Imphal: A one-day training program on mushroom cultivation and marketing was successfully held at Khekman Lai Haraopham Community Hall in Khekman village, Thoubal district, on Saturday. Cuisines of cultivated Mushroom have been the delight of many in Manipur. Cultivated Mushroom is sold at the range of Rs 200 to 240 per Kg at Imphal market….
Imphal/Kolkata: Ms. Kathy Giles-Diaz officially assumed the role of U.S. Consul General in Kolkata, effective August 21, 2024. She takes over from Ms. Melinda Pavek, the outgoing Consul General, who departed on August 18, 2024. In her capacity as Consul General, Ms. Giles-Diaz will oversee U.S. diplomatic efforts and foster U.S.-India relations across the Kolkata…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N.Biren Singh attacked the Indian National Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi that they have repeatedly risked the nation’s unity and security to satisfy their greed for power. Biren accused them of exposing their ulterior motives by allying with the Abdullah family’s National Conference in the Jammu and Kashmir election. The…
Imphal: Some militant groups have violated the Ground Rules of Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements signed to maintain peace in Manipur and improve law and order, and the state government is pressing the Centre to withdraw the peace accord for SoO rule violators, Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Saturday. Biren was briefing…
Imphal: Some people in Manipur are cultivating poppy plants after mass deforestation, said professor of Business Management at Christ University, Jayant Padmaker Mahajan, who is also an environmentalist, and urged them not to deforest the land for short-term gains, “as it will lead to long-term losses”. Mahajan expressed his pain upon witnessing mass deforestation in…
Imphal: To promote the cause of forest and environment conservation under the theme “Ek Ped Maa ke Naam” in the honour of mothers, Chief Justice of Manipur Siddharth Mridul led the tree plantation drive in Manipur High Court premises in collaboration with the Forest department of Manipur. The event, held on Friday at the High…
Imphal: Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition and bombs at Kakching and Bishnupur districts of Manipur on Friday. Based on specific intelligence inputs, of presence of arms and ammunition in general area Mahoutera of Kakching district, Assam Rifles, Indian Army, Manipur Police and BSF conducted joint search operations and recovered one Insas rifle, one…
Imphal: Chief of Indian Army, general Upendra Dwivedi, landed Imphal on Friday on his 2-day visit to monitor the security measures in vulnerable areas of crisis ridden Manipur. The Army chief met with chief minister N. Biren Singh at his residence, here. Biren shared the meeting on social media, “Had a productive meeting with General…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist, email- nmunall@yahoo.in Women’s Equity Day is celebrated August 26. Mahatma Gandhi once echoed the woman as the companion of a man who is gifted with equal mental capacity and so women should not suffer. This thought led to the observation of this day after formation of the 19th Amendment of…
New Delhi: A new way to probe deeper into the Sun’s secrets has been found by studying the magnetic field at different layers of the solar atmosphere using data from the Kodaikanal Tower Tunnel Telescope. The solar atmosphere is composed of various layers interconnected through magnetic fields. The magnetic field acts as a conduit to…
