The sixth session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly began today, with Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who also holds the finance portfolio, presenting the budget estimates for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The proposed budget outlines a gross expenditure of Rs 34,899 crore. In his budget speech, Singh acknowledged the adverse impact of unrest on…
Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba today addressed the house, drawing attention to the ongoing crisis in Manipur. In his speech, Sanajaoba called for a comprehensive rehabilitation package and a long-term solution to ensure peaceful co-existence in the state. Sanajaoba noted that the tension in Manipur is gradually subsiding and normalcy is slowly returning, expressing optimism…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently announced Budget 2024, which has raised eyebrows of the state, Assam the most flood affected region of the country has received very less attention from the centre compared to the other states. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha and has alleged for…
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is set to participate in the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi today, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting will be followed by a chief ministers’ conclave with the PM in attendance. Before departing for the national capital on Thursday, Singh remarked, “My visit to Delhi is…
Leader of the Opposition Party, Rahul Gandhi, concluded a poignant one-day visit to Manipur on July 8, where he called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally assess the grave challenges facing the state’s residents amidst an ongoing crisis. During his third visit to the conflict-affected region, Rahul Gandhi expressed deep concern over the prolonged…
In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP’s Smriti Irani lost her seat to ‘ Kishori Lal Sharma by 1,67,196 votes. And amid her defeat from Amethi, bollywood actress Mouni Roy extended her support to the politician as she penned a message that read- Always with you. The politician wrote a long message on X and…
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker responded to Bharatiya Janata Party’s shocking defeat in Faizabad (Ayodhya), the land of newly-built Ram Mandir. For unversed, the BJP suffered a heartbreaking defeat in Faizabad constituency as Samajwadi Party’s Awadhesh Prasad won the seat, defeating sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh by over 54,500 votes. The defeat has come as a…
The BJP has termed it a “political agenda” after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee offered to “cook food” for PM Modi. Besdies, CPI(M) has named it an “understanding” between the TMC and the saffron party. The TMC chief, Mamata Banerjee, taking a jibe at PM Modi for his recent allegation that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav…
A complaint has been filed against Moirangthem Totomshana Nongshaba, an independent candidate contesting from the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in the forthcoming 18th Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The complaint alleges violations of the Model Code of Conduct. In response, the Deputy Commissioner of Imphal East, Khumanthem Diana Devi, has taken action by writing to…
In December 2022, three people died in an explosion at Naduavila in Bhupatinagar, East Midnapore. The Calcutta High Court ordered an NIA investigation into the incident. A team from the NIA went to Bhupatinagar early this morning to investigate the incident. Villagers attacked the NIA vehicle at Bhupatinagar in East Medinipur this morning. It is…
