Healthy Environment is our Fundamental Human Right

N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist nmunall@yahoo.in Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, the right to work and education inherent to all human beings. Human Rights Day is observed on 10th December with this year’s theme, ‘Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future’. Human rights and the environment are…

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Manipur no more Dry state

Imphal: Manipur government has issued a gazette notification, on Wednesday, for lifting of the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act in some areas of Manipur. The notification came up while the Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) and All Manipur Women’s Social Reformation and Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) keep demanding to withdraw the Act and make it…

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Centre should initiate ‘peace talk’ for permanent solution to present unrest in Manipur: Abhijit Adsul

Imphal: The central government should initiate a peace talk on the present unrest in Manipur with the involvement of all the stakeholders from both the communities of Kuki and Meitei, Shiv Sena secretary Capt. Abhijit Adsul Anand said on Wednesday. Abhijit was talking to reporters at the state party head office, here. A permanent solution…

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Arms, drug, fake currency notes recovered

Imphal: Security forces in Manipur recovered arms, fake currency notes and drugs during search operations, and arrested four persons. During the last 24 hours, the situation in the state was tense but under control with sporadic incidents of firing and congregation of protestors. Search operations were conducted by security forces in the fringe and vulnerable…

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Locals protest against assault

Imphal: Nupi Khunai Chaokhat Kanglup; Ayangleima Women’s Welfare Association and League of Callow Patriots, Wangkhei Pukhri Ningthem Pukhri Mapal, Imphal East on Tuesday protested against the life threat and physical assault at gunpoint to one Athokpam Chinglemba on Tuesday. The protest was staged at Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri Mapal, Imphal East on Monday. Athokpam ongbi Babita,…

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Weapons recovered in Manipur

Imphal: A combined team of Manipur police and Assam Rifles recovered and seized arms and ammunitions from the general area of Khamenlok and Nongshum, Imphal East district on Monday. The combined team comprises of two teams of Sagolmang police station, two teams of district commando, Imphal East and one column each of 18Assam Rifles and…

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