IMPHAL, January 7: Manipur chief minister W. Nipamacha Singh has said the 12-point action plan which he submitted to Union home minister L.K. Advani yesterday would be soon placed before the state Cabinet for approval. Addressing a news conference here today after his return from the national capital, Nipamacha Singh said his meeting with Advani was cordial. The home minister has assured him all help to tackle insurgency and improve administration in the state, he added. The action plan has drawn flak from senior members of the Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) which the chief minister heads...

NEW DELHI, January 7: The threat of President's rule, which was looming large over Manipur, appeared to have receded on Saturday with the State government agreeing to toe the Centre's line to tackle insurgency and tone up the administration. The 11-month-old Nipamacha Singh Ministry in Manipur, which was facing a serious threat due to the political tussle, got a fresh lease of life with the Chief Minister submitting a time-bound action plan to bring the State out of the financial rut and stamp out militancy, after days of dithering and procrastination. The action plan, which includes CBI probe...

IMPHAL, January 7: The 12 point action plan which had been submitted to the Union Home Minister, LK Advani will be translated into action. The approval of the state cabinet will be obtained as some plans involve state's policy matters. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister W Nipamacha while addressing reporters shortly after his arrival here. He and his senior cabinet colleagues had been camping in New Delhi in response to an urgent summon by the Union Home Minister. Nipamacha claimed that the Union Home Minister had highly appreciated the action plan proposed by him, his senior colleagues...

NEW DELHI, January 6: The Central Government has imposed tough conditions on W. Nipamacha Singh-led Manipur State Government forcing him to order a CBI probe into the Manipur lottery scam and alleged fake appointments in the State Education Department. The Action Plan prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has left little choice for the Chief Minister, who faces the prospect of being dismissed, to either act or face the consequences. The Action Plan prepared in consultation with the State Government has sought to beef up the security arrangement in the State, besides toning up the...

NEW DELHI, January 6 (PTI): After prolonged dithering, Manipur Government today submitted to the Centre a time-bound action plan to tackle insurgency and bring State out of the financial rut, besides agreeing to a CBI probe into scams relating to State lotteries and fake appointments. The plan, which was finalised after days of deliberations between officials of the Union Home Ministry and the state Government, also includes preparations of a counter-militancy plan, setting up of special security apex committee and an independent VIP security review committee. "I am extremely optimistic that...