Following the recommendations made in the seminar held on “Manipuri Khunaida Mahei Lairembigi Phida,” organized by the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Khongnangthaba University, a worship ceremony on Maheigi Lairenbi (the Goddess of Learning) was organized by the university at the campus of the Kangleipak Medical and Nursing Institute. Prof. Naorem Joykumar, Vice-Chancellor, Khongnangthaba…
A large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered by security forces in Manipur in two separate incidents, police said on Saturday. On Friday, security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the adjoining areas of Ngairangbam and Khongakhul villages under Patsoi Police Station in Imphal West district. Among the recovered items were one modified .303…
Deputy Commissioner of Bishnupur, Pooja Elangbam, today inaugurated a market shed at the Kwakta Sericulture Pre-Fabricated House Relief Camp, Kwakta, as part of ongoing efforts to empower Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through sustainable livelihood initiatives.The market shed, comprising 18 stalls at present, has been set up under the initiative to enhance livelihood opportunities for IDPs….
With an aim to promote and disseminate road safety awareness as part of the series of events under 37th National Road Safety Month which is being observed from January 1 to 31, the District Administration Jiribam, District Police, and District Transport Office jointly organised a bike rally today. The rally was flagged off by Deputy…
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Thursday, January 22, strongly condemned the killing of Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, describing it as a brutal crime and accusing the Central government of failing to rein in armed militant groups operating in the conflict-hit state. The organization said prolonged inaction by the Centre has pushed the situation…
Tension gripped parts of Manipur on Thursday after local residents blocked the Indo–Myanmar Sugnu Road in protest against the alleged abduction and killing of a Meitei civilian in Churachandpur district. The road blockade was imposed by residents of Kakching Khunou soon after news spread about the death of Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, a 31-year-old man from…
Personnel of the Village Defence Force (VDF), Heirok, have extended financial assistance to the bereaved family of late Laishram Budha of Heirok Part-I, Mayai Leikai, who passed away on December 28 last year after a prolonged illness. Late Laishram Budha, son of Laishram Tampha, was serving as a VDF personnel. The VDF personnel of Heirok,…
Manipur Police have seized around 600 grams of heroin and brown sugar and arrested seven people during a series of coordinated anti-drug operations carried out across different parts of the state. The actions were taken between January 19 and January 21, police officials said. According to police sources, the operations were conducted in Chandel, Kakching,…
Manipur security forces on Wednesday arrested four active militants, including two-woman cadres, linked to extortion and other criminal activities across the state. Official sources said an active cadre of RPF/PLA, identified as Bungcha Thoudam alias Khamba (30) of Singjamei Makha Khongnang Pheidekpi under Singjamei police station in Imphal West district was arrested from his residence….
A man belonging to the Meitei community was abducted and later shot dead by suspected Kuki militants in Churachandpur district on Wednesday, in a fresh escalation of ethnic tensions in Manipur, police and local sources said. The victim has been identified as Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, a resident of Kakching Khunou in Kakching district. He was…
