Jawan killed in ambush in Manipur
Imphal: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and two others were injured in an ambush by unidentified militants near Zangnomphai village in Chandel district of Manipur, police said on Wednesday. A group of armed militants ambushed a 3 Assam Rifles patrol party near International Border pillar No 60 of the village yesterday, police officials said. Soon an encounter followed in which one jawan was killed and two were injured. The deceased rifle man was identified as Raghunath Prashad who hailed from Madhya Pradesh. The injured were hospitalised, they said. (PTI)
Manipur CM to attend Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in ceremony
Imphal: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar led new government in Bihar. Ibobi Singh who is leading a Congress government in Manipur for the third term will be leaving Imphal on Thursday to attend the function as invited by Nitish Kumar, according to sources in Manipur Chief Minister’s secretariat. Nitish Kumar will be sworn in at Gandhi Maidan in Patna at 2 PM on November 20. (PTI)
Rubber plant in Barak valley soon
Guwahati: A rubber making industry plant will soon be established in Barak valley of southern Assam. Announcing this after laying the foundation stone of Karimganj District Industries and Commerce office in Karimganj on Tuesday, Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Siddique Ahmed said the state government was trying to develop industries in Barak valley. An Industrial Estate will also be established in Karimganj district soon, he added. The Minister said industrialists of neighboring Bangladesh have also been invited to set up more industries in Karimganj district. The new building of DICC will be constructed at a cost of Rs 3.36 crore and will be completed by 18 months. (UNI)
ENWO appeals all to maintain peace
Kohima: The Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) has appealed both the security forces and all Naga Political Groups (undergrounds) to maintain peace and tranquility in all the state and ENPO jurisdiction in particular. In a statement, ENWO president Birila Tokiu and vice president Imola Phom expressed resentment and dismay over the November 15 incident at Leangkonger Village, under Shamator Sub Division, in Tuensang District where four cadres of the NSCN (KK) were killed. “The people are tired of gun battles and bloodshed everywhere, causing fear psychosis in the minds of every common man, thereby, affecting normal lives of everyone, especially the innocent and young budding generation,” ENWO lamented. It reiterated appeal to the security forces to exercise utmost restraint while carrying out their duties, keeping in mind that there are always innocent lives affected in the event of firing and killings amongst themselves. ”Both the security forces and the Naga armed cadres must respect the December 18, 2007 resolution wherein ENPO jurisdiction has been declared as a ‘peace zone’,” it stated. (UNI)
