The Ashtalakshmi Darshan Youth Exchange Programme, organised by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Manipur, in collaboration with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA), brought together more than 200 delegates to experience and appreciate the rich cultural heritage, traditions and diversity of Manipur. Addressing the participants, Prof. Khumukcham Tomba Singh, Registrar, NIT Manipur, highlighted…

Student protesters demanding implementation of the NRC in Manipur before going ahead with the Census staged a demonstration outside the Directorate of Census Operations here on Sunday, prompting police to fire tear gas shells to disperse them, officials said.Members of the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) Students’ Wing gathered outside the directorate at…

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staying in relief camps across Manipur hoisted black flags on Independence Day on Friday, protesting against their prolonged displacement and the lack of a permanent solution to the crisis. The protest was reported from several relief camps, including those at Sajiwa, Sawombung and Akampat, where displaced people staged demonstrations and raised…