Imphal: Wife of former Yamthong Haokip, MLA of Saikul Assembly Constituency was killed by a blast that occurred on Saturday afternoon. The deceased Charubala succumbed to her injuries of the bomb blast that occurred at Yamthong’s residence in E. Mulam village, Kangpokpi district, a Kuki-dominated area, on Saturday. Charubala belongs the Meitei community. Yamthong Haokip…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh has appealed to ministers and MLAs to organise lunch at different relief camps on the Independence Day and have it together with the inmates. Biren asked elected representatives to talk with the inmates to address the problems and grievances. The chief minister was addressing at “Tiranga Concerts”, a…
Imphal: Security forces recovered arms and ammunition at Waithou Ridge area of Thoubal district in Manipur on Saturday. Acting on specific intelligence of presence of arms and ammunition in general area of Waithou Ridge, Thoubal district of Manipur, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police launched a search operation, the Assam Rifles said….
Imphal: Delhi Manipuri Society (DeMAS), Ningol United Progressive Initiative (NUPI) and Meitei Heritage Society have demanded to delete Kuki and Mizo tribes from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list of Manipur. The organisations jointly organized a grand celebration of International Indigenous Day at the India Habitat Centre on Friday. The event brought together representatives from various…
Imphal: Kuki Inpi Manipur, apex body of Kuki denied remarks of Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh that his government will hold peace talks with the representatives of the Kuki-Zo people. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Kuki body said the remark of Biren Singh falsely implied that the Kuki-Zo people are open…
Imphal: Residence of Dr. Moirangthem Dhanabir (endocrinologist) on Dhanamanjuri University campus in Imphal was attacked with a bomb on Friday evening. Dr. Dhanabir, 44, son of M. Tomba of Uripok Sorbon Thingel, presently stayed at the southern Dhanamanjuri University campus, Imphal. He is the president of the Akhil Bharitiya Hill Kranti Party Manipur State Unit and…
Imphal: On the morning session of the eighth day of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly (6th Session), Leader of the House N. Biren Singh, while replying to a question raised by MLA K. Leishiyo of Phungyar AC, informed the House that the number of schools in each ADC are 187 in Churachandpur, 130 in Chandel,…
Imphal: Media houses in Manipur ceased their daily work on Friday and took up protest condemning the burning of press materials in Kangpokpi district by unknown armed miscreants on Wednesday. Jouranists under the aegis of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) and Editors Guild, Manipur (EGM) gathered at Manipur Press Club in Imphal and…
Imphal: Five Congress MLAs walked out of the ongoing Assembly session on Friday and boycotted the remaining sessions after their appeal, to take a unanimous decision in the House to seek an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was rejected. The five MLAs were former chief minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi, former Speaker Th. Lokeshwar,…
Imphal : Manipur Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister, Letpao Haokip, who has been absent for three consecutive Assembly session, said he was appointed as a member of the House Committee to enquire into ‘Influx of Illegal Immigrants and Unnatural Growth of New Villages in Manipur’ without his knowledge or consent. The House Committee was constituted…
