Imphal: For the current year the focus for PWD work programme will be on unavoidable work and on priority basis, Manipur works minister Thongam Biswajit Singh said at the Programme Advisory Committee 2020-21 meeting held at the his new secretariat office conference hall. The department will focus on clearing past liabilities and as such there…
Imphal: To contain and control the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in Manipur lockdown will be implemented strictly in letter and spirit, said chief secretary Dr. J. Suresh Babu on Thursday. Talking to reporters held at old secretariat, here Babu said the government has imposed lockdown in the state as per the instructions of ministry of…
Imphal: To support government initiatives of Manipur government to prevent spread of Covid-19 6th Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) distributed face mask, produced by its unit tailor, with hand sanitizer to public on Thursday. The distribution of mask and sanitizer was conducted under the command of commanding officer (CO), Mutum Kumarjit. Kumarjit told reporters, here, that…
Imphal: A team of Imphal West Narcotic Cell arrested two persons for transporting betel leaves from Canchipur near Catholic School, here, on Thursday. The duo was identified as Haominthang Hanghal (Driver), 24, son of Daniel Hanghal of Molnom village Kangpokpi district and Nahakpam Memi Devi, 50, wife of late N. Marjit Singh of Thoubal Awang…
Imphal: Manipur Cabinet has on Wednesday decided to shut down Ima Keithel, Poana bazaar, Thangal Bazaar, and all the other main markets within Imphal valley as a precautionary measure and in consideration of the stranded citizens arriving from other states. Rural areas will be exempted from the shut down as per considerations. The Cabinet decided…
Imphal (DIPR): The State Cabinet today approved that the passenger’s fare for bringing back stranded persons to Manipur by train will be borne by the government. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting held with Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the chair at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat today. The Cabinet also decided that…
Imphal: Manipur revert to earlier lockdown rules till May 17 until further orders. The development came on Wednesday after state cabinet meeting. Now, all main markets in the state will remain close till the end of 3rd phase of national lockdown and movement of private vehicles are again prohibited. Following are the list of permitted…
Imphal: Manipur Police has arrested a man from Imphal for spreading an audio falsely alarming of existence of one Covid-19 positive person in Imphal which went viral on social media on Wednesday. The viral audio goes “…It’s 8: 25 am today. I have just heard that one Bengali residing at Paona Bazar is positive of…
Imphal: A team of Lilong Police, Manipur apprehended two thieves with stolen articles from their residences at Lilong Haoreibi on Tuesday. The two thieves were identified as Syed Rizwan, 27, son of late Md. Habibur Rahaman of Lilong Haoriebi Awang Leikai and Md. Feroj Khan alias Atollei, 30, son of late Md. Anwar Ali of…
Imphal: Manipur Police on Monday disposed betel leaves and tobacco items worth about Rs 90,30,000 at Maharabi, Sekmai. The betel leaves were seized from a truck bearing registration number MP14-HB0655 on April 25 from Sekmai. The truck driver was identified as one Md Jaris, 45, from Uttar Pradesh. Sekmai police found 30 baskets of betel…
