Over 270 runners from across India gathered in Ukhrul district, Manipur, to take part in the “Run for Nongin” marathon on Sunday. The event aimed to raise awareness about the endangered state bird, the Nongin (Mrs Hume’s Pheasant), and promote environmental responsibility ahead of the upcoming 5th Shirui Lily Festival. The 11-kilometre race began from…

The Kuki Students’ Organisation, Sadar Hills (KSO-SH) has officially withdrawn its ultimatum to the Manipur government after critical staffing shortages in education and healthcare sectors in Kangpokpi District were addressed. At a press conference held at their administrative office, Assistant Education Secretary Chochon Tuboi confirmed that the Higher & Technical Education and Health Departments have…

In a major breakthrough for law enforcement in Manipur, state police and central security forces arrested eight insurgents belonging to various banned outfits in a coordinated series of operations carried out across multiple districts on May 14 and 15. The operations resulted in the seizure of a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and other war-like…

In one of the deadliest confrontations in recent times, at least 10 militants were killed in an intense gunfight with the Assam Rifles near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday. The encounter, which erupted near New Samtal village in Khengjoy tehsil, is part of a wider crackdown on insurgent activity along the…

Security forces in Manipur launched a series of coordinated operations over the past 24 hours, arresting several individuals linked to arms trafficking, insurgent groups, extortion, and drug smuggling, as part of a continued effort to stabilise the state amid lingering tensions. In a significant arms bust in Imphal East district, three individuals — Naorem Naocha…