Questions are being raised over the lack of electricity facilities at several Anganwadi centres across Assam, where young children reportedly continue to spend time in rooms without power or fans amid high temperatures. Anganwadi centres provide essential care, nutrition and early childhood development services, making a safe, well-ventilated and comfortable environment particularly important for the…
The Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) in Pasighat organised a 5.5-km mini marathon on Sunday as part of its month-long ‘Run for Vande Mataram @ 150’ celebrations, with 209 participants from across East Siang district taking part despite light rain. The event was organised by the Department of Mass Communication as a prelude to the three-day…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Saturday visited the picturesque Loktak Lake in Manipur’s Bishnupur district and took a boat ride during his two-day visit to the northeastern state. Gor, accompanied by US Consul General in Kolkata Kathy Giles-Diaz, arrived in Imphal on Friday and held separate meetings with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla…
The Dimapur Police Commissionerate has given vehicle owners and drivers a 30-day compliance window to verify and update their vehicle documents, while making it clear that the period does not amount to any relaxation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In a press release issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime)/PRO,…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Manipur on Friday, touring prominent historical and cultural landmarks and holding discussions with Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. Gor met Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the CM Secretariat in Mantripukhri, Imphal. During the meeting, the US envoy praised Manipur’s natural beauty, describing…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived in Imphal on Friday and visited two of Manipur’s prominent landmarks — the historic Kangla Fort and Khwairamband Ema Keithel, the iconic women-run market in the heart of the state capital. Gor is scheduled to meet Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla later…
The Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh died of massive internal bleeding, which was caused by blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen, with extensive rib fractures and abdominal injuries.According to the autopsy report prepared by the Forensic Medicine Department of AIIMS Delhi, he died as a result of severe physical assault on the abdomen and…
Tensions within the Manipur government escalated on Thursday after Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho boycotted a scheduled Cabinet meeting at the Civil Secretariat, highlighting deep ethnic divisions among key political figures. Dikho, a Naga People’s Front (NPF) leader representing the Mao constituency, took the step following a collective decision by the Naga Legislators’ Forum in…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday visited the residence of 54-year-old musician Chongtham Vikram Singh, who died after allegedly being assaulted in Delhi on September 7, and met his bereaved family. The Chief Minister, accompanied by Thangmeiband MLA Khumukcham Joykishan Singh, visited the family at Thangmeiband Lourungpurel Leikai in Imphal West. Khemchand Singh…
A new wave of fintech innovation is targeting one of India’s biggest financial inclusion challenges — making banking, credit and cash services available faster and closer to customers. At Global Fintech Fest 2026, Department of Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Lohiya launched three technology-led solutions, in the presence of UIDAI CEO Saurabh Vijay. The first is…
