Imphal: In a major breakthrough, Chassad Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled an attempt to target security forces by detecting and recovering three improvised explosive devices (IED) and other explosive materials near Indo-Myanmar Border on Tuesday. Based on credible input regarding movement of insurgents, a search operation was launced by…
Imphal: Manipur on Wednesday reported six Covid-19 related deaths, 369 positive cases and 578 recoveries. One each of the death cases belonged to Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Chandel and Churachandpur. The cumulative number of deaths is 1728. “Out of 6 deaths, 3 persons had co-morbidities and 2 of them had 1st dose of…
Imphal: A 3-day Jan Ashirvad Yatra reached Manipur on Tuesday as a part of nation wide campaign for the new ministers of the Modi government to reach out to the people. Union minister for external affairs and education RK Ranjan kick started the yatra at Dimapur, Nagaland on Monday and crossed Mao gate (Manipur-Nagaland border)…
Imphal: Manipur secretariat employees under the umbrella of Manipur Secretariat Services Association (MSSA) and Manipur Secretariat (non-ministerial) Driver’s Association on Tuesday launched cease work strike as state government failed to fulfil their demands. The secretariat associations had submitted a memorandum with a list of demands to chief minister N. Biren Singh on August 3. The…
Imphal: A team of NAB police arrested two inter-state drug traffickers from Mantripukhri near the gate of New Sccretariat building along NH-2 on Monday. One of the drug traffickers was identified as Md. Abdul Joynul, 49, son of Md. Abdul Jabar of Kwakta Makha Leikai, Bishnupur district. The source did not identify the other person….
Imphal: With the recovery of 946 Covid-19 patients n a single day the recovery rate has gone up to 93.16 percent in Manipur. The recovered persons were discharged from home isolation (610), RIMS (31), JNIMS (12), CCCs (144) and CHICs (149). In the past 24 hours, 403 persons were confirmed as new Covid-19 positive cases,…
Imphal: Union minister of state for steel and rural development Faggan Singh Kulaste on Tuesday inspected various projects which were undertaken under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission in Khangabok Rurban cluster. Faggan was accompanied by state rural development and Panchayati Raj minister Thongam Biswajit Singh and officials of the concerned department during the inspection…
Imphal: Officers of Anti-Smuggling Unit of Customs Division, lmphal, on Tuesday seized 50,000 Amphetarnine tablets weighing approximately 5 Kg from a smuggler at Kakching Lamkhai. The smuggler was identified as Shonkhongam Mate, 31 years, son of HL Khalkholun Mate, resident of Tengnoupal Bazar. The anti-smuggling team intercepted Shonkhongam carrying blue colour cement bag labelled “Dulux…
Imphal: Manipur on Monday reported six Covid-19 related deaths, 275 new positive cases and 546 recovered cases. The state has 6270 active cases. The recovery rate was 92.64 percent. The positive cases were from Imphal East (88), Imphal West (62), Thoubal (8), Bishnupur (39), Kakchthg (15), Ukhrul (19), Churachandpur (24), Chandel (2), Senapati (9), Tamenglong…
Imphal: Khoupum battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR(South) foiled a smuggling attempt of Areca nuts worth Rs 74 lakhs near Khongbung village in Noney district on Saturday. Based on specific input regarding smuggling of Areca nuts, the troops of Assam Rifles intercepted two trucks carrying Areca nuts on road Khongbung-Gaidimjang. After thorough…
