PIB press releases in Manipuri
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 24 2015:
Press releases of Press Information Bureau (PIB), Headquarters, New Delhi are now uploaded in Manipuri language too.
Addressing media persons at its premises located at Old Lambulane, Media and Communication Officer of PIB, Imphal, Loitam Premlata said that the PIB Imphal Branch has started uploading Manipuri version of daily press releases of PIB Headquarters, New Delhi.
The translated press releases are available on the website, www.pib.nic.in/newsite/regional_pm_release.aspx in unicode font, she said.
Besides, photos of PIB Headquarters are made available with captions translated in Manipuri and they are available on www.pib.nic.in/newsite/regional_lang_photo1.aspx.As of now, the translated press releases are available in Bengali script, she said adding that there is plan of changing the script into Manipuri script in due course of time.
The NDA Govt at the Centre under a new initiative has selected 14 scheduled languages of India and given directive to translate all the Central Govt press releases and upload on the website.
Under the initiative, Manipuri is included and PIB, Imphal has promptly implemented the directive, Premlata said.
The other scheduled languages selected are Assamese, Dogri, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Gujrati, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telegu, Malayalam, Konkani and Urdu, she added.