Imphal: A one-day career counselling programme was organised by the Model Career Centre (MCC) under the Directorate of Employment, Ibotonsana Girls Higher Secondary School on Monday. The programme was conducted under the initiative of the National Career Service (NCS), which aims to provide a one-stop solution for employment and career-related services to citizens across the…
Every year, lakhs of patients travel all the way to Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai from Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, and other states for just a few minutes of consultation—many of them from the North-Eastern states. The North East has the highest incidence of cancer, the lowest detection rate, and the lowest survival rate. The region…
Imphal: A joint team of Borobekra police station, the 38th Battalion of Assam Rifles, and A/20 CRPF seized over 15 kg of ‘suspected’ contraband drugs from a passenger engine boat on the Barak River near Chaudharykhal village in Jiribam district. Officials confirmed this on Sunday. The operation was carried out on Saturday around 6:30 pm…
Imphal: Six hundred and three higher secondary school contract lecturers appointed in 2019 have declared to launch a six-day pen-down strike on Monday, demanding the immediate implementation of their long-pending regularisation order passed by the Manipur Cabinet in 2022. The announcement was made on Saturday by Irengbam Malemnganbi, General Secretary of the Lecturer Association Manipur,…
Imphal: Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) in response to ‘continued presence of illegal immigrants and Kuki refugees on Naga ancestral land’ has launched its indefinite road blockade and general strike across the foothill regions of Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur on Friday midnight severely affecting movement in both Naga and Kuki peripheral regions. The FNCC alleged…
Imphal: In a ‘significant’ step towards rural empowerment through education and digital inclusion, the Indian Army inaugurated a state-of-the-art Computer Training Centre at Lamging Meira Maheikol School, Saiton village, under its flagship civic action initiative, Operation Sadbhavana. The newly established centre was comprehensively equipped with computers, projectors, printers and other essential infrastructure, aiming to advance…
Imphal: Manipur Democratic Alliance (MDA) has ruled out speculation about extension of President’s Rule in Manipur and expressed confidence on formation of a new popular government by the first week of August, “There is no question of extending President’s Rule or dissolving the existing government. Most central leaders, including those from the NDA (National Democratic…
Imphal: Farmers of Bishnupur district on Saturday urged district deputy commissioner Pooja Elangbam to take necessary steps to ensure safe access to their fields. During Pooja’s visit on Friday, farmers conveyed their inability to access and cultivate their fields due to prevailing security issues. They appealed the deputy commissioner for proper water supply in their village….
Dr. N. Munal Meitei Environmentalist, presently as DFO/Chandel, email-nmunall@yahoo.in National Mango Day is celebrated on 22 July since 1987 as supported by the National Horticulture Board, acknowledged by the Tourism Board of India. Since then, the day is observed by mango lovers with bustling mango markets, vibrant exhibitions and a plethora of delectable mango sweets….
Imphal: For the first time in Manipur, 91 young taekwondo athletes under the age of 7 categorized under the ‘Pee Wee’ group drew the attention of the crowd during the inaugural ceremony of the 18th Governor’s Taekwondo Cup, Manipur, 2025. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal…
