The Manipuris in Kolkata (MIK), an organisation formed by the people from Manipur living in Kolkata, commemorated the 133rd Patriots Day on 13 August this year, remembering their brave Manipuri forefathers who once sacrificed their lives in the defence of the motherland at Anglo Manipuri War, 1891.
North Bengal is the only part of India that shares land borders with three countries—Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in close proximity to Tibet—and three Indian states as well—Bihar, Sikkim and Assam.
In the heart of Manipur, a state often marred by ethnic strife and turmoil, the recent conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities has left deep scars on the land and its people.
Responsible officials confirm that the last wave of the Assam flood snatched away the lives of 13 one-horned rhinos, whereas it took six years to lose a similar number of precious animals to poaching inside the highly protected forest reserves like Kaziranga and Manas.
The land-locked region sends 25 members to the lower house of parliament, and the electorates exercised their franchises through electronic voting machines in all three phases, with more than 10 per cent more voter turnout than the national average.
With this release, the number of pygmy hogs reintroduced into the wild by the PHCP has reached 152, more than their current original global wild population.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidates’ list for the upcoming Assembly elections in Manipur has elicited widespread defections
Manipur is in the grip of election fever even as Covid-19 cases keep steadily rising in the state
There was an uproar on digital platforms recently when the traditional media outlets of Guwahati did not cover a particular issue related to the ruling party in Assam
A gift seems to have gone missing after its arrival in Manipur
