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Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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, the Hueiyen Lanpao is printed in the editions of both the writing systems. It is the second most widely read daily newspaper in Meitei language, just after

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, as per the reports of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India), having average qualifying sales of more than 21,000-23,000 copies in between January-June to July-December 2019. Hueiyen Lanpao has a sub group titled "Hueiyen Lanpao Columnists' Forum" (HLCF), formed in November 2012.

Twin offices

Hueiyen Lanpao has twin offices namely, "Hueiyen Lanpao City and Lanpao Advertising" at Mani Tower Building, Thangal market in

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. It was established to bring a close connectivity to the general public in information sharing activities. It was inaugurated by Thangjam Dhabali in the presence of Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications official members.

Rules and regulations

As of October 2011, the Hueiyen Lanpao had laid its rules and regulations regarding media publicity as follows:

Awards and honours

Sahitya Akademi Award

In 2013, upon the achievement of the prestigious

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

2012, for authoring a novel ''"Mathou Kanba DNA"'' by Jodhachandra Sharma, a columnist writer of Hueiyen Lanpao English edition, the Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications honoured him through felicitation, presenting a shawl and a memento to the writer.

State Journalist Awards

2015

In 2015, journalists of Hueiyen Lanpao won four out of the eight Manipur State Journalist Awards, in different categories, instituted by the Directorate of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) of

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. The winners are Gyanand Naorem, awarded for best reporting on rural reporting, Mutum Rameshchandra, awarded for best reporting on Public Health & Hygiene, Ashem Babycha, awarded for best reporting on women and child, and Wangkhem Rishikesh, awarded for best reporting on sports. They were later honoured on National Press Day held on 16 November of the same year.

2013

In 2013, Satyajit Usham, the editor of Hueiyen Lanpao (English edition) achieved the prestigious award for "Best Editor" on account of his writings on national integration and communal harmony. At the same time, Ratneshwori Goswami and Maisnam Karnajit of Hueiyen Lanpao also achieved the State Journalists' Awards for the best reporting in sports and health & hygiene respectively.

2011

In 2011, Amukhomba Ngangbam and Ningthoukhongjam Sanajaoba Meetei, two media staff reporters of Hueiyen Lanpao, achieved the prestigious State Journalist Award on the National Press Day. Amukhomba was awarded for best reporting in science and technology and Sanajaoba Meetei for best reporting in rural topics.

Eco Journalist Award

In 2015, Nomita Khongbantabam, a senior staff member of Hueiyen Lanpao was bestowed with the prestigious ''Eco Journalist Award 2015'' on

World Environment Day World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It is supported by many non-governmental organizations, businesses, government entities, and represents the ...

, by the Manipur Pollution Control Board (MPCB),

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Chingsubam Akaba Memorial Journalist Award

In 2015, Meisnam Karnajit, a journalist of Hueiyen Lanpao, was bestowed with the prestigious Chingsubam Akaba Memorial Journalist Awards 2014-15, on the 71st birth anniversary of the late leader Chingsubam Akaba at Thawai village under Phungyar Assembly constituency of

Ukhrul district Ukhrul district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈuːkˌɹəl or ˈuːkˌɹʊl/) is an administrative district of the state of Manipur in India with its headquarters at Ukhrul, that is Hunphun. The district occupies the north-eastern corner of the state ...

RK Sanatomba Journalist Award

In 2011, Amukhomba Ngangbam, a media staff reporter of Hueiyen Lanpao achieved the prestigious RK Sanatomba Journalist Award 2011, which is given by the family of Late RK Sanatomba, an editor of Kangla Lanpao, under the organisation of the RK Sanatomba Memorial Trust, Imphal.

Best female reporter

In 2010, Salam Kamala, a media staff reporter of Hueiyen Lanpao was honoured as the "Best female reporter of 2009" on the 28th foundation day of the evening daily Kangleipaki Meira, for her works on journalism.

Other honours

In September 2011, the publisher, editor and staff members of Hueiyen Lanpao were honoured with facilitation by Major General Binoy Poonnen, VSM, GOC of Red Shield Division on the 3rd anniversary event, for their ''"courage in honest and truthful reporting without fear or favour in both its English and vernacular editions."'' In September, 2012, on the 4th foundation day, Hueiyen Lanpao was honoured by

Leishemba Sanajaoba Maharaja Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current titular king of Manipur, India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur. Debates on bills Leishemba ...

, the Maharaja (King) of

, Moirangthem Okendro, the then Minister of Education and Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution,

Government of Manipur The Government of Manipur ( mni, Manipur Leingak; /mə.ni.pur lə́i.ŋak/), also known as the State Government of Manipur, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Manipur and its 16 districts. ...

, RV Mingthing, former minister of

, Satyajit Singh, the then President of the North American Bangladesh Manipuri Society, Hamom Promud, the then President of THE MANIPURI (Manipuri Cultural Development, Promotion & Study Centre), Canada.

Hacking of official website incident

On 28 September 2010, a webserver was hacked around 12:30 IST, replacing the of all websites hosted under that server, including the official website of Hueiyen Lanpao. Later, Hueiyen Lanpao's official website was restored back to normalcy on 29 September 2010.

Contributions to art and culture

Hueiyen Rendezvous

Hueiyen Lanpao organises a cultural event titled "Hueiyen Rendezvous", at the Literary Hall of Hueiyen Lanpao office building, where Pena ( mni, }) and Khongjom Parva ( mni, }) art form is practised by artists. It is a part of the steps to preserve and promote the endangered indigenous and traditional musical and performing art forms of

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of Manipur. Hueiyen Rendezvous also gives social platforms for the performance of the endangered art form of

Moirang Sai Moirang Sai ( omp, Moilang Sai) or Moirang Shai ( omp, Moilang Shai) is a traditional Meitei musical performing art form, that narrates the story of Khamba and Thoibi. The performance timing can span over 120 hours. Prime time During the tim ...

Memorandum

In February 2013, Hueiyen Lanpao Columnists' Forum urged the Commissioner of Art & Culture, Government of Manipur, through the submission of memorandum, to give recognition of

Pena (musical instrument) Pena is a string instrument, mono string instrument falling in the lute category, slightly similar to some of the traditional Indian stringed musical instruments such as the ravanahatha, ''ubo'' or the ''kenda''. It is the traditional musical in ...

and 'Khongjom Parva', two highly underrated traditional musical elements of

, in the curriculum and syllabus of the ''Government Music College'' as well as to introduce a legal policy to preserve other endangered traditional art and cultural elements of Manipur.

Hueiyen Lanpao Literary Award

Hueiyen Lanpao annually gives the Hueiyen Lanpao Literary Award to notable writers of

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. The recipient of the first Hueiyen Lanpao Literary Award-2013 is Longjam Joychandra ( mni, }), awarded for his work on 2009

literary criticism named "Manipuri Sahitya" ( mni, }). In 2014, Irungbam Deven achieved the prestigious Hueiyen Lanpao Literary Award 2014 for authoring a book of poems, named ''"Numit Ama, Punsi Ama"'' ( mni, }).

Opinion survey and documentation of underrated Meitei royalties

In 2013, Hueiyen Lanpao organised a public opinion survey in relation to the decision of the Manipur State Cabinet regarding the confiscation of the to convert it into a historical monument. On the very occasion, Hueiyen Lanpao proceeded to interview the five queen consorts of the late king Bodhachandra of

Manipur Kingdom The Manipur Kingdom was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Briti ...

to know more about the very Sana Konung ( mni, }).

Essay competitions

Marking the 4th Foundation Day of English and

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edition of Hueiyen Lanpao, in 2012, the Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications organised an essay writing competition for students, on the theme .

Painting competitions

In October-November 2012, Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications organised a painting competition for young students in the Literary Hall of Hueiyen Lanpao, in which more than 200 students of classes, III to V in two categories, from different educational institutions across Manipur got participation.

Monetary helps

Help to groups

In October 2014, the Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications, in collaboration with the Far East India Solidarity Forum, received donations from the people of

for the ''"Assam & Meghalaya Flood Relief Fund"'' to give monetary help to the flood victims of Assam and Meghalaya.

Help to individuals

In 2015, Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications gave monetary help to the family of a 7 years old child named Sapam Sanamatum, son of late Sapam Sanatomba of Sapam Laibung Leikai in

Thoubal district Thoubal district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈθɑʊbɑːl orˈθɑʊbəl/) is one of the sixteen districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. This district is bounded by Senapati district on the north, Ukhrul and Chandel districts on the ...

, who was diagnosed with an unknown health complication. In 2015 itself again, the Hueiyen Lanpao Group of Publications gave another monetary help to a 34 years old newspaper hawker named Konsam Johnson, who was suffering from an injury after a road accident where a vehicle had hit him.

Rescue of a barking deer

In May 2013, members of Hueiyen Lanpao, in collaboration with those of People for Animal (PFA),

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, rescued a barking deer from Moirang Kokibon Leikai. The deer was found with a broken left hind limb due to fall in a water reservoir, after being spotted around a pig sty inside a village. After bringing the deer out of water, the volunteers informed the authorities of

Keibul Lamjao National Park The Keibul Lamjao National Park ( mni, Keibul Lamjao Leipakki Lampak) is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is in area, the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integr ...

as well as

Manipur Zoological Garden Manipur Zoological Garden ( mni, Manipur Sha-Uchek Thampham) is a zoo in Iroisemba, Manipur. It is the second habitat of Sangai (''Cervus eldi eldi''), the world's only dancing deer species, after the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only ...

Assault and battery

Assault on office

In July 2007, there were assault and battery in the offices of Hueiyen Lanpao,

and Naharolgi Thoudang.

Assault on staff members

In August 2015, Willar Leimapokpam, a staff member of Hueiyen Lanpao (English Edition) was physically assaulted by five police commandos, who were later enquired by the authorities concerned, after ''"All Manipur Working Journalists Union"'' (AMWJU) had set a deadline of 48 hours to take required actions against the policemen involved in the crime.

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References

External links

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Official website (Bengali script edition)
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