Imphal, 23 July 2016 ( Evening News) : Four students who are on fast unto death at Singjamei Thongkhong since yesterday demonstrated in the middle of the road near the eastern side of the Singjamei bridge today. The protest caused serious inconveniences to the people on the road. Police yesterday arrested 4 students who were on fast unto death since July 19 and the four students underwent fast since yesterday. The student protestors sat in the middle of the road since early morning. As they blocked the road, engines of all kinds of vehicles were shut down and people pushed their vehicles silently on the road. They sat on the road around 10 am and then moved to the waiting shed. The students who are on fast unto death are Irom Jotin Kumar of Liberal College, R.K. Sitam of Johnston Hr Sec School, Thokchom Leonard , CC Hr. Sec. School and  Ninghoujam Linthoi Lamlong Hr Sec School

Imphal, 22 July 20146 ( Evening News) : The incessant rain that hit the state in the last few days has flooded many areas around the Loktak lake. Many villages around the lake have been submerged under flood water affecting the several families. Affected people have urged the human rights activists to help them. They said the govt has deprived them of their right to livelihood.

Imphal, 22 July 2016 ( Evening News) : Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System, JCILPS continued its drive against illegal migrant labourers. Around 20 migrant workers were caught by the volunteers for not having proper identification documents this morning around 10. JCILPS volunteers along with local Meira Paibi conducted the drive against migrant workers near Sekmai Police Station. The volunteers stopped buses and other public transport vehicles to identify illegal migrant workers. The joint committee has been conducting drive against migrant workers who entered the state in the last few days on the national highways demanding Inner Line Permit System in Manipur. The migrant workers had with them xeroxed copies of ID issued by JCILPS or fake ID papers. 123 migrant workers were caught yesterday during JCILPS drive in Sekmai.

Imphal , 21 July 2016 (Evening News ) : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft guidelines for standards of instant noodles and proposed that egg powder may be added. The notification was issued to bring more clarity in regulating the instant noodles products, following, Maggi controversy last year. Besides instant noodles, the food regulator also issued draft guidelines for quality standards of fortified atta, maida and rice, durum wheat maida and pearl millet flour. In April this year, FSSAI had asked state authorities to launch proceedings against only those noodle or pasta companies that had taste-enhancer MSG in their products despite carrying 'no MSG' or no added MSG' label on the packets.

Imphal, 21 July 2016 ( Evening News) : Women vendors of Imoinu andi Phouoibi Keithel who have been shifted to the temporary market sheds behind Johnstone Higher Secondary School rose in unison and attempted to reoccupy the markets in Khwairamband Keithel which were damaged in the January 4 earthquake. Women vendors complained of inconveniences faced at the present temporary market sheds including congestions in the market and low roof. Khadangbam Shantibala, a woman vendor said they welcomed the temporary measures to accommodate the woman vendors at the makeshift market sheds behind Johnstone school after the Market no. 2 and 3 were damaged by the earthquake. But the makeshift market is very small and both the buyers and the sellers face a number of inconveniences everyday. She said  the roof of the market shed is very low and it is unbearably hot inside the market. Shantibala also added that the authority concerned had been informed to address the issues facing the women vendors by July 20. But failure to give any positive response from the authority compelled them to reoccupy the damaged markets. Meanwhile, some members of BJP Manipur Pradesh visited and took stock of the situation.