IMPHAL, Oct 22: An emergency Cabinet meeting which was convened this evening chaired by chief minister O Ibobi Singh at his official bungalow strongly condemned yesterday evening’s bomb blast near the gate of Ragailong in Imphal which resulted in the killing of 16 persons and injuries to 27 others. The Cabinet while sharing the sorrow of the bereaved families decided to provide ex-gratia of Rs. 1 lakh to the families of the dead and Rs. 50,000 each to the injured persons as sanctioned by the Prime Minister of India today.
According to a release from the secretary of state Cabinet, the meeting also decided to distribute the ex-gratia amounts in the nearest future.
The release further mentioned that the Cabinet meeting observed that setting a bomb trap which killed and injured several innocent peolple was an act of terrorists. The Cabinet further appealed to the public to stay away from such terrorist groups and make efforts jointly to eliminate such groups. The state government has taken a firm stand to uproot such terrorist groups from the state, the statement added.
The release further observed that the recent charge levelled against the state chief minister by the underground PREPAK was toatlly baseless and was related to the failure of outfit to foil any development activities taken up by the state government. The Cabinet meeting observed the threat perception and warnings given by the outfit which were creating apprehension in the minds of the public calling it highly condemnable.
The government is ready to fight any type of hindrance from the anti-social and anti-national activities on the development activities in the state, the release added.
In the meantime, according to a source which quoted a senior Cabinet minister, the state Cabinet in its meeting held this evening approved the state holiday list for the coming year 2009 along with approving the appointment of retired director of economics and statistics department, O Biren as OSD for six months on contract basis for conducting survey for the successful implementation of the Jawarharlal Nahru Urban Renewable Mission, JNURM in the state, and extention of six months services of L Kullachandra, under secretary Cabinet and DP.
Later, the Cabinet meeting briefly discussed the existing law and order situation in the state and advised the state DGP to tighten up security measures to prevent any unwanted incidents, mainly in the greater Imphal area.
The Imphal Free Press
According to a release from the secretary of state Cabinet, the meeting also decided to distribute the ex-gratia amounts in the nearest future.
The release further mentioned that the Cabinet meeting observed that setting a bomb trap which killed and injured several innocent peolple was an act of terrorists. The Cabinet further appealed to the public to stay away from such terrorist groups and make efforts jointly to eliminate such groups. The state government has taken a firm stand to uproot such terrorist groups from the state, the statement added.
The release further observed that the recent charge levelled against the state chief minister by the underground PREPAK was toatlly baseless and was related to the failure of outfit to foil any development activities taken up by the state government. The Cabinet meeting observed the threat perception and warnings given by the outfit which were creating apprehension in the minds of the public calling it highly condemnable.
The government is ready to fight any type of hindrance from the anti-social and anti-national activities on the development activities in the state, the release added.
In the meantime, according to a source which quoted a senior Cabinet minister, the state Cabinet in its meeting held this evening approved the state holiday list for the coming year 2009 along with approving the appointment of retired director of economics and statistics department, O Biren as OSD for six months on contract basis for conducting survey for the successful implementation of the Jawarharlal Nahru Urban Renewable Mission, JNURM in the state, and extention of six months services of L Kullachandra, under secretary Cabinet and DP.
Later, the Cabinet meeting briefly discussed the existing law and order situation in the state and advised the state DGP to tighten up security measures to prevent any unwanted incidents, mainly in the greater Imphal area.
The Imphal Free Press
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