Imphal: Manipur Police disposed narcotics recovered in six months — 6.1 kg of Heroin powder, 86.87 kg of brown sugar, 22.18 kg of WY tablets, 0.047 of SP capsules, 36.079 kg of pseudoephedrine and 181.868 kg of Ganja at Shija Common Biological Waste Treatment Facility, here on Saturday. State police take the drug issue very…
“A river doesn’t just carry water, it carries life.” Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel, email: nmunall@yahoo.in World Rivers Day is observed on 28 September, the fourth Sunday this year. The theme for 2025 is “Waterways of Life.” It underscores the crucial role that Rivers play in sustaining life. This day highlights…
Imphal: Forty-five new Dengue cases have been reported by Directorate of Health Services on Saturday, taking the cumulative cases tally to 1427. Of the new cases Imphal West district recorded 33 cases, Imphal East 10, and one each to Tamenglong and Thoubal districts. Imphal West recorded the highest number of Dengue cases of 1045, followed…
Imphal: Security forces on Friday arrested two cadres of People Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the September 19 ambush on 33 Assam Rifles at Nambol Sabal Leikai, Bishnupur district, Manipur, in which two personnel were killed and injured five others. They were identified as Thongram Sadananda Singh alias Ngachik alias Purakpa, 18, of Wangbal…
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” ~ Robert Swan. Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel, email: nmunall@yahoo.in September 28 is world Green Consumer Day, focusing primarily on importance of green habits of recycling, reusing and reducing waste material. The day also highlights the…
Imphal: Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution (CAF and PD) has served 15 days ultimatum to stop selling illegal motor spirit (petrol) and high speed diesel especially in bulk before the department take necessary legal action against them. Officer on duty (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants), CAF and PD, Haobam Bobby served the ultimatum through a…
Imphal: A joint team of 22 personnel from Assam Rifles and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) successfully apprehended two individuals in possession of a massive cache of narcotics in Chandel district, Manipur. The operation was conducted on Friday following specific intelligence inputs. Acting swiftly on the information, a mobile vehicle check post was established in the…
Imphal: Civil society organisations have appealed to Manipur governor for urgent action to tackle the state’s recurring floods, calling for a Comprehensive Riverbank Strengthening and Flood Management Project. The plea was made through memorandum submitted by the Khurai Pana Apunba Singlup and the Co-ordinating Body. They expressed concern over the increasing vulnerability of the Imphal…
Imphal: The “Lakpati Didi” scheme has provided benefits to nearly 11,000 women in Manipur during the ongoing crisis. This was informed by N. Bandana Devi, Secretary of Skill, Labour, Employment and Entrepreneurship and State Mission director of Manipur State Rural Livelihood Mission (MSRLM) on Thursday. She was speaking at the inauguration of the “Rural Roots…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist; email-nmunall@yahoo.in “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page” Saint Augustine September 27 is World Tourism Day with this year’s theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation” highlighting tourism’s transformative potential as an agent of positive change. This day is celebrated to raise awareness on…
