Imphal: Naga People’s Front MLA Awangbow Newmai was sworn in as Cabinet minister at a ceremony held at Banquet Hall, Raj Bhavan on Friday. Governor of Manipur Dr. Najma Heptulla administered the oath of office and secrecy. Awangbow Newmai is the sitting MLA from Tamei Assembly Constituency in Tamenglong district. The newly sworn in minister…
Imphal: Water resources and youth affairs and sports minister Letpao Haokip during his 2-day tour on Wednesday and Thursday to the most interior areas of Chandel district took stock of the Covid-19 tackling measures being taken up. Distribution of essential items to the villagers, meeting village chiefs, inspection of PMGSY roads/projects in these areas and…
Imphal, May 29: With the confirmation of three more Covid-19 positive cases total number of active cases has increased to 53. Three adult males from Imphal West were tested on Thursday night at the VRDL of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and they were found Covid-19 positive, Manipur Covid-19 Control Room said in a…
Imphal: Health minister L. Jayantakumar and education minister Th. Radheshyam, who is also the district in-charge of Thoubal and Kakching on Thursday visited District Hospital, Thoubal. The ministerial team held a meeting with the chief medical officer, Thoubal, Dr N. Jayentakumar, medical superintendent Dr. Ch. Memcha, health workers and officials concerned of the Thoubal district….
Imphal: A meeting emphasising on the mode and conduct of examination in the state apropos the ‘Roadmap towards containing COVID-19’ developed by MU COVID-19 Task Force Committee chaired by education minister Th. Radheshyam was held at his office chamber on Thursday. The meeting deliberated in depth on the prevailing scenario with special reference to the…
Imphal: Technical Assistants of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should visit work sites before preparation of work estimate, rural development and Panchatyati Raj minister Thongam Biswajit Singh said on Thursday. The minister was addressing a one-day meeting cum interaction programme on Preparation of Work Estimates, Schedule of Rates, Etc. in SECURE,…
Imphal: The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached 55 with the confirmation of 11 positive cases of the disease on Thursday. Nine males and two females have been tested positive at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), out of which seven of them were confirmed…
Imphal: The Manipur Home Guard Employees Welfare Association on Thursday donated a sum of Rs 1 lakh to CM COVID-19 Relief Fund. The association had earlier donated Rs 2 lakh to the CM COVID-19 Relief Fund. The amount was handed over to Chief Minister N. Biren Singh by Y. Mangi, president of Manipur Home Guard…
Imphal: The COVID-19 pandemic with nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the virus is certainly making troubles in our lives. Everyone in all walks of life is kneeling mentally, physically as well as economically due to the pandemic. One such profession among the worst affected by the pandemic is makeup artists and beauticians in…
Imphal: A special train from Uttarakhand, ferrying stranded residents of Manipur due to nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, reached Jiribam railway station on Thursday evening. All together 1,145 residents of the state were brought back by the train. 26 passengers from Ukhrul district, 49 from Churachandpur and Pherzawl districts, 34…
