Festival to promote orange cultivation held in Manipur

TAMENGLONG - At the initiative of the horticulture department, a competition cum festival called Orange festival was organised on Friday (December 11) at the Tamenglong district headquarters here.

Tribals of Manipur celebrate their harvest festival with fanfare

Khongnang Ani Karak (Manipur), Dec.3 (ANI): Hmar tribes of Manipur celebrated their community’s colourful harvest festival, Hmar Sikpui Ruoi recently with much fanfare.

Manipur hosts a cycle rally to spread HIV/AIDS awareness

THOUBAL - A lot of people gathered here at the cycle rally held on Sunday (November 29) to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Students, teachers protest after miscreants set fire to another school in Manipur

KHONGJOM BAZAR - Thousands of students and teachers formed a human chain from Thoubal Haokha till Khongjom Bazar in protest after miscreants set fire to another school in Manipur.

Manipur students form human chain to condemn burning of schools

THOUBAL - Hundreds of students from various schools of Thoubal District of Manipur under the banner the Private Schools Development Council formed a human chain to condemn the burning down of a school here on Wednesday.

Abducted engineers kin protest in Manipur

IMPHAL - Kin and employees of provincial electricity department staged a protest here on Friday demanding the release of the engineers, who were abducted by suspected rebels.

Myanmar assures India of action against insurgent groups

LEIMAKHONG - A Myanmarese army delegation, participating in a liaison meeting in Manipur, has assured India that they would not allow their territory to be used by anti-India insurgent groups.

Seven ultra guerrillas killed in Manipur encounter

IMPHAL - Security forces in Manipur gunned down seven ultra guerrillas, during an encounter near Andro Sanapat in Imphal on Sunday.

Mob torches house of suspected Manipur rapist

KEIRAO - Irate mob burnt down the house of a person suspected of raping and murdering an 18-year-old woman, in Manipur’s Keirao District.

Pharmacies in Imphal protest against militants’ monetary demand

IMPHAL - 75 pharmacies functioning in Porompat, Imphal have become the latest victims of monetary demands by militants.

Militants ransack houses in Nongshum Village in Manipur

NONGSHUM VILLAGE - Fear has gripped the villagers of Nongshum village in Manipur’s Imphal district after suspected militants ransacked houses and beat up villagers.

Manipur protests continue against alleged fake encounter

IMPHAL - People in Manipur are getting tired of protests against an alleged fake encounter in which a former militant and a pregnant woman were killed by police commandos on July 23.

Manipur police personnel behind Imphal bomb attack

IMPHAL - In an astonishing revelation, the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was involved in a bomb attack at a private hospital in Imphal, leaving Manipuris flabbergasted.

Manipur Peoples Party stage protest in Manipur

IMPHAL - Defying a ban regional Manipur Peoples Party (MPP) here on Saturday and staged a protest over the issue of killing of a pregnant woman and a suspected militant, allegedly by Manipur’s police commandos.

Protests continue in Manipur over encounter killings

BISHENPUR - Protesters in Manipur’s Bishenpur district burned the effigy of state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to protest against the killing of a youth in a fake encounter.

Gurbachan Jagat to take oath as Nagaland Governor next week

IMPHAL - Gurbachan Jagat, whom the President of India, Pratibha Patil, appointed to discharge functions as the Governor of Nagaland, in addition to his responsibilities as Manipur Governor, would take oath of office and secrecy on Tuesday (July 28).

Indo-Myanmar border trade still remains a distant dream

MOREH - The Indo-Myanmar border trade through Moreh in Manipur has become a distant dream for traders, thanks to the constant shutdowns and poor infrastructure.

Militants force shutdown in Manipur

SENAPATI - A 48-hour shutdown against the Central Government’s decision to deploy additional forces has crippled life in five hill districts of Manipur.

NGO spreading AIDS awareness in Indo-Myanmar border

MOREH - A voluntary organisation in Moreh town of Manipur has recently set up an AIDS awareness centre to educate people about the spread of the deadly virus.

Adventure camp for the northeastern youth

CHURACHANDPUR - About a hundred youngsters from across northeast region of the country are attending a fortnight long adventure camp at Churachandpur area.

Suspected militants kill five persons in Manipur

BISHNUPUR - Suspected militants killed five people, all outsiders, in Manipur on Monday.
The bodies of the victims were found inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Bishnupur district where the security forces had conducted a flush-out operation in April.

Timber smuggling continues in Manipur

UKHRUL - Illegal cutting and smuggling of timber continued with impunity in Manipur’s Ukhrul District, despite a Central court ban on felling of trees.

Awareness campaign against swine flu near India-Myanmar border

KAMJONG - Veterinary doctors and other authorities have geared up to combat swine flu outbreak by launching awareness campaign among residents and by organising massive vaccination for pigs in villages near India-Myanmar border in Manipur.

Suspected militant gunned down in Manipur

BISHENPUR - Security forces shot down a suspected militant in Manipur’s Bishenpur District last night.

Manipur hosts punk music festival

SENAPATI - In an effort to promote the talent of youths, Manipur staged the ‘Screamo Punk Festival 2009′ here last week.

Army officer killed in Manipur gunfire

BISHENPUR - An army officer was killed and another soldier wounded in gunfire with suspected rebels in Manipur’s Bishenpur District on Wednesday.

Militants shot down two Congress workers

KHUNDRAKPAM - Two Congress workers were shot down allegedly by the proscribed militant outfit of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) on Tuesday.

Suspected militants target Manipur’s politician

OIBAM - Political activists in Manipur said rebels were targeting them to keep them off the upcoming general elections.

Thoubal region villagers in Manipur decide to evacuate

LEIRONGTHEL PITRA - Uncertainty and fear have gripped people in the remote villages of Thoubal District of Manipur due to constant threats by militants.

Protest against engineer’s abduction in Manipur

IMPHAL - A Joint Action Committee (JAC) has launched an intensive sit-in-protest over the abduction of an assistant engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFCD).