Manipur

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

NPR dangerous game, a precursor to NRC: Mamata

3:40 pm January 20, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to her counterparts in the northeast and non-BJP states to take a note of the “clauses” mentioned in the NPR form, before participating in the exercise to update the register. Dubbing the NPR exercise as “a dangerous game”, Banerjee said the form, which seeks birth […]

Security forces arrest 8 PLA extremists in Manipur

10:47 pm December 21, 2019

Imphal: Security forces arrested eight cadres of proscribed militant outfit People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from different places of Manipur, police said on Saturday. One woman cadre of PLA was arrested by police from a house in Kakching area on Friday. Based on the information provided by her, the police arrested five more PLA cadres including […]

Manipur CM asks returnees not to conceal travel history

Congress seeks written assurance from Manipur CM

1:51 pm November 13, 2019

Imphal: The Congress has asked Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to give a written assurance that the state’s territorial integrity would be safeguarded while resolving the vexed Naga issue. Urging people to have trust in the government, the chief minister had said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured state government representatives during […]

IIT-KGP implements micro solar dome project to provide affordable clean energy

7:09 pm October 31, 2019

Kolkata: IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday said 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of ten states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid- connected electricity while others may find disruption of power supply due to natural disasters, […]

Manipur CM convenes for all-party meeting on Naga issue

11:48 pm October 21, 2019

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Naga peace talk and its impact on Manipur, officials said on Monday. The meeting was called three days after the Interlocutor for the Naga talks and Nagaland Governor R N Ravi said that the Central government is […]