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Manipuri veteran actor, Kangabam Tomba attending Cannes Film Festival 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 - 3:02pm by UT Correspondent
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Imphal: Manipur’s eminent veteran actor, Kangabam Tomba is attending the Cannes Film Festival 2023 which begins today. The 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival, 2023 is being held from May 16-27 in France. The acclaimed Manipuri actor Kangabam Tomba’s restored … Continue reading →

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Violence struck Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2023 - 12:20pm by UT Desk
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To the mother who is struggling to find rest amidst the chaos,May you find a home very soon.To the mother boiling with rage and shouting, “Kill them”,May you process rage better and find peace at the earliest. To the mother … Continue reading →

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Shirui Lily (Siroi Lily): Indian postal stamp of Manipur

Posted on May 2, 2023 - 4:20pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: As the 5th edition of the four-day-long 2023 Shirui Lily State festival draws nearer, organised by Manipur Tourism Department, from May 17 to May 20, here is a sneak peak at the flower and its stamp origin. Shirui Lily … Continue reading →

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Romi Meitei’s ‘Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home)’ bags IMFF 2023 Audience Choice Award in USA

Posted on April 17, 2023 - 3:25pm by UT Correspondent
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Imphal: Mayanglambam Romi Meitei’s 90-minute long Manipuri feature film Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home) continues to gather accolades. In its latest feat, the film bagged an “Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature in the Indie Meme Film Festival 2023 held … Continue reading →

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Manipuri actor Leishangthem Tonthoi bags ‘Best Actress Award’ at 3rd edition of Jammu Film Festival

Posted on April 10, 2023 - 3:11pm by UT Correspondent
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Imphal: Manipuri actor Leishangthem Tonthoi Devi won the Best Actress Award at the third Jammu Film Festival. She was awarded for her role in the Manipuri short film, EEWAI, The Ripple, which was directed by Khwairakpam Bishwamittra, written by Rebika … Continue reading →

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Imnainla Jamir honoured with H.E.R Award

Posted on March 7, 2023 - 2:20pm by UT
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NAGALAND’S sensational guitarist who shot to fame after she belted the Indian national anthem on her electric guitar during the Hornbill Festival 2022 has been honoured with the H.E.R Award at the 6th edition of ‘We The Women Festival’ held … Continue reading →

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Thingba Khullen villager’s Tai-Nii festival honours women

Posted on March 4, 2023 - 11:05am by UT Correspondent
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Senapati, Mar 3: Chaonamai (Thingba Khullen) in Manipur’s Senapati district recently celebrated its Tai-Nii (Seed-sowing festival) festival from March 1 to 2. Celebrated every year since time immemorial, the villagers marked the event with great pomp and gaiety, and to … Continue reading →

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Record holding hollow Log Drum of the Inpui Naga tribe showcased at G20

Posted on February 18, 2023 - 9:56pm by UT News Service
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TRIBAL LIFE is incomplete without dance and music, and their daily lives revolve around nature, making it central to their existence. The social and cultural lives of the Inpui (Kabui) Naga, who primarily reside in the hills districts of Noney, … Continue reading →

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Longpi (Nungbi) Black Pottery – Ancient art of the Tangkhul Naga tribe

Posted on February 17, 2023 - 2:01pm by UT Desk
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LONGPI (Nungbi) BLACK POTTERY is a traditional form of pottery that is produced in the village of Longpi Khullen and Longpi Kajui in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, India. The Manipur-based indigenous Longpi pottery is made from a mixture of ground black … Continue reading →

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Children in Assam’s flood prone Dhemaji District

Posted on January 29, 2023 - 1:50pm by UT News Service
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“THERE IS a shortage of teachers in my school, the road leading to my school is also in a pathetic condition and the well water in our village is not good. It is full of iron”, complains a school student. … Continue reading →

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