Imphal: Manipur Police have arrested four accused persons for illicit trafficking of suspected heroin powder contained in 139 soap caps weighing about approximately 1.8 kg from Tera Urak Crossing, Bishnupur district under Bishnupur Police station, said Manipur Police Control Room on Monday. The arrested persons were identified as Md. Sahidur, 28, son of Md Ithem…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said he and other elected Meitei MLAs may resign if situation demands. The chief minister was responding to a group reporters as he came to attend Statehood Day, here. “We may resign or not, but we are serious,” Biren said. He remained elusive on the definitive…
Imphal: Assam Rifles foiled cross-border smuggling of 45.6 tons of areca nuts in Kamjong district on Sunday. Acting on credible intelligence regarding the illegal transportation of Areca nuts in Kangpat Centre village, a joint search operation was launched. The column intercepted seven trucks illegally carrying Arecanuts without valid documents, meant for unlawful distribution in the…
Imphal: The Statehood Day of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh which is on January 21 and the Statehood Day of Dadra and Nagar Haveli which is on January 26 was jointly celebrated at Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday. With the introduction of the North-East Area (Re-organisation) Act 1971, the three north-eastern…
Imphal: “Central forces deployed in Manipur are not required to be deployed in Manipur if they are here to be an audience of the prevailing crisis in the state.” Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said this on the occasion of the Manipur Statehood Day celebration, here, on Sunday. “Central forces! You are not invited to…
Imphal: Imagi Meira, a women’s organisation has questioned, “Who is the ‘unified command of law and order of Manipur’ and why no action has been taken transparently over the last eight months of violence in the state?” Convenor of the organisation, Th. Sujata, talking to reporters at Manipur Press Club, here, on Sunday said, “While…
Imphal: The 2- day state wide bandh imposed by JAC against the brutal killing of Takhellambam Manoranjan Singh paralysed Imphal on the first day, no unwanted incident was reported. The state wide bandh was imposed after chief minister N. Biren Singh failed to fulfil the demands made by the JAC within 24 hours. The JAC…
Imphal: Security forces, in their operation, destroyed two bunkers at general areas of Leimakhong, Kangpokpi in Manipur on Saturday. Two Pompi guns, two 9 mm countrymade pistols, one countrymade pistol, one revolver (Made in Japan), 10 ammunition of 7.62 mm LMG, eight ammunition of 7.62 mm AK, three No 36 hand grenades, two No. 36…
Imphal: Weather chief minister N. Biren Singh listens or not people of Manipur has to complain the issues and grievances faced by the people in the present crisis, says Social Development Association, Kangchup. Member of the association, Ningthoujam Ajit questioned to whom the people of Manipur will complain the issues and grievances faced in the…
Imphal: In a move to harness the rich creative talents of North East India, the ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB), the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), has announced a fully sponsored one-year course in 3D animation and VFX. This transformative initiative, in collaboration with the Innovative Film Academy in Bangalore, is tailored for 100…
