The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has taken urgent initiatives to transport essential commodities and other food items to the violence-hit Manipur on Tuesday.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu on Monday nigh shared an emotional and heartfelt appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to restore peace in her conflict-ridden home state.
The meeting was attended by the tribal MLAs like Chinlunthang from Singngat, Letzamang Haokip from Henglep and Ngursanglur from Tipaimukh and all tribe recognised leaders, student, Civil society groups, Community and philanthropic organisation leaders .
The absence of Manipur's clubs from this year's Durand Cup not only denies them a chance to compete against some of the best teams in India but also robs football enthusiasts of witnessing the skills and flair that these clubs bring to the game.
The arrests of the 19 individuals followed a complaint at Gamnom Saparmeina police station in Kangpokpi district of Manipur by the owner of the gas agency.
In a tragic incident, a 50-years-old woman was shot dead and her face disfigured in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday late evening, officials said.
In the wake of the prolonged ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur, the North Eastern Hill University Teachers' Association (NEHUTA) organized a 'Peace March' on the university campus on Friday.