Acting on intelligence on illicit narcotics cultivation, Assam Rifles launched a joint operation with CRPF and Manipur Police in the general area Ngatan Hill Range in Kangpokpi district, Manipur
In a joint operation, the Manipur Police, along with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), destroyed poppy cultivation spread over 53 acres in the hill ranges of Kangpokpi district
The arrested individual has been identified as Chandam Chandramani Singh, also known as Ghambir or Tamyanganba (49), a resident of Lairenkabi Maning Leikai in Imphal West district.
In order to generate income amongst the villagers, the 24th Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Rangia, started a 15-day beekeeping and mushroom cultivation training course from Friday.
Tea is not just a crop in Assam. It is an emotion, a heritage, and the livelihood of lakhs of families who have kept this industry alive for more than 180 years.