Imphal: Forest, environment and climate change minister Awangbow Newmai encouraged the field staffs of the forest department stating that their work is equally important as compared to other officers of the department although the difference lies in the nature and category of the work. Awangbow on Friday distributed 42 numbers of tablets to the representatives…
Imphal: Reopening of classes on September 21 for students of 9th to 12th standard is yet to decide by the state government, education minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam said on Friday. The minister told the media at gis office that several rounds of meetings and conferences are being held with stakeholders on the feasibility, criteria and…
Imphal: With ongoing connectivity projects underway between India and Myanmar through, the fruits of this connectivity needs to reach people below and around the bridges. This was flagged at the webinar hosted jointly by the Asian Confluence, the ASEAN India Center (AIC) at RIS, New Delhi and the Mandalay Forum for East Asian Studies, Mandalay…
Imphal: Works minister Th. Biswajit tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. His elder daughter also tested positive for COVID-19. Minister’s family took COVID-19 test after a driver of the minister’s wife tested positive for COVID-19. Unknowing of his COVID-19 status, the minister had also participated in the Manipur Start-up Conclave 2020 held at City Convention…
Imphal: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday decided to conduct all the 65 bye-elections and Bihar General Assembly Elections of Bihar around the same time before November 29. The commission in a press statement said there are 65 clear vacancies due for bye-elections in Assembly/Parliamentary Constituency, out of which there are 64 vacancies in…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh handed over a total monetary assistance of Rs 525.09 lakh to 272 StartUp beneficiaries at the Manipur StartUp Conclave – 2020 on Friday. The conclave was organised by the state planning department at City Convention Centre, Imphal. Those who received assistance included eight beneficiaries in StandUp category, five…
Imphal: Unidentified miscreants shot a security guard of SBI and fled away robbing Rs 1.15 crore that was to be loaded at the bank’s ATMs in Churachandpur, on Friday. The guard, Arambam Ranjan Meitei, 28, was rushed at the district hospital immediately after the incident took place at about 10: 30 am. He was referred to a…
Imphal: A total of 209 Covid-patients were recovered in the past 24 as on Friday evening (5 pm) while 109 were tested positive for the contagion. In the past 24 hours, 209 persons were discharged after they were found Covid-19 free on RT PCR test, state Covid-19 common control room said. The recovery rate has moved…
Imphal: Covid-19 took three more lives in Manipur raising the Covid-19 death toll to 35 as on Friday evening. Two of them were males of 60 and 39 years of age from Imphal East while the third was a 56 years old female from Thoubal district. The 60 years old male and the females died…
Imphal: Assam Rifles troops under command of the HQ IGAR(S) are maintaining a strict vigil along the Indo-Myanmar Border over the last six months to prevent influx of narcotics and contraband smuggling from across. Due to relentless efforts, Assam Rifles troops have foiled numerous attempts at cross border smuggling. On Thursday at around 3 am…
