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IMPHAL: The Manipur government has downgraded the VIP security cover of a sizeable number of ministers, MLAs, politicians and bureaucrats and these 2,000-odd security personnel will now be deployed to guard farmers engaged in cultivation in trouble-torn areas of the state, sources said on Wednesday.The development came two days after …

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to submit an updated status report by July 10 to furnish details of the steps taken to curb the ethnic clashes that have overrun the northeastern state since early May, claiming at least 130 lives. The top court called for the …

The Supreme Court on Monday, 3 July, sought a “detailed status report” from the Manipur government regarding the “situation on the ground” amid the ongoing ethnic violence in the state. “Let’s have an updated status report from the SG. We are not adjourning it by a long time. So we …

“We want to know about the rehabilitation efforts, the recovery of arms and the law and order situation on the ground. Give us a detailed report,” Chief Justice Chandrachud addressed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Manipur Government. | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium The Manipur Government insisted in the …

The Manipur government has extended the ban on internet services until July 5. The state government has deferred the reopening of schools to July 8. The state government stated that this order is issued to prevent any disturbances of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of the State of …

Many Manipur government employees have been displaced due to violence. The Manipur government will introduce a “no work, no pay” rule for its employees who are not attending office without an authorized leave due to different reasons arising out of the ethnic violence in the state, which broke out on …

The Manipur government has decided to invoke the “no work, no pay” rule for its employees who are not attending office. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh.(HT_PRINT) The General Administration Department (GAD) has been asked to furnish details of employees who are unable to attend their official work due to …

By Saraswat Kashyap: The growing absenteeism of Manipur government employees due to the month-long ethnic violence in the state has triggered the government to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ rule for its staff. The decisions came after Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh chaired a cabinet meeting on …

After his visit to the State in late May, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the March 27 order was given in haste and had led to the violence. File | Photo Credit: PTI The All Manipur Tribal Union is not an aggrieved party and thus has no …

With more than 50,000 people living in relief camps, the Manipur administration is planning to shift them to temporary shelters with better basic facilities. About 3,000 temporary shelters will be built and the Center is likely to sanction ₹130 crore for their construction. According to Manipur government officials, there are …