Three Naga organisations have accused the security forces of meting out atrocities, brutalities, intimidations and threats to the Nagas in strife-torn Manipur. The Working Committee of the United Naga Council (UNC), the Naga Women Union (NWU) and the All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) issued separate press statements, alleging “heavy militarisation” of many Naga-inhabited areas…
Campaigning for the alternate phase of the West Bengal Assembly choices concluded on Monday with top political leaders making final prayers to choosers amid heightened rhetoric and security assurances. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing a roadshow in Behalf, said Central forces would remain stationed in the state for at least seven days after polling,…
Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu called on Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Sunday and sought continued support from the Centre for strengthening critical infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh, particularly in strategically important border areas. Detailed discussions were held on connectivity requirements across the state, with a specific focus on the strategic Akajan–Likabali–Bame…
In order to ensure the smooth conduct of the vote counting process for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, a training programme for the District Election Officers, Returning Officers, and Election officers was held at Hotel Radisson Blu in Guwahati. Organised under the aegis of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, the programme…
The North East NSS Festival 2026, organised by the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) under the theme “Empowered Youth for Viksit Bharat,” concluded on Saturday, marking the culmination of five days of intensive engagement, community service, cultural exchange, and youth empowerment at the USTM campus. The festival brought together NSS volunteers and programme…
Manipur Police have arrested six persons accused of involvement in violence and disruption of public order and peace in the greater Imphal area, officials from the state police force informed on Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Yumnam Somnath alias Nongsaba (21) from Lamsang Laingam Khul in Imphal West district, Ningthoujam Prem Singh…
Israel has launched ‘Operation Bodies of Dawn’ to dislocate the members of the ‘Bnei Menashe’ community from Northeast India to Tel Aviv. Around 250 people from Manipur were lifted in the first phase of the operation, and thousands more will be airlifted in the forthcoming times. In 2025, the Benjamin Netanyahu government blazoned an action…
In a common operation, security forces restrained three configurations of the banned ULFA- I in Nagaland’s Mon quarter on Friday night.The three configurations have been linked as tone- nominated Lieutenant Gajendra Asom( 35) from Tezpur in Assam, tone- nominated Lance Corporal Brojen Asom( 27) from Jorhat quarter, and tone- nominated Sergeant Puhor Asom( 26) from…
Manipur Police resorted to controlled firing to prevent a mob armed with stones and catapults from vandalising a newly-constructed Block Development Office (BDO) inaugurated by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh in Thoubal on Tuesday. “During the Chief Minister’s visit, a large group of individuals armed with stones and catapults advanced toward the function site with…
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…
