Imphal: Protesting against continuous harassment and extortion, which has persisted since the onset of the ethnic conflict, the Naga People’s Organisation (NPO) in Senapati district has imposed a 24-hour total shutdown and restricted all commercial vehicular movement beyond Senapati district, including on National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur). In a memorandum submitted to chief minister N. Biren Singh…
Imphal: Former chief spokesperson of BJP, Manipur and socio-political commentator Chongtham Bijoy welcomed the judgment of the Civil Judge Junior Division, Imphal West-I, which declared his expulsion from the BJP as the party’s chief spokesperson null and void. Bijoy made a statement to reporters at his residence in Lamphel Khunou, Imphal West, on Saturday. He…
Imphal: NTCP, District Health Society, Imphal East, launched the “Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 2.0” was launched with the objective to spread awareness about the harmful impact of tobacco use on school dropouts, at the district level on Thursday. The programme was held at Panchayat Bhavan, Porompat, Imphal East. Chief medical officer of Imphal East, Dr. Lourembam…
Imphal: All Manipur Contractors’ Association Forum (AMCAF) has urged the state government to clear the pending bills of all contractors before Ningol Chakouba festival. Convenor of the All Manipur PWD Contractors Association, Th. Somarendra Meetei, in a statement released on Tuesday said, since May 3 last year, contractors have been facing various issues. Due to…
Imphal: Meira Paibi of Thangmeiband of Imphal West organised a candlelight vigil on Tuesday evening honouring three Manipur insurgents who were killed by militants in Myanmar while fighting for the cause Manipur. The vigil took place near DMU Gate, along Thangmeiband New Assembly Road, Imphal West. The three insurgents honored were self-styled captain of the…
Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Manipur branch on Monday formally arrested Thongminthang Haokip, alias Thangboi Haokip, alias Roger, 38, a cadre of the Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNF-MC), in connection with the killing of two CRPF jawans in Narensheina, Bishnupur district, Manipur. An attack, carried out by Kuki militants on April 27, killed two CRPF…
Imphal: Manipur Police, on Monday, arrested eight members of UNLF (P) ‘who were indulging in illegal activities by threatening with illegal sophisticated arms and restraining legal land demarcation process’ at Thoubal district. They were identified as Laishram Atangba Meitei, 24, Leishangthem Nongpok Meitei, Singajit, 26, Thongam Khangakpa Meitei, 45, Thiyam Ningthou Meitei, 46, Akoijam Thoupangba…
Imphal: GP Women’s College students protested against placing of a bomb at the college gate, here on Monday. The grenade was found at the college gate, along Central Jail Road, approximately 200 meters south of Raj Bhavan’s main entrance Talking to reporters, one student expressed concern over the growing violence near educational institutions. She said…
Imphal: One HE grenade was found in front of GP Women’s college gate on Monday morning, placed on papers with warning notes “Down with Fascist Education System, Honour the Rights of Proletarian Students’ Free Education Movement, Glory to the Proletarian Students.” Passers-by near the GP Women’s College gate on Central Jail Road, Imphal, spotted the…
Imphal: Renowned journalist Khelen Thokchom was remembered on his 64th Birth Anniversary with a two-day media workshop inaugurated at the Manipur Press Club, here on Sunday. The event, organised by the Khelen Thokchom Trust (KTT) with the support of the Manipur Committee for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) and the Manipur State Legal Services Authority…
