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Manipur's UPPK insurgent group surrenders to join national mainstream

Imphal | May 25, 2013 12:01:13 AM IST

All members of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) insurgent group surrendered before authorities in Imphal on Friday.ddressing a press conference, Principal Secretary (Home) of the Manipur read..

Rural women imparted advanced training in handloom, handicrafts in Manipur

Imphal | May 24, 2013 12:01:13 AM IST

Manipur has rich and unique handicrafts and handloom tradition, and most women here are engaged in weaving. In order to facilitate skill development and empower women, the Shintha Handloom and Handicr read..

Manipur, Mizoram governments to honour Everesters

Imphal/Aizawl |Thursday, 2013 6:06:05 PM IST

The governments of Manipur and Mizoram will felicitate the members of the first Northeast India Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition, 2013, who recently scaled the highest peak of the world, offi read..

Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day

Imphal | May 20, 2013 12:01:13 AM IST

Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in memory of AIDS victims. read..

With clanging, Manipur's women peacekeepers keep trouble at bay

Tamenglong (Manipur) |Sunday, 2013 2:06:01 PM IST

They don't wear blue helmets nor are they uniformed, but their attempt to maintain peace in Manipur's most backward district of Tamenglong - riddled with internecine clashes - is somewhat akin to that read..

This Manipur bureaucrat has enriched people's lives (Feature)

Tamenglong (Manipur) |Thursday, 2013 9:06:01 AM IST

He is a harbinger of change and has brought joy to the people of Tousem, a Manipur subdivision considered one of India's most backward, by giving them what they needed most - a motorable road that con read..

'We are staring at hunger deaths' (Letter from Manipur)

Tamenglong (Manipur) |Sunday, 2013 11:36:00 AM IST

Zingkeulak, 55, dreads the rainy season as that will cut off Tousem, where he lives in the hills of Manipur, from the rest of this northeastern state and all the dirt tracks would turn into muddy swam read..