Curfew extended till July 20

    Imphal: Manipur government has extended night curfew till July 20 in wake of rising daily positive cases of Covid-19 in the state. The night curfew was imposed from 7 pm to 5 am daily. The state home department in an order issued on Friday said the Covid situation in the state continues to be of…

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      Minister Rajen discusses at Centre on project proposals

      Imphal: Manipur education and fisheries minister Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh in a post lockdown trip to New Delhi met central ministers and senior bureaucrats of the ministry of education and ministry of fisheries, on Tuesday to discuss about various project proposals of the state. In a post lunch meeting with Giriraj Singh, Union cabinet minister for…

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        Assam Rifles extends assistance to ex-serviceman

        Imphal: ​Mantripukhri battalion of under the aegis of IGAR (South) distributed Covid prevention kits and essential commodities to ex-servicemen of Imphal West, Manipur on Monday. ​In order to assist the ex-servicemen to tide over the lockdown induced difficulties, assistance in terms of Covid prevention kits and other essential commodities were provided to ex-servicemen of Assam…

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        852 positive for Covid-19, 959 recovered, 10 expired

        Imphal: Manipur on Friday recorded 10 Covid-19 related death cases, 853 positive cases and 959 recoveries. The positive cases were from Imphal East (150), Imphal West (276), Thoubal (85), Bishnupur (66), Kakching (97), Ulchrul (2), Churachandpur (95), Chandel (14), Senapati (19), Tamenglong (5), Tengnoupal (4), Jiribam (5), Kamjong (1), Noney (5), Kangpokpi (29) and CAPF…

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          Assam Rifles celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas

          Imphal: ​Churachandpur Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas at Churachandpur, Bishnupur, Noney and Pherzawl Districts on Monday. ​To commemorate the victory of Indian Army during the Kargil War and honour the supreme sacrifice of 527 valiant soldiers, a webinar was organised on ‘Operation Vijay’ to spread awareness on…

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            Van Mahotsav in poppy belt

            Imphal: ​Churachandpur battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) organised a Van Mahotsav in the erstwhile poppy cultivation belt of Sangaikot, Churachandpur District on Tuesday. ​With an aim to help and guide the villagers and youths in moving on from poppy cultivation, and to find an alternate means of livelihood, troops of Assam Rifles with…

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              MSFDS mourns the demise of Chan Heisnam

              Imphal: Manipur State Film Development Society, MSFDS, deeply mourns the demise of Chan Heisnam, one of the flag-bearers of Manipuri Cinema. Chand not only helped shape the VHS video film era in the state but proved that celluloid feature filmmaking is viable for small audience. The multi-faceted film producer, director, cinematographer, editor, actor and talent-scouter…

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                Pugilist Mary Kom, hockey skipper Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers in Tokyo Olympics

                Imphal: Manipur’s Mary Kom, six times world women boxing champ and Manpreet Singh, the men’s hockey team skipper, will bear India’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. This was announced by Indian Olympic Association on Monday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia, silver medallist at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, will be the flag-bearer at…

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