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Man arrested with Rs 3 crore worth heroin powder in Manipur

Posted on January 10, 2022 - 9:19pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Police in Manipur’s Bishnupur district arrested a person along with heroin powder worth over Rs 3 crore in the international market, an official source said on Monday. The arrested person has been identified as MD Munal Khan (42) of … Continue reading →

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PEC demands probe into Chin journalist’s killing

Posted on January 10, 2022 - 8:21pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Chin journalist Pu Tui Dim by the Burmese military forces and demands a fair probe into the incidentsthat led to his … Continue reading →

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ATSUM opposes Sunday as polls day, urges EC to reschedule date

Posted on January 10, 2022 - 8:05pm by UT News Service
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The All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) said today that the election notification which scheduled the date of poll on February 27 which falls on Sunday is a matter of grave concern for the tribal people and Christian community of … Continue reading →

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Pre-poll violence: Two including police personnel shot dead in Manipur

Posted on January 10, 2022 - 7:55pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: What appeared to be another poll related killing in Manipur, a police personnel and his cousin (brother) were shot dead by miscreants in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Sunday night. Families of the deceased as well as chief minister … Continue reading →

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Walkathon from Dimapur to Kohima for Justice, to repeal AFSPA

Posted on January 10, 2022 - 7:43pm by UT News Service
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A large number of people began their two-day walk from Dimapur to Kohima this morning demanding the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act, 1958 and also demanding “justice for the massacre of 14 innocent civilians” on December 4 and … Continue reading →

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ATSUM objects to GoM’s 2016 Office Memorandum

Posted on January 9, 2022 - 9:28pm by UT News Service
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The All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) said today that it took strong exception to the Office Memorandum (OM) published in the Manipur Gazette by the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Manipur “wherein it has directed all … Continue reading →

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Sitting Congress MLA joins BJP in Manipur

Posted on January 9, 2022 - 8:44pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Another sitting Congress MLA, Chaltonlien Amo, who is also vice president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), left the party to join the ruling BJP in the poll-bound Manipur on Sunday. He is the second sitting Congress MLA … Continue reading →

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PPFA slams on nurturing of Hindutva angle with Bulli Bai episode

Posted on January 9, 2022 - 5:30pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay over the imposition of communal colour to the Bulli Bai episode by a section of organisations and media outlets, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges everyone to waitfor logical conclusion of the online … Continue reading →

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Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. M-3 EVMs to be used for polls in Manipur

Posted on January 9, 2022 - 12:23pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur, Rajesh Agrawal said this evening that, this time, M-3 EVMs manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL) will be used in all the polling stations. First Level Checking of machines has been … Continue reading →

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Rs 2 lakh looted from petrol pump in Meghalaya

Posted on January 9, 2022 - 10:48am by UT News Service
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Miscreants with sophisticated weapons looted over 2.5 lakh from a petrol pump known as Highway Carrier Center in Ri-Bhoi district located at 14 Mile near Byrnihat in Meghalaya on January 7. Police said the incident took place at around 5:30 … Continue reading →

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