Imphal, April 21 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday asserted that all issues can be resolved through dialogue among the concerned parties, even as protests and shutdowns disrupted normal life in parts of the state. Inaugurating a Block Development Office at Wangjing-Tentha in the tribal-inhabited Thoubal district, the Chief Minister said the new administrative block has been established to strengthen grassroots governance and improve service delivery. A large number …
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Imphal, April 21 (IANS) A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Manipur’s Kamjong district and adjoining areas, as well as neighbouring Myanmar, on Tuesday morning, officials said.Disaster Management authorities in Imphal confirmed that there were no immediate reports of loss of life or damage to property following the tremor.According to data from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 62 km below the surface, affecting Kamjong and…
Imphal, April 20 (IANS) The Manipur government has directed heads of all departments to initiate appropriate and strict action against employees who remain absent from their respective offices without authorised leave during the shutdowns called by various organisations to protest recent killing incidents, officials said on Monday.A senior official said that Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel, in a circular issued on the matter, asked all secretaries and heads of departments to ensure the attenda…
Imphal, April 20 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday urged people to maintain calm and extend cooperation, emphasising that bandhs and disruptions disproportionately affect daily wage earners and the general public. He underscored the importance of peace, unity, and collective responsibility in maintaining social harmony.The Chief Minister made these remarks while unveiling a memorial stone in Imphal East’s Khurai Chingambam Leikai, erected in remembrance of t…
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday criticised the BJP-led Union Government over the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging delays and spreading of false propaganda on the issue. Speaking at a press conference held here, Koraput MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka stated that he was present in the Lok Sabha when the Bill was introduced and said the government’s intentions were questionable from the very outset. He noted that the B…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Hockey India on Monday announced a list of 84 players (42 Men and 42 Women) for the upcoming U-18 National Coaching Camp, scheduled to begin at SAI Bhopal.The players have been selected based on the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championships.To ensure high-performance standards, the initial 42-member groups will be pruned down to 24 players after one week of evaluation, and they will be part of an intensive training block that is part of the…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh said on Sunday that additional Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) would be deployed in the state after the conclusion of elections in West Bengal and other poll-bound states. Around 88 companies of central forces had earlier been withdrawn from Manipur for Assembly election duties in states, including West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, the Home Minister told the media. He added that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
Imphal, April 19 (IANS) A day after the killing of two persons, including a retired Indian Army personnel, a tense situation continued in Manipur’s Ukhrul district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, even as security forces pressed on with combing operations to apprehend the militants involved. A police official said that an FIR has been registered at Litan police station against the suspected Kuki militants in connection with the ambush on civilian private and passenger vehicles at Roudei…
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday announced that the state government has decided to hand over the investigation into the Ukhrul district shooting incident to the National Investigation Agency for a thorough probe. According to police, two persons belonging to the Naga community were shot dead along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Ukhrul district after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards the distri…
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Two persons belonging to the Naga community were shot dead along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur on Saturday after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards Ukhrul district. A senior police official in Imphal confirmed that the deceased have been identified as Chinaoshang Shokwungnao (45) and Yaruingam Vashum (42). Shokwungnao is the son of Ruichumhao Shokwungnao, a retired Indian Army personnel from the Naga Regiment, …