Imphal, April 29 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday lauded the efforts of non-governmental organisations working to promote education, social development, and communal harmony in the state’s remote and border regions. The Governor virtually inaugurated the newly constructed school building of Pou Shankar Kane Vidyalaya at Hougailong in the mountainous Tamenglong district.The building has been constructed with financial support from the North Eastern Council under the Union …
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Imphal, April 29 (IANS) Security forces have arrested two drug peddlers from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and seized 51 kilograms of opium valued at over Rs three crore in Manipur, officials said on Wednesday, dismantling an inter-state trafficking module linked to Myanmar. A police official stated that security personnel intercepted a truck carrying contraband opium at Leingangpokpi village in Jiribam district along the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway (NH-37). The occupants of the vehicle were appr…
Gangtok, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday joined his “young friends” in playing football in Gangtok, Sikkim, calling it a lovely morning and an “energising session”.Sharing photos of his game session in a post on X, PM Modi said, “Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning!”In another post, he said, “Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters!”Football enjoys immense popularity in the northeastern regio…
Imphal, April 27 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday strongly criticised Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, stating that linking the National Register of Citizens exercise to the Census has created confusion among the public. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-President Hareshwar Goswami condemned the Chief Minister’s recent remarks on the National Register of Citizens, terming them “misleading” and asserting that the conduct of a Census is not a prerequisite fo…
Belagavi (Karnataka), April 27 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Laxmi Hebbalkar, on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing it of spreading false narratives that the Congress party is anti-women and using the issue of women’s reservation for political gains.Addressing a press conference at the Congress office in Belagavi, Hebbalkar said the Congress party was founded on principles centred around women, children and the poor, and remains committed to the Consti…
Shillong/Agartala, April 27 (IANS) The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), an apex body representing eight major student organisations of the Northeastern states, has questioned the inability of both state and Central authorities to effectively intervene and bring an end to the protracted ethnic crisis in Manipur, which has persisted for years. The continued failure to restore peace and normalcy reflects a deeply concerning lapse in governance and responsibility, NESO Chairman Samuel …
Imphal, April 25 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday appealed to the family members of the two children killed in a bomb attack in Bishnupur district to accept their bodies, which have remained in a morgue for the past 19 days. A 5-year-old boy and his 6-month-old sister were killed, while their mother sustained serious injuries, when suspected Kuki militants hurled a powerful bomb at their home in Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district on April 7 as the victims…
Imphal, April 25 (IANS) A day after three people were killed and several others injured in a violent clash in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, central and state security forces on Saturday intensified operations to apprehend those involved and prevent further escalation, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that security measures have been significantly enhanced in the area to prevent any further escalation of violence. Operations are ongoing in the surrounding regions, he added.Ukhrul …
Imphal, April 24 (IANS) At least six persons were injured after armed cadres from two different communities exchanged fire between Sinakethei and Mullam villages in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said.A police official in Imphal stated that further details of the incident in Ukhrul district are still awaited. Of the six injured, three belong to the Kuki community and three to the Naga community.He added that Mullam village, inhabited by members of the Kuki community, is an isol…
Imphal, April 22 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have recovered sophisticated arms and ammunition along the India-Myanmar border and, in a separate operation, dismantled six illegal bunkers in the mountainous Kangpokpi district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official stated that the recoveries were made from the India-Myanmar border region under the Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district.The seized items include one AK-47 rifle with a magazine, one carbine with a maga…