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Meitei, Naga MLAs head for Delhi talk

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14 : With the highly anticipated talk among elected representatives of Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities scheduled at 1.30 pm on October 15 at New Delhi, a number of MLAs/Ministers belonging to Meitei and Naga communities ..

Suspects in abduction bid of Ichanthoi held All held for extortions to be booked under NSA

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14: Persons arrested in connection with extortion related activities will be booked under the National Security Act (NSA) and such cases will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency, said Imphal West SP Ksh Shi..

Talk will focus on peace : Awangbow

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14: Water Resources Minister Awangbow Newmai has stated that the talk among Meitei, Kuki and Naga legislators being hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs at New Delhi on Tuesday would be on finding a solution to the protr..

Imp-Ukl road via Lamlang Gate in pathetic state

Our CorrespondentMOIRANG/UKHRUL, Oct 14 : The old Imphal-Ukhrul road via Lamlang Gate is in a pathetic condition due to negligence of successive Govern- ments for decades.The deteriorating condition of the road has caused immense hardships to the people o..

UNC rejects

SENAPATI, Oct 14 : Reacting to the newly formed organisation in the name and style of the “United Tribal Council Manipur” by "few individuals", the United Naga Council (UNC) said today that, "as the apex body of the Nagas living in the present..

Indian Embassy in Thailand Shirley Roy reappointed NE representative

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14: Shirley Roy, originally from Manipur, has been reappointed as a Representative of the Indian Embassy in Thailand for North East India.This honor reflects her ongoing efforts to support both North East Indian visitors a..

Body dumped at PHC

IMPHAL, Oct 14: Dead body of a Meitei man was dumped at Khurkhul Primary Health Centre (PHC) by some unidentified persons on Monday night.The body which bore multiple bruises and wounds indicating extreme torture was dumped at the PHC at around 7.30 pm.It..

Loktak Run

IMPHAL, Oct 14: The Youth Development Association (YDA), Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou is organising  “Loktak Run”, 2024 on October 17, 2024 from Sendra to Ningthoukhong Higher Secondary School The event will be kicked off from 6.30 am and is ..

Certificates distributed

IMPHAL, Oct 14 : The Department of Adult Continuing Education & Extension, MU today distributed certificates to the adult learners of KP College Relief Camp, Hiyangthang Kabui Khul and  Tarahei Konjil.   MU Registrar W Chandbabu, HoD of..

26 weapons recovered

IMPHAL, Oct 14: Joint operations, led by Indian Army with Assam Rifles, Manipur Police and other security forces, have resulted in the recovery of 26 weapons, ammunition and other warlike stores over last week.In Bishnupur district, on October 7, a joint ..

Skill devt varsity urged

IMPHAL, Oct 14 (DIPR):  Skills, Labour, Employment and Entrepreneurship Minister Heikham Dingo Singh met Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Jayant Chaudhary at his office at Kaushal Bhavan, New De..

K Ranjit dedicates 12.5 acres of land to displaced folks

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14 : Sugnu Assembly Constituency MLA, K Ranjit has dedicated 5 Paris, approximately 12.5 acres of land for resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced folks of the Constituency.The 12.5 acres of land, located north of RCC..

Cab driver who harassed Manipuri student released on bail Victim decries lethargy of Delhi police

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 A 19-year-old Delhi University student from Manipur has accused police officials here of handling her harassment complaint against a cab driver with leniency and offering the man an "easy path to bail".She claimed that the driver associa..

MP urged to take up local bodies' issues with Centre

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 14: The Ad-hoc Committee of All Manipur Elected PRI of 2017 has appealed to Lok Sabha MP Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam to take up the issue of local bodies in Manipur with the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj.Members of the co..

Meitei, Kuki & Naga MLAs line up for Delhi talk on Oct 15

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13: For the  first time since the eruption of the violent crisis on May 3, 2023, Meitei and Kuki MLAs will be holding talks together with Naga MLAs on October 15 at New Delhi.The talk is being hosted by the Ministry o..

COCOMI's women wing backs Ichanthoi

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13 : The women wing of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has condemned the alleged attempt to abduct RK Ichanthoi, a social media influencer, from her shop set up at her residence at Tera Amudon Leikai o..

Pambei-led UNLF flays

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13: The Pambei-led UNLF has flayed the act of allegedly forcing Khoinaijam Romario  take the names of its CCM S Pankhei and Chief Revenue Officer Kh Laanjingba while punishing Romario for his immoral activities on Oct..

Teen, mentally unsound man go missing

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13 : A teenager from Khullakpat Mayai Leikai, Bishnupur district and a mentally unsound man from Uyumpok Awang Leikai, Imphal East district have been missing since October 8.Ngangom Shrinivash Singh (18) s/o Ng Ibotombi&nb..

MMTU calls for abolition of hereditary chieftainship

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13: Highlighting the contribution of Kuki-Zos hereditary chieftainship to influx of illegal immigrants and unnatural growth of villages, the Meetei (Meitei) Tribe Union (MMTU) has called for abolition of the hereditary chi..

‘Bid to balkanise Manipur will be resisted’

Our CorrespondentTHOUBAL, Oct 13 : Lok Sabha MP Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has stated that he will resist all attempts to balkanise Manipur by exercising the power conferred on him by the people.He made the remark while meeting internally displaced people ..

Kwakta PHC locked

Our CorrespondentMOIRANG, Oct 13: Severe shortage of staff and facilities have forced locals to lock Kwakta Primary Health Centre (PHC).The move came after 5 civil bodies in Kwakta had served an ultimatum to the Government authorities to send the required..

PREPAK refutes

IMPHAL, Oct 13: The proscribed PREPAK does not have any connection whatsoever with Irungbam Nganba Meitei (34) and Haobijam Sanathoi (18) alias Tomthin who were arrested by police in connection with extortion on October 12.According to a press release iss..

Kwak Tanba rituals held

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13 : As observed since ancient times , a Kwak Tanba ceremony was held at Sana Konung today.The morning session of the ceremony (Kwak Tanba) began after leaders of different Panas assembled at Sana Konung in the presence of..

Brother shoots brother to death

THOUBAL, Oct 13 : A man allegedly shot his brother dead at Thoubal Ningombam Mayai Leikai last night at around 9.30.The deceased has been identified as Sapam Swaminath (46), s/o Ibomcha of while the alleged assailant has been identified as Sapam Somorjit ..

Killed in mishap

Thoubal, Oct 13: At least one person died while three others were injured in two road accidents in Thoubal today.According to reports from Thoubal police, a motorcycle (Royal Enfield Bullet) collided with  a Heavy Duty (a moped) at Tentha Lamkhai nea..

Bomb threat

IMPHAL, Oct 13 : Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Doctor Leishangthem Sunilkumar at Lilong Chajing under Singjamei police station today at around 7.30 am.Dr Sunilkumar works at RIMS (Medicine).A team of Imphal West police and..

Grenade lobbed

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13: Some unidentified persons lobbed a grenade at a shop of social media influencer RK Ichanthoi at Tera Akham Leikai under Imphal police station at around 8 pm today.According to information culled from the spot, two unid..

Athouba, Dr Noni recount trip to UNHRC

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13: IPSA Kangleipak working president and COCOMI spokesman Khuraijam Athouba and DM University Associate Professor Dr Arambam Noni Meitei today recounted their visit to the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights C..

MSF Jiribam observes foundation day

Our CorrespondentJIRIBAM, Oct 13: The Manipuri Student’s  Federation, Jiribam observed its 26th foundation day today at its office at Babupara, Jiribam.The event kicked off with a flag hoisting ceremony and candle lighting by the presidium memb..

MSF talks education on foundation day

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 13 : Saying that all National education policies seemingly fall flat whenever implemented in Manipur, Manipuri Students' Federation (MSF) president Hijam Roshan has called for the formulation of a curriculum framework whic..

IDP injured in attack

Our CorrespondentMOIRANG, Oct 13: A 54-year-old internally displaced person staying at a relief camp in Thanga was hacked and injured on the head by a sharp object today.The injured has been identified as Takhellambam Pratap and he hails from Phougakchao ..

Govt mulls honorarium hike

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: The Government is considering increasing the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers, said Social Welfare Minister Heikham Dingo today.The Minister stated this during a distribution ceremony of the 2nd State Level ..

SOREPA calls 12 hrs general strike

IMPHAL, Oct 12 The proscribed Socialist Revolutionary Party (SOREPA), Kangleipak has called a 12-hour general strike on October 15 from 5 am to 5 pm.The general strike, however, will not cover move- ment relating to fire, electricity, medical, religious c..

ASUK calls total shutdown on Oct 15

IMPHAL, Oct 12Stating that October 15 is the day Kangleipak/Manipur was merged into the Indian Union through force and coercion leading to a slow death of all its people, the Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) has called a total shutdown in t..

Police set up dedicated cell to curb extortion

By Our Staff  ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12 : Flagging concern over the rising cases of extortion in Manipur, the police department has set up an anti-extortion cell headed by ADGP (Law and Order), today.The cell  will have all  IGPs as members.Ad..

Just Rs 5 lac expenditure sanction in budget against CRIF projects worth over Rs 100 cr

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12 : Even as the State Government had given administrative appro-val to carry out road main- tenance projects worth Rs 1,13,16,00,000 under Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) along four routes in the fiscal year 2024-..

SC upholds HC direction setting aside selection of 242 Primary Teachers

NEW DELHI, Oct 12Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the Manipur High Court's decision which annulled the selection of 242 candidates for Primary Teacher positions in the OBC category due to procedural flaws.The bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Su..

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: The Government is considering increasing the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers, said Social Welfare Minister Heikham Dingo today.The Minister stated this during a distribution ceremony of the 2nd State Level Indon Maipakpi Memorial Best Anganwadi Ce

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: The Government is considering increasing the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers, said Social Welfare Minister Heikham Dingo today.The Minister stated this during a distribution ceremony of the 2nd State Level ..

Appointment of SOs in PHED CE asked to produce records

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: A single bench of the High Court of Manipur has directed Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department to produce relevant records in connection with the recruit-ment/appointment of 91 posts of Grade-I Section O..

Licypriya sets up fellowship for conflict victims

NEW DELHI, Oct 12: Globally renowned climate and environmental activists Licypriya Kangujam has announced a fellowship for higher studies for the Manipur conflict victim students.The fellowship will be opened to all marginalised sections of Manipur, espec..

ENPO demands Govt response on draft MoS

KOHIMA, Oct 12The Eastern Nagaland Peo-ple's Organisation (ENPO) convened a coordination and consultative meeting with its frontal and tribal organi-sations on October 11, 2024, in Mon town, reinforcing its demand for a timely response from the Nagaland S..

Elected PRIs submit memo to Guv

IMPHAL, Oct 12 : Representatives of the Ad-Hoc Committee of All Manipur Elected  PRIs of 2017 have submitted a memorandum to Governor Lakshman Achar-ya over not holding of Panchayat elections for nearly two years and other issues.In the memorandum, t..

WMC urges New Delhi to secure Natl Highways

IMPHAL, Oct 12 Listing a series of demands, the World Meetei Council (WMC) has urged the Government of India  (GoI) to take up immediate measures to secure the National Highways connecting Mani-pur to the rest of the country and also resettle the dis..

BSF introduce mobile outlets to provide essentials at affordable prices in violence-hit Manipur

IMPHAL, Oct 12: The Border Security Force (BSF), which is among the several security forces deployed in ethnic violence-devastated Manipur after the riots broke out around 17 months ago, has introduced Mobile Subsidiary Bhandars (MSB) to provide essential..

Library inaugurated

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: The Ramo Seityabati Memorial Public Library has inaugurated a library office at the residence of Maharabam Chandramani located at Awang Sekmai Khunou. The inaugural function was presided by Khwairakpam Anandi, Chairper..

Road accident kills youth

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 12: A head-on collision with a Tata truck has killed a Royal Enfield rider today.The incident occurred at around 7 pm at Sagolband Tera Khuraijam Leirak.The truck was coming from Sagolband Tera Khuraijam Leirak towards the..

Tripartite talk held on new districts breaks no fresh ground UNC conveys strong stand to Govt representatives

Correspondent/OSR  SPT/IMP, Oct 11: The tripartite talk held in New Delhi between the Govt of India, Govt of Manipur and the United Naga Council (UNC) this afternoon on the UNC’s demand to roll back the creation of seven new districts in the St..

Dengue cases rise to 1311

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 11: The number of Dengue cases has reached 1311 as on October 10 with Imphal West accounting for a large chunk of the total positive cases.Dengue is transmitted by a mosquito known as Aedes Aegypti and it generally bites h..

WMC Assam unit urges CM BirenStand of Sarma on ST for Meiteis spelt out

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 11: The World Meetei Council (WMC), Assam State unit has urged Chief Minister N Biren to do the needful to include the Meeteis of Manipur in the ST list before the 2026 delimitation.In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minis..

Khemchand inaugurates Meitei-Maring market shed

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Oct 11 : Promoting inclusivity, MAHUD and RD&PR Minister Yumnam Khemchand inaugurated Chinga Keithel where traders belonging to both Meetei and Maring tribe can vend goods and vegetables at Singjamei Chingamakhong today.Th..