Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh made a second sudden trip to New Delhi within a week following calls from Central leaders, amid escalating public pressure demanding that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated before conducting the national Census. Before departing Imphal, Chief Minister Singh issued a strong appeal to all sections of…
Two cadres were killed and six others injured in suspected factional clashes between the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and its splinter groups — ZUF-Jenchui and ZUF-Kamson — in Manipur’s Noney district over the past 24 hours, officials said. Fresh gunfire erupted around 6 a.m. on Saturday between Nungtek Part II and Haochong, about 5 km…
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district staged a peaceful protest on Saturday by wearing black badges outside the District Hospital, condemning the alleged assault on a medical team at Chawangkining village on August 27 and demanding stronger security for medical personnel working in conflict-sensitive areas. The protest came two days after…
A 17-member delegation from Manipur, led by Sanasam Premchandra Singh, MLA of the 29 Kumbi Assembly Constituency, visited the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre (NTTC), Dimapur, on August 27 to explore its technological and training capabilities. During the visit, the delegation was briefed on NTTC’s objectives, activities and various initiatives before touring its infrastructure,…
Unidentified miscreants triggered a bomb blast at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sapam Ranjan Singh in Manipur’s Imphal West district in the early hours of Friday.No one was injured in the explosion, which left a small crater on the ground and caused minor damage to the walls of the compound.Sapam Ranjan Singh, who is also…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting and decided to take stringent action against any individual, irrespective of community, found in possession of illegal arms and weapons, officials said.A senior official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the meeting, which was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Thursday…
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Imphal on Thursday evening following the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued on August 12 for the surrender of illegal arms. Convened alongside top security and administrative officials—including Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, Chief Secretary Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel,…
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam has strongly condemned the reported attack on Naga civilians along the IT Road in Kangpokpi district, expressing deep anguish over the loss of lives and injury caused in the incident. Konthoujam conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured person. He said…
Fresh tension gripped Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Thursday after armed assailants allegedly ambushed a group of Naga civilians travelling along the IT Road, killing at least four people, injuring one and leaving another missing, sources said. The incident reportedly took place around 8:30 am in the area between Makui Ashang and Thanamba Naga, a stretch…
The Naga community of Moreh, displaced during the 1992 ethnic violence in Manipur, has renewed its demand for state-supported repatriation, rehabilitation, and equal relief assistance. Speaking to reporters in Imphal, Moreh Naga Village Authority chairman Marashang Hashuwoshi urged the Manipur government to facilitate the safe return of displaced families to their ancestral lands in the…
