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    Deben is new JNIMS director

    Imphal: Prof. Laishram Deben Singh has been appointed as director of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, Imphal. Principal secretary, health and family welfare V. Vumlunmang in the name of president JNIMS Society issued the appointment order on Wednesday. “The President of the Governing Council, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) Society,…

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      Cops recover 18 baskets Betel leaf

      Imphal: Imphal West Police commando on Monday recovered 18 baskets of betel leaves from three vehicles at Kanglatongbi. The vehicles, two Maruti vans bearing registration numbers MN 01W-9120 and MN 01W-8725, and a Maruti WagonR bearing registrationnumber MN 03 A-2837 were intercepted at Kanglatongbi by the police team which acted under the supervision of superintendent…

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        WY worth Rs 10 crore seized

        Imphal: ​Moreh battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR(S) foiled cross border smuggling of contraband items in Moreh on Monday. ​During routine patrolling along the Indo-Myanmar border, the troops observed suspicious movement of individuals on a two-wheeler. On being challenged by the security forces to stop, the suspected individuals abandoned their two- wheeler…

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          50 percent grant on loans for local Sareng producers

          Imphal: Manipur government will provide loans with 50 percent grant to fish farmers who produce local Sareng, Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh announced on the occasion of 21st National Fish Farmers’ Day, 2021 on Saturday. Biren instructed the fisheries department to introduce a scheme in this regard soon. The fish farmers day was organised…

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            Advocacy meeting on vaccination held

            Imphal : An advocacy meeting on Covid-19 vaccination with the religious leaders –Imams, church leaders and temples and representatives of the CSOs functional in Imphal East district was organised by state health society, National Health Mission, Manipur at Panchayat Bhavan, DC office Complex, Imphal East on Wednesday. Shamim Ahmad Shah, additional deputy commissioner, Imphal East,…

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              Minister Lukhoi rules out fertilizer shortage in Manipur

              Imphal: Agriculture minister Oinam Lukhoi Singh informed that 1,78,093 bags of urea fertilizers have, so far, been distributed to the farmers in Manipur. Lukhoi briefing the media at his office at Old Secretariat on Monday ruled out any possible shortage of fertilizers in the state. He urged the farmers to avail the fertilizers by providing…

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              1165 positive out of 6329 Covid-19 test samples, 3 vaccinated persons among 11 deaths

              Imphal: Manipur on Tuesday recorded 1165 Covid-19 positive cases and 11 Covid related death cases while 876 patients were recovered. The fresh cases were confirmed out of 6329 test results. They belonged to Imphal East (299), Imphal Wool (337), Thoubal (58), Bislumpur (105), Kakching (63), Ukhrul (12), Churachandpur (123), Chandel (66), Senapati (8), Tamenglong (31),…

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                Biren inaugurates Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium Sequencing Facility

                Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday inaugurated Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) Sequencing Facility at a solemn function organised by the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) at the chief minister’s secretariat. With this, samples now can be tested in the INSACOG sequencing facility at ISBD Campus, Takyelpat, Imphal where genome…

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                  Missing girl found

                  Imphal: The minor girl resident of Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai who was reported of missing on Tuesday was found from a house of her school friend at Thangmeiband Yumnam Leikai on Wednesday at about 12:30 pm. “Minor girl Chandam Sonia aged 13 years of Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai who has been missing since 2:30 pm of 06.07.2021…

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                    Curfew violator jumps into river

                    Imphal: One curfew violator who jumped into the Imphal River when one police patrol car came to caution the people to remain inside along KR Lane, Imphal East district on Sunday. A combined team was on search of the person in the river. He was still missing till the filing of this report. The person…

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