Three injured in grenade attack in Imphal

Edit The Times of India 18 Oct 2016
IMPHAL ... The injured were admitted to a hospital and their condition is stated to be stable, police said ... Shimray is the president of a contractor's association based in Ukhrul district of Manipur....

Manipur CM releases state's culture policy

Edit The Times of India 16 Oct 2016
IMPHAL. Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Friday released the long-awaited 'Manipur Culture Policy' and three gazetteers - 'Gazetteer of Manipur', 'Gazetteer of Ukhrul' and 'Gazetteer of Churachandpur' ... The policy proposes to form a body called the 'Manipur Cultural Advisory Board' comprising 30 eminent personalities who are experts in various cultural fields ... RELATED....

Irom Sharmila acquitted of attempt to commit suicide charge

Edit The Times of India 05 Oct 2016
Imphal. An Imphal court on Wednesday acquitted rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu of attempt to commit suicide (Section 309) charge ... As part of Sharmila's reach out mission to integrate with society since she was discharged by JNIMS hospital on August 27, she had stayed in Ukhrul district for a few days and interacted with people ... Click here to download it for your device....

AR Major hurt in Manipur encounter

Edit The Times of India 01 Oct 2016
Imphal. An Assam Rifles Major was injured in a pre-dawn encounter with rebels in the jungles of the remote Kamjong area of Manipur's Ukhrul district bordering Myanmar on Friday ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....

Villagers welcome dam step by PMO

Edit The Telegraph India 26 Sep 2016
A group of villagers in Manipur has thanked the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for intervening to thwart the state government's plan to commission the Mapithel dam on the Thoubal river in Ukhrul district ... ....

Explosives recovered from Ukhrul, 3 held

Edit The Hindu 22 Sep 2016
The trio were arrested from Nampisha area in Ukhrul district and were heading for Imphal along with explosives in a jeep, the ......

Assam Rifles troops seize over 8 kg explosives

Edit The Times of India 22 Sep 2016
Based on intelligence inputs, 31 AR apprehended them when they were travelling in a jeep towards Imphal on September 11 from Ukhrul district's Nampisha village....

Highway across nations: India approves $1-billion connectivity project

Edit The Times of India 18 Sep 2016
NEW DELHI ... "The mandate is for completing the project within the next two years," a senior official said ... This project is entirely different and new -- and about to be rolled out," Nandan told IANS ... "This apart, two highways are going to come up in Manipur -- 115-km Ukhrul-Tolloi-Tadubi ($230 million) and a 138-km split, four-lane road between the Kohima-Kedima Kring-Imphal section of National Highway-39 ($280 million)," said A.D ... ....

Speaker accepts resignation of 5 Manipur MLAs

Edit The Times of India 17 Sep 2016
IMPHAL ... The constituencies the five MLAs represented have also been declared vacant by the speaker ... The four NPF MLAs, Nunghlung Victor (Chandel constituency), V Alexander Pao (Karong), Samuel Risom (Ukhrul) and Dikho (Mao) have submitted their resignations in September last year, in protest against the passing of three anti-migrant bills by the assembly on August 31, 2015 ... RELATED. From around the web....

Manipur boils over Meitei-tribals clash ahead of Assembly polls

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Sep 2016
Dateline. On August 9, Manipur was witness to a historical event when human rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu gave up her 16 year-old hunger strike protesting against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) and decided to fight polls to get it repealed from the state ... This valley is surrounded by the five hill districts – Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Chandel, Senapati and Churachandpur – dominated by the tribals ... ....

Sharmila's tribute to Luingamla

Edit The Telegraph India 13 Sep 2016
Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila yesterday paid homage to Luingamla Muinao, the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted and "gunned down" by two army officers on January 24, 1986, at Ngainga village in Ukhrul district ... ....

Kuki groups to rally for justice in genocide case

Edit The Times of India 12 Sep 2016
IMPHAL ... Over 1,00,000 villagers were rendered homeless. The 'Black Day' will be observed jointly by Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) and KSO GHq at Khongsai Veng in Imphal and various areas in Churachandur, Senapati, Chandel, Ukhrul and Tamenglong districts....

Manipur to get eight new police stations, outposts soon

Edit The Times of India 08 Sep 2016
IMPHAL ... The cabinet also resolved to create 126 posts for the new power sub-stations to be opened at Heirok and Lilong (Thoubal), Porompat and Lamlai (Imphal East), Sekmai and Khumbong (Imphal West) and Litan (Ukhrul), said Singh ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....
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