Six killed in road mishap in Manipur
Imphal: Six persons were killed and two others seriously injured when a car ploughed through a group of persons sitting on roadside at NH2 in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Thursday. A middle-aged couple were among other persons, playing cards on the roadside on Diwali, who died in the incident at Thoubal Kiyam village at about 1 AM, police said. Five persons died on the spot and one in the hospital this morning, the police said, adding all the six have been identified. The car driver has been arrested, the police said, adding investigations are on into the incident. (PTI)
Gogoi terms PM’s ‘volte-face’ on OROP ‘unfortunate’
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance and then “volte-face” on implementing the One Rank One Pension policy for ex-servicemen was “unfortunate”. In a statement, Gogoi termed the development as “unfortunate” and said,”Our war heroes who fought for the sovereignty and national integrity had to resort to hunger strike for 147 days.” He noted that the situation had come to such a pass that the ex-servicemen even returned the honour and recognitions they earned during their service life. “The ex-servicemen, who are known for adherence to strict discipline, resorting to collective agitation is very unfamiliar with the history of the nation. Even letting them feel that they are suffering from injustice is indeed uncalled for,” Gogoi said. He called upon the Prime Minister not to “demean the demand of the ex-servicemen and execute his assurance”. (PTI)
18th century stolen idol recovered
Rangia (Assam): An 18th century idol of goddess Kali which was stolen last week from a village temple in Assam’s Kamrup district was recovered on Thursday. The idol was found in a bag lying abandoned under a tree by a fisherman at Jayantipur village where the temple is located. He also informed the family to which it belonged, police said. The family members rushed to the spot and identified the idol, the police said adding it would be kept in the force’s custody till the end of investigations. The 18th century idol is made of alloy, including gold. It was stolen from Jayantia Kali temple at Jayantipur village on November 8 by miscreants after breaking into it, the police said. The idol of Jayanti Kali was donated by Ahom King Laxmi Singh in 1770 to Bidya Nanda Sarma, the ancestors of the prominent Buzar Baruah family of Rangia Jayantipur, the family sources said adding since then the it has been worshipping the idol. (PTI)
Civi polls in Tripura on Dec 9
Agartala: Election to 20 civic bodies in Tripura, including Agartala Municipal Corporation, would be held on December 9, the state election commission notified on Thursday. The official notification said election to the 49-member Agartala Municipal Corporation, 13 municipal councils and six nagar panchayats would be held on the day. A total 537,968 voters, including 268,754 females, are entitled to cast their votes in the municipal elections through electronic voting machines. By-elections for a few gram panchayats would also be held along with the civic body elections, where ballot boxes would be used. G Kameswar Rao, the former state chief secretary, was appointed the State Election Commissioner. Agartala municipality was elevated to the status of Agartala Municipal Corporation two years ago. The civic body was formed in princely Tripura in 1871 during the reign of Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya. (PTI)
Girl raped, recovered from river bank in Tripura
Agartala: A girl was found with serious injuries from a river bank who was allegedly gangraped by a group of miscreants in Thalibari area under Jatrapur police station of Sonamura in West Tripura. Police is yet to arrest anybody in connection with the crime. However, the victim, a student of class IX, belongs to tribal community has been shifted to hospital and she is responding to the treatment. According to report, the girl was kidnapped from a cultural evening being organised on the occasion of Diwali along with two of her friends. Police also interrogated them and identified the culprit. The SP, Sepahijala district Pradip De said, the accused Rahim Noatia is on run. The victim is undergoing treatment and deposited statement. Police also recorded the statement of two of her accompanies. Based on the report of the local, police recovered her and sent to hospital. (UNI)
