Media houses in Manipur cease work

Imphal: Media houses in Manipur ceased their daily work on Friday and took up protest condemning the burning of press materials in Kangpokpi district by unknown armed miscreants on Wednesday. Jouranists under the aegis of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) and Editors Guild, Manipur (EGM) gathered at Manipur Press Club in Imphal and…

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Minister Letpao appointed House Committee member for detection of illegal immigrants without his consent

Imphal : Manipur Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister, Letpao Haokip, who has been absent for three consecutive Assembly session, said he was appointed as a member of the House Committee to enquire into ‘Influx of Illegal Immigrants and Unnatural Growth of New Villages in Manipur’ without his knowledge or consent. The House Committee was constituted…

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Shops along Thangmeiband Assembly road shut down

Imphal: Shops along Thangmeiband Assembly road were shut down on Thursday against the ‘unbearable monetary demands’ from various organizations. Sources said different organisations have imposed monetary demands on jewellery shops, computer stores, departmental stores, pharmacies, tutorial centres, hotels, fast food centres, restaurants and chicken centres located along the road stretch. All shops along the Thangmeiband…

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Catch the Rain

Imphal: A meeting on “Jal Shakti Abhiyan-Catch the Rain 2024” (JSA-CTR-2024), organised by the deputy commissioner, Imphal West, was held on Thursday at Kombirei Hall, at Imphal West DC office complete, here. ​Sureshwar Singh Bonal, director, ministry of Heavy Industries and Dr. M. Panneer Scientist -D and technical officer, JSA: CTR-2024 were the ministerial team…

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World Biofuel Day and our Environment

Dr. N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist, email -nmunall@yahoo.in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas observed World Biofuel Day on 10 August to popularise the uptake of blending biofuel in India – the world’s third largest oil consumer. Biofuels are environment-friendly liquid fuels derived from biological materials like agricultural waste, trees, crops or even grass including algae…

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