Conflicts between demonstrators and security personnel, curfew infractions, and interruptions to medical services underscore an increasingly dire situation in both valley and hill districts of Manipur. Violence erupted during a torch rally in Imphal on April 20, as public anger intensified over the killing of two children in a bomb blast at Tronglaobi on April…
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Manipur early Tuesday morning, sending tremors across parts of the Northeast, including Guwahati and nearby regions. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at around 5:59 am IST on April 21, with its epicentre located in Kamjong district. The NCS reported: “EQ of M: 5.2, On:…
Over the past few days, women activist organizations have spearheaded protest marches in the conflict-ridden State, and Manipur Police has issued a warning that legal action will be taken against both those responsible for violence and those who instigate it. Meira rallies have been happening every night in different parts of Imphal for the past…
In protest of the Tronglaobi incident, the Manipur government has ordered all employees to report to work during the shutdown call that started today. The Chief Secretary’s office has issued an official order directing all Heads of Departments and Administrative Secretaries to make sure that everyone in their respective offices, including subordinate offices, be present…
Manipur is facing severe dislocation as multiple shutdowns and demurrers have brought normal life to a deadlock amid rising pressures over recent incidents of violence. The United Naga Council( UNC) has called a three- day total arrestment across all Naga- inhabited areas from night April 20 to night April 23, in kick against the payoff…
Assam’s Nikshita Konwar continued the state’s strong run-in women’s boxing, clinching gold at the 8th Men’s and Women’s National Youth Boxing Championship that concluded at Sonapur in Guwahati on Sunday. Competing in the Under-19 category at the Don Bosco University Hall, Nikshita edged past Haryana’s Vanshika 3-2 in the girls’ 65kg final. The Assam boxer…
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Sunday urged civil society groups to withdraw the five-day statewide shutdown, warning that the agitation would adversely affect daily life in the state. Addressing mediapersons, Konthoujam said after three rounds of discussions with the JAC and the victim’s family, a consensus had been reached on most of the charter…
Public anger continues to escalate across Manipur as women-led civil society groups, the Meira Paibi, have expanded their shutdown call from five days to a full seven-day statewide bandh in protest against the deadly bomb attack in Tronglaobi, Bishnupur district. The blast, which occurred earlier this month, claimed the lives of two young children and…
The NSCN-IM has strongly condemned the killing of two men, including an ex-serviceman, in the Ukhrul district on April 18, describing the incident as a “brutal act” allegedly carried out by Kuki militants. A statement issued by the outfit’s Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) alleged that Kuki armed groups operating under the Suspension of…
The Red cornucopias Division of the Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps conducted a common flood tide drift drift relief exercise namedJal Rahatat the Indian Institute of Technology( IIT) Guwahati, demonstrating coordinated disaster response and preparedness among multiple agencies. The exercise brought together flood tide drift drift drift relief columns from the Indian Army, National Disaster Response…
