Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday inaugurated the NPP’s Manipur state office at Mantripukhri in Imphal in the presence of party leaders.“I am happy to be back at Imphal, Manipur, to inaugurate our new party office, an important “step in strengthening our mission and deepening our connect with the people,” Sangma said in…
Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh on Wednesday attended the distribution programme of welfare schemes for beneficiaries at the City Convention Centre in Imphal.The welfare schemes are being implemented by the Manipur Social Welfare Department.The Chief Minister distributed welfare benefits worth Rs 91.67 crore for 17 social welfare schemes to 2.41 lakh beneficiaries.He further launched…
Hundreds of members of the Kuki community staged a protest rally across Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of three community leaders arrested in connection with the July 11 Leimakhong incident and alleging selective action by security forces against Kuki civil society leaders. The demonstration, organised by the Committee on Tribal Unity…
The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has urged the Government of India to ensure equal justice, humanitarian intervention and an expedited political solution in Manipur, alleging continued violence, displacement and discrimination against the Kuki-Zo community amid the state’s prolonged ethnic conflict. In a press statement issued on July 13, the council claimed that the Kuki-Zo people have…
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Sunday inducted 11 new members from different Assembly constituencies into the Indian National Congress during a reception programme attended by senior party leaders. The new entrants said they had joined the party with the aim of contributing to the restoration, peace and development of Manipur. The induction programme…
A 53-year-old man was shot dead by some armed men while he was working in a paddy field at Govajang village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday evening.Haokholal Singsit, a resident of Govajang village in the Kuki-majority district, died on the spot, while his wife, Nemneikim Singsit, escaped unhurt.Villagers told officials that they heard around…
Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and several others injured after suspected militants ambushed a patrol team in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Monday afternoon.According to defence sources, the attack took place around 1:30 pm at Nungshangkong, about 15 km from Ukhrul town. The injured personnel were immediately evacuated to a hospital for treatment.Security forces have…
Two Assam Rifles personnel lost their lives in a sudden terrorist attack in Manipur. Several other personnel were also injured in the attack that took place in Ukhrul district on Monday. According to police, at around 1:30 PM, suspected terrorists opened fire on a convoy of 40 Assam Rifles in the Nungsang Khong area. Two…
The draft electoral roll was published in Manipur on Sunday after the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur Arun Kumar Sinha said the State has 19.34 lakh voters in the draft roll.With a deletion rate of 7.5 per cent, 1.58 lakh of 20.93 lakh voters did not find their…
Two prominent Kuki civil society organisations have strongly opposed the reported visit of Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Singh to Churachandpur on July 4, warning that the current security situation in the Kuki-Zo-majority region is not conducive for such a visit. In a statement issued on Friday, the Kuki Civil Society Organisations (KCSOs), Churachandpur, claimed that…
