Manipur News

IMPHAL, January 5: The Governor of Manipur has ordered that all Government offices and Educational Institutions, Private Sectors undertakings and other establishments within the territorial areas of the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats other than the territorial areas of Imphal Municipal Council will remained closed on January 11, Monday to enable the employees to exercise

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IMPHAL, January 4: A live lethod shell placed by unidentified persons was found at the premises of Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) Dr Laishram Deben at Kakwa Ashem Leikai this morning around 8. On receiving information about it, a team of bomb experts of police arrived and retrieved the lethod shell safely.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bomb-placed-at-jnims-directors-residence-maoist-claims-responsibility/

IMPHAL, January 5: The demand to dismiss Superintendent Engineer of PWD N Subash and allegation of lack of controlling in quality during the construction of Keithel under his supervision by some women vendors of Khwairamband Ima Keithel was a baseless. This was expressed by Subash’s brother Prof Dr N Jitendra of JIMS during a press

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IMPHAL, January 5: A team of BJP Manipur led by its newly elected MLA from Thongju, Thongam Bishwajit has extended assistance to quake affected villages of Noney which is also the constituency of the Deputy Chief Minister. The BJP MLA and his team personally inspected and met affected families of Longmai (Noney) area the epicentre

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IMPHAL, January 5: Refuting the allegations that the Public Works Department is responsible for the damage on the two Ima Market by the earthquake, minister Kh Ratankumar clarified today that his department cannot be linked with its construction. Briefing mediapersons at his Babupara office today, the Works minister stated that Laxmi Market and the New

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IMPHAL, January 5: The Chief Secretary O Nabakishore has stated that there has been communication with the Central authorities regarding the damages incurred to Laxmi market and New Market by the earthquake. He said that he has talked over with National Crisis Management Group today and informed the Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India that NBCC

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/chief-secretary-nabakishore-contradicts-own-statement-in-blaming-nbcc-ltd/

KANGPOKPI, January 4: MLA of Kangpokpi constituency Nemcha Kipgen continued visiting and sympathizing earthquake victims in her constituency today during which the MLA advocated the importance of life rather than properties. The MLA visited Kalapahar where 10 houses were damaged and Ghimiri Basti where a minor boy sustained injuries in the natural calamity. The MLA

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/mla-nemcha-consoles-quake-victims-in-kalapahar/

IMPHAL, January 5: The BJP Manipur Pradesh will pressure central government to constitute CBI inquiry in the case of Ima Market that suffered heavy damage in Monday’s quake, said Th Chaoba president BJP. The BJP president divulged this during a press meet convened after having visited various quake affected site of at Nambol, Bishnupur and

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bjp-to-pressure-centre-to-constitute-cbi-probe-over-collapsed-ima-market-th-chaoba/

IMPHAL, January 5: Claiming that absence of quality control in the construction of New Market complex and Tampha Keithel at Yairipok Bazar, Thoubal district led to cave in of its pillars in the massive earthquake that shocked the State on January 3 early morning, women vendors staged a sit-in-protest in front of the New Market

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/sitin-denounces-absence-of-quality-control-in-market-construction/

IMPHAL, January 5: Several sections of the society including the Governor V Shanmuganathan, has expressed their deepest condolence and shares the sorrow for the deaths and lost suffered by the State in Monday’s Earthquake. A statement issued by the Governor’s secretariat, stated that the Governor has expressed his deep shock to learn of the death

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/many-including-state-governor-mourn-earthquake-victims/

IMPHAL, January 5: More reports of damages of buildings, infrastructures are continuing to pour in from different parts of the state due to Monday’s earthquake that measured 6.8 at the richter scale. The Tribal Market situated at New Lambulane Imphal East has also suffered heavy damaged creating panic amongst the market vendors. It has been

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/more-reports-of-damage-inflicted-by-quake-surfaces/