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    Manipur Assembly session begins

    Imphal (DIPR): Governor Dr. Najma Heptulla addressed the 12th Session of the 11th Manipur Assembly which began today. The budget session will have thirteen sittings which will continue till February, 22. In her address on the first day of the session, the Governor highlighted the achievements and activities of the State government. The State Government…

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      Biswajit fetes Padmashri Radhe

      Imphal: Textiles, commerce and industries minister Thongam Biswajit Singh on Wednesday feted Padmashri awardee Hanjabam Radhe Sharmi for bringing laurels for the state at the conference hall of his office located at New Secretariat. Biswajit said the central government has now acknowledged and recognised the hardwork of our artisan by conferring  Padmashri to artist Radhe…

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        Assam Rifles unearth huge cache of weapons, warlike stores

        Imphal: ​In a major success, troops of Thoubal Battalion of Assam Rifles (AR) under aegis of IGAR (South), in a joint operation with Imphal East Police commandos unearthed a huge cache of weapons and ammunition from Kamiching region in Thoubal district of Manipur on Wednesday. Based on credible intelligence regarding establishment of an arms caché in…

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          AR foils contraband smuggling worth Rs 1.5 crore

          Imphal: Chandel Battalion of Assam Rifles under aegis of IGAR(South) foiled contraband smuggling attempt in Chandel on Tuesday. In the operation, the troops recovered a large quantity of smuggled goods and apprehend two smugglers near Monsang Pantha village. Acting on specific information regarding smuggling of goods from across the Indo Myanmar border into Chandel, a…

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            Covid-19 active cases falls to 111

            Imphal: Covid-19 active cases has fallen to 111 on Wednesday with the discharge of nine patients in Manipur. In 24 hours, nine persons from general population were confirmed as new positive cases. They were from general population are from Imphal West (2), Imphal East (1), Thoubal (2), Bishnupur (1), Chandel (1) and Churachandpur (2). One…

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              MCS Association urges to book ambusher

              Imphal: Manipur Civil Service (MCS) Association has urged the state authorities to take immediate necessary action to book the culprits who carried out ambush to SDO Sheikh Abdul Hakim on Tuesday at Tupul. On the day of the incident, at around 5:30 pm, Hakim was returning from the district headquarters, Noney to Imphal when some…

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                5 positive, 6 negative of Covid-19

                Imphal: In 24 hours five persons from general population were confirmed as new Covid-19 positive cases while six patients were discharged, in Manipur. The positive cases from general population were from Imphal West (1), Imphal East (3) and Bishnupur (1). There was no report of death. The cumulative number of deaths was 371. The cumulative…

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                  Wetlands of Manipur

                  Imphal: World Wetlands Day 2021 is being observed on 2nd February under the theme “Wetlands and Water”. On this occasion, team Pothashang has produced a documentary on Loushipat and present conditions of wetlands in Manipur. The documentary tries to create awareness about importance of wetlands. This the 2nd Episode under the series name “Wetlands of…

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                    Pedestrians’ challenges in Imphal city surveyed

                    Imphal: In an effort to include its citizens in the urban development process and to ensure participatory planning, Imphal Smart City Limited (ISCL) carried out a city-wide survey as part of the Streets for People Challenge an initiative of Smart Cities Mission, ministry of housing and urban affairs with the India Programme of the Institute…

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                      2674 acres of poppy plants destroyed

                      Imphal: In the running crop year Manipur police has destroyed a total of about 2674 cares of illegal poppy plantation in various hill districts of Manipur with the destruction of about 40 acres of poppy plants at Tolhang hill range under the jurisdiction of Machi police station on Monday by a combined team of Manipur…

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