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…
Over 270 runners from across India gathered in Ukhrul district, Manipur, to take part in the “Run for Nongin” marathon on Sunday. The event aimed to raise awareness about the endangered state bird, the Nongin (Mrs Hume’s Pheasant), and promote environmental responsibility ahead of the upcoming 5th Shirui Lily Festival. The 11-kilometre race began from…
The Kuki Students’ Organisation, Sadar Hills (KSO-SH) has officially withdrawn its ultimatum to the Manipur government after critical staffing shortages in education and healthcare sectors in Kangpokpi District were addressed. At a press conference held at their administrative office, Assistant Education Secretary Chochon Tuboi confirmed that the Higher & Technical Education and Health Departments have…
In a major breakthrough for law enforcement in Manipur, state police and central security forces arrested eight insurgents belonging to various banned outfits in a coordinated series of operations carried out across multiple districts on May 14 and 15. The operations resulted in the seizure of a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and other war-like…
In one of the deadliest confrontations in recent times, at least 10 militants were killed in an intense gunfight with the Assam Rifles near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday. The encounter, which erupted near New Samtal village in Khengjoy tehsil, is part of a wider crackdown on insurgent activity along the…
