New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 3 (IANS) Manipur Assembly’s former Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh will be the state’s next Chief Minister, it was announced on Tuesday.The BJP legislature party, after a meeting in New Delhi, announced that Khemchand Singh has been elected as the party’s Legislature Party Leader and will take over as Chief Minister of Manipur, where President’s Rule has been in force since February 13 last year following the resignation of then-Chief Minister N. Biren Singh amid prolong…
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New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, initiated the process to elect a new Chief Minister in Manipur, where President’s Rule has been in force since February 13 last year, following the resignation of former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh amid prolonged ethnic violence. The BJP Parliamentary Board has appointed Tarun Chugh, BJP’s National General Secretary, as the Central Observer for the election of the Legislative Party Leader in Manipur.”BJP Parliamentary …
Imphal, Feb 1 (IANS) Senior Central leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are likely to hold a crucial meeting with MLAs of the party and its NDA allies from Manipur in New Delhi on Monday to discuss key issues concerning the state, party sources said on Sunday. According to party sources, a large number of MLAs belonging to the BJP and its supporting parties have already reached New Delhi, while several others are on their way. Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and Manipur BJP …
Imphal, Jan 9 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday said that while the state’s history is replete with glory, it also witnessed immense suffering during the Burmese occupation from 1819 to 1826, a dark period remembered as “Chahi Taret Khuntakpa”.The Governor led the observance of the 192nd death anniversary of Maharaja Gambhir Singh at the Samadhi of the Maharaj at Langthabal (Canchipur) on Friday. Bhalla, along with other dignitaries, offered floral tributes to the portrait of M…
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) The North-East Youth Congress Coordination Committee (NEYCCC), on Saturday, organised a large scale torch rally here to protest the killing of Tripura student Angel Chakma, who was brutally assaulted in Dehradun and later succumbed to his injuries in December last year. Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA final-year student from Machmara in Tripura’s Unakoti district and the son of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, was allegedly attacked by a racist mob in Uttarakhand’s…
Imphal, Dec 31 (IANS) Manipur Congress on Wednesday asserted that peace and normalcy will return to the state only if the Assembly is dissolved and fresh elections are held. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Keisham Meghachandra Singh said that the long-awaited peace and normalcy would be restored in the state if the 60-member Assembly is dissolved and a fresh mandate is sought from the people. “After fresh elections, a new government will be able to deal with the situation p…
Agartala, Dec 31 (IANS) The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), a junior ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, on Wednesday urged the Central government to immediately enact a comprehensive anti-racial law to safeguard people from the Northeast residing in different parts of the country. Addressing a joint press conference, TMP spokespersons Rajeshwar Debbarma, C.K. Jamatia and Anthony Debbarma said that the absence of a specific anti-racial legislation has allowed incidents of discrimination and racially mot…
Imphal, Dec 28 (IANS) After months of prolonged ethnic violence, Manipur has shown signs of a gradual return to normalcy following the promulgation of President’s Rule nearly 11 months ago.The Northeastern state has been under President’s Rule since February 13, four days after N. Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. Since then, no major violent incident has been reported, indicating an improvement in the law and order situation.In a bid to promote peace and development, Prime Minister Na…