Yesterday, ‘Protest rally against the prolonged closure of Manipur University’ was organized by the Peace Rally Committee. It was with the demand of restoring normalcy in the varsity. In response to this rally, volunteers of Manipur University community also immediately organised a rally, which resulted in an altercation between the two agitating sides. Hence, police
Yesterday, CAF and PD, revenue minister, Karam Shyam was speaking as the chief guest at the 8th Foundation Day of South East Asia Cultural Organization (SEACO) at Thangmeiband, THAU ground. Karam Shyam said, “There are two different types of civilization viz. external and internal, external in technology development apart from construction of buildings and bridges
On Saturday, M. Hemanta Singh, chairman, JCILPS, Jiribam Branch, held a press meeting at the office of All Manipur Student Union (AMSU) District Committee Jiribam. He shared that four persons were denied entry into Manipur state and were made to turn back by the JCILPS Students Wing. These four people were not having proper identification
Yesterday, R.K. Shivananda, convener of Act East Policy Committee, held a press conference at his residence at Kwakeithel. Shivananda told that recently completed highway connecting Myanmar through Moreh will be officially opened on August 8. He further added that this 73.6 km ‘India-Myanmar Friendship Road’ has been under constant renovation to improve relations with the
The Myanmarese government has announced facility for ‘Visa on Arrival’ with effect from 8th August 2018. It can be considered as a step to ease transportation and also to promote tourism. In Tamu town of Myanmar, there will be an ‘Opening ceremony of the International border of Myanmar- India’. Local Myanmarese in this town has
To control the influx of people from outside the state, five check-posts have been set up at different locations of Tengnoupal district. After the recent release of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam, a team of Tengnoupal district police has conducted strict checking operations near Kondong Lairembi temple, Moreh. A
In central Assam’s Morigaon district, officials have identified some 200 people declared foreigners by various Foreigners’ Tribunals. District officials have started the work to delete the names of ‘declared foreigners’ whose names had been included in the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC). There are 100 such tribunals where people of suspect nationality are required
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma shared with the media persons that state government is in the process of finalising the sites for the National Games 2022. The government made a lot of headway into the project and it also has fast-tracked everything. However, Chief Minister also admitted about existing bottlenecks like getting land funds, but
Yesterday, JCILPS student’s wing held a press conference at its Sega Road office and here, Manjit Sarangthem, convener of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) students’ wing has announced that from today onwards, this student wing will keep an eye on illegal migrants coming in Manipur. Manjit Sarangthem added that neighbouring state Assam
Major Vijay Singh Balhara along with seven other uniformed personnel has been named as accused in the case of killing a 12-year-old boy. The family of this boy shared with the Hegde Commission that around 30 security personnel came to their house and dragged that boy to a nearby field, where, he was shot by
