Imphal: Shiv Sena will file a public interest litigation (PIL) at the court for not allowing people of eight Assembly segments of Kakching district to contest in Assembly election, Shiv Sena, Manipur president M. Tombi said on Sunday. Tombi told reporters, here, that the present scenario of the Assembly segments of Kakching district is violation…
Imphal: In Manipur, a total of 1037 Covid-19 patients were recovered and discharged on Monday while 989 persons were confirmed positive for the disease and nine patients expired. The recovered patients were discharged from home isolation (525), RIMS (43), JNIMS (14), CCCs (169) and CHICs (286). The new positive cases were from the general population…
Imphal: People who already received the Covid-19 vaccine should give awareness to the people so as to convince the people with the benefit of getting vaccine. MLA H. Dingo said this on Sunday asking the people to avoid rumours against vaccination. The people’s representative was speaking during a tree plantation programme organised at Pheyeng Deban…
Imphal: The Secretariat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manipur State Committee has demanded to withdraw ‘retrograde’ amendments to Cinematography Act by Modi government. The proposed amendments to the Cinematography Act by the BJP led Modi government is an all-out assault on the creative talents of film makers and the constitutional right of freedom…
Imphal: Union minister for home affairs and cooperation and chairmen North East Council, Amit Shah visited the Assam Rifles Headquarters at Laitkor, Shillong on Friday and Saturday. This was his maiden visit of the home minister to this headquarters and he was impressed with the extremely scenic and well laid out garrison. He said this…
Imphal: Covid-19 has claimed eight more lives in 24 hours pushing the Covid-19 related deaths tally to 1196 in Manipur on Sunday. The contagion infected 643 persons in 24 hours cumulating the positive cases figure to 72,286. The fresh cases belonged to Imphal East (145), Imphal West (242), Thoubal (76), Bishnupur (58), Kakching (10), Ukhrul…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Monday announced that the state government has decided to appoint Olympic Silver medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as additional superintendent of police (sports) in the police department. Biren made the announcement during his inspection of the ongoing installation of the Cryogenic Oxygen Plant at Porompat and the construction…
Imphal: Keithelmanbi and Moreh battalions under the aegis of IGAR (South) organised tree plantation drive at Sarita Devi Boxing Academy, Mayang Imphal and Morhron on Saturday towards promoting the ‘Go Green Initiative’. The tree plantation drive was conducted with an aim to control the global warming, make environment pollution free and spread awareness on importance…
Imphal: Manipur government is considering extending the ongoing curfew with relaxations on few essential services for the welfare of the public, chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Monday during his inspection the ongoing installation of Cryogenic Oxygen Plant at Porompat and construction of Covid hospital by DRDO at Kyamgei. The meeting of the Technical…
Imphal: Chandel battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled smuggling of food-grade poppy seeds near New Songyang village in Chandel district. Based on credible input from reliable sources, troops of Assam Rifles launched an operation which led to apprehension of two smugglers and recovery of 500 kg of edible poppy seeds worth Rs 1.35…
