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Returnee by flight among 5 to test positive

KSO extends all possible help to stranded folks Train from Delhi brings back 1233 returnees

CM hosts hill leaders to discuss COVID-19

TDC clears Imphal-Jiri highway

Joint Committee on COVID-19 formed
State Returnee by flight among 5 to test positive
State

Returnee by flight among 5 to test positive

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, May 27 : Of the five new positive cases recorded  today, one is a young man who incidentally returned from Delhi by flight (Air Asia, May 25) and was put in an institutional quarantine centre. With the 5 new cases today, the State's COVID-19 tally has risen to 44. With four persons recovered recently, the number of active cases is 40.According to a statement released by Additional Director Health Department and COVID-19 spokesperson, Dr Khoirom Sashikumar Mangang, the new c

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State KSO extends all possible help to stranded folks Train from Delhi brings back 1233 returnees
State

KSO extends all possible help to stranded folks Train from Delhi brings back 1233 returnees

Our CorrespondentJIRIBAM, May 27: A Shramik Special train from Delhi carrying 1,233 returnees reached Jiribam station at around 2.20 pm today. It was the 15th train to reach Jiribam. The passengers were given meals and screened at the station before being taken to their respective home districts for quarantine. The train had departed Delhi on May 25.It may be noted that a train departed from Bangalore on May 23 had arrived at Jiribam at around 9.50 pm yesterday with 1,660 passengers.Meanwhile, curfew was im

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State CM hosts hill leaders to discuss COVID-19
State

CM hosts hill leaders to discuss COVID-19

Imphal, May 27 (DIPR)In the first of its kind, Chief Minister N Biren Singh hosted a discussion session with leaders of different tribal communities of the State at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat today. The discussion mainly revolved around effective tackling of the pandemic COVID-19 and other issues faced by hill people due to the Nation-wide lockdown. Around 60 leaders representing the apex bodies of different tribal communities took part in the discussion, which was conducted with strict adherenc

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State TDC clears Imphal-Jiri highway
State

TDC clears Imphal-Jiri highway

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, May 27: Following clearance of earth, rock and other debris left behind by the landslide that occurred late night at Seijang Village along Imphal-Jiribam road on Tuesday, the highway stretch is now ready for vehicular movements.Three JCBs were deployed to clear the debris from the highway stretch.Speaking to media persons while monitoring the restoration work, Transport and Drivers' Council president H Ranjit stated that he visited the site on hearing that several passenger buse

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General Articles
General Articles
General Articles MAY. 27, 2020

Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan & economic assistance package to kickstart the economy

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the nation at 8.00 PM of the 12th May, 2020 to announce a much-anticipated economic package to ignite the economy, which went into a slumber since the 25th March, 2020

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1 Hr 34 Min ago
General Articles
General Articles MAY. 27, 2020

Ideal Democracies

Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand Prime minister. Just like an "ordinary" citizen("VIP" is a dirty word in ideal democracies; "VIP" culture thrives only in class-based feudal societies)

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1 Hr 34 Min ago
General Articles
General Articles MAY. 27, 2020

Traditional ecological knowledge in Meitei community: Myth and relevance

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”

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1 Hr 35 Min ago
Sangai Digest
Sangai Digest
Sangai Digest OCT. 12, 2019

86 Bn CRPF dedicates passenger waiting shed at Kangpokpi

86 Bn CRPF dedicated a passenger waiting shed at K Senam, Sehjang, Kangpokpi district under its Civic Action

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229 Days 0 Hr ago
Sangai Digest
Sangai Digest OCT. 12, 2019

State Level Mera Houchongba to begin today

IMPHAL, Oct 11: State level Mera Houchongba will be observed from October 12-13 at Kangla, said the organising

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229 Days 0 Hr ago
Sangai Digest
Sangai Digest OCT. 12, 2019

Nemcha Kipgen attends 1st India International Cooperatives Trade Fair 2019

New Delhi, Oct 11: Minister of Social Welfare and Cooperation Nemcha Kipgen graced the inaugural ceremony of the

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229 Days 0 Hr ago
Editorial
Learning to live with COVID-19 : Huge impact on all
27May

Learning to live with COVID-19 : Huge impact on all

The toll is heavy and the toll should be understood beyond the number of deaths and those infected and the large scale human migration that the country has seen right after the first chapter of the Nationwide lockdown that came into force
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Brief News
State

Manipur MPs in Delimitation Commission

KCA condemns

Patient tests negative

Court orders

MAC clarifies

Diaspora Speak

Listing of Masood Azhar as global terrorist by UN will be ‘properly resolved’: China

North Korea warns of ‘undesired’ outcome if no change in US nuclear stance

US army veteran plots terror attack as revenge for New Zealand shootings, arrested

Islamic State alert sounded in Bangladesh, India

‘Value of vaccination’ – Theme of World Veterinary Day, 2019

World News
World
World MAY. 04, 2020

'Enormous evidence' that coronavirus came from China lab : US

WASHINGTON, May 4US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said "enormous evidence" showed the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.Pompeo's comments came as Europe and parts of the United States prepared to cautiously lift virus lockdowns as signs emerge that the deadly pandemic is ebbing and Governments look to restart their battered economies.More than 243,000 people have been killed and 3.4 million infected worldwide by t

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23 Days 1 Hr ago
World
World APR. 08, 2020

51 recovered COVID-19 patients in South Korea test positive again

SEOUL, Apr 8 Dozens of people who were diagnosed as recovered from coronavirus in South Korea have tested positive again for the virus after leaving quarantine, according to officials.Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Monday 51

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49 Days 2 Hr ago
World
World APR. 08, 2020

Coronavirus can live in your body for 37 days : New study

LONDON, Apr 8A new study in The Lancet medical journal published Wednesday found that the novel coronavirus lived in the respiratory tracts of some patients for more than five weeks. Some of the patients received antiviral medications but the drugs did no

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49 Days 2 Hr ago
National News
India
India MAY. 28, 2020

IndiGo crew grounded after 1 tests positive

NEW DELHI, May 27 IndiGo on Tuesday said its crew has been grounded for 14 days after a passenger on Chennai-Coimbatore flight tested positive for coronavirus. The airline said passengers on the flight, which operated on Monday, have been notified."We received confirmation from the Coimbatore airport doctor that a passenger who travelled on 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on 25th May evening, has tested positive for Covid-19," said the airline in a statement. He is currently quarantined at an ESI St

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2 Min ago
India
India MAY. 28, 2020

CBSE exams

NEW DELHI, May 27 : The Central Board of Secondary Education has notified that it will be holding examinations of remaining subjects from July 1 to July 15. Taking into consideration the fact that many students will not be at the station from where they a

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21 Min ago
India
India MAY. 24, 2020

Centre issues guidelines for passengers on air travel ‘States can have their own quarantine, isolation protocol’

New Delhi, May 24The Ministry of Health and Family Affairs Welfare on Sunday issued a comprehensive list of guidelines for passengers undertaking domestic travel via flights, trains or through inter-State bus services amid Covid-19 lockdown. This comes in the wake of resumption of domestic air services from Monday and with 100 pair of trains resuming service on June 1. The release stated that various State governments will be able to “develop their own quarantine and isolation protocols as per their a

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3 Days 2 Hr ago
State News
State
State MAY. 28, 2020

Returnee by flight among 5 to test positive

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, May 27 : Of the five new positive cases recorded  today, one is a young man who incidentally returned from Delhi by flight (Air Asia, May 25) and was put in an institutional quarantine centre. With the 5 new cases today, the State's COVID-19 tally has risen to 44. With four persons recovered recently, the number of active cases is 40.According to a statement released by Additional Director Health Department and COVID-19 spokesperson, Dr Khoirom Sashikumar Mangang, the new c

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5 Min ago
State
State MAY. 28, 2020

KSO extends all possible help to stranded folks Train from Delhi brings back 1233 returnees

Our CorrespondentJIRIBAM, May 27: A Shramik Special train from Delhi carrying 1,233 returnees reached Jiribam station at around 2.20 pm today. It was the 15th train to reach Jiribam. The passengers were given meals and screened at the station before being taken to their respective home districts for quarantine. The train had departed Delhi on May 25.It may be noted that a train departed from Bangalore on May 23 had arrived at Jiribam at around 9.50 pm yesterday with 1,660 passengers.Meanwhile, curfew was im

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7 Min ago
State
State MAY. 28, 2020

CM hosts hill leaders to discuss COVID-19

Imphal, May 27 (DIPR)In the first of its kind, Chief Minister N Biren Singh hosted a discussion session with leaders of different tribal communities of the State at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat today. The discussion mainly revolved around effective tackling of the pandemic COVID-19 and other issues faced by hill people due to the Nation-wide lockdown. Around 60 leaders representing the apex bodies of different tribal communities took part in the discussion, which was conducted with strict adherenc

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9 Min ago
State
State MAY. 28, 2020

TDC clears Imphal-Jiri highway

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, May 27: Following clearance of earth, rock and other debris left behind by the landslide that occurred late night at Seijang Village along Imphal-Jiribam road on Tuesday, the highway stretch is now ready for vehicular movements.Three JCBs were deployed to clear the debris from the highway stretch.Speaking to media persons while monitoring the restoration work, Transport and Drivers' Council president H Ranjit stated that he visited the site on hearing that several passenger buse

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11 Min ago
Sports News
Sushil: ‘Let people write me off, I am preparing for 2021 Tokyo now’ Sports

Sports

Sushil: ‘Let people write me off, I am preparing for 2021 Tokyo now’

NEW DELHI, Apr 6“People have this habit of writing me off every now and then but it does not affect me,” says veteran wrestler Sushil Kumar, quashing talk of retirement and insisting that postponement of Tokyo Olympics has given him a very good shot at qualifying for his fourth Games.The 36-year-old was struggling to make the cut for the Olympics, postponed to 2021 owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic.The showpiece, originally scheduled for July-August this year, was expected to be a swansong f

06 Apr, 2020

China's once-dominant Liaoning face closure as players go unpaid Sports

Sports

China's once-dominant Liaoning face closure as players go unpaid

HONG KONG, Apr 4Three decades ago Liaoning FC were the standard bearers of Chinese football, sweeping aside all before them domestically and across Asia, but their 67-year history may soon be consigned to the scrap-heap as financial woes threaten to bring them down.Six league titles in seven years, plus two Asian Club Championship final appearances, marked Liaoning out as one of the region’s top outfits but recent times have not been as kind.Liaoning have dropped down to China’s second tier and

05 Apr, 2020

China's once-dominant Liaoning face closure as players go unpaid Sports

Sports

China's once-dominant Liaoning face closure as players go unpaid

HONG KONG, Apr 4Three decades ago Liaoning FC were the standard bearers of Chinese football, sweeping aside all before them domestically and across Asia, but their 67-year history may soon be consigned to the scrap-heap as financial woes threaten to bring them down.Six league titles in seven years, plus two Asian Club Championship final appearances, marked Liaoning out as one of the region’s top outfits but recent times have not been as kind.Liaoning have dropped down to China’s second tier and

05 Apr, 2020

Only collective effort can defeat COVID-19, says former Warrant Officer Ksh Bhaktakumar Sports

Sports

Only collective effort can defeat COVID-19, says former Warrant Officer Ksh Bhaktakumar

By Our Sports ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 4 : Doing his bit in the fight against COVID-19, former bodybuilder and IAF's Warrant Officer Kshetrimayum Bhaktakumar has maintained that only collective effort will be able to control and overcome the new disease.Ksh Bhaktakumar who was honoured recently with the "Pride of the Nation" award and has 10 Mr India titles in his belt, is also assessing the impact created by the new disease which trace its origin in Wuhan, China. The bodybuilder who was also adjudged "Most Prom

04 Apr, 2020

Only collective effort can defeat COVID-19, says former Warrant Officer Ksh Bhaktakumar Sports

Sports

Only collective effort can defeat COVID-19, says former Warrant Officer Ksh Bhaktakumar

By Our Sports ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 4 : Doing his bit in the fight against COVID-19, former bodybuilder and IAF's Warrant Officer Kshetrimayum Bhaktakumar has maintained that only collective effort will be able to control and overcome the new disease.Ksh Bhaktakumar who was honoured recently with the "Pride of the Nation" award and has 10 Mr India titles in his belt, is also assessing the impact created by the new disease which trace its origin in Wuhan, China. The bodybuilder who was also adjudged "Most Prom

04 Apr, 2020

SAI holds video conference with Hockey India officials Sports

Sports

SAI holds video conference with Hockey India officials

NEW DELHI, Apr 4The Sports Authority of India on Saturday held a meeting with Hockey India officials and national team coaches via a video conference and drew a roadmap for the next 16 months leading up to the Tokyo Olympics.Among other things, the COVID-

04 Apr, 2020

SAI holds video conference with Hockey India officials Sports

Sports

SAI holds video conference with Hockey India officials

NEW DELHI, Apr 4The Sports Authority of India on Saturday held a meeting with Hockey India officials and national team coaches via a video conference and drew a roadmap for the next 16 months leading up to the Tokyo Olympics.Among other things, the COVID-

04 Apr, 2020

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North East
North East

Mizoram likely to extend lockdown beyond May 31.

Total cases in Nagaland reach 4

Mizoram faces shortage of quarantine centres

Test returnees : COVID Task Force in Meghalaya

Incessant rains batter Garo Hills

Poetry