Imphal: Kakching battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled cross-border smuggling of contraband near Chairel Lamkhai on Thursday. During routine checking at Vehicle Check Post, troops of Assam Rifles recovered 300 packets of Win cigarettes and 420 kg of betel from a vehicle.The cost of the recovered items is estimated to…
Imphal: On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, major general Alok Naresh, Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) and all ranks of Assam Rifles extend warm greetings and best wishes to the people of Manipur. The general officer exhorted all citizen to reminisce with gratitude and deep reverence the sacrifices of freedom fighters in pursuit of…
Imphal: Manipur on Friday observed Patriots’ Day in memory of those heroes who sacrificed their lives in the Anglo-Manipur War, 1891. Governor of Manipur Ganga Prasad Chaurasia and chief minister N. Biren Singh led others in paying floral tributes at Kangla Utra and Shaheed Minar, Bir Tikendrajit Park. A contingent of Manipur Rifles sounded the…
Imphal: Manipur has reacquired the historic plot of Manipur Rajbari at Shilong which belonged Manipur king. Chief minister N. Biren Singh tweeted this information. He said it was here that Maharaja Bodhachandra stayed at the time of signing the Manipur Merger Agreement to Dominion of India on September 21, 1949. Sadly the plot no longer…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with various beneficiaries of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) through Webcast. During the virtual interaction session Modi spoke to Ningthoujam Joycee a resident of Churachandpur, Manipur. Joycee was the only candidate chosen by PMO from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) from all over the country….
Imphal: Forest, environment and climate change minister Awangbow Newmai on Thursday led a road side tree plantation drive along the stretch from Tamei to Langmei in Tamei Headquarters at Tamenglong district as part of the ongoing ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav’ celebrations to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. Awangbou said tree plantation program should…
Imphal: Governor designate of Manipur Ganga Prasad visited the Indian National Army (INA) Museum at Moirang on Thursday. He visited the place shortly after swearing in as the new Governor of Manipur. Ganga Prasad paid homage to the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at the INA Museum Complex by offering floral tribute. Later, he…
Imphal: Manipur on Thursday witnessed nine Covid-19 related deaths which included four persons who were administered with 1st dose of Covid vaccine. “Out of 9 deaths, 6 persons had co-morbidities and 4 of them had 1st dose of Covid vaccine,” Manipur Covid-19 common control room said. The death cases belonged to Imphal West (I), Imphal…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ganga Prasad and chief minister N. Biren Singh have extended their wishes to the people of the state on occasion of Patriots’ Day. Extending his best wishes the governor said the 13th day of August every year is observed as the ‘Patriots’ Day’ in the state in memory of those who laid…
Imphal: Manipur forest department and police department on Thursday planted more than 5000 saplings at Kanglatongbi and Kangkpokpi Reserve Forest area of Manipur. The mass plantation was taken up under the theme “Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav”. It was done under the supervision of Dr AK.Joshi, IFS PCCF and HoFF and L.Lukhoi singh, CCF/ T-I, DFO…
