Monthly Archives: January 2022

CorCom to boycott R-day, calls 18-hour total shutdown in Manipur

Posted on January 22, 2022 - 11:25am by UT News Service
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Imphal: Boycotting the celebration of 73rd Republic Day of India in Manipur, Co-ordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of major rebel groups in the state, has announced to impose an 18-hour “total” shut-down on January 26. The total shutdown, which will … Continue reading →

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Poll-bound Manipur records surging COVID-19 with 578 fresh cases

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 10:16pm by UT News Service
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In the poll-bound Manipur, COVID-19 cases are increasing rapidly with daily positivity rate increased from previous day’s 15.2% to 19.3% on Friday. The state goes to polls to elect 60 members of the state Assembly on February 27 and March … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sangma hopeful of Meghalaya-Assam border solution

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 9:56pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today expressed hope that Meghalaya and Assam will be able to come up with a concrete solution to the long-pending boundary dispute in at least six areas of difference shared between the two … Continue reading →

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UNC calls upon Nagas in Manipur to abstain from participating in Republic Day celebrations

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 8:59pm by UT News Service
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Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC), in its “emergency presidential council meeting” held on January 19, 2022 at “Tahamzam, Senapati district headquarters”, took a decision that “the Naga people will not participate in the ensuing Indian Republic Day celebration on … Continue reading →

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Sheemai (Maiba) village observes ‘Thanksgiving Day’ after completion of motorable road construction through donation

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 8:11pm by UT Correspondent
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Senapati: With no major developmental project relating to improvement of road connectivity to the village till date, the villagers decided to start constructing road with humble donations from well wishers of the village as well as outside the village. This … Continue reading →

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CM N Biren on ‘Statehood Day Golden Jubilee’: Manipur no longer lagging much behind bigger Indian States

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 7:18pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Manipur has a key role in the vision of making the North-East the center of Act East policy. According to a DIPR report, Narendra Modi said this in a video message while wishing the ‘Statehood Day Golden … Continue reading →

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Burmese junta continues to arrest scribes, PEC condemns military atrocities

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 3:35pm by UT News Service
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Geneva: As the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) continue to arrest scribes in the south-east Asian country, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the Burmese junta (also known as … Continue reading →

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Manipur 2022 polls: CEO Manipur issues latest guidelines

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 2:00pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Political parties and candidates are “advised” by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur to conduct their campaigns as much as possible through digital/virtual/media platforms/mobile based mode instead of physical mode ensuring strict compliance of COVID safety norms. CEO … Continue reading →

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Government job approved to family members of Oting and Mon victims

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 11:28am by UT Desk
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Kohima: The government of Nagaland on Friday approved appointment of the next of kin of the civilians who were killed in Oting firing incident on December 4, 2021 and Mon town firing of December 5, 2021. The order issued by … Continue reading →

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Defection continues in poll-bound Manipur; Sitting Trinamool MLA, former Congress MLA joins BJP

Posted on January 20, 2022 - 9:19pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Lone, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) legislator Tongbram Robindro and former Congress MLA Yengkhom Surchandra joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday as pre-election defection continues in Manipur. The poll-bound state has been witnessing political defections well ahead of … Continue reading →

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