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Low lying areas inundated following heavy rains in ManipurThe HinduMost of the major rivers in Manipur are flowing above the danger level as a result of torrential rains in the past few days. Low lying areas in the valley districts are inundated. Peopl…

IBNLiveManipur Says No To The Mary Kom BiopicBusinessinsider IndiaObjections have been raised on the fact that a non Manipuri acts as Mary Kom. Actor Priyanka Chopra essaying Mary Kom's role in the biopic obviously does not have the same physical f…

Daily News & AnalysisIrom Sharmila arrested in Manipur on charge of attempt to commit suicide after …Daily News & AnalysisAnti AFSPA activist Irom Sharmila has been arrested by the Imphal police after she refused to under go medical check up or be fo…

Orissadiary.comIrom Sharmila again arrested in ManipurABP NewsImphal (Manipur): Activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who is on an indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years demanding repeal of a law giving sweeping powers to the armed forces to tackle ter…

NDTVManipur activist Irom Sharmila arrested yet again while protesting against AFSPAIBNLiveImphal: Manipur activist Irom Sharmila has yet again been arrested while she was protesting against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Imphal. When the polic…

IBNLiveManipur: Irom Sharmila and her mother resist arrest as police arrive at the …IBNLiveIrom Sharmila is continuing her protest against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur. Soon after her release, Irom refused a medical examination. The…

Manipur in the midst of divisive forcesE-Pao.netTo understand history, one need not be necessarily a student of history. Whatever profession one may be in, history is essential for the existence of mankind as a political being. If one does not know one…

Seminar on primary education in Manipur hills heldE-Pao.netWhile elaborating that there are 37 communities having their own languages or dialects and all except Manipuri and Nepali are non-scheduled languages, Dr.Seipu Kipgen said that Meiteilon is the…

E-Pao.netDemand for immigration regulatory mechanism : Assam takes first step, Manipur …E-Pao.netImphal, August 21 2014: Being one of the worst affected States by illegal immigration, the Government of Assam has constituted the Foreigners Tribunal As…

Economic TimesSupreme Court asks Manipur & Nagaland to file fresh pleas to begin …Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked Manipur and Nagaland governments to make fresh pleas to the Centre to rescind a 2008 order deferring delimitati…

Indian ExpressIn reports by inquiry panels, tales of AFSPA abuse in ManipurIndian ExpressIn what is bound to add intensity to the struggle of activist like Irom Sharmila against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), inquiry commission reports su…

Daily News & AnalysisIf Hindi films can be released in Pakistan, then why not in Manipur?Times of IndiaBut it's a pity that while the rest of the country and the world will see her story, people from her own state Manipur will not, due to the ban o…

Aljazeera.comIn Pictures: Manipur's 'custodial killings'Aljazeera.comShe was released from a prison hospital in Manipur on August 20 where doctors had force fed her to keep her alive. She was charged with the attempt to commit suicide, whic…

Manipur, Tripura get separate IAS, IPS cadresFree Press JournalAgartala: With the creation of separate Manipur and Tripura cadres for All India Cadre Services (AICS) officers, the administration in both states would be considerably smoothened, an offic…

Manipur, Tripura get separate IAS, IPS cadresZee NewsThe Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued a notification earlier this week creating separate Manipur and Tripura cad…

Manipur Court orders release of human rights activist Irom SharmilaJagran JoshAn Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in disturbed areas in the States of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura a…

Bandh triggers fuel crisis in ManipurTimes of IndiaImphal: The indefinite blockade at Golaghat, along the Dimapur-Guwahati highway which passes through Manipur, has triggered a mild commodity crisis, especially of fuel, in Imphal. Almost all fuel outle…

Manipur's Iron Lady vows to continue war on AFSPA after releaseIBNLiveOn Tuesday, in a first, a Manipur sessions court de-criminalised her 14-year old agitation saying an attempt to suicide charge cannot be made against her. It is a re-inforcement …

Indian ExpressIrom Sharmila released, will Manipur government move HC now?Indian ExpressHer family as well as activists in Manipur, who have supported her cause for over a decade now believe that it is just a matter of time that Sharmila is re-arrested…

Indian ExpressCourt orders release of Manipur activist Irom SharmilaIndian ExpressThe Manipur East Sessions court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of 42 year old Irom Sharmila who has been on a hunger strike for the past 13 years. Sharmila has …