Manipur beats Mizoram 1-0, qualify for main draw of Santosh Trophy

Manipur qualified for the final round of Santosh Trophy (main draw) after beating Mizoram 1-0 in a must-win zonal qualifying match (Group B) here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on Thursday. Manipur, having suffered a 2-0 loss to Tripura in the previous qualifying round match, were in a difficult position while Mizoram who had registered […]

ADC ex-CEO Thanglet announces decision to contest 2022 assembly elections

State BJP executive member and ex-CEO of Churachandpur ADC Henlianthang Thanglet, will be contesting in the upcoming assembly polls of Manipur. Announcing his intention to contest the forthcoming Manipur Legislative Assembly election 2022 from Singhat (Singngat) constituency, has spelt out his main political agenda which based on which he will fight in the polls. It […]

Manipur: Jiribam-Imphal railway track to have bridge with tallest pier in the world

The Wold’s tallest bridge pier is being constructed in Manipur by the Indian Railways. The ambitious project in Manipur is part of the 111 km long Jiribam-Imphal railway line to connect the capital of Manipur with the broad gauge rail network of the country. Piers are the main support for a bridge, upon which the […]

Indefinite economic blockade called by ATSUM begins in Manipur

The indefinite economic blockade of National Highways in Manipur called by the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) backed by other hill students organisations came into effect today.   The bandh was called in protest when talks between Manipur Chief Minister and the students’ organizations on the non- tabling of “Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Bill, […]

Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu’s village to get ‘Mega Handloom Cluster’

Guwahati: Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu’s achievements is bringing hope to the lives of hundreds of women weavers to her native village in Manipur, with the Centre deciding to set up a mega handloom cluster at Nongpok Kakching in Imphal East. Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal on November 20 announced that […]

Manipur Narco sleuths seize heroin on Imphal-Moreh road

In a major breakthrough, in the war against drug smuggling in Manipur, a team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) Police seized a huge cache of contraband drugs on its way to Assam from Manipur. Police recovered heroin while random frisking and checking vehicles at the northern end of Lilong Bridge along the Imphal-Moreh […]

Manipur: 20 war like storefront busted along the Indo-Myanmar border after AR convoy ambush

Manipur: The paramilitary force’s Phundrei Battalion busted 20 warlike stores in the Kakching district a day after the attack on the Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, close to the Indo-Myanmar border. Assam Rifles and Manipur police undertook a joint operation after receiving intelligence about a cache of warlike stores near Wabagai Yangbi High School in […]

Manipur Bids Sorrowful Adieu To Churachandpur Deads

The wreath-laying ceremony of the martyred soldiers in the Manipur ambush on November 13 was held today at the Imphal Airport, Manipur in presence of the state Chief Minister N.Biren Singh. The ambush which took place on November 13 around 11 am in the Singhat sub-division of Churachandpur district in Manipur has claimed as many […]

Imphal West announces lucky bumper draw to increase Covid-19 vaccinated

Imphal West District administration has announced a lucky draw to increase the vaccination numbers in the district. The campaign ‘Get a shot and win a prize’ has started today and will continue for the next two days. For one to be eligible to win a prize he or she has to get vaccinated within these […]