Economy / Manipur

Imphal, January 10: As a fall out of the Indo-Myanmar Trade Agreement, many goods, consumable as well as non consumable brought in from across the border have become almost an essential household items in every Manipuri family with the goods over-flooding the markets of Manipur. Apart from foodstuff's, many of the traditional household goods used in a Manipuri family have been slowly and steadily substituted by goods made and brought in from the other side of the border. When the free trade agreement was signed, only 22 items were covered within its ambit. But now a wide range of foreign goods...

Imphal, January 09: The KYKL today said it has not been able to do anything for the people rather than collecting money and giving hardships. The organization has been collecting money from the people and it is not expecting any support from abroad which is unlikely it said. The organization is not involved in any activities which can be considered bad like drug and narcotics. It is against its principles K Koireng Finance Secy today said in a press statement. There is no organization which does not take support from the people it said. It would be a wrong step if collection of taxes is...

Imphal, Jan. 4: The Manipur government today constituted the state finance commission with former bureaucrat S.S. Sharma as chairman. Sharma is a retired state secretary for youth affairs and a former secretary at the Centre. The other three members are economists M. Iboton Singh and O.P. Bohra and retired joint secretary (finance) S. Ibochouba Singh.

The commission would make recommendations to the state government on the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes, duties, tolls and fees among panchayats, district councils and municipalities. It would also determine their extent and the...

Imphal, December 22: The bilateral relations with some of India's neighboring countries like Myanmar has improved due to the initiatives taken by the Ministry of External Affairs and the government is pleased O Ibobi said addressing the 50th meeting of the National Development Council held yesterday at the national capital. Initiatives should be taken to enable the NE states to draw benefits from the trade with the South East Asian countries he said. The country should continue to assist her neighbors to establish structural linkages with the bordering NE states he said. He supported the...

Imphal, December 21: A group of suspected militants attacked a convoy of police commandos with bombs at a spot between S Kotlan and Torbung under Churachandpur Police Station at about 12.45 pm today. However, no one was injured in the attack. Police sources said that the militants laid altogether three bombs, one each on either side of the road and the third in the middle of the road. The incident happened while a team of Bishnupur Police Commandos in two Gypsies were heading towards the Churachandpur PS in connection with a case. As the convoy reaches a spot some 18 kms towards the north of...

Imphal, December 18: The Manipur Zoological Garden, Iroishemba is today in a pitiable condition thanks to long years of neglect and apathy with its wall developing cracks at many points and crumbling even at some parts. The cages are also in no better shape with many bearing tell-tale signs of neglect. A number of cages have been eaten away by rust and the ravages of time. When The Sangai Express contacted DFO Dr L Puni, who is in charge of the Zoological garden, he said that the Central Zoo Authority released a sum of Rs 7.5 lakhs for wall maintenance last year. The amount has been utilized...

IMPHAL, July 5 ? The controversial Manipur Land Records and Land Revenue Act 1960 (MLR & LR Act) has been extended to 58 villages of four hill districts in Manipur. This was disclosed by the State Revenue Minister Elangbam Biramani while replying to a question raised by Federal Party of Manipur Legislator N Bihari in the question and answer session of the month long monsoon session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Thursday. The Revenue Minister Biramani said, ?the Act has been implemented in some areas of the hill districts since 1992-93.? As a result, the areas could be brought or used by...

Imphal, July 01: A report by the Planning Commission of India on the number and percentage of population below poverty line for the year 1999-2000 has indicated that state government needs to give more emphasis to development activities in the rural areas than urban areas to justify the meaning of a welfare state. According to the report, in the year 1993-94, the state had 6.33 lakhs people living below poverty line in rural areas. This amounted to 45.01 percent of the total rural population. Whereas, in the year 1999-2000, the number of persons living below the poverty line in the rural areas...

Imphal, June 25: The lone zoological garden in the state at Iroishemba is plummeting into a state of decay owing to negligence by the state government. Although the state government had been facing a financial crisis for the last many years, the Centre had uninterruptedly released funds through the state government for the maintenance of the zoo. However, the state government has not made available these central funds for the development or maintenance of the zoo except for bills clearance of contractors supplying fodders and meat for the zoo animals. Even this has not been regular, sources...

Imphal, June 13: Though the Indo-Myanmar free trade agreement signed between the two countries has resulted in an import of Rs 5 lakhs items from Myanmar per day, the quantity and the category of trade items being exported from India to Myanmar still remains a big question. Following the agreement, the Myanmarese Government had constructed a massive market complex at Namphalong on the Myanmar side and selling numerous items thereby generating a big income to the Government. Above this, Myanmarese traders even descend on Moreh in the Indian territory for selling vegetables, fruits etc earning...