Manipur News

CHANDEL, Jan 19: Anal Students Union (ALT) has urged all intending candidates of HSLC & HSE 2016 in Chandel to put in more time and effort in their studies as the board exams are nearing, the union stated in a release today. As students, they should devote their attention and energies towards scholastic achievements so

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IMPHAL, Jan 19: Supporters of the 12 hour general strike imposed by Thangmeiband Kendra Development Organization (TAKDO) pelted stones at some women vendors near the Kasturi Bridge today. The agitators threw stones from the Nagamapal side and the vendors had to run for safety carrying their wares. The incident occurred around noon today. As police

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IMPHAL, January 19: Prasanna Pincha, former Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities said, according to the 2011 census, there are more than 2,68,00,000 PWDs in India which forms 2.21 percent of the total population. He was speaking at a one day sensitization workshop for media personnel on Disability Issues held at the Hotel Classic organised

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IMPHAL, January 19: “We will boycott the BJP in the State,”an office bearer of the Khwairamband Nupi Keithel Sinfam Amadi Saktam Kanba Lup was emphatic. She continued: “MLA Joykishan has no concern for the nearly 4000 licensed market vendors and their families. Why is he acting like a ‘goonda,’ when there is no problem with

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IMPHAL, January 19: The Gaan Ngai festival which is the biggest festival of the Zeliangrong community following the Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak(TRC) religion will be celebrated with all its religious and ritualistic fervour starting from January 22 and will continue till January 28. The celebration committee of the festival in a statement signed by its president,

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IMPHAL, January 19: Arrested BJP candidate of Ningthoukhong Ward No 1 in the recent January 11 local body election Angom Tombi Devi’s son A Dipak Singh, 29 and daughter A Sonia Devi, 21, have been admitted in separate hospitals for treatment. The two including their mother and another sister were arrested by the Bishnupur Police

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Chandel, January 19: The Aimol Tribe Union Manipur and Aimol Numei Waar organized a protest rally today in protest against the alleged abduction of two villagers including a village chief of Aimol Chandonpokpi and attempting to abduct another villager by suspected militants last night. Several villagers including women folks took out the protest rally from

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IMPHAL, January 19: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, while reiterating that taking the path of violence will never bring solution to any problem, said that a collective effort is the only way to find a peaceful solution to a problem. The Chief Minister was speaking at the Golden Jubilee cum 46th General Conference of the

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IMPHAL, January 19: A combine team comprising of Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights led by its chairperson S Saratkumar Sharma and Manipur Alliance for Child Rights led by Montu Ahanthem visited Kharam Pallen Village on a fact finding visit in the aftermath of the January 4 earthquake. The village is around 45 Km

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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

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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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