Manipur Assembly Election
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On Manipur’s campaign trail, a royal-era ritual: Why candidates are hoisting flags before polls
Fp Staff •Assembly elections are scheduled in Manipur on 28 February and 5 March, ahead of which candidates are holding a special flag-hoisting ceremony in their respective constituencies.
Assembly election 2022: EC announces poll dates for 5 states; seven phases in UP, counting on 10 March
Fp Staff •Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab will go to polls in one phase on 14 February. Elections in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in seven phases from 10 February to 7 March. Manipur will have two phased-polls in 27 February and 3 March
Assembly election 2022: Election Commission to announce dates of polls for five states at 3:30 pm
Fp Staff •The model code of conduct will come into effect from today following the announcement of the dates.
Northeast neglected by past govts, BJP created a dawn of development, says Narendra Modi
Fp Staff •The Northeast will become the driver of India's growth story, he said, after laying the foundation stone for 22 development projects worth Rs 4,815 crore in poll-bound Manipur
In rare move, SC invokes plenary power to remove Manipur minister for switching over to BJP after winning election
•In a rare move, the Supreme Court Wednesday invoked its plenary powers and ordered forthwith removal of BJP lawmaker and Manipur Forest Cabinet Minister TH Shyamkumar, restraining him from entering the Assembly till further orders
Final Naga peace accord: BJP's or RSS' assurances do little to abate insecurity among Assam, other north eastern states
Kangkan Acharyya •Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh on Sunday assured the government of Assam that geographical integrity of the state will not be compromised in the process of ongoing Naga peace talk. However, the move has hardly cleared suspicion around the peace process, as many civil society group see the assurance as mere wordplay without real intent to follow it in letter and spirit.
Tripura CPM accuses PMO of backing tribal party causing trouble ahead of election
Ians •The ruling CPM in Tripura claimed that a tribal party is trying to create trouble ahead of next year's assembly polls at the "behest of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)".