Imphal: Even as Manipur's ruling Congress appears on course to retain power, the opposition alliance is hoping for an upset win relying on the support from BJP and CPI. The opposition People's Democratic Front (PDF) made up of Manipur's People Party (MPP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), CPI(M) and JD(U) expect to garner at least 29 out of the 60 assembly seats, two short of majority, and then hopes to call...
08:17 PM, Jan 21, 2012
As Manipur gets ready for elections, what will be the impact of blockades that became protest tools in Manipur's hill districts, Here's a CNN-IBN special report. ...
03:36 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Imphal: Unidentified insurgents attacked the house of Manipur assembly speaker I Hemochandra by lobbing a grenade at his house at Shingjamei in Imphal west district of Manipur but no casualty was reported, police said on Friday. Sources said the insurgent exploded the bomb late last night at the gate of Hemochandra's house late last night but no one was injured. They said insurgents have been targeting the candidates or their...
09:09 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Imphal: The ruling Congress has pledged to improve the law and order situation in Manipur and withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) if voted to power in the assembly election. Releasing the party's manifesto at Congress Bhavan in Imphal on Friday, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Gaikhangam in the presence of Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh said the party will improve the law and order situation...
08:43 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna on Friday said it will not campaign either in favour or against any party in the upcoming assembly polls but will tour the poll-bound states to draw attention of the people on real issues like corruption, land acquisition etc. Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan said, "Winning elections are about money and muscle power, about caste and religion. During elections, important issues disappear. Issues are corruption, land...
05:31 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Imphal: The ruling Congress party in Manipur is making a spirited attempt to stage a political hat-trick, pitted as it is against a fractured opposition in the Jan 28 elections to the 60-member assembly. Despite barely a week to go for the polls, electioneering is at its lowest ebb with most candidates resorting to door-to-door campaigning and small street corner meetings to woo voters. There is no major issue dominating...
02:40 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Manipur: As Manipur gets ready for the Assembly elections, it remains to be seen what will be the impact of the blockade that lasted for 123 days, crippling the state. The blockade had pushed up prices of essential commodities like petrol, food and medicines, but the Chief Minister appears confident. Manipur remained crippled for 123 days with the Kukis' demand for their own district in the Sadar Hills area and...
09:00 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: A 20-year-old girl from Manipur was raped allegedly by an unidentified man who gave her a lift while she was returning home from office, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in south-west Delhi's Dwarka on Wednesday night and a case has been registered. The victim claimed she was waiting for public transport after she finished her office work around 8:45 pm in Gurgaon. A man offered...
03:24 AM, Jan 20, 2012
Imphal: Actress-turned BJP MP Hema Malini on Thursday asked the people of Manipur to vote the "corrupt" Congress government out of power as it has "failed miserably" in providing basic amenities. Addressing an election meeting at Thangmeiband Assembly constituency near here, the party's star campaigner alleged that the Congress government of Okram Ibobi Singh has "ruined the state". "Manipur is called the Jewel of India but the corrupt Congress governments...
02:42 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: With high fiscal deficits -- an indicator of poor financial management -- the five poll-bound states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa, home to about 230 million people, leave very little for development, a report says. An analysis of budgets of these states, done by the National Election Watch and the Association of Democratic Reforms, shows that good economics ranks low in priority with the governments....
11:34 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Imphal: Manipuri society may be predominantly woman but politics has remained a male bastion for ages. Women voters have outnumbered men since the 1990 polls. But, they have not been able to make their presence felt in the political scenario of this picturesque state in northeast. Out of a total of 17,40,819 eligible voters, 8,89,497 are women who will decide the fate of 279 candidates, including 14 women aspirants, in...
05:49 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Imphal: Barely 11 days to go, campaigning for the January 28 Manipur Assembly polls is at a low ebb with candidates confining themselves to hoisting flags at their houses and that of their supporters. Apart from hoisting flags at their houses, candidates were doing house-to-house campaigns to woo voters in their favours. However, loud speakers have not been used and the ubiquitous posters are missing. The Armed Forces Special Powers...
04:48 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Imphal: Barely eleven days to go, lacklustre campaigning for the coming January 28 Manipur Assembly polls is at a very low ebb with candidates confining to hoisting flags at their houses and their supporters. Reports from all districts said, apart from hoisting flags at their houses, candidates were doing house-to-house campaigns to woo voters in their favour. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which was a major issue in...
02:54 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Imphal: Three decades after it was imposed in Manipur to deal with insurgents, the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is still an issue used by parties during electioneering for the January 28 Assembly poll in the state. While parties like the BJP and NCP are in favour of creating an atmosphere for removing the AFSPA, CPI(M) and Manipur People's Party (MPP), the oldest regional party of the state,...
11:37 AM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna on Monday unveiled its campaign plans for the Assembly polls in five states starting with Uttarakhand on January 21 and spending a major part of February in Uttar Pradesh but will not ask people to vote in favour or against any particular party. However, they will not target a single party during the campaign but put forward the need for a strong Lokpal. "During these tours,...
08:10 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Imphal: A party from Nagaland is making its debut in the Manipur Assembly elections. Naga People's Front's foray is being viewed as a threat to the territorial integrity on Manipur. Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has, however, dismissed the outfit, saying it poses no threat at all. But Naga People's Front has raised the political temperature in the Naga dominated hill districts of Manipur. In Senapati district messages of ...
06:59 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Imphal: A party from Nagaland is making its debut in the Manipur Assembly elections. Naga People's Front's foray is being viewed as a threat to the territorial integrity on Manipur. Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has, however, dismissed the outfit, saying it poses no threat at all. But Naga People's Front has raised the political temperature in the Naga dominated hill districts of Manipur. In Senapati district messages of...
06:59 PM, Jan 16, 2012
New Delhi: Fearing that banks may be "misused" to bribe voters with cash during the forthcoming polls in five states, the Election Commission has asked the RBI to ensure that banking channels are not exploited for such purposes. The EC has written to the Reserve Bank of India in the backdrop of a recent incident where the Income Tax department seized, from two vans, cash of about Rs 12.38 crore...
11:32 AM, Jan 15, 2012
Imphal: It is a new flag that's raising the political temperature in the Naga dominated hill districts of Manipur. In Senapati district, messages of an alternative arrangement or posters that talk about the integration of Naga dominated areas for a greater Nagaland remains the primary plank on which the Naga People's Front are entering electoral politics for the first time in Manipur. A debut that is bringing into sharp focus...
07:36 AM, Jan 15, 2012
Imphal: In their continued attacks on Congressmen, insurgents on Thursday hurled grenades in the houses of two candidates and several partymen in various areas of poll-bound Manipur, but none was injured. Grenades were lobbed at the houses of Congress nominees of Langthabal and Khongman assembly constituencies in Imphal West district on Thursday morning, but none was injured, police said. Congress workers were also attacked with grenades at Keirao, Keisampat, Haobam...
12:44 AM, Jan 13, 2012
