The Indian women’s hockey team left for Japan on Tuesday to participate in the Asian Games, aiming to win the gold medal and directly qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, after securing a historic fifth-place finish in the World Cup. Led by captain Salima Tete and under the guidance of coach Sjoerd Marijne, India…
Nagaland University Celebrates 33rd Foundation Day, Honours Excellence Across the UniversityLumami, Nagaland, 7 September 2026: Nagaland University, the only Central University in the State, celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day today at its Headquarters in Lumami, marking another significant milestone in its academic, research and institutional journey. The celebrations highlighted the University’s growing contributions to research…
Two cadres of proscribed armed group United Kuki National Army (UKNA) were killed and two others injured in an operation jointly conducted by Indian Army and Assam Rifles team in Churachandpur district of Manipur.A joint team of Indian Army and Assam Rifles team launched a counter insurgency operation in a jungle near Phaibong Village of…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on September 4 appealed to people from different communities to “forgive and forget” the violence of the past and work together to rebuild trust and restore peace in the state. Addressing a public interaction programme at Christian Center Church in Leimakhong, Kangpokpi district, Khemchand said the prolonged crisis had…
The Manipur Legislative Assembly on Wednesday unanimously reaffirmed its earlier resolutions calling for the updating of the National Register of Citizens in the state before the Census is conducted. During the evening sitting of the eighth session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister and Leader of the House Yumnam Khemchand Singh moved a…
The demand for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur has intensified, with sections of the Meitei and Naga communities seeking identification of alleged illegal immigrants, while the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), representing the Kuki community, has opposed the demand. The ITLF argued that there is no constitutional provision for conducting an…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today called upon IIT Guwahati to deepen its role as a knowledge and technology partner in Assam’s development journey, particularly in areas such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare, skilling, disaster resilience, urbanisation, agriculture and emerging technologies.Speaking at the 33rd foundation day programme of IIT Guwahati, on the institute premises at…
The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has directed all Kuki-Zo MLAs not to attend the upcoming session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, scheduled to begin in Imphal on September 2. In a statement issued on Monday, the KIM said the directive would remain in force pending a political settlement to the Kuki-Zo community’s demand for a…
Manipur Chief Minister Shri Yumnam Khemchand Singh has appealed to all sections of society in Manipur not to call bandhs or blockades to air their grievances as it sometimes led to unwanted violent incidents and has urged them to instead adopt other forms of democratic agitation. The Chief Minister told the DIPR before leaving for…
Two cadres were killed and six others injured in suspected factional clashes between the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and its splinter groups — ZUF-Jenchui and ZUF-Kamson — in Manipur’s Noney district over the past 24 hours, officials said. Fresh gunfire erupted around 6 a.m. on Saturday between Nungtek Part II and Haochong, about 5 km…
