Bollywood

22 days ago

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Boong Wins BAFTA: Manipuri Film Creates History at British Academy Awards

Mumbai, February 23 - The Indian Manipuri-language film Boong has scripted history by winning the BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film at the BAFTA Awards 2026, held in London. The landmark win marks a rare and proud moment for regional Indian cinema on one of the world's most prestigious global platforms. Directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, Boong emerged victorious against strong international contenders, including big-budget titles like Zootopia 2, Arco, and Lilo & Stitch, underlining the universal appeal of its intimate and emotionally rooted storytelling. The film's triumph is being hailed as a breakthrough moment for films from India's Northeast. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The film follows Boong, played by Gugun Kipgen, who wants to reunite his family. He believes bringing his missing father home would make his mother, Mandakini, happy again. With the help of his best friend Raju, Boong travels to the border town of Moreh and even crosses into Myanmar in search of his father. Backed by producers including Farhan Akhtar, Boong's BAFTA victory is now being celebrated as a defining chapter in Indian cinema's global journey, one that reinforces the growing international recognition of regional voices and culturally grounded narratives. Stay tuned...

Education

1284 days ago

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List Of Districts Of Manipur

Here is the list of all districts of Manipur.## Manipur is a state of India, that has been divided into sixteen administrative districts. The capital of Manipur is Imphal And on 9 December 2016, the government created 7 new districts that bringing the total number of districts to 16.## Check out the full list below.## List of districts of Manipur # Code District Headquarters Population (2011) Area (km2) Density (/km2) 1 BPR Bishnupur Bishnupur 240,363 496 415 2 CDL Chandel Chandel 144,028 3,317 37 3 CCpr Churachandpur Churachandpur 271,274 4,574 50 4 IE Imphal East Porompat 452,661 710 555 5 IW Imphal West Lamphelpat 514,683 519 847 6 JBM Jiribam Jiribam 43,818 232 190 7 KAK Kakching Kakching 135,481 190 710 8 KJ Kamjong Kamjong 45,616 2,000 23 9 KPI Kangpokpi Kangpokpi 193,744 1,698 110 10 NL Noney Noney (Longmai) – – – 11 PZ Pherzawl Pherzawl 47,250 2,285 21 12 SE Senapati Senapati 354,772 3,269 116 13 TML Tamenglong Tamenglong 140,143 4,391 25 14 TNL Tengnoupal Tengnoupal 59,110 1,213 49 15 TBL Thoubal Thoubal 420,517 514 713 16 UKR Ukhrul Ukhrul 183,115 4,547 31 Stay Tuned##

Politics

1746 days ago

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List of Chief Ministers of Manipur

India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. Manipur is the Twenty-three largest state by area and the Twenty-four largest state by population in Indian country.## The Chief Minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur which is appointed by a state’s governor. The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and co­ordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.## Manipur has one legislative house and chamber, the Manipur Legislative Assembly has 60 seats, headed by a speaker. Manipur state sends 2 members to the Lok Sabha and 1 member to the Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief minister guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The first chief minister formed was on 1 July 1963.## Sr No. Name Constituency Tenure Party 1. Mairembam Koireng Singh Thanga 1 July 1963 to 11 January 1967 (3 years 194 days) Indian National Congress President rule N/A 68 days N/A 2. Mairembam Koireng Singh (2nd Term) Thanga 20 March 1967 to 4 October 1967 (198 days) Indian National Congress 3. Longjam Thambou Singh MLC 13 October 1967 to 24 October 1967 (11 days) Manipur United Front President rule N/A 116 days N/A 4. Mairembam Koireng Singh (3rd Term) Thanga 19 February 1968 to 16 October 1969 (1 year 239 days) Indian National Congress President rule N/A 2 years 157 days N/A 5. Mohammed Alimuddin Lilong 23 March 1972 to 27 March 1973 (1 year 5 days) Manipur Peoples Party President rule N/A 340 days N/A 6. Mohammed Alimuddin (2nd Term) Lilong 4 March 1974 to 9 July 1974 (127 days) Manipur Peoples Party 7. Yangmasho Shaiza Ukhrul 10 July 1974 to 5 December 1974 (148 days) Manipur Hills Union 8. Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh Yaiskul 6 December 1974 to 15 May 1977 (2 years 160 days) Indian National Congress President rule N/A 43 days N/A 9. Yangmasho Shaiza (2nd Term) Ukhrul 29 June 1977 to 13 November 1979 (2 years 137 days) Janata Party President rule N/A 60 days N/A 10. Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (2nd Term) Yaiskul 14 January 1980 to 26 November 1980 (317 days) Indian National Congress 11. Rishang Keishing Phungyar 27 November 1980 to 27 February 1981 (92 days) Indian National Congress President rule N/A 110 days N/A 12. Rishang Keishing (2nd Term) Phungyar 19 June 1981 to 3 March 1988 (6 years 258 days) Indian National Congress (I) 13. Raj Kumar Jaichandra Singh Sagolband 4 March 1988 to 22 February 1990 (1 year 355 days) Indian National Congress (I) 14. Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh Keishamthong 23 February 1990 to 6 January 1992 (1 year 317 days) Manipur Peoples Party President rule N/A 91 days N/A 15. Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (3rd Term) Yaiskul 8 April 1992 to 10 April 1993 (1 year 2 days) Indian National Congress President rule N/A 347 days N/A 16. Rishang Keishing (3rd Term) Phungyar 14 December 1994 to 15 December 1997 (3 years 1 day) Indian National Congress 17. Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh Wangoi 16 December 1997 to 14 February 2001 (3 years 60 days) Manipur State Congress Party 18. Radhabinod Koijam Thangmeiband 15 February 2001 to 1 June 2001 (106 days) Samata Party President rule N/A 277 days N/A 19. Okram Ibobi Singh Thoubal 7 March 2002 to 14 March 2017 (15 years 11 days) Indian National Congress 20. Nongthombam Biren Singh Heingang 15 March 2017 to present Bharatiya Janata party ⦿Did you know? 1.Twelve people have served as Chief Minister of Manipur since 1963.## 2.Nongthombam Biren Singh is an Indian politician and former footballer and journalist. He is the current Chief Minister of Manipur.## 3.The CBI registered a case on November 20, 2019, against Okram Ibobi Singh under the Prevent of Money Laundering Act.## Stay Tuned...