Imphal, 25 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Volunteers of Imphal Moreh tata D-i (207) Owners and Drivers Welfare Association have started filling up the pot holes on National highway 102, Indo-Myanmar road. This road is going to be in deplorable condition if not repaired before the arrival of the monsoon.  The state Govt had blacktopped the 109-kilometre road in 2012 and had never repaired it. Apart from various pot holes in between Tengnoupal and Khudengthabi, land slides in various parts caused grievous inconveniences to the vehicles passing the road. Accidents occur frequently on this road, the latest being on the 20th of this month at Tengnoupal Machin manao ching involving 2 Tata DIs. Looking at the situation, members of Tata D-I Association contributed money and repaired the pot holes using Tata tipper and excavator since yesterday. Chief advisor of the Association, Ahanthem Dhakeshwor said they had been pressurising the previous congress Govt for the last 3 to 4 years to repair this road. A JAC was even formed by drivers of vehicles plying on this road, however the Govt has not taken up any steps till date. He mentioned that the new chief minister N. Biren had assured the people of repairing the road in the near future.  While appreciating the chief minister's assurance, he appealed to the Govt to repair the road before monsoon.

Imphal, 24 march 2017 ( Evening News ) : Drivers of private passenger vehicles ceased work in protest against the parking ban at Keishampat by the authority concerned. Transport department has asked them not to park their vehicles at Indo-Burma Sugnu Road bus parking, popularly known as Keishampat-Thoubal parking. The drivers said some staff of the Transport department came this morning at the parking in front of the BJP office and asked the drivers to not park their vehicles there. The drivers who were upset by the sudden order left the area leaving behind their vehicles in protest. They said they were not given prior information and no alternative arrangements were made. It may be mentioned that the then BJP Manipur Pradesh president had in 2015 asked the Indo-Burma Sugnu Road Bus owners welfare union to shift the parking location, however the association refused to do so. Secretary of the union has threatened to suspend all passenger bus services in Manipur if the matter is not solved at the earliest.

United bus owners Welfare Association has also expressed dissatisfaction at the order of the department. The association said, until a transport policy is framed, the area will be used as parking and drivers will continue park the passenger vehicles. General secretary of the Association, B. Dhanabir Sharma said they will support the protest by the Indo-Burma Sugnu Road Bus owners welfare union and also threatened to suspend all passenger bus services in Manipur.

Imphal, 23 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Furious mob demolished the houses of those accused in the killing of Sapam Ranjit @ Amu from Heingang Awang leikai. Police fired tear gas shells to control the situation. 4 persons including the girlfriend of Ranjit have been arrested by  police. It may be recalled that Sapam Ranjit who was a tractor was found dead near a farm between Heingang Leikha and Mongjam yesterday morning. Police arrested his girl friend Luxma, 16 and her mother Thoudem Tombinou, 48 from Achanbigei Akham leirak, Soram Sanjoy, 26 from Achanbigei Akham Awang and Koijam Roshan, 26 from Khundrakpam Ethei Mayai leikai. On hearing the news of their arrest, angry people damaged the houses of Thoudem Tombinou and Soram Sanjoy this morning around 8:30. Later the mob stormed the house of Koijam Roshan at Khundrakpam. A large number of police personnel stopped the people when they reached a bridge between Pangei and Khundrakpam. Police fired tear gas shells to control the mob and the mob pelted stones at the police in retaliation. Meanwhile some persons managed to sneak through a lane and damaged the house of Koijam Roshan. Co convenor of the JAC formed against the killing of Ranjit, Sanoujam Tondang said the 4 culprits were arrested after it was discovered that Ranjit was talking on the phone with a girl from Achambigei on the day of the murder. He alleged that it was a planned murder as Tombinou hired the killers as she did not approve of the relation between Ranjit and her daughter. He said she wanted her daughter to marry Koijam Roshan. He said their involvement in the killing was suspected when they found Luxma coming back to her house after eloping with Koijam Roshan on the previous day of the murder. Tondang said Tayenjam Kennedy, the owner of the tractor and his wife Tayenjam Abemma were not involved in the murder. He appreciated chief minister Nongthombam Biren for assuring to produce the culprits within 2 days.

Imphal, 23 March 2017 ( Evening News ) : Property worth about 10 lakh rupees were destroyed in a fire which broke in the godown of the Family Welfare Directorate this morning. The Godown is located in between the directorate and the civil supplies. It was suspected to have been caused by a short circuit. More than 1 lakh pieces of  Point 1 ml and Point 5 ml syringes were totally destroyed in the fire. Vaccine Carrier box 850 and one Cold Box 55 kept in the Godown were also destroyed. Two computers of Civil Supplies Office also caught fire and were destroyed. The items destroyed included those to be sent to various health centres in different districts.  The department however ensured that the fire will not hamper its vaccination schedules

Imphal, 23 April 2017 ( Evening News ) : The last day of the 4-day session of the Manipur state assembly lasted for just 13 minutes. On the last day of the session the House today unanimously passed The Manipur appropriation (No. 1) Bill 2017 and The Manipur appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2017. Chief minister N. Biren introduced both the bills.   The Manipur Appropriation ( Number 1 ) Bill 2017 authorises payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of the state of Manipur for the services of the financial year, 2016-17. The Manipur Appropriation ( Number 2 ) Bill 2017 authorises payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the consolidated fund of the state of Manipur for the services of the financial year, 2017-18. The session began on the 20th of this month. Speaker Yumnam Khemchand adjourned the House Sine-Die.