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2 Killed 5 Injured In Blast In Manipur Two Days Before Elections

Guwahati: Two Days before the elections in Manipur, in a explosion at a house in Churachandpur district at least two people including a child were killed and five others were injured,  on Saturday night. 

The explosion in Gangpimual village appeared to have been caused by a mortar.

โ€œSeven people including children were seriously injured in the blast and taken to the district hospital, where Mangminlal, 6 and Langinsang, 22, died of their injuries,โ€ said district police official.

Reinforcements and senior police authorities have been rushing to the spot. They had conducted a search operation to catch hold those responsible for the mishap.

The explosion of Saturday night was the first major incident of the violence after the Manipur assembly election dates were announced on January 8.

The elections to the 60-seat Manipur assembly will be held in two phases on Monday and Saturday. Votes will be counted on March 10.

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PM Narendra Modiโ€™s Monthly Radio Programme โ€˜Mann Ki Baatโ€™ Today At 11 am

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people in the country and abroad in the โ€˜Mann Ki Baatโ€™ programme at 11 am today.

It will be the 86th episode of the monthly radio programme of the Prime Minister.

On February 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sought ideas and suggestions for this monthโ€™s broadcast of โ€˜Mann ki Baatโ€™.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister had said, โ€œThis monthโ€™s โ€˜Mann Ki Baatโ€™ programme will take place on the 27th of February, and as before I am eager for your suggestions โ€ฆwrite them on MyGov, the NaMo App or dial 1800-11-7800 and record your mesages.

The Prime Ministerโ€™s monthly radio broadcast โ€˜Mann ki Baatโ€™ is aired on the last Sunday of every month. The programme will be broadcast on the entire network of AIR and Doordarshan and also on AIR News and mobile app.

The first episode of the programme was broadcast on October 3, 2014.

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