Imphal: “Who, other than we, would protect our motherland (Manipur)? We (Manipur natives) only can protect it like our forefathers did, said Arambai leader while paying tribute to heroes who sacrificed their lives protecting people from the attacks of Narco-terrorists, in a gathering at Thangmeiband Athletic Union ground here on Saturday. Arambai Tengol is a group…
Imphal: Some displaced persons, whose houses had not been burned or razed to ground in the Manipur violence, have started resettling in their original places of settlement. Chief minister N.Biren Singh said this as he distributed one-time financial assistance to beneficiaries under Special Scheme for Education of Children of Labour Card Holders staying at relief…
Imphal: Agitating students urged chief minister N. Biren Singh to resign if he has no power on policies and on Law and Order to safeguard Manipur and its people. A protest rally was staged in Imphal under the banner “Protest for justice for Hijam Linithoingambi and Phijam Hemanjit on Friday. A student protestor, Martin told…
Imphal: Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey on Friday visited the families of two students – Hijam Linthoingambi, 17, and Phijam Hemanjit, 20, who were presumed killed after their photographs surfaced on social media on September 25. The governor consoled the parents of the two students and gave water to the mothers who were on fast for…
Imphal: Author Dilip Nongmaithem was selected for the prestigious Bal Sahitya Purashkar 2023 in Manipuri language for his book entitled Ibemma Amasung Ngabemma (Stories). The award was announced on Friday by the Sahitya Akademi. Dilip Nongmaithem hails from Sagolband Moirang Leirak, Imphal West. He was earlier serving as an Assistant Engineer in Public Health Engineering…
Imphal: During elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah came to Manipur and campaigned to get votes, but not during this ongoing five months old crisis (Meitei-Kuki conflict), said Shiv Sena Manipur state Unit president M. Tombi. Modi and Shah compared Manipur as ‘Jewel of India. If they are so much…
Imphal: The inhuman killing of two young souls Hijam Linthoingambi and Phijam Hemanjit is heart breaking, says Barak Manipur Friendship Association (BMFA) and strongly condemned the heinous crime committed by those people who have no basic humanity in them. “We also set on record that those responsible should be given a befitting punishment in accordance…
Imphal: Enraged by the murder of two teenagers, a boy and a girl, by Kuki militants, large number of people tried to storm the residence of chief minister N.Biren Singh in Imphal on Thursday and confronted with security forces till Friday morning. A mass of agitators marched towards the chief minister’s residence at Luwangsangbam to…
Imphal: Fifteen years ago, at Kwakshiphai, a nondescript village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, a little girl spent her free time punching and kicking at an improvised punching bag she made at her residence, paving her way to learn Wushu at Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre in Imphal. On Thursday, the girl – Naorem…
Imphal: Security forces decided to use minimum force towards agitators during a meeting with senior officers of CAPF held at Police Head Quarter, Imphal while discussing the present law and order situation in Manipur. The officers were apprised of the unfortunate injuries of students as well as security personnel. The forces discussed to use minimum…
