Flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall and multiple river embankment breaches have left a trail of devastation across Manipur, affecting more than 56,000 people and damaging 10,477 homes, officials said on Tuesday. The Kongba River breached its embankment at Bashikhong in Imphal East on Monday, compounding the crisis in the worst-hit district. Areas such as…
Manipur is reeling under severe flood conditions as continuous heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding and landslides, affecting at least 19,811 people and damaging 3,365 houses across the state. Imphal East is the worst-hit district, with overflowing rivers breaching embankments and submerging several low-lying areas. In the last 48 hours alone, over 3,800 people have…
In a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, joint security forces arrested five active insurgents affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on May 30 in Tengnoupal district, while arms and equipment were recovered from forested regions in Churachandpur. Acting on intelligence inputs, security personnel launched a cordon-and-search operation…
The Manipur Government has launched an inquiry into an incident that occurred during the Shirui Festival, where a bus carrying journalists allegedly had the name of the State concealed, prompting widespread criticism and suspicion. The State administration has strongly refuted allegations that any official directive was given to cover the name, calling the claims baseless…
Resident doctors at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Manipur, have suspended their week-long strike following an assurance from the state government to consider rolling back the increased postgraduate course fees for the October 2022 batch. The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) announced the decision after holding talks with the Secretary to the Governor. The…
Tensions escalated in Manipur as protests broke out across Imphal West and East districts on May 23 over the removal of the state’s name from a government-run bus. The bus was reportedly carrying journalists to cover the Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul district on May 20 when security personnel allegedly forced staff to cover the…
In a significant development aimed at addressing the lingering wounds of the ethnic unrest in Manipur, the Government of India has designated the Court of the District and Sessions Judge in Churachandpur as a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court. This court will now handle cases related to the ethnic violence that erupted in the…
In a strong and clear message ahead of Manipur’s much-anticipated Shirui Lily Festival, the apex Tangkhul tribal body, Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), has warned against any obstruction of traffic on National Highway 202 leading to Ukhrul district, where the festival is being celebrated. Issuing an official statement on Wednesday, the TNL categorically stated that any…
A coalition of Kuki-Zo civil society organizations in Manipur has strongly condemned the arrest of Thangminlen Mate, spokesperson of the Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), calling the action politically motivated and unjustified. Mate was apprehended on May 18 from Ngoupa Village in Aizawl, Mizoram, in connection with the January 17, 2024,…
Manipur police have arrested seven individuals in multiple operations across the state, busting a network of kidnappers, extortionists, and militant cadres. Four people were arrested from Himalayan Tiles Naka in Imphal West district for allegedly kidnapping two men from Delhi and Jaipur. The victims were lured to Manipur under the pretext of business training but…
