TMembers of the Muslim community in Manipur’s Thoubal district staged a protest on Thursday against the appointment of non-Muslim members to the state Waqf Board, demanding a review of the decision. The protesters marched nearly four kilometres from Usoipokpi to Lilong Bazar, raising slogans against the BJP-led government and expressing concern over the inclusion of…
Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh addressed 16 youths from the state who are heading to Japan for overseas skill training under the State Livelihood Empowerment and Entrepreneurship (SLEE) initiative, urging them never to forget their roots. Interacting with the candidates, the Chief Minister emphasized that while they will be exposed to a foreign land,…
Mizoram’s influential student body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), has urged state Governor Vijay Kumar Singh to intervene in the admission issue involving seven engineering seats allotted to the state under the Central pool quota.A delegation of MZP led by its president Dr C Lalremruata met Singh at Lok Bhavan here on Thursday evening and…
As part of the State Government’s continuing efforts to restore peace and normalcy, public transport services on the Imphal–Dimapur–Guwahati route resumed today, marking a significant development after a gap of nearly three years since the unprecedented crisis in the State.A total of 125 passengers travelled on the route, in two buses and five wingers.The resumption…
Normal life across Imphal and several valley districts of Manipur was disrupted as a 48-hour general strike demanding the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census entered its second day. The agitation, led by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), saw shops and businesses remain closed, roads and highways…
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched the BSE 500 Momentum Value 50 Index Fund, adding a new rules-based investment option to its ULIP portfolio as long-term household participation in equity-linked financial products continues to expand. The fund will provide exposure to 50 companies selected from the broad BSE 500 universe and follow the ICICI Pru…
A joint delegation comprising representatives of 14 civil society organisations (CSOs), representing the Naga, Kom and Meitei Pangal communities, left for New Delhi from Imphal on Thursday, to raise the demand for National Register of Citizens (NRC) update before Census with the Central government.The delegation is scheduled to meet Central leaders in New Delhi and…
Yes Bank has said the entry of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as its largest shareholder has significantly strengthened the bank’s institutional positioning. SMBC, part of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and a Global Systemically Important Bank, holds a 24.9 per cent stake in Yes Bank. The lender said the partnership provides not only additional…
A male tiger has been camera-trapped in Assam’s Dihing Patkai National Park, confirming the presence of the big cat in the region’s rainforest ecosystem, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said on August 19. The tiger was captured during a camera-trap survey carried out by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in collaboration with the…
Normal life remained disrupted across Manipur’s Imphal Valley for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the 48-hour statewide shutdown called by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) continued in support of the demand for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census-2027. Shops, markets, educational institutions, government offices and business…
