Indefinite strike after grenade is thrown at Manipur newspaper office

All newspapers in Imphal failed to hit the stands on Sunday since reporters and editors went on an indefinite strike from late Saturday in protest against the hurling of a China-made hand grenade at the office of the Poknapham at Keishampat in the heart of the Imphal city at 6.30 p.m. No underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack. Police said that the grenade did not explode. A ranking police office said that had it exploded, the casualty could have been high as there were a large number of employees and visitors at that time. The office brings out the Poknapham, the largest circulated vernacular newspaper in Manipur and its sister publication, the Chronicle.