chief minister N Biren speaking at the national cleanliness day function in imphal on tuesday
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh . File photo.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the State Government has started talks to restore normalcy and academic atmosphere in Manipur University.

He also urged the people to support and co-operate with the government to resolve the crisis.

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Biren was speaking at the state level National Cleanliness Day observation in Imphal on Tuesday.

It may be mentioned that the talks were held at Chief Minister’s secretariat in presence of senior journalists and teachers of the University for more than two hours on Monday evening.

The government is likely to hold another round of talk soon.

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Manipur University is in a state of fresh turmoil after the police raided at the boys’ hostels of the University in the intervening night of September 20 and 21 following a complaint.

The University which was closed for almost three months in view of the total shutdown by the Manipur University Students’ Union from May 30 demanding removal of Vice Chancellor Prof A P Pandey on charges of irregularities, resumed its normal activities from August 23 after signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the government on August 16 last.