The Manipur Speaker’s Tribunal on Tuesday said it would hear on February 7 the anti-defection case of five JD(U) MLAs who had joined the BJP shortly after winning the state assembly elections in 2022, according to a lawyer involved in the matter.A petition seeking disqualification of the five from the assembly was filed by Manipur…
Thomas Cook shares fell over 12 percent on February 4, a day after the company announced its Q3 FY25 earnings results. The company reported a massive drop of nearly 40 per cent in its Q3 net profit after market close on February 3. Shares of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd are trading at Rs 143.95 at…
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to development in both the hills and valley regions since 2017, despite facing numerous challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and ethnic violence. Speaking to reporters on February 3, Singh emphasized that the BJP-led government has remained steadfast in its development agenda, even in…
Greaves Electric Mobility Ltd (GEML), the e-mobility arm of Greaves Cotton Ltd, reported robust sales in January. Under the company’s flagship Ampere brand, it sold 3,611 units in January, making it the 5th best-selling electric two-wheeler brands in India, according to the vehicle portal. The manufacturer reported a 53% year-on-year growth and a 27% month-on-month…
UPL shares jumped over 5 percent after global brokerage Investec upgraded its rating on the stock to ‘buy’ from an earlier ‘sell’ call, and hit a 52-week high of Rs 636.80 on February 3. Apart from the rating upgrade, Investec also raised its price target for the stock to Rs 700, significantly higher than the…
In a series of successful joint operations, the Indian Army including Assam Rifles in coordination with Manipur Police and other security forces, recovered 10weapons, ammunition, and warlike stores from both hill and valley regions in the districts of Kakching, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and Thoubal in Manipur. According to a release, on January 26, acting on specific…
A militant belonging to proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group) was arrested in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said on Monday. The insurgent, identified as 29-year-old Leihaothabam Nanao Sharma, was involved in extorting government employees, shopkeepers and the common public in the Greater Imphal area, a police officer said. He was nabbed from…
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said the enhancement of investment and turnover limits for the classification of MSMEs proposed in the Union Budget will be highly beneficial for the state. He also hailed the zero tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh per annum as a significant step towards alleviating the…
In a significant anti-drug operation, authorities in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district destroyed illicit poppy cultivation spanning 45 acres, Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Friday. The operation took place in the Lhungjang village hill range, located in the Saikul police station area. District police, along with personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), conducted…
Illicit poppy cultivation on 45 acre of land was destroyed in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, CM N Biren Singh said. The operation was carried out on Friday in Lhungjang village hill range in Saikul police station area by the district police and CRPF in the presence of an executive magistrate, he said. FIRs have been lodged…
