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Tamenglong hospital works stalled

Imphal, May 19 NNN : The ongoing construction of 50-bedded hospital in Tamenglong is almost halting the work in want of fund to be released for the completion of the project. Contractors undertaking the construction work of the Tamenglong 50-beded hospital rued that since the billing was not done on time the ongoing work gets [...] Continue reading


It’s Lai Haraoba (Festival of God) season in Manipur. Children presenting dance before Ibudhou Khamlangba at Uripok.

It’s Lai Haraoba (Festival of God) season in Manipur. Children presenting dance before Ibudhou Khamlangba at Uripok.
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NSAB chairman visits Rangapahar

Mail News Service Imphal, May 19 : A team of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) comprising of Shyam Saran, Chairman and Ex Foreign Secretary Government of India, PC Haldar former Director IB, Lt Gen PC Bharadwaj (Retd) former Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Prakash Menon (Retd) military advisor of NSAB and YS Sharawat, [...] Continue reading


Quality School Education

Dr. T. N. Giri,Regional Director, Chandigarh Regional Centre, NIOS The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly known as the National Open School (NOS) was set up in 1979 as a pioneering project titled “Open School” under the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The Open School was amalgamated into National Open School (NOS) [...] Continue reading


An eye on palace

Perhaps the state Government has enough funds for taking up various projects in the state that include preservation of places of historical importance. Chief Minister O. Ibobi’s assertion, the Government would buy land from those settling near the abode of the last ruler of the state, Maharaj Bodhchandra Singh, is welcome. The palace compound is [...] Continue reading


UPPK man surrenders

Mail News Service Imphal, May 19 : Security Forces of Red Shield Division recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition buried under ground by cadres of UPPK in the year 2007 at the foothills of Thangjing ridge. The man identified as SS Capt Moirangthem Raja of Nakhalawai, Moirang, Bishnupur district surrendered to the troops [...] Continue reading


International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Imphal May 19 UNA : Manipur observed the 30 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with one of the observance was held at JN Dance Academy, Imphal under the aegis of various organizations on Sunday. Speaking as chief guest of the observance, Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th. Lokeshwar Singh assured that Manipur Legislative Assembly Forum on [...] Continue reading


Three climbers from Manipur scale Mt. Everest

Mail News Service Imphal, May 19 : Three climbers from Manipur reached the top of the world continuing the series of scaling of Mt Everest during the last few days. Puyamcha Mohon of Manipur and two others from Manipur who are part of NCC team, Ch. Shankar Singh , Ph. Bidyachand Singh also reached the [...] Continue reading


Sana Konung will be taken over by Govt. : CM

Imphal May 18 UNA : Government is considering for taking over the Sana Konung (Royal aPlace) at Palace compound presently occupied by families of last King of Manipur , Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh said speaking as chief guest at the International Museum Day observance in Imphal on Saturday. Manipur also observed the International Museum [...] Continue reading


CBI arrests its officers

MNS: The Central Bureau Of Investigation has arrested its SP & one Inspector both posted in New Delhi and two other private persons in an alleged bribery case. A case was registered by CBI on 17.05.2013 under various sections of law against two CBI officers posted in New Delhi and two private persons on the [...] Continue reading


Government to evict residents

IMPHAL, May 18 NNN : An order from the state government was issued today (Saturday) asking the residents of Naga River Colony in Imphal to vacate by May 19 (Sunday). The state government of Manipur is planning to construct a five-star hotel in the area. Registering their resentments to this development, the All Tribal Students [...] Continue reading


National highway roads too narrow

National highway road connecting Imphal and Moreh is too narrow. The number of vehicles plying on this road is increasing daily. Driving on this road has become a night mare. Yesterday one person died and another seriously injured when the car in which they were riding collided head on with a bus coming from opposition [...] Continue reading


Army officer killed in gunfight with militants on LoC

Srinagar, May 18 (ANI): A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was killed on Saturday during an infiltration bid by militants in the Macchil sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara District. One other soldier was also injured. According to media reports, troops of the 56 Rashtriya Rifles noticed some suspicious movement of [...] Continue reading


Chingkheinganba climbs Mt Everest, one of the youngest to achieve the feat

Mail News Service Imphal, May 18 : After Bidyapati of Manipur, Nima Lama of Arunachal Pradesh and .Anand Gurung of Sikkim unfurled the expedition flag on top of Mt. Everest on 17th May 2012 morning as part of the 1st North East India top of the World Mt. Everest Expedition 2013. For the second day, [...] Continue reading


India should ask China to stay away from Arunachal border: Takam Sanjoy

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament Takam Sanjoy on Saturday urged the Indian Government to be assertive in asking China to stay away from his state. “We are optimistic that the Indian Government will be very assertive on various issues affecting the two nations. All that we would ask from the [...] Continue reading


TB still prevalent in Mizoram in huge number

AIZAWL, May 18 NNN : Tuberculosis (TB) still a threat to Mizoram. During January-March, 2013, as many as 497 people in Mizoram were detected with TB infection, out of which in the case of 164 persons, the TB germ is detected in the phlegm, and 88% of these 164 patients are now healed after treatment. [...] Continue reading


Rape protested in Shillong

SHILLONG, May 16: Braving rain and inclement weather, shops and business establishments downed its shutter in Shillong on Thursday morning as most of its residents joined the protest march organized to condemn the brutal rape of a seven year old girl on May 8 and also put pressure on the district administration to apprehend the [...] Continue reading


No arrests for web posts without police permission: SC

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without the permission of senior police officials. The court also directed all states and union territories to comply with the Centre’s advisory on arresting people for their comments on websites. [...] Continue reading


Sugar Decontrol

N.C. Joshi, Deputy Director(M&C), PIB, New Delhi In a landmark decision the union Government has abolished the levy sugar mechanism and regulated release mechanism to de-control Indian sugar industry while at the same time ensured that poor segments of the society continue to get sugar at existing subsidised prices by taking upon itself the entire [...] Continue reading


‘Steel’ Vision

M.V.S. Prasad, Joint Director, PIB, Chennai At the time of Independence in 1947, India had only three steel plants – the Tata Iron & Steel Company (Jamshedpur), the Indian Iron and Steel Company (Burnpur) and Visveswaraya Iron & Steel Ltd (Bhadravathi), besides a few electric arc furnace-based plants. The period till 1947 thus witnessed a [...] Continue reading