Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday, May 9, extended his heartiest congratulations to wheelchair basketball player Irengbam Ritu Chanu following her selection for the Indian national team. Chanu is set to represent the country in the women’s wheelchair basketball event at the prestigious 2026 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland….
An alleged cadre of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) has been arrested by Security Forces from Zoveng area in Churachandpur district, officials said yesterday.A statement issued by the Assam Rifles stated that the operation was carried out by the 5 Assam Rifles on May 7 in the general area of Zoveng.The arrested person has been…
Duanjilung Lucas, the village Chairman of Lungreizang Village, was killed due to road accident on National Highway -37 in Jiribam district.Reports stated that the incident occurred on April 28 at around 6:30 PM, when the Chairman was riding his Scooty along National Highway -37 and collided with a piled-up land obstruction on the roadway at…
The Coalition of Indigenes’ Rights Campaign has alleged that recent attacks on border villages in Manipur’s Kamjong district were part of a coordinated cross-border militant operation involving foreign-based armed groups. In a statement issued on Thursday, CIRCA strongly condemned the violence that took place on May 7 in villages located along the India-Myanmar border and…
Manipur Police arrested one person and seized more than one kilogram of suspected brown sugar during an anti-drug operation carried out in Churachandpur district. Police said the operation was conducted on May 8 near Hiltown under the jurisdiction of Churachandpur Police Station. The arrested person has been identified as Nehkholun Hangshing, 45, a resident of…
Manipur BJP leader Elangbam Johnson quit the saffron party today, citing the state government’s “failure” to honour the aspirations of the people.Addressing a press conference, Elangbam, who fought the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket, said he gave up the party’s state spokesperson post.“Since May 3, 2023, we have been unable to go in…
The National People’s Party (NPP) has issued a strong condemnation following a series of violent attacks on border villages in Manipur, allegedly carried out by suspected cadres of the Kuki National Army (B) from across the Myanmar border. In a press statement released on May 8, the party expressed grave concern over the use of…
At least three to four Tangkhul Naga villages along the Indo-Myanmar border in Kamjong district were said torched by suspected Kuki National Army -Burma (KNA-B) militants yesterday, in the early morning.The villages of Choro, Namlee and Wanglee Market were reportedly targeted by Myanmar-based those Myanmar-based militants, resulting in several houses being torched at around 3:40…
The All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) and other allied civil society organisations yesterday, launched a strong attack against the Central Government, alleging direct complicity in the violence that has engulfed the State of Manipur since May 3, 2023.The organisations accused the Government of India of supporting armed militants operating under the Suspension of Operations…
Huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered during a search operation, jointly conducted by Assam Rifles, Manipur police, and CRPF yesterday, from the Maranmei Hill range in Senapati district of Manipur.The Search Operation was led by the 16 Assam Rifles, based on specific intelligence input received from ARFIU and 3 CIB, which were further…
