National   

Ibobi Singh meets Prime Minister

New Delhi : A day after having been sworn in Manipur Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

Officials described the meeting as a ``courtesy call.'' This is the second consecutive term for Ibobi Singh, who was earlier elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party.

After the swaring-in on Friday, he said he would expand his Ministry after Holi. Mr. Singh leads the Secular Progressive Front government, with the CPI and the RJD as partners. The Congress has 30 seats, the CPI four and the RJD three in the 60-member Assembly. — PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Impasse in Parliament ends, Manmohan relieved
Prove allegation, Gehlot tells BJP
Bangladesh promises India all help against insurgents
Steps to curb inflation: Chidambaram
`Union budget disappointing for Muslims'
Probe sought into attack on Dalit houses in Haryana village
TULF president meets Karunanidhi
Dog, biscuit and humour
Reduce SSA funding share for northeast
Byelections to Rajya Sabha seats
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens on Saturday
Congress demands ban on Nishabd
"Lal battis" may soon be off the roads
Food buried in pit as American enters temple
Sreekumar retires from service, but not his battles
Ibobi Singh meets Prime Minister
Holi: President, Prime Minister extend greetings
No retrenchment

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu