Security forces arrested two insurgent operatives in separate counter-insurgency operations across Manipur and recovered a cache of arms, explosives and communication equipment following the arrest of a senior functionary of the UKNA Hmar, officials said on Thursday. In the first operation carried out on August 6, security personnel apprehended an active cadre of the Revolutionary…
Manipur Police have arrested an alleged active cadre of the proscribed Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA), who is suspected of being involved in planting grenades at different locations in the Imphal area. Police identified the arrested person as Thokchom Sanju Meitei alias Luwang (26), a resident of Langmeidong Mamang Leikai in Kakching district. According…
Three young footballers from Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, who recently helped Minerva Football Academy win the Gothia Cup 2026 in Sweden and the Helsinki Cup 2026 in Finland, have pledged to represent only India and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen Indian football so that the country can qualify for the FIFA World Cup….
Nagaland Chief Minister Dr Neiphiu Rio has assured full support for the revival and development of the historic Kohima Sahitya Sabha (KSS) during a meeting with a delegation of the Kamrup Metropolitan Zila Sahitya Sabha (KMZSS) from Assam. The delegation, led by KMZSS president Prafulla Barman, met the Chief Minister at Sovima village in Chümoukedima…
National People’s Party (NPP) president and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday said the party would work to meet the growing expectations of the people of Manipur by strengthening its organisational base and emerging as a strong political force in the 2027 Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference after the party’s Annual Convention…
Mizoram Home Minister K. Sapdanga has called for a clear government policy to address the growing influx of Zo ethnic people and other refugees fleeing the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, saying the issue requires careful planning and urgent attention. Speaking at a seminar titled “The Potential Impact on Mizoram by the Increasing Subjugation…
The Tripura government will continue to preserve the heritage of the historic Chaturdash Devta Temple while improving infrastructure and visitor facilities to develop it as one of the state’s leading religious tourism destinations, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday. The Chief Minister made the announcement while inaugurating the seven-day Kharchi Puja and fair at…
A candlelight vigil was held in Dimapur on Friday evening in memory of the six Naga civilians who were abducted and later killed in Manipur, with participants demanding a fair investigation, justice for the victims and lasting peace in the region. The programme, organised by Zeliangrong Public Dimapur (ZPD) at the Super Market area, brought…
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has urged the Central government to take forward the ongoing Naga peace talks with sincerity and work towards an early and logical conclusion to the decades-old political issue.The demand was made during a meeting between an NSF delegation and Ajit Lal, Advisor (Northeast) to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),…
Havildar Mohd Iqbal of the Assam Rifles, who was killed while on duty in Nagaland, was laid to rest with full military honours at his native village of Kallar Mohra in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday. The soldier’s mortal remains reached his village on July 15, where Army personnel, family members, relatives and…
