By-elections IMPHAL, Sep 18: Notifica- CM inaugurates, foundation tion for by-election to five COVID-19 claims two more lives to take toll to 52 Assembly seats of Manipur By Our Staff Reporter may be announced by the first COVID-19 tally in India past 52 stone for different projects laid week of October. IMPHAL, Sep 18: The The five Assembly seg- State’s COVID-19 death toll lakh, recovery rate at 78.86 pc ments which would go to has reached 52 after two by-polls are Wangoi, Lilong, persons died at RIMS and NEW DELHI, Sep 18 Saitu, Singngat and JNIMS during the last 48 hours. India's COVID-19 tally raced past 52 lakh with 96,424 Wangjing-Tentha. people testing positive in a day, while the number of people A well placed source in- Sources informed that a 79-year old man from who have recuperated from the disease rose to 41,12,551 on formed that first level Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. checking of EVMs procured Churachandpur died at JNIMS at around 9.30 pm The country's recovery rate stands at 78.86 per cent. for the by-election is cur- The total coronavirus cases mounted to 52,14,677, rently underway. yesterday. Apart from being COVID-19 positive, the man while the death toll climbed to 84,372 with the virus claim- Even though the Assem- ing 1,174 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at bly Constituencies of was also suffering from dia- betes. A 38-year old woman 8 am showed. Kumbi, Kakching, Thanga, The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus Henglep, Andro, Lamlai, from Thoubal district too infection has further dropped to 1.62 per cent. ............................................................................ Naoriya Pakhanglakpa, succumbed to the virus at RIMS. There are 10,17,754 active cases of COVID-19 in the Tamenglong and Wangkei country which comprises 19.52 per cent of the total are also vacant following According to a press re- Churachandpur, six to cases (general population lease issued by Additional Senapati, one to Kakching, 1579, Central security per- caseload, the data stated. disqualification or resigna- India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark tion of the MLAs, they may Director (Health) and three to Kangpokpi, two to sonnel 347) and 6629 IMPHAL, Sep 18 (DIPR) ers posted in these areas COVID-19 Common Con- Chandel, one to Ukhrul and discharged cases (general on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on Septem- not go to by-polls as cases ber 5 and it went past 50 lakh on September 16. once these accommodations are pending at Court. trol Room spokesman Dr one to Tengnoupal. 103 of population 5053, Central se- Chief Minister N Biren Singh are ready, he said. Khoirom Sasheekumar them have no significant his- curity personnel 1576). According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of They may join the by- 6,15,72,343 samples have been tested up to September 17 inaugurated five different In order to provide air polls if the election petitions Mangang, 177 people in- tory of travelling outside the The recovery rate as on projects apart from laying the connectivity to interior areas cluding 64 personnel of State. Friday is 70.01 per cent. with 10,06,615 samples being tested on Thursday. pending at Court are with- Of the 1,174 new deaths, 468 are from Maharashtra, 93 foundation stone for 46 others of Manipur like Thanlon drawn. CAPF were tested positive Meanwhile, 90 people While 75 males and 35 under different departments (207 km), Parbung (310 km) for the contagion during the have been discharged during females were tested positive, from Karnataka, 81 from Uttar Pradesh, 72 from Andhra Notably, the disqualifica- Pradesh, 60 from West Bengal, 59 from Tamil Nadu, 54 at a function held at the Chief etc at an affordable price and tion order issued by the State last 24 hours at RIMS, the last 24 hours from RIMS 18 COVID-19 patients were Minister’s Secretariat to boost air tourism, JNIMS, Kangpokpi, Ukhrul, (5), RD Wing (11), CCC discharged following dis- from Punjab,38 from Delhi, 33 from Madhya Pradesh, 24 Assembly against the MLA from Haryana, 19 from Jammu and Kashmir, 17 each from complex today. The total helipads would be con- of Thanga AC has been an- Tamenglong, Raj Medicity, UNACCO (14), CCC covery yesterday. estimated cost of these structed at Tamenglong, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Lamboi Khongnangkhong Meanwhile 19 residents Assam and Chhattisgarh, 14 each from Gujarat and nulled by the Court. Rajasthan and 13 each from Odisha, Puducherry and projects is Rs 180 crore. Thanlon, Parbung, Moreh Churachandpur, Jivan Hos- (32), CCC Jiribam (7) and of Nagamapal Paonam Speaking at the occasion, and Jiribam. Nowadays, the pital, Babina Diagnostics, CAPF (21) after they were Leikai and 14 of Singjamei Uttarakhand. NRFM calls bandh Eleven fatalities have been reported from Jharkhand N Biren said that the State Chief Minister said, it is en- IMPHAL, Sep 18: Challeng- Jiribam, Senapati and found COVID-19 free. Chongtham Leikai tested Government is giving prior- couraging to see that there is Chandel. The total number of positive for the contagion in and Telangana, nine from Kerala, eight from Goa, seven ing the validity of the Merger each from Bihar and Himachal Pradesh, six from Tripura, ity to development of hill less disturbance in taking up Agreement signed on Sep- Of the 113 civilians who COVID-19 positive cases the last 48 hours. areas because hill districts developmental projects in have been test positive, 31 has reached 8607 (general Out of 178 samples sub- five from Chandigarh, three each from Manipur and tember 21, 1949, the National Sikkim while Meghalaya has registered one new fatality. are less developed as com- hill areas. It is because of Revolutionary Front Manipur belong to Imphal West, 37 population 6681, Central se- jected to rapid antigen test pared to valley districts. people’s faith and support to to Imphal East, 20 to curity personnel 1926). in Thoubal, 23 were found A total of 84,372 deaths have been reported so far in (NRFM) has called a 24 hour the country including 31,351 (Contd P 7) Stating that various de- the present Government, he State-wide bandh on Septem- Thoubal, nine to It includes 1926 active infected by the contagion. velopmental projects are said. ber 21. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... being taken up in different Regarding Henglep road, According to a press re- parts of the hill districts, the the Chief Minister clarified lease issued by NRFM Car mishap Chief Minister expressed that the project halted mid- information and publicity hope that people would be way after a good progress at secretary Sanajaoba Meitei, Naga solution should not impinge upon Manipur: UCM claims three able to see big changes in the initial stage because of a king Bodhchandra was in- By Our Staff Reporter the integrity of Manipur, By Our Staff Reporter hill districts when these complaint from an ex-MLA vited and made to sign the Sunil said. projects are completed. to the North Eastern Coun- Merger Agreement under IMPHAL, Sep 18: The Several deadlines have IMPHAL, Sep 18: Three Biren informed that tran- cil. However, works for this duress at Shillong by the United Committee Manipur been set to seal a final agree- youths died and two were sit accommodations for project would begin soon, he Government of India. (UCM) has reiterated that any ment between New Delhi critically injured when a car doctors, nurses and teachers said while observing that de- The history of Manipur solution worked out between and NSCN-IM. The two par- they were riding in allegedly are being constructed at 19 velopment works should being a sovereign Nation Government of India and ties may seal an official skidded off the road along the different places ie never be politicised by any- which spanned over 2000 NSCN-IM should not agreement any time and the Imphal-Ukhrul road this Churachandpur, Singngat, body. years is an undeniable fact impinge on Manipur in any people of Manipur have no afternoon. Borobekara, Jiribam, CAF&PD Minister and no power has the right manner. objection but the Govern- According to reliable in- Tamenglong, Tamei, Noney, Karam Shyam, Agriculture to usurp the sovereignty of Speaking to media per- ment of India must consult formation from the police, Kangpokpi, Senapati, Mao, Minister V Hangkhanlian, Manipur, it asserted. sons after offering tributes the people of Manipur if the police received information Paomata, Saikul, Jessami, MLAs and high ranking of- The outfit further in- (Langbal Heitha Leitha) to solution impinges upon the of a red car heading toward Ukhrul, Kamjong, Chandel, ficials of the State formed that medical the martyrs of June 2001 State in any manner, he as- Imphal meeting with an ac- Chakpikarong, Moreh and Government also attended services, power, water sup- mass uprising at Kekrupat serted. cident on Imphal-Ukhrul Tousem. the function organized by ply and media would be here today, UCM president A delegation of the road under Heingang Police Out of these, the Chief the Manipur Police Housing exempted from the purview Sunil Karam said that the COCOMI called on the Un- station at around 2.20 pm. Minister said, accommoda- Corporation Ltd. of the bandh. Government of India has not ion Home Minister on April The accident is suspected tions at Churachandpur, The projects, which were stopped differentiating the 25, 2019 and made it clear Any kind of autonomy or solution being worked out to have occurred when the Singngat and Borobekara inaugurated by the Chief Awareness drive people of Manipur.