A truck driver transporting goods for the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was reportedly killed, while another truck driver and a police personnel sustained bullet injuries in a fresh firing incident along National Highway-202 in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday afternoon. The attack occurred near TM Kasom village when armed miscreants allegedly opened fire on…
Security forces fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse protestors who had blocked National Highway 202 in Manipur’s Ukhrul district today. People from Shangkai village, who were enforcing a shutdown in their area to protest the alleged holding of 14 community members hostage by Naga groups, had blocked part of the vital highway…
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body representing Kuki tribes in Manipur, has announced a nationwide rally on May 30 in protest against the killing of three Kuki-Zo church leaders and the continued detention of 14 Kuki-Zo civilians in Senapati district. The decision was taken during a joint meeting of KIM and various civil society…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday visited the Makhan Village Relief Camp and interacted with internally displaced persons (IDPs) staying there. Makhan village, located in the Kangpokpi district, lies in a vulnerable buffer zone affected by the ongoing ethnic conflict. The area has seen volatile security situations and has served as a focal…
[9:15 am, 26/5/2026] +91 94356 19984: The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure a fair and impartial investigation into allegations levelled against Lalboi Vaiphei, the chief of Leilon Vaiphei village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. In a letter addressed to the Union Home Minister, the KZC claimed that false…
Joint security forces comprising the Manipur Police, CRPF and Assam Rifles apprehended four suspected armed village volunteer cadres during a search operation in Kangpokpi district on Sunday in connection with the abduction of six individuals earlier this month. According to officials, the six persons were allegedly abducted from Leilon Vaiphei in Kangpokpi district on May…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand on Monday flagged off newly acquired advanced vehicles for the Manipur Police Department as part of the state’s police modernization initiative. The flag-off ceremony was held at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal in the presence of Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, Director General of Police Rajiv…
Fresh tensions have resurfaced in conflict-hit areas of Manipur after the Kuki CSO Working Committee (WCKCSOs)-Ukhrul issued a strongly worded statement accusing both the Government of Manipur and the Government of India of failing to protect Kuki-Zo civilians in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts. In two separate statements, the organisation alleged continued administrative neglect, repeated security…
The main accused in the kidnapping and murder of two students– Hijam Linthoingambi and Phijam Hemanjit — was arrested by a joint team of security forces and CBI from Churachandpur district. Sources said he has been taken to Guwahati for further investigation and interrogation. Acting on specific information shared by the CBI about the presence…
Chowna Mein on Thursday described the launch of “Mission Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh” as a major step towards empowering farmers and creating a globally competitive organic kiwi ecosystem in the state. The Deputy Chief Minister said the mission aims to strengthen the entire kiwi value chain — from cultivation and post-harvest management…
