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Manipur Editors' Guild to publish blank edit page tommorow

The suspected militants left a note, which says it is a new year gift to the paper of Manipur

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Manipur blast Photo: ANI Twitter

Press Trust of India Imphal
The Editors' Guild in Manipur on Monday decided to halt all media-related activities and publish blank editorial pages in protest against a hand grenade being found at the gates of an evening daily PANDM, located at at Wahengbam in Imphal West district.

The police said the Chinese-made grenade was suspected to be left behind by cadres of the banned KCP outfit.

The suspected militants also left a note, which read: "It is a new year gift to the paper of Manipur".

Protesting the bomb threat, the Editors' Guild decided in a meeting later in the day to stage a sit-in tomorrow morning, resolved to stop all media-related activities tomorrow and leave the editorial page blank for tomorrow's edition, said Guild president A Mubi.

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First Published: Dec 27 2016 | 3:21 AM IST

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