Linthoi Chanambam made history at the Berlin Junior European Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian judoka to win gold at the prestigious tournament. The 18-year-old from Manipur triumphed in the -63kg category, a major leap from her earlier world title in the -57kg class at the 2022 Cadet World Championships in Sarajevo. Competing against 618…
Manipur joined the global community today in celebrating the 10th International Day of Yoga, with a state-level event held at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal. The event was graced by Hon’ble Governor Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, who led hundreds in a unified session of yoga asanas. Over 900 participants, including students, government officials,…
Normal life was affected in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Friday as activists of a tribal organisation enforced an indefinite shutdown in the district in protest against the killing of an elderly Kuki woman. Markets and business establishments remained closed, while vehicular movement was disrupted as Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum activists, including women, blocked several roads…
Family members and community representatives from Kangpokpi set out early Thursday, June 19 morning for Dimapur Airport to receive the mortal remains of Lamnunthem Singson, a victim of the recent Air India crash. The first convoy, comprising five vehicles and including Singson’s immediate family, close relatives, and local civil society leaders, departed Kangpokpi around 5:00…
Air India has officially ended its operations at Imphal International Airport as of June 15, marking the end of a service that spanned decades and played a critical role in connecting Manipur to the rest of the country. The transition comes as part of a long-term strategic plan by the Tata Group, which now owns…
The 165th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Home & Hearth) Assam observed the 84th Assam Regiment Raising Day by organising a wreath-laying ceremony at the Regiment’s War Memorial at Babupara Traffic Point in Imphal. The Assam Regiment was raised on 15th June 1941 at Shillong to counter the threat of Japanese invasion of India during World…
After the unfortunate event Boeil 787-8 plane, Air India flight 171, crashing in Ahmedabad, the family of 21- year-old Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam here remains in mourning, awaiting official confirmation from the authorities, anxious to know whether she is dead or alive. Nganthoi Sharma, the middle child of three daughters in the family, was part of…
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has condoled the death of two crew members from the state in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board its London-bound flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport on…
Former Chief Minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh, along with a Rajya Sabha MP Sanajaoba, returned to Imphal from Delhi this afternoon after a two-day emergency meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The two leaders apprised the Union Minister about the demand for the formation of a popular government, which the people of the…
Manipur police, on June 10, detained 19 individuals for their involvement in incidents of street violence in Imphal East district. The individuals were reportedly blocking roads, harassing commuters, and disturbing public peace – many of them under the influence of alcohol. Their actions caused significant inconvenience to the public and disrupted normalcy in the area….
