Tag: Manipur government

Six Congress MLAs in Manipur quit Assembly

The six legislators are among the eight Congress MLAs who defied the party whip on Monday and skipped the crucial one-day session of the House, in which the BJP-led coalition government comfortably won the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.

August 11, 2020

More villages flooded in Manipur

 The flood situation worsened in some parts of Manipur with torrential rain flooding more villages and paddy fields and the Iril river flowing above the danger mark on Monday. Villagers said that though the rain had stopped in the valley districts there is still heavy downpour in the hill areas from where all the rivers …

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October 23, 2017

CCTV scam: Manipur government orders probe

The newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Manipur has ordered an inquiry into a 2010 CCTV scam involving over Rs.8 crore. The three-member committee constituted on Friday began working on the pre-poll pledge of the BJP to fight corruption beginning from even a single rupee and punishing the guilty ones. The Committee will submit its …

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April 1, 2017

Anti-corruption cell to be set up in Manipur

The BJP-led Manipur government has decided to set up an anti-corruption cell at the Chief Minister s Secretariat. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh last evening. Government spokesperson and Cabinet minister Th Bishwajit said, the decision to set up the anti-corruption cell was taken for gathering …

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March 25, 2017

Anti-corruption cell to be set up in Manipur

The BJP-led Manipur government has decided to set up an anti-corruption cell at the Chief Minister s Secretariat. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh last evening. Government spokesperson and Cabinet minister Th Bishwajit said, the decision to set up the anti-corruption cell was taken for gathering …

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March 25, 2017

NPP’s pullout threat looms large over Manipur government

Even as N Biren Singh was sworn in as Manipur's new Chief Minister on Wednesday, the threat of BJP ally National People's Party (NPP) to pull out in case portfolios of its choice are not given loomed large. The NPP is an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Manipur and has four …

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March 15, 2017

NPF assures support to new Manipur government

Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Tuesday brushed aside reports that his Naga People's Front (NPF) will not support the new non-Congress coalition government in Manipur. The NPF chief  said that it "did not put any pre-condition" before joining the BJP-led coalition arrangement in Manipur and such reports are absolutely false. The NPF is a major …

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March 14, 2017

Okram Ibobi Singh to step down as Manipur Chief Minister on Tuesday

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday announced that he will tender his resignation on Tuesday. "I will resign by tomorrow to facilitate the process of government formation," he told reporters in Imphal. Few hours before the resignation announcement, Governor Najma Heptulla had directed Singh to resign in order for a new ministry to …

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March 13, 2017

Manipur CM Ibobi Singh refuses to quit, says he has majority support

In a fresh political twist in Manipur, Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has refused to heed Governor Najma Heptulla's directive to resign in order for a new ministry to be formed, saying he enjoys majority support in the assembly. Heptulla on Monday said she has asked Ibobi Singh to resign so that the process …

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March 13, 2017

BJP to stake claim in Manipur

BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said the party will meet Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla to stake claim to forming the new government in the state with the support of the National People's Party (NPP) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). "We will approach Governor Najma Heptulla seeking her to invite the BJP, supported …

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March 12, 2017