Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

Polluted Nambul river devastates fish and humans: Manipur's Nambul river's role in the context of maintaining the climatic conditions of Manipur cannot be ignored as it directly falls into the Loktak lake - the largest fresh water lake in North East India, which plays a vital role in controlling the ecological balance of the region. But urbanization and taking up of various developmental projects in other parts of the state have started showing its fangs - the most palpable being the pollution of the Nambul River running through the city. The river becomes polluted once it starts entering Imphal's main market area. The most polluted part of the river in its 10 kilometre stretch in Imphal city begins from Hump Bridge until it reaches Keishamthong bridge - a distance of almost 1.5 km. Nambul river has now become not only the most polluted river in the state but also a model river of pollution in Manipur. During the wet season, solid waste - tons of toxic material - are being ...

Security forces strike it rich: Imphal, Feb 5: Security forces have arrested five activists, including three PREPAK cadres and two PULF men in the last 48 hours. According to a statement of the SP (IW) Clay Khongsai a commando team acted swiftly upon receiving information of unknown miscreants attacking the Keishamthong Moirangningthou Leirak residence of Executive Engineer of Education (S) Department's Engineering Cell Yumnam Deben Singh at around 8.20 pm on Monday. While the commandos arrested one Koijam Warjit Singh (s/o) (L) K Yaima of Thongju Part-I Pheija Leitong from the incident site, three others managed to evade arrest. Describing Warjit as active member of the PREPAK, the SP said that one mobile phone (Nokia 6681) handset bearing No 9436871856 and paper chit having mobile phone No 9856907147 of Mukhesh (PREPAK) from was impounded from him. The mobile phone contained two sound clippings of a telephonic conversation between Warjit and one Khuman of PREPAK with the latter i...

Three bridges see light of the day: Imphal, Dec 24: After long years of waiting, three bridges constructed by the Public Works Department (PWD) -- Keishamthong bridge, Singjamei bridge and Heirangoithong bridge were finally inaugurated and dedicated to the people on Monday. However, Joint Action Committee on Singjamei Bridge Construction has taken strong exception to the inauguration of the bridge even before construction of the retaining wall and black-topping of the approach roads and contended that it is in violation of the agreement signed with the Chief Engineer of PWD. Works Minister K Ranjit inaugurated the bridges one after another. Constructed over Imphal river, the Singjamei bridge was inaugurated at 9 am and Heirangoithong bridge and Keishamthong bridge that have been constructed over Nambul river were inaugurated at 10 am and 10.50 am respectively. According to Chief Engineer of PWD Ng Rashtrapati under whose overall supervision the construction works were taken up, the con...