Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has ordered to observe a one day State Mourning and fly the National Flag at Half Mast throughout the state and said there will be no official entertainment on the day of State Mourning as a mark of respect to Ratan Thiyam, on Thursday. Ratan Thiyam, a renowned playwright…
Imphal: Higher secondary school students in Manipur, on Wednesday, staged demonstrations pressing the government to resolve the ongoing impasse with the Lecturer’s Association Manipur. The higher secondary school contract lecturers have been taking up a six-day pen-down strike since Monday. On the 603 lecturers under association continued to press the government to complete the pending…
Imphal: Construction workers in Imphal West district of Manipur stumbled upon what appeared to be relics from World War II while digging earth at a site in Langthabal Phumlou Konjil Leikai on Tuesday. The find triggered interest among historians and authorities alike. Several rusted items were pulled out of the ground during excavation for a…
Imphal: At least five militants were killed in a factional gunfight between two newly formed Chin-Kuki rebel outfits in the forests of Deiveijang village near Longpi, under Nungba Police Station in Noney district on Tuesday morning. The incident site is located approximately 50 kilometres south of Nungba police station and is located deep inside the…
Imphal: Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has sought governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to reply on the existence of 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly as per Article 174 of the Indian Constitution. The Manipur Congress committee members led by N. Bhupenda Meitei, AICC Executive Panel member, department of Law, HR and RTI, submitted a letter to the…
Imphal: Security forces on Monday recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during intensified operations in Kangpokpi district, on Monday. The operations were conducted in the general area of Tingkai Khullen village under New Keithelmanbi police station and in the vicinity of Maohing and Changoubung villages under Kangpokpi police station. “During the search…
Imphal: A one-day career counselling programme was organised by the Model Career Centre (MCC) under the Directorate of Employment, Ibotonsana Girls Higher Secondary School on Monday. The programme was conducted under the initiative of the National Career Service (NCS), which aims to provide a one-stop solution for employment and career-related services to citizens across the…
Every year, lakhs of patients travel all the way to Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai from Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, and other states for just a few minutes of consultation—many of them from the North-Eastern states. The North East has the highest incidence of cancer, the lowest detection rate, and the lowest survival rate. The region…
Imphal: A joint team of Borobekra police station, the 38th Battalion of Assam Rifles, and A/20 CRPF seized over 15 kg of ‘suspected’ contraband drugs from a passenger engine boat on the Barak River near Chaudharykhal village in Jiribam district. Officials confirmed this on Sunday. The operation was carried out on Saturday around 6:30 pm…
Imphal: Six hundred and three higher secondary school contract lecturers appointed in 2019 have declared to launch a six-day pen-down strike on Monday, demanding the immediate implementation of their long-pending regularisation order passed by the Manipur Cabinet in 2022. The announcement was made on Saturday by Irengbam Malemnganbi, General Secretary of the Lecturer Association Manipur,…
