The residence of late Pratima Pandey Baruah, the doyen of Goalparia folk music, 'Hawa Mahal' has been handed over to the state government by Baruah's family members for its restoration and conversion into a museum.
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Manipur govt launches drive against illegal poppy cultivation
A senior Home Department official said that a total of 703 people including five chiefs of hill villages have been arrested and over 400 acres of poppy fields destroyed during the past six months.