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Fresh allegations and counter-allegations have intensified tensions in Manipur’s Kamjong district following the July 1 arson incidents near the Indo-Myanmar border, with Naga and Kuki organisations accusing each other of orchestrating coordinated attacks while demanding immediate intervention by the Government of India. The Eastern Command of the Naga Village Guard (NVG) alleged that armed Kuki…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Imphal Sub-Zonal Office, has provisionally attached 13 immovable properties valued at Rs 3.92 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in Manipur.The case relates to two private firms – M/s Birla Emporium Pvt. Ltd and M/s Ira Finance Pvt. Ltd.The properties, located across Thoubal, Imphal…

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Manipur has questioned the recent meeting between a delegation of the state’s Naga legislators and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging that the absence of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh from the discussions raises serious concerns over the functioning of the BJP-led government. The meeting, held in New Delhi…

A joint operation by Manipur Police, CRPF, RAF, COBRA and the Army has resulted in the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores from suspected militant locations in Manipur. According to Manipur Police, acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the presence of armed militants, security forces launched a joint operation…

Hundreds of Kuki residents staged protests across Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday as civil society organisations enforced an emergency shutdown along key national highways, alleging that recent security operations in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas were selective and disproportionately targeted their communities. The shutdown, called by Kuki civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kangpokpi, received widespread support across…

Efforts to bring back peace in violence-affected Manipur have begun through discussions with different communities, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday. Speaking to PTI after inaugurating the Girls’ Hostel of the Mission Blind School at Heikakpokpi in Tengnoupal district, Singh said representatives from various communities have been meeting him to discuss ways to…

Security forces in Manipur launched a sudden joint combing operation in the areas around Litan, Mahadev and Sinakeithel along National Highway 202 and 102 A in a bid to prevent any spillover of recent violence in the Kotlen area.The State police forces informed that villages of both communities were patrolled jointly and bunkers were traced…