Manipur

Army holds back land monetisation policy following drop in land prices due to COVID-19: Gen Naravane

Army plans to reduce footprint in internal security duties in Northeast: Gen Naravane

11:21 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Army plans to gradually bring down the number of its troops deployed for maintaining internal security in the northeastern states as the overall situation in the region has improved by ”leaps and bounds” in the last two years, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said on Tuesday. He said there was […]

Sanskrit to be introduced in select Manipur schools, colleges

11:12 pm November 19, 2020

Imphal : Manipur Education Minister S Rajen on Thursday said Sanskrit will be introduced in the curriculum of selected schools and colleges in the state Manipur University is also planning to open a department for the subject, he said “Authorities concerned will be approached to speed up the process,” an official release quoted the minister […]

Manipur woman innovator to make mask from lotus stem

1:25 pm September 29, 2020

Imphal : A 27-year-old woman innovator from Manipur’s Bishenpur district who has made thread and cloth from lotus stem is now working to make masks from the stalk of the same plant. Tongbram Bijiyshanti, a resident of Thanga Tongbram locality in the vicinity of the state’s famous Loktak lake, told PTI that she along with […]

Car in Meghalaya minister’s convoy meets with accident, 4 injured

11:59 pm September 13, 2020

Nagaon: A car in Meghalaya minister James P K Sangma’s convoy met with an accident in Assam on Sunday when he was returning to Shillong from Manipur, resulting in injuries to four of his security guards, police said. The minister, brother of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, has reached home safely, an official said in Shillong. The accident took place near Nonoi in Nagaon district when […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

People should use more electric vehicles to curb pollution: Javadekar

10:54 pm September 7, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre has upgraded the fuel standards to BS-VI in a bid to fight pollution, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday and urged people to shift to electric vehicles. Speaking at a webinar on the first ever ‘International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies’, Javadekar also urged the states to come up with […]