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Human Rights group in Manipur: Revocation of ‘Disturbed Ara’ status overdue

Posted on December 30, 2021 - 9:19pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families’ Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) said Wednesday that they “warmly” welcomed the media report that the Government of Manipur is likely to recommend revocation of the “disturbed area” status under the Armed … Continue reading →

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Rising People’s Party fumes over ‘Disturbed Area’ extension in Nagaland, blames UDA Govt

Posted on December 30, 2021 - 8:54pm by UT News Service
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Dimapur: The Rising People’s Party (RPP), a political party based in Nagaland, has expressed its anger over the extension of the Disturbed Area Act (DAA) in Nagaland. The party then questioned the Nagaland government on the matter. “The extension of … Continue reading →

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JP Nadda hails Manipur CM N Biren’s Govt, says peace restored in the State

Posted on December 30, 2021 - 8:35pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, JP Nadda on Thursday claimed that the BJP led government brought developmental activities in the right tract in Manipur. Nadda arrived in Imphal in the afternoon for a few hours visit in the … Continue reading →

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Manipuri film producer Guruaribam John Sharma dies

Posted on December 30, 2021 - 8:01pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) deeply mourns the demise of Guruaribam John Sharma, a film producer and cameraman of N.S. Films. A resident of Keishampat in Imphal West district, John was the nephew of film pioneer, Gurumayum Narayan … Continue reading →

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Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal visits Asom Granthamela

Posted on December 30, 2021 - 7:55pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Asom Granthamela, presently going on at Assam Engineering Institute playground at Chandmari locality in the city on Thursday and took a look around various book stalls at the book-fair. Sonowal, who … Continue reading →

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Powerful IED blast in Imphal amid tight security measures ahead of VVIPs visit, no casualty

Posted on December 29, 2021 - 8:46pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Amid enhanced security measures being taken up in connection with visits of VVIPs in Manipur, a powerful bomb expected to be that of an IED exploded at a godown in the heart of Imphal early this morning. No casualty … Continue reading →

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Cabinet minister and NPP leader Letpao Haokip joins BJP

Posted on December 29, 2021 - 8:44pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: Manipur Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS) minister, Letpao Haokip has joined BJP today. Letpao was elected from the NPP ticket in the 2017 assembly election. He joined the BJP at the party headquarters in New Delhi in the presence … Continue reading →

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18 hour shutdown ends peacefully

Posted on December 29, 2021 - 9:13am by UT News Service
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Imphal: An 18-hour shutdown over the demand for scheduled tribe status for the Meitei community ended peacefully. The shutdown imposed by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) commenced from midnight of Monday and ended at 6 pm yesterday. The … Continue reading →

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Mob torches house of alleged girl murderers in Imphal

Posted on December 28, 2021 - 9:25pm by UT News Service
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Imphal: An angry mob burnt down the house of alleged murderers of a 21-year-old girl in Manipur’s Thoubal district today. Korimayum Nargish, daughter of Korimayum Ahamad Ali of Lillong Haoreibi Makha Leikai who went missing since December 22 night, was … Continue reading →

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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav visits Loktak Lake and Keibul Lamjao National Park

Posted on December 28, 2021 - 4:46pm by UT News Service
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Manipur: Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Labour & Employment, Bhupender Yadav on Monday took stock of the situation of the Loktak Lake and Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) in Bishnupur district of Manipur which is an … Continue reading →

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