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Manipur sees sharp rise in Covd-19 cases

Posted on January 8, 2022 - 9:50pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Manipur witnessed a sharp spike in the daily COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours. The state reported 76 fresh infections on Saturday, the highest since January 1. Adding the fresh cases, the overall infection count of the state … Continue reading →

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Opium worth over Rs 1 crore seized from a truck in Manipur

Posted on January 8, 2022 - 9:36pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Police in Manipur’s Bishnupur district have seized 49.7 kg of opium, worth over Rs 1 crore during a check to a truck. The police also arrested the driver of the truck who has been identified as Langpoklakpam Kiran Singh … Continue reading →

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Gunman kills one, wounded another in Manipur’s Moreh town

Posted on January 8, 2022 - 8:39pm by UT News Service
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Moreh: An identified gunman fired at a moving car in Manipur’s Moreh town, killing the driver and injuring an occupant The shooting incident took place at Muslim Nagar (Moreh ward no. 5) located near Indo-Myanmar border pillar no. 79 on … Continue reading →

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Nagaland re-imposes COVID-19 restrictions with immediate effect

Posted on January 8, 2022 - 7:16pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: The Nagaland government has re-imposed COVID-19 restrictions following a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases being noticed in several states of the country. “As there is a strong possibility of surge in COVID-19 cases in the state of Nagaland also, … Continue reading →

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No fresh case of Omicron variant reported in Meghalaya

Posted on January 8, 2022 - 11:35am by UT News Service
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Shillong: No fresh case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus was reported in Meghalaya even as the government on Friday decided to increase testing on people who are symptomatic besides rolling out the precaution dose for 60 years and above … Continue reading →

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Students protest against court petition challenging ILP system in Manipur

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 8:32pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Police on Friday detained some students who took part in a protest against court petition challenging introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Manipur. The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) demanded “immediate unconditional” release of the … Continue reading →

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Nearly 2000 journalists died with Covid-19 in 94 countries

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 4:29pm by UT News Service
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Geneva (PEC): Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since March 2020. Last year, in 2021, at least 1400 media workers succumbed to the virus, that is to say 116 par month or some 4 per day on … Continue reading →

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Assam-Meghalaya border dispute likely to be resolved

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 10:08am by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Minister-in-charge Public Health Engineering (PHE), Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar today expressed optimism that the boundary dispute with Assam in six locations will be resolved before Meghalaya celebrates its 50th year of statehood on January 21. Tongkhar, who is heading … Continue reading →

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Manipur: Amit Shah inaugurates, lays foundation stones worth ₹ 2450 cr for 29 development projects

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 9:41am by UT News Service
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Imphal: Union Minister for Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones altogether 29 development projects today at City Convention, Palace Compound in Imphal East district through virtual mode in the august presence of Manipur … Continue reading →

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Liangmai Makhan village celebrates ‘Chagan Phungjanbo Ngee’

Posted on January 6, 2022 - 9:53pm by UT News Service
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The Liangmai Makhan village celebrated ‘Chagan phungjanbo Ngee’ (festival) with surrounding villages today. It is a cultural festival which is usually celebrated on the onset every year asking God for blessings, according to Makhan Village Authority. In the program, Ml … Continue reading →

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