Imphal: With the initiatives to avoid losses incurred by involvement of middleman while selling farm produce, Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) airlifted 500 kilograms of organic “Queen Pineapple” to Pune on Wednesday. The initiative was taken under the guidance of chief minister N. Biren Singh to promote farmers. The ‘Queen Pineapple’ one of the varieties…
Imphal: 13th Battallion of the Dogra Regiment felicitated Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu at the auditorium of Red Shield, Leimakhong Miliraty station on Friday. Major general 57th Mountain Division, Navin Sachdeva felicitated the Olympian with a souvenir. Mirabai said her career in weightlifting was started in 2007. On the way to participate Tokyo Olympics…
Imphal: A combined team of Thoubal district Police commando and two columns of 16 Assam Rifles arrested on over ground worker of the proscribed underground organisation, KCP (Noyon) from Tangjeng near FCI godown, Thoubal district on Tuesday. The arrested person has been identified as one Thingujam Kalachand Singh, 52, son of late Roton Singh of…
Imphal: Tribal affairs and hills minister Vungzagin Valte, who is also incharge of Churachandpur and Pherzawl districts visited district Hospital, Churachandpur on Friday to enquire about the lack of water supply and electricity in the hospital. He was accompanied by MLA Ginsuanhau Zou, who is al chairman of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency. The minister…
Imphal: Manipur on Wednesday confirmed 1104 fresh Covid-19 positive cases out of 7594 samples test results released on this day resulting to positivity rate of 14.5 percent. A total of 583 cases were recovered in 24 hours. The state has active cases of 8210. The recovered cases were discharged from home Isolation (179), RIMS (8),…
Imphal: Five persons who were given first doses of Covid vaccine were reported among 14 Covid-19 related death cases in Manipur on Friday. Nine of the death cases had co-morbidities, Manipur Covid-19 common control room said. The cumulative number of deaths was 1628. In the past twenty-four hours, 742 persons were confirmed positive for the…
Imphal: As part of efforts to vaccinate the high risk group people, a special vaccination drive for the drivers and shopkeepers will begin on Thursday and continue till July 28. With the number of Covid-19 cases still high, tribal affairs and hills minister Vungzagin Valte, who is also the minister in-charge of Churachandpur and Pherzawl…
Imphal: Manipur on Thursday recorded eight Covid-19 related death cases, 757 positive cases and 1078 recoveries. Manipur has 8,686 active cases, Manipur Covid-19 common control room said. The cumulative number of positive cases was 102,147. The eight death cases belonged to Imphal West (2), Imphal East (2), Thoubal (1), Bishnupur (2) and Churachandpur (1). “Out…
Imphal: Minister for agriculture Oinam Lukhoi Singh on Wednesday handed over Chak-hao (Black Rice) Poireiton seeds to farmers of Kumbi, Bishnupur district. Lukhoi interacted with the farmers and noted their concerns and grievances in regards to seeds and fertilizers distribution. The department always works in the interest of the farmers and further informed that the…
Existence of alternative Indo-Myanmar border routes in Manipur is advantageous to drug smugglers, says NAB Imphal: Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB), Manipur has nabbed two drug traffickers from different places of the state. One of the drug dealers was apprehended from Gwaltabi foothill area of Imphal-Ukhrul road on Wednesday while the other was apprehended…
