Churachandpur new hub for rhino horn trade

GUWAHATI, Apr 27:Churachandpur district in Manipur has emerged as the new hub for illegal trade in rhino horns and body parts of other animals. Experts dealing in wildlife crime said Churachandpur has beaten Nagaland’s commercial centre Dimapur, which used to be the centre of rhino horn smuggling. “Now, the bulk of the illegal trade in […]

GUWAHATI, Apr 27:Churachandpur district in Manipur has emerged as the new hub for illegal trade in rhino horns and body parts of other animals. Experts dealing in wildlife crime said Churachandpur has beaten Nagaland’s commercial centre Dimapur, which used to be the centre of rhino horn smuggling. “Now, the bulk of the illegal trade in […]

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TRAFFIC CIRCUS : MANIPUR STYLE – Parking, cross-over by VIPs congest traffic

IMPHAL, Oct 3 : The main factors for traffic congestion at Babupara where many key Government offices including the Civil Secretariat are located are parking of vehicles on either side of the road and cross-over by VIPs from the western lane to the eastern lane and vice versa. Many offices like CM Secretariat, police headquarters, […]

IMPHAL, Oct 3 : The main factors for traffic congestion at Babupara where many key Government offices including the Civil Secretariat are located are parking of vehicles on either side of the road and cross-over by VIPs from the western lane to the eastern lane and vice versa. Many offices like CM Secretariat, police headquarters, […]

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TRAFFIC CIRCUS : MANIPUR STYLE – No room for pedestrians at all at Irabot Road

IMPHAL, Sep 30: Leave aside vehicles, there is no room even for pedestrians on Irabot Road which connects BT Road with Rupmahal Tank. The entire breadth of the road which is under the State PWD is occupied by rows and rows of vehicles leaving no room even for pedestrians. Even the footpaths are not spared. […]

IMPHAL, Sep 30: Leave aside vehicles, there is no room even for pedestrians on Irabot Road which connects BT Road with Rupmahal Tank. The entire breadth of the road which is under the State PWD is occupied by rows and rows of vehicles leaving no room even for pedestrians. Even the footpaths are not spared. […]

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TRAFFIC CIRCUS : MANIPUR STYLE – Parked vehicles on either side lead to traffic congestion

IMPHAL, Sep 28: Traffic congestion has been causing inconveniences to commuters and the general public on Porompat road particular near the district headquarters, State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) and SDO office. One major factor for traffic congestion at these areas is parking vehicles on both sides of the road. The Porompat Water Supply Plant […]

IMPHAL, Sep 28: Traffic congestion has been causing inconveniences to commuters and the general public on Porompat road particular near the district headquarters, State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) and SDO office. One major factor for traffic congestion at these areas is parking vehicles on both sides of the road. The Porompat Water Supply Plant […]

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Random checkings add to traffic chaos

IMPHAL, Sep 27: Many people have expressed strong suspicion that random and unreasonable checking of vehicles by law enforcing agencies and traffic regulators have been aggravating traffic congestion in and around Imphal city. Sharing his opinion on the ongoing campaign of The Sangai Express on traffic congestion and traffic management in Imphal city, diesel auto […]

IMPHAL, Sep 27: Many people have expressed strong suspicion that random and unreasonable checking of vehicles by law enforcing agencies and traffic regulators have been aggravating traffic congestion in and around Imphal city. Sharing his opinion on the ongoing campaign of The Sangai Express on traffic congestion and traffic management in Imphal city, diesel auto […]

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Traffic circus : Manipur Style

(contd from previous issue) This is where the government departments like – Municipality departments, Town planning departments and Police departments need to work in coordination with one another. Certificates or permits should not be given to just anybody to run their business in bazaar area, it should be provided to only the ones who meet […]

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(contd from previous issue) This is where the government departments like – Municipality departments, Town planning departments and Police departments need to work in coordination with one another. Certificates or permits should not be given to just anybody to run their business in bazaar area, it should be provided to only the ones who meet […]

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Traffic Circus : Manipur Style

Of late, much has been talked about and many (in fact all of us on the Imphal road) have been complaining on the TRAFFIC CONGESTION in and around Imphal. When asked, in simple terms one would say, ‘Traffic Congestion’ is an excess of vehicles on road demanding for more space than the available road capacity […]

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Of late, much has been talked about and many (in fact all of us on the Imphal road) have been complaining on the TRAFFIC CONGESTION in and around Imphal. When asked, in simple terms one would say, ‘Traffic Congestion’ is an excess of vehicles on road demanding for more space than the available road capacity […]

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‘Flying Rs 10 notes’ on the roads : People are witnesses

IMPHAL, Sep 13: All passengers are witnesses to how TCP personnel, VDF and even police personnel have been taking Rs 10 each from diesel autos. Yet, it is not clear whether the money is taken according to rules or whether it is collected whimsically. They take Rs 10 notes quite openly without any sense of […]

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IMPHAL, Sep 13: All passengers are witnesses to how TCP personnel, VDF and even police personnel have been taking Rs 10 each from diesel autos. Yet, it is not clear whether the money is taken according to rules or whether it is collected whimsically. They take Rs 10 notes quite openly without any sense of […]

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Traffic management almost absent in some areas

IMPHAL, Sep 11: Traffic management is almost non-existent at Nagamapal-RIMS Road junction Wahengbam Leikai-Sagolband junction and Paona Keithel Road.
With a large number of passenger vehicles like diesel autos and Magic vans criss-crossing at Nagamapal…

IMPHAL, Sep 11: Traffic management is almost non-existent at Nagamapal-RIMS Road junction Wahengbam Leikai-Sagolband junction and Paona Keithel Road.
With a large number of passenger vehicles like diesel autos and Magic vans criss-crossing at Nagamapal-RIMS road junction as well as at Wahengbam Leikai-Sagolband junction, there is literally no traffic regulation at these places.

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Perfect recipe for traffic circus Senseless public, indifferent Govt

Mindset of the people, sick and inefficient traffic control police personnel, ineffective Imphal Municipal Corporation, unplanned roads, concentrating everything at Paona Keithel, Thangal Keithel, MG Avenue, BT Road and here is the prefect recipe for the traffic circus that one sees in the heart of Imphal on a daily basis. This brings one to the […]

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Mindset of the people, sick and inefficient traffic control police personnel, ineffective Imphal Municipal Corporation, unplanned roads, concentrating everything at Paona Keithel, Thangal Keithel, MG Avenue, BT Road and here is the prefect recipe for the traffic circus that one sees in the heart of Imphal on a daily basis. This brings one to the […]

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Traffic control measures don’t reach many areas

IMPHAL, Sep 6: There are many areas within Khwairamband where traffic control or management measures taken up by Traffic Control Police (TCP) do not reach at all. No traffic management measures could be seen on the road running towards the West to the northern side of the footpath occupied by fruit sellers across Chamber Hospital […]

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IMPHAL, Sep 6: There are many areas within Khwairamband where traffic control or management measures taken up by Traffic Control Police (TCP) do not reach at all. No traffic management measures could be seen on the road running towards the West to the northern side of the footpath occupied by fruit sellers across Chamber Hospital […]

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Shopkeepers aggravate traffic congestion

IMPHAL, Aug 29: Shopkeepers are one major factor for traffic congestion along Thangal Keithel Road, MG Avenue, Alu Gali and Dharamsala. The road which is more congested than Thangal Keithel road is the one which connects MG Avenue with Alu Gali. Along this road, heavy vehicles are seen parked in rows as many of the […]

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IMPHAL, Aug 29: Shopkeepers are one major factor for traffic congestion along Thangal Keithel Road, MG Avenue, Alu Gali and Dharamsala. The road which is more congested than Thangal Keithel road is the one which connects MG Avenue with Alu Gali. Along this road, heavy vehicles are seen parked in rows as many of the […]

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Criss-crossing pedestrians impede traffic flow

IMPHAL, Aug 27: Crossing of roads byat the feet of BT Flyover on BT Road and Uripok road have been seriously hampering vehicular traffic. Just adjacent to either ends of the BT Flyover, there are relatively high road medians to deter haphazard and random crossing of roads by pedestrians. Yet, people have been crossing the […]

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IMPHAL, Aug 27: Crossing of roads byat the feet of BT Flyover on BT Road and Uripok road have been seriously hampering vehicular traffic. Just adjacent to either ends of the BT Flyover, there are relatively high road medians to deter haphazard and random crossing of roads by pedestrians. Yet, people have been crossing the […]

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Criss-crossing pedestrians impede traffic flow

IMPHAL, Aug 27: Crossing of roads by pedestrians at the feet of BT Flyover on BT Road and Uripok road have been seriously hampering vehicular traffic.
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IMPHAL, Aug 27: Crossing of roads by pedestrians at the feet of BT Flyover on BT Road and Uripok road have been seriously hampering vehicular traffic.

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Toothless order adds to traffic chaos

IMPHAL, Aug 26: Even though the State Transport Department’s order which prohibits parking of vehicles  at six specific areas of Khwairamband is still in force officially, the same order is no longer enforced on ground. As pointed out by many citizens in the course of the ongoing campaign undertaken by The Sangai Express on traffic […]

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IMPHAL, Aug 26: Even though the State Transport Department’s order which prohibits parking of vehicles  at six specific areas of Khwairamband is still in force officially, the same order is no longer enforced on ground. As pointed out by many citizens in the course of the ongoing campaign undertaken by The Sangai Express on traffic […]

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Toothless order adds to traffic chaos

IMPHAL, Aug 26: Even though the State Transport Department’s order which prohibits parking of vehicles at six specific areas of Khwairamband is still in force officially, the same order is no longer enforced on ground.

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IMPHAL, Aug 26: Even though the State Transport Department’s order which prohibits parking of vehicles at six specific areas of Khwairamband is still in force officially, the same order is no longer enforced on ground.

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Tips from an Air Traffic Controller

An Air Traffic Controller at the with the Airports Authority of India and posted at Imphal airport, Devlin Leishangthem  shares hiw views.. It is very interesting to read your recent campaign called Traffic Circus. I really appreciate the initiative taken up after the successful campaign of LPG cylinders. I would also like to share a […]

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An Air Traffic Controller at the with the Airports Authority of India and posted at Imphal airport, Devlin Leishangthem  shares hiw views.. It is very interesting to read your recent campaign called Traffic Circus. I really appreciate the initiative taken up after the successful campaign of LPG cylinders. I would also like to share a […]

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TCP OC moots modification of road geometry

IMPHAL, Aug 20: In order to address the problem of traffic congestion in Imphal city, there is a need to modify the existing road geometry, stated TCP OC H Rameshwar. Interacting with The Sangai Express on its campaign on traffic management of Imphal city, OC Rameshwar said that the primary duty of Traffic Control Police […]

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IMPHAL, Aug 20: In order to address the problem of traffic congestion in Imphal city, there is a need to modify the existing road geometry, stated TCP OC H Rameshwar. Interacting with The Sangai Express on its campaign on traffic management of Imphal city, OC Rameshwar said that the primary duty of Traffic Control Police […]

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Traffic Circus : Manipur Style Lack of civic sense

Driving is much more than just pressing the clutch, putting the gear and slowly releasing the clutch to put the vehicle into motion. The responsibility that comes along with driving a vehicle is immense and this is one reason why driving license is issued only after an individual reaches a certain age. Apart from mastering […]

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Driving is much more than just pressing the clutch, putting the gear and slowly releasing the clutch to put the vehicle into motion. The responsibility that comes along with driving a vehicle is immense and this is one reason why driving license is issued only after an individual reaches a certain age. Apart from mastering […]

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VIPdom throws traffic out of gear

IMPHAL, Aug 13: Observation of Patriots’ Day at Pheidabung (BT Park) today literally choked Wahengbam Leikai and Nagamapal roads. As the red-letter day was observed with the Governor, the Chief Minister and VVIPs, many key roads of Imphal city were blocked thereby causing traffic snarls at different points. Vehicles coming from the direction of North […]

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IMPHAL, Aug 13: Observation of Patriots’ Day at Pheidabung (BT Park) today literally choked Wahengbam Leikai and Nagamapal roads. As the red-letter day was observed with the Governor, the Chief Minister and VVIPs, many key roads of Imphal city were blocked thereby causing traffic snarls at different points. Vehicles coming from the direction of North […]

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