Thu, Dec 31 (Agencies): Al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, prompting the country’s Foreign Minister to appeal for global support to shore up its counter-terrorist forces.
The plea by Abu Bakr al-Qirbi came after an al-Qaeda group based in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attempted suicide bombing of American transatlantic jetliner on Christmas Day.
The …

Mun chin a um chin-le-tuai Zo suonte kumtha Chibai,
I Mangpa Jesu pienni i lopzaw toh kituoh a ni-le-ha leh kumte a tha dungzui in, I sepkhel leh bawlkhel teng kingaidamtuo chiet in, sawlse in na-vuhta vai chi mipite kung a ka hing ngetna ahi. Tualeh, a hing tung ding Kumtha – 2010 khu lungsim kihong …

IMPHAL, Dec 30: Inau-gurating the newly cons- tructed school building and administrative block of the National Sports Academy here today, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has expressed hope that many National and International level players would come out from the Sports Academy.

As announced by the State Government earlier, offer forms/appointment forms were also presented by …

Imphal, December 30, 2009: E-Pao! (www.e-pao.net), the popular web-portal from Manipur completes 10 years of service on 31st December 2009.The first installment of the website was launched on 31st December 1999 on a free webserver.
Within the next three months, the domain e-pao.net was registered.
Two more domains have been registered since then.
www.e-paolive.net caters to high volume …

415 killed in insurgency related violence in state | Manipur stands second in most violent states of NE in 2009
Imphal, December 30, 2009: Life of at least 415 people claimed during the year 2009 till December 28 in insurgency related fatalities while over 900 cadres of different insurgent outfits apprehended.
During the same period over 320 …

Imphal, December 30 2009: Along with approving the District Council Election Rules, a meeting of the SPF Cabinet held today resolved to conduct Autonomous District Council elections by April 2010 . A Cabinet Minister in the SPF Government said that the newly formulated election rules were given the nod during the Cabinet presided by Chief …

Imphal, December 30 2009: Inspite of coming under severe criticism from sections of the society, particularly civil society organisations leading various agitations, this year the Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government is determined to overcome all pressure groups and instead concentrate on completing pending welfare programmes when the new year dawns.
According to government spokesman N Biren …

Sonia Gandhi
‘Sonia rebuilt India’s largest political party’

 
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati are among the four Indians named in the Financial Times list of ‘50 People Who Shaped the Decade.’
Non-Resident Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and India-born Pepsico Chief Indra Nooyi are the other two Indians in the league of 50, which …

~By Albrecht Powell, About.com Guide
New Year’s Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. Did your New Year resolutions make our …

December 30, 2009: England is poised to pull out of next year’s  Commonwealth Games over fears that athletes will be victims of a terrorist attack.
It would be the first time that England has not competed in the 80 year-old Games, which are due to be held in Delhi in October.
Police and security advisers fear the …

IMPHAL, Dec 31 : Established under the motto of ‘March forward’ 50 years back, Motbung Youth Club (MYC) celebrated its golden jubilee on December 28, 2009 at its ground along with a cultural razzmatazz. Presentation of cultural dances by various cultural troupes, observing one minute silence various cultural troupes, observing one minute silence as mark …

Caracas, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE): The US is preparing to attack Venezuela using Colombian soldiers under the pretext of attacking guerrilla camps supposedly located on Venezuelan soil, President Hugo Chavez has said. Chavez Monday said during a military ceremony that “the verbal war” began several days ago when spokespersons of the Colombian government again accused Venezuela …