Okram Ibobi Singh to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur; Centre formally confirmed that Maoist establishing bases in North East; 1 killed and 5 hurt in a blast in Imphal
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  • Reports noted that Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh will be sworn in as Chief Minister for the third consecutive term. 1

    In another development, according to reports, the Centre has formally confirmed that North Eastern States, including Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, have become theatre of CPI (Maoists) activities. Organisational bases are being established to forge links with the insurgent groups of the region. The CPI (Maoists) of the main Left Wing Extremists (LWE) Group have been trying to expand their activities in various parts of the country and to establish bases in the North-East with a view to forge relations with other insurgent groups to meet its military requirements, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Jitendra Singh said in reply to a joint question by 16 MPs. The UALC is also engaged in recruitment and training of cadres for the outfit in Assam. These cadres have been utilised in extensive propaganda against mega dams in Assam, the Minister added. 2

    In other developments, according to reports, a nine-year-old girl was killed while five others, including three other girls, sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded inside a rented house in Manipur’s Imphal East district. 3

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