Kangpokpi: Destruction of illegal poppy cultivation continues in the hill ranges of Kangpokpi district of Manipur.
The drive clearing illegal poppy cultivation was carried out by a team comprising of 133 men, including 33 Forest personnel from Kangpokpi and Senapati Forest Divisions along with district police of Kangpokpi and Imphal...
Imphal, Jan 16: Manipur government has started using drones to spray herbicides to destroy poppy plants in the interior hill ranges of the state.
“We have started deploying drones to destroy poppy plantations. More such missions to be carried out in all the areas where poppy is being cultivated", Manipur...
Imphal: Poppy plants in over 13 hectares were destroyed in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday as the drive against the illegal poppy cultivation is in full-swing.
An official statement said that the poppy plants were destroyed by a combined team of Kangpokpi Forests Division and district police in the...
Kangpokpi, Jan 11: Two alleged drug smugglers were arrested with 4.08 Kg of heroin powder by police in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday.
Police said that a combined team of Kangpokpi police station, Sapermeina police station and Leimakhong police station on joint frisking and checking duty at Leimakhong area intercepted...
Kangpokpi: Several people including police personnel and forest staff were injured in a clash that broke when villagers raised strong opposition to an eviction drive by the state government at "reserved forest areas" at Kangchup Chiru of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday.
The clash erupted as the villagers tried to...
The recently formed Joint Coordination Committee on Tribal Rights, Manipur, demanded that the "so-called overlapping villages" issue be addressed by the State Government without further delay.
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This committee was formed following a joint meeting "of district civil society organisation leaders...
Imphal: A leader of a student body kidnapped by militants was rescued by security forces in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, a police source said on Wednesday.
Roshan Uprety (35), president of the Charhajare unit of All Manipur Gorkha Students’ Union (AMGSU) was allegedly kidnapped by militants from Charhajare bazar under Sapermaina...
Kangpokpi: The first ever Mapao Zingsho Clean Village Festival organized by Mapao Zingsho Katamnao Long (MZKL) and Clean Village Committee (CVC) began on Tuesday at Mapao Zingsho village football ground, under the motto Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Mapao Zingsho is a village of around 140 households with a population...
Kangpokpi: Mapao Zingsho, a small village of 145 households situated in the foothills of Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi district, is 18 km away from the main city Imphal. The village, known for its cleanliness which has attracted a lot of visitors over the years, will be organising its first “Clean...
Imphal: Naga leaders today conglomerated at Tagaramphung village under Kangpokpi district and participated in the unveiling programme of the ‘Naga Solidarity Pillar.’
Former and present presidents and executives of United Naga Council (UNC), All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), Naga Women Union (NWU), Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR),...