Imphal: Tension gripped the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, on Tuesday after a 52-year-old woman admitted for orthopaedic surgery died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), prompting her family to allege medical negligence and staged a protest. The deceased has been identified as Hijam Ongbi Ibemcha of Awang Sekmai Laipak, Imphal West. Her…
Imphal: Manipur Police arrested two drug smugglers from the vicinity of Pioneer Camp, along NH-102B, Singhat-PS, Churachandpur district, on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Lungousiem of Songpi Kholui village, and Ngamminlal of Songpi village. From their possession 111 soap cases containing contraband Brown Sugar, weighing approximately 1.3 Kgs in total, a two-wheeler, Yamaha MT…
Imphal: Kuki-Zo Council has discussed matters of security and stability in ‘Kuki-Zo areas’ during a meeting with Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and director general of Assam Rifles at 27 Sector Headquarters, Tuibuong, Churachandpur in Manipur, on Tuesday. The council pressed the governor for the development of crucial roadways linking Churachandpur to Chandel and Kangpokpi,…
Imphal: High Court of Manipur on Tuesday made a judgment allowing transgender Dr. Beoncy Laishram to change name and gender from transgender to female in all official documents, setting a precedent for the entire Northeast region. The 32-year-old doctor, originally registered as “Boboi Laishram” with male gender in matriculation, higher secondary, MBBS, and medical council…
Imphal: A police personnel posted at Bishnupur district police has been placed under suspension after he was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion case involving the use of arms to threaten the public. An order issued by the superintendent of police, Bishnupur district, on Monday, said the the police constable identified as Md. Amumacha,…
Imphal: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), an umbrella body of eight influential student organisations from across the region, raised voice over the ‘unchecked influx of illegal migrants’ into the Northeast. It warned that the indigenous peoples’ cultural, linguistic and political identities are facing an existential threat. All Manipur Student’s Organisation, under the aegis of…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, chaired a series of meetings on Monday at Raj Bhavan, here, focusing on strengthening the digital ecosystem for better delivery of public services. Key discussions included the introduction of an AI-powered case management system for legal matters, enhancing e-Office services, using Geographic Information Systems for village and habitation analysis,…
Imphal: The Disabled Development Association Manipur (DDAM) has urged the state government to fully implement the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016, and to set up a separate department for persons with disabilities in Manipur to safeguard the rights of differently-abled citizens. The demand was made by DDAM general secretary Md Yunnus Khan…
Imphal: Manipur Police have arrested a police constable, and another person allegedly for extorting money, looting mobile phones, and threatening the public with toy guns. They were produced before a duty magistrate on Sunday and remanded to 10 days’ police custody. The police constable was Khulakpam Amumacha, 38, of Yairipok Tulihal Makha Leikai, Thoubal district…
Imphal: Security forces in Manipur nabbed three drug smugglers at two different locations in Bishnupur district on Saturday. The arrested drug smugglers were identified as Md. Arab Khan Ipham, 26, of Kwakta Khuman Ward No. 5, Md. Najeruddin, 42, and Md. Altab Khan, 31 of Kwakta Ward No. 8 (KMC). Arab was nabbed at Kwakta…
