Political parties ruling and opposition in Manipur welcomed announcement of poll schedule. Manipur will witness two phase polls on February 27 and March 3. The ruling BJP led coalition is confident that it will win two third seats in the 60 member Manipur assembly. BJP is planning to take on a massive virtual campaign. Union … Read more
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has threatened to take action against those who misuse social media. The state government has come up with a special cyber-crime unit. After laying the foundation stone of Manipur state Haj House at Lilong in Thoubal district he said that decency must be maintained by one and all while … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Manipur speaker’s June 2020 decision disqualifying three former Congress MLAs for defecting to BJP, a charge they denied. The three had also challenged the decision as violative of the principles of natural justice as the speaker had not sought their explanation before disqualifying them, they argued. The … Read more
The Assam Rifles, along with the Manipur Police, apprehended two militants belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on Tuesday night. The militants were handed over to Nambol and Irilbung police station for further investigation. Days after five of its members were killed in an ambush in Manipur, the Assam … Read more
In a major push to road infrastructure in the North East, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 16 national highway projects in Manipur with a total outlay of Rs 4,148 crore. According to a road ministry statement, the projects will provide all-weather connectivity to Manipur with the rest of … Read more
According to Dr. Bhargava, 595 districts had been reporting positivity rate of less than 5%, while 65 districts have a positivity rate of 5-10%. (Photo source: IE) The COVID-19 positivity rate in the northeast has emerged as a worry for the Centre with ICMR director-general and member of India’s task force on the pandemic Dr … Read more