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…
The Manipur Cabinet has approved a series of legislative and administrative measures, including three Bills to be introduced in the upcoming Assembly session, new rules for time-bound delivery of public services and a special recruitment scheme for meritorious sportspersons in the state police. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting held at the Chief…
Unidentified miscreants triggered a bomb blast at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sapam Ranjan Singh in Manipur’s Imphal West district in the early hours of Friday.No one was injured in the explosion, which left a small crater on the ground and caused minor damage to the walls of the compound.Sapam Ranjan Singh, who is also…
Due to the recent border conflict and road blockades, the tourism industry in Meghalaya has faced nearly 100 percent loss. This was revealed by the state’s Tourism Minister Timothy D. Shira on the second day of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly’s budget session. He also stated that due to the abnormal decline in the number of…
A 10-year-old boy who had gone missing from his home was saved thanks to the alertness and humanitarian effort of a jawan on duty. The teenager was rescued by a jawan of the Assam Rifles while he was travelling alone in a passenger train. The boy, identified as Joseph Mao, had gone missing from his…
Security forces recovered a substantial cache of arms, ammunition and protective equipment during two separate search and cordon operations conducted in Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur on Monday. In the first operation, based on reliable intelligence corroborated by 4 Mahar (Borders), a joint team of the CDO/Imphal East and 28 Assam Rifles conducted…
Two men have been arrested for allegedly leading a mob attack on three people suspected of theft at Mawngap in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, police said. The incident took place around 5.40 am on August 23, when police received information that three suspected thieves had been caught by members of the public at 11…
In a major breakthrough, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police apprehended a wanted People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 4 lakh on his head.The arrested militant has been identified as self-styled Captain Balin alias Thiyam Boycha Singh, from Ushoipokpi in Thoubal district of Manipur.The successful joint operation was launched following…
