Imphal: In a direct attack to press, a hand grenade was tossed at the office of Poknapham newspaper on Saturday. The incident occurred at around 6:30 pm in the evening. As per sources, a woman, who came in a two-wheeler, tossed the bomb at the newspaper’s office at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai, Imphal West. There were…
Imphal: Chief minister N. Biren Singh launched a comic book “Folktales of Mao, Maram and Poumai” and a book “Manipur-Myanmar Connections: An Indic Perspective” on Saturday. The comic book was launched at Hotel Classic Grande, Imphal. It is a collection of 15 short stories consisting of three folktales of Mao, five of Maram and seven…
Imphal: The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. A notification in this regard has been issued by…
Imphal: Education minister S. Rajen Singh on Saturday inaugurated three government schools under School Fagathansi Mission at different Assembly Constituencies. The inaugurated schools were Lilong Government Higher Secondary School in Langthabal A/C, Kakching Makha Government High School in Kakching A/C and Kakching Higher Secondary School in Wabagai A/C. Rajen Singh said works for the construction…
Imphal: Moreh Battalion Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled illegal smuggling of a large quantity of FCI Rice in Moreh on Thursday. Acting on specific intelligence, Moreh Battalion launched a search operation in the area. During the operation, the troops recovered 119 bags of rice bags dumped in the thick jungle near…
Imphal: Agape Museum, an apex body of 143 NGOs located in different Manipur hill districts pledged to work as frontline workers in the destruction of poppy plantations in their respective areas in support of Manipur government’s ‘War on Drugs’ campaign. Representatives of the organisations met chief minister N. Biren Singh and expressed their full support…
Imphal: Eight senior women footballers from Manipur have been selected by All India Football Federation for friendly matches to play against Ukraine, Russia and Serbia at Alanya of Turkey. The eight players from Manipur are Maibam Linthoingambi Devi as goal keeper, Loitongbam Ashalata Devi, Ngangbam Sweety Devi, Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, Wangkhem Linthoingambi Devi and Kritina…
Imphal: Works minister Thongam Biswajit Singh on Saturday inspected the site for construction of deputy commissioner’s office complex at Longmai Part I, Noney district headquarter. Addressing a function at Paling Palaojang (PLZ) ground, Longmai Part I, Noney, state government spokesperson Biswajit said the project has an administrative approval amount of Rs 17.49 crore and work…
Imphal: Manipur government introduced The Manipur Liquor Prohibition (Third Amendment) Bill, 2021 with seven other bills on the eight day of the ongoing Manipur Assembly session on Friday. The seven other bills were The Manipur Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland (Amendment) Bill, 2021, The Manipur Industrial Single Window Clearance Bill, 2021, The Manipur Public…
Imphal: On the eight day of the ongoing 12th session of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly, the House passed seven demands amounting to Rs 3999,23,27,000. The demands include grants of 2345,79,50,000 for police, Rs 760,98,66,000 for PWD, Rs 5,99,67,000 for vigilance and anti-corruption department, Rs 30,65,96,000 for fire protection and control, Rs 33,43,37,000 for jails,…
