Imphal: With the confirmation of 132 persons positive for COVID-19 cumulative number of positive cases has surged to 1582 as on Friday. The new positive cases (82 males, 50 females) were confirmed at VRDLs of RIMS (124), JNIMS (5) and District Hospital, Jiribam (3). They belong to the districts of Imphal East (1), Imphal West…
Imphal: With the increasing number of Covid-19 active cases in Manipur there are chanches for the state to enter the stage of community spread, however, it seems that the state has no health minister in this crucial situation, Congress MLA Kh. Joykishan said. He appealed health minister L. Jayantakumar to resume his work as a…
Imphal: Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam has been selected as officiating president of Hockey India by Hockey India Executive Board in an emergent executive board meeting on Friday. Gyanendro was named oresident of Hockey India following the resignation letter of Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad received by Hockey India on July 7 due to his personal and family commitments….
Imphal: Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) has warned that it will book any individual who disposes waste materials at improper place, and appealed all to enrol to door-to-door waste collection service agencies. IMC mayor L. Lokeshor said this during a cleanliness drive conducted on Friday at Khwairamband temporary market, Imphal. The cleanliness drive was started in…
Imphal: Bishnupur Police of Manipur on Thursday nabbed two persons for transporting Heroin powder from Napat junction along Sugnu Sangaikot-Kumbi road. The apprehended persons were identified as Jangkholun Lhungdim, 27, son of Thangkhogin Lhungdim of Molluk village, Chandel district and Thanglal Haokip, 30 son of Mangjapao Haokip of New Songyang, Chandel district. They were travelling…
Imphal: Pensioners under the umbrella of Manipur State Pensioners’ Union staged a sit-in demanding the government solid implementation of 7th Pay Commission’s recommendation, on Thursday at Singjamei Chingamakhong, here. It is unfortunate that the government so far fails to meet the demand of employees and pensioners, president of the pensioners union, M. Rajendra said. The…
Imphal: The recovery rate for COVID-19 has increased to 55.1 percent in Manipur as on Thursday, according to an official report. In the past twenty four hours, 15 persons (5 males, 10 females) were confirmed as new COVID-19 cases at the VRDLs of RIMS (1), JNIMS (10) and Testing Centre, DH, Jiribam (4). They belong…
Imphal: Manipur department of social welfare has published a draft “Manipur State Policy on Substance Use, 2019” in the official Gazette on July 8 for which suggestions and objections have been sought by the department for finalisation of the policy. The draft policy will be available on the state govermment website http://manipur.gov. in and department’s…
Imphal: Officers of Anti-Smuggling Unit, Customs Division, Imphal, apprehended a young lady drug trafficker in possession with Heroin powder that would worth Rs 1,07,72,000. The lady was identified as Anandi, 18, daughter of Md. Ataola Khan, resident of Phundrei Makha Leikai, Thoubal district, Manipur. She, along with the contraband drugs, was apprehended near Tribal Market,…
Imphal: Manipur education minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam has suggested that the focus for subjects offered in the Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) of the state should have relevance in the modern times and should be productive in the future. The minister attended the inauguration session of a two-day panel discussion on “Emerging Disciplines and Their Prospects…
