Imphal: The Assam Rifles Loktak battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) in a joint operation with Manipur Police apprehended three active insurgents of proscribed group HPC (D) LK Hmar faction in Churachandpur on Sunday. Troops of Assam Rifles along with Manipur Police launched an operation that led to the apprehension of the three insurgents….
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh has invited the representatives of three secretariat employees’ bodies to discuss regarding ongoing indefinite cease work strike on Tuesday. In this connection, a government letter was issued by the finance department (Pay Implementation Cell) signed by under secretary (FD/PIC) A. Heera Singh addressed to Manipur Government Services’ Federation,…
Imphal: One hand grenade suspected to be Chinese made was found on Monday morning at the main gate of one Sapam Somendro Meitei, 42, son of late S. Kumar Singh of Khongman Zone-V in Imphal East. An information was received at about 6.03 am that one suspected hand grenade has found lying at the main…
Imphal: Manipur on Monday reported four Covid-19 related deaths, 185 fresh cases and recovery of 261 Covid-19 patients. “Out of 4 deaths, 3 persons had co-morbidities, 2 of them had 1st doses of Covid vaccine and 1 of them had 2nd dose of Covid vaccine,” Manipur Covid-19 common control room said. They belonged to Imphal…
Imphal: A person who tried to rob at Bank of Baroda, FCS branch, Sangaiprou on Monday was apprehended by a team of CRPF along with a team of Imphal West Police commando. The person was identified as Thongam Rinkoo Singh, 40, son of late Thongam Gyaneshor of Kwakeithel Soibam Leikai, Imphal West. According to police…
Imphal: The state finance department has strongly refuted a statement circulated in social media on the diversion of funds from the Hill Areas as misleading information and aims to create a divide between the Hill and Valley Areas of the state. An official statement of the the department stated that the state government had placed…
Imphal: Manipur on Sunday witnessed two Covid-19 related deaths, 322 new positive cases and 338 recovered cases. The death cases belonged to Thoubal and Churachandpur. The covid death toll has reached 1798 in the state. The new positive cases were from Imphal East (42), Imphal West (100), Thoubal (14), Bishnupur (25), Kakching (6), Ukhrul (17),…
Imphal: Manipur government on Teachers’ Day rewarded nine teachers with the State Teachers’ Award 2021 and honoured Ningmareo Shimray, Lecturer, Ukhrul Higher Secondary School, who received the prestigious National Teachers’ Award for his distinguished contributions. The state teachers’ award carries a cash incentive of Rs 50 thousand each. Ningmareo was honoured with a cash reward…
Imphal: Three MLAs of Manipur PCC who were inducted in Hill Areas Committee (HAC) have resigned from the membership of the committee on Saturday. Congress Legislature Party leader and former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh said this talking to reporters at Congress Bhavan, here. Ibobi appealed to the Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly to…
Imphal: Meetei Students’ Association, Manipur University (MU) has asked the state government to send a recommendation to the Centre for inclusion of Meetei in the scheduled tribe (ST)” list at the earliest. The association questioned why the Meeteis demand for ST status has been opposed by certain groups as if they think that the demand…
