Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 15, 2020: A day after the announcement of extension of national lockdown till May 3 due to COVID-19 outbreak by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, government of India today released guidelines to be followed during the period. The following activities will continue to remain prohibited across the country until 3rd May,…
Imphal: Since the nation came to a 21-day lockdown due to COVID-19, various fake news are circulating on many social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, etc. On Monday, a voice message regarding 3 months free electricity is going viral on WhatsApp in Manipur. The message said that to get free electricity for 3 months…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 11, 2020: Amidst Covid-19 lockdown, outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) of cloven footed animal has been reported in different parts of Churachandpur district since a couple of days back. The district veterinary officials have advised the farmers to get their animals vaccinated against FMD, a press statement released…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal , March 31, 2020: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh has on Tuesday appealed to those from Manipur who attended the religious congregation held this month in Delhi to come forward and test for Covid 19 if there is any. “If there is anybody from Manipur who had attended the religious congregation,…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 15, 2020 First Covid-19 positive patient of Meghalaya passed away on Wednesday morning. John L Sailo Ryntathiang, 69, (MD Medicine) the managing director of Bethany Hospitals, died at around 3 am. He had tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. Ryntathiang reportedly got infected from his son-in-law, a pilot with Air…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 6, 2020: In a first case of Covid-19 infection from human to animal, a 4 year old Tiger in a Zoo in US has tested positive for coronavirus. According to a bbc.com report, Nadia, a four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, in New York City was tested positive…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 11, 2020: Manipur Police continued to crack down on violators of Lockdown/ curfew to prevent the spread of Covif-19 in the state. During the drive on Saturday, 433 violators were detained along with 349 vehicles. They were produced before the concerned Magistrates and a sum of Rs 40,100 was imposed…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, March 30, 2020: Manipur has on Monday received another package of PPE kits to help fight against Covid-19. Indian Airforce plane with medicines and equipment reached Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, here on Monday. Chief minister N. Biren Singh thanked Indian Airforce for its ‘indomitable’ effort in bringing the supplies to Manipur….
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 15, 2020: Manipur police had collected Rs. 6,00,440/- as fines from lockdown violators during March 25 to April 13. According to report from Manipur police, 15 persons were booked under Disaster Management Act 2005 (COVID-19 pandemic) and one person was arrested for uploading communally inciting message on social media. At…
Pothashang News Service: Imphal, April 5, 2020: Crackers blasts filled the air in Imphal while responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to show collective solidarity in the nation in its fight against Coronavirus by putting off lights and lit up candles and diyas. As the clock ticks nine in the evening people start firing…
