Imphal: A joint team of Borobekra police station, the 38th Battalion of Assam Rifles, and A/20 CRPF seized over 15 kg of ‘suspected’ contraband drugs from a passenger engine boat on the Barak River near Chaudharykhal village in Jiribam district. Officials confirmed this on Sunday. The operation was carried out on Saturday around 6:30 pm…
Imphal: Six hundred and three higher secondary school contract lecturers appointed in 2019 have declared to launch a six-day pen-down strike on Monday, demanding the immediate implementation of their long-pending regularisation order passed by the Manipur Cabinet in 2022. The announcement was made on Saturday by Irengbam Malemnganbi, General Secretary of the Lecturer Association Manipur,…
Imphal: Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) in response to ‘continued presence of illegal immigrants and Kuki refugees on Naga ancestral land’ has launched its indefinite road blockade and general strike across the foothill regions of Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur on Friday midnight severely affecting movement in both Naga and Kuki peripheral regions. The FNCC alleged…
Imphal: In a ‘significant’ step towards rural empowerment through education and digital inclusion, the Indian Army inaugurated a state-of-the-art Computer Training Centre at Lamging Meira Maheikol School, Saiton village, under its flagship civic action initiative, Operation Sadbhavana. The newly established centre was comprehensively equipped with computers, projectors, printers and other essential infrastructure, aiming to advance…
Imphal: Manipur Democratic Alliance (MDA) has ruled out speculation about extension of President’s Rule in Manipur and expressed confidence on formation of a new popular government by the first week of August, “There is no question of extending President’s Rule or dissolving the existing government. Most central leaders, including those from the NDA (National Democratic…
Imphal: Farmers of Bishnupur district on Saturday urged district deputy commissioner Pooja Elangbam to take necessary steps to ensure safe access to their fields. During Pooja’s visit on Friday, farmers conveyed their inability to access and cultivate their fields due to prevailing security issues. They appealed the deputy commissioner for proper water supply in their village….
Imphal: For the first time in Manipur, 91 young taekwondo athletes under the age of 7 categorized under the ‘Pee Wee’ group drew the attention of the crowd during the inaugural ceremony of the 18th Governor’s Taekwondo Cup, Manipur, 2025. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal…
Imphal: Security forces arrested one person from T. Khullen Naka Check point, Senapati district of Manipur with 150 packets of WY (World is Yours) tablets, on Tuesday. The arrested individual was identified as Makakmayum Firdos Sharif, 26, of Yairipok Tulihal Awang Leikai, Imphal East district. From his possession, 29,974 suspected WY tablets packed in 150…
Imphal: Census Operations director of Manipur, Th. Chitra on Wednesday briefed governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla about the update on the preparations and activities undertaken by the department for the upcoming Census 2027, scheduled to commence in April 2026. Chitra Dev called on the governor at Raj Bhavan, here. She highlighted the administrative and managerial challenges…
Imphal: With no positive cases detected on Wednesday, active cases have fallen to 19 in Manipur. Thirteen of the active cases are in home isolation, said state authority. The cumulative positive cases remained at 326. Fifteen samples were tested on this day and none appeared positive. Three persons were discharged. So far 307 Covid patients…
