Manipur Commodities

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the Ministry of Home Affairs will open 16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars in Manipur to provide essential commodities to the common people at reasonable prices.

A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.

Prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in Manipur since ethnic violence started some three weeks ago, as import of products from outside the state has been affected, with several items being sold at double the normal price.

With days to go before Christmas, life remains crippled in Manipur due to a 50-day economic blockade, protests and violence on highways following the state government's decision of creation of seven new districts. As Nagas demanded the imposition of President's Rule in the state, curfew was relaxed in parts of state capital Imphal for nine hours to...

While the month since 500 and 1,000-rupee notes were scrapped has been difficult for millions of people across India in Manipur, already reeling under a protest that has inflamed the price of essential commodities, it has been especially trying.

Manipur's agony spilled into the hundredth day, with petrol selling at Rs 200 a litre and LPG at Rs 2,000 a cylinder in the black market. Prices of fuel and essential commodities have continued to soar due to the economic blockade that has plunged the state into a virtual humanitarian crisis. While the rest of India fumes over the recent petrol pri...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the Ministry of Home Affairs will open 16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars in Manipur to provide essential commodities to the common people at reasonable prices.

A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.

Prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in Manipur since ethnic violence started some three weeks ago, as import of products from outside the state has been affected, with several items being sold at double the normal price.

With days to go before Christmas, life remains crippled in Manipur due to a 50-day economic blockade, protests and violence on highways following the state government's decision of creation of seven new districts. As Nagas demanded the imposition of President's Rule in the state, curfew was relaxed in parts of state capital Imphal for nine hours to...

While the month since 500 and 1,000-rupee notes were scrapped has been difficult for millions of people across India in Manipur, already reeling under a protest that has inflamed the price of essential commodities, it has been especially trying.

Manipur's agony spilled into the hundredth day, with petrol selling at Rs 200 a litre and LPG at Rs 2,000 a cylinder in the black market. Prices of fuel and essential commodities have continued to soar due to the economic blockade that has plunged the state into a virtual humanitarian crisis. While the rest of India fumes over the recent petrol pri...