The Kuki CSO Working Committee (KCWC), South West Sadar Hills, has announced a 24-hour total shutdown along National Highway-37 with immediate effect following an armed attack on civilians in Thingkhojang village of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. In a statement, the organisation condemned the incident, alleging that unidentified armed assailants attacked the village while a Sunday church…
Chief Minister Shri Yumnam Khemchand Singh today attended the funeral service of former Thanlon MLA, late Vungzagin Valte, at his residence in Dorcas Veng, Churachandpur, becoming the first Chief Minister to visit the district since the ethnic violence broke out on May 3, 2023. The Chief Minister travelled to Churachandpur by helicopter as he had…
Assam Rifles, in close coordination with the civil administration, police and medical department of Kamjong district in Manipur, launched a joint identification, verification and biometric registration drive for displaced Myanmar nationals on Tuesday.The extensive documentation exercise, considered a critical initiative for border governance and internal security, was carried out across Phaikoh, Shangkhalok and Aloyo villages,…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on July 1, reiterated the state government’s commitment to eradicating the drug menace after holding a high-level review meeting with senior officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at the State Secretariat in Imphal. The meeting was attended by R. Sudhakar, IPS, Deputy Director General (Northeast Region), NCB, and…
A large sit-in protest was organised at Changanggei Community Hall in Imphal West on Monday, with participants demanding justice for six Liangmai Naga civilians who were abducted and killed. The demonstration was held under the banner of the Justice for the Six Sons of Koubru Joint Committee (J6SKUC) and received support from several civil society…
Members of the Kuki-Zo community, under the banner of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), staged a protest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Monday, demanding the restoration of the movement of essential commodities along National Highway-2. The demonstrators assembled at Taloulong before marching towards the buffer zone at Gamgiphai. However, security personnel stopped them from…
Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh on Monday visited Kakching district and the headquarters of 8th Battalion of Manipur Rifles (MR) at Leikun in Chandel district to review security preparedness, policing and departmental welfare.The DGP was accompanied by the ADGP (Law and Order) Manipur.At Kakching district, the DGP reviewed the preparedness of the district police to prevent…
Manipur Police have formally arrested a jailed militant leader in connection with an ongoing investigation.Haobijam Dilip Singh alias Taibangnganba (52), the chairman of KCP (Taibangnganba), was arrested by state police after he was brought from Tihar Jail, where he had been lodged earlier.Singh is a resident of Keibul Lamjao, presently residing at Bishnupur Mamang Awang…
The All Manipur Road Transport and Motor Workers Union (Drivers’ Union) has warned that it will launch a “hands-off steering wheel” strike from July 1 if the Manipur government fails to repair National Highway-37 on a war footing by June 30. The warning comes even as more than 1,000 incoming goods vehicles remain stranded at…
Manipur Chief Minister Shri Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday attended the observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 2026, at the Main Auditorium, City Convention Centre in Imphal.The observance was organised by the Department of Social Welfare under the theme “World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses”Addressing the gathering,…
