Kangpokpi Forest Department, along with the district police, destroyed around 15 hectares of illegal poppy cultivation on Tuesday at two different locations under Kangpokpi forest division.
Manipur Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister Letpao Haokip attended the platinum jubilee celebration of Penaching Village and Church in Chandel District on Sunday.
IFP Editorial: As regards the poor villagers who toil in the poppy fields, it is just another day’s work. For them, it does not matter whether it is poppy or any other crop as long as they get the wages howsoever meagre it may be.