Panel extends agitation against killings

Protesters at the sit-in in Imphal on Friday. (PTI) Imphal, Feb 28 : The joint action committee and Apunba Lup today announced its third phase of agitation over the killing of three officials following the failure of the Okram Ibobi Singh government to arrest the NSCN (I-M) cadres involved in the gruesome incident.The action committee, formed by the neighbours and families of the slain...

NSCN-IM trying to cover up triple murder case : MNRF

Imphal, February 28 : The Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) has accused the NSCN-IM of trying to cover up the case of triple murder committed by NSCN-IM's cadres. In a press release, C Rocky, Information and Publicity Secretary of MNRF today quoted the charges levelled against...

Two from Class X, 11 from XII exam expelled

Imphal, February 28 : Two students have been caught using unfair means on day one of the state HSLC and HSSLC examinations today by a team of All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) and Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) from Heingang centre in Imphal East district. Speaking...

Devastated families of murdered men want justice

Lena Phanjoubam and Bedita Khomdram IMPHAL, Feb 21 : "No more killing of the innocent. No more killing of the righteous. We want peace." This sentiment was unanimous in the anguished voices of all of the bereaved families in the recent outrageous murder of the SDO Kasom Khullen...

Ibomcha's Sanskar selected for National Sahitya Akademi Award

New Delhi, February 20 : The Executive Board of Sahitiya Akademi which met at Rabindra Bhawan on Monday under President Sunil Gangopadhyay approved 16 books for the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award 2008 including Yumlembam Ibomchas Manipuri translation-Sanskar of Kannada litterateur...

Zomi Students Appeal for completion of road construction

By M Kaimuanthang Churachandpur, Feb 19 : The Zomi Students` Federation, ZSF, has requested all the concerned contractors along the Lamka-Singngat-Sinzawl road being constructed under the NEC to complete their pending works of road, culvert, drainage as well as the protection walls...

Manipur Governor condemns dastardly crime

IMPHAL, Feb 19 : The Governor, Gurcharan Jagat, in a statement expressed deep pain and anguish at the cowardly, dastardly and brutal killing of Dr. Thingnam Kishan Singh, MCS, SDO (Kason Khullen) along with his two subordinates, A Rajen Sharma and Y Token Singh after abduction by...

Strike over SDO killing total on first day; Man dies of shock; only few vendors venture out; rally taken out in Ukhrul

IMPHAL, Feb 19 : The 48-hours general strike by the JAC against the brutal and inhuman killing of Dr. Kh Kishan, SDO Kasom Khullen and two of his subordinates completely disrupted normal life in the state today. Although the strike was total and received support from the people...

Foundation Laid for Tourism Complex

IMPHAL, Feb 16: The foundation stone for a tourism complex was lain today by TN Haokip, minister for tourism department, PHED and information today at the office of the Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association, Lamdan in Bishnupur district.The tourism complex is to be built...

Churachandpur Students Suspend Stir

M Kaimuanthang Churachandpur, Feb 18 : The Churachandpur District Students` Union, CDSU, in a press release today said it had temporarily suspended its proposed agitation over the ureasonable transfer of the district superintendent of police, Thanghaulian Gangte soon after he assumed...

HIV/AIDS a development issue too

IMPHAL, Feb 18 : HIV/AIDS is not merely a health issue but a developmental issue says Dr. Kh. Pramodkumar Singh, Project Director (MACS) on the first day of the two days sensitization workshop for co-operative leaders on mainstreaming of HIV in the education and training system of...

SDO Dr Kishan, two staff abducted by NSCN (IM) found hacked to death at Taphou

48 hr general strike throughout state begins; bandh in Ukhrul and Senapati districts also underway Triple murder shocks state Imphal, February 18 : Sub-divisional Officer/Sub-Divisional magistrate (SDO/SDM) of Kasom Khullen Sub-Divsion of Ukhrul district, Dr Thingnam Kishan,...

Seminar on saving Sagol Kangjei, Pony begins

Imphal, February 18 : A two-day long seminar on Sagol Kangjei (Polo) and Manipuri Pony being hosted by manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association began today at State Guest House with IPS (Retd) Waikhom Damodar and Director of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Services Th Dorendra jointly...

Manipur House team inspects Khuga Dam

Imphal, February 18 : The Khuga Multipurpose Project which has been under construction for the last many years at Mata village in Churachandpur district was inspected by an assurance committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly today. Top officials of the IFCD which have been executing the project assured the visiting inspection team that the project would be completed by March 2010 . However,...

Tourism Identified As Link between NE India and SE Asia

Manipur Info CentreNEW DELHI, Feb 18 : “Tourism is the most effective way to increase the still negligible trade between India’s northeastern region and Vietnam. Northeast India and Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are so near, yet so far,” Jarnail Singh, Secretary of the Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) said at the three day ASEAN North East India Business and Trade Opportunities...

Tripura Opp for all-party team’s visit to meningitis-hit areas

CORRESPONDENT AGARTALA, Feb 18 – Expressing serious concern at the death of 47 people due to meningitis outbreak in Dhalai district, Opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath has urged the Tripura Government to send an all-party delegation to the affected areas.The Opposition leader, who...

New journal seeks to give Manipur a global identity

IMPHAL, Feb 17: “We are happy to promote our culture, language and identity globally, and that is why we say, The Manipur Journal is for global identity,” said Mohen Naorem, editor of the Manipur Journal, at the launching function of the journal organized by Team Manipur Journal.DIPR...

Foundation stone for ATC at Lamdan laid

Imphal, February 18 : State tourism, IPR and PHED Minister, TN Haokip today laid the foundation stone for construction of Adventure Tourism Complex (TC) at Manipur Mountaineering Institute, Lamdan, an adventure training centre of the Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association...

UKLF stance

Imphal, February 18 : United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) has dictated that Kuki people should not elect any person who recognises 'Any Kuki tribe' as their representative in the Assembly as well as in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election nor participate in the election campaign of...

Manipur Hills teachers demand 19 months' pay

Imphal, February 17 : With the state government having reportedly failed to pay them salaries for over the last 19 months or so, a Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the All Manipur Autonomous District Council Appointees Teachers Guardians/Parents has alleged that the attitude of the...

Election exercise at district level begins in state

Imphal, February 17 : With the commencement of the exercise for the ensuing 15th Lok Sabha elections-2009 in Manipur, the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur has directed the deputy commissioners (district electoral officers, DEOs) to identify the list of hypersensitive, sensitive and...

Works Minister tour remote areas of Ukhrul

Imphal, February 17 : Under the theme of Development for Peace, Works Minister K Ranjit has personally inspected the condition of the remote areas in Ukhrul district from February 14 to 15 . Remote areas of Kasom Khullen, Phungyar and Sangshak have been covered during the inspection...

Manipur varsity students lift strike

Imphal, Feb. 16: The stalled interviews for recruiting faculty members to Manipur University will resume on February 28 with the university vice-chancellor Ch. Amuba Singh brokering peace with the striking students last night. The Manipur University Students Union called off their...

Thoubal wins polo Championsip

Imphal: Thoubal District Polo Association lifted the champion’s trophy defeating Chingkhei Hunba Polo Club (A) 6-1 in the final of the 26th Manipur State Level Polo Tournament at Imphal Polo ground here on Monday, says our sports correspondent.The Thoubal riders showed their grit...

Post MoU, MUSU calls off agitation

Imphal, February 16 : Protest agitation undertaken by the Manipur University Students' Union (MUSU) following alleged irregularities committed by Manipur University authority in recruitment of teachers for the university has been called off. MUSU called off the agitation after an...

KCP clarifies on lynched youth

Imphal, February 16 : The proscribed KCP has clarified that the youth lynched by the public Wabagai Tera Urakta on February 9 as well as the other youth who was beaten up by the locals in connection with a monetary demand are/were not members of the outfit. In a statement, H Poirei,...

NPP mooted merging with like-minded NE parties

Imphal, February 16 : The meeting of the Naga National Party (NNP)with other frontal wings of the party held on February 11 has decided to merge with like-minded regional political parties in the north eastern region, said a statement of the party today. The meeting was held under...

Locals protest call end to threats to people

Imphal, Feb 16 : Hundreds of five locals on Sunday staged sit-in protest by blocking halfway on the inter district Mayai Lambi road at Wangoi some 20 km away south of Imphal decrying explosion of bomb at a house of an individual of the locality and causing panic to the people. Suspected...

MUSU suspends strike

Imphal, February 16 : The six-day long strike of the Manipur University Students' Union (MUSU) has been suspended with immediate effect as the striking students arrived at an agreement with the authority of the Manipur University during a meeting held today at Hotel Anand Continental...

Court threat over job loss

Arunachal and Manipur employees on the warpath Itanagar, Feb 16 : The Confederation of Service Association of Arunachal Pradesh has threatened to go to court in protest against the termination of its chairman Geli Kamki and spokesperson Tagom Mibang from service yesterday. The arrest of the two last Wednesday sparked an angry reaction from thousands of striking state government...

Birendra Golf Tournament

Imphal, February 16 : The 8th K Birendra Kumar Singh memorial Golf Tournament organised by Manipur Golf Association was held at Mantripukhri Ecological park today with K Indrajit claiming the overall title in the Category I competition. The category II crown of the tournament was...

Five including bride injured

Imphal, Feb 16 : Five persons including the bride of a mapam chakkouba ceremony were injured when the van in which they were travelling rammed an electric pole at Sora Chingjin this morning at around 11:20 am. The persons are from Khongjom Sapam Leikai and were heading towards the...

Mixed feelings for youths ahead of V-Day

Imphal, Feb 13 : With just a day left for the Valentine`s Day, also known by many as "Lovers` Day", it has drawn in mixed feelings amongst the masses especially the youths of Manipur. A survey by Newmai News Network found that many of the youths in the state have mixed feelings...

ZU supports suspension of Tamenglong DC

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : The Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) has said that the people of Tamenglong in general and Zeliangrong in particular have welcomed the suspension of Devesh Deval, DC Tamenglong and the posting of RH Gonmei, a local bureaucrat as DC Tamenglong. It...

Awareness programme teaches law to Moreh public

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : A one-day legal awareness programme was held today at the Moreh Government High School regarding the necessity of every citizen to know the legal norms. The awareness programme organised by the LMS Law College was participated by SN Haokip, senior teacher at the...

MUSU refutes MU PRO`s statement

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : The All Manipur University Students Union, MUSU, has strongly condemned and denied the statements made by the public relations officer of the university. The PRO in his statement noted that the University Grants Commission sanctioned a post of professor in physics...

PREPAK says it will hit CM`s men and police commandos

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : The underground PREPAK, in a press release today issued stern warning to the chief minister, Okram Ibobi, to surrender to the party by February 20 and pledge to end the "state terrorism" who it alleged has been unleashed on the people of Manipur through the Manipur...

Short film from Manipur to be shown at Kerala festival

IMPHAL, Feb 13 : A short film `Cease baby`s whimpering cry` produced by the Mayum Networks has been selected for the Indian Festival of Features and Non-features` for the John Abraham National Awards to be held from February 12 to 19, 2009 at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The film...

Bus shelter inaugurated at Leimakhong

Imphal, Feb 13 : General officer Commanding, 57 Mtn Divn, Maj Gen Shakti Gurung, VSM, today inaugurated a new bus shelter at Leimakhong. The bus shelter was constructed by local people of Leimakhong and Prem Nagar villages with the help of 557 Army Service Corps Battalion of Red...

Photo Division to hold photo exhibition on state in Delhi Ministry of IB asks state to submit list of completed projects

New Delhi, February 12 : The Photo Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in association of the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Manipur is organizing a Photo Exhibition in New Delhi shortly. The Photo Exhibition will...

More demand revoking teachers’ suspension

Imphal, Feb 12 : Asserting that the five principals and the two teachers who were suspended by the state government on reported charges of dissuading their students from participating at the Republic day celebration 2009, the All Manipur Government Higher Secondary Lecturers’ Welfare...

Trouble brews in Manipur University

Imphal, February 12 : The Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the three officials of the Manipur University (MU) on moral grounds for allegedly conducting recruitment under pressure. The students’ union also banned the recruitment of...