The Naga MLAs arrived here after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on June 7.
Officials said it has also been decided to set up dedicated telephone lines which will be used to dispel rumour mongering which has largely affected the process to calm down the situation and bring peace in the troubled state.
The city’s Ima market saw a big crowd. Long queues were seen outside petrol pumps in the city with limited fuel being allowed to buyers. People were seen queuing up since 6 am.
Life returned to a wary normalcy in Imphal Valley on Saturday as shops and markets reopened and cars started plying on the roads.
So far, 7,500 people were rescued by the forces from the violence-hit areas, and given shelter, he said, adding that more people are being shifted to safer places.
The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in the northeastern state where violence broke out during a tribal agitation on Wednesday.
So far, 4,000 people have been rescued from the violence-hit areas by the forces and sent to shelters, he said, adding that more people are being shifted to safer places.
Party officials have confirmed that at least four BJP MLAs from Manipur valley are in Delhi to meet central leaders.
Shyam who tendered his resignation letter to the state’s Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh alleged of not been assigned any responsibility as the Chairman of the Tourism Corporation of Manipur.
On Friday at 10:30 am, villagers approached the Kasong post of the Shangshak Battalion seeking help in extinguishing the fire at the Nambashi Khunao sawmill.
The incident happened on Sunday when the bomb went off near the Public Works Department executive engineer’s house in Thangmeiband Meisnam area, a senior officer said.
Manipur is considered the birthplace of the game.
However, tragedy struck Manipur as 58 people, including 29 army jawans, lost their lives as a massive landslide hit the under-construction Tupul railway yard in Noney district, in one of the worst natural disasters in the northeastern state.
The accident happened on Old Cachar Road near the Longsai area of the hill district, around 55 km from state capital Imphal, they said.
Aiming to generate employment and increase the revenue of the state, the draft policy issued on Tuesday night said it was seeking to address the problem of the black market in liquor due to prohibition and the menace of illegal drugs.
A massive public movement had led the state government to enact prohibition through the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act 1991, which was later amended in 2002.
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.
