IMPHAL, April 11: Chorus Repertory Theatre's newly constructed Shrine, the playhouse was formally inaugurated by the Governor Ved Marwah. The playhouse is located at Samushang Uku. Later in the evening the acclaimed Uttar-Priyadarshi was staged at the Shrine. Opening the playhouse Marwah said theatre is the only kind of expression in the field of art, which deals so frankly with the socio-economic and religio-political issues with live performances. "The Manipuri theatre should expose all the humbug and hypocrisy that is afflicting Manipur's polity today. This process of self-deception must...

NEW DELHI, April 11: In an unprecedented act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has pulled up the Assam Government questioning its justification in allowing the Minister of State for Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes (WPT&BC), Rajendra Mushahary continue as a Minister even after being named as an accused in a rape case. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim's mother, the NHRC's scathing criticism of the Assam Government would come as a major embarrassment on the poll eve. A report was called for from the Director General of Police, Assam, which clearly named the...

IMPHAL, April 11: The solitary Opposition member in the 60-member House and former Chief Minister, Rishang Keishing has resigned from the Public Accounts Committee of the State Assembly and the Estimates Committee here. The veteran politician, Rishang Keishing, was included as member of the PAC and the Estimates Committee during the last Assembly session. Rishang tendered his resignation paper to the Speaker. The Speaker is empowered to nominate the chairman of the House committee. After submitting his resignation paper on Monday, the former Chief Minister said that the chairman of the PAC...

IMPHAL, April 11: The state BJP is unlikely to put up any candidate for the by-elections to Kshetrigao Assembly constituency, scheduled to take place next month, according to reliable sources. The Kshetrigao seat was vacated following the sudden demise of Wangkhem Basantakumar, the lone Samata Party MLA in the current Assembly and party president on January 26 last. According to sources, newly elected BJP chief, Jana Krishnamurthi, has assured Sambhu Shrivastava, secretary of the Samata Party, that the BJP would not contest the Kshetrigao by-elections. Krishnamurthi, in a letter to Shrivastava...

GUWAHATI, April 11: Cracks surfaced in the State BJP leadership even as senior leader, Hiranya Bhattacharyya resigned from the party protesting the decision of the party to have poll alliance with the AGP. Bhattacharyya announced his decision to quit the party before BJP members of Nalbari district unit. He was supposed to be the BJP candidate from Nalbari LAC in the forthcoming polls. After getting the information about Bhattacharyya's decision to quit the party, State BJP president, Rajen Gohain rushed to meet him in Nalbari to try to persuade him to withdraw his resignation. However, Gohain...