Daily Archives: August 20, 2014
Book review: Afghanistan: A Distant War
Author: Robert Nickelsberg
Review By : Anil Bhat
A photograph of Arab Al Qaeda members and Afghan Mujahideen jogging at a training camp located in a...
Chaoba and His Government School
School textbooks are not just teaching handbooks. They are windows to an ever-unfolding world. Teachers act as medium that connect students with the world...
Court orders Sharmila’s unconditional release dismissing suicide attempt charge
IMPHAL, August 19: Almost 14 years after Irom Chanu Sharmila began her indefinite hunger strike, a local court has directed her release dismissing charges...
Amnesty International, CORE hail Sharmila release as legal and moral victory
IMPHAL, August 19: The Amnesty International India has said the court ruling directing the release of ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Irom Sharmila is a legal...
Manipur had a permit system for outsider entry but no ILPS,...
IMPHAL, August 19: In an interesting development concerning the demand for Inner Line Permit system, reports have emerged that the state Government has intimated...
Sekmai locals seize truck for violating ban on sand mining
IMPHAL, August 19: Volunteers of the Sekmai Protection Committee have seized a sand- loaded truck for violating the ban on sand mining from quarries...
17-year old injured in temple blast
IMPHAL, August 19: A 17 year-old boy was injured when miscreants exploded a Chinese made hand grenade inside the Thakur Mandir, Mantripukhri under Heingang...
COHSEM chairman berates principals for being oblivious to CCE scheme
IMPHAL, August 19: The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system, introduced some years ago to change the system by evaluating to incorporate every aspect...
ATSUM warns of indefinite blockade from Aug 22
KANGPOKPI, August 19: All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur today has mobilized for it proposed 24 hr total bandh in all hill district of the...
Tangkhul Naga Wangaolong questions imposition of Section 144 at Ukhrul
IMPHAL, August 19: The Tangkhul Naga Wangnaolong strongly condemned the killing of Ngalanzar Malue, 60, of Nongman Ukhrul District, vice chairman of Autonomous District...
Police arrested members of UG groups
IMPHAL, August 19: Commando of District Police, Thoubal including women police arrested an active worker of PREPAK (PRO) in a frisking and checking in...
IMC chairperson survives no-confidence scare
IMPHAL, August 19: The present Chairperson of Imphal Municipal Corporation Aribam Nimai Sharma survived a no-confidence motion today.
A voice-vote demanding his replacement was held...
Nagaland-Assam dispute triggers panic buying of fuel in State
IMPHAL, Aug 19: Long queues were witnessed on Tuesday in front of most oil pumps triggered by fear of fuel scarcity in the State...
Locals rebuild road
THOUBAL, August 19: The Sangaiyumpham Part-2 Cherapur Mayai Leikai Sallam Makok area road under Thoubal district has been rebuilt by the local people which...