Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

Left, MPP campaign against inflation: Imphal, Apr 21: Manipur People's Party (MPP) and other political parties have joined the Left parties in the campaign against price hike. Left Parties and United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) have been jointly launching a Nation-wide campaign against escalating prices of essential commodities from April 16.The campaign will continue till April 23 . As part of the ongoing campaign, a peoples' convention against price hike attended by leaders of various political parties was held at Manipur Press Club here today. The convention attended by leaders of CPI, CPI(M), MPP, JD (S), Samajwadi Party among others resolved to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister lodging complaints against price hike and exerting pressure for convening an all political party meeting in this regard. The convention further resolved that all the political parties should extend co-operation and support not only to the campaign being launched by Left parties and ...

CM condoles: Imphal, Dec 27: Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has joined the people of the state in condoling the demise of international cyclist Huidrom Tombisana who succumbed to injuries at a Tamil Nadu Hospital on December 25. The CM in his condolence message described Tombisana as one of the best women cyclists and 'her demise is an irreparable loss to the entire sporting community of the state and the country’. Ibobi also shared the grief of the bereaved family and conveyed prayer for peaceful rest of her soul in the heavenly abode. Tombisana met with a fatal accident at Erode on December 22 while practising for the 13th National Road Race Cycling Championship which began at the southern state on Thursday. Her body was brought to Imphal Airport on Wednesday where sportspersons of the state in large numbers received tearfully. A regular medal winner in her favourite event in both the national and international level since venturing into the sports discipline at a young age, Tombis...

Cyclist’s body flown home: Imphal, Dec. 26: The body of Manipur cyclist Huidrom Tombisana Devi, who died of injuries sustained in a road accident in Tamil Nadu, was brought back to Manipur on Wednesday. The 25-year-old cyclist was practising on Elachipalayam road in Erode district on December 22 when a stray dog collided with her. Tombisana received serious head injuries in the incident. She was among the 19 cyclists from Manipur who had gone to participate in the five-day 13th National Road Cycling Championship, scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tombisana was rushed to Erode Trust Hospital in an unconscious state and kept in the intensive care unit, where she succumbed to her injuries at 10.50am yesterday. The other cyclists from the state will compete in the championship as scheduled. Manipur Cycling Association’s general secretary Bikramjit Singh came back with Tombisana’s body, which arrived at Imphal Tulihal airport at 3pm on Wednesday. The deceased cyclist’s family received the bod...