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Irom Sharmila to end 16-year-long fast today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 9 (ANI): Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 16 years against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), will break her fast today.
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Imphal: Two BSF personnel injured in IED blast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 8 (ANI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel sustained injuries after a low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast took place near Kangpokpi town along Imphal - Dimapur road on NH-1 on Monday.
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Second National Handloom Day observed in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 8 (ANI): Like in the rest of the country, the second National Handloom Day was yesterday observed at the Manipur Film Development Society (MFDS) Auditorium, Palace Gate, Imphal.
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Manipur: CRPF personnel, civilian injured in IED blast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 5 (ANI): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a civilian have been injured an IED blast near the Manipur State Museum, near Imphal Polo Ground today.
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Imphal hosts Sahitya Akademi Translation Award
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), Aug.5 (ANI): For the first time, Sahitya Akademi has presented Translation Prize 2015, with a grade at par with other major Akademi Prizes, at a function in Imphal on August 4, today.
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Soringchon Zimik, a rising Tangkhul Theatre artist from Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), Aug.4 (ANI): In an endeavor to preserve the rich theatre tradition of Manipur, theatrical societies have taken up the challenge to revive theatre. Manipur's first Tangkhul Naga theatre artiste Soringchon Zimik is once such individual who has won many hearts with her ex
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Indian Railways gears up for expansion plans in northeast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Imphal (Manipur)/Dimapur (Nagaland) Aug.4 (ANI): Indian Railways has announced mega expansion plans to improve connectivity and infrastructure in other northeastern states apart from Tripura. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu recently launched two different project
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Tangkhul girl wins 'Tribal Euphony Solo Hunt'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug. 2 (ANI): To encourage talented singers from Northeast and help them take up music as a career option, a music hunt show was held recently in Manipur where large number of singers from the 'tribal' communities took part in the event.
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Manipur: Indian Army files FIR against Airtel over unverified SIM cards
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, July 25 (ANI): The Indian Army has filed an FIR against Airtel and the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) for distributing pre-activated SIM cards for the mobile without verification as this not only constituted a grave security threat, but was also in direct contradiction
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Two students on hunger strike, three faint during Manipur school students
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), July 23 (ANI): At least three students of the Tamphasana Girls (TG) Higher Secondary School reportedly fainted and several others sustained minor injuries after police resorted to intensive action during a student protest for introduction of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) Syst
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Hearing on petition filed against wanted tag on former JCILPS Convenor def
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), July 21 (ANI): The hearing of the petition filed by former JCILPS Convenor Kh Ratan challenging the 'Wanted' tag on him has been deferred to another bench as a division bench comprising of Chief Justice R.R. Prasad and Justice S. Serto has denied a plea by the Adv
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15 days Skill Development programme on Kouna Craft
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wangkhei (Manipur), July 16 (ANI): A 15-day-long Livelihood Skill Development Programme on the crafts of Kouna (water hyacinth ) has been launched under the sponsorship of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) at Wangkhei Pukhrambam Leiaki, Imphal East District, or
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