Imphal: Troops of Tengnoupal Battalion and 165 TA Battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled smuggling of contraband along NH-102 on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence regarding likely of smuggling contraband near Lockchao, the troops launched an operation. On carrying out a thorough search of the area they recovered contraband items worth Rs 2.77…
Imphal: A 250 bedded temporary Covid Care centre at Bal Bhavan, Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak, Imphal has begun functioning on Saturday. Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh highlights this on his Facebook wall. Another Covid Care centre having 70 beds has started functioning at Bishnupur, Biren said. A Covid Care centre at NSU, Khuman Lampak…
Imphal: Imphal West district police on Saturday picked up at least eight liquor dealers who were found selling liquor at Thangmeiband Lamphel after volunteers of Thangmeiband covid awareness and enforcement committee diposed varieties of liquors that were seized from the vendors. The measures at Lamphel was jointly taken up by the police and the enforcement…
Imphal: Manipur on Saturday recorded a sharp spike of 319 Covid-19 positive cases while five expired of Covid-19 infection. The cumulative number of Covid-19 related death cases has risen to 410 and the active cases tally to 1652. The expired patients were a 71 years old female, (Imphal West), a 55 years old male (Imphal…
Imphal: A suitable government job will be given to next of kin of Waikhom Ronald, a jemadar at 6th Manipur Rifles who died of Covid-19 in Assam, Manipur chief minister said on Saturday. Biren made the announcement on his Facebook wall as he paid tribute to the departed soul. He shared his grief over the…
Imphal: Manipur young film maker and video journalist Borun Thokchom rises with his film “I Rise” by winning Best Documentary title in the 11th edition of Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival held in Delhi on April 30. The documentary film is based on ace boxer Laishram Sarita Devi of Manipur. The film by Borun has…
Imphal: Thoubal district police of Manipur recovered 34 hand grenades with the arrest of three cadres of banned militant group. The recovery of the bombs and the arrest was made when the policed acted on an information that some members of the banned underground organisation were going to lob hand grenades at some government offices,…
Imphal: Manipur on Friday recorded five Covid-19 related deaths and 271 fresh Covid-19 cases pushing the cumulative tally of positive cases to 31,586. Seventy-four Covid-19 patients were discharged. The number of active cases rose to 1427. In 24 hours (Thursday 4 pm to Friday 4 pm) 259 persons from general population and 12 personnel from…
Imphal: Owing to the hardship faced by the people due to Covid-19 pandemic, Manipur government has taken several measures for labour welfare and employment generation of migrant workers hailing from the state. Chief minister said this as he greeted people of Manipur on the occasion of International Workers’ Day, popularly known as May Day which…
Imphal: Manipur government has banned supply oxygen for non-medical purposes except for use for manufacture of ampule, vial, oxygen cylinders, pharmaceutical companies and defence forces. Imphal West district Magistrate on Friday issued an order to put a ban on supply of oxygen for non-medical purposes to meet the rising demand of medical oxygen in view…
