Imphal, March 07: O Ibobi who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Manipur is the second person from Thoubal district to hold the top post after Md Alimuddin. Born to Okram Angoubi and Lukamani Devi on July 19, 1948 at Thoubal Athokpam ward No 7, Ibobi began his political career as an Independent candidate in Khangabok Assembly constituency in 1984-85. After winning the election, he joined Congress and was appointed chairman of the Manipur State Khadi and Village Industries Board till 1988. He was later appointed secretary of the Congress Legislature Party during the tenure of RK...

Imphal, March 07: The underground Revolutionary People's Front, RPF, in a message to the women of Manipur on the occasion of International Women's Day, has lamented that while the movement for emancipation of women has made considerable progress in developed countries, in South Asia and Africa, women remained oppressed and have not benefited from the fruits of the movement. Emphasizing the need for the womenfolk of the state to pursue with vigor the movement to emancipate themselves from the present dispensation of oppression, the women's wing of the outfit in a statement said placid inaction...

Imphal, March 07: The Democratic People's Party, DPP with two representatives in the state Assembly, has joined the Democratic People's Alliance. The convener of the DPA, Dr L Chandramani of the FPM in a statement said that the alliance has accepted the conditions submitted by the DPP, namely, preservation of the territorial integrity and unity of Manipur, protection of human rights and withdrawal of the proclamation of disturb area from the state under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958. Due weightage will be given to the DPP in the working of the alliance, he said. A joint meeting of...

GUWAHATI, March 6 ? US Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill today said that for facilitating a condition for foreign investment in the North East region of India a political solution to the region?s insurgency problem is a must. Blackwill, who is on a hectic tour of the NE region, said that though the region has immense potential for economic development, particularly in the agriculture, handicrafts and tourism sectors, impediments like insurgency, remote location and lack of infrastructure, are standing on the way of its attaining prosperity. The factor of insurgency-related violence is...

GUWAHATI, March 6 ? The Comptroller and Audited General of India (CAG) has pointed out that the loss suffered by majority of the State public sector undertakings (PSUs) exceeded their paid-up capital. CAG, in its report for the year ended March 31, 2001, which was tabled in the State Assembly yesterday, said that the State has 42 PSUs comprising 38 government companies of which, 10 are non-working companies and 28 are working, and four statutory corporations. The total investment in the working PSUs increased from Rs 3569.17 crore as on March 31, 2000 to Rs 3649.37 crore as on March 31, 2001...