Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

Seven selected for India U-13 camp: W Linthoingambi Devi, E Panthoi Chanu, T Ranjita Devi, H Sunita Devi, th Purnima Devi, Lhingneikim Kipgen and L Ranibala Devi have been selected to attend the India Under-13 girls football coaching camp to be held next month, informed an AMFA release. The seven selected are further informed to submit copies of passports and six Nos of passport size photographs each to the AMFA office within April 30 . NISA lose in Nayanar (Kerala) tourney: NISA, Thangmeiband went down by a solitary goal to Nigeria's Bayelas United in a preliminary round match of the 2nd EK Nayanar Gold Cup Football Tournament at Kannur (Kerala) On Monday evening. Substitute E Tub Guriga scored the all important goal in the 84th minute of the match which is the Nigerians' second win in as many matches. NISA custodian K Ashok Singh, who earlier stopped a penalty kick by Kenneth Bassey, was named man of the match. NISA's next opponent on April 25 will be Air India, Mumbai. M...

Shop owner shot by suspected UGs: A 27-old shop owner was hospitalised after he was shot at by two unidentified gunmen suspected to be UGs on Saturday evening at Kakwa bazar under Singjamei police station at Imphal. The injured man, identified as Konthoujam Pilot of Singjamei Thongam Leikai was reportedly shot with a single bullet at his left thigh by two unidentified gunmen inside his shop at Kakwa bazar at around 7.15 pm on Saturday without any reason. The victim was adimtted to Shija hospital, and Singjamei police registered a case in this connection. Woman hurt: The Joint Action Committee formed in connection with the suspicious death of Charangpat housewife Oinam ongbi Shanti Devi has said a 40 year old woman, one Binodini, has been hospitalised after being hit by a rubber bullet on Saturday in a confrontation with the police in the course of the Mayai Lambi bandh called by the JAC in protest against government failure to deliver justice in connection with Shanti’s death. Another ...

Released engineer recalls ordeal: Imphal, Feb 2: Thoubal division PWD sub-division I AE Sorokhaibam Menjor Singh, who had been abducted by cadres of the underground People`s United Liberation Front, PULF was released after five days captivity late Friday evening. Menjor, who spoke to mediapersons at his home at Charangpat Mayai Leikai on Saturday morning, told mediapersons that he was let go by his captors at around 7:15 pm at Lilong bazar. Recalling his ordeal, he informed that he had been abducted by some five persons on the evening of January 28 last after waylaying him on his way home from office at a spot at Usoipokpi. He said he was kept blindfolded for the next five days at an undisclosed place before being released on Friday evening at Lilong. Expressing regret over victimization of subordinate staff of the department by the underground groups, he pointed out that the staff of the department of the rank of AE and below have nothing to do with financial matters, and appealed to ...