Imphal: Tengnoupal battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled cross border narcotics trafficking in Tengnoupal district on Tuesday. During a area domination operation, troops of Assam Rifles observed an individual moving in a suspicious manner through the jungles near Saivom village. On seeing the troops approaching, the individual escaped in to the jungle leaving…
Imphal: Aounba Ireipakki Maheiroi Singpanglup (AIMS) has demanded removal of principal of College of Nursing, Medical Directorate, Lamphelpat Nalinibala Devi from her post. The student body appealed to the authority concerned to appoint another qualified person for the post. AIMS said Nalinibala Devi is not qualified to be the principal of the college as per…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated organic outlets at Pune and Bengaluru via video conferencing and flagged off a consignment of 10 MT of GI tagged organic Chak-hao (black rice) to Europe in a function held at the chief minister’s secretariat on Wednesday. The organic outlets at Pune and Bengaluru were opened by…
Imphal: Covid-19 has claimed three lives and infected 268 more persons while 269 Covid patients were recovered in Manipur as reported on Wednesday. All three victims belonged to Imphal East. “Out of 3 deaths, 2 persons had co-morbidities and 1 of them had 1st doses of Covid vaccine,” Manipur Covid-19 common control room said. The…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday inaugurated an Agro Market Complex at Mayang Imphal Bazaar. The market was constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs 6.97 crore, funded by NEC. Speaking at the inauguration function cum Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration held at N. Tomchou Higher Secondary School ground the chief…
Imphal: “Panthougi Liklam” (Footprints of the father), a short film directed by Rakesh Moirangthem has been selected to screen at the 4th South Asian Short Film Festival, 2021 in the Panorama Fiction Category. The festival is organised by Federation of Film Societies of India. This short film had bagged Jury’s Special Mention Award in the…
Imphal: A team of Narcotics Affairs and Borders (NAB) police arrested one drug peddler who is involved in inter-state illicit drug rackets along with Heroin powder weighting about 875 gm from near Standard College, Kongba, Imphal East on Wednesday. The arrested person was identified as Khumallambam Dhiren Singh, 53, son of late Kh. Ningthemjao Singh…
Imphal: Assam Rifles battalions of Churachandpur Sector under the aegis of IGAR (South) organised lectures on the occasion of International Literacy Day in villages of Churachandpur, Bishnupur and Noney districts on Wednesday. The awareness drive was conducted to mark the International Literacy Day and educate the populace on the necessity and value of imparting education…
Imphal: Manipur electricity employees launched strike demanding implementation of 7th Revision of Pay, 2019 staging sit-ins at Keishampat Power House, and at two corporate offices of Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) and Manipur State Power Company Limited (MSPCL), here on Wednesday. The strike was taken up under the umbrella of joint action committee…
Imphal: Manipur Government Services’ Federation (MGSF), Manipur Secretariat Services’ Association (MSSA) and Manipur Secretariat Drivers’ Association (MSDA) has signed an agreement with Manipur government on Tuesday to increase DA/DR. A meeting with the representatives of employee bodies was held and discussed the demands of the employees under the chairmanship of the chief minister N. Biren…
