Tamenglong, October 16, 2024 (DIPR): A consultative workshop focused on the protection of the migratory bird, the Amur Falcon (Akhuaipuina), was successfully organized by the Tamenglong Forest Division in collaboration with the District Administration, Tamenglong and the Rainforest Club at the UBC Hall, Tamenglong District Headquarters. The event saw the participation of key stakeholders, eight…
Imphal: The first round of meeting among state legislators on Manipur Crisis concludes with priority on restoring peace by avoiding violence. The first step towards restoring peace in Manipur involved a meeting participated by Meitei, Kuki-Zo-Hmar, and Naga legislators of Manipur Legislative Assembly, held on Tuesday in Delhi. The meeting, initiated by the ministry of…
Imphal: The twelve-hour total shutdown imposed by Coordinating Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of six proscribed outfits along with the Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) and the Socialist Revolutionary Party (SOREPA) in Manipur paralysed capital Imphal and other parts of the state on Tuesday. October 15 has been marked as “National Black Day”. On this…
Imphal, 14 October, 2024: A combined team of security forces, in search operation conducted at Langol Game Village Zone III, Imphal West arrested seven active cadres of the KCP (Nongdrenkhomba) group, on Monday. The arrested individuals were identified as Loushambam Alin Singh, 26, from Singjamei Oinam Thingel; Konsam Rohit Singh, 23, from Patsoi Part I;…
Imphal, 14 October, 2024: Ministry of Home Affairs invited Meitei, Naga and Kuki legislators on phone to hold a meeting in Delhi as part of ongoing initiatives to restore peace in crisis ridden Manipur. The meeting is likely to be held on Tuesday, said a source. Manipur has been on boil since the eruption of…
Biodiversity hotspots are the regions considered to exhibit a high level of endemism of the native species. Since Manipur maintains a large number of endemic species, it is one of few states in North East India where the boundaries of two biodiversity hotspots (i.e., Himalaya (Eastern-Himalaya) and Indo-Burma) overlap. Manipur, with a total geographical area…
Imphal : A school headmaster was shot dead by his younger brother in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Saturday night. The deceased was Sapam Swaminath, 54, a resident of Thoubal Ningombam Singam Leikai, Thoubal district. He was the headmaster of Ananda Purna School of Science, Thoubal. His brother, Sapam Somorjit, a security guard employed at Axis…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist, email- nmunall@yahoo.in International E-Waste Day celebrated on 14 October. Electronic waste or e-waste refers to all items of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded when on no use as waste without the intent of re-use. E-waste includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, mobile phones and chargers,…
Imphal: In wake of the growing extortion activities in the crisis ridden state Manipur Police department has established an ‘Anti-Extortion Cell’ headed by the additional director general of police (Law and Order). All zonal deputy inspectors general of police (DIGs) are members of this cell. They have tasked with monitoring and supervising the anti-extortion drives….
Imphal: The tripartite talks held between the Government of India (GoI), Government of Manipur (GoM), and the United Naga Council (UNC) in New Delhi concluded on Friday afternoon without a significant solution. The UNC has been demanding to rollback the seven new districts of Manipur, in December 2016. In protest against the creation of these…
