The original name of Bishnupur was Lumlangdong (now Lamangdong) . History recorded the facts of its origin. As soon as Kyamba ascended throne of Manipur in 1467 A.D he conquered Kyang, which was a Shan kingdom in the Kabow Valley.
The Chandel District (formerly known as Tengnoupal District ) came into existance on 13-5-1974. The District lies in the south-eastern part of Manipur. It is the border district of the state.
The Statehood in 1972 saw Manipur divided into five districts, simply called Central, West, East, North and South Districts. The Central District comprised of the whole of the Imphal Valley and Jiribam Sub-Division, which in the 1980s was further divided into the three valley districts of Imphal , Bishenupur and Thoubal.
Community Information Centre is a major initiative from the government of India to utilize IT (Information Technology) as a cutting edge tool of development for the North Eastern States including Sikkim. The Government of India plans to establish 487 CICs by 15th August 2002. Through these CICs people in that region will avail the benefits of Global connectivity through Internet.
Department Of Health , Manipur - Official website of the state health department of Manipur providing information about hospitals, health & vital statistics, health status, health management & education, services available, immunisation schedules, national health programmes and communicable diseases & prevention.
Department Of Youth Affairs And Sports, Manipur - Engaged in implementation of youth welfare programmes and promotion of games and sports in manipur through vocational training and physical education programmes.
The Department of Taxes, Government of Manipur is a Non-Plan department under the administrative control of the Finance Department, Govt. of Manipur. The department is headed by a Commissioner of Taxes from IAS cadre and taxing authority is conferred to him by section 3 of the Manipur Sales Tax Act, 1990.
Directorate Of Education (S), Manipur - Provides information about education policy of Manipur, educational statistics, elementary education, secondary & higher secondary education, trainings and scholarship.
Directorate Of Industries, Manipur - Offering information about industrial policy, business opportunities, project profiles, tourism policy, people, population, physical feature, drainage system, soil & climate, vegetation, transportation, power, agriculture, unemployment and state of economy.