Imphal: Around 47 bags of volume about 9 cubic metre of plastic waste were collected in a cleanliness drive at Cheiraoching (hill), Imphal on Tuesday in connection with thr observance of Earth Day 2025. The day was observed on the theme “Our Power, Our Planet”. The Central Forest Division, Government of Manipur, organized a special…
Imphal : A delegation, under the banner of the Churachandpur Meitei United Committee (CMUC), representing over 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Churachandpur district has demanded the government immediate and concrete measures for their rehabilitation and long-term welfare. The demands were made through a memorandum to governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and chief secretary Pradeep Kumar…
Imphal: A clash broke out at Along Makhong, in Thoubal district of Manipur, between an irate mob and the police after the mob damage an under-construction house for allegedly found encroaching on a public road, on Monday morning. Police said a mob began damaging the house and an adjacent shop using an excavator. The structure…
Imphal: BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been accused of ‘orchestrating a politically motivated campaign to tarnish the image of the Congress party and the Gandhi family’. Joint secretary and spokesperson of AICC, Mathew Anthony, in a press conference held here on Monday, said despite being in power for over a decade, the BJP…
Imphal: “Manipur is not normal,” said Lok Sabha Congress MP for Inner Manipur, Dr. Akoijam Bimol, on Sunday, as he delivered a scathing critique of the central government’s handling of both the prolonged ethnic conflict and the environmental degradation in the state. President Rule has been imposed in Manipur amid the about two years long crisis….
Imphal: Manipur Police and Central Reserve Police Force persnonnel along with personnel from the 99 Rapid Action Force, arrested seven underground cadres including one juvenile during a counter-insurgency operation at the Youth Development Club, located near SDC office in Heirok Part-III, Thoubal district, on Sunday, early morning. The individuals were allegedly affiliated with the proscribed…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel Email: nmunall@yahoo.in Our Earth is an amazing gift, but it needs our help to thrive. Earth is the only livable planet in this universe. Thus, on April 22, billions of people in across the world celebrate Earth Day. Earth is facing with numerous acute environmental…
Imphal: Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla responded positively to four major demands put forth during a meeting held on Thursday evening, said MLA Khongbantabam Ibomcha on Friday during a media interaction held at BJP office, here. The demands were compensation for farmers affected during Phase II in 2023, financial assistance for the construction of homes for internally displaced…
Keisham Kumar Singh Retired Forester Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai We remember the then Hon’ble Minister K.M. Mungshi regarding the planting of trees. Accordingly, I tell my children the reason and uses of planting trees and they have an inclination to plant trees on the birthday of every child in my family. The children deduce that…
Imphal: Assam Rifles foiled timber smuggling and seized timber worth Rs 14. 28 lakh during an operation launched in Kampang Khullen area of Tengnoupal district in Manipur on April Wednesday. A total of 23 trucks illegally transporting timber without valid transit permits were intercepted in the operation. “The operation aimed to curb illegal smuggling of forest…
