Director General, Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair along with Major General IGAR (South) Ravroop Singh called on Manipur Governor Anusuyia Uikey and briefed about the prevailing security situation in the state, a Raj Bhavan release stated.

The officers informed the Governor about the deployments of Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur and preparedness of the force to face any eventualities at any point in time in the wake of the prevailing conflict in the state since May last year, it stated. This is the farewell visit of General Nair as DG AR to Manipur, it added.

Uikey appreciated the efforts made by the Assam Rifles to restore peace and normalcy in the State and asked them to continue their efforts, the release said.

Meanwhile, Commandant, 109 Bn, CRPF, Govind Prasad Uniyal also called on Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan, it said. It is the first meeting of Govind Prasad Uniyal with the Governor after he assumed office as the Commandant of the battalion recently, it noted. The 109 Bn CRPF is looking after the security of the Governor and the Raj Bhavan, it added.

Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA), P Bilash Singh called on Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday and discussed the various issues faced by the students of the academy.

During the meeting, Bilash informed the Governor of the plights facing the students in attending their classes owing to the ongoing conflict, the Raj Bhavan stated a release. Discussions were also held on the Agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Academy's Advisory Committee slated to be held at Raj Bhavan on Thursday, it said.

The meeting also deliberated eleven points pertaining to various issues of JNMDA, Sangeet Natak Akademi and State Kala Akademy, the Raj Bhavan stated.