New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and briefed him on the initiatives taken by the new state government to restore peace and harmony in the state, officials said. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by the two Deputy Chief Ministers — Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho — met the Prime Minister at his office at Seva Teerth in New Delhi.Thi…
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Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the construction of 5,000 new houses for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), affected by ethnic violence in Manipur, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), officials said on Tuesday. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that Chouhan approved the construction of the houses for IDPs affected by the prolonged law and order crisis …
New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh that his Ministry would coordinate with other Union Ministries at the Centre to address issues relating to the state. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister met the Union DoNER Minister in New Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, Scindia informed the Chief Minist…
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…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) The Manipuri film ‘Boong’, which recently bagged the BAFTA for Best Children and Family Film, is receiving praise from the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. On Monday, the CM took to her X, formerly Twitter, and penned a note for the film. She wrote, “I am very happy to know that the Manipuri film ‘Boong’ has scripted history at the 2026 BAFTA Awards. Against all odds, this film was crowned Best Children and Family Film, becoming the first-ever Indian produc…
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 8 (IANS) The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of Kuki-Zo communities, on Sunday advised and cautioned all state and Central government employees, as well as private sector employees belonging to the community, against travelling to or accepting postings in Meitei-dominated areas at present.Non-tribal Meitei community members largely inhabit five to six districts of the Imphal Valley region, including the state capital, Imphal.Stating that the conflict between the Kuki-Zo people a…
Imphal, Feb 6 (IANS) Normal life in Manipur’s Churachandpur district was badly affected on Friday as several tribal organisations observed a total shutdown in the Kuki-Zo inhabited hill district to protest the participation and involvement of MLAs from their community in the formation of the state government, officials said.Protest rallies were also organised on Friday on the same issue in Tengnoupal and other mountainous districts of the state. A police official in Imphal said that agitators,…
Imphal, Feb 5 (IANS) At least five people were injured on Thursday evening after a mob clashed with security forces in Kuki-Zo tribal-dominated Churachandpur district of Manipur amid protests against MLAs from the community joining the BJP-led government, officials said. A police official in Imphal said that protesters, mostly youths, gathered at Tuibong Bazaar, torched heaps of discarded materials and burnt tyres while raising slogans against Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, a BJP MLA belon…
Imphal, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after the Yumnam Khemchand Singh-led BJP government assumed office following the withdrawal of President’s Rule in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of the tribal community, on Thursday declared a social boycott of all Kuki-Zo MLAs who participated in its formation.Three of the ten MLAs belong to the Kuki-Zo community — Nemcha Kipgen, L.M. Khaute, and Ngursanglur Sanate — have so far been involved in the government formation process. Of the ten Kuki…