Additional DGP (law and order) Clay Khongsai said the five officials, including a sub-deputy collector (SDC), were apprehended for issuing fake pattas (land documents).
Five JDU MLAs merged with the ruling party BJP on Friday, according to a statement from Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
The indefinite blockade prompted the valley-based organization Meitei Leepun to lock the Imphal office of ATSUM on Friday afternoon.
The bandh practically began on Tuesday after some All Tribal Students Union Mmanipur (ATSUM) leaders, including it’s president were arrested that day.
Senior officials of the district administration and forest department were present when the houses were dismantled on Sunday.
The Janata Dal (United) did not win a single seat in the last election but it bagged six seats, one more than the Congress which had ruled the North-eastern state for 15 years in a row since 2002.
The Republican Party of India (Aathawale), Kuki People’s Alliance and Independents led in one constituency each, according to EC data.
According to the officials, more than 20,000 Central paramilitary force troopers have been deployed in the second phase in Thoubal, Jiribam, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong districts for the polling.
Voting began at 7 AM in 1,721 polling stations in five districts amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. A total of 173 candidates, including 15 women, are in the fray, they said.
Speaking to reporters, Ganesan said that sign of democracy is elections. He appealed to all voters to take part in the polling.
Party-wise, the Bharatiya Janata Party has contested 38 contestants, while 35 are in the fray from the Indian National Congress. Janata Dal (United) has contested 28 candidates.
In 1972, the political map of Northeast India underwent a major change. The two Union Territories of Manipur and Tripura and the Sub-State of Meghalaya got statehood.
The Northeast will become the driver of India’s growth story, he said, after dedicating to the nation and laying the foundation stone for 22 development projects worth Rs 4,815 crore in Manipur.
Speaking on the occasion, Irani extended her gratitude towards all the Covid-19 warriors of Bishnupur and said that the Poshan cycle rally is a unique initiative that is a mix of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call for ‘Fit India’ and ‘Suposhit Bharat’.
The chief minister talked to Nilakanta over the phone on Thursday and assured him a suitable state government job. He also congratulated all the players of the Indian hockey team for winning the bronze medal.
The state government had earlier imposed curfew in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Ukhrul, Thoubal, Kakching and Churachandpur on May 8, which has been extended till May 28.
The practical examinations would be conducted between June 8, 2021, and June 30, 2021. Schools are required to submit the detailed programme of the practical examination along with the list of internal candidates to the council by May 20, 2021.
The market, which has a history of over 500 years, was closed on March 21, 2020, as a preventive measure amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 1972, Manipur along with Meghalaya and Tripura became a full-fledged state under the North Eastern region under the Re-Organisation act 1971.
