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,…

The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has expressed serious concern over what it described as selective security operations, unequal treatment in investigations, and the continued hardships faced by Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the council condemned the killing of six Naga hostages, describing the incident as tragic and unacceptable. It asserted that…

Manipur Police recovered four firearms and a cache of ammunition in Thoubal district following the arrest of a member of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Goa.The recovery was made from Chingdompok after Nongthongbam Ingo alias Krishna (51) was arrested from Cuncolim in South Goa by Manipur Police with the help of Goa police.The…