Imphal, May 14 (IANS) The situation in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Noney districts remained tense but calm on Thursday after two separate militant attacks in the districts claimed four lives and left four others injured, officials said.A police official said that there was no fresh incident in the two mountainous districts, inhabited largely by tribal communities, since Wednesday night, even as security forces maintained a high vigil in the region and adjoining areas.Normal life was badly affected…
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Imphal, April 29 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday asserted that peace remains the foremost prerequisite for development and urged people across the state to stand united in achieving lasting harmony.In a significant push to strengthen infrastructure across Assembly constituencies, the Chief Minister inaugurated five development projects in the Langthabal Assembly constituency.Addressing a function held in Imphal West district to mark the inauguration, Singh highl…
Imphal, April 5 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government’s primary objective is to restore peace and harmony in the state. Currently on a three-day visit to the mixed-populated Jiribam district, which shares its border with southern Assam, the Chief Minister announced plans to develop the district into a model region. Addressing media persons at the proposed site of the Inter State Truck Terminus in Jiribam, Ch…
Imphal, March 27 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday reaffirmed that his government is fully committed to supporting higher education and skill development in the state. The Chief Minister, along with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, addressed the 15th convocation ceremony of Manipur University.He said the government will continue to work hand in hand with institutions like Manipur University to ensure that the youth have access to the best possible opportunities…
New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of all possible assistance to revive the financial health and economy of the state. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Finance Minister also assured that the Centre would extend support for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by ethnic violence in the state.The official said that Chief Mini…
New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 22 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, accompanied by his two Deputy Chief Ministers — Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho, on Sunday, held a meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues, including the rehabilitation of violence-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), officials said. A senior official in Imphal said that the Union Home Minister discussed with the three Manipur leaders the steps taken by the new state governm…
Imphal, Feb 19 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Thursday that sustainable and lasting peace in the state can be achieved only through mutual understanding, dialogue, and cooperation among all communities. Interacting with the ethnic violence affecting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the Chief Minister added that Manipur is home to 36 communities and stressed that people in hills and valleys must live unitedly.He said that the Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …
Imphal, Feb 16 (IANS) Lieutenant General Abhijit S. Pendharkar, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Spear Corps, on Monday undertook a comprehensive visit to Manipur to review the prevailing security situation amid ongoing challenges, officials said. A defence spokesman said that, accompanied by senior commanders, the GOC toured key areas in the hill districts of Ukhrul and Kangpokpi, as well as Imphal East and Imphal West districts in the Imphal Valley region. During the visit, Lt…
Imphal, Feb 10 (IANS) To prevent the escalation of violence, the Manipur government on Tuesday suspended internet services in two more hill districts — Kangpokpi and Kamjong — which are adjoining the violence-hit Ukhrul district, officials said. A police official said that fresh incidents of firing and arson were reported from Litan Sareikhong village in Ukhrul district, a day after two Tangkhul Naga organisations restricted the movement of Kuki people in Ukhrul and neighbouring Kamjong distri…
Imphal, Jan 17 (IANS) The Army, along with the Assam Rifles and other security forces, has launched a massive joint counter-insurgency operation in Manipur’s hilly Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, officials said on Friday. An official said late on Friday night that intelligence inputs suggest that militants of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA), armed with heavy weapons, are moving in the hilly areas of the two districts. The UKNA has not signed any Suspension of Operations (SoO) agree…