New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India Wednesday expressed concern over the plight of journalists in Manipur and called for urgent remedial measures to bridge the growing gulf between the state government and security forces on one hand and the media on the other. A...
Highway blockade called off
Imphal, Feb. 16: Supply of essential commodities resumed today along the Imphal-Dimapur highway after the Senapati District Students’ Association lifted its 15-day economic blockade.The development took place after a government team, led by Manipur tribal development minister D.D. Thaisii, held negotiations with a delegation of the student body at the district headquarters this afternoon....
Trauma over, trafficked kids head back home
Chennai, February 16 : The 76 Manipuri and Assamese children, rescued from Bethesda Blessing Home in Kanyakumari district on January 23, began their journey home from Tirunelveli yesterday evening even as the girls belonging to Manipur and Assam taken to Bangalore have been reportedly...
Cops canter into semis
Lamyanba Pakhang men to take on Khurai Polo Club (A) today
Manipur polo
S. Girimohan of Manipur Police (in white) attempts a strike during the match with Thangmeiband Polo Club. Telegraph picture
Imphal, Feb. 16 : Manipur Police Sports Club (A) stormed into the semi-final of the 1st 57 Mountain Division Polo Tournament, defeating Thangmeiband Youth Polo Club by 4-1 goals...
Meet resolves implementation of 6th Pay in state would harm unorganized sector
IMPHAL, Feb 16 : The general discussion on the impact and aftermath of implementation of the 6th pay Commission was discussed today in a function organized by the All Manipur Man Power Upliftment Centre.
The function was attended by various resource persons from various intellectual...
Lui Ngai Ni celebration begins at Senapati
IMPHAL, Feb 14: Celebration of Naga Seed Sowing festival the Lui-Ngai-Ni 2010 began today.
The traditional festival Lui Ngai-Ni this year has started from this evening at Senapati Public ground with a gala cultural shows and music extravaganza. The Lui Ngai-Ni this year will...
Over 80 goods laden trucks stranded at Mao
Imphal, February 14, 2010: Over 80 goods laden trucks bound for Manipur have been stranded at Mao Gate in the Manipur-Nagaland border due to the ongoing indefinite economic blockade called by Senapati District Students Association (SDSA).
The SDSA's sponsored agitation has entered...
Absconding man produced in court
Nagercoil: Shaji, who kept 76 boys from Manipur and Assam, in an unauthorised orphanage, was produced before a magistrate’s court at Kuzhithurai on Saturday.
The Kaliyakkavilai police have registered more than five cases against him.
He was absconding ever since the children were...
PDA gears up for ADC polls
Imphal, February 09 2010: The Peoples' Democratic Alliance (PDA), a political party based in Manipur hills has geared up for the forthcoming Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections in the hill districts of Manipur.
Pulling up its loin to be in fray in the district council polls,...
Manipuri children narrate ‘horror home’ tales
Imphal, Feb. 9: Emmanual, the head of one of the homes in Chennai from where some children were rescued recently, had forced 13-year-old Reeta Devi (name changed) from Manipur to “massage” his body late at night and beat her up if she failed to go to his room. Called “father” by...
Scuffle over fees at Manipur private school
Guardians attend the meeting at Heritage Convent School in Imphal on Sunday. Picture by Eastern Projections
Imphal, Feb. 8 : A scuffle broke out during a meeting of guardians and school authorities at the Heritage Convent at Uripok in Imphal West today over the payment of fees for the four months during which classes were not held.Classes were boycotted for four months from September...
Manipur champions in national Vovinam meet
New Delhi, Feb 8 Manipur emerged winners in the national Vovinam championship held at Nanded, Maharashtra.
Around 550 participant from 18 states competed in the first national championship of the little-known Vietnamese martial art sport that concluded Saturday.
Manipur were the...
Imphal women protest violence against them and children
Imphal (Manipur), Feb 8 : Women in Imphal took to the streets here over reports of increasing violence against women and children.
The Conflict Widows Forum in collaboration with several non-governmental organizations organized the protest.
The protestors condemned the recent...
State fails to furnish action taken report on attacks on minorities
Imphal, February 6 : Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities, HT Shangliana today said that Manipur government failed to furnish detail reports of action taken by state authorities with regard to 14 cases of atrocities meted out to the Meetei Christians minorities...
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