Manipur: Congress wins by thumping majority

Manipur: Congress wins by thumping majority Imphal: In perhaps the only solace to the Congress government in the state Assembly elections 2012, the Manipur electorate gave a thumping majority to the party, helping it win 42 seats out of 60. The party scored a hat-trick and returned to power in the northeastern state, helped by a fragmented opposition. The Trinamool Congress, part of an 11-party Peoples Democratic Alliance, made an impressive debut winning seven seats, followed...
06:58 PM, Mar 06, 2012

Nagaland CM campaigns in Manipur

Nagaland CM campaigns in Manipur Imphal: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday urged people to vote for the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) backed independent candidates in the hill districts dominated by the Naga community. "We will work for better governance and remove the misunderstanding between the Manipuri and Naga communities," Rio said at an election meeting Tangkhul Naga Long Ground in prestigious Ukhrul constituency. In Ukhrul constituency, Danny Shaija is the sitting candidate who...
12:06 AM, Jan 22, 2012

Naga Hoho denies chalking Manipur poll strategy

Naga Hoho denies chalking Manipur poll strategy Kohima: The apex tribal council Naga Hoho on Friday denied media reports that Naga civil societies, NPF MLAs and NSCN(I-M) leaders met at Dimapur recently to chalk out strategies for the coming assembly election in Manipur. The Hoho, in a clarification, said the apex council had called a consultative meeting at Dimapur on Wednesday among the representatives of civil society groups, NPF party leaders and NSCN(I-M) senior functionaries to deliberate...
06:54 PM, Jan 06, 2012

NPF MP to support the UPA in trust vote

NPF MP to support the UPA in trust vote Both NCP and BJP are the coalition partners in the Neiphiu Rio-led Government in Nagaland. ...
02:09 PM, Jul 22, 2008

Nagaland polls: DAN moves ahead, setback for Cong

Nagaland polls: DAN moves ahead, setback for Cong Sanjay Manjrekar and CNN-IBN Sports Editor Gaurav Kalra discuss the ICC's decision to make DRS not mandatory. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 08, 2008
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