Manipur

10 Aug

According to Annapurna Devi, the individuals are in touch with 271 nearby Anganwadi centers

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6,164 children's age is between six months and six years; 2,638 are adolescent girls; 232 are pregnant women; and 753 are lactating mothers who live in refugee camps in Manipur and are in touch with the nearby Anganwadi centers, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi gave an update on the support extended to displace individuals at such camps in the northeastern state. According to Devi, these individuals are in touch with 271 nearby Anganwadi centers. Under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, 103 women are expecting…

06 Jul

Residents struggle as Brahmaputra and Jinjirim rivers overflow

Sonakshi SarkarManipur

Staff members of Angel Children Hospital and Vaccination Centre, along with local residents of Uripok Achom Leikai, organized a sit-in protest today to condemn a recent gun attack on the hospital premises. Addressing the media during the protest, Samurailatpam Modhubala, a protester, expressed deep concern over the unfortunate incident where unknown miscreants attacked the hospital located in Uripok Achom Leikai, Imphal West. The incident, which occurred during OPD hours, has instilled fear among staff, patients, and local residents, she stated. "If any innocent person had been hit by the bullets fired during the attack, who would take responsibility?" she questioned.…

25 Jun

Manipur community intensifies demand for separate administration with mass rally

Business CorrespondentManipur

The Kuki community's movement demanding a separate administration intensified on Monday(24 June 2024) after more than one lakh people participated in a mega rally in the Churachandpur district of the state. The movement was led by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF). Vociferous sloganeering could be heard at the rally, demanding separate admissibility and Union Territory status for the Kuki Zo inhabited areas in the state. The ITLF had called for a total shutdown in the entire district and the movement coincided with the start of the Parliament's Lok Sabha Session on the Monday. While the locals in the valley…

10 Jun

Situation in Manipur tense, people flees in nearby state

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Fresh violence hits Manipur again, the latest surge began as Soibam Saratkumar Singh, a 59-year-old Meitei farmer who had been missing for weeks. His death sparked outrage among the local residents and have been demanding the right to arm themselves for protection. The incident took place at Manipur's Jiribam district on June 6, 2024. Following the incident, the state has been unrest prompting hundreds to flee and seek refugees in neighbouring state, Assam particularly in Lakhipur area of Cachar district. To prevent the crossing border, Assam has tightened security measures at the Assam-Manipur border. Numal Mahatta, the Superintendent of Police…

29 May

Due to storms and flood Manipur schools to remain close for three days

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The northeast region states have been facing landfall cyclonic storm 'Remal' these following days. The natural disaster has left a trail of destruction in the states. In the view of the situation, Manipur Education department officials has announced that both private and government schools will remain close for three days from 29 May to 31 May, 2024. The incessant rain and storm has caused widespread destruction and inconvenience to too many households, for precautionary measures the government has decided to issued the order.

05 May

NFR Cancels All Manipur-Bound Trains as Violence Grips State

Business CorrespondentManipur

A massive violence took place during a 'Tribal Solidarity March' on Wednesday to protest the demand of Meiteis for Scheduled Tribe(ST) status in Torbung area in Manipur's Churachandpur district, due to which the trains scheduled to Manipur have been cancelled, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said here on Friday. “The only two trains that connect Manipur have been cancelled for two days from Friday,” NFR CPRO Sabyasachi De told PTI.The decision on resuming the service will be taken after evaluating the situation, he said. The Agartala Khongsang Jan Satabdi Express, which runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the…

04 Jan

North East will become driver of India’s growth: PM

editor0 CommentsManipur, North East

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 4th said that the North East India will be the major drivers in India’s growth in the coming years with Manipur as the main source of the country's growth trajectory. He accused the previous governments in the centre of neglecting the Northeast, as he launched a raft of development projects ahead of the Assembly elections due in the State early this year. While addressing the inauguration programme of developmental projects in the Manipur, PM Narendra Modi said as the state will be completing 50 years of statehood on January 21, the state "will become the main…

01 Oct

41 trainers felicitated on 2021

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In a bid to empower India’s youth and encourage more trainers to join the Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has honoured trainers and launched four new trades at a digital conclave organized on the third edition of Kaushalacharya Awards.At the event, 41 trainers from Skill India’s several initiatives and training programmes — Directorate General of Training (DGT), Apprenticeship, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS) and Entrepreneurship — were felicitated for their contribution towards creating a future-ready skilled workforce and ensuring that capacity-building is a continued endeavour.Of the 41 trainers who were…

24 Jul

Manipur journo held under NSA for cow dung post freed by HC

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Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was on Friday, 23 July, released from Imphal Central Jail. This comes after Manipur High Court had, earlier in the day, directed his interim release, saying, as per Bar and Bench, that his detention would be as much a "violation of Article 21 of the Constitution." Wangkhem had been detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for a post on his Facebook wall after a BJP leader died due to COVID, commenting that “cow dung, cow urine did not work." This comes a day after his wife, Ranjita Elangbam, wrote a letter to the Manipur High Court,…

22 Jul

Manipur enforces complete lockdown for 14 days, starting 2 pm tomorrow.

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The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 68.68 per cent, the bulletin added. Meanwhile, the District Magistrate of Thoubal, Bandana Devi imposed curfew in the entire district to prohibit movement of people to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The DM also declared three areas of Thoubal district as containment zones to prevent the spread of the virus and also to facilitate intensive contact tracing and house to house surveillance and testing of primary contacts, officials said. The containment zones are Thoubal Khunou, Moijing Gram Panchayat areas and Heirok Part III. Earlier, the DM had ordered all the main markets…