Manipur News

IMPHAL, Jan 18: A team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border Police Station along with Imphal East District Police and officials of Central Forest Division, Forest Department, Manipur destroyed about 21 acres of poppy plants which were illegally cultivated on the hill slope of Nongmaijing Hill range under Lamlai Police Station on January 16. PRO

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IMPHAL, January 18: The three-day Festival of Dance Drama commemorating 40th anniversary of the Production Unit of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipuri Dance Academy, JNMDA concluded today evening with ‘Bidai Abhishap’ mesmerising the audience at the open-air theatre. RK Nimai Singh, consultant to the government of Manipur, speaking as the chief guest of the concluding function highlighted

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bidai-abhisap-mesmerises-audience-as-jnmda-dance-drama-fest-concludes/

IMPHAL, January 18: Pukhrambam Lokeshwor of Tera Yambem Leikai has clarified his reported conduct against a poster of Hijam Irabot during a press meet at the Manipur Press Club today. Some local dailies had earlier reported that Lokeshwor had uprooted the flex which was put up at the spot meant for Hijam Irabot Complex by

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IMPHAL, January 18: The BJP Manipur Pradesh today staged a sit in protest in front of the party’s gate demanding sacking of Commerce and Industry minister Govindas Konthoujam following the Ningthoukong incident when the minister is alleged to have slapped a BJP worker. The BJP today charged the Congress minister of disrespecting the BJP flag

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bjp-demands-minister-govindas-sacking/

IMPHAL, January 18: ‘RTI is manipulated in Manipur’, alleged five RTI applicants who are also Asst. Sub-Inspector aspirants. ‘The State Home Department have tactically delayed and denied information sought under RTI since 12 of March 2014’. “RTI Act is reduced to a meaningless and worthless Act in Manipur as the State Home Department has refused

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/home-department-yet-to-respond-to-rti-application-asi-recruitment-candidates/

IMPHAL, January 18: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh assured the newly elected councillors and ward members of his party that the State government will never deduct the funds meant for the local bodies sanctioned by the State Finance Commission. The government will instead try to provide all possible helps, he said. The Chief Minister was

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/cm-assures-newly-elected-party-councillors-and-members-all-help/

BISHNUPUR, January 18: BJP candidate in the recently held local bodies election from Ningthoukhong Ward no 1 A Tombi, her son Dipak and a daughter who were arrested by the Bishnupur Police yesterday for alelged involvement in a post-poll violence, were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Bishnupur today. The court remanded the three members

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bjp-candidate-tombi-remanded-to-police-custody/

IMPHAL, January 18: Governor of Manipur V Shanmuganathan today interacted with higher secondary school principals and high school head masters/head mistresses of Imphal East today at Raj Bhawan in connection with the standard of education in the state. A statement issued by the Directorate of Information and Public Relation stated that V Shanmuganathan importantly inquired

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/governor-meets-school-heads-to-discuss-state-of-education/

IMPHAL, January 18: The Thadou Students’ Association, General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ), in a press release contended that some elements within the community in cahoots with the Government of Manipur are unscrupulously carrying out a deceitful campaign for the government to take away tribal land in and around Haolenphai village near Moreh, allegedly for setting up an

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/tsaghq-alleges-kso-moreh-and-htc-leaders-of-decieving-kuki-chiefs/

IMPHAL, January 18: Markets in Thangmeiband Assembly Constituency including Thangal Bazar and the Khwairamband Keithel remained closed today on account of a bandh imposed by the pubic of Thangmeiband opposing the State government’s move to construct a temporary market shed by blocking off Thangal Bazar Road. The shed is aimed at accommodating displaced vendors of

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/bandh-against-temporary-market-forces-khwairamband-and-thangal-bazar-closure/

IMPHAL, Jan 18: Yet another four accused in the case of the banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF)’s chief RK Meghen alias Sanayaima and several other key leaders of the outfit, were examined in the Special Court of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Guwahati today. The accused examination is being done in the court based on

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/nia-court-examines-accused/

NEW DELHI, January 18 (MIC): State Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam today informed the 13th Meeting of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) held at Vigyan Bhawan here that the Government of Manipur had recently launched ‘Make in Manipur initiative for Employment Generation’ on November 26 focusing on micro &

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/01/minister-govindas-highlights-make-in-manipur-initiative-for-employment-generation/