Manipuri News Headline Imphal, July 7, 2013 . Properties worth around Rs 1 crore were reduced to ashes when six shops were gutted in a major fire at Thangal bazaar opposite Bank of Baroda under city police station Imphal West yesterday late evening around 8 pm. More than 15 fire tenders were utilised to bring the fire under control. The origin of the fire is suspected to be a short electric circuit in one of the six shops. The six shops include two shops selling ply wood, Colour Paints, two selling mobile phones and providing zerox facilities and another two shops selling electrical appliances. A team of Imphal police lead by S Ibomcha Dy SP Commando Imphal West arrived and along with the City police personal, helped the fire fighters in controlling the fire. Two gas cylinders also exploded during the fire making it even more difficult for the fire fighters to put out the fire. It took around one and half hour before the massive fire was brought under control around 9:30 pm. However, there has been no report of any human casualties till the filling of this report. . Sadar Hills is all set to intensely endorse the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) decision to resume and intensify its stir by imposing general strike and economic blockade from 5 am of July 8 to 5 pm of July 9 and subsequently followed by an economic blockade stir till 5 pm of July 11 along the National Highway 2 within Sadar Hills. Convenor of KSDC Sadar Hills, Chonkam Kipgen, who is also the chairman of Kangpokpi Town Committee, while speaking to the correspondent yesterday at Kangpokpi said, "The proposed general strike and economic blockade by Kuki State Demand Committee to put more pressure on the Government for a peaceful solution for the Kuki community will be intensely endorsed along the National Highway 2 within Sadar Hills". . The four IRB personnel arrested for their involvement in the alleged Khuga Dam molestation case were yesterday remanded to three days of police custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Churachandpur. The four identified as T Sonlianhau Tungdum, son of Ginkhanmang of Mata village; Havildar Nengsuanmung, son of (L) L Gouchin of Sanhei Road, New Lamka; Havildar Thiyam Chouba Singh, son of (L) Th. Khongnem of Khong Ahanbi, Thoubal and Ningthoujam Dokendro Singh, son of Pishak Singh of Sekmai were remanded to police custody by CJM/CCpur Y Lothar.The CCPur Police had already registered a FIR No 51 (6) 2013 CCP S U/S 354/341/34 IPC with regard to the incident. . After battling for a week in the ICU, the person, who was injured in Manipur Police Commando firing on June 30, 2013 between 11 to 12 pm to control a mob thronging the CCpur Police station in the follow up of the arrest of the four IRB personnel involved in the Khuga Dam MMS case, has succumbed at the Shija Hospital Imphal, yesterday. The death body of (L) Lunminsiam Guite, 20 son of Lunkhopau Guite reached Lamka around 3:00 pm accompanied by family and leaders of several organizations. Leaders of Young Paite Association, CDSU, ZSF, and SSPP had called a meeting in this regards holding up the funeral program for some time, however after receiving assurance from the DC that the govt will provide ex-gratia to the decease and others who were injured in the commando firing, the death body was buried in the evening around 5:30 pm. The DC had assured the compensation within 15 days, and further urged the people of Churachandpur to shun violence. . The Popular Front of India, Manipur State has yesterday issued a press release pronouncing greetings on the event of holy Ramjan while praying to the almighty for the prosperity and warfare of all community of Manipur and also appealed to all concerns not to call general strikes during this particular month. . The Manipuri Students’ Federation has yesterday called upon the Kuki State Demand Committee and other organizations to suspend the bandhs, blockade called along the highways from July 8 considering the fact that the improvement/compartmental examination conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education is to start from July 8. It has said that the exam will be sat by a total of 3387 students. . Dr Karam Romio has become the first Doctor of Medicine in Gastroenterology Hepatology in RIMS. The Assistant Professor in is the son of Karam Dorendro Chandani of Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai. He has recently completed the three-year DM course from PGI, Chandigarh. RIMS already has doctors who give treatment of Gastroenterology Hepatology through surgery. However, Romio is the first super specialist doctor who can treat patients with medicine. . A skeleton, suspected to be that of a Japanese soldier killed during the Second World War, was found while digging the earth at Phubala village in Bishnupur district yesterday. It may be noted here that many parts of Bishnupur district including Moirang and Phubala had witnessed fierce battle between the Japanese and the British forces during the Second World War. A war memorial has been constructed in memory of the slain Japanese soldiers at Maiba Lokpa Ching, which is about 10 km to the north of Phubala. It is said that though the skeleton recovered is believed to be that of a Japanese soldier, it would be first sent for examination by the experts for confirmation. . As part of the steps being taken up to widen all important roads in the State starting right from the Highways, the State Government has sent a proposal for upgradation of Jiribam-Churachandpur Road to the centre for approval, Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar has informed. The Minister was speaking as Chief Guest of the foundation stone laying ceremony for a RCC Bridge which is to be constructed over Khuga River to connect Lamjangphai and Thingchom in Churachandpur district yesterday. The Minister said that the State Government is planning to improve the condition of the roads in the State, both in the hills and the plains along with widening them to facilitate connectivity. The road widening process will start from the National Highways to make it 100 feet wide in the residential areas and 150 feet along the stretch of non-residential areas.
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