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It has been 10 days since the BJP baggedthe numbers in the Manipur Assembly election to form the government without requiring help from any other party.

Suspense, however, still looms over the chief minister pick.

While Manipur caretaker Chief Minister N Biren Singh successfully led the state government in the last five years, there are other contenders for the CM chair as well.

Apart N Biren Singh, senior Manipur BJP leader Thongam Biswajit Singh, Govindas Konthoujam Singh former Manipur Congress chief who recently joined the Saffron party andspeaker in the previous assembly, RSS-backed Yumnam Khemchand Singh, are also said to be in the race.

According to sources, none of the contenders are ready to accept the other and the friction between Biswajit and Biren is at its peak.

Thongam Biswajit Singh skipped the tea party which was held after the party won the assembly poll.

Both, N Biren Singh and Thongam Biswajit Singh, flew to Delhi on Saturday to meet the central leadership amid discussions over the in the party over the next chief minister of Manipur.

N Biren Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior ministers, while Thongam Biswajit Singh, too, held talks with the party top brass.

Sources privy to the developments said that the CM name has been finalised and the respective person has also been informed of the same after the Saturday meetingsthat took place atAmit Shahs residence.

The name is likely to be out by Sunday night and the party is said to have decided to send Manipur observers, Kiren Rijiju and Nirmala Sitharaman, to the state with the task of chalking out a suitabledate for swearing-in ceremony.

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ANDERSON The Anderson Museum of Art Womens League will host a Mad Hatter Tea Party from 3 to 5 p.m. April 30 at the downtown museum. The party will include tea, light hors doeuvres and entertainment.

The Womens League encourages those attending to wear your maddest hat for a chance to win a prize.

Tickets are on sale for $20 at the museum and from Womens League members. Event proceeds will benefit the museum and its programs.

The Womens League is open to all women interested in increasing the museums effectiveness as a cultural center. Meetings are at 10 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at the museum. Annual membership is $30.

To learn more about the group, visit https://andersonart.org/womens-league/.

The museum is at 32 W. 10th St.

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Efteling theme park in the Netherlands has announced an interactive Alice in Wonderland pop-up tea party will help celebrate the parks 70th anniversary.

The temporary experience opens on March 28, 2022 and runs each day through October 3, inviting visitors to play a role in a mad tea party hosted by the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. The party will be located on the Speelweide playing field, and it will take place all day long.

Efteling is celebrating its seventieth anniversary in turbulent times, so the importance of being together and escaping reality once in a while is more important than ever, said Fons Jurgens, Eftelings CEO. We have consciously chosen to create a temporary but innovative fairytale that is about celebration.

Inspired by British novelist Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland story book for children, the party begins as visitors descend into a rabbit hole, where theyll encounter the March Hares vegetable garden filled with family-friendly activities and cheerful music.

A table laid with teacups, cakes, and party hats also features seven chairs reserved for Eftelings residents, who join with guests in a jolly good time, telling rhymes, singing, and dancing.

In addition, the vegetable garden will include a souvenir stand, a welcome section, snacks, and drinks. Scenes recalling the famous childrens book make magical backdrops for photos.

The fairytale-inspired jubilee year will see the world of wonders park hung with garland, while party music plays throughout each land. The big celebration will begin at 4 p.m. each day.

Here, our visitors will be the guests of honor and play an active part in the fairytale with the help of the Mad Hatter and March Hare, Jurgens added. Efteling will always remain true to the fairytales, but is also looking for different and unique ways to innovate throughout the years, ensuring [the park will] celebrate another seventy years.

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PENDLETON Republican Anthony Emery seeking the party's nomination for Sheriff outlined proposed changes to the department.

Emery is one of three candidates seeking the Sheriff's nomination along with Kim Stigall and John Beeman. The winner in the May primary election will be running against Democrat Joey Cole.

Emery has served on the Madison County Council since 2017 and is a 30-year member of the Indiana State Police.

Appearing at the Tea Party meeting Thursday, Emery asked what the county was doing to combat crime.

The job of a police officer is to enforce the laws, he said.

Emery said the drug problem in Madison County is increasing the numbers of other crimes like theft and burglaries.

We can't ignore the drug problem, he said. Once a person is incarcerated we should get them help with addiction problems.

Emery said those programs should be used to reduce the number of repeat arrests.

He also would bring the Drug Task Force back under the control of the Sheriff's Department.

Emery said currently there are only four members of the task force, two from the Anderson Police Department and two from the Sheriff's Department. He noted there used to be six members.

There should be a county-wide drug task force run by the sheriff and not the Anderson Police Department, he said. The chief of police has to answer to other people. The sheriff answers to the voters.

Emery said he would like to renew the department's community outreach program and contact elderly residents on a regular basis to check on their welfare.

He said the years serving on the county council has provided a lot of opportunities to learn the ins and outs of county finances.

Concerning the construction of the new county jail, Emery said he has been working with officials in the criminal justice system since joining the council on the overcrowding problem.

The decisions on the jail will be made before the next sheriff takes office, Emery. There will be a ground breaking in August or September. As a councilman, I've been a part of the process.

Councilman Jerry Alexander is seeking election to a second term and is being opposed in the Republican Party by Bethany Keller for the District 1 nomination.

When I decided to run I started attending council meetings to learn the process, he said. Historically the budget is prepared by office holders on their anticipated spending needs.

It's a frustrating process, Alexander said. The council is responsible for finances.

He said it takes time and experience to understand the council's budget making process.

Expenses exceeded revenues not too long ago, Alexander said. Auditor Rick Gardner has done a good job of working with the council to tighten the fiscal process.

During the last budget cycle, Alexander said, the council looked at spending by each department over several years and set the budgets on the average.

The process worked, he said.

Alexander said the county is in good fiscal condition with an operating balance of $9 million and Rainy Day fund of $5.4 million by the end of the year.

We've done a good job of managing finances, he said.

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Andrew CuomoAndrew CuomoAndrew Cuomo open to running for New York governor again New York lawmaker: Cuomo should be 'held accountable' for concealing nursing home deaths Andrew Cuomo: TimeWarner, Discovery afraid of 'cancel culture' MORE on Thursday during an address delivered at a church said he's open to mounting another run for New York governor.

Im open to all options, Cuomo said,according to Bloomberg, after being asked if he was planning to run for governor again.

Cuomo, a Democrat, resigned in August in the wake of a sexual harassment investigation conducted by New York Attorney General Letitia James.Her report concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women while in office.

He also implied that he would be open to creating his own political party for a gubernatorial run, saying, Ive done it before. My fathers done it before.

Cuomos address to the church denounced intolerance and extremism on both sides of the political aisle.

We saw it first with the Republicans Tea Party which proclaimed an uncompromising radical position and insisted on compliance and discipline, said Cuomo. We see it now with the Democratic Party with the extremists dictating radical positions which in many ways are driving the Democratic Party.

Cuomo continued: One manifestation of the extremism is this so-called cancel culture. Cancel culture says if you dont agree with me and my point of view you should be canceled. It is communicated through social media quickly and effectively and it demonizes anyone who doesnt agree with their position.

Later in his speech, Cuomo called on his listeners to stand up to the extremists and cancel the cancel culture.

Cuomo made similar remarks in a recent address to Gods Battalion of Prayer Church in Brooklyn, saying that politics and the Democratic Party have become so mean and extreme.

He also hinted at a run for governor in releasing a political ad, alleging that Political attacks won and New Yorkers lost a proven leader in his resignation from office.

Cuomo has repeatedly denied all accusations of sexual harassment and continues to make public appearances including addresses to local churches.

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