Our CorrespondentSENAPATI, Apr 4: Not-withstanding the widespread concerns and fear of trans-porting non-locals into the State due to the outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19, some truck drivers have been defying all precautionary measures to ferry outsiders into the State. However, alert Mao police flung into action and apprehended the wrongdoers. Acting on reliable inputs about entry of non-local people into the State illegally after issuance of ILP passes has been already suspended, and all surface ..

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 4:  Police seized a huge quantity of betel leaves which were brought into the State via two different flights at around noon today.According to a reliable source, three different flights of Indigo, Air Asia and Spice Jet landed at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport from different parts of the country at around noon and among them, the Spice Jet and Indigo aircraft were found brining in betel leaves from Kolkata.The source further point-ed out that the flights ..

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 4: Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar  who is in charge of Science & Technology and Economics and Statistics departments have been given additional portfolios of MAHUD and Forest, Environment & Climate Change wi..

IMPHAL, Apr 4The Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) have sought intervention of the National Human Rights Commission into the recent "spree of arbitrary arrests and detention" of human rights defenders in Manipur.Urging..

IMPHAL, Apr 4: Expre- ssing apprehension that the State may run out of medical supplies amidst the lockdown due to novel coronavirus out-break, AMUCO (All Mani- pur United Clubs' Organisa-tion) has appealed the Government to take up necessary measures and..

Our CorrespondentThoubal, Apr 4: The restriction order on movement which was imposed in Lilong area by Thoubal DC following the detection of a second positive case of COVID-19 is still effective as a precautionary measure to prevent further infections.It may be mentioned that one person from Lilong who had attended a religious gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz in South Delhi was tested positive for COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), recently. The order was imposed as per ..

Our CorrespondentCCpur, Apr 4: The Churachandpur police have today apprehended two people for serving extortion notice to an individual, said a statement issued by Amrita Sinha, SP Churachandpur.Based on their input, the district police team led by Additi..

Mungchan ZimikUkhrul, Apr  4: PHE Minister Losii Dikho has stated that more essential commodities for Ukhrul and Kamjong districts would be arrived soon and the same will be available in the market sufficiently.Dikho who is in-charge to supervise the..

Our CorrespondentJiribam, Apr 4: Nominee of  Jiribam 40 AC, MLA Md Ashab Udin, M Promen has refuted the allegation levelled against the mentioned MLA  in connection with the distribution of rice at Jiribam by the Chairperson of Jiribam Municipal..

Imphal, Apr 4: The Police Department continued to crack down on lockdown/curfew violators to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the State. During the drive today, 546 violators were detained along with 473 vehicles. A total of Rs 53,900 was collected as fi..

IMPHAL, Apr 4 The North Imphal Sporting Association (NISA) has condoled the untimely demise of its member, late Thangjam Mangi Singh alias Ipu Mangi, who passed away yesterday due to an illness.A statement issued by the secretary of NISA, conveyed th..

IMPHAL, Apr 4: Mapao Christian (Zingsho) Village Authority has claimed that the rice provided by the department concerned under State relief programme for Mapao Village was much lesser than what was promised by the State Government.As the Government decis..

Moreh, Apr 4 : A border fencing work initiated by District Administration Tengnoupal near Border Pillar No 77 along the India-Myanmar border stretch was halted for a while due to interruption from Myanmar Police and Myanmar Army.The fencing work to fill p..

Imphal, Apr 4 (DIPR): Donations to the Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund are coming from different sections of the society.Irengbam Thamcha Devi Nursing & Health Care donated Rs 100,000, Manipur Science and Technology Council donated Rs 28,4..

IMPHAL, Apr 3Whereas samples of all the 16 staff of Peace Hospital and Research Institute who were picked up yesterday and two other samples have been tested negative for COVID-19, the North Eastern Council (NEC) today released Rs 3 crore to the Government of Manipur to fight the COVID-19 outbreak effectively. This release, being normative share, is in the nature of an untied fund, which can be utilized as gap funding on activities related to COVID-19 pandemic, not covered under existing central packages, ..

IMPHAL Apr 3Appreciating the coope-ration, cohesion and support shown by the people of the State so far in the fight against COVID-19, BJP Manipur Pradesh has conveyed that the selfless duties performed by the State’s medical professionals and security personnel in such uncertain times is nothing short of heroic.A statement issued by M Asnikumar, BJP State unit vice president, appealed to the citizens of the State to maintain social distancing and regular hand hygiene to combat the deadly COVID-19.It ..

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 3 : A house at Utlou Mayai Leikai in Bish-nupur district was reduced to ashes by an accidental fire which broke out at around 6 pm today.The house which has been completely gutted belonged to Loitongbam Dhanachandra, 75. S..

By Our Staff ReporterIMPHAL, Apr 3: In view  of the country-wide lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, School Education Department has launched an initiative to make study materials accessible to students through digital platforms.School Educa..

IMPHAL, Apr 3The All Manipur Muslim Organisations’ Coordinating Committee (AMMOCOC) has expressed strong dis-pleasure over communally motivated actions perpe-trated by some people in the wake of the confirmation of a COVID-19 positive case at Lilong..

IMPHAL, Apr 3: Amidst the lockdown due to coronavirus, State police continued to crack down on lockdown violators today arresting 523 individuals and seizing 312 vehicles. They were fined a total of Rs 31,500, said a statement of Additional Director Gener..

IMPHAL, Apr 3With the thought of having a healthy community, 35 dustbins were donated to Youth Development Organization (YDO) Club of Kongba Uchekon Lai Moriba, under Thongju Constituency by a resident of the same locality Mikhail Puyam s/o Puyam Dhanabir..

Our CorrespondentSenapati, Apr 3: The Northern Maram Youth & Students’ Organization (NMSYO) has reached out to non-local students of Don Bosco College Maram who stay on rent and other non-local residents who have been stuck up at Maram locality due to the present lockdown which is imposed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.Altogether 97 individuals from different parts of the State and those from Jharkhand,  Arunachal, Sikkim were distributed food items, including ..

Our CorrespondentKakching, Apr 3: To battle the coronavirus crisis which has claimed over 55,000 globally, Kakching Imphal Welfare Association (KIWA) distributed a total of 3,000 face masks at Kakching and Pallel, today.Altogether 2,000 masks were distrib..

Our CorrespondentCCpur, Apr 3: The NPP Churachandpur has petitioned the Chief Minister to allocate sufficient quantity of rice for distribution to the people of Churachandpur amidst the 21 days Nationwide lockdown, saying that the present relief distribut..

IMPHAL, Apr 3Pan Meetei Convention (PMC) has appealed all to co-operate with the law enforcing agencies and follow the guidelines of the Government during the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.In a press statement, PMC reiterated that maintaining social d..

IMPHAL, Apr 3: Deeply concerned with the stress particularly among the poor, widows, daily wage earners and other workers, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee has appealed the State to release pending wages of the beneficiaries under different schemes. In ..

CCpur, Apr 3: With the local health authorities constantly working to check COVID-19 in the district, the surveillance team widen their reach with a total of 252 people now under their watchlist and one more individual each admitting quarantine centre and..

Imphal, Apr 2 (DIPR)Chief Minister N Biren Singh has once again urged all the people to stay at home and maintain social distancing as it is the key to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.Addressing the people of the State, the Chief Minister stated that lockdown is essential to save lives and appealed to the people to support and co-operate with the Nationwide lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “We all must comply with the guidelines and preventive measures laid down by the World ..

IMPHAL, Apr 2DAARCFoM, and Com-munity Response on COVID-19 (CROC-19), a committee comprising of eight civil society organi-zations namely Social Awareness Service Organi-zation (SASO), Kripa Society, Manipur Network of Positive People (MNP+), Care Foundat..

IMPHAL, Apr 2: Amidst the Nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus, the  Food Corporation of India has geared up its efforts to ensure availability of sufficient foodgrain to meet the additional requirement for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gari..

TAMENGLONG, Apr 2 A combined team of District Collector, Superintendent of Police, Chief Medical Officer and CEO of ADC Tamenglong and their respective subordinate offices are on high alert and full-on fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.119 persons are being kept under home quarantine and 2 under institutional quarantine. Out of these, 53 persons are from Tamei Sub-division, 13 from Tousem sub-division and 53 from Tamenglong sub-division.Both the institutional quarantine persons are being kept ..

MOREH, Apr 2: Amidst the lockdown due to coronavirus, many drugs were seized by 43 Assam Rifles at around 9 pm yesterday at Moreh.The drugs were being smuggled into Myanmar through waterways near Indo Myanmar Friendship Bridge, said sources.The seized drugs include Digene - 6450 tabs, Intagra (sildanafil citrate) - 360 tabs, Betovate GM 30 tabs, O2 derm cream 60 tubes, Paurush Jiwan- 1200 tabs, Griso C2 - 340 tabs, Acicid (400ml) 24 bottles, Ulgel  (450ml) 20 bottles, Multivitamin becadexamin ..

Mungchan Zimik.Ukhrul, Apr 2: Ukhrul Autonomous District Council ( UADC) today launched a separate   COVID-19 Chairman's Relief Fund ADC, Ukhrul for emergency response of the pandemic outbreak COVID-19 for  Ukhrul district.Ukhrul, ADC Chair..

IMPHAL, Apr 2: All Club Organisation Association and Meira Paibi Lup (ACOAM-Lup) have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Government administration especially Manipur Police and medical staffs for their efforts to stop spreading of the deadly COVID-19 ..

IMPHAL, Apr 2Condemning renowned model Lin Laishram for her recent statement that claimed 'Meities are racist for calling mainland Indians Mayang,' Kangleipak Kanba Lup, Manipur has clarified that she had misinterpreted the term Mayang.It may be noted tha..