Assam Rifles celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas

    Imphal: ​Churachandpur Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas at Churachandpur, Bishnupur, Noney and Pherzawl Districts on Monday. ​To commemorate the victory of Indian Army during the Kargil War and honour the supreme sacrifice of 527 valiant soldiers, a webinar was organised on ‘Operation Vijay’ to spread awareness on…

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      Van Mahotsav in poppy belt

      Imphal: ​Churachandpur battalion under the aegis of IGAR (South) organised a Van Mahotsav in the erstwhile poppy cultivation belt of Sangaikot, Churachandpur District on Tuesday. ​With an aim to help and guide the villagers and youths in moving on from poppy cultivation, and to find an alternate means of livelihood, troops of Assam Rifles with…

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        MSFDS mourns the demise of Chan Heisnam

        Imphal: Manipur State Film Development Society, MSFDS, deeply mourns the demise of Chan Heisnam, one of the flag-bearers of Manipuri Cinema. Chand not only helped shape the VHS video film era in the state but proved that celluloid feature filmmaking is viable for small audience. The multi-faceted film producer, director, cinematographer, editor, actor and talent-scouter…

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          Pugilist Mary Kom, hockey skipper Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers in Tokyo Olympics

          Imphal: Manipur’s Mary Kom, six times world women boxing champ and Manpreet Singh, the men’s hockey team skipper, will bear India’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. This was announced by Indian Olympic Association on Monday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia, silver medallist at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, will be the flag-bearer at…

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            Mass Vaccination, test drive concludes for Sekmai

            Imphal: Under the initiatives of its MLA Heisnam Dingo, mass Covid-19 vaccination and testing drive concluded in Sekmai Assembly Constituency on Monday. The drive for the Assembly Constituency was launched on June 26. During the drive a total of 2000 persons were vaccinated and a total of 291 persons were tested and 56 were tested…

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              ‘Number of Manipur NFSA beneficiaries decreased’

              Imphal: The number of beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Manipur has been decreased since April leading to decrease in allocation of foodgrains, due to non-linking of ration card with Aadhaar. The beneficiaries whose ration cards are linked with Aadhaar may be able to draw ration from any Electronic point of sale (e-PoS)…

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