State Govern- Entomological Society of ............................................................................... ............................................................................... State (Contd P 9) climbed to 10,746 (Contd P 9) .................................................................................................................................................................................................... such antics. (Contd P 9) ing situation due to cover 2970 hectares for this ment has (Contd P 9) India, (Contd P 9).