Imphal: The ongoing German Road (Tiger Road) construction project connecting Churachandpur and Kangpokpi via Jaojangtek, Kotlen and Kangchup foothill by Kuki-Zo has raised a serious concern to the Rongmei Naga Community as the road lays within the land of Naga villages. The strategically laid road, with almost 7-8 km, is running well within the village…
Imphal: With the discharge of 15 COVID-19 patients, the number of active cases dropped to 63 in Manipur on Friday. A total of 217 patients have been discharged so far. Five new positive cases were confirmed out of 33 samples. Two of them belonged to Imphal West and Imphal East respectively and the other one…
Imphal: Representatives of Rongmei Naga Council, Manipur; All Manipur Polo Association and Manipur Drivers’ Association apprised governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla of their grievances during their meetings with the governor at Raj Bhavan, here on Friday. The members of Rongmei Naga Council apprised the governor of various issues faced by the community in Tamenglong district such…
Imphal: Governor of Manipur has approved the transfer and posting of 27 senior bureaucrats, including officers from the IAS, IRS, MCS, and MFS, with immediate effect and until further orders, officials confirmed on Friday. This marks the fourth major reshuffle since President’s Rule was imposed in the state and the Manipur Assembly was placed under…
Imphal: Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, Army and other security forces have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions during extensive search operations in Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi, Chandel, and Churachandpur districts conducted from Thursday midnight till Friday night. Acting on specific intelligence regarding the presence of a large cache of arms, ammunition, and other warlike materials concealed in…
Imphal: Weak long observation of 76 edition of Van Mahotsav, Umanggi Kumhei continued with tree sapling plantations in four villages of Chandel district. About 1500 saplings of fruit, flower bearing trees and decorative plants have been planted with the participation of villagers on Friday. The event was organised by the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Chandel….
Imphal: As the farming season is in progress, security measures have been significantly strengthened to prevent any untoward incident and for safety of the farmers, said Manipur Police Control Room on Thursday. The development came following reported attacks to Meitei farmers in fields, allegedly by Kuki militants, which called for protection of farmers from various…
Imphal: Four civil society organisations of Meitei, Thadou, and Naga communities have jointly urged Union Home minister Amit Shah to abrogate the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with Kuki armed groups as allegedly responsible for the ongoing law and order crisis in Manipur. The Indigenous Peoples’ Forum Manipur, Thadou Inpi Manipur, Meitei Alliance, and the…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has informed representatives of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi), All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation, and the Federation of Civil Society Organisations that resettlement of displaced persons will be taken up in three phases starting in July and complete by December. The announcement was made during a meeting with…
Imphal: A new five-bedded Pre-Delivery Residential Centre for pregnant women with furnishing along with a furnished Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre and Paediatric Ward, were inaugurated at Chandel District Hospital on Wednesday. The facilities were inaugurated by MLA, SS Olish, in the presence of deputy commissioner Shri L. Nandakumar Singh, IAS, Addl. DC/CEO Firoz Khan, and CMO…
