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2021 highest single day spike in Manipur: 140 fresh COVID-19 cases reported

Posted on April 25, 2021 - 9:21pm by UT News Service
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Manipur on Sunday registered this year’s highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 140 fresh cases, pushing the overall caseload to 30,421. The fatality tally also rose to 385 with two more persons succumbing to the COVID-19 related illnesses in … Continue reading →

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ATSUM: Maintain status quo as ancient times on Koubru stalemate

Posted on April 25, 2021 - 8:38pm by UT News Service
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All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) has appealed to all the “ethnic communities” of the state to refrain from using provocative statements which have the potential to spark off communal conflagration in connection with the “Koubru impasse” and to maintain … Continue reading →

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World Malaria Day: Manipur to stamp out Malaria by end of 2021, ahead of country’s 2030 target

Posted on April 25, 2021 - 12:50pm by UT News Service
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Manipur is on the verge of achieving “zero malaria status” by the end of the current year (2021), nine-years ahead of the national target of eliminating the tropical disease. India’s target to eliminate the disease is 2030. Addressing the media … Continue reading →

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2 drug smugglers arrested with huge stash of contraband in Garo Hills

Posted on April 25, 2021 - 12:03am by UT News Service
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In a major success for the West Garo Hills (WGH) police, 2 drug smugglers were arrested within the district from whom a huge stash of over 2 kgs of Yaba tablets were recovered, according to police. The incident took place … Continue reading →

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Manipur witnesses huge COVID-19 surge: 130 fresh cases in the past 24 hours

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 10:49pm by UT News Service
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Manipur has reported 130 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily spike since January this year, and two deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health department said on Saturday. The 130 new cases took the … Continue reading →

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Rs 1.82 crore collected as fine from COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions violators: Manipur Police

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 10:10pm by UT News Service
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The amount collected till date by Manipur police in its drive against violators of COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions imposed by the state government from time to time to check the spread of the pandemic has crossed Rs 1.82 on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Manipur govt fixes prices of essential commodities to check unusual hike amid COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 9:57pm by UT News Service
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Following hue and cry on the price rise, the Manipur government on Saturday announced the prices of essential commodities under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. While fixing the prices of the essential commodities both wholesale rare and … Continue reading →

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Manipur has enough medical oxygen stock: Biren Singh

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 8:59pm by UT News Service
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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh claimed that the state has enough stock of “medical oxygen” in the State. He said this while in a programme to hand over 15 basic life support ambulances to different Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) … Continue reading →

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Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana sworn in as 48th Chief Justice of India

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 12:09pm by UT News Service
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Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu attended … Continue reading →

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Manipur pays tributes to Khongjom War heroes

Posted on April 24, 2021 - 11:32am by UT News Service
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Manipur on Friday paid rich tributes to “Khongjom War heroes, who valiantly fought against the mighty British” in the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891, at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, Thoubal district. Khongjom Day is observed every year on April 23 to … Continue reading →

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