Manipur militants arrested in Guwahati
Guwahati: Five members of the Manipur-based militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested from different locations in Assam’s main city Guwahati, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police A.P. Tiwary said the arrests were made Monday. Two of them were caught at two hotels in Guwahati. The other three were arrested later. He said all five have been handed over to Manipur Police. (IANS)
ECI appoints special officer to monitor revision process
Itanagar: The Election Commission of India has appointed Sudhir Kumar, an IAS officer of 1993 batch, as a special officer for overseeing the on-going work of special summary revision of electoral rolls in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Commision has also directed the officer to ensure that name of no bogus voter is included in the electoral rolls. All errors in the existing rolls must be removed following due procedure by the electoral registration officer or district election officer, the Commission assured, according to the CEO. Incidentally, in a daring incident unidentified miscreants burnt down the electoral roll materials near Hawa Camp under Kimin police station on December 9. (UNI)
PPA demands lifting of AFSPA from three Arunachal districts
Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Tuesday demanded that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) be lifted from the districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding. “The AFSPA law is a legacy of the colonial era and its continuation is proof of a failed state and a helpless government,” party’s chief ministerial candidate Laeta Umbrey said in a press release. He claimed that the ‘carrot and stick policy’ of the Centre, under the BJP as well as the Congress, miserably failed in the region and “it is time to retrospect and evolve a more humanitarian approach.” Umbrey advocated addressing the problem “not through the barrels of guns but through the democratic process of dialogue involving all the stakeholders.” (PTI)
Final electoral roll of Manipur published
Imphal: The final electoral roll with January 1, 2014 as the qualifying date has been released. Chief Electoral Officer, O Nabakishore said the final list is for all the 60 constituencies of the state. The electoral roll has to be released ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in April-May this year. Manipur has two Parliamentary and 60 Assembly seats. The state election department was also preparing for the Parliamentary polls, Nabakishore said. The trend of female voters outnumbering male voters has been witnessed this time also, he added. (UNI)