Four minor Manipuri girls rescued from traffickers
Imphal: Four girls, aged below 5 years, have been rescued from traffickers by the social activists in Manipur. They were, probably, being taken to some Southeast Asian countries, officials said here on Sunday. M. Thoiba, President of the Meitei State Committee, a social organisation, and other social activists in Moreh, Manipur’s border town with Myanmar, have asked parents to keep an eye on their children as “the human traffickers have become very active”. According to the police and activists, a search was launched when the girls went missing. They were playing near their homes at Moreh on Saturday. They were told that the girls had been seen with with a person at Namphalong, Myanmar’s border market located just across the international gate. According to police, Shiva, who hails from Chennai and is absconding, lured the minor girls by promising them cookies. (IANS)
21 leaders rejoin Nagaland Congress ahead of LS polls
KOHIMA: Twenty-one leaders in Nagaland, who had left the Congress party, have rejoined it ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls 2019.The Election Commission of India, Sunil Arora, during a press conference on Sunday in New Delhi announced the dates of Lok Sabha polls.The election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland will be held in single phase on April 11, 2019.The leaders after coming back to their original party, Congress, vowed to put up a united fight against the BJP-NDPP coalition government led by chief minister Neiphiu Rio in Nagaland.Welcoming the leaders, who have rejoined the Congress, five-time Nagaland chief minister and senior party leader S.C. Jamir said, “Congress, today is solidified”. (Agencies)
