ITANAGAR, April 6: ' Mopin' a major festival of the Galo community of Arunachal Pradesh was celebrated in the state with traditional enthusiasm and religious fervour, on Thursday, reports PTI. People in traditional attire assembled at the festival grounds for singing and dancing to propitiate the 'Mopin' goddess for peace and prosperity. Speaking at the function, Public Health and Water Supply Minister Chowna Mein said the state government was doing everything to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of the state, where 26 major tribes lived in harmony, and had taken up an ambitious...

IMPHAL, April 6: The Manipur Youth's Day was observed today under the aegis of the Youth Front of Manipur People's Party (MPP) at the complex of Khongjom War Memorial Thoubal Athokpam. The PHED and Law Minister, Okram Joy was the chief guest, president of the Youth Front, K Brojenkumar was the president and E Biramani was the guest of honour of the function. The Youth Front has been observing April 6 as the Manipur Youth's Day in recognition of the patriotic zeal and dauntless courage of Prince Shenggoisana who fought against the British and laid down his life for the sake of motherland in...

IMPHAL, April 6: Noted Manipuri theatre director Ratan Thiyam's Chorus Repertory Theatre is celebrating 25 years of its existence. Formed here in April, 1976, this repertory is perhaps one of the best-known professional theatre companies of the country. Addressing a news conference at the theatre complex today, Thiyam said the yearlong silver jubilee celebrations would begin tomorrow with a religious function. On April 11, state Governor Ved Marwah will open the "Shrine" playhouse of the company. Thiyam, who has served as director of National School of Drama in the late Eighties, said he...

IMPHAL, April 6: The taxation department, government of Manipur is hiding more than it has revealed in matter of collection of sale taxes, according to knowledgeable sources. The department which is mainly entrusted with the duty of collecting sales tax has for unexplained reasons, stopped checking cash books and daily sale proceeds at the shops in the Khwairamband Bazar, the hub of commercial activities in the state, according to the sources. Instead, the resort for the last two years or so has been for the department to merely calculate the tax amount from the statements submitted by the...

IMPHAL, April 6: PHE and Law Minister O Joy today said the Ministry of Human Resources is likely to sanction Rs 20 crore for the infrastructural development of Manipur University. Opening the XII annual sports meet of MU, Ladies Hostel today, he said the information was conveyed to him by the Chief Minister. Admitting the shabby and dilapidated condition of the Ladies Hostel, Joy assured that he would personally seek the help of Union Minister of State for Food Processing, T Chaoba to renovate the hostel from the MP Fund. He also noted that something needs to be done to fix the leaking roofs...