Tag: Manipur

Manipur’s Nongpok Sekmai Police Station best in India

December 4, 2020

• The Nongpok Sekmai Police Station in Manipur topped the list of best police stations in India, while Sooramangalam All Women Police Station at Salem, Tamil Nadu has come up as the second best police station in the country.
• The Kharsang PS, Arunachal Pradesh‘s Changlang district has come up as the country’s third-best police station.

Indian Railways: World’s tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur

August 18, 2020

• The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur, across river Ijai. The height of the bridge will be 141 meters and its estimated outlay is Rs 280 crore. The bridge is being built at Marangching village and will be completed by March 2022.

On 13th August Manipur observed the Patriots’ Day

August 13, 2020

• Manipur observed Patriots day on 13^th August to pay homage to the great martyrs of 1891 Anglo-Manipuri war.

Manipur inaugurates new 300 bedded COVID Care Centre in Imphal

August 2, 2020

• Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated a new 300 bedded COVID Care Centre (CCC) at Manipur Trade and Expo Centre in Imphal West

A total of 24 States now adopted ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’

August 2, 2020

• Four additional states, namely Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand adopted the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ plan of the Central government. The remaining states/UT will implement this scheme by March 2021.

Manipur’s “Khudol” placed among the top 10 global initiatives

May 26, 2020

• Manipur’s “Khudol” has been placed among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.“Khudol” initiative was started by an Imphal-based NGO “Ya_All”.

Khudol of Manipur has been listed in top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19 by UN

May 24, 2020

• Khudol of Manipur has been listed in the top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19  by the United Nations . Khudol is a crowd funded initiative by the Ya_All(Founded in 2017) and aims to provide food and medical supplies to people suffering from HIV, daily wage earners , childrens etc.

Manipur and Gorakhpur, UP gets new GI tags

May 2, 2020

• Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh’s terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Chak-Hao, a scented glutinous rice has been in cultivation in Manipur over centuries. It has also been used by traditional medical practitioners as part of traditional medicine. 
• The terracotta work of Gorakhpur is a centuries-old traditional art form, where the potters make various animal figures like, horses, elephants, camel, goat, ox, etc. with hand-applied ornamentation.Some of the major products of craftsmanship include the Hauda elephants, Mahawatdar horse, deer, camel, five-faced Ganesha, singled-faced Ganesha, elephant table, chandeliers, hanging bells etc. 

Khongjom day commemorated by Manipur government

April 25, 2020

• To pay tribute to the people who sacrificed their lives during the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891 Manipur government commemorated Khongjom day on 27th April.  

Manipur Govt starts Electronic format of comic textbooks

April 15, 2020

• The government of Manipur has begun an Electronic format of comic textbooks.
• The Department of Education (schools) has started the electronic format comic textbooks for Class III, IV, and V as steps and measures to make up the gaps for the academic situation, especially for the schools.