Imphal: Rural development and Panchayati Raj minister Thongam Biswajit Singh inspected the 103 km long road stretch from Shirui Village to Kachoupung Village constructed under the Prime Minister’s flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), on Monday. The scheme is implemented by the Manipur State Rural Roads Development Agency (MSRDDA)/Rural Engineering Department (RED) in…
Imphal: Manipur Gorkha Youth Association (MGYA) has demanded the authority to correct wrong English engraved at the memorial site of Subedar Hemchand inside Kangla Fort ‘which gives a different story to who he was and what he did’. The youth association said, “There is a saying about the Gorkhas in the world. -Turn any pages…
Imphal: Chandel Battalion of 26 Sect Assam Rifle under aegis of IGAR (South) inaugurated No. 1 NCC Boot Camp 2021 of 14 Manipur NCC Battalion at United College, Chandel on Monday. The month long boot camp is being organised to train NCC cadets in various aspects of military life in order to prepare them for…
Imphal: Demanding justice for Sanaton Athokpam, a medical student of RIMS who was found dead hanging at his hostel room, joint local bodies of Khurai area staged sit-in, marched a ‘democratic’ rally and formed human chain at Soibam Leikai road, JNIMS crossing, Imphal East on Wednesday. Convenor of ‘Justice for Sanaton Athokpam, Khurai Thangjam Leikai’,…
Imphal: Manipur chief secretary Rajesh Kumar has instructed the director of state health services to arrange inspection of Covid isolation wards in all districts, and prepare report indicating number of beds, ventilators, pulse oxymeters, manpower, etc. by April 15. The chief secretary also directed directors of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute…
Imphal: One 70 years old Covid-19 patient (male, Churachandpur) expired while 10 new Covid-19 positive cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of positive cases to 29,362 in Manipur on Wednesday. The positive persons were tested at Imphal West RAT (3), JNIMS (4), Babina Diagnostics (1), Mangal Life RAT (1)…
Imphal: Manipur footballer Konsham Chinglensana, who played in Indian national football team against Oman and United Arab Emirates at Dubai last month, was felicitated at Imphal Airport on Monday evening. The tour to Dubai was a preparation for World Cup-Asian Cup qualifiers. Chinglensana is the son of Konsham Amu Meitei and Konsham ongbi Memcha Leima…
Imphal: A team of Congress leaders headed by AICC in-charge (Manipur) Bhakta Charan Das, Manipur PCC president Govindas Konthoujam, CWC member Gaikhangam met President of India Ramnath Govind and submitted a memorandum on the issue of the office of profit on the constitutional role of Governor in disqualification of 12 Parliamentary Secretaries. The team through…
Imphal: “How will the street vendors repay loans offered by the government when street vendors are not allowed to vend?” All Manipur Street Vendors Federation (AMSVF) asked the government. The street vendors’ federation secretary Sh. Rajendro Meetei, speaking at a press conference held at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul, Imphal on Monday said for the welfare…
Imphal: As part of the modernization initiative of forest department, distribution programme of forestry equipment and modern gadgets was held at forest head office, here on Wednesday. Forest and environment minister Awangbow Newmai handed over the equipment and gadgets in the presence of officials and staff of the forest department as well as selected beneficiaries…
