Imphal: Social welfare minister Henry Okram on Tuesday announced that funds allocated for Care Giver Allowance to the persons with disabilities under Chief Ministergi Shotharabasingi Tengbang (CMST) have been released through Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) to the respective bank accounts of the beneficiaries. The department has disbursed a sum of Rs 7,500 each to 4,717…
Imphal: With the discharge of 169 COVID-19 patients on Tuesday the recovery rate stood at 87.76 percent. In the past twenty-four hours, 171 persons including seven personnel from Central Armed Police Force (CAPE) were confirmed as new positive cases. The cumulative number of positive cases was 26,396 and the number of active cases was 2,919….
Imphal: Award will be given to the best sericulture farmers, sericulture minister Awangbow Newmai said on Tuesday during his field visit inspecting the progress of the seri farms at Kairembikhok, Tekcham, Kuraopokpi, Heirok, Uyal and Athokpam in Thoubal district. The minister said he was satisfied to see the hard work of the seri beneficiaries. To…
Imphal: In a well planned and orchestrated operation based on hard intelligence, Assam Rifles raided two locations in the border town of Moreh in Manipur on Monday morning along with police and NCB. The raid unearthed a large haul of narcotics and contrabands estimated to be worth over Rs 165 crore. One foreign made pistol…
Imphal: Tourism minister Oinam Lukhoi Singh called for concerted efforts from all sections of the society to save Nambul river and restore to its pristine form. Lukhoi made the appeal during an awareness campaign boat rally at the Nambul River held under the theme “Save Our Rivers, Save Our Soul.” Nambul is one of the…
Imphal: Manipur reported 152 fresh positive cases in the past 24 hours out of which 151 belong to general population and 1 belongs to Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel. They were tested at JNIMS (51), RIMS (43), Imphal West (11), Maipakpi (1), Mother’s Care (2), SWISS (1), Shija Hospital (10), Christian Hospital (1), Jivan…
Imphal: Giving a new and affordable dimension to convenience and comfort for the passengers residing in the far-flung and interior but critical areas of the district to undertake a journey, transport minister Vungzagin Valte on Monday flagged off Manipur State Transport (MST) passenger bus service which will be operational on three new routes at district…
Imphal: Minister for agriculture, veterinary and tourism, Oinam Lukhoi Singh urged agriculture department employees to cooperate and contribute maximum through the various schemes and projects for the welfare of the masses specially the farmers’ communities. He appeals to all the field staffs and concerned officials to implement and introduce innovative ideas for the farmers. He…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Monday disbursed loans to another 3,362 vendors in a function organized by Manipur Urban Development Agency (MUDA) at chief minister’s secretariat. Of these total 3,362 loanees, 3,015 were benefited under Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi) and 347 were under MUDRA scheme. It was the…
Imphal: State police detected a New Route of drug smugglers with the recovery of World is Yours (WY) tablets. In an operation conducted by inspector K. Bobby, OC-NAB PS and team, on Saturday at Yeason Village, PS Kasom Khullen, Kamjong district, recovered about two lakhs WY Methamphetamine tablets from one house of the village from…
