Imphal: Troops of Tengnoupal and Moreh Battalion of Pallel Sect under the aegis of HQ IGAR(S) have been at the forefront of curbing smuggling of contraband items on NH 102 and the sensitive Border town of Moreh. On June 18, Troops of Moreh Battalion on receiving continuous inputs of illegal smuggling, in coordination with Moreh…
Imphal: All Manipur AYUSH Doctors Association (AMADA) has demanded the state authority to book inmates of community quarantine centre opened at Don Bosco School who allegedly involved in assaulting a medical officer, Dr Ruby Panmei on June 16. Strongly condemning the assault AMADA in a press statement released on Saturday said AMADA strongly condemns the…
Imphal: Out of 660 samples tested for COVID-19 (at VRDL of JNIMS) seven persons (5 male, 2 females) have been confirmed as new positive cases, while fifty-nine persons have been found negative on RT PCR test as on Tuesday. With this development total number of positive cases reached 1234 while the numbers of active and…
Imphal: With the confirmation of 96 new positive cases of Covid-19 total positive cases has risen to 777 and the active cases to 545 as on Saturday. The new cases were confirmed from the VRDLs of RIMS (46) and JNIMS (50). They are from Bishnupur (13), Imphal East (2), Kakching (5), Kamjong (6), Kangpokpi (22),…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that government will provide free ration to the poor till November 2020. Addressing the nation on Tuesday, he said under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana a package worth Rs. 1.75 lakh crore was provided to the poor. In the last three months, 20 Crore poor households have…
Imphal: Manipur’s titular king Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba has been elected as Rajya Sabha MP on Friday. BJP sponsored candidate Leishemba beat his Congress rival Tongbram Mangibabu Singh by four votes. He got 28 votes while Mangibabu got 24 votes. The election was held at Manipur Legislative Assembly. Returning officer M. Ramani Devi in an official…
Imphal: Seventy-five persons (41 males, 34 females) were confirmed as new positive cases of Covid-19 from the VRDLs of RIMS (61 and JNIMS (14). They are from Chandel (3), Churachandpur (4), Kamjong (2), Senapati (7), Tamenglong (29) and Ukhrul (30) districts. They are all returnees from other states. They are being shifted to the Covid…
Imphal: Education minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam on Tuesday chaired a Joint Consultative Meeting for Education and discussed the impact of COVID-19 on education sector with the heads of schools, colleges, academicians, officials of the education department, representatives of the parents and students’ organisations held at City Convention Centre, Palace Compound. Radheshyam said even though there…
Imphal: Major General Alok Naresh, took over the reigns of Assam Rifles in Manipur as the new Inspector General Assam Rifles (South). He relieved Major General K P Singh, AVSM, YSM, who is proceeding on posting after completing his tenure. A highly qualified and proficient officer with vast counter insurgency experience, Major General Alok Naresh…
Imphal: A special train ferrying 1292 passengers (including 5 children) from Bangaluru had arrived at Jiribam railway station on Sunday at around 4.50 pm. The train started from Bengaluru, Karnataka on June, 26. The number of passengers according to the sequence of their departure from Jiribam railway station were — Ukhrul district-236 passengers (including 2…
