Manipur CM announces destruction of new poppy cultivation in Singngat Sub DivisionManipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh reported the discovery of new poppy cultivation in Suangkuang under Singngat Sub Division (Churachandp...
27 Nov, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh says 16 hectares of illicit poppy fields destroyedThe state government earlier stated encroachment evictions from reserve forests and protected forests were done in the state to preserve fo...
15 Nov, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
Manipur government reconstitutes anti-narcotic task forceThe Manipur government has formed a reconstituted anti-narcotic task force with 18 members, including police officers and experts from vari...
25 Sep, 2023, 06.52 PM IST
All Chief ministers from North East must unite to wage war on drugs: N Biren SinghBiren tweeted, " I am deeply concerned by the alarming increase in illicit drug seizures within Mizoram in recent times. Having personally ...
16 Jul, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Poppy farmers in Slovakia grapple with an unusual predicament: Swans addicted to opiumIn response to this peculiar predicament, animal rescuers and volunteers, including those from the Slovak Environmental Protection Agency, ...
04 Jul, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Manipur violence: No particular community targeted, says state govtThe state government stated that since 2017 around 291 encroachers are evicted/removed from the forest land. These include several district...
16 May, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
Reason behind Manipur violence: The fear of being outnumberedThe demand for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) and shelter homes for people of Myanmar has re-established the fear of Meitei communit...
07 May, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
Manipur Violence: A clash between valley and hillsThe genesis of the violence that has gripped Manipur now lies in the ethnic and geographic division of the state. Manipur has people who li...
05 May, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Manipur continues to be restive, mobile internet suspended for next five days, curfew in ChurachandpurThousands of people on Wednesday turned up for the ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ called by a student body in all the ten hill districts of Mani...
03 May, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
Myanmar immigrants responsible for deforestation, poppy cultivation, drug menace in Manipur: N Biren SinghIn a series of social media posts, the Chief Minister said, “To protect the state, the government has launched a green Manipur campaign, id...
02 May, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
After Manipur sees violence over eviction, Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav says government doing it's Constitutional dutyYadav told media persons in Imphal that under forest act of 1927 forest was a state subject after the amendment in 1976 forest was put in c...
30 Apr, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Night curfew imposed in Manipur's Churachandpur amid violenceThe Manipur government has prohibited large gatherings and mobile internet services suspended in Churachandpur and Pherzawl district. Polic...
29 Apr, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Manipur government prohibits large gatherings, suspends internet services in 2 districts after violence eruptsThe order stated "total shutdown called by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum and the likelihood of mobilization of the public through so...
28 Apr, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
Manipur govt’s withdrawal from talks with militants await Home Ministry's approvalManipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, and apprised him about the 'ground situation' and 'advers...
23 Mar, 2023, 01.30 AM IST
Manipur govt launches massive drive against large-scale illegal poppy cultivationA total of 703 people including five chiefs of hill villages have been arrested and over 400 acres poppy fields destroyed. In Ukhrul, Senap...
01 Jan, 2023, 09.05 AM IST
Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy cropAfghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia. Production spiraled over the past 20 ye...
02 Jun, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
- US concerned over illicit drug market in India
India has been listed in the "Majors List" of illegal drug transit and drug producing countries, a categorisation of nations which are over...
18 Sep, 2007, 09.40 AM IST