In view of severe flooding caused by breaches in embankments along river banks, the Manipur government on Thursday declared a two-day public holiday for all state offices until May 31.
The Indian Army and Assam Rifles were quick to mobilize their troops, carrying out rescue and relief operations in Imphal City and Khuman Lampak in the Imphal East district of Manipur.
Effective from midnight on Monday until Tuesday midnight, the shutdown has brought business activities to a grinding halt, exacerbating the already tense atmosphere due to ongoing conflicts in Manipur.
prof hijam rajendra singh (retd)as quoted by john parratt in “wounded land”, “by the time the war ended, manipur had been forcibly dragged into the modern era. this is no exaggeration. indeed, manipur is the part of india that was most a