Monthly Archives: July 2016
70 non-local labourers handed over to police
IMPHAL, Jul 26: A total of 70 non-local labourers who were detected as part of the sustained drive launched by locals at Awang Sekmai...
Police foil pro-ILPS rally
IMPHAL, Jul 26: Students of CC Higher Secondary School today took out a protest rally demanding enforcement of Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) or...
Villagers halt railway works
IMPHAL, Jul 26: Alleged failure of concerned authorities to pay land compensation to villagers of Marangching village, Tamenglong district for construction of railway tracks...
Anomalies plague highway construction works
IMPHAL, Jul 26: A sum of Rs 6,47,72,818 claimed to be deposited as performance bank guarantee and additional performance bank guarantee by M/s Raghava...
Sharmila adopts a totally new approach Anti-AFSPA crusader decides to break...
IMPHAL, Jul 26: In a dramatic turnaround, Irom Sharmila Chanu who has been crusading against the infamous Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 for...
Children in Agitations: Is it a unique gift of the ailing...
In the midst of varied social, economic and political problems confronting Manipur society today, children of the state are in a state of absolute...
Extension of the Disturbed Areas Act in Nagaland
Source: IDSA
Through a Union Home Ministry Notification of June 30, 2016, the Government of India has extended the coverage of the Disturbed Areas Act...
Army files FIR against Airtel over unverified SIM cards in Manipur
Distributing pre-activated SIM cards without verification is considered a security threat, besides being in direct contradiction of official guidelines.
The Indian Army has filed an...
Tripura forest department bans trading of bamboo shoots
Agartala: The state forest department on Monday banned commercial purchase and sale of indigenous varieties of bamboo shoots to stop rampant destruction of the...
Lauding the stand of DESAM PIL against bandhs
The stand of the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) needs to be lauded. Yet at the same time it is also worrying to...
Looking back at the last 15 or more years Continuing to...
If 2015 revolved around the demand to introduce the Inner Line Permit System or a similar mechanism to check the influx of non-local people...
State stares at financial crunch
IMPHAL, Jul 25: The State’s financial condition has deteriorated severely and is virtually staring at an unenviable situation of overdraft, informed a well placed...
1,05,449 OBC students given scholarship
IMPHAL, Jul 25 (DIPR) : The Department of Welfare of Minorities and Other Backward Classes, Manipur since 2001-2002 awarded scholarship to OBC students who are studying...
Selection in Smart City list hailed
IMPHAL, Jul 25 (DIPR) : Residents of Imphal city should feel a great sense of pride in the city figuring among the 100 cities...