A torch rally opposing the proposed Census exercise and demanding implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before any census-related process was dispersed by police after tensions escalated in Manipur’s Kakching district on Sunday night. A large number of protesters participated in the rally, raising slogans such as “No NRC, No Census” and demanding…
The High Court of Manipur has withheld the Census process scheduled to begin on September 1, along with the house-listing exercise, until further notification, according to 14 CSOs convenor Shanta Nahakpam. Speaking to reporters after the court hearing, Nahakpam said the decision came in connection with petitions seeking implementation of the National Register of Citizens…
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district staged a peaceful protest on Saturday by wearing black badges outside the District Hospital, condemning the alleged assault on a medical team at Chawangkining village on August 27 and demanding stronger security for medical personnel working in conflict-sensitive areas. The protest came two days after…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting and decided to take stringent action against any individual, irrespective of community, found in possession of illegal arms and weapons, officials said.A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the meeting, which was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Thursday…
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam has strongly condemned the reported attack on Naga civilians along the IT Road in Kangpokpi district, expressing deep anguish over the loss of lives and injury caused in the incident. Konthoujam conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured person. He said…
Fresh tension gripped Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday after armed assailants allegedly ambushed a group of Naga civilians travelling along the IT Road, killing at least four people, injuring one and leaving another missing, sources said. The incident reportedly took place around 8:30 am in the area between Makui Ashang and Thanamba Naga, a stretch…
Security forces arrested 13 militants in coordinated operations across multiple districts of Manipur over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. The detainees, held in Bishnupur, Imphal West, Imphal East, Chandel and Kakching, are reported to belong to several banned outfits, including the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its political wing the Revolutionary People’s…
Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s sudden visit to New Delhi, reportedly following a call from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has added a new political dimension to the confrontation in Manipur over the proposed Census and the demand for an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Khemchand, who is in the national capital…
A 60-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his hunting companion, who reportedly mistook him for a wild animal, in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Monday, officials said.The deceased was identified as Ginkhansuan Guite. The incident occurred in the Mualnuam area, where he had gone hunting along with another man, who has been identified as the accused…
Fresh violence broke out in Taphou area of Manipur’s Senapati district on Monday, leaving a CRPF personnel injured and at least two houses reportedly set ablaze amid heightened tensions between Naga and Kuki communities. According to officials, CRPF Sub-Inspector (General Duty) Pradeep Singh of the 36th Battalion sustained a bullet injury to his left foot…
