Manipur

Northeast rebels are shifting base to Myanmar

Manipur - 11 hours 43 min ago
"Overall, insurgency is on the wane due to crackdown on ultras in Bangladesh by their security forces, so different insurgent outfits are now shifting their bases to Myanmar," Pranay Sahaya, Director General of Tripura Police, told media persons in Agartala.
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National Handloom Expo begins in Dimapur

Manipur - 14 hours 25 min ago
Kohima, Sep 3 : The National Handloom Expo, 2010, sponsored by the Development Commissioner (Handloom), Union Textile Ministry, has been inaugurated by Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Industries and Commerce KC Nihoshe in Dimapur.
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Senior Manipur government official kidnapped

Manipur - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 11:55
Imphal, Sep 2 (PTI) Suspected Kuki militants have kidnapped a senior Manipur government officer, official sources said here today.
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Militant shot dead, arms recovered in Imphal

Manipur - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:47
A militant has been killed in an encounter with police commandos attached to Imphal West district of Manipur, police said today.
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Evict forces from schools in north east: SC to govt

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 21:19
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to evict armed forces and paramilitary forces from schools and hostels in Assam and Manipur within two months.
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12 additional companies deployed for NH-39 and NH-53 in Northeast: Govt.

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:20
New Delhi, Sep.1 : Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram said here on Wednesday that the Centre has deployed 12 additional companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) for security of National Highways 39 and 53 on request of Manipur and Nagaland governments.
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Data Collection for Census 2011 and NPR over except in Jammu Kashmir

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:19
New Delhi, Sep.1 : The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday said the data collection for house listing and housing census and for the National Population Register has been completed in all States/UTs except in Jammu & Kashmir and a few areas of Chhattisgarh, Manipur and West Bengal.
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AFSPA may be extended to Imphal again, warns CM

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:53
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has warned citizens of the state that the Centre might re-impose the Armed Forces Special Power Act in the Imphal municipal area if the different underground outfits continue to unleash their reign of terror in the city.Describing the sharply deteriorated law and order situation in Manipur, the chief minister pointed out that "killing, extortion, hurling ...
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BSNL to scrap 5.5 mn GSM tenders

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:18
The move may prove a shot in arm for the Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE, who were not allowed to put in bids for the 5.5 million tender due to security concerns.
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Court kicks army out of schools and educational institutions

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:32
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to ensure that all schools and hostels of educational institutions occupied by the Army and paramilitary forces are vacated within two months.
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Ask forces to vacate schools, SC tells Centre

Manipur - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:08
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to ensure that all schools and hostels of educational institutions occupied by the Army and paramilitary forces are vacated within two months. An order to this effect was passed by a bench comprising Justice B Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S S Nijjar during the hearing of the issue relating to the trafficking of 76 children from Manipur and Assam ...
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Manipur school students' brave feat

Manipur - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:16
IMPHAL: Students of the Johnstone Higher Secondary School here became brave ones by overpowering a self-proclaimed armed rebel and handing him over to the police on Tuesday.
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'Terror attacks can occur anytime, anywhere in India'

Manipur - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:15
In a fresh advisory, Australia on Tuesday warned of possible terrorist attacks in public places in India, especially in New Delhi and Mumbai, and advised its citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to "frequent armed clashes and terrorist activities" there. In the travel advisory issued to its citizens residing in India or planning to travel to that country, the department of foreign ...
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Australia warns of terror attacks in India

Manipur - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:01
In a fresh advisory, Australia today warned of possible terrorist attacks in public places in India, especially in New Delhi and Mumbai, and advised its citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to "frequent armed clashes and terrorist activities" there.
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Bar girl alleges molestation by boss

Manipur - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:45
An employee of a restrobar, hailing from northeast India, has alleged that her boss tried to molest her after he found her watching television during duty hours inside the bar located in L-block of Connaught Place. The accused is the manager of the bar.
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Myanmar-India border region hit by mild earthquake

Manipur - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:09
New Delhi, Aug 30 : A slight intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 hit the Myanmar-India (Manipur) border region at 1509 hrs today, the Indian Met department said.
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Manipur: Xenophobic Excess

Manipur - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:43
By Sandipani Dash/ Chennabasaveshwar A. Patagundi/ South Asia Intelligence Review: Afflicted with multiple insurgencies for the past 46 years, Manipur is now the most violent State in India’s troubled Northeast, with all its nine Districts tainted with varying degrees of extremist activity.
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New study to look at burden of liver diseases in hospitals

Manipur - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 23:27
India will find out the actual burden of liver diseases and hepatitis C infection soon.
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Naga tribal miscreants torch truck in Senapati

Manipur - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 20:03
IMPHAL: Some Naga tribal miscreants torched a truck near Taphou in Senapati district on Saturday evening while it was on its way to Dimapur to fetch essential commodities. With this incident, the number of trucks torched by the miscreants, during the blockade against Manipur, has gone up to 15.
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Investigative reports of journalist priceless: Minister

Manipur - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 16:09
Imphal, Aug 29 : Manipur Health Minister H Parijat today said investigative journalism should be encouraged to make people aware of issues which were not known before.
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