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War on Drugs 2.0: Two held with 40 soap cases of suspected heroine powder

Posted on May 27, 2022 - 5:36pm by UT Desk
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Imphal: Kakching Police on Friday seized 2.0, 502 gms of suspected heroin powder as part of War on Drugs. The siezure, according to Police took place around 12:20 pm during regular frisking checking at Sugnu Khongnang Makhong by a CDO/Kakching … Continue reading →

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Manipur Police seize 160 kg of sandalwood, 2.228 kg of heroin, 3 held

Posted on May 27, 2022 - 11:11am by UT Desk
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Imphal: Police in Manipur’s Bishnupur district arrested an alleged sandalwood smuggler and recovered 160 kg of sandalwood from him on Thursday. A team of Bishnupur district police commandos intercepted the sandalwood during a check to A-star car near an oil … Continue reading →

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IAS officer who walked his dog at Thyagraj Stadium transferred to Ladakh, wife to Arunachal Pradesh

Posted on May 27, 2022 - 9:38am by UT Desk
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Delhi: Just within hours of the The Indian Express news report of an IAS officer who walked his dog with his wife at the multi-discipline sports stadium that took India by storm, the officer in question, Delhi’s Principal Secretary (Revenue) … Continue reading →

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Nagaland’s Wede Tmero, wins Shirui Lily half Marathon; Liyai Khunou (Senapati) & Manoubi Singh (Assam) secure 2nd & 3rd

Posted on May 26, 2022 - 10:43pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Hundreds marched for Drug-Free Manipur adjoined with Shirui Lily Marathon on Thursday. The 22 kilometer half marathon was flagged off by former Education Minister, MLA Dr. Th. Radheshyam Singh in the presence of Tangkhul Naga Long President David K … Continue reading →

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Shirui Lily Festival 2022, Manipur’s 2nd largest festival begins

Posted on May 25, 2022 - 11:09pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Manipur state level Shirui Lily Festival 2022, the state’s second largest festival kicked off Wednesday at Shirui village ground in Ukhrul district. The 4th edition of the state festival, after a gap of two years owing to Covid-19 pandemic … Continue reading →

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Kuki Research Forum on objective historical position of the Kukis in Manipur

Posted on May 25, 2022 - 4:29pm by UT Desk
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STRONGLY INFLUENCED by the current discourse on indigeneity (rather than on citizenship and nation building), the past few years have witnessed different communities in Manipur embroiled in debates on who are the ‘indigenous peoples’. Ironically, this public debate centres on … Continue reading →

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Songashim Rungsung honoured with ‘Influencer of the Year’ award in Goa

Posted on May 24, 2022 - 7:04pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Songashim Rungsung, a winner of the Rubaru Mr India contest, a social media influencer, fitness consultant, pageant trainer, modeller was honoured with the ‘Influencer of the Year’ award at Goa’s biggest and most prestigious special awards night organised by AB Production Goa … Continue reading →

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Two Tangkhul athletes to represent India in Miss Asia & Miss World 2022

Posted on May 24, 2022 - 4:02pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Two Tangkhul athletes from Manipur’s Ukhrul District will represent India in the upcoming Miss Asia to be held in Maldives on July 16 till 21, 2022, and Miss World 2022 to be held either in Singapore and Indonesia. Solon … Continue reading →

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War on Drugs, and Alcohol

Posted on May 24, 2022 - 3:21pm by UT Desk
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MY DEAR BROTHERS and sisters of Manipur: let us join the fight “War on Drugs” initiated by our Honourable CM. My humble appeal to our Honourable CM and the team is to include Ju (Alcohol) in the ‘War on Drugs’. … Continue reading →

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Phalee village celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity 2022

Posted on May 24, 2022 - 1:48pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: Phalee village on Sunday, celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2022 hosted by Rainforest Biodiversity of Phalee. The activities commemorating the 2022 celebration of the IDB at Phalee village which unfolded from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm were … Continue reading →

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