COVID-19 update: 45 positive, 34 negative

    Imphal: Forty-five persons including five females were confirmed as positive COVID-19 in Manipur as on Wednesday. The new positive cases were confirmed at VRDL JNIMS (21), DHs of Jiribam (13), Thoubal (4) and Ukhrul (7), an official information said. They belong to the districts of Churachandpur (12), Imphal East (4), Jiribam (13) and Thoubal (4),…

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      ‘Duck farming becomes effective for socio-economic upliftment’

      Imphal: Cooperation minister Nemcha Kipgen on Wednesday attended the “National Workshop on Entrepreneurship Development through Duck Farming” in a video conference through Zoom Webinar at the official residence of the minister. Delivering an inaugural message, the minister while welcoming all the participants, highlighted that duck farming is fast becoming an effective tool for socio-economic upliftment…

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        SBI donates PPE kits, ventilators

        Imphal: State Bank of India (SBI) donated 350 personal protection equipment (PPE) kits and three ventilators to the state tovernment on Wednesday. Officials of the nationalised bank handed over the equipments to chief minister N. Biren Singh at chief minister’s secretariat. The chief minister later handed over the PPEs and ventilators to JNIMS and RIMS….

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          Total lockdown in Thoubal district, curfew imposed

          Imphal: Manipur home department has enforced total lockdown and complete curfew in Thoubal district on Tuesday with the increase in number of Covid-19 active cases in the district. An order issued by chief secretary Dr J. Suresh Babu said infection of Covid-19 has been detected in some persons of the district who have no recent…

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            RIMS OPD service suspended

            Imphal: OPD of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal has been shut down for one week with the confirmation of an attendant of the the hospital positive for Covid-19 on Monday. He was among 14 persons who were  tested positive for the contagion as on Monday. RIMS Medical Superintendent professor Ch. Arunkumar in a…

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              Thoubal markets shut down

              Imphal: Deputy commissioner, Thoubal on Tuesday declared that all the main markets located within Thoubal district (Lilong Bazar, Ushoipokpi bazar, Waithou Bazar, Baba Bazar, Mina Bazar, Tboubal Bazar, Wangjing Bazar, Yairipok Bazar, Nungphou Bazar) will remain closed with immediate effect until further orders. An order issued by the deputy commissioner said several regions of Thoubal…

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                Education minister discusses with NTC chairperson on issues of teacher education colleges

                Imphal: Manipur education minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam on Monday called on the chairperson, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Vineet Joshi to discuss about the prevailing conditions of the DM College of Teacher Education, Imphal (DMCTE) and Hindi Teachers’ Training College, (HTTC) Imphal at NCTE Office, Dwarka. Radheshyam apprised the chairperson about the steps taken…

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