The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) General Headquarters has strongly criticised recent remarks made by Member of Parliament Angomcha Bimol Akoijam regarding the relevance and existence of the Hill Areas Committee in the Manipur Legislative Assembly. In a press communique issued on March 9, the organisation expressed concern over the MP’s comments and said such statements…

The Manipur government has assured full support for the completion of the railway project that will connect Imphal with the national railway network. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said the state government will extend all necessary help so that the project can be completed on time.The assurance was given during a meeting held at the…

A road march was organised in Manipur’s Churachandpur district by members of the Central Village Defence Force (CVDF) to demand justice for former BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte and others who lost their lives during the ethnic violence that broke out in the state in 2023.A large number of people joined the march and walked through…

The Budget Session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly will begin on March 9, with the state government expected to present the annual budget during the proceedings. Officials said the session will start at 11 am, although the final date of the session has not yet been announced.According to an official notification issued earlier this week,…

The Manipur Legislative Assembly has constituted a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to help manage and schedule the work of the House. The committee will play an important role in deciding the agenda of the Assembly and ensuring the smooth conduct of legislative business during the session.According to the official list, Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh will…

The Kabui Union Manipur has condemned a recent incident in which a mob allegedly intervened and helped a drug trafficking suspect escape from police custody in Lilong Yangbi Leikai. The incident took place on February 27 at around 7 pm when a combined team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Imphal, Commando unit and Lilong…

Manipur Police have arrested three alleged cadres of banned insurgent outfits in separate operations carried out over the past two days. A pistol, ammunition and mobile phones were seized during the operations, officials said. In the first incident on March 1, security forces arrested a 21-year-old alleged member of the proscribed outfit People’s Revolutionary Party…

Security forces carried out two back-to-back operations in Manipur and recovered a large cache of illegal weapons, explosives and ammunition from Imphal West and Churachandpur districts.The operations were conducted on February 26 and 27 as part of ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal arms networks in the state.On February 27, a search operation was…

Security forces arrested five militants belonging to different banned outfits from the valley districts of Manipur, police said on Friday.According to a police statement, the arrests were made during separate operations carried out in two districts over the past few days. During the operations, at least 10 firearms and a cache of ammunition were recovered.Police…

The Centre has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the new chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the ethnic violence in Manipur. The appointment was announced through a government order issued on February 26. Justice Chauhan will take charge of the commission from March 1.He replaces Justice…