Monthly Archives: January 2022

Manipur logs 27 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:52pm by UT News Service
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As many as 27 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manipur on Wednesday when 1,962 samples were tested, taking the overall infection count of the state to 1,25,905. The fatality toll in the state also rose to 2,008 with … Continue reading →

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AR jawan killed in bomb blast in Manipur, another wounded

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 7:55pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and another wounded when a bomb suspected to have been triggered by militants exploded in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Wednesday. The bomb suspected to be a remote control IED went off near a … Continue reading →

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Athuibou Daimai, one of the first Naga MLAs in Manipur passes away

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 7:52pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: One of the first Naga MLAs in Manipur, Athuibou Daimai passed away this morning at Deulahland, Imphal. He was born in 1923 at Thaluan village of Tamenglong district. He was three times MLA from 1952 to 1967. In an … Continue reading →

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Sword Vashum graces opening ceremony of the 17th Luiha Trophy

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 7:14pm by UT Desk
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Paorei: The official opening ceremony of the 17th Luiha trophy was held today at Paorei village. The trophy for football and basketball has been scheduled for 3 days starting from January 5-8. The tournament is organized by Paorei Youth and … Continue reading →

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Naga civil organisations seek PM Modi’s intervention in Indo-Naga peace talks, repealing AFSPA, submits joint memorandum

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 6:53pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC), the Naga Women Union (NWU) and the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) have sought the “personal attention and intervention” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in concluding the Indo-Naga peace process and repealing of … Continue reading →

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Tripura Emerging As Trade Corridor For Northeast India, Asserts PM Narendra Modi

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 1:01pm by UT/NET News Desk
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Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched ‘Mission 100-Vidyajyoti Schools’ and ‘Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana’ worth several crores at Swami Vivekananda Maidan here in Agartala city on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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MLA Aza A Shimray laid to rest, His native Chingjaroi CV and Chingai area paid last tribute

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 11:51am by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Manipur ex-Youth Affairs and Sports minister Aza A Shimray was laid to rest at his native Chingjaroi CV on Tuesday afternoon. The village wore a gloomy look as it mourned the loss of its dear departed lone father-figure in … Continue reading →

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Legendary filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma to release ‘Critics on Indian Cinema’ book

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 10:06am by UT Desk
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Imphal: Legendary filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma will release the book-Critics on Indian Cinema on January 6, 2022, Thursday at 7 pm online. The book is published by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI)- India chapter in collaboration with Federation … Continue reading →

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The Naga Rising: Delhi’s BJP-led govt hasn’t reciprocated on Indo-Naga peace talks

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:52am by UT News Service
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The Naga Rising, an influential organisation based in Nagaland, has said today that the latest report on the Indo-Naga peace talks (as published by The Indian Express / November 29, 2021 issue), stating that the Framework Agreement signed on August … Continue reading →

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PPFA insists on India’s diplomatic preferences in Commonwealth

Posted on January 5, 2022 - 9:31am by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Reacting to a viral social media post insisting on India’s diplomatic liberty out of the Commonwealth of Nations, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) bats for appointing ambassadors (instead of high commissioners) in most of the 53 … Continue reading →

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