Imphal West District Police commando unit arrested 3 cadres of United Revolutionary Front (URF), a breakaway group of KCP from Sairemkhul Mayai Leikai during a counter insurgency operation on the 4th of this month. Those arrested are Salam Keshorjit Meitei @ Manja, 35 yrs S/o S. Samungou Meitei of Khurai Salanthong, Khundrakpam Biren Meitei @ Manao, 22 yrs S/o (L) Kh Ingocha Meitei of Sairemkhul Mayai Leikai and Wangkhem Shyamkanhai @ Wareppa, 35 yrs S/o (L) W Heramot Singh of Naranshena Maning Leikai. In a press release, PRO police dept said investigations revealed that they were assigned to serve monetary demands to various businessmen in Imphal area especially gas agencies located in Imphal West district. One Access scooter bearing registration No. MN01M/9481, registered in Salam Shamungou Meitei's name and incriminating articles were seized from their possession. 

Orange found in Tamenglong District will be named as Tamenglong Mandarin or Tamenglong Orange. The govt issued a Gazette on 1st December. A meeting of committee for naming/renaming of all important local horticulture crops of Manipur was held on September 11 this year. Speaking exclusively to Impact News, Joint Director, Department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation, AS Ningmi said now no other place or people can claim the orange found in Tamenglong as theirs. Joint Director AS Ningmi also said apart from the orange found in Tamenglong, wild cherry or black cherry widely grown in Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong districts of Manipur included in the Gazette will be named as Manipur Cherry.  The decision to rename them was taken under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Act 2001 in the meeting of the Committee chaired by Principal Secretary, Horticulture. 

The first Foundation Day celebration of Editors’ Guild Manipur was held yesterday at Churachandpur District Training Hall with the President of the Guild A Mobi in the Chair. The celebration was attended by Dr A Ibomcha IIS, News Editor of AIR and DDK as the Guest of honour  and several Editors of Manipur dailies both from the hill and the valley. Mrs Valley Rose of Tangkhul daily speaking at the function said there was need for the journalist both in the hills and valley to work together on issues that directly affected them.Secretary General of the Editors Guild of Manipur, Yumnam Rupachandra placed a brief report of the Guild taken up in its one year of existence. He said a memorandum containing 7 Charter of demands have been given to the Manipur Chief Minister for the welfare of the editors of Manipur. He also told the gathering that the CM has promised to look into the demands soon after he arrive from New Delhi. Dr Ibomcha said as media fraternity his organization was willing to extend whatever help he can in strengthening the Editors Guild, Manipur.  President of the Editors Guild Manipur is his presidential speech promised to work towards strengthening the Guild. He said effort to raise the level of communication between the editors in the hill and valley will be made. 

A one day workshop on sensitization of Swachh Bharat Nirman Gramin for the Editors of Manipur was held yesterday at Churachandpur. Speaking as the resource person at the workshop, L Swamikanta, Director of CCD & PHED said under the mission mode, the department was targeting transformation of villages into clean and happy village.  He also said the department was targeting to provide 24x7 water supply in 2870 villages of Manipur, which has been possible in some villages like Hararok in Imphal East and Matijang in Churachandpur. Additional Chief Engineer PHED Laishram Ibomcha also attended the workshop.