IMPHAL: Amid the unceasing ethnic conflict besetting Manipur, scores of people on Tuesday accorded a hero’s welcome to six of the 15 young footballers of the state who are members of the Indian squad which lifted the South Asian Football Federation SAFF under-16 championship 2023 trophy.The players were also presented with Lengyan, a traditional Meitie … Read more
GUWAHATI: The scramble for a seat to study medicine in a government medical college may be education’s equivalent of the gold rush, but 21 of 100 MBBS berths in Manipur’s Churachandpur Medical College have found no takers this year even after the second round of counselling.Classes for the second MBBS batch are due to start … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) will refer Manipur viral video case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Centre will also file an affidavit in the Supreme Court requesting the trial of viral video case to take place outside Manipur.The mobile phone from which the viral video was shot has been recovered … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tasked by Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went to Imphal on Saturday on a day-long visit that he said was “to discuss creating confidence-building measures” with his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh. Sarma also met members of the state cabinet, MLAs, BJP politicians and civil society organisations.“For … Read more
NEW DELHI: C V Ananda Bose was on Thursday appointed the governor of West Bengal. His appointment will take effect on the date he assumes charge of his office a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Manipur governor La Ganesan held the additional charge of West Bengal after Jagdeep Dhankar took oath as the Vice … Read more
GUWAHATI/HAFLONG: Surface links to Assam’s Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday as incessant rains triggered landslides and washed off roads as well as railway tracks in multiple locations of Assam and Meghalaya. Landslides in different locations in Assam’s Dima Hasao district disrupted … Read more