Tag: N Biren Singh
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A fraught question in Manipur
The power of eminent domain is not absolute as several extant laws limit the same to protect tribal land and forest.
July 26, 2021 -
Sailing towards choppy waters
Bubbling ethnic tensions have again risen to the surface in Manipur, ahead of the Assembly polls next year.
April 26, 2021 -
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh tests positive for coronavirus
The chief minister is undergoing home isolation, a health department official told news agency PTI.
November 15, 2020 -
Manipur Chief Minister reallocates cabinet portfolios after state’s political crisis ends
As per constitutional provisions, there can be a maximum 12 ministers in the state, including the chief minister.
July 7, 2020 -
Row over Manipur CM’s naming of disqualified MLA as adviser
Criticising the Chief Minister's move, Congress spokesman Ningombam Bupenda Meitei termed the action 'illegal'.
May 16, 2020 -
Manipur: The case of Lukhosei Zou — absconding politician & drug kingpin
The recent disappearance of politician-cum-drug kingpin Lukhosei Zou, after he was arrested last year, has again brought to light the collusion between those in power and the drug trade in Manipur
April 8, 2019 -
Manipur to oppose Citizenship Bill if clause to protect natives not included: CM
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that the BJP-led government in the state would not support the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill unless there was a provision for protecting the indigenous people of the northeast.
January 17, 2019 -
Manipur University agitation to be suspended from tomorrow
The 75-day long agitation at Manipur University will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow after the stakeholders reached a mutual agreement on Thursday.
August 16, 2018 -
Comprehensive plan, direly needed
After monsoon hit Manipur this year, it rained without break for almost two days straight. Waters of the Imphal River overflowed in Imphal East near the Checkon area. The onrushing waters did not spare both the humble and the mighty, and for the first time since its inception in 1964, All India Radio went off …
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June 24, 2018 -
Walking a political tightrope
Manipur is today out of bounds for almost all mainland Indians who wish to visit it overland without identification papers. They are routinely halted at the Mao Check Post on the Manipur-Nagaland border by Manipur Police and made to return. These people are not normal tourists but consist mainly of semi-skilled workers and labourers hailing …
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June 10, 2018 -
Rs 1,600cr sanctioned for Manipur highway improvement
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday announced that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,600 crore for the improvement of the National Highway (NH) 2 bordering Myanmar. Singh said the improvement work will begin before the onset of the monsoon season. The 110 km Imphal-Moreh sector of the NH 2 is the only stretch …
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April 16, 2018 -
Shutdown disrupt normal life in Manipur
Normal life in Manipur was crippled on Wednesday due to a day-long shutdown called by an insurgent group opposing the proposed shifting of a hospital to Keirao from Sagolmang in Impahl East district. All educational institutions, business centres and public facilities were shut while buses and trucks went off the roads. Attendance in government offices …
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April 11, 2018 -
Manipur CM announces cash rewards for lifters Mirabai, Sanjita
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh each for lifters Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu, who claimed gold medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
April 6, 2018 -
Manipur’s ‘dirty dozen’
On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that state assemblies have no powers to enact legislation to appoint parliamentary secretaries. This led to the disqualification of the Delhi government’s 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party for holding office of profit as parliamentary secretaries, subsequent to the notices served on them by the Election …
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February 25, 2018 -
Police brace for influx from Assam to Manipur
Manipur Police have tightened security to check the possible influx of migrants after a draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published in neighbouring Assam has sparked fears that many may be declared non-Indians. Director General of Police L.M. Khaute has supervised security measures along the Assam-Manipur border on the state’s eastern side to …
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January 4, 2018 -
President Kovind in Manipur amid general strike
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Tuesday amid a shutdown called by insurgents that crippled life across Manipur. Schools, government offices and markets were shut. Very few vehicles plied on the roads. However, all flights operated normally. The Coordinating Committee, the apex body of the six major insurgent groups in Manipur, called the 26-hour …
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November 21, 2017 -
Nitish speaks to Manipur CM over attack on Bihari students
Taking serious note of an attack on students at the NIT-Imphal campus, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday spoke to his Manipuri counterpart N. Biren Singh and requested him to ensure the safety and security of students hailing from his state. He also urged Singh to take action against the accused, who had attacked …
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November 7, 2017