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July 8, 2024 9:13 PM

Rahul Gandhi concludes his one-day visit to Manipur

The opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi concluded his one-day visit to Manipur. He met with violence-affected families taking shelter in different relief camps in the State. The Congress leader also addressed media persons this evening in Imphal and appealed to the people of Manipur to stop violence and live peacefully together. He said that his visit to Manipur is not politically motivated and he visited the State to share the grief and pain of the affected families. He also assured that he...

June 28, 2024 7:56 PM

Heavy rain, thunderstorms lash different parts of Manipur

Heavy rain along with thunderstorms lashes different parts of Manipur this afternoon. The rainfall brought some relief to the scorching sun but left some low lying areas of Imphal city under water as for now. The Meteorological Department has forecast that heavy to very heavy rainfall along with lightning and thunderstorms is likely to spell in some districts of Manipur for five days starting from today. The Meteorological Centre Imphal said that seven districts of Manipur have recorde...

June 28, 2024 8:01 PM

Manipur Chief Secretary calls on Guv, apprises about measures taken up for IDPs in relief camps

Manipur Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi called on the Governor of Manipur Sushri Anusuiya Uikey this evening at Raj Bhavan and apprised about the various measures taken up for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking shelter in relief camps in different parts of the State. The Chief Secretary informed the Governor that essential commodities are being given and arrangements for providing temporary shelter homes for the IDPs are in progress both in hills and valley districts. W...

June 17, 2024 10:02 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting to review security situation in Manipur

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review the security situation in Manipur on Monday. During the meeting, Mr Shah asked for strategic deployment of central forces to restore peace and harmony in Manipur. He said that the deployment of forces will be increased if necessary. The Minister directed to take strict action as per law against those committing violence. Home Minister Shah said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

October 5, 2023 9:07 PM

GOC of 3 Corps Lt. General HS Sahi calls on Manipur Governor and CM, apprises them of prevailing security situation in Manipur

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Headquarters 3 Corps Lt. General HS Sahi and Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South) Major General Rajan Sharawat called on the Governor of Manipur and Chief Minister in Imphal this evening and apprised them of the prevailing security situation in Manipur. The GOC informed the Governor about the deployment of the army along with Assam Rifles in vulnerable areas to check any untoward incident following the ethnic violence that erupted in May this...

July 19, 2023 9:44 PM

Five MPs of Trinamool Congress fact-finding team arrive at Imphal, Manipur

A fact-finding team of five MPs of Trinamool Congress arrived at Imphal today and visited Churachandpur district. The district is the epicenter of the present ethnic crisis in the State. The team is led by MP of Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien and other members are Kalyan Banerjee, Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Dola Sen, and Sushmita Dev. The team will visit different violence-affected places and meet the displaced people. The team met the Governor of Manipur Anusuiya Uikey this af...