Sangai Festival 2017 held in Manipur

The annual Sangai Festival was celebrated in the northeastern state of Manipur. It is grandest festival of the state to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination. The festival showcases tourism potential of Manipur in field of arts & ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017

2017 Sangai Festival started in Manipur

President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the Manipur Sangai Festival at Palace Compound in Imphal on November 21, 2017. The festival will reflect the State’s proud cultural heritage and the love for art which is inherent amongst various tribes inhabiting ..

MP Govt partners with Nagaland and Manipur under “Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat”

As per Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat scheme, the Madhya Pradesh Government has partnered with Nagaland and Manipur to strengthen cultural relations between them. For this, the MP Govt has made its Higher Education Department as a nodal department to execute the ..

MP partners with Nagaland and Manipur under Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Yojana

Madhya Pradesh has partnered with Nagaland and Manipur under Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Yojana to strengthen cultural relations between them. MP Government has made its Higher Education Department as nodal department to execute the scheme. MP will participate in Sangai Mahotsav ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017

Nungthang Tampak in Manipur becomes North-East (NE)’s first 100% computer literacy village

The Nungthaang Tampak village in Manipur has become North-East (NE)’s first 100% computer literacy village. The training program was organised by Mangaal Rural, an NGO working for rural development, as a part of the Digital India program and is affiliated ..

Rishang Keishing, was former Chief Minister of Manipur passes away

Rishang Keishing (96), the former Manipur Chief Minister and a member of the first Lok Sabha, has passed away in Imphal, Manipur on August 23, 2017. The veteran Congress leader and a Naga served as the chief minister of Manipur ..

CCEA approves SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Program – Tranche 2

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for upgradation and widening of 65 kms of Imphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 in Manipur. The Imphal-Moreh Section is a vital link in providing road connectivity up to Thailand and ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017

Expert Committee Constituted to examine Rules on Movement of People Near Indo-Myanmar Border

Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian and Myanmarese citizens are permitted free movement within 16 km of the international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017