Manipur: Youth congress protests IYC chief’s arrest, Court grants bail

Imphal: Manipur Youth Congress activists staged a protest at the gate of their office in Imphal on Saturday following the arrest of Indian Youth Congress leaders in Delhi. Police prevented the group from marching after they gathered at the Congress B…

Manipur Youth Congress protest Imphal

Manipur Youth Congress protest Imphal

Imphal: Manipur Youth Congress activists staged a protest at the gate of their office in Imphal on Saturday following the arrest of Indian Youth Congress leaders in Delhi. Police prevented the group from marching after they gathered at the Congress Bhavan gate around 11:30 am. The protest was held against the recent arrest of Indian […]

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Five PREPAK-Pro cadres arrested, arms recovered in Manipur operations

Imphal: Security forces arrested five alleged active members of the proscribed People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-Pro) during separate operations across Manipur, according to a bulletin issued by Manipur Police on Saturday…

PREPAK-Pro militants arrested Manipur

PREPAK-Pro militants arrested Manipur

Imphal: Security forces arrested five alleged active members of the proscribed People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-Pro) during separate operations across Manipur, according to a bulletin issued by Manipur Police on Saturday. A quantity of arms and ammunition was also recovered from different locations. In one operation, Oinam Dhananjoy Singh, 36, a resident of Liwa […]

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Manipur CM reviews Rs 3,647 crore MURDAMIP and sewerage projects in Imphal

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh reviewed sewerage and concrete road projects in Greater Imphal, emphasizing quality, durability, and rapid, sustainable urban growth. Key initiatives include the Rs 3,647 crore AIIB-funded MURDAMI…

Manipur CM reviews projects

Manipur CM reviews projects

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh reviewed sewerage and concrete road projects in Greater Imphal, emphasizing quality, durability, and rapid, sustainable urban growth. Key initiatives include the Rs 3,647 crore AIIB-funded MURDAMIP (547 km of road and drainage works) and an integrated sewerage system aimed at improving urban sanitation, while addressing chronic waterlogging and […]

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Manipur: Three alleged drug smugglers arrested; Rs 15 lakh worth of heroin seized

Imphal: Security forces arrested three alleged smugglers, including a woman, during operations conducted at Manipur’s Imphal International Airport and in Churachandpur district, leading to the recovery of contraband worth over Rs 15 lakh in the inter…

Manipur drug smugglers arrested

Manipur drug smugglers arrested

Imphal: Security forces arrested three alleged smugglers, including a woman, during operations conducted at Manipur’s Imphal International Airport and in Churachandpur district, leading to the recovery of contraband worth over Rs 15 lakh in the international market, officials said on Saturday. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel arrested two non-local individuals with 4.8 kg of […]

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Manipur: BOSEM cracks down on HSLC exam malpractice; three expelled, two arrested

Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), reported multiple incidents of malpractice during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2026, currently being held from February 23 to March 23 across 161 centres for…

Manipur HSLC exam

Manipur HSLC exam

Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), reported multiple incidents of malpractice during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2026, currently being held from February 23 to March 23 across 161 centres for 36,725 candidates, including 392 internally displaced students. According to BOSEM, three candidates were expelled on February 27 for impersonation […]

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Manipur: BOSEM cracks down on HSLC exam malpractice; three expelled, two arrested

Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), reported multiple incidents of malpractice during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2026, currently being held from February 23 to March 23 across 161 centres for…

Manipur HSLC exam

Manipur HSLC exam

Imphal: The Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), reported multiple incidents of malpractice during the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2026, currently being held from February 23 to March 23 across 161 centres for 36,725 candidates, including 392 internally displaced students. According to BOSEM, three candidates were expelled on February 27 for impersonation […]

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Manipur: Union Minister Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma reviews key infrastructure projects in Noney

Imphal: After meeting Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the latter’s office in Imphal to highlight Manipur’s immense potential in the heavy industry sector, which can significantly contribute to economic growth, industrial expans…

Noney Manipur development projects

Noney Manipur development projects

Imphal: After meeting Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the latter’s office in Imphal to highlight Manipur’s immense potential in the heavy industry sector, which can significantly contribute to economic growth, industrial expansion, and large-scale employment generation in the state, Union Minister of State (UMoS) for Heavy Industries & Steel, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, visited Noney […]

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Manipur: SBI opens first branch in Pherzawl district to boost financial inclusion

Imphal: In a landmark move aimed at strengthening financial inclusion in remote Manipur, the Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, on Friday virtually inaugurated the SBI Parbung Branch from the bank’s Local Head Office in…

SBI inaugurates first branch in Pherzawl

SBI inaugurates first branch in Pherzawl

Imphal: In a landmark move aimed at strengthening financial inclusion in remote Manipur, the Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, on Friday virtually inaugurated the SBI Parbung Branch from the bank’s Local Head Office in Guwahati. Pherzawl, which shares borders with Assam, Mizoram, and Myanmar, is one of the least developed […]

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Manipur: High Court stays 78 Manipur University appointments over alleged recruitment irregularities

Imphal: A Division Bench of the High Court of Manipur has stayed the issuance of appointment orders to candidates declared successful in the recruitment of 78 Group-B and Group-C posts at Manipur University (MU), observing that a prima facie case had…

Imphal: A Division Bench of the High Court of Manipur has stayed the issuance of appointment orders to candidates declared successful in the recruitment of 78 Group-B and Group-C posts at Manipur University (MU), observing that a prima facie case had been made out against the Cadre Recruitment Rules (CRR). After hearing counsel for the […]

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Manipur: Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan appointed chairman of ethnic violence inquiry panel

Imphal: The Union government has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the ethnic violence in Manipur, following the resignation of Justice Ajai Lamba. Accordin…

Imphal: The Union government has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the ethnic violence in Manipur, following the resignation of Justice Ajai Lamba. According to a government order issued on February 26, Justice Lamba’s resignation will take effect on February 28. A notification […]

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Manipur: Nine insurgents arrested, weapons seized in valley-wide operations

Imphal: Security forces have arrested nine insurgents belonging to different banned outfits and dismantled two camps in coordinated operations across the state’s valley districts over the past 48 hours. According to a Manipur Police morning bul…

Imphal: Security forces have arrested nine insurgents belonging to different banned outfits and dismantled two camps in coordinated operations across the state’s valley districts over the past 48 hours. According to a Manipur Police morning bulletin, five cadres of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), […]

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Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh chairs BJP meet; cabinet expansion likely after Budget

Imphal: After a series of meetings with the central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting with BJP legislators at Thambal Shanglel, the BJ…

Manipur CM meets BJP legislators

Manipur CM meets BJP legislators

Imphal: After a series of meetings with the central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting with BJP legislators at Thambal Shanglel, the BJP Manipur headquarters in Imphal, on Thursday. The meeting, also attended by BJP Manipur President A. Sharda Devi, […]

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Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand meets Anal Tribe Union to discuss Chandel district development

Imphal: The representatives of the Anal, a Naga tribe native to Manipur in Northeast India and parts of Myanmar, called on Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal, on Thursday. The Anal Tribe Un…

Manipur Anal Tribe Union

Manipur Anal Tribe Union

Imphal: The representatives of the Anal, a Naga tribe native to Manipur in Northeast India and parts of Myanmar, called on Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal, on Thursday. The Anal Tribe Union, Chandel, led by its President P.S. Monihring, highlighted major grievances and challenges in Chandel District, focusing on […]

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gr…

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) across all districts of Manipur. The statement was made by Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shantikumar Singh […]

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gr…

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) across all districts of Manipur. The statement was made by Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shantikumar Singh […]

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Manipur launches six-week Jan Samvaad campaign to promote new VB-G RAM G Act

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gr…

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Viksit Bharat Rozgar Act Manipur

Imphal: The Government is conducting a structured six-week Jan Samvaad (Public Outreach)-based Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign to disseminate the provisions of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) across all districts of Manipur. The statement was made by Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shantikumar Singh […]

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Manipur: Actor Athokpam Gokulchandra granted interim bail following FIR over alleged wife assault

Imphal: An FIR has been filed against Athokpam Gokulchandra, popularly known as Gokul, a well-known Manipuri film actor, over the alleged physical assault of his wife, Athokpam Ongbi Sonia, who is also a Manipuri film actor. Wanglembam Gunajit, Sonia…

Actor Athokpam Gokulchandra granted bail

Actor Athokpam Gokulchandra granted bail

Imphal: An FIR has been filed against Athokpam Gokulchandra, popularly known as Gokul, a well-known Manipuri film actor, over the alleged physical assault of his wife, Athokpam Ongbi Sonia, who is also a Manipuri film actor. Wanglembam Gunajit, Sonia’s father, lodged the FIR at the women’s police station in Imphal West district against his son-in-law, […]

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Manipur: Tangkhul Naga Long condemns Litan violence, calls for severing ties with Kukis

Imphal: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex civil body of the Tangkhul Nagas, has condemned recent incidents of violence in Litan and adjoining Naga-inhabited areas, alleging targeted attacks on Naga villagers and encroachment on ancestral land. I…

Imphal: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex civil body of the Tangkhul Nagas, has condemned recent incidents of violence in Litan and adjoining Naga-inhabited areas, alleging targeted attacks on Naga villagers and encroachment on ancestral land. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the TNL Working Committee said the unrest followed an alleged attempt to […]

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Manipur CM inspects Dinku Road work following meeting with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Imphal: A day after meeting Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh flew to Imphal and inspected ongoing development work at Dinku Road on Wednesday. The Chief Minister was …

Manipur CM inspects Dinku Road

Manipur CM inspects Dinku Road

Imphal: A day after meeting Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh flew to Imphal and inspected ongoing development work at Dinku Road on Wednesday. The Chief Minister was accompanied by MLA Thangjam Arunkumar Singh and other senior officials. The Dinku Road project in Imphal […]

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60 Northeast Districts in focus as India targets HIV control by 1 December 2027

Guwahati: With 60 high-priority districts in the Northeast under the scanner, India has set an ambitious target to achieve HIV control by 1 December 2027, coinciding with World AIDS Day, under the banner of Mission AIDS Suraksha. The announcement was…

HIV control Northeast

HIV control Northeast

Guwahati: With 60 high-priority districts in the Northeast under the scanner, India has set an ambitious target to achieve HIV control by 1 December 2027, coinciding with World AIDS Day, under the banner of Mission AIDS Suraksha. The announcement was made by Dr Rakesh Gupta, Additional Secretary and Director General of the National AIDS Control […]

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