A field staff of electricity department, government of Manipur has died due to electrocution while repairing a high-tension power line at Khurkhul Lamkhai in Imphal west district yesterday morning.Reports said that the deceased has been identified as one Nongthombam Lokendro Singh, son of late Nongthombam Sanajaoba Singh. He is a resident of Kanto Sabal under…

Wushu Association of Manipur (WAM) has announced selected list of State Wushu players and officials to participate in the upcoming All India National Wushu Trial Selection for the preparation of Indian Wushu team at SAI CRC, Bhopal in connection with the 10th Junior Asian Wushu Championship to be held in Brunei and 15th World Wushu…

A four-year-old boy was killed and his father injured in a bomb blast in Manipur’s Noney district on Saturday.Police said the incident happened in Taolingpung village in Khoupum when the toddler and his father were clearing bushes outside their house.The bomb, which was hidden in the bushes, went off when they struck it accidentally, police…

Manipur Chief Minister, Shri Yumnam Khemchand Singh told the State Assembly today that the government will hand over to National Investigation Agency (NIA) the case related to the death of two persons at Thawai Kuki village under Litan Police Station.He said that ex-gratia will also be provided to the next of kin of the two…

Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district had long been facing a shortage of safe drinking water, forcing villagers to depend on water bowsers to meet their daily needs. Recognising the hardship faced by the residents, the Indian Army took prompt action to address the issue.Under the aegis of the Red Shield Division of Spear Corps, the…

Fresh tension gripped parts of Ukhrul district on Wednesday morning after at least 20 individuals travelling from Ukhrul were reportedly detained at Shangkai. According to preliminary reports, one passenger vehicle heading towards Imphal and two private vehicles were forcibly stopped at Shangkai village along National Highway 202. Among those detained was a marriage party travelling…

Filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar will speak on Cinematic Discontents in a panel discussion on March 12 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in the three-day International Workshop on New Imaginaries of Anticolonial Resistance: States, Societies, Media and Markets (March 11-13) funded by Volkswagen Stiftung Pioneering Project on ‘Societal Transformation’.Other speakers are renowned filmmakers Paromita Vohra,…

Governor and Chancellor of Manipur University of Culture, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, presided over the First Convocation Ceremony of Manipur University of Culture held today at the City Convention Centre in Imphal. During the ceremony, the Governor conferred degrees and gold medals to the graduating students of the University. More than 400 graduates were conferred degrees…

The Thadou Students’ Association (TSA), registered under the Manipur Societies Registration Act, 1989, flatly has rejected and condemned the anonymous, unsigned “joint declaration” dated March 5 falsely issued in the name of the “unregistered, illegitimate entity” Thadou Inpi – General Headquarters (TI-GHQ).According to a press release of TSA, the fraudulent, unauthenticated document, lacking signatures, names,…

With the objective of a healthy, wealthy ,powerful and dynamic society, the United Peoples’ Front (UPF) Manipur is organising an Open Mega Marathon for all citizens on April 12 next, in Imphal.The event is to be organised under the aegis of Athletics Association of Manipur, carrying the theme, “Run for Your Nation”.Citizens from all communities,…