Manipur: Hand grenade found in front of college near Raj Bhavan
Imphal (PTI): A hand grenade was found at the gates of GP Women's College, located less than 100 metres from the Raj Bhavan here, on Monday morning, police said.
The incident triggered panic among passersby.
Police, after being informed about the grenade, cordoned off the area and were working to remove it, an officer said.
The college is located less than 100 metres from Raj Bhavan and 300 metres from the chief minister's official residence, and Manipur Police headquarters.
The incident comes amid several educational institutions in Imphal Valley reporting extortion threats.
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BJP fields Gamaliyel Hembrom against Hemant Soren in Barhait for Jharkhand Assembly elections
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Gamliyel Hembrom as its candidate for the Barhait constituency in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, where he will face off against Chief Minister Hemant Soren. This marks Hembrom’s second attempt to challenge Soren, having previously contested in 2019 under the AJSU Party banner, where he polled 2,573 votes and finished in fourth place.
In its second candidate list for Jharkhand, the BJP also named Vikash Mahto as the candidate for Tundi. The announcement follows the release of the BJP’s first list on October 19, which included 66 candidates for the 81-seat assembly. The BJP is contesting 68 seats, leaving the remaining to its allies, including the AJSU Party, JD(U), and LJP (Ram Vilas).
Hemant Soren, the current MLA from Barhait, a JMM stronghold in Sahibganj district, retained the seat in 2019 with a significant margin of 25,740 votes against BJP’s Simon Malto. The JMM, which had won 30 of the 43 seats it contested in 2019, has already announced candidates for the same number of seats in this election. The I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners, including the JMM and Congress, are jointly contesting 70 seats, while the RJD and Left parties are fielding candidates in the remaining 11.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with counting set for November 23. The electorate includes 2.60 crore eligible voters, comprising 11.84 lakh first-time voters and a significant number of persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and third-gender electors.
In 2019, the JMM-led alliance won a majority with 47 seats, unseating the BJP, which had secured 25 seats. Other parties, including JVM-P, AJSU Party, CPI (ML), and NCP, had also gained representation.
