Imphal, Sep. 26 : It has been over 45 days since the campaign for the creation of a separate Sadar Hills District began, and with sign in sight of it ending, the state's economic losses are reportedly mounting.

Agitators camping on National Highways 39 and 53, have not only dug up these two prominent routes leading into the state, but have also attacked trucks and tankers carrying essential fuel, groceries, food grains
and medicines.

Manipur is one of the only States in India which is having a strategy on harm reduction to put off the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the tactic appear to give up excellent results.

As per the yearly Report of the Manipur State AIDS Control Society for 2008-2009, the occurrence rate of HIV infection amongst injecting drug-users has revealed a low down by 76.9 per cent in 1997 to 17.9 per cent in 2007.

New Delhi, Feb 7 : Manipur emerged winners in the national Vovinam championship held at Nanded, Maharashtra.

Around 550 participant from 18 states competed in the first national championship of the little-known Vietnamese martial art sport that concluded Saturday.

Manipur were the overall championship winners scoring 81 points with 13 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals. Maharashtra came second with 63 points winning eight gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals. Madhya Pradesh finished third bagging nine gold, four silver and four bronze medals, the Vovinam Association of India said in a statement.

Imphal (Manipur), Feb 7 : Women in Imphal took to the streets here over reports of increasing violence against women and children.

The Conflict Widows Forum in collaboration with several non-governmental organizations organized the protest.

The protestors condemned the recent incidents of rape and murder of innocent women in the state.

They called for capital punishment for rapists and murderers.

Bimola Devi, the head of the Department of Political Science, Manipur University said, "These killings are very brutal and we strongly condemn them." (ANI)

Imphal, Jan 8 - The four-month shutdown of educational institutions in Manipur was called off Friday following a meeting between Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and the protesting groups.

Schools and colleges would resume classes from Saturday.

All educational institutions in Manipur have been closed since Sep 9 with the Apunba Lup, an apex civil society group representing more than 20 different organisations, demanding the resignation of the chief minister over the alleged extra judicial killing of a youth in July.

Imphal, Jan 6 :  A police commando was injured Wednesday in a grenade attack at the residence of former Manipur chief minister Radhabinod Koijam.

A police spokesperson said unidentified motorcycle-borne militants lobbed a grenade at Koijam's official residence in the capital Imphal.

"A police commando who was outside the house was injured in the attack," the official said.

Koijam, now a legislator and president of the Manipur unit of the Nationalist Congress Party, was inside the house when the grenade attack took place.

Imphal, Jan 1 : The situation in Manipur is continues to be disturbed following bomb attacks by militants.

Just a day after Christmas, a grenade exploded outside Inpha Dental Clinic near the R. I. M. S. Road in Imphal.

Four members of a family were caught in the explosion and seriously injured.

The family was traveling in an auto-rickshaw from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital.

Imphal, Jan 2 : Theatre is an artistic medium, which is often used to take a look at the social situation.

A mime Theatre Repertory in Manipur is screening their new play “The Will of Soul” that deals with prevailing uncertainty in the state.

“Mirel Mashingkha” that means the will of Soul, is an experimental mime play presented by Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory.

The play deals with the strong resolve of Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on fast since 2000, demanding an end to violence in the state.

Imphal, Jan 4 : The volatile security situation in Manipur is threatening the academic careers of thousands of students.

Since September 9, 2009 all schools and colleges in the state have been closed indefinitely by some of the rights organisations protesting against an alleged fake encounter.

A boycott of all schools and colleges under the banner of the Manipur Students Organisation has affected the future of thousands of students into risk.

Imphal, Jan 1 : Frequent extortion demands and abduction of telecom company staff by militants have severely affected the functioning of tele service providers in Manipur.

Recently, an Airtel Company Manager and company’s field sales executive were abducted for ransom.

On December 17, 2009 police rescued two Airtel mobile service employees, Kh Joychandra and Th Oken of Singjamei, from the clutches of militants.

Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 31 - For the eight states in northeastern India, 2009 will go down as a year that promised to bring an end to nearly three decades of insurgency but ended with more bloodshed and misery.

Assam and Manipur continued to be in the limelight for the wrong reasons - at least 50 explosions in the two states in 2009 and more than 200 deaths besides several attacks on security forces.

And this despite the tremendous optimism at the dawn of 2009, with a firm commitment by both the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Assam government to help end one of the region's bloodiest insurgencies.

Imphal, Dec 25 : The migration of people in search of better opportunities has been an age long tradition. But in Manipur migrants fear being targeted by militants.

Recently, three migrants were killed in separate incidents in the state.

Migrant labourers say they don’t feel safe in Manipur.

On December 16, assailants shot dead Gajinder Ram and Subhas Yadav in their house in Chingmeirong Kabui Khul on the outskirts of Imphal while they were asleep.

Imphal, Dec 25 : In recent days, many incidents have been reported in Manipur where militants have used grenades and bombs to speed fear among the people.

Using explosives is the latest modus operandi of militants for speeding terror and panic among Manipuris.

On December 13, unknown miscreants threw a grenade at the residence of a former employee of the Public Works Department, causing him serious injuries.

Imphal, Dec 25 : In a recent incident, villagers of Nongbrang in Manipur chased a group of militants suspected to belong to the Kuki National Front (President) and lynched two of them.

The militants reportedly came to extort money, first launched an attack on villagers, injuring three of them.

Twenty suspected Kuki militants swooped down on the village under Yairipok police station and fired at a group of villagers holding a meeting against extortion, assault and threats by suspected cadres of the group.

Imphal, Dec 24 : Security personnel gunned down nine militants in two separate encounters in Manipur on Thursday.

Some heavily armed suspected militants of People''s Republic of Kangleipak (Prepak) attacked a patrolling team of Assam Rifles in Luiboldung village in Chandel district.

In retaliation, the security forces opened fire and a brief encounter followed where six militants were killed.

Imphal, Dec 24 : Three separatist guerrillas were killed Thursday in a gun fight with security forces in Manipur, officials said.

A police spokesperson said a group of heavily armed militants of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) attacked a patrol of the paramilitary Assam Rifles near Waithou village, 18 km south of Manipur capital Imphal.

Tamenglong (Manipur), Dec 17 : At the initiative of the horticulture department, a competition cum festival called Orange festival was organised on Friday (December 11) at the Tamenglong district headquarters here.

The festival aimed at promoting the cultivation of the fruit, which has opened the gates of opportunity for the farmers.

Vice Chairman of Hill Area Committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Khangthuanang Panmei, inaugurated the orange festival.

Imphal, Dec 17 - Two migrant workers were killed by unidentified gunmen in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur in the second such incident in the past two days, officials said Thursday.

A police spokesperson said bullet riddled bodies of the two daily wage earners were recovered from the Chingmaerong area on the outskirts of the capital Imphal early Thursday.

"Probably the incident took place before dawn with the two non-local workers shot dead with automatic weapons," the official said.

Police are yet to identify the two bodies, but claimed both were migrant workers, probably from West Bengal or Bihar.

Imphal, Dec 16 : A migrant labourer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here on Tuesday.

Twenty-eight-year-old Deepak Kumar Shahu was shot dead at Pangei Haotan, four kilometres away from Heingang Police Station in Imphal.

Shahu, a confectionary hawker used to sell biscuits and other items in remote villages.

Imphal, Dec 14 : The Manipur government would offer government jobs to 109 sportspersons who have won gold medals in different national sports events.

"To encourage sportspersons and youth in the state, the Manipur government took this decision at a cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister  Saturday," a government spokesman told reporters here Monday.

Initially the government has short-listed 109 men and women, who have earned gold medals in different national level sports events.