Manipur News

IMPHAL | Aug 23 : Manipur University which had been shut down for 85 days over the agitation launched by students, teachers and staff of the university demanding the ouster vice-chancellor, Adya Prasad Pandey, resumed normal work today.
All faculties reo……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : Governor, Najma Heptulla and chief minister, N. Biren Singh led the people from all walks of life in paying homage and offering floral tributes to the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a public prayer meeting organised in hi……

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JIRIBAM | Aug 23 : The charges that doctors were found absent from Primary Health Centre (PHC), Borobekra when the workers injured by the collapsing of Bailey bridge yesterday were brought for treatment, has been refuted by the CMO of Jiribam Hospital. ……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : The chief judicial magistrate, Imphal East remanded an assistant sub-inspector of the Manipur police to judicial custody for 15 days for his alleged involvement in a vehicle theft racket.
The assistant sub-inspector has been identified ……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : The ‘Joint action committee against the brutal killing of Kumari Pukhrihongbam Memi Chanu’ has prepared for severe forms of agitation if its demands are not fulfilled within 24 hours.
While speaking with media person today at Manipur Pr……

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JIRIBAM | Aug 23 : In a press meet organised by Meetei Convention, Jiribam (MCJ) today at Babupara, Jiribam district, president, MCJ, Th. Khumbha Meetei, alleged that the absence of contractor, engineer and ASO at the construction site and leaving the wor……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : Three minors working at Gandhi Workshop, a vehicle workshop located at Waikhong Bazar were allegedly assaulted by the owner along with four other automobile mechanics of the workshop on charges of vehicle lifting on August 7.
The incide……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : Manipur State Panchayat Parishads (MSPP) has today urged the state government to sanction the 2nd instalment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amounting to Rs. 17 crore for the financial year 2017-18.
A……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : First state level open folk song competition 2018 in connection with ‘Know your Manipur campaign’ organised by All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) was held today at the G.M. hall, Imphal.
Speaking to media persons, president of AMSU, Man……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : One active member of UNLF, namely, Ningthoujam Herojit Singh alias Sanahongba, 25, son of (L) N. Sanatomba Singh from Sugnu Wapokpi was arrested on August 18 by a team of Kakching District Commando after conducting frisking and checking ……

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THOUBAL | Aug 23 : A ‘One-day awareness camp on prevention and control of deafness’ was organised under the aegis of the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD), State Health Society, Manipur, at Tekcham Mayai Leikai Community Ha……

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CHANDEL | Aug 23 : District administration, Chandel organised an awareness programme today on ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)’ for BDOs, PRI members, village authorities and VLEs of CSC at DRDA hall, Chandel.
The programme was or……

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SENAPATI | Aug 23 : The “joint review meeting on the Indo-Naga peace process” organized by the United Naga Council (UNC) expressed unhappiness on the delay in “finalizing” the Framework Agreement signed between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM. The……

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This is not a new debate, but one which never ceases to be relevant. What happens when the vanguards of democracy begins reducing democracy to a private party? There has been for instance so much talk about judicial activism with the judiciary proactively……

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IMPHAL | Aug 23 : The district congress office of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee was opened today at Kangpokpi ward no VIII in a programme organised by Sadar Hills District Congress Committee.
A release said that general secretary, MPCC, Kh. Devbrat……

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