I-Day celebrations amid tight security today
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 14 2010: The State Home Department is all set to see the Independence Day celebrations to be held in Imphal and other district headquarters tomorrow successfully without any disturbance and untoward incidents.

The state level celebration will be held at 9.30 am at the parade ground of 1st Bn Manipur Rifles here.

Chief Minister O Ibobi will hoist the national flag at the ground and receive salute from the contingents in the parade.

Medals and prizes would also be distributed by the Chief Minister, who will be the chief guest, on the occasion.

Police checking a young man on the eve of I-Day

In the afternoon at 4.30 pm, a reception ceremony of Independence Day 2010 would be held at the Raj Bhavan, where Governor Gurbachan Jagat will attend.

Meanwhile, Newmai News Network reports that after having had foiled a blast attempt of the militants by the security forces yesterday in Manipur, extra vigil has been kept over the already tight security measures in the state capital and also in all the valley districts of the state.

On Friday afternoon, a 5 kilogram IED was recovered by the security forces personnel along the Tiddim Road in Bishnupur district of Manipur.

The IED was reportedly being planted by a bomb expert of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), a prominent militant outfit based in Manipur.

It is worth noting that in the last few days security forces personnel have been keeping strict vigil in and around Imphal and other suspected areas of the state.

Frequent frisking of people and conducting combing operations have been the routine affairs in the last few days.

This measures are compelled by the fact that various militant organisations of the state have announced to boycott the Independence Day celebrations in the state.