Our Correspondent Imphal, Sep. 20 (EMN): The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday visited Chandel district to look into the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) and review developmental works undertaken from ground level at Penaching village. The Union minister also visited Chandel District Hospital and the COVID-19 vaccination centre and interacted with doctors and staff. Singh Patel reached Manipur on Sep. 19 to attend various programmes as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday celebration. On Tuesday, the Union minister also inspected the food processing site at Liwa Khullen in Chandel district and interacted with the local people besides attending a review meeting about the development of the Central Scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission at the Deputy Commissioner(Chandel)’s office premises. While citing that the scheme being developed in remote villages is the dream of Prime
Our Correspondent Imphal, Aug. 28 (EMN): Manipur Health & Family Welfare and IPR minister, Dr. S Ranjan Singh, has informed that the first academic session of Churachandpur Medical College will commence from October this year and it will have 100 MBBS seats as approved by the Medical Council of India. Speaking to the media during the inspection visit of the college at IB Road, Churachandpur, the H&FW minister said it is fortunate that the state has added another medical college. This is the first medical college to be established in the hill districts of Manipur. Singh disclosed the medical college will be inaugurated in a short time. Appealing to the young doctors and faculties to work the extra mile, he said their dedicated and sincere service will make it possible to achieve the aim of establishing the medical college. It is through their quality service that the young medical students will be attracted to get enrolled to the college, he said. The minister also inspected the