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…
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Imphal, April 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday reiterated that his government is making all possible efforts to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by ethnic violence, extending support in every capacity available to the state.Accompanied by state BJP president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi and nine party MLAs, the Chief Minister undertook his maiden visit to the mixed-population Jiribam district, which shares its border with southern Assam.“I may …
Imphal, April 4 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday reaffirmed that the Bharatiya Janatya Party (BJP)-led state government’s foremost priorities are restoring peace, strengthening communal harmony, and accelerating inclusive and sustainable development while safeguarding the state’s indigenous culture. Accompanied by State BJP President Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, the Chief Minister undertook his maiden visit to the mixed-population Jiribam district, which borders sou…
Imphal, March 22 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday described his first meeting with leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) as a ‘good beginning’ towards restoring peace, normalcy, and rebuilding trust between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in the state.The Chief Minister held a closed-door meeting with a delegation of the Kuki-Zo Council in Guwahati on Saturday, during which a range of issues concerning the state and ongoing government efforts to restore stability …
Imphal, March 13 (IANS) In an exceptional display of ethnic harmony, 24 young people from four different communities of Manipur — Meitei, Kuki, Naga and Meitei Pangal (Muslim) — have completed a 10-day National Integration Tour covering Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and West Bengal, officials said on Friday. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, along with First Lady Jyoti Bhalla, on Friday visited the Assam Rifles 9th Sector headquarters at New Keithelmanbi Garrison and flagged in the 24-memb…
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) In a unique display of ethnic harmony, 24 young people from four different communities of Manipur — Meitei, Kuki, Naga and Meitei Pangal (Muslim) — have embarked on an 11-day National Integration Tour that will take them to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday.Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed happiness that the participants are representing an integrated Manipur, as they belong to various communities residing in the st…
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 11 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Wednesday, during a visit to violence-hit Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Jiribam district, urged inmates to forget past hostilities and jointly work towards peace and development. In his maiden visit to the mixed-population Jiribam district, bordering southern Assam, the Chief Minister said: “Let us consider the last two years as a nightmare. Let us forget it and have the courage to move forward towards peace and d…
Aizawl, Dec 22 (IANS) Authorities in Mizoram have so far registered the biometric details of around 70 per cent of nearly 30,900 Myanmar nationals who have taken shelter in the state after fleeing their country in different phases following the military coup in February 2021, officials said on Monday. A Home Department official said that of around 30,900 Myanmar nationals who have sought refuge in Mizoram’s 11 districts, biometric enrolment has been completed for 21,330 persons, accounting for…