Imphal: After a bus carrying CRPF personnel was torched by an irate mob at Kangpokpi bazaar on Monday evening, another truck allegedly to belong to the Meitei, was torched at Kangpokpi town at around 11:30 pm on Wednesday. The incident occurred after Union Home minister Amit Shah issued a directive to take strict action as…
Imphal: Meira Paibi (voluntary women activists) and students took up agitations in Imphal, on Thursday, against deployment of central forces in Imphal and demanded to deploy the forces in vulnerable areas of the crisis ridden state. A large group of Meira Paibi of surrounding areas of Singjamei police station stormed at the police station demanding…
Impha: First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva, Kshitij Tyagi has expressed that increased influx of people from Myanmar into India’s Northeastern states and the challenge of transnational crimes such as drug and human trafficking continue to remain an area of grave concerned. The Indian diplomat was speaking at a…
Imphal: Manipur chief secretary Vineet Joshi mooted the need to introduce Meitei/Meetei language, which is the local language of the state while filing FIRs and asserted that the same will facilitate the people in communicating their complaints and grievances. The chief secretary was speaking in a Seminar-cum-Training Programme of Master Trainers of the 3 (three) new…
N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist email: nmunall@yahoo.in June 22, World Rainforest Day is a wonderful opportunity to dive into the vibrant ecosystems of rainforests and discover the incredible diversity of life they support. As defined, rainforest are tall trees, mostly evergreen with a high amount of rainfall, many of the forests with 6 major Forest types…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting with all political parties at his secretariat, here, on strengthening security and, law and order situation of the state. “Chaired an all party meeting at my secretariat office today,” Biren posted on Facebook. “Had a fruitful discussion to ensure the strengthening of security,…
Imphal: Central government will pay full attention to the ongoing Manipur crisis and development on security will be highlighted within 10 days, governor Anusuiya Uikey told representatives of 10 like-minded political parties of INDIA bloc. National executive member of CPI, Moirangthem Nara narrated this to reporters statement after the political group submitted a memorandum to…
Imphal: Assam Rifles recovered huge cache of arms, bombs and ammunition from Charoibung in Imphal West district of Manipur on Wednesday. “Acting on specific intelligence of presence of arms in general area Charoibung, in Imphal West district, Manipur, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, raided a hideout in on 19 June 24 and carried out at…
Imphal: The meeting chaired by Union Home minister Amit Shah was not for politicians and so Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh was not invited in the high level meeting on Manipur security situation held on Monday. This was said by Manipur Works minister K. Govindas on Wednesday while briefing to reporters here. He said…
Imphal: A team of Kakching unit commando and 37 Assam Rifles arrested three cadres of KCP (Noyon) from Langmeidong Awang Leikai in Kakching district on Tuesday evening. The arrested persons was identified as Laikhuram Sanatomba Singh alias Mani, 24, son of L. Jiten Singh of Soibam Leikai, presently staying at Pallel Maning Leikai; Heikrujam Dinesh…
