Manipur

Imphal: On the fourth day of the 6th Session (Evening) of the ongoing 12th Manipur State Legislative Assembly, the House today unanimously passed seven Demands for Grants amounting to Rs. 32,699,604,000. The Demands are i) Demand No. 8: Public Work Department: a sum of Rs. 1974,72,48,000, ii) Demand No. 9 – Information and Publicity: a…

Imphal: Chief minister N. Biren Singh, on the floor of Manipur Assembly, clarified that Mizoram chief minister Lalduhawa is not the interlocutor for the ongoing Manipur crisis. It was misquoted, unfounded and mere speculation, Biren said. He said during his participation in a NITI Aayog meeting held in New Delhi on July 28, he met…

Imphal: Directorate and District Social Welfare Office (DSWO), Imphal West has provided assistance to two orphan brothers with disability under different schemes, following a news report that aired on July 27 in a cable TV. The news reported that the brothers from Lairenjam Mayai Leikai, Imphal West district were reported to be living in a…

Imphal: A Manipur Police sub inspector has been placed under suspension on Saturday for assaulting a reporter who was covering a rally taken out by Manipur crisis displaced people at Akampat relief camp in Imphal East on August 1. The suspended officer was sub-inspector Sh. Nikhil Singh of Imphal East commandos. Imphal East SP K. Meghachandra…

Imphal: Jiri Apunba Lup (Jiri people organisation) has urged the ‘relevant’ authorities to book all the narco-terrorist perpetrators at the earliest to ensure normalcy in Manipur. Until the militants are uprooted from the region it will not be possible to maintain peace, the organisation said on Saturday. Time and again narco-terorists (Kuki-Zo) have continued to…

Imphal: The 10 ‘Kuki-Zo-Hmar’ MLAs of Manipur Legislative Assembly, who has been demanding a Seperate Administration for the Kuki community, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to withdraw Assam Rifles from Manipur by replacing them with CRPF. The 10 MLAs They are Ngursanglur Sanate (BJP), Letpao Haokip (BJP), LM Khaute (BJP), Letzamang Haokip (BJP),…

Imphal: A cadre of Kuki National Front (Military Council), was injured and its commander German alias Thanjalam Haokip was escaped in an ambush by unknown armed miscreants at Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Friday evening. KNF(MC), is a Kuki militant outfit. It is a signatory of Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the central government. The incident…

Imphal: MAHUD minister Yumnam Khemchand appealed to all legislators residing in municipal areas to start paying property tax to set an example for the public. Khemchand made his appeal to the members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the public through the assembly floor on Friday during the 6th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative…

Imphal: Frequent landmine blasts injuring people along the Indo-Myanmar border district Kamjong in Manipur will be investigated, a proper report will be sent to the concerned ministries, including the ministry of External Affairs, chief minister N. Biren Singh said during the Manipur Assembly session on Friday. Biren was responding to the calling attention motion raised…