Imphal: Shop owners and residents of Paona and Thangal markets, in Imphal, have launched an indefinite shutdown of their shops in protest against government’s eviction drive targeting illegal encroachments. The sudden shutdown of markets caused confusion and inconvenience to the public. The shutdown was announced on Wednesday by Yogesh Jain, convenor of the newly-formed Association…
Imphal: Assam Rifles has foiled a large-scale liquor smuggling attempt on National Highway-37 near Awangkhul in Manipur, seizing 1,430 cases containing over 32,000 bottles and cans of assorted liquor worth nearly Rs 1 crore. The swift operation led to the confiscation of the consignment, and the individuals (drivers) involved were handed over to the state…
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently working as DFO/Chandel, email- nmunall@yahoo.in Earth Overshoot Day 2025 celebrates on July 24, to remind the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services that Earth can regenerate in a year. This means that from that point onward, humanity live in…
Imphal: Amid escalating concerns over a potential influx of illegal migrants ‘due to unrest in neighbouring countries’, Manipur government issued a stringent instruction directing top district officials to tighten border surveillance and take immediate preventive actions, on Wednesday. The government instructed all deputy commissioners and superintendents of Police to “keep a robust mechanism to prevent…
Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has ordered to observe a one day State Mourning and fly the National Flag at Half Mast throughout the state and said there will be no official entertainment on the day of State Mourning as a mark of respect to Ratan Thiyam, on Thursday. Ratan Thiyam, a renowned playwright…
Imphal: Higher secondary school students in Manipur, on Wednesday, staged demonstrations pressing the government to resolve the ongoing impasse with the Lecturer’s Association Manipur. The higher secondary school contract lecturers have been taking up a six-day pen-down strike since Monday. On the 603 lecturers under association continued to press the government to complete the pending…
Imphal: Construction workers in Imphal West district of Manipur stumbled upon what appeared to be relics from World War II while digging earth at a site in Langthabal Phumlou Konjil Leikai on Tuesday. The find triggered interest among historians and authorities alike. Several rusted items were pulled out of the ground during excavation for a…
Imphal: At least five militants were killed in a factional gunfight between two newly formed Chin-Kuki rebel outfits in the forests of Deiveijang village near Longpi, under Nungba Police Station in Noney district on Tuesday morning. The incident site is located approximately 50 kilometres south of Nungba police station and is located deep inside the…
Imphal: Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has sought governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to reply on the existence of 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly as per Article 174 of the Indian Constitution. The Manipur Congress committee members led by N. Bhupenda Meitei, AICC Executive Panel member, department of Law, HR and RTI, submitted a letter to the…
Imphal: Security forces on Monday recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during intensified operations in Kangpokpi district, on Monday. The operations were conducted in the general area of Tingkai Khullen village under New Keithelmanbi police station and in the vicinity of Maohing and Changoubung villages under Kangpokpi police station. “During the search…
