Imphal: Manipur’s Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Y. Khemchand urged Union minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan to increase the number of sanctioned houses for over 17 months long crisis related displaced people to 15,000, pointing out that over 60,000 individuals have been displaced. The minister appealed to raise the allocated amount to…
Imphal: “Meeyamgi Numit” (People’s Day), which was halted earlier due to some inconvenience in the present crisis, was successfully resumed by the district administration Thoubal on Saturday at the the deputy commissioner’s office complex as a New Year gift to the people of the district. Since the outbreak of Manipur crisis in May, last year,…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has directed the state director general of police (DGP) to prioritize the safety and security of the people and urged officers from the Army and paramilitary forces to extend their fullest cooperation to the administration in maintaining law and order in the state. The governor chaired a security meeting at…
Imphal: Superintendent of police, Kangpokpi district, Manoj Prabhakar, was injured and some vehicles also were damaged in a ‘violent’ protest rally on Friday. The protest rally organized by Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki body ‘became violent on their demand to withdraw Central Security Forces deployed at Saibol village (Uyok Ching)’. The violent protestors…
Imphal: Governor designate of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur on Friday. Ajay was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur, Justice D. Krishnakumar in the swearing-in ceremony held today at Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal. Chief minister N. Biren…
Imphal: Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki body, has begun a 12-hour total shutdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday, while as Kuki-Zo Council warns of economic blockade in Kuki inhabited districts, demanding withdrawal of central forces stationed in ‘Saibol’ village of the district. KoTU made the announcement of the shutdown on Wednesday ‘in…
Imphal: Arms recovered during search operations and area domination conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Manipur on Thursday. One SLR with magazine, three SBBL country made, two 9mm pistol with magazine, three 7.62mm live rounds and four live ammunition of SBBL were recovered from Saiboh village forest areas, Churachandpur district,…
Imphal: Manipur Police on Thursday arrested a state police personnel with 10.2 kg (approximately) of World is Yours (WY) tablets, a methamphetamine drug in Kakching district. The cop was Md. Abdul Matalip, said police. He was found carrying the drug at Pallel Mamang Leikai, along Pallel-Chandel road, Kakching.
Imphal: One hand grenade was found at the residence of one member of the joint action committee formed in connection with the 56-year-old missing person, accompanied by a warning note, on Thursday morning. The bomb was found planted at the gate of one Laishram Binod of Loitang Khunou Maning Leikai, Imphal West, at around 7…
