Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel Email: nmunall@yahoo.in Environmentalism is an appreciation of the natural world and its future. World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 with this year’s theme, “Ending Plastic Pollution”. Over the last 53 years, it has become the biggest wheel and the most significant global platform for…
Imphal: The Manipur Meitei Pangal Welfare Organisation (MMWO) has expressed ‘deep concern and dissatisfaction’ regarding the non-inclusion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakra Eid), scheduled to be observed on Saturday, 7th June 2025, as a holiday by the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, ‘the largest and most prestigious medical institution’ in the state of Manipur. Despite…
Imphal: The 57-year-old man who went missing on Sunday, after reportedly falling into the Abulok River in Imphal West, was found dead in the river on Tuesday by volunteers of Arambai Tenggol and local residents. The body of the deceased (Takhellambam Ibochouba) of Lairenkabi Mamang Leikai, Imphal West, was found at around 12:20 pm during…
Imphal: A 55-year-old man has been missing since Sunday noon after he fell into the Abulok river, in Sekmai Assembly Constituency, Imphal West. The missing individual was identified as one Takhellambam Ibochouba alias Nongban, 55, of Leirankabi, Imphal West. “According to an eyewitness, the man fell into the river after the river bank eroded while…
Imphal: Naga Students’ Union Chandel (NSUC) has launched the shutdown of several government offices on Monday, opposing the removal of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and the construction of a border fence along the Indo-Myanmar boundary. Offices of the Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer, Autonomous District Council and the State Bank of India branch in Chandel…
Imphal: Flood caused by six days of incessant rainfall has, so far till Monday, affected 19,811 people, damaged 3,365 houses and destroyed 11.8 hectares of crops, while landslides have occurred at 47 locations. Water levels in nearly all major rivers remain above the high flood mark. However, the Manipur River has receded slightly to the…
Imphal: Incessant rainfall over the past five days has led to a severe rise in flood levels across the Imphal valley, affecting at least 3,275 localities, damaging 883 houses, and killing 64 domestic animals, officials confirmed on Saturday. The rainfall, particularly heavy in catchment areas, has caused the Imphal, Nambul, and Iril rivers to overflow,…
