The man has been replanting the forest in the 300-acre area for the past 17 years
Imphal: Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh jumped the queues to vote in the election to the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat on Thursday. Voters, some of who who had lined up even before the polling stations opened at 7 a.m., were not amused. Some pointed[Read More…]
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Manipur on Sunday for campaigning despite boycott calls given by the outlawed Maoist Communist Party, BJP sources told IANS on Thursday. Manipur goes to the polls on April 11 and 18 for two Lok Sabha seats. The police said security in and[Read More…]
Imphal: A combined team of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police commandos arrested tribal drug trafficker on Tuesday near international border town Moreh and seized over 9 kg of brown sugar. Police officer K. Robinson said that on receipt of intelligence inputs, a trap was laid along National Highway 102 on[Read More…]
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a one-day visit to Imphal on April 7 to campaign for the BJP in Manipur for the coming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said on Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting both the Lok Sabha seats in the state. This will[Read More…]
Imphal: Kishorechandra Wangkhem, a 45-year-old staff reporter of a local cable network, ISTV, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in last week of November by the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur, has been sentenced to a 12-month jail term. The court sentencing came after he was arrested[Read More…]
An Imphal –based journalist identified as Kishorechandra Wangkhem was sentenced to a 12-month jail term under the National Security Act after he was detained last month for posting a video on Facebook that showed him criticising the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, current Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Prime Minister[Read More…]
Imphal, A tribal woman was arrested along the Indo-Myanmar border with drugs worth over Rs 35 lakh, official sources said here on Tuesday. The troopers of 12 Assam Rifles arrested the woman identified as Terasa Haokip on Monday night at Manipur’s Khudengthabi, 12 km from the international border. She was[Read More…]
Imphal: The Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by former Manipur University (MU) Vice-Chancellor professor K Yugindro Singh challenging the order passed by High Court (HC) of Manipur of his suspension from the post of pro-vice-chancellor of the MU on Tuesday. The order was passed by[Read More…]
Imphal: Isaac Paulallungmuan Vaiphei, a resident of Churchandpur district is willing to write the 10th Board Exam at the age of 11 and seeks permission to sit for the matriculation exam from the state board. The Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) find itself in an awkward position after receiving the[Read More…]
Villagers lynched a suspected motor vehicle thief in Manipur, sparking fears of Hindu-Muslim tensions, police said on Friday. Farooq Khan of Thoubal district was beaten to death by villagers of Tharoijam in Imphal district on Thursday. Muslim organisations are demanding a thorough probe by the government, contending that the victim[Read More…]
The Governor of Manipur, Dr Najma A. Heptulla inaugurated the project “Development of North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom” implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India at a function held at the historic Kangla Fort in Imphal, Manipur today. The project is the first[Read More…]
Manipur: The states iconic Loktak Lake and its floating islands (phumdis), the last natural refuge of the critically endangered Sangai deer, are losing ground to mushrooming agricultural practices and human settlements, reports a study. Changes in land use patterns may be linked to the construction of the Ithai barrage in[Read More…]
New Delhi: A 25-year old youth from Manipur was beaten to death here early on Thursday by his cousin over a monetary dispute, police said. The deceased was identified as Suihaimi Khangah A.S by his brother who also stayed with him in a rented flat at Sunlight Colony area of[Read More…]
Imphal: Operations at government offices across Manipur were paralysed on Friday due to an indefinite strike. The strike was jointly called on Thursday by the All Manipur Trade Unions Council and the All Manipur Government Employees Organisation in protest against the government’s failure to implement the recommendations of the 7th[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the CBI’s SIT for not properly probing alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur and asked why FIRs were lodged against the victims and not against officers. A division bench of Justices M.B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit[Read More…]
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said that all guilty police officers involved in a scam involving the purchase of sub-standard belts for the police and paramilitary battalions will be punished. The police department had purchased 20,000 leather belts at Rs 24,40,000 that were supplied during 2013-14. At his[Read More…]
The voting for fifth General Panchayat polls in Manipur began on Saturday morning from 8 am as people queued up in large numbers to cast their vote to choose new local body representatives including Zilla Parishad, Pradhan and ward members. Re-polling will be held on October 9, 2017, for the[Read More…]
An FIR has been registered by the Imphal police against former chief minister of Manipur, Ibobi Singh, and five others in a case of alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 185.79 crore. The case is about the functioning of the Manipur Development Society (MDS), a government agency. The[Read More…]
Activist, Irom Sharmila married her long-time partner, British citizen Desmond Coutinha on Thursday in Tamil Nadu’s Kodaikanal in presence of selected friends. No family members of bride or the groom were present when the couple signed the official documents at the registrar’s office. The couple was in Kodaikanal for the[Read More…]
Flash flood may hit Manipur again amidst the already existing food crisis in the wake of torrential rains as major rivers started to overflow out of their course, forcing people living near its banks to shift to safer areas on Wednesday. Due to heavy rainfall, Iril, Imphal and Thoubal rivers[Read More…]
Many parts of Manipur have been flooded due to heavy in the past two days. The Imphal Valley has been affected by the torrential rains. As per reports, a part of the Imphal riverbank collapsed at Bashikhong in Imphal East district creating panic among the people, said officials of flood[Read More…]
A blast claimed the life of one Assam Rifles jawan and injured three others in the mishap. The incident happened on Friday morning. The bomb blast took place at the security checking point of Ramva AR post, under Shangshak Police Station of Ukhrul District. The security forces have cordoned off[Read More…]
To mark three years of Narendra Modi-led NDA government, Chief Minister, N Biren Singh, inaugurated a three-day State-wide publicity campaign ‘MODI fest’ at Iboyaima Entangle, Imphal. While according a status of God to PM, he said, “Narendra Modi is a messenger of God who implemented various developmental and welfare schemes[Read More…]
Supreme Court lawyer, Utsav Singh Bains has made claims of being threatened by Manipur militants for legally assisting the family of Irom Roger, who was murdered allegedly by the son of Manipur CM N Biren Singh. Bains wrote a letter to the Union Home Secretary to provide him with adequate[Read More…]
