Imphal: Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has scheduled to visit Manipur on July 8 to deal with the Manipur crisis for a solution. During his visit, Gandhi will meet CSO leaders of the state and will meet internally displaced people in Churachandpur, Moirang, and other places. Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Manipur will be his first…
Imphal: People of Manipur want to hear a constructive statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the Manipur crisis, not on the number of FIRs or the opening of schools and functioning of government offices, Nameirakpam Loken Singh, former MLA and president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), said on Friday. Loken was talking to…
Imphal: Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh and security advisor to the state government Kuldiep Singh should bear the compensation to the inmates of Internally displaced persons (IDPs) for their losses and suffering in the recent violence in Jiribam district. The Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) made this recommendation on Friday in response to complaints in connection…
Imphal: INDIA Bloc, Manipur lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Rajya Sabha with sharp reactions accusing the Prime Minister of India as ill informed. Manipur CLP leader Okram Ibobi Singh expressed serious doubt about the factual validity of eleven thousand FIRs mentioned by the Prime Minister of India. Filing of FIRs alone cannot not…
Imphal: Manipur government has declared Friday as Public Holiday in wake of the ‘prevailing situation’ in Manipur. Manipur has been facing heavy rainfall and flood since Monday. An order issued on Thursday stated that in continuation of this government orders declaring Wednesday and Thursday as Public Holidays, and ‘taking into account the prevailing situation’, ceteris…
Imphal: Single-use plastic bottles is a major factor blocking river water flow, leading to floods in Manipur valley areas, said development officer of Environment and Climate Change department, Thaonaojam Alexander on Thursday. People should stop the habit of dumping waste materials, especially used plastic bottles at river banks. Despite the ban on single-use plastic and…
Imphal: Manipur government has extended closure of schools for another two days till Saturday. The schools in the state have been shut down since Tuesday following heavy downpour and subsequent flooding. In view of the worsening flood conditions which has caused the submergence of a vast tract of residential lands and educational institutions alike, and…
N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist, email-nmunall@yahoo.in The country is celebrating the 75th Vana Mahotsova, the great festival of forests from 1-7 July with the ethos to save the environment and the mother earth. In the meantime, the state is facing with a massive flash flood from overflowing the River banks mainly in Imphal area. Such are…
Imphal: Manipur government has extended public holiday till Thursday in wake of alarming flood in the state. A government order issued on Wednesday said the government declares Thursday as public holiday in continuation of the order served on Tuesday for all government offices including public sector undertakings, corporations, autonomous bodies, societies under the Government of…
Imphal: Severe flooding in Manipur is a fallout of the widespread deforestation, encroachment on the river banks and mass poppy plantation, said Water Resources and Relief and Disaster Management minister Awangbow Newmai on Thursday. “The first priority of Manipur government is to relocate the flood victims to safer places in flood hit area,” said the…
