The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) has demanded an independent investigation into 160 metric tonnes of non-watermarked paper procured for the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM), raising concerns over its current status and the quality of educational materials supplied to students. In an open letter to Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, DESAM sought…
The Self-Enumeration (SE) phase of Census 2027 has been successfully completed in Assam, with 11,64,586 households completing the same during the notified period, which ended on August 16. Among the districts, Cachar, Sribhumi and Kokrajhar emerged as the top three performers.Addressing a press conference at the Directorate of Census Operations, Assam, Biswajit Pegu, Director of…
Senior BJP legislator from Meghalaya AL Hek has appealed to the West Bengal government to send a fact-finding team to investigate the cause of the hotel fire at Tarapith in Birbhum district, in which eight people, including five from Meghalaya, were killed. The fire broke out at a hotel in Tarapith in the early hours…
Security forces have arrested three alleged militants linked to proscribed outfits in Manipur’s Imphal West district, while an AK-56 rifle and ammunition were recovered during a separate operation in Jiribam district, police said on Monday. According to police, K. Lanchenba Meitei, 19, was arrested from Thiyam Leishangkhong on Sunday. Greatson Lourembam, 25, was apprehended from…
Yes Bank Ltd. is preparing to return to the international bond market for the first time since its controversial Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt write-off in 2020. The Indian private-sector lender has appointed arrangers for a proposed benchmark-sized three-year US dollar bond and is scheduled to hold discussions with fixed-income investors. The planned issuance comes…
Members of the student wing of the Campaign for Justice and Fair Delimitation (JFD) staged a protest outside the Directorate of Census Operations in Imphal East on Saturday, demanding that the upcoming Census operation in Manipur be deferred until the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is updated in the state. The protesters gathered outside the…
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh and BJP MLA K Joykishan Singh left for New Delhi on Sunday amid indications that senior party leaders may hold discussions on a possible expansion of the state council of ministers and the prevailing political situation in Manipur. Biren Singh told reporters at Imphal airport that he was…
Student protesters demanding implementation of the NRC in Manipur before going ahead with the Census staged a demonstration outside the Directorate of Census Operations here on Sunday, prompting police to fire tear gas shells to disperse them, officials said.Members of the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) Students’ Wing gathered outside the directorate at…
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staying in relief camps across Manipur hoisted black flags on Independence Day on Friday, protesting against their prolonged displacement and the lack of a permanent solution to the crisis. The protest was reported from several relief camps, including those at Sajiwa, Sawombung and Akampat, where displaced people staged demonstrations and raised…
Assam Rifles, along with affiliated units and other security forces, has intensified a series of community outreach and patriotic programmes across Manipur ahead of the 80th Independence Day. As part of the nationwide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and programmes marking 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, the forces have organised sporting events, cultural and artistic competitions,…
