Banasree Sarkar

Flood management and ecotourism are combined at Manipur’s Lamphelpat project

In a major stride toward sustainable urban development, the Lamphelpat Water Body Rejuvenation Project in Imphal is emerging as a transformative initiative set to reshape the city’s water management, combating floods and promoting ecotourism. With an ambitious budget of Rs 650 crore, the project is already 60 percent through its dredging phase, signalling rapid progress…

Read More

Indian Idol 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan was seriously injured in a major road accident

Winner of Indian Idol 12 Early morning, Pawandeep Rajan suffered critical injuries in a significant traffic accident on National Highway 9 close to the Gajraula police station in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. Around three in the morning, Rajan’s MG Hector SUV struck a parked Eicher Canter truck from behind. Three individuals, including Pawandeep, were seriously injured…

Read More

Manipur’s Senapati district intensifies its ‘Clean Senapati River Campaign’

On April 28, at the DC Conference Hall, a follow-up meeting on the ‘Clean Senapati River Campaign’ was convened by Mamoni Doley, IAS, the Deputy Commissioner of Manipur’s Senapati. The establishment of garbage collection centres, streamlining waste collection routes, requiring an inventory, punishing those who dispose of rubbish in the Senapati River, outlawing single-use plastics…

Read More

In Imphal East, Manipur police detain two KCP (Noyon) active cadres

Two suspected KCP (Noyon) members were taken into custody by Manipur police on Sunday during an intelligence-based operation in the Imphal East District, according to authorities. Two suspects from Loushangkhong Makha Leikai, Shagolshem Lemba Meitei (43), and Shagolshem Romen Meitei (40), were taken into custody at Sawombung Gate, close to the Forest office. During the…

Read More

Two people were detained by Manipur police for narcotics in the Thoubal district

In Thoubal district, the Manipur police detained two people in possession of heroin and brown sugar, among other narcotics. On April 25, the police conducted a search at Wangmayum Barul Alam’s home in the Lilong Haoreibi region in response to particular intelligence, which resulted in the seizure. Numerous narcotics and psychotropic substances were discovered at…

Read More

DoNER’s Rs 132.62 crore project aims to promote Tripura’s queen pineapple globally

The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) would promote Tripura’s pineapple internationally through a project valued at Rs 132.62-crore. The queen pineapple type was named the state fruit by then-President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018, and the state administration suggested that the ministry look into international markets for it. Currently, 12,095 hectares…

Read More