Imphal: With the confirmation of 96 new positive cases of Covid-19 total positive cases has risen to 777 and the active cases to 545 as on Saturday. The new cases were confirmed from the VRDLs of RIMS (46) and JNIMS (50). They are from Bishnupur (13), Imphal East (2), Kakching (5), Kamjong (6), Kangpokpi (22),…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that government will provide free ration to the poor till November 2020. Addressing the nation on Tuesday, he said under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana a package worth Rs. 1.75 lakh crore was provided to the poor. In the last three months, 20 Crore poor households have…
Imphal: Manipur’s titular king Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba has been elected as Rajya Sabha MP on Friday. BJP sponsored candidate Leishemba beat his Congress rival Tongbram Mangibabu Singh by four votes. He got 28 votes while Mangibabu got 24 votes. The election was held at Manipur Legislative Assembly. Returning officer M. Ramani Devi in an official…
Imphal: Seventy-five persons (41 males, 34 females) were confirmed as new positive cases of Covid-19 from the VRDLs of RIMS (61 and JNIMS (14). They are from Chandel (3), Churachandpur (4), Kamjong (2), Senapati (7), Tamenglong (29) and Ukhrul (30) districts. They are all returnees from other states. They are being shifted to the Covid…
Imphal: Education minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam on Tuesday chaired a Joint Consultative Meeting for Education and discussed the impact of COVID-19 on education sector with the heads of schools, colleges, academicians, officials of the education department, representatives of the parents and students’ organisations held at City Convention Centre, Palace Compound. Radheshyam said even though there…
Imphal: Major General Alok Naresh, took over the reigns of Assam Rifles in Manipur as the new Inspector General Assam Rifles (South). He relieved Major General K P Singh, AVSM, YSM, who is proceeding on posting after completing his tenure. A highly qualified and proficient officer with vast counter insurgency experience, Major General Alok Naresh…
Imphal: A special train ferrying 1292 passengers (including 5 children) from Bangaluru had arrived at Jiribam railway station on Sunday at around 4.50 pm. The train started from Bengaluru, Karnataka on June, 26. The number of passengers according to the sequence of their departure from Jiribam railway station were — Ukhrul district-236 passengers (including 2…
Imphal: A 24 years old COVID-19 recovered patient girl from Imphal East was found dead hanging in her room on Sunday morning, the last day of her 14-day home quarantine. She was treated at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal and discharged after confirming negative of COVID-19. The deceased was resident of Pebiya…
Imphal: The COVID-19 lockdown has been further extended for another 15th days in Manipur. Announcing the Manipur government’s decision, chief minister N. Biren Singh said the lockdown will continue for another 15 days effecting from 1st July till 15th July, 2020. Addressing a press conference, he said that the government has decided to resume inter-district…
Imphal: Ninety-three persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Imphal and Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) as on Sunday evening. Seventy-five of them were confirmed positive at RIMS while the remaining were confirmed at JNIMS. Fifty-six of them were females and 37 were females. They are…
