Twin blasts in Manipur, narrow escape for BSF personnel
Imphal:A group of BSF personnel had a narrow escape in Manipur when two bombs exploded in Imphal East district just after the securitymen crossed the spot where the explosives were planted, the police said. The incident occurred when the BSF personnel were patrolling on foot along Imphal-Maphou Road under Lamlai police station at about 6.10 AM. The bombs exploded after the securitymen crossed the spot and no one was injured, police said. The bombs were planted at a gap of 30 metres by unknown militants. (PTI)
Oppn threatens stir over plans to give Lengpui airport to IAF
Aizawl:Youth wings of three major opposition parties in Mizoram on Tuesday thretened agitation if the state government went ahead with its proposal to hand over the lone Lengpui Airport near Aizawl to the Indian Air Force. The youth wings of the Mizo National Front (MNF), Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) and Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) issued a joint press statement here warning that they would launch a strong agitation if the Congress government went ahead with the proposal to hand over the airport to the IAF. Accusing the state government of fiscal mismanagement resulting in shortage of fund for maintenance of the Lengpui airport, which they described as an invaluable asset of the state, the opposition youths said that the proposal exposed the “maladministration” of Congress government in the state. “Earlier, the state government had proposed to hand over ownership of the airport to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and now was again trying to give it to the IAF,” the press statement said. The statement said that if the IAF operated warplanes from the Lengpui Airport, Aizawl city would be targeted by the enemies in times of war with other countries. (PTI)
Mizoram Assembly pays tribute to Kalam
Aizawl:Mizoram Assembly, on the first day of its autumn session on Tuesday, paid rich tributes to the former President APJ Abdul Kalam who died on July 27 last in Shillong.Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, who made obituary reference on the demise of Kalam, said that the former President was a great scientist but a simple and humble man who truly deserved to be called the ‘People’s President’. Recalling Kalam’s address to the state assembly on September 24, 2005, Lal Thanhawla said that the former took keen interests in development of Mizoram by suggesting some sectors including processing of bamboo and different fruits in the state. Opposition group leader and former Lok Sabha member Vanlalzawma also said that he was the only president who visited the state twice. A one minute silence was observed by the Assembly as a mark of respect for the departed leader. (PTI)
