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Manipur’s famous Ima market reopens after 11 months

Imphal: Ima Keithel, also known as women’s market in the heart of Imphal city, reopened after 11 months here Monday. The women’s markets were shut on March 21 last year in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak as a precautionary...

Must put our heart and soul to eliminate the drug menace: Najma Heptulla

Imphal: Manipur Governor, Dr Najma Heptulla addressed the inaugural session of the two-day online interactive initiative of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday. In her speech, Dr Heptulla recollected the International Workshop, organized at...

No Covid related deaths for the third consecutive day in Manipur

Imphal: For three days in a row, Manipur saw no deaths due to Covid-19 pandemic, sure signs of the improving situation in the state. Also, in the last 24 hours leading up to 5 pm of Sunday, 13 persons...

Minister Bishwajit, MP Leishemba Sanajaoba condemn bomb attack on media house, journalists’ body seeks CM’s intervention

Imphal: Manipur’s Information and Public Relations Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Leishmba Sanajaoba and the Indian Journalist Union (IJU) have condemned the bomb attack on Imphal-based vernacular daily ‘Poknapham’, in the strongest term.Expressing his distress at the...

Justice Sanjay Kumar sworn-in as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

Imphal: Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court here Sunday.Manipur Governor Najma A. Heptulla administered the oath of office to the new Chief Justice with strict adherence to COVID-19 SOPs.Justice...

Imphal-based media houses halt publication after bomb attack

Imphal: All the Imphal-based media houses including print and local TV channels stopped publication and broadcast since Saturday evening after suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade at the office of a local daily.Reports said that an unidentified person (a...

Meghalaya school wins Wipro Earthian Award 2020

Shillong: Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha has won the prestigious Wipro Earthian award 2020.This award in its 10th year has been constituted by the Wipro Foundation to recognize excellence in sustainability within the education process in schools and colleges in...

65 acres of poppy plantation destroyed Saturday

Imphal: Continuing the drive for the destruction of illegal poppy plantation, a combined team of Tengnoupal District Police and commandos, NAB- Manipur, NCB, 1st MR, 8th MR and Thoubal police destroyed around 65 acres of illicit poppy plantations at...

Government will extend financial assistance to writers: Biren

Imphal: Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched a comic book “Folktales of Mao, Maram and Poumai” at a function held at Hotel Classic Grande, Imphal Saturday. The comic book is a collection of 15 short stories consisting of three...

Hill-based NGOs pledge to join poppy cultivation destruction campaign in Manipur

Imphal: In a major boost to state government’s ‘War on Drugs’ campaign, Agape Museum, an apex body of 143 NGOs located in different hill districts of Manipur have pledged to work as frontline workers in the destruction of poppy...

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Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 years of unbroken faith) celebrated

Imphal: The Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 Years of Unbroken Faith) celebration was observed by the Department of Art and...