Adventure fest comes to end in Arunachal
Itanagar: The three-day Adventure Festival at Menchukha in West Siang district came to an end Saturday evening. PWD, Finance & Planning Minister Chowna Mein said, “There are very few picturesque places like Menchukha in the world which could beat even Tawang. I have travelled all over the world but hardly have seen any place like yours.” “The state government is committed to channelize the youth power by imparting skill development to meet the target of generating one lakh jobs in five years,” Mein said. The rich traditional culture, art and crafts are dying which should be popularised to protect them from extinction while researchers have termed Arunachal a paradise on earth and these aspects are part of tourism potential of the state, the minister said. (PTI)
Manipuri rebel sentenced for period already spent in custody
New Delhi: A member of a banned Manipuri rebel group has pleaded guilty before a Delhi court, which sentenced him to jail for the period already spent in custody after he submitted that he will not indulge in any militant activities in the future. Raj Kumar Raghunath Singh alias Ronan Aier, a member of banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), pleaded guilty before Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash and said he was no more a member of the group and his wife is a senior police officer. Having spent over four years in custody, Singh also submitted that he wanted to lead a normal life ahead. “Since convict Raj Kumar Raghunath Singh has pleaded guilty and is in judicial custody since June 27, 2009 and undertakes not to involve in any illegal activity further and stated as a fact that he is no more a member of any banned organisation as defined under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, my inference is that the convict be sentenced to the period already undergone by him,” the court said. Singh was charged under section 17 and 20 of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. He was accused of being an active member and self-styled captain of KYKL. He was also accused of raising funds for committing militant acts and maintaining account in the name of fictitious person, Mairembam Anand Singh. His name was also on the list of militants issued by the government of Manipur. After sentencing him to jail term already undergone, the court directed that “he be set at liberty, if not required in any other case”. (PTI)
More donations of wildlife pouring in Nagaland Zoo
Kohima: The Nagaland Zoological Park has received a lots of wild animals, birds and snakes as many wildlife lovers and conservationists continue to pour in with donations of various species of animals and birds to Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP). According to officer-in-charge NZP Obed Bohovi Swu among the donors during the past week includes high ranking government officials, public leaders, elders of villages, wildlife lovers and students each of them had donated different species of wildlife with the common intention of wildlife conservation. (UNI)
