Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Saturday expanded his cabinet by inducting six more Ministers. Governor La Ganesan during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers — H. Dingo Singh, Letpao Haokip, Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh, Th Basanta Singh and L Susindro Meiteo, all from…Continue Reading
Police commandos led by SP Shrey Vats on Thursday arrested a van driver and seized 18 bars of gold, believed to have been smuggled in from Myanmar. The arrest took place at the Pallel police station in Kakching district. The gold bars weighed 166 gm each.The driver, identified as Prakash Khetri (23) from Moreh town…Continue Reading
Activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who fasted for nearly 16 years to press her demand for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, is likely to be honoured by the Manipur government once the coverage of the security law is reduced in the state. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday acknowledged the…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Friday, March 11, 2022, 0:04 [IST] Imphal, Mar 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party coasted to a clear victory in the insurgency-ridden northeastern state of Manipur, picking up 32 seats in a house of 60. The opposition Congress in one of its…Continue Reading
IMPHAL: A BJP supporter and an alleged EVM snatcher were killed in shooting by unidentified gunmen and paramilitary forces in separate districts of Manipur on Saturday as 22 seats went to polls in a disruption-marred second phase that saw a turnout of 78. 4%, well short of the 86% recorded in 2017. In a departure…Continue Reading
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that BJP will form government in Manipur on its own and does not require any support from any party. Sarma, who was on a one-day visit to Manipur, when asked about an alliance with the National People’s Party (NPP), said that such a coalition is not…Continue Reading
Music concerts, folk dance of Thabal Chongba, celebratory feasts and large gatherings banned. Music concerts, folk dance of Thabal Chongba, celebratory feasts and large gatherings banned. In a move to curb Omicron cases in Manipur, an order was issued on Wednesday regarding the implementation and compliance of guidelines to be followed during the year end.…Continue Reading
Amid rise in Omicron variant cases, the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Kerala on Monday imposed night curfew. On Monday, Manipur reported the first Omicron case after a person returning from Tanzania tested positive for the new variant as three Omicron cases were detected in Rajashtan’s Jaipur and Udaipur. Goa also reported the first Omicron case. The…Continue Reading
Unions are demanding that the Govt. settle their pending bills before December 15. Unions are demanding that the Govt. settle their pending bills before December 15. All print and electronic media in Manipur will go on an indefinite cease work from December 16 if the Government fails to clear their pending bills by December 15…Continue Reading
Barely two days after the deadly ambush on the Assam Rifles convoy, the Phundrei Battalion of the Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Manipur Police, recovered a massive arms cache in the Kakching area, close to the Indo-Myanmar border. Sources informed that during the late hours of November 14, the security personnel unearthed unused 20…Continue Reading